add c api method to interpret a module, calling its start method (#601)

2 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/binaryen-c.cpp b/src/binaryen-c.cpp
index 4dff289fb..a9a22ab34 100644
--- a/src/binaryen-c.cpp
+++ b/src/binaryen-c.cpp
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@
 #include "wasm.h"
 #include "wasm-binary.h"
 #include "wasm-builder.h"
+#include "wasm-interpreter.h"
 #include "wasm-printing.h"
 #include "wasm-validator.h"
 #include "cfg/Relooper.h"
+#include "shell-interface.h"
 
 using namespace wasm;
 
@@ -484,6 +486,12 @@ BinaryenModuleRef BinaryenModuleRead(char* input, size_t inputSize) {
   return wasm;
 }
 
+void BinaryenModuleInterpret(BinaryenModuleRef module) {
+  Module* wasm = (Module*)module;
+  ShellExternalInterface interface;
+  ModuleInstance instance(*wasm, &interface);
+}
+
 //
 // ========== CFG / Relooper ==========
 //
diff --git a/src/binaryen-c.h b/src/binaryen-c.h
index a587e03ac..7403d0e81 100644
--- a/src/binaryen-c.h
+++ b/src/binaryen-c.h
@@ -344,6 +344,11 @@ size_t BinaryenModuleWrite(BinaryenModuleRef module, char* output, size_t output
 // Deserialize a module from binary form.
 BinaryenModuleRef BinaryenModuleRead(char* input, size_t inputSize);
 
+// Execute a module in the Binaryen interpreter. This will create an instance of
+// the module, run it in the interpreter - which means running the start method -
+// and then destroying the instance.
+void BinaryenModuleInterpret(BinaryenModuleRef module);
+
 //
 // ========== CFG / Relooper ==========
 //