Helix

Helix allows you to write Ruby classes in Rust without having to write the glue code yourself.

ruby! {
    class Console {
        def log(string: String) {
            println!("LOG: {}", string);
        }
    }
}

$ rake build
$ bundle exec irb
>> require "console"
>> Console.log("I'm in your Rust")
LOG: I'm in your Rust
 => nil

Why Helix?

Read the Introducing Helix blog post for a quick introduction to the project!

Helix has been tested with the following, though other combinations may also work.

If you'd like to experiment with Helix, you can start with some of the examples in this repository.

Clone and download the Helix repository:

$ git clone https://github.com/tildeio/helix
$ cd helix

Navigate to the console example folder and bundle your Gemfile:

$ cd examples/console
$ bundle install

Run rake irb to build and start irb:

$ bundle exec rake irb

Try running some of the methods defined in examples/console/src/lib.rs:

> c = Console.new
Console { helix: VALUE(0x7fdacc19a6a0) }
 =>
> c.hello
hello
 => nil
> c.loglog('hello', 'world')
hello world
 => nil