[pcstl]

WASI is not meant for browsers, it's for using WebAssembly as platform-independent bytecode in non-browser environments.

[skybrian]

The article claims they got it working in the browser, but not how.

[dynamitebud]

That'll be added using the @wasmer/wasi npm package. We'll be updating that soon

[mrkstu]

So could one use this to run a fully socket capable Jupyter notebook? There are some infosec dashboards I would like to build, but not having the ability to actually run socket capable code killed the interesting aspect of doing it in the browser.

[the8472]

Browsers don't have TCP/UDP/etc. sockets, so a WASI impl running in one can't provide that either.

[skybrian]

Possibly it could be emulated using a Wireguard bridge? A Tailscale connection might be interesting.

Something like: https://tailscale.com/blog/ssh-console/

[yuri91]

This is exactly what we do in Webvm: https://leaningtech.com/webvm-virtual-machine-with-networkin...

[preseinger]

wasi -- web assembly system interface -- is explicitly designed for not-browser environments

you can hack it into a browser, i guess, but that's subverting the fundamental purpose of the thing

[tokera]

i dont think Linus intended his operating system code to land rocket ships on barges either but hey... we can forgive him.