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Can continuation references flow to JS?

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
javascript, wasm
Domain
compilers, web-dev

Research direction

Start by reading the stack-switching explainer and the issue's description of v128 and exn references. Determine how continuation references are handled when passed to JavaScript, then update the explainer so its behavior is explicit. Done means the documentation clearly states whether continuation references can flow to JS.

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Description

Most types can be passed to JS. The only current exceptions are v128 and exn references. At time of writing, the explainer does not say one way or the other.

Dominant language
WebAssembly
Stars
216
Forks
19
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

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