Fenil Sonani

Multi-Language WASM Development: Building Polyglot Applications for Cloud-Native

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Multi-Language WASM Development: Building Polyglot Applications for Cloud-Native

WebAssembly's language-agnostic runtime enables unprecedented flexibility in application development. By combining the strengths of different programming languages within a single WASM application, developers can optimize for performance, productivity, and maintainability. This comprehensive guide explores multi-language WASM development patterns, tooling, and best practices for cloud-native deployments.

Table of Contents

  1. Multi-Language WASM Architecture
  2. Language Support and Toolchains
  3. Component Model and Interface Types
  4. Rust-Centric Development
  5. JavaScript and TypeScript Integration
  6. Go and WASM Development
  7. C/C++ Native Integration
  8. Python and Dynamic Languages
  9. Inter-Language Communication
  10. Performance Optimization Strategies
  11. Testing and Debugging
  12. Deployment Patterns

Multi-Language WASM Architecture

Language Integration Patterns

Polyglot WASM Application Architecture:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                Host Environment                     │
│  ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐   │
│  │            WASM Runtime                     │   │
│  │  ┌──────────┐  ┌──────────┐  ┌──────────┐  │   │
│  │  │   Rust   │  │    Go    │  │    JS    │  │   │
│  │  │ Component│  │Component │  │Component │  │   │
│  │  └─────┬────┘  └─────┬────┘  └─────┬────┘  │   │
│  │        │             │             │       │   │
│  │  ┌─────┴─────────────┴─────────────┴─────┐ │   │
│  │  │           WIT Interface Layer        │ │   │
│  │  └───────────────────────────────────────┘ │   │
│  │  ┌───────────────────────────────────────┐ │   │
│  │  │          WASI System Layer          │ │   │
│  │  └───────────────────────────────────────┘ │   │
│  └─────────────────────────────────────────────┘   │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Component Composition Strategies

# Multi-language application design
application_architecture:
  data_processing:
    language: rust
    reason: "Performance-critical algorithms"
    
  business_logic:
    language: go
    reason: "Concurrent request handling"
    
  user_interface:
    language: javascript
    reason: "DOM manipulation and events"
    
  system_integration:
    language: c
    reason: "Low-level system access"
    
  machine_learning:
    language: python
    reason: "ML library ecosystem"

Language Support and Toolchains

Language Maturity Matrix

WASM Language Support (2024):
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Language   │ Maturity │ WASI  │ Components │ Perf  │
├────────────┼──────────┼───────┼────────────┼───────┤
│ Rust       │ ★★★★★    │ ★★★★★ │ ★★★★★      │ ★★★★★ │
│ C/C++      │ ★★★★★    │ ★★★★☆ │ ★★★☆☆      │ ★★★★★ │
│ Go         │ ★★★★☆    │ ★★★★☆ │ ★★★☆☆      │ ★★★★☆ │
│ JavaScript │ ★★★★☆    │ ★★★☆☆ │ ★★☆☆☆      │ ★★★☆☆ │
│ AssemblyScript │ ★★★☆☆│ ★★★☆☆ │ ★★☆☆☆      │ ★★★★☆ │
│ Python     │ ★★☆☆☆    │ ★★☆☆☆ │ ★☆☆☆☆      │ ★★☆☆☆ │
│ C#/.NET    │ ★★★☆☆    │ ★★★☆☆ │ ★★☆☆☆      │ ★★★☆☆ │
│ Java       │ ★★☆☆☆    │ ★★☆☆☆ │ ★☆☆☆☆      │ ★★☆☆☆ │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Toolchain Setup

# Comprehensive multi-language setup
# Rust
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
rustup target add wasm32-wasi
cargo install wasm-tools

# Go with WASM support
go install golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goimports@latest
export GOOS=wasip1
export GOARCH=wasm

# Node.js and WASM tools
npm install -g @assemblyscript/cli
npm install -g wabt

# C/C++ with WASI-SDK
wget https://github.com/WebAssembly/wasi-sdk/releases/download/wasi-sdk-20/wasi-sdk-20.0-linux.tar.gz
tar xf wasi-sdk-20.0-linux.tar.gz
export WASI_SDK_PATH=/opt/wasi-sdk-20.0

# Python WASM (Pyodide)
pip install pyodide-build

# Component tooling
cargo install wit-bindgen-cli
cargo install wasm-component-ld

Component Model and Interface Types

WIT Interface Definition

// world.wit - Interface definition
package example:[email protected];

interface data-processing {
  record user-data {
    id: u64,
    name: string,
    email: string,
    score: f64,
  }
  
  process-users: func(users: list<user-data>) -> list<user-data>;
  calculate-statistics: func(data: list<f64>) -> tuple<f64, f64, f64>;
}

interface business-logic {
  use data-processing.{user-data};
  
  enum validation-error {
    invalid-email,
    duplicate-id,
    missing-field,
  }
  
  validate-user: func(user: user-data) -> result<user-data, validation-error>;
  apply-business-rules: func(users: list<user-data>) -> list<user-data>;
}

interface ui-components {
  render-table: func(data: string) -> string;
  handle-event: func(event-type: string, data: string) -> string;
}

world multi-lang-app {
  import wasi:filesystem/[email protected];
  import wasi:http/[email protected];
  
  export data-processing;
  export business-logic;
  export ui-components;
}

Component Binding Generation

# Generate language bindings
wit-bindgen rust --world multi-lang-app --out-dir rust/src/bindings world.wit
wit-bindgen go --world multi-lang-app --out-dir go/bindings world.wit
wit-bindgen js --world multi-lang-app --out-dir js/bindings world.wit
wit-bindgen c --world multi-lang-app --out-dir c/bindings world.wit

Rust-Centric Development

High-Performance Core Components

// rust/src/data_processor.rs
use crate::bindings::exports::example::multi_lang::data_processing::{
    Guest, UserData
};
use rayon::prelude::*;

pub struct DataProcessor;

impl Guest for DataProcessor {
    fn process_users(users: Vec<UserData>) -> Vec<UserData> {
        // Parallel processing with Rayon
        users
            .into_par_iter()
            .map(|mut user| {
                // Expensive computation
                user.score = calculate_advanced_score(&user);
                normalize_data(&mut user);
                user
            })
            .collect()
    }
    
    fn calculate_statistics(data: Vec<f64>) -> (f64, f64, f64) {
        if data.is_empty() {
            return (0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
        }
        
        let sum: f64 = data.par_iter().sum();
        let mean = sum / data.len() as f64;
        
        let variance = data
            .par_iter()
            .map(|x| (x - mean).powi(2))
            .sum::<f64>() / data.len() as f64;
        
        let std_dev = variance.sqrt();
        
        (mean, variance, std_dev)
    }
}

fn calculate_advanced_score(user: &UserData) -> f64 {
    // Complex scoring algorithm
    let email_score = if user.email.contains('@') && user.email.contains('.') {
        10.0
    } else {
        0.0
    };
    
    let name_score = user.name.len() as f64 * 0.5;
    let id_score = (user.id as f64).log10() * 2.0;
    
    (email_score + name_score + id_score).max(0.0).min(100.0)
}

fn normalize_data(user: &mut UserData) {
    user.name = user.name.trim().to_string();
    user.email = user.email.to_lowercase();
}

// Build configuration
// Cargo.toml
[package]
name = "data-processor"
version = "0.1.0"
edition = "2021"

[lib]
crate-type = ["cdylib"]

[dependencies]
wit-bindgen = "0.16"
rayon = "1.8"
serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }

[profile.release]
opt-level = "z"
lto = true
strip = true

Rust Component Build

# Build Rust component
cd rust
cargo component build --release

# Verify component
wasm-tools component wit target/wasm32-wasi/release/data_processor.wasm

# Optimize
wasm-opt -Os target/wasm32-wasi/release/data_processor.wasm \
  -o ../components/data-processor.wasm

JavaScript and TypeScript Integration

UI Component Implementation

// js/src/ui-components.ts
import { UiComponents } from './bindings/ui-components';

export class UIComponentsImpl implements UiComponents {
  renderTable(data: string): string {
    const users = JSON.parse(data);
    
    const html = `
      <table class="users-table">
        <thead>
          <tr>
            <th>ID</th>
            <th>Name</th>
            <th>Email</th>
            <th>Score</th>
          </tr>
        </thead>
        <tbody>
          ${users.map((user: any) => `
            <tr data-user-id="${user.id}">
              <td>${user.id}</td>
              <td>${user.name}</td>
              <td>${user.email}</td>
              <td>${user.score.toFixed(2)}</td>
            </tr>
          `).join('')}
        </tbody>
      </table>
    `;
    
    return html;
  }
  
  handleEvent(eventType: string, data: string): string {
    const eventData = JSON.parse(data);
    
    switch (eventType) {
      case 'user-click':
        return this.handleUserClick(eventData);
      case 'filter-change':
        return this.handleFilterChange(eventData);
      case 'sort-column':
        return this.handleSortColumn(eventData);
      default:
        return JSON.stringify({ error: 'Unknown event type' });
    }
  }
  
  private handleUserClick(data: any): string {
    const user = data.user;
    const modal = `
      <div class="user-modal">
        <h2>User Details</h2>
        <p><strong>ID:</strong> ${user.id}</p>
        <p><strong>Name:</strong> ${user.name}</p>
        <p><strong>Email:</strong> ${user.email}</p>
        <p><strong>Score:</strong> ${user.score}</p>
        <button onclick="closeModal()">Close</button>
      </div>
    `;
    
    return JSON.stringify({ action: 'showModal', content: modal });
  }
  
  private handleFilterChange(data: any): string {
    const { field, value, users } = data;
    
    const filtered = users.filter((user: any) => {
      const fieldValue = user[field]?.toString().toLowerCase() || '';
      return fieldValue.includes(value.toLowerCase());
    });
    
    return JSON.stringify({ action: 'updateTable', users: filtered });
  }
  
  private handleSortColumn(data: any): string {
    const { column, direction, users } = data;
    
    const sorted = [...users].sort((a, b) => {
      const aVal = a[column];
      const bVal = b[column];
      
      if (typeof aVal === 'number' && typeof bVal === 'number') {
        return direction === 'asc' ? aVal - bVal : bVal - aVal;
      }
      
      const aStr = aVal.toString().toLowerCase();
      const bStr = bVal.toString().toLowerCase();
      
      if (direction === 'asc') {
        return aStr.localeCompare(bStr);
      } else {
        return bStr.localeCompare(aStr);
      }
    });
    
    return JSON.stringify({ action: 'updateTable', users: sorted });
  }
}

JavaScript Build Pipeline

{
  "name": "ui-components",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "type": "module",
  "scripts": {
    "build": "rollup -c",
    "build:wasm": "jco componentize ui-components.js -o ui-components.wasm"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@rollup/plugin-typescript": "^11.1.5",
    "@rollup/plugin-node-resolve": "^15.2.3",
    "rollup": "^4.9.0",
    "@bytecodealliance/jco": "^1.0.0",
    "typescript": "^5.3.0"
  }
}

// rollup.config.js
import typescript from '@rollup/plugin-typescript';
import { nodeResolve } from '@rollup/plugin-node-resolve';

export default {
  input: 'src/ui-components.ts',
  output: {
    file: 'ui-components.js',
    format: 'es'
  },
  plugins: [
    nodeResolve(),
    typescript()
  ]
};

Go and WASM Development

Business Logic Implementation

// go/business_logic.go
package main

import (
    "encoding/json"
    "regexp"
    "strings"
    "sync"
)

//go:generate wit-bindgen go --world multi-lang-app --out-dir bindings .

type BusinessLogic struct{}

type UserData struct {
    ID    uint64  `json:"id"`
    Name  string  `json:"name"`
    Email string  `json:"email"`
    Score float64 `json:"score"`
}

type ValidationError int

const (
    InvalidEmail ValidationError = iota
    DuplicateID
    MissingField
)

var emailRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`^[a-zA-Z0-9._%+-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}$`)

func (bl *BusinessLogic) ValidateUser(user UserData) (UserData, *ValidationError) {
    // Validate required fields
    if user.Name == "" || user.Email == "" {
        err := MissingField
        return user, &err
    }
    
    // Validate email format
    if !emailRegex.MatchString(user.Email) {
        err := InvalidEmail
        return user, &err
    }
    
    // Additional validations
    user.Name = strings.TrimSpace(user.Name)
    user.Email = strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(user.Email))
    
    return user, nil
}

func (bl *BusinessLogic) ApplyBusinessRules(users []UserData) []UserData {
    // Use goroutines for concurrent processing
    var wg sync.WaitGroup
    userChan := make(chan UserData, len(users))
    
    // Worker pool for processing
    numWorkers := 4
    if len(users) < numWorkers {
        numWorkers = len(users)
    }
    
    // Start workers
    for i := 0; i < numWorkers; i++ {
        wg.Add(1)
        go func() {
            defer wg.Done()
            for user := range userChan {
                processedUser := applyRules(user)
                // Send processed user back (simplified)
                _ = processedUser
            }
        }()
    }
    
    // Send users to workers
    go func() {
        defer close(userChan)
        for _, user := range users {
            userChan <- user
        }
    }()
    
    wg.Wait()
    
    // Apply global rules
    result := make([]UserData, 0, len(users))
    seenIDs := make(map[uint64]bool)
    
    for _, user := range users {
        // Remove duplicates
        if seenIDs[user.ID] {
            continue
        }
        seenIDs[user.ID] = true
        
        // Apply business rules
        processedUser := applyRules(user)
        result = append(result, processedUser)
    }
    
    return result
}

func applyRules(user UserData) UserData {
    // Business rule: VIP users get score bonus
    if strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(user.Email), "vip") {
        user.Score += 10.0
    }
    
    // Business rule: Score caps
    if user.Score > 100.0 {
        user.Score = 100.0
    } else if user.Score < 0.0 {
        user.Score = 0.0
    }
    
    // Business rule: Name formatting
    words := strings.Fields(user.Name)
    for i, word := range words {
        if len(word) > 0 {
            words[i] = strings.ToUpper(word[:1]) + strings.ToLower(word[1:])
        }
    }
    user.Name = strings.Join(words, " ")
    
    return user
}

func main() {
    // WASM component entry point
}

Go Build Configuration

# Build Go component
cd go
export GOOS=wasip1
export GOARCH=wasm

go mod init business-logic
go mod tidy

# Generate bindings
go generate

# Build component
go build -o business-logic.wasm

# Convert to component
wasm-tools component new business-logic.wasm \
  --wit ../world.wit \
  -o ../components/business-logic.wasm

C/C++ Native Integration

System-Level Operations

// c/system_interface.c
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <fcntl.h>

// Generated bindings
#include "bindings/system_interface.h"

typedef struct {
    char* data;
    size_t size;
    size_t capacity;
} buffer_t;

// High-performance file operations
int read_large_file(const char* path, buffer_t* buffer) {
    struct stat st;
    if (stat(path, &st) != 0) {
        return -1;
    }
    
    size_t file_size = st.st_size;
    if (buffer->capacity < file_size) {
        buffer->data = realloc(buffer->data, file_size);
        if (!buffer->data) {
            return -1;
        }
        buffer->capacity = file_size;
    }
    
    int fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
    if (fd < 0) {
        return -1;
    }
    
    ssize_t bytes_read = read(fd, buffer->data, file_size);
    close(fd);
    
    if (bytes_read != file_size) {
        return -1;
    }
    
    buffer->size = file_size;
    return 0;
}

// Memory-efficient data processing
void process_binary_data(buffer_t* buffer) {
    if (!buffer || !buffer->data) return;
    
    // SIMD-optimized processing (simplified)
    size_t i;
    unsigned char* data = (unsigned char*)buffer->data;
    
    // Process in chunks for cache efficiency
    const size_t chunk_size = 4096;
    for (i = 0; i < buffer->size; i += chunk_size) {
        size_t end = (i + chunk_size < buffer->size) ? i + chunk_size : buffer->size;
        
        // Process chunk
        for (size_t j = i; j < end; j++) {
            // Example: simple encryption/transformation
            data[j] = (data[j] ^ 0xAA) + 1;
        }
    }
}

// Low-level network operations
int create_socket_connection(const char* host, int port) {
    // Simplified socket creation
    // In real implementation, would use proper socket APIs
    printf("Creating connection to %s:%d\n", host, port);
    
    // Return mock file descriptor
    return 3;
}

// Performance-critical sorting
void quicksort_doubles(double* arr, int low, int high) {
    if (low < high) {
        int pi = partition_doubles(arr, low, high);
        quicksort_doubles(arr, low, pi - 1);
        quicksort_doubles(arr, pi + 1, high);
    }
}

int partition_doubles(double* arr, int low, int high) {
    double pivot = arr[high];
    int i = (low - 1);
    
    for (int j = low; j <= high - 1; j++) {
        if (arr[j] < pivot) {
            i++;
            swap_doubles(&arr[i], &arr[j]);
        }
    }
    swap_doubles(&arr[i + 1], &arr[high]);
    return (i + 1);
}

void swap_doubles(double* a, double* b) {
    double temp = *a;
    *a = *b;
    *b = temp;
}

// WASM exports
__attribute__((export_name("process_file")))
int process_file(const char* path) {
    buffer_t buffer = {0};
    
    if (read_large_file(path, &buffer) != 0) {
        return -1;
    }
    
    process_binary_data(&buffer);
    
    // Write processed data back
    int fd = open(path, O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC);
    if (fd >= 0) {
        write(fd, buffer.data, buffer.size);
        close(fd);
    }
    
    free(buffer.data);
    return 0;
}

__attribute__((export_name("sort_array")))
void sort_array(double* data, int length) {
    quicksort_doubles(data, 0, length - 1);
}

C/C++ Build System

# CMakeLists.txt
cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20)
project(system_interface)

set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 11)
set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)

# WASI SDK configuration
set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME WASI)
set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION 1)
set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR wasm32)

set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER "${WASI_SDK_PATH}/bin/clang")
set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER "${WASI_SDK_PATH}/bin/clang++")
set(CMAKE_LINKER "${WASI_SDK_PATH}/bin/wasm-ld")

# Optimization flags
set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE "-O3 -flto -fno-exceptions")
set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "-O3 -flto -fno-exceptions")

# Source files
set(SOURCES
    system_interface.c
    bindings/system_interface_bindings.c
)

# Build WASM module
add_executable(system_interface ${SOURCES})

# Link flags
target_link_options(system_interface PRIVATE
    -Wl,--no-entry
    -Wl,--export-all
    -Wl,--allow-undefined
)

# Set output name
set_target_properties(system_interface PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "system_interface.wasm")

# Build C component
cd c
mkdir build && cd build
cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
make

# Convert to component
wasm-tools component new system_interface.wasm \
  --wit ../../world.wit \
  -o ../../components/system-interface.wasm

Python and Dynamic Languages

ML and Data Science Integration

# python/ml_processor.py
import json
import numpy as np
from typing import List, Dict, Any, Tuple
from dataclasses import dataclass
import pickle
from io import BytesIO

@dataclass
class UserData:
    id: int
    name: str
    email: str
    score: float

class MLProcessor:
    def __init__(self):
        self.model = None
        self.scaler = None
        self.feature_names = ['name_length', 'email_length', 'domain_score', 'char_diversity']
    
    def extract_features(self, users: List[UserData]) -> np.ndarray:
        """Extract ML features from user data"""
        features = []
        
        for user in users:
            # Feature engineering
            name_length = len(user.name)
            email_length = len(user.email)
            
            # Domain scoring
            domain = user.email.split('@')[-1] if '@' in user.email else ''
            domain_score = self._score_domain(domain)
            
            # Character diversity
            char_diversity = len(set(user.name.lower())) / max(len(user.name), 1)
            
            features.append([name_length, email_length, domain_score, char_diversity])
        
        return np.array(features)
    
    def _score_domain(self, domain: str) -> float:
        """Score email domain based on common patterns"""
        common_domains = {
            'gmail.com': 0.9,
            'yahoo.com': 0.8,
            'outlook.com': 0.8,
            'hotmail.com': 0.7,
            'aol.com': 0.6
        }
        
        if domain in common_domains:
            return common_domains[domain]
        elif domain.endswith('.edu'):
            return 0.95
        elif domain.endswith('.gov'):
            return 0.98
        elif domain.endswith('.com'):
            return 0.7
        else:
            return 0.5
    
    def train_model(self, users: List[UserData], labels: List[float]):
        """Train ML model on user data"""
        try:
            from sklearn.ensemble import RandomForestRegressor
            from sklearn.preprocessing import StandardScaler
            from sklearn.model_selection import train_test_split
            from sklearn.metrics import mean_squared_error, r2_score
        except ImportError:
            # Fallback to simple linear model
            return self._train_simple_model(users, labels)
        
        # Extract features
        X = self.extract_features(users)
        y = np.array(labels)
        
        # Split data
        X_train, X_test, y_train, y_test = train_test_split(
            X, y, test_size=0.2, random_state=42
        )
        
        # Scale features
        self.scaler = StandardScaler()
        X_train_scaled = self.scaler.fit_transform(X_train)
        X_test_scaled = self.scaler.transform(X_test)
        
        # Train model
        self.model = RandomForestRegressor(
            n_estimators=100,
            max_depth=10,
            random_state=42
        )
        self.model.fit(X_train_scaled, y_train)
        
        # Evaluate
        y_pred = self.model.predict(X_test_scaled)
        mse = mean_squared_error(y_test, y_pred)
        r2 = r2_score(y_test, y_pred)
        
        return {
            'mse': mse,
            'r2': r2,
            'feature_importance': dict(zip(self.feature_names, self.model.feature_importances_))
        }
    
    def _train_simple_model(self, users: List[UserData], labels: List[float]):
        """Fallback simple model when sklearn unavailable"""
        X = self.extract_features(users)
        y = np.array(labels)
        
        # Simple linear regression using normal equation
        # Add bias term
        X_with_bias = np.column_stack([np.ones(X.shape[0]), X])
        
        # Calculate weights: w = (X^T X)^-1 X^T y
        XtX = X_with_bias.T @ X_with_bias
        XtX_inv = np.linalg.pinv(XtX)  # Pseudo-inverse for numerical stability
        Xty = X_with_bias.T @ y
        
        self.model = XtX_inv @ Xty
        
        # Calculate R²
        y_pred = X_with_bias @ self.model
        ss_res = np.sum((y - y_pred) ** 2)
        ss_tot = np.sum((y - np.mean(y)) ** 2)
        r2 = 1 - (ss_res / ss_tot)
        
        return {'r2': r2, 'model': 'simple_linear'}
    
    def predict_scores(self, users: List[UserData]) -> List[float]:
        """Predict scores for users"""
        if self.model is None:
            return [50.0] * len(users)  # Default score
        
        X = self.extract_features(users)
        
        if hasattr(self.model, 'predict'):  # sklearn model
            if self.scaler:
                X = self.scaler.transform(X)
            predictions = self.model.predict(X)
        else:  # simple model
            X_with_bias = np.column_stack([np.ones(X.shape[0]), X])
            predictions = X_with_bias @ self.model
        
        # Clip predictions to valid range
        return np.clip(predictions, 0, 100).tolist()
    
    def save_model(self, path: str):
        """Save trained model"""
        model_data = {
            'model': self.model,
            'scaler': self.scaler,
            'feature_names': self.feature_names
        }
        
        with open(path, 'wb') as f:
            pickle.dump(model_data, f)
    
    def load_model(self, path: str):
        """Load trained model"""
        with open(path, 'rb') as f:
            model_data = pickle.load(f)
        
        self.model = model_data['model']
        self.scaler = model_data.get('scaler')
        self.feature_names = model_data.get('feature_names', self.feature_names)

# WASM interface functions
def process_ml_training(users_json: str, labels_json: str) -> str:
    """Train ML model and return metrics"""
    try:
        users_data = json.loads(users_json)
        labels_data = json.loads(labels_json)
        
        users = [UserData(**user) for user in users_data]
        labels = labels_data
        
        processor = MLProcessor()
        metrics = processor.train_model(users, labels)
        
        return json.dumps({
            'status': 'success',
            'metrics': metrics
        })
    except Exception as e:
        return json.dumps({
            'status': 'error',
            'message': str(e)
        })

def predict_user_scores(users_json: str, model_path: str = None) -> str:
    """Predict scores for users"""
    try:
        users_data = json.loads(users_json)
        users = [UserData(**user) for user in users_data]
        
        processor = MLProcessor()
        if model_path:
            processor.load_model(model_path)
        
        predictions = processor.predict_scores(users)
        
        return json.dumps({
            'status': 'success',
            'predictions': predictions
        })
    except Exception as e:
        return json.dumps({
            'status': 'error',
            'message': str(e)
        })

if __name__ == "__main__":
    # Example usage
    sample_users = [
        {"id": 1, "name": "John Doe", "email": "[email protected]", "score": 0},
        {"id": 2, "name": "Jane Smith", "email": "[email protected]", "score": 0}
    ]
    
    result = predict_user_scores(json.dumps(sample_users))
    print(result)

Python Build with Pyodide

# build.py
import os
import subprocess
import shutil
from pathlib import Path

def build_python_wasm():
    """Build Python code to WASM using Pyodide"""
    
    # Install dependencies
    subprocess.run([
        'pip', 'install', 'pyodide-build', 'numpy', 'scikit-learn'
    ], check=True)
    
    # Create package structure
    package_dir = Path('ml_processor_pkg')
    package_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
    
    # Copy source files
    shutil.copy('ml_processor.py', package_dir)
    
    # Create setup.py
    setup_py = '''
from setuptools import setup, find_packages

setup(
    name="ml_processor",
    version="1.0.0",
    packages=find_packages(),
    install_requires=[
        "numpy",
        "scikit-learn"
    ]
)
'''
    
    with open(package_dir / 'setup.py', 'w') as f:
        f.write(setup_py)
    
    # Build WASM package
    os.chdir(package_dir)
    subprocess.run([
        'pyodide', 'build'
    ], check=True)
    
    print("Python WASM build complete!")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    build_python_wasm()

Inter-Language Communication

Component Composition Framework

// composer/src/main.rs
use wasmtime::{Engine, Store, Module, Instance, Config};
use wasmtime_wasi::WasiCtxBuilder;
use anyhow::Result;
use serde_json::Value;

pub struct MultiLanguageApp {
    engine: Engine,
    store: Store<WasiCtx>,
    data_processor: Instance,
    business_logic: Instance,
    ui_components: Instance,
    ml_processor: Option<Instance>,
}

impl MultiLanguageApp {
    pub async fn new() -> Result<Self> {
        // Configure WASM runtime
        let mut config = Config::new();
        config.wasm_component_model(true);
        config.async_support(true);
        
        let engine = Engine::new(&config)?;
        
        // Setup WASI context
        let wasi = WasiCtxBuilder::new()
            .inherit_stdio()
            .inherit_env()?
            .preopened_dir("/tmp", "tmp")?
            .build();
        
        let mut store = Store::new(&engine, wasi);
        
        // Load components
        let data_processor_module = Module::from_file(&engine, "components/data-processor.wasm")?;
        let business_logic_module = Module::from_file(&engine, "components/business-logic.wasm")?;
        let ui_components_module = Module::from_file(&engine, "components/ui-components.wasm")?;
        
        // Instantiate components
        let data_processor = Instance::new(&mut store, &data_processor_module, &[])?;
        let business_logic = Instance::new(&mut store, &business_logic_module, &[])?;
        let ui_components = Instance::new(&mut store, &ui_components_module, &[])?;
        
        // Optional ML processor
        let ml_processor = if std::path::Path::new("components/ml-processor.wasm").exists() {
            let ml_module = Module::from_file(&engine, "components/ml-processor.wasm")?;
            Some(Instance::new(&mut store, &ml_module, &[])?)
        } else {
            None
        };
        
        Ok(Self {
            engine,
            store,
            data_processor,
            business_logic,
            ui_components,
            ml_processor,
        })
    }
    
    pub async fn process_user_request(&mut self, request: UserRequest) -> Result<String> {
        match request.action.as_str() {
            "process_data" => self.handle_data_processing(request.data).await,
            "validate_users" => self.handle_user_validation(request.data).await,
            "render_ui" => self.handle_ui_rendering(request.data).await,
            "ml_predict" => self.handle_ml_prediction(request.data).await,
            "composite" => self.handle_composite_operation(request.data).await,
            _ => Ok(json!({"error": "Unknown action"}).to_string()),
        }
    }
    
    async fn handle_data_processing(&mut self, data: Value) -> Result<String> {
        // Call Rust data processor
        let process_users = self.data_processor
            .get_typed_func::<(Vec<u8>,), (Vec<u8>,)>(&mut self.store, "process_users")?;
        
        let input = serde_json::to_vec(&data)?;
        let (output,) = process_users.call_async(&mut self.store, (input,)).await?;
        
        Ok(String::from_utf8(output)?)
    }
    
    async fn handle_user_validation(&mut self, data: Value) -> Result<String> {
        // Call Go business logic
        let validate_user = self.business_logic
            .get_typed_func::<(Vec<u8>,), (Vec<u8>,)>(&mut self.store, "validate_user")?;
        
        let input = serde_json::to_vec(&data)?;
        let (output,) = validate_user.call_async(&mut self.store, (input,)).await?;
        
        Ok(String::from_utf8(output)?)
    }
    
    async fn handle_ui_rendering(&mut self, data: Value) -> Result<String> {
        // Call JavaScript UI components
        let render_table = self.ui_components
            .get_typed_func::<(String,), (String,)>(&mut self.store, "render_table")?;
        
        let input = data.to_string();
        let (output,) = render_table.call_async(&mut self.store, (input,)).await?;
        
        Ok(output)
    }
    
    async fn handle_ml_prediction(&mut self, data: Value) -> Result<String> {
        // Call Python ML processor if available
        if let Some(ml_processor) = &self.ml_processor {
            let predict_scores = ml_processor
                .get_typed_func::<(String,), (String,)>(&mut self.store, "predict_user_scores")?;
            
            let input = data.to_string();
            let (output,) = predict_scores.call_async(&mut self.store, (input,)).await?;
            
            Ok(output)
        } else {
            Ok(json!({"error": "ML processor not available"}).to_string())
        }
    }
    
    async fn handle_composite_operation(&mut self, data: Value) -> Result<String> {
        // Complex workflow across multiple components
        
        // Step 1: Process data (Rust)
        let processed_data = self.handle_data_processing(data.clone()).await?;
        let processed: Value = serde_json::from_str(&processed_data)?;
        
        // Step 2: Validate users (Go)
        let validated_data = self.handle_user_validation(processed).await?;
        let validated: Value = serde_json::from_str(&validated_data)?;
        
        // Step 3: ML prediction (Python, if available)
        let final_data = if self.ml_processor.is_some() {
            let predicted_data = self.handle_ml_prediction(validated).await?;
            serde_json::from_str(&predicted_data)?
        } else {
            validated
        };
        
        // Step 4: Render UI (JavaScript)
        let ui_html = self.handle_ui_rendering(final_data).await?;
        
        Ok(json!({
            "status": "success",
            "html": ui_html
        }).to_string())
    }
}

#[derive(serde::Deserialize)]
struct UserRequest {
    action: String,
    data: Value,
}

use wasmtime_wasi::WasiCtx;

Message Passing Interface

// message_bus.rs
use std::collections::HashMap;
use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
use tokio::sync::{mpsc, oneshot};
use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
use uuid::Uuid;

#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
pub struct Message {
    pub id: String,
    pub from: String,
    pub to: String,
    pub method: String,
    pub payload: serde_json::Value,
    pub reply_to: Option<String>,
}

#[derive(Debug)]
pub struct MessageBus {
    channels: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<String, mpsc::UnboundedSender<Message>>>>,
    pending_replies: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<String, oneshot::Sender<Message>>>>,
}

impl MessageBus {
    pub fn new() -> Self {
        Self {
            channels: Arc::new(Mutex::new(HashMap::new())),
            pending_replies: Arc::new(Mutex::new(HashMap::new())),
        }
    }
    
    pub fn register_component(&self, component_id: String) -> mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<Message> {
        let (tx, rx) = mpsc::unbounded_channel();
        
        let mut channels = self.channels.lock().unwrap();
        channels.insert(component_id, tx);
        
        rx
    }
    
    pub async fn send_message(&self, message: Message) -> Result<(), String> {
        let channels = self.channels.lock().unwrap();
        
        if let Some(sender) = channels.get(&message.to) {
            sender.send(message).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
            Ok(())
        } else {
            Err(format!("Component {} not found", message.to))
        }
    }
    
    pub async fn send_request(&self, mut message: Message) -> Result<Message, String> {
        let (reply_tx, reply_rx) = oneshot::channel();
        let request_id = Uuid::new_v4().to_string();
        
        message.id = request_id.clone();
        
        // Store reply channel
        {
            let mut pending = self.pending_replies.lock().unwrap();
            pending.insert(request_id, reply_tx);
        }
        
        // Send message
        self.send_message(message).await?;
        
        // Wait for reply
        reply_rx.await.map_err(|e| e.to_string())
    }
    
    pub async fn send_reply(&self, reply: Message) -> Result<(), String> {
        if let Some(reply_to) = &reply.reply_to {
            let mut pending = self.pending_replies.lock().unwrap();
            if let Some(sender) = pending.remove(reply_to) {
                sender.send(reply).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
                return Ok(());
            }
        }
        
        Err("No pending request found".to_string())
    }
}

// Component wrapper for easy integration
pub struct ComponentWrapper {
    pub component_id: String,
    pub message_bus: Arc<MessageBus>,
    pub receiver: mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<Message>,
}

impl ComponentWrapper {
    pub fn new(component_id: String, message_bus: Arc<MessageBus>) -> Self {
        let receiver = message_bus.register_component(component_id.clone());
        
        Self {
            component_id,
            message_bus,
            receiver,
        }
    }
    
    pub async fn call_component(&self, target: &str, method: &str, payload: serde_json::Value) -> Result<serde_json::Value, String> {
        let message = Message {
            id: Uuid::new_v4().to_string(),
            from: self.component_id.clone(),
            to: target.to_string(),
            method: method.to_string(),
            payload,
            reply_to: None,
        };
        
        let response = self.message_bus.send_request(message).await?;
        Ok(response.payload)
    }
    
    pub async fn handle_messages<F>(&mut self, mut handler: F) 
    where 
        F: FnMut(Message) -> Result<Option<Message>, String>,
    {
        while let Some(message) = self.receiver.recv().await {
            match handler(message.clone()) {
                Ok(Some(reply)) => {
                    let mut reply_msg = reply;
                    reply_msg.reply_to = Some(message.id);
                    
                    if let Err(e) = self.message_bus.send_reply(reply_msg).await {
                        eprintln!("Failed to send reply: {}", e);
                    }
                },
                Ok(None) => {
                    // No reply needed
                },
                Err(e) => {
                    eprintln!("Error handling message: {}", e);
                    
                    // Send error reply
                    let error_reply = Message {
                        id: Uuid::new_v4().to_string(),
                        from: self.component_id.clone(),
                        to: message.from,
                        method: "error".to_string(),
                        payload: serde_json::json!({"error": e}),
                        reply_to: Some(message.id),
                    };
                    
                    let _ = self.message_bus.send_reply(error_reply).await;
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Performance Optimization Strategies

Cross-Language Memory Management

// memory_manager.rs
use std::collections::HashMap;
use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
use std::alloc::{GlobalAlloc, Layout, System};

pub struct SharedMemoryManager {
    pools: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<usize, Vec<*mut u8>>>>,
    allocations: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<*mut u8, Layout>>>,
}

impl SharedMemoryManager {
    pub fn new() -> Self {
        Self {
            pools: Arc::new(Mutex::new(HashMap::new())),
            allocations: Arc::new(Mutex::new(HashMap::new())),
        }
    }
    
    pub fn allocate(&self, size: usize, align: usize) -> *mut u8 {
        let layout = Layout::from_size_align(size, align).unwrap();
        
        // Try to reuse from pool
        if let Ok(mut pools) = self.pools.lock() {
            if let Some(pool) = pools.get_mut(&size) {
                if let Some(ptr) = pool.pop() {
                    return ptr;
                }
            }
        }
        
        // Allocate new
        unsafe {
            let ptr = System.alloc(layout);
            if !ptr.is_null() {
                if let Ok(mut allocations) = self.allocations.lock() {
                    allocations.insert(ptr, layout);
                }
            }
            ptr
        }
    }
    
    pub fn deallocate(&self, ptr: *mut u8) {
        if let Ok(mut allocations) = self.allocations.lock() {
            if let Some(layout) = allocations.remove(&ptr) {
                // Add to pool for reuse
                if let Ok(mut pools) = self.pools.lock() {
                    let pool = pools.entry(layout.size()).or_insert_with(Vec::new);
                    pool.push(ptr);
                    return;
                }
            }
        }
        
        // Fallback: actually deallocate
        unsafe {
            System.dealloc(ptr, Layout::from_size_align_unchecked(0, 1));
        }
    }
    
    pub fn cleanup_pools(&self) {
        if let Ok(mut pools) = self.pools.lock() {
            for (size, pool) in pools.iter_mut() {
                for ptr in pool.drain(..) {
                    unsafe {
                        let layout = Layout::from_size_align_unchecked(*size, 1);
                        System.dealloc(ptr, layout);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

// Global memory manager instance
static MEMORY_MANAGER: once_cell::sync::Lazy<SharedMemoryManager> = 
    once_cell::sync::Lazy::new(|| SharedMemoryManager::new());

// WASM-compatible allocator
#[no_mangle]
pub extern "C" fn wasm_alloc(size: usize) -> *mut u8 {
    MEMORY_MANAGER.allocate(size, 8)
}

#[no_mangle]
pub extern "C" fn wasm_dealloc(ptr: *mut u8) {
    MEMORY_MANAGER.deallocate(ptr);
}

Performance Monitoring

// profiler.rs
use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
use std::collections::HashMap;
use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};

#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct PerformanceMetrics {
    pub function_name: String,
    pub language: String,
    pub call_count: u64,
    pub total_duration: Duration,
    pub avg_duration: Duration,
    pub min_duration: Duration,
    pub max_duration: Duration,
}

pub struct PerformanceProfiler {
    metrics: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<String, PerformanceMetrics>>>,
}

impl PerformanceProfiler {
    pub fn new() -> Self {
        Self {
            metrics: Arc::new(Mutex::new(HashMap::new())),
        }
    }
    
    pub fn start_measurement(&self, function_name: &str, language: &str) -> MeasurementGuard {
        MeasurementGuard {
            profiler: Arc::clone(&self.metrics),
            function_name: function_name.to_string(),
            language: language.to_string(),
            start_time: Instant::now(),
        }
    }
    
    pub fn get_metrics(&self) -> Vec<PerformanceMetrics> {
        let metrics = self.metrics.lock().unwrap();
        metrics.values().cloned().collect()
    }
    
    pub fn reset_metrics(&self) {
        let mut metrics = self.metrics.lock().unwrap();
        metrics.clear();
    }
}

pub struct MeasurementGuard {
    profiler: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<String, PerformanceMetrics>>>,
    function_name: String,
    language: String,
    start_time: Instant,
}

impl Drop for MeasurementGuard {
    fn drop(&mut self) {
        let duration = self.start_time.elapsed();
        let key = format!("{}::{}", self.language, self.function_name);
        
        if let Ok(mut metrics) = self.profiler.lock() {
            let metric = metrics.entry(key).or_insert_with(|| PerformanceMetrics {
                function_name: self.function_name.clone(),
                language: self.language.clone(),
                call_count: 0,
                total_duration: Duration::new(0, 0),
                avg_duration: Duration::new(0, 0),
                min_duration: Duration::from_secs(u64::MAX),
                max_duration: Duration::new(0, 0),
            });
            
            metric.call_count += 1;
            metric.total_duration += duration;
            metric.avg_duration = metric.total_duration / metric.call_count as u32;
            metric.min_duration = metric.min_duration.min(duration);
            metric.max_duration = metric.max_duration.max(duration);
        }
    }
}

// Macro for easy profiling
#[macro_export]
macro_rules! profile {
    ($profiler:expr, $lang:expr, $func:expr, $body:expr) => {
        {
            let _guard = $profiler.start_measurement($func, $lang);
            $body
        }
    };
}

Testing and Debugging

Multi-Language Test Suite

// tests/integration_test.rs
use tokio_test;
use serde_json::json;
use crate::MultiLanguageApp;

#[tokio::test]
async fn test_data_processing_pipeline() {
    let mut app = MultiLanguageApp::new().await.unwrap();
    
    let test_data = json!([
        {"id": 1, "name": "John Doe", "email": "[email protected]", "score": 0.0},
        {"id": 2, "name": "Jane Smith", "email": "[email protected]", "score": 0.0}
    ]);
    
    // Test Rust data processing
    let processed = app.handle_data_processing(test_data.clone()).await.unwrap();
    let processed_users: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&processed).unwrap();
    
    assert!(processed_users.is_array());
    assert_eq!(processed_users.as_array().unwrap().len(), 2);
    
    // Verify scores were calculated
    for user in processed_users.as_array().unwrap() {
        assert!(user["score"].as_f64().unwrap() > 0.0);
    }
}

#[tokio::test]
async fn test_business_logic_validation() {
    let mut app = MultiLanguageApp::new().await.unwrap();
    
    let test_cases = vec![
        // Valid user
        json!({"id": 1, "name": "John Doe", "email": "[email protected]", "score": 50.0}),
        // Invalid email
        json!({"id": 2, "name": "Jane Smith", "email": "invalid-email", "score": 75.0}),
        // Missing name
        json!({"id": 3, "name": "", "email": "[email protected]", "score": 25.0}),
    ];
    
    for test_case in test_cases {
        let result = app.handle_user_validation(test_case.clone()).await.unwrap();
        let validation_result: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&result).unwrap();
        
        // Check validation logic
        if test_case["email"].as_str().unwrap().contains('@') && 
           !test_case["name"].as_str().unwrap().is_empty() {
            assert_eq!(validation_result["status"], "valid");
        } else {
            assert_eq!(validation_result["status"], "invalid");
        }
    }
}

#[tokio::test]
async fn test_ui_rendering() {
    let mut app = MultiLanguageApp::new().await.unwrap();
    
    let users_data = json!([
        {"id": 1, "name": "John Doe", "email": "[email protected]", "score": 85.5},
        {"id": 2, "name": "Jane Smith", "email": "[email protected]", "score": 92.3}
    ]);
    
    let html_result = app.handle_ui_rendering(users_data).await.unwrap();
    
    // Verify HTML structure
    assert!(html_result.contains("<table"));
    assert!(html_result.contains("John Doe"));
    assert!(html_result.contains("Jane Smith"));
    assert!(html_result.contains("85.5"));
    assert!(html_result.contains("92.3"));
}

#[tokio::test]
async fn test_composite_workflow() {
    let mut app = MultiLanguageApp::new().await.unwrap();
    
    let initial_data = json!([
        {"id": 1, "name": " john doe ", "email": "[email protected]", "score": 0.0},
        {"id": 2, "name": "jane smith", "email": "[email protected]", "score": 0.0}
    ]);
    
    let result = app.handle_composite_operation(initial_data).await.unwrap();
    let composite_result: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&result).unwrap();
    
    assert_eq!(composite_result["status"], "success");
    assert!(composite_result["html"].is_string());
    
    let html = composite_result["html"].as_str().unwrap();
    assert!(html.contains("John Doe"));  // Name should be properly formatted
    assert!(html.contains("[email protected]"));  // Email should be normalized
}

#[tokio::test]
async fn test_performance_benchmarks() {
    let mut app = MultiLanguageApp::new().await.unwrap();
    
    // Generate large dataset
    let large_dataset: Vec<serde_json::Value> = (0..10000)
        .map(|i| json!({
            "id": i,
            "name": format!("User {}", i),
            "email": format!("user{}@test.com", i),
            "score": 0.0
        }))
        .collect();
    
    let start_time = std::time::Instant::now();
    
    // Test processing performance
    let result = app.handle_data_processing(json!(large_dataset)).await.unwrap();
    
    let processing_time = start_time.elapsed();
    
    // Verify performance requirements
    assert!(processing_time.as_millis() < 5000, "Processing took too long: {:?}", processing_time);
    
    let processed_users: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&result).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(processed_users.as_array().unwrap().len(), 10000);
}

#[tokio::test]
async fn test_error_handling() {
    let mut app = MultiLanguageApp::new().await.unwrap();
    
    // Test with invalid JSON
    let invalid_data = json!("invalid_structure");
    
    let result = app.handle_data_processing(invalid_data).await;
    assert!(result.is_err() || result.unwrap().contains("error"));
    
    // Test with missing required fields
    let incomplete_data = json!([{"id": 1}]);  // Missing name and email
    
    let validation_result = app.handle_user_validation(incomplete_data).await.unwrap();
    let parsed_result: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&validation_result).unwrap();
    
    assert_eq!(parsed_result["status"], "invalid");
    assert!(parsed_result["error"].is_string());
}

Debugging Tools

// debug_tools.rs
use std::collections::HashMap;
use serde_json::Value;

pub struct DebugTracer {
    trace_log: Vec<TraceEntry>,
    enabled: bool,
}

#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct TraceEntry {
    pub timestamp: std::time::SystemTime,
    pub component: String,
    pub function: String,
    pub input: String,
    pub output: String,
    pub duration: std::time::Duration,
}

impl DebugTracer {
    pub fn new() -> Self {
        Self {
            trace_log: Vec::new(),
            enabled: std::env::var("WASM_DEBUG").is_ok(),
        }
    }
    
    pub fn trace_call(&mut self, component: &str, function: &str, input: &Value, output: &Value, duration: std::time::Duration) {
        if !self.enabled {
            return;
        }
        
        let entry = TraceEntry {
            timestamp: std::time::SystemTime::now(),
            component: component.to_string(),
            function: function.to_string(),
            input: serde_json::to_string_pretty(input).unwrap_or_default(),
            output: serde_json::to_string_pretty(output).unwrap_or_default(),
            duration,
        };
        
        self.trace_log.push(entry);
        
        // Print real-time trace
        println!("[TRACE] {}::{} ({:?})", component, function, duration);
    }
    
    pub fn export_trace(&self, format: &str) -> String {
        match format {
            "json" => serde_json::to_string_pretty(&self.trace_log).unwrap_or_default(),
            "html" => self.generate_html_report(),
            _ => self.generate_text_report(),
        }
    }
    
    fn generate_html_report(&self) -> String {
        let mut html = String::from(r#"
        <!DOCTYPE html>
        <html>
        <head>
            <title>WASM Multi-Language Debug Trace</title>
            <style>
                body { font-family: monospace; margin: 20px; }
                .trace-entry { border: 1px solid #ccc; margin: 10px; padding: 10px; }
                .component { color: #0066cc; font-weight: bold; }
                .function { color: #cc6600; }
                .duration { color: #009900; }
                .io-data { background: #f5f5f5; padding: 5px; margin: 5px 0; }
            </style>
        </head>
        <body>
            <h1>Multi-Language WASM Debug Trace</h1>
        "#);
        
        for entry in &self.trace_log {
            html.push_str(&format!(r#"
            <div class="trace-entry">
                <div>
                    <span class="component">{}</span>::<span class="function">{}</span>
                    <span class="duration">({:?})</span>
                </div>
                <div>Timestamp: {:?}</div>
                <div class="io-data">
                    <h4>Input:</h4>
                    <pre>{}</pre>
                </div>
                <div class="io-data">
                    <h4>Output:</h4>
                    <pre>{}</pre>
                </div>
            </div>
            "#, entry.component, entry.function, entry.duration, entry.timestamp, entry.input, entry.output));
        }
        
        html.push_str("</body></html>");
        html
    }
    
    fn generate_text_report(&self) -> String {
        let mut report = String::from("=== WASM Multi-Language Debug Trace ===\n\n");
        
        for entry in &self.trace_log {
            report.push_str(&format!(
                "[{:?}] {}::{} ({:?})\nInput: {}\nOutput: {}\n\n",
                entry.timestamp, entry.component, entry.function, entry.duration,
                entry.input, entry.output
            ));
        }
        
        report
    }
}

// Component-specific debugging
pub fn debug_rust_component(input: &str) -> String {
    if std::env::var("DEBUG_RUST").is_ok() {
        println!("[RUST DEBUG] Input: {}", input);
    }
    
    // Process input
    let output = format!("Processed: {}", input);
    
    if std::env::var("DEBUG_RUST").is_ok() {
        println!("[RUST DEBUG] Output: {}", output);
    }
    
    output
}

#[no_mangle]
pub extern "C" fn debug_log(level: i32, component_ptr: *const u8, component_len: usize, message_ptr: *const u8, message_len: usize) {
    unsafe {
        let component = std::str::from_utf8(std::slice::from_raw_parts(component_ptr, component_len)).unwrap_or("unknown");
        let message = std::str::from_utf8(std::slice::from_raw_parts(message_ptr, message_len)).unwrap_or("invalid message");
        
        let level_str = match level {
            0 => "DEBUG",
            1 => "INFO",
            2 => "WARN",
            3 => "ERROR",
            _ => "UNKNOWN",
        };
        
        println!("[{}] [{}] {}", level_str, component, message);
    }
}

Deployment Patterns

Kubernetes Multi-Language Deployment

# k8s/multi-lang-deployment.yaml
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: multi-lang-wasm-app
  labels:
    app: multi-lang-wasm
spec:
  replicas: 10
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: multi-lang-wasm
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: multi-lang-wasm
    spec:
      runtimeClassName: wasmtime
      containers:
      - name: app-orchestrator
        image: registry.example.com/multi-lang-orchestrator:v1.0.0
        ports:
        - containerPort: 8080
        env:
        - name: WASM_COMPONENTS_PATH
          value: "/app/components"
        - name: DEBUG_MODE
          value: "false"
        - name: PERFORMANCE_MONITORING
          value: "true"
        resources:
          requests:
            memory: "50Mi"
            cpu: "100m"
          limits:
            memory: "200Mi"
            cpu: "500m"
        volumeMounts:
        - name: wasm-components
          mountPath: /app/components
          readOnly: true
        - name: config
          mountPath: /app/config
          readOnly: true
        livenessProbe:
          httpGet:
            path: /health
            port: 8080
          initialDelaySeconds: 5
          periodSeconds: 10
        readinessProbe:
          httpGet:
            path: /ready
            port: 8080
          initialDelaySeconds: 3
          periodSeconds: 5
      volumes:
      - name: wasm-components
        configMap:
          name: wasm-components
      - name: config
        configMap:
          name: app-config

---
apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: wasm-components
data:
  data-processor.wasm: |
    # Base64 encoded Rust component
  business-logic.wasm: |
    # Base64 encoded Go component
  ui-components.wasm: |
    # Base64 encoded JavaScript component
  ml-processor.wasm: |
    # Base64 encoded Python component

---
apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: app-config
data:
  app.yaml: |
    server:
      port: 8080
      host: "0.0.0.0"
    
    components:
      data_processor:
        language: rust
        file: data-processor.wasm
        max_memory: 50MB
        timeout: 30s
        
      business_logic:
        language: go
        file: business-logic.wasm
        max_memory: 30MB
        timeout: 15s
        
      ui_components:
        language: javascript
        file: ui-components.wasm
        max_memory: 20MB
        timeout: 10s
        
      ml_processor:
        language: python
        file: ml-processor.wasm
        max_memory: 100MB
        timeout: 60s
        optional: true
    
    performance:
      enable_profiling: true
      trace_calls: false
      memory_monitoring: true

---
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
  name: multi-lang-wasm-service
spec:
  selector:
    app: multi-lang-wasm
  ports:
    - protocol: TCP
      port: 80
      targetPort: 8080
  type: LoadBalancer

CI/CD Pipeline for Multi-Language Components

# .github/workflows/multi-lang-build.yml
name: Multi-Language WASM Build

on:
  push:
    branches: [ main, develop ]
  pull_request:
    branches: [ main ]

jobs:
  build-rust:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
    
    - name: Setup Rust
      uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
      with:
        toolchain: stable
        target: wasm32-wasi
    
    - name: Build Rust component
      run: |
        cd rust
        cargo build --target wasm32-wasi --release
        wasm-opt -Os target/wasm32-wasi/release/data_processor.wasm \
          -o ../artifacts/data-processor.wasm
    
    - name: Upload Rust artifact
      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
      with:
        name: rust-component
        path: artifacts/data-processor.wasm

  build-go:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
    
    - name: Setup Go
      uses: actions/setup-go@v4
      with:
        go-version: '1.21'
    
    - name: Build Go component
      run: |
        cd go
        export GOOS=wasip1
        export GOARCH=wasm
        go build -o business-logic.wasm
        wasm-tools component new business-logic.wasm \
          --wit ../world.wit \
          -o ../artifacts/business-logic.wasm
    
    - name: Upload Go artifact
      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
      with:
        name: go-component
        path: artifacts/business-logic.wasm

  build-javascript:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
    
    - name: Setup Node.js
      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
      with:
        node-version: '20'
    
    - name: Build JavaScript component
      run: |
        cd js
        npm ci
        npm run build
        jco componentize ui-components.js -o ../artifacts/ui-components.wasm
    
    - name: Upload JavaScript artifact
      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
      with:
        name: js-component
        path: artifacts/ui-components.wasm

  build-python:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
    
    - name: Setup Python
      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
      with:
        python-version: '3.11'
    
    - name: Build Python component
      run: |
        cd python
        pip install pyodide-build
        python build.py
        cp ml_processor_pkg/dist/ml_processor.wasm ../artifacts/ml-processor.wasm
    
    - name: Upload Python artifact
      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
      with:
        name: python-component
        path: artifacts/ml-processor.wasm

  test-integration:
    needs: [build-rust, build-go, build-javascript, build-python]
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
    
    - name: Download all artifacts
      uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
      with:
        path: components/
    
    - name: Setup test environment
      run: |
        # Install WASM runtime
        curl -sSL https://wasmtime.dev/install.sh | bash
        source ~/.bashrc
        
        # Install test tools
        cargo install wasm-tools
    
    - name: Run integration tests
      run: |
        cd tests
        cargo test --release -- --test-threads=1
    
    - name: Performance benchmarks
      run: |
        cd benchmarks
        cargo bench

  build-container:
    needs: [test-integration]
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
    
    - name: Download components
      uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
      with:
        path: components/
    
    - name: Build container image
      run: |
        docker build -t multi-lang-wasm:${{ github.sha }} .
        docker tag multi-lang-wasm:${{ github.sha }} multi-lang-wasm:latest
    
    - name: Push to registry
      run: |
        echo ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_PASSWORD }} | docker login -u ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USERNAME }} --password-stdin
        docker push multi-lang-wasm:${{ github.sha }}
        docker push multi-lang-wasm:latest

  deploy:
    needs: [build-container]
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
    
    - name: Deploy to Kubernetes
      run: |
        echo "${{ secrets.KUBECONFIG }}" | base64 -d > kubeconfig
        export KUBECONFIG=kubeconfig
        
        kubectl set image deployment/multi-lang-wasm-app \
          app-orchestrator=multi-lang-wasm:${{ github.sha }}
        
        kubectl rollout status deployment/multi-lang-wasm-app

Conclusion

Multi-language WebAssembly development represents the future of polyglot programming in cloud-native environments. By leveraging the strengths of different programming languages within a unified WASM runtime, developers can build applications that are simultaneously performant, maintainable, and feature-rich.

Key Benefits Realized

  • ✅ Language Specialization: Use the right language for each component
  • ✅ Unified Deployment: Single WASM runtime for all components
  • ✅ Type Safety: Strong interfaces between language boundaries
  • ✅ Performance: Near-native speed across all languages
  • ✅ Security: Sandboxed execution with controlled capabilities
  • ✅ Portability: Run anywhere with WASM support

Best Practices Summary

  1. Design clear interfaces using WIT for component communication
  2. Choose languages strategically based on specific use cases
  3. Implement comprehensive testing across language boundaries
  4. Monitor performance at the component and system level
  5. Plan for debugging with proper tooling and tracing
  6. Optimize memory usage with shared pools and efficient allocation

Future Directions

The multi-language WASM ecosystem continues to evolve rapidly:

  • Enhanced component model support across more languages
  • Better debugging tools for polyglot applications
  • Improved performance through advanced compilation techniques
  • Richer standard libraries for WASI compatibility
  • Cloud provider integration with managed WASM services

Next Steps

Ready to explore WASM orchestration platforms? Our next article covers SpinKube and Fermyon for managing multi-language WASM applications at scale!

Resources

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