alfa16bindings

alfa16bindings is a collection of language bindings for the Alfa16 platform, a modular runtime designed for cross-language interoperability. The bindings provide idiomatic access to Alfa16 APIs from host languages such as Python, JavaScript, Lua, and Ruby, enabling developers to embed or extend Alfa16 functionality without writing low-level glue code.

Design goals include a stable API surface across languages, robust error translation, and efficient memory management. The project typically ships with a core binding library written in C and C++, accompanied by language-specific adapters that translate types, handle resource lifetimes, and map exceptions to native error models.

Typical features include automatic binding generation for common Alfa16 modules, manual overrides for complex types, and a lightweight bridge that minimizes overhead. The bindings aim to keep binary size small and to support hot-reload or dynamic module loading in host runtimes.

Usage generally involves installing alfa16bindings from a package manager or building from source, initializing the Alfa16 engine, and importing the binding module in the host language. After that, developers call Alfa16 APIs through the binding layer, manage lifecycles, and handle errors via the host language's constructs.

Licensing and governance vary by release, but many distributions of alfa16bindings adopt permissive licenses and community-driven contribution models. Compatibility notes emphasize matching binding versions to the corresponding Alfa16 engine releases to avoid ABI incompatibilities.

For related topics, see Alfa16 platform and general language bindings.