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Limited ABI/WebAssembly compatibility target #7

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opened 2021-12-16 19:46:44 +00:00 by Nomagno · 0 comments
Nomagno commented 2021-12-16 19:46:44 +00:00
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Some interfaces, such as the JavaScript hooks to the WebAssembly target of the Emscripten C compiler, GDNative, or many non-C language ABI implementations, may not support the kind of complex structs the Backend uses to store and manipulate relevant data. Interfaces should be defined to unpack or 'flatten out' all structs to essentially two data types: integers and strings. This moves the burden of data organization to the frontend, however it is the only reasonable approach in the aforementioned interface conditions.

Some interfaces, such as the JavaScript hooks to the WebAssembly target of the Emscripten C compiler, GDNative, or many non-C language ABI implementations, may not support the kind of complex structs the Backend uses to store and manipulate relevant data. Interfaces should be defined to unpack or 'flatten out' all structs to essentially two data types: integers and strings. This moves the burden of data organization to the frontend, however it is the only reasonable approach in the aforementioned interface conditions.
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