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| 1 | +# Numscript WASM CLI |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +This project is a WebAssembly (WASM) port of the [formancehq/numscript](https://github.com/formancehq/numscript) CLI, enabling you to run Numscript execution in any WASM-compatible environment. Originally forked from the official repository, it now provides a standalone WASM binary that maintains full compatibility with the original CLI functionality. |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +## What is Numscript? |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +Numscript is a Domain-Specific Language (DSL) designed to help you model complex financial transactions, replacing complex and error-prone custom code with easy-to-read, declarative scripts. Originally developed by Formance, Numscript is used to express financial transactions within the Formance ledger system. |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +The language provides: |
| 10 | +- **Declarative syntax** for modeling financial operations |
| 11 | +- **Built-in validation** for transaction integrity |
| 12 | +- **Account management** with metadata support |
| 13 | +- **Variable substitution** for dynamic scripts |
| 14 | +- **Feature flags** for experimental functionality |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +You can try Numscript online at [playground.numscript.org](https://playground.numscript.org/). |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +## Installation |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +### Prerequisites |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +You'll need a WebAssembly (WASM) runtime to execute the numscript-wasm binary. This guide uses Wasmtime, but you can also use other WASM runtimes like Wasmer. |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +**Install Wasmtime:** |
| 25 | +```bash |
| 26 | +curl https://wasmtime.dev/install.sh -sSf | bash |
| 27 | +``` |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +### Download the Binary |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +Download the WASM binary from the [latest release](https://github.com/PagoPlus/numscript-wasm/releases/latest) for your platform. |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | +## Usage |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | +The CLI provides two commands: `version` and `run`. |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +### Version Command |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +Display the current version of the CLI: |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +```bash |
| 42 | +wasmtime numscript.wasm version |
| 43 | +``` |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | +**Output:** |
| 46 | +```bash |
| 47 | +# If you are using the released binary this will print the real app version: |
| 48 | +v0.1.0 |
| 49 | +# Otherwise will print dev: |
| 50 | +dev |
| 51 | +``` |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | +### Run Command |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | +Execute a Numscript with the provided input data. The command reads JSON input from stdin containing the script, variables, account metadata, balances, and feature flags. |
| 56 | + |
| 57 | +#### Input Format |
| 58 | + |
| 59 | +The input JSON must follow this structure: |
| 60 | + |
| 61 | +| Field | Type | Required | Description | |
| 62 | +|-------|------|----------|-------------| |
| 63 | +| `script` | string | ✅ | The Numscript code to execute | |
| 64 | +| `variables` | object | ❌ | [Variables](https://docs.formance.com/modules/numscript/reference/variables) | |
| 65 | +| `metadata` | object | ❌ | [Account metadata](https://docs.formance.com/modules/numscript/reference/metadata) | |
| 66 | +| `balances` | object | ✅ | Current account balances. [Example below](#balances). | |
| 67 | +| `featureFlags` | object | ❌ | Experimental features to enable (empty objects as values). [Example below](#featureflags) | |
| 68 | + |
| 69 | +##### balances |
| 70 | +Is an object containing the account name and their respective assets and balances. Ex: |
| 71 | +```json |
| 72 | + "balances": { |
| 73 | + "foo": { |
| 74 | + "USD/2": 200, |
| 75 | + "EUR/2": 100 |
| 76 | + }, |
| 77 | + "bar": { |
| 78 | + "BRL/2": 200, |
| 79 | + "JPY/2": 100 |
| 80 | + } |
| 81 | + }, |
| 82 | +``` |
| 83 | +###### Asset Format |
| 84 | +Assets use the format `CURRENCY/PRECISION`: |
| 85 | +- `USD/2` = US Dollars with 2 decimal places |
| 86 | +- `EUR/2` = Euros with 2 decimal places |
| 87 | +- `BTC/8` = Bitcoin with 8 decimal places |
| 88 | + |
| 89 | +##### featureFlags |
| 90 | +Is an object containing the name of the feature flag you want to use with an empty object as their value. Ex: |
| 91 | +```json |
| 92 | + "featureFlags": { |
| 93 | + "experimental-oneof": {}, |
| 94 | + "experimental-get-amount-function": {}, |
| 95 | + "experimental-mid-script-function-call": {} |
| 96 | + } |
| 97 | +``` |
| 98 | + |
| 99 | +Numscript does not have an official list of feature flags, but you can see the [source code](https://github.com/formancehq/numscript/blob/v0.0.17/internal/flags/flags.go) and the documentation with the [experimental features usage](https://github.com/formancehq/numscript/blob/main/differences-with-machine.md#new-functionalities-feature-flags) |
| 100 | + |
| 101 | +#### Examples |
| 102 | + |
| 103 | +##### Basic Transfer |
| 104 | +Simple account-to-account transfer: |
| 105 | + |
| 106 | +1. **Create an input file** (`example.json`): |
| 107 | + |
| 108 | +```json |
| 109 | +{ |
| 110 | + "script": "send [USD/2 100] (\n source = @foo\n destination = @bar\n)", |
| 111 | + "balances": { |
| 112 | + "foo": { |
| 113 | + "USD/2": 200, |
| 114 | + "EUR/2": 100 |
| 115 | + } |
| 116 | + }, |
| 117 | + "variables": {}, |
| 118 | + "metadata": {}, |
| 119 | + "featureFlags": {} |
| 120 | +} |
| 121 | +``` |
| 122 | + |
| 123 | +2. **Execute the script**: |
| 124 | + |
| 125 | +```bash |
| 126 | +wasmtime numscript.wasm run < example.json |
| 127 | +``` |
| 128 | + |
| 129 | +3. **Expected output** (JSON format): |
| 130 | + |
| 131 | +```json |
| 132 | +{ |
| 133 | + "postings": [ |
| 134 | + { |
| 135 | + "source": "foo", |
| 136 | + "destination": "bar", |
| 137 | + "asset": "USD/2", |
| 138 | + "amount": 100 |
| 139 | + } |
| 140 | + ], |
| 141 | + "txMeta": {}, |
| 142 | + "accountsMeta": {} |
| 143 | +} |
| 144 | +``` |
| 145 | + |
| 146 | +#### Using variables |
| 147 | + |
| 148 | +1. **Input File:** (`example.json`): |
| 149 | +```json |
| 150 | +{ |
| 151 | + "script": "vars { account $user monetary $fee portion $tax } send $fee (source = $user destination = { $tax to @platform:tax remaining to @platform:revenue })", |
| 152 | + "balances": { |
| 153 | + "users:1234": { |
| 154 | + "USD/2": 10000 |
| 155 | + } |
| 156 | + }, |
| 157 | + "variables": { |
| 158 | + "user": "users:1234", |
| 159 | + "fee": "USD/2 100", |
| 160 | + "tax": "20%" |
| 161 | + }, |
| 162 | + "metadata": {}, |
| 163 | + "featureFlags": { |
| 164 | + "experimental-oneof": {}, |
| 165 | + "experimental-get-amount-function": {}, |
| 166 | + "experimental-mid-script-function-call": {} |
| 167 | + } |
| 168 | +} |
| 169 | +``` |
| 170 | + |
| 171 | +2. **Execute the script**: |
| 172 | +```bash |
| 173 | +wasmtime numscript.wasm run < example.json |
| 174 | +``` |
| 175 | + |
| 176 | +3. **Expected output** (JSON format): |
| 177 | +```json |
| 178 | +{ |
| 179 | + "postings": [ |
| 180 | + { |
| 181 | + "source": "users:1234", |
| 182 | + "destination": "platform:tax", |
| 183 | + "amount": 20, |
| 184 | + "asset": "USD/2" |
| 185 | + }, |
| 186 | + { |
| 187 | + "source": "users:1234", |
| 188 | + "destination": "platform:revenue", |
| 189 | + "amount": 80, |
| 190 | + "asset": "USD/2" |
| 191 | + } |
| 192 | + ], |
| 193 | + "txMeta": {}, |
| 194 | + "accountsMeta": {} |
| 195 | +} |
| 196 | +``` |
| 197 | + |
| 198 | + |
| 199 | +#### Using metadata |
| 200 | + |
| 201 | +1. **Input File:** (`example.json`): |
| 202 | +```json |
| 203 | +{ |
| 204 | + "script": "vars { account $order account $merchant = meta($order, \"merchant\") portion $commission = meta($merchant, \"commission\") } send [USD/2 *] ( source = $order destination = { $commission to @platform:fees remaining to $merchant })", |
| 205 | + "balances": { |
| 206 | + "orders:2345": { |
| 207 | + "USD/2": 1000 |
| 208 | + } |
| 209 | + }, |
| 210 | + "variables": { |
| 211 | + "order": "orders:2345" |
| 212 | + }, |
| 213 | + "metadata": { |
| 214 | + "orders:2345": { |
| 215 | + "merchant": "merchants:1234" |
| 216 | + }, |
| 217 | + "merchants:1234": { |
| 218 | + "commission": "15%" |
| 219 | + } |
| 220 | + }, |
| 221 | + "featureFlags": { |
| 222 | + "experimental-oneof": {}, |
| 223 | + "experimental-get-amount-function": {}, |
| 224 | + "experimental-mid-script-function-call": {} |
| 225 | + } |
| 226 | +} |
| 227 | +``` |
| 228 | + |
| 229 | +2. **Execute the script**: |
| 230 | +```bash |
| 231 | +wasmtime numscript.wasm run < example.json |
| 232 | +``` |
| 233 | + |
| 234 | +3. **Expected output** (JSON format): |
| 235 | +```json |
| 236 | +{ |
| 237 | + "postings": [ |
| 238 | + { |
| 239 | + "source": "orders:2345", |
| 240 | + "destination": "platform:fees", |
| 241 | + "amount": 150, |
| 242 | + "asset": "USD/2" |
| 243 | + }, |
| 244 | + { |
| 245 | + "source": "orders:2345", |
| 246 | + "destination": "merchants:1234", |
| 247 | + "amount": 850, |
| 248 | + "asset": "USD/2" |
| 249 | + } |
| 250 | + ], |
| 251 | + "txMeta": {}, |
| 252 | + "accountsMeta": {} |
| 253 | +} |
| 254 | +``` |
| 255 | + |
| 256 | +#### Allowing experimental features |
| 257 | + |
| 258 | +If you want to use experimental features, you need to enable them by adding their respective feature flag: |
| 259 | + |
| 260 | +1. **Input File:** (`example.json`): |
| 261 | +```json |
| 262 | +{ |
| 263 | + "script": "vars { monetary $mon = [USD/2 100] number $n = get_amount($mon) } send [USD/2 $n] (source = oneof { @foo @bar } destination = @baz)", |
| 264 | + "balances": { |
| 265 | + "foo": { |
| 266 | + "USD/2": 99 |
| 267 | + }, |
| 268 | + "bar": { |
| 269 | + "USD/2": 100 |
| 270 | + } |
| 271 | + }, |
| 272 | + "variables": {}, |
| 273 | + "metadata": {}, |
| 274 | + "featureFlags": { |
| 275 | + "experimental-oneof": {}, |
| 276 | + "experimental-get-amount-function": {}, |
| 277 | + "experimental-mid-script-function-call": {} |
| 278 | + } |
| 279 | +} |
| 280 | +``` |
| 281 | + |
| 282 | +2. **Execute the script**: |
| 283 | +```bash |
| 284 | +wasmtime numscript.wasm run < example.json |
| 285 | +``` |
| 286 | + |
| 287 | +3. **Expected output** (JSON format): |
| 288 | +```json |
| 289 | +{ |
| 290 | + "postings": [ |
| 291 | + { |
| 292 | + "source": "bar", |
| 293 | + "destination": "baz", |
| 294 | + "amount": 100, |
| 295 | + "asset": "USD/2" |
| 296 | + } |
| 297 | + ], |
| 298 | + "txMeta": {}, |
| 299 | + "accountsMeta": {} |
| 300 | +} |
| 301 | +``` |
| 302 | + |
| 303 | +## Error Handling |
| 304 | + |
| 305 | +The CLI will exit with status code 1 and write error messages to stderr if: |
| 306 | + |
| 307 | +- The input JSON is malformed |
| 308 | +- The Numscript has parsing errors |
| 309 | +- The execution fails due to insufficient balances or other runtime errors |
| 310 | + |
| 311 | +Example error output: |
| 312 | +``` |
| 313 | +Exception: Not enough funds. Needed [USD/2 100] (only [USD/2 99] available) |
| 314 | +``` |
| 315 | + |
| 316 | +## License |
| 317 | + |
| 318 | +This project maintains the same license as the original [formancehq/numscript](https://github.com/formancehq/numscript) repository. |
| 319 | + |
| 320 | +## Contributing |
| 321 | + |
| 322 | +This is a fork focused on WASM compatibility. For core Numscript language contributions, please consider contributing to the upstream [formancehq/numscript](https://github.com/formancehq/numscript) repository. |
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