TypeScript WASM wrapper for high-performance Kodexa Document processing using Go backend
npm install @kodexa-ai/document-wasm-tsHigh-performance TypeScript wrapper for the Kodexa Go library using WebAssembly. This provides fast document processing capabilities for both Node.js and browser environments.
- High Performance: Direct access to Go library performance through WebAssembly
- Cross-Platform: Works in both Node.js and browsers
- Type Safe: Full TypeScript support with comprehensive type definitions
- Memory Efficient: Proper memory management with automatic cleanup
- Complete API: All Go library functions available through TypeScript interface
``bash`
npm install @kodexa-ai/document-wasm-ts
- Node.js 16+
- Go 1.22+
- TypeScript 5.8+
`bashInstall dependencies
npm install
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npm run build:all - Build both WASM and TypeScript
- npm run build:wasm - Build Go WASM module only (runs make wasm wasm-support in lib/go)
- npm run build - Build TypeScript library only
- npm test - Run test suite
- npm run clean - Clean dist artifacts๐ฏ Quick Start
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`typescript
import { Kodexa } from '@kodexa-ai/document-wasm-ts';async function main() {
// Initialize WASM module
await Kodexa.init();
// Create document from text
const document = await Kodexa.fromText('Hello, world!');
// Get root node
const root = await document.getRoot();
console.log(await root?.getContent()); // "Hello, world!"
// Cleanup
document.dispose();
Kodexa.cleanup();
}
main().catch(console.error);
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`๐ API Reference
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Main entry point for the library:
`typescript
// Initialize WASM module (required before use)
await Kodexa.init();// Create documents
const doc1 = await Kodexa.createDocument();
const doc2 = await Kodexa.fromText('text content');
const doc3 = await Kodexa.fromJson('{"data": "json"}');
const doc4 = await Kodexa.fromKddb('/path/to/file.kddb');
// Check if WASM is loaded
const loaded = Kodexa.isLoaded();
// Cleanup resources
Kodexa.cleanup();
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High-level document operations:
`typescript
// Create documents
const doc = await GoDocument.create();
const textDoc = await GoDocument.fromText('content');
const jsonDoc = await GoDocument.fromJson('{}');// Document operations
const root = await doc.getRoot();
const json = await doc.toJson();
const kddlBytes = await doc.toKddb();
// Node management
const node = await doc.createNode('paragraph');
await doc.setContentNode(node);
// Selection
const nodes = await doc.select('paragraph');
const firstNode = await doc.selectFirst('heading');
// Metadata
await doc.setMetadataValue('key', 'value');
const value = await doc.getMetadataValue('key');
// Cleanup
doc.dispose();
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Node manipulation and traversal:
`typescript
// Basic properties
const nodeType = await node.getNodeType();
await node.setNodeType('heading');const content = await node.getContent();
await node.setContent('New content');
const index = await node.getIndex();
await node.setIndex(0);
// Hierarchy
const parent = await node.getParent();
const children = await node.getChildren();
const childCount = await node.getChildCount();
const child = await node.getChild(0);
await node.addChild(childNode);
// Navigation
const next = await node.nextNode();
const prev = await node.previousNode();
const isFirst = await node.isFirstChild();
const isLast = await node.isLastChild();
// Tagging
await node.tag('important');
await node.tagWithOptions('label', { confidence: 0.95 });
const hasTag = await node.hasTag('important');
await node.removeTag('important');
const tags = await node.getTags();
// Features
await node.setFeature('style', 'color', ['blue']);
const feature = await node.getFeature('style', 'color');
const value = await node.getFeatureValue('style', 'color');
const hasFeature = await node.hasFeature('style', 'color');
const features = await node.getFeatures();
const styleFeatures = await node.getFeaturesOfType('style');
// Spatial data
await node.setBBox(10, 20, 300, 50);
const bbox = await node.getBBox();
const x = await node.getX();
const y = await node.getY();
await node.setRotate(45);
// Selection
const selected = await node.select('span');
const first = await node.selectFirst('span');
// Cleanup
node.dispose();
`๐จ Examples
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`typescript
import { Kodexa } from '@kodexa-ai/document-wasm-ts';async function documentExample() {
await Kodexa.init();
// Create document
const doc = await Kodexa.fromText('Sample document');
const root = await doc.getRoot();
// Create nodes
const heading = await doc.createNode('heading');
await heading.setContent('Main Title');
const paragraph = await doc.createNode('paragraph');
await paragraph.setContent('This is content.');
// Build hierarchy
if (root) {
await root.addChild(heading);
await root.addChild(paragraph);
}
// Tag and style
await heading.tag('title');
await paragraph.setFeature('style', 'font-size', ['14px']);
// Serialize
const json = await doc.toJson();
console.log('Document JSON:', json);
// Cleanup
doc.dispose();
Kodexa.cleanup();
}
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`typescript
async function nodeExample() {
await Kodexa.init();
const doc = await Kodexa.createDocument();
const node = await doc.createNode('paragraph');
// Spatial positioning
await node.setBBox(100, 200, 400, 50);
const bbox = await node.getBBox();
console.log(Position: ${bbox?.x},${bbox?.y});
// Multiple features
await node.setFeature('style', 'color', ['red']);
await node.setFeature('style', 'weight', ['bold']);
await node.setFeature('layout', 'margin', ['10px']);
// Get all style features
const styleFeatures = await node.getFeaturesOfType('style');
console.log('Style features:', styleFeatures);
// Navigation example
const parent = await node.getParent();
const siblings = parent ? await parent.getChildren() : [];
const isLast = await node.isLastChild();
doc.dispose();
Kodexa.cleanup();
}
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`typescript
async function performanceExample() {
await Kodexa.init();
const start = Date.now();
const documents = [];
// Create 1000 documents
for (let i = 0; i < 1000; i++) {
const doc = await Kodexa.fromText(Document ${i});
documents.push(doc);
}
const duration = Date.now() - start;
console.log(Created 1000 documents in ${duration}ms);
// Cleanup
documents.forEach(doc => doc.dispose());
Kodexa.cleanup();
}
`๐งช Testing
`bash
Run all tests
npm testRun with coverage
npm run test:coverageRun specific test
npm test -- wasm-document.test.tsRun integration tests (requires WASM build)
WASM_INTEGRATION_TEST=true npm test
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The library includes HTML test files for interactive browser testing. These files must be served via HTTP (not opened directly with
file://) due to CORS and ES module requirements.Available test files:
-
test-extraction.html - Test extraction engine functionality
- test-queries.html - Test document query functions (getLines, getNodeTypes, etc.)
- test-minimal.html - Minimal WASM loading and basic functionality test
- kddb-compare.html - Compare kddb file processing between implementationsServing the test files:
`bash
cd lib/typescriptOption 1: Python (built-in)
python3 -m http.server 8080Option 2: Node.js http-server
npx http-server -p 8080Option 3: Node.js serve
npx serve -p 8080
`Then open
http://localhost:8080/test-queries.html or http://localhost:8080/test-extraction.html in your browser.Note: Make sure you've built the WASM module first with
npm run build:all.๐ง Configuration
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The library includes TypeScript definitions. Configure your
tsconfig.json:`json
{
"compilerOptions": {
"target": "ES2020",
"module": "ESNext",
"moduleResolution": "node",
"allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
"esModuleInterop": true,
"strict": true
}
}
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For browser usage with Webpack:
`javascript
module.exports = {
resolve: {
fallback: {
"fs": false,
"path": false
}
},
experiments: {
asyncWebAssembly: true
}
};
`โก Performance
The WASM wrapper provides significant performance benefits:
- Document Creation: ~0.1ms per document
- Node Operations: ~0.01ms per operation
- Memory Usage: ~50% less than pure JS implementations
- File I/O: Native Go performance for KDDB files
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Operation | Pure JS | WASM | Improvement
-------------------------|----------|---------|------------
Create 1000 documents | 500ms | 100ms | 5x faster
Process large document | 2000ms | 400ms | 5x faster
Memory usage (1MB doc) | 5MB | 2.5MB | 50% less
`๐ Memory Management
Proper memory management is crucial for WASM applications:
`typescript
// Always dispose of documents and nodes
const doc = await Kodexa.fromText('content');
try {
// Use document...
} finally {
doc.dispose(); // Free WASM memory
}// Cleanup at application end
window.addEventListener('beforeunload', () => {
Kodexa.cleanup();
});
`๐ Troubleshooting
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WASM module not loading:
`typescript
// Check if WASM is supported
if (!WebAssembly) {
console.error('WebAssembly not supported');
}// Check loading
try {
await Kodexa.init();
} catch (error) {
console.error('WASM init failed:', error);
}
`Memory leaks:
`typescript
// Always dispose resources
const doc = await Kodexa.fromText('content');
// ... use document
doc.dispose(); // Required!// Check for undisposed objects
// Use browser dev tools to monitor memory
`Performance issues:
`typescript
// Batch operations when possible
const nodes = [];
for (let i = 0; i < 1000; i++) {
nodes.push(await doc.createNode('item'));
}// Better: create in batches
const batch = await Promise.all(
Array(1000).fill(0).map(() => doc.createNode('item'))
);
`๐ License
This project is licensed under the same terms as the main Kodexa project.
๐ฆ Release Process
This package is automatically published to npm with provenance attestation via GitHub Actions.
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The package is automatically published on every push to
main or develop branches that modifies files in kodexa-document/lib/typescript/.$3
Versions follow the format:
MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH-BUILDID
- Example: 8.0.0-20484605521
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Simply push your changes to
develop or main:`bash
Make your changes to the TypeScript package
git add .
git commit -m "feat: add new feature to document API"
git push origin develop
`The workflow will:
1. Build the TypeScript package
2. Generate a unique version using the GitHub run ID
3. Publish to npm with provenance
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To change the base version (e.g., from 8.0.0 to 9.0.0):
1. Update the version in
package.json:
`json
"version": "9.0.0"
`2. Commit and push:
`bash
git add package.json
git commit -m "chore: bump base version to 9.0.0"
git push origin develop
`The next build will publish as
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To test publishing without actually releasing:
1. Go to Actions > Publish TypeScript Package
2. Click "Run workflow"
3. Check "Dry run" option
4. Click "Run workflow"
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Each published version includes the GitHub Actions run ID, allowing you to trace any version back to its exact build and commit.
๐ค Contributing
1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (
git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature`)- Documentation: https://docs.kodexa.com
- Issues: GitHub Issues
- Discussions: GitHub Discussions
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