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elixirscript/elixirscript

Converts Elixir to JavaScript

elixirscript/elixirscript.json
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"description": "Converts Elixir to JavaScript",
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"homepage": "https://elixirscript.github.io/",
"language": "Elixir",
"name": "elixirscript",
"pushedAt": "2019-08-20T14:46:14Z",
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"topics": [
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"updatedAt": "2025-07-06T06:20:37Z",
"url": "https://github.com/elixirscript/elixirscript"
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The goal is to convert a subset (or full set) of Elixir code to JavaScript, providing the ability to write JavaScript in Elixir. This is done by taking the Elixir AST and converting it into JavaScript AST and then to JavaScript code. This is done using the Elixir-ESTree library.

Documentation for current release

  • Erlang 20 or greater
  • Elixir 1.6 or greater (must be compiled with Erlang 20 or greater)
  • Node 8.2.1 or greater (only for development)

Add dependency to your deps in mix.exs:

{:elixir_script, "~> x.x"}

Add elixir_script to list of mix compilers in mix.exs Also add elixir_script configuration

def project do
[
app: :my_app,
# ...
# Add elixir_script as a compiler
compilers: Mix.compilers ++ [:elixir_script],
# Our elixir_script configuration
elixir_script: [
# Entry module. Can also be a list of modules
input: MyEntryModule,
# Output path. Either a path to a js file or a directory
output: "priv/elixir_script/build/elixirscript.build.js"
]
]
end

Run mix compile

ElixirScript Todo Example

ElixirScript React

Elixirscript Starter Kit

Terminal window
# Clone the repo
git clone git@github.com:bryanjos/elixirscript.git
#Get dependencies
make deps
# Compile
make
# Test
make test

#elixirscript on the elixir-lang Slack

Please check the [CONTRIBUTING.md]!(CONTRIBUTING.md)