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'''JerryScript''' is an ultra-lightweight [[JavaScript]] engine for the [[Internet of things]]. It is capable of executing [[ECMAScript|ECMAScript 5.1]] source code on devices with less than 64 KB of memory. | '''JerryScript''' is an ultra-lightweight [[JavaScript]] engine for the [[Internet of things]]. It is capable of executing [[ECMAScript|ECMAScript 5.1]] source code on devices with less than 64 KB of memory. | ||
The engine was open sourced on [[GitHub]] in June 2015. JerryScript is licensed under the | The engine was open sourced on [[GitHub]] in June 2015. JerryScript is licensed under the Apache License 2.0. In October 2016 the [[Linux Foundation#JS Foundation|JS Foundation]] was formed and JerryScript is one of the initial projects.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://js.foundation/announcements/2016/10/17/Linux-Foundation-Unites-JavaScript-Community-Open-Web-Development/|title = OpenJS Foundation}}</ref> | ||
==Key characteristics of JerryScript== | ==Key characteristics of JerryScript== | ||
* Full | * Full ECMAScript 5.1 standard compliance | ||
* 170K binary size when compiled for [[ARM architecture|ARM]] | * 170K binary size when compiled for [[ARM architecture|ARM]] Thumb-2 | ||
* Heavily optimized for low memory consumption | * Heavily optimized for low memory consumption | ||
* Written in [[C99]] for maximum portability | * Written in [[C99]] for maximum portability | ||
* Snapshot support for precompiling | * Snapshot support for precompiling JavaScript source code to byte code | ||
* Mature | * Mature C [[Application programming interface|API]], easy to embed in applications | ||
** Projects such as IoT.js are built on top of JerryScript | ** Projects such as IoT.js are built on top of JerryScript | ||
Latest revision as of 16:22, 4 August 2026
| Developer(s) | Samsung OSG, University of Szeged |
|---|---|
| Written in | C |
| Engine | |
| Type | JavaScript engine |
| License | Apache 2.0[1] |
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JerryScript is an ultra-lightweight JavaScript engine for the Internet of things. It is capable of executing ECMAScript 5.1 source code on devices with less than 64 KB of memory.
The engine was open sourced on GitHub in June 2015. JerryScript is licensed under the Apache License 2.0. In October 2016 the JS Foundation was formed and JerryScript is one of the initial projects.[2]
Key characteristics of JerryScript
- Full ECMAScript 5.1 standard compliance
- 170K binary size when compiled for ARM Thumb-2
- Heavily optimized for low memory consumption
- Written in C99 for maximum portability
- Snapshot support for precompiling JavaScript source code to byte code
- Mature C API, easy to embed in applications
- Projects such as IoT.js are built on top of JerryScript
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References
- ↑ "LICENSE at master". Github.
- ↑ "OpenJS Foundation".
- ↑ "Introduction to IoT.JS". 12 April 2016.
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