NativeScript / NativeScript/runtimes
Share code with Android runtime
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- Dominant language
- C++
- Stars
- 25
- Forks
- 4
- Avg merge
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Description
Base runtime code like URL, CommonJS can be shared. Even debugger support. Only difference is mainly the FFI, which is very different for Android and iOS/macOS. Shared runtimes codebase will make it easier to add more platforms as well. In future, maybe FFI code could be refactored to have a common interface which makes it easier to handle like native objects and their memory management across different FFI types (ObjC runtime, JNI).
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by comparing the existing iOS/macOS runtime structure with the Android runtime and identify which URL, CommonJS, and debugger components are shared versus FFI-specific. Review the ObjC runtime and JNI boundary, then define the scope of a common runtime interface. Done means the shared base runtime works across Android and iOS/macOS while keeping their FFI implementations separate.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- android
- Domain
- mobile-dev
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100