babashka/babashka
Babashka
Babashka is a native Clojure scripting interpreter and shell scripting language designed for system automation and command-line tasks. It functions as a compiled binary that executes Clojure code directly, eliminating the startup overhead associated with a Java Virtual Machine.
The runtime is an extensible Clojure environment that supports a pod extension system, allowing external binaries to be loaded as libraries to add new functionality to the execution environment.
Its capability surface includes support for building extensible command-line tools and deploying Clojure scripts as serverless cloud functions. The environment also includes a read-eval-print loop with persistent command history.
Features
- Native Language Interpreters - Provides a native interpreter that executes Clojure code directly in a compiled binary without a JVM.
- Task Automation Scripts - Facilitates writing system automation and shell scripts using Clojure for high-performance execution.
- Shells & Scripting - Functions as a Lisp-based scripting environment for system automation and command-line tasks.
- AOT Compiled Binaries - Uses GraalVM native images to compile the runtime into a standalone executable for near-instant startup.
- Clojure - Acts as a native execution environment for running Clojure as fast-starting shell scripts.
- Native Runtimes - Runs Clojure code directly on the system to avoid the overhead of the Java runtime environment.
- Scripting Runtimes - Enables native execution of Clojure code for fast-starting shell scripts and system automation.
- System Capability Extensions - Supports a pod extension system that allows external binaries to add new operational capabilities.
- CLI Extensions - Allows the creation of command-line tools that can be extended via external binary libraries.
- Lambda Deployments - Provides specific optimizations and signal handling adjustments for deploying scripts as AWS Lambda functions.
- Serverless Function Executions - Optimizes the execution environment to run Clojure scripts as short-lived serverless cloud functions.
- Dynamic Library Loading - Implements a pod system for loading external binary modules at runtime to extend the environment.
- Runtime Environment Extensions - Provides a runtime environment that can be extended with external binaries loaded as pods.
