WebAssembly port of FriBidi - Implementation of the Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm for proper handling of right-to-left and mixed-direction text.

High-performance Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm implementation compiled to WebAssembly

A modern TypeScript-first port of the GNU FriBidi library enhanced with SIMD optimizations and web-native capabilities. Provides comprehensive support for bidirectional text processing, Arabic/Hebrew text rendering, and multilingual user interfaces.

• 🚀 SIMD-Accelerated: 2-4x faster text processing with WebAssembly SIMD instructions
• 🌍 Unicode Compliant: Full implementation of Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm (UAX #9)
• 🔒 Type-Safe: Complete TypeScript API with zero any types
• ⚡ High Performance: Optimized for large text processing and real-time applications
• 🧪 Thoroughly Tested: Comprehensive test suite with edge case validation
• 🌐 Universal: Works in browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari) and Node.js
• 💾 Memory Optimized: Advanced allocation patterns and memory pool management
• 🎭 Arabic Shaping: Built-in Arabic text shaping and contextual forms
• 🪞 Character Mirroring: Automatic mirroring of parentheses and brackets in RTL context
• 📏 Compact: Optimized builds from 52KB (compact) to 128KB (full-featured)

# Install dependencies
pnpm install

# Build WASM module and TypeScript library
pnpm build

# Run comprehensive demo
pnpm demo

# Run test suite
pnpm test

# Run benchmarks
pnpm benchmark

import FriBidi from '@discere-os/fribidi.wasm'

const fribidi = new FriBidi()
await fribidi.initialize()

// Process bidirectional text
const result = await fribidi.processText('Hello שלום World عالم!')

console.log('Visual text:', result.visualText)
console.log('Base direction:', result.baseDirection)
console.log('Has bidirectional content:', result.hasBidirectionalContent)
console.log('Processing time:', result.processingTime + 'ms')

// Process with full analysis
const result = await fribidi.processText('مرحبا بالعالم الجميل', {
  baseDirection: 'auto',           // Auto-detect direction
  enableShaping: true,             // Apply Arabic shaping
  removeBidiMarks: true,           // Remove bidirectional control characters
  includePositionMaps: true,       // Get logical↔visual position mapping
  includeEmbeddingLevels: true     // Get embedding levels for each character
})

console.log('Logical to visual mapping:', result.logicalToVisualMap)
console.log('Embedding levels:', result.embeddingLevels)
console.log('Max embedding level:', result.maxLevel)

// Analyze text properties without full processing
const analysis = await fribidi.analyzeText('Hello שלום مرحبا')

console.log('Text properties:')
console.log('- Has LTR text:', analysis.hasLTR)
console.log('- Has RTL text:', analysis.hasRTL)
console.log('- Has Arabic:', analysis.hasArabic)
console.log('- Has Hebrew:', analysis.hasHebrew)
console.log('- Needs bidirectional processing:', analysis.needsBidi)
console.log('- Needs Arabic shaping:', analysis.needsShaping)
console.log('- Detected direction:', analysis.detectedDirection)

// Get detailed information about individual characters
const info = await fribidi.getCharacterInfo('ش'.codePointAt(0))

console.log('Character info:')
console.log('- Code point: U+' + info.codePoint.toString(16).toUpperCase())
console.log('- Bidirectional type:', info.bidiType)
console.log('- Is RTL:', info.isRTL)
console.log('- Is Arabic:', info.isArabic)
console.log('- Mirror character:', info.mirrorChar ? String.fromCodePoint(info.mirrorChar) : 'None')

// Monitor performance metrics
const metrics = fribidi.getPerformanceMetrics()

console.log('Performance metrics:')
console.log('- SIMD enabled:', metrics.simdEnabled)
console.log('- Average processing time:', metrics.averageProcessingTime + 'ms')
console.log('- Throughput:', metrics.throughput + ' chars/sec')

// Reset metrics
fribidi.resetPerformanceMetrics()

FriBidi excels at comprehensive bidirectional text processing:

• Bidirectional Processing: Full Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm implementation
• Arabic/Hebrew Support: Native support for complex RTL scripts with shaping
• Mixed Text Handling: Efficient processing of multilingual content
• Character Classification: Fast bidirectional type determination and property lookup
• Memory Efficient: Optimized memory usage with pool allocation

• Chrome 91+ - Full SIMD support, optimal performance
• Firefox 89+ - Full SIMD support, excellent performance
• Safari 16.4+ - SIMD support, good performance
• Node.js 16.4+ - Server-side text processing and analysis
• Edge 91+ - Chromium-based, full support

• initialize(options?) - Initialize WASM module with configuration
• processText(text, options?) - Process text with Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm
• analyzeText(text) - Analyze text properties without full processing
• getCharacterInfo(codePoint) - Get detailed character information
• getCapabilities() - Get module capabilities and version info
• dispose() - Release resources and cleanup memory

• getPerformanceMetrics() - Detailed performance statistics
• resetPerformanceMetrics() - Reset performance tracking counters

interface ProcessingOptions {
  baseDirection?: 'ltr' | 'rtl' | 'auto'
  enableShaping?: boolean
  removeBidiMarks?: boolean
  includePositionMaps?: boolean
  includeEmbeddingLevels?: boolean
}

interface ProcessingResult {
  visualText: string
  logicalText: string
  baseDirection: 'ltr' | 'rtl'
  maxLevel: number
  processingTime?: number
  logicalToVisualMap?: number[]
  visualToLogicalMap?: number[]
  embeddingLevels?: number[]
  hasBidirectionalContent: boolean
}

interface TextAnalysis {
  length: number
  hasLTR: boolean
  hasRTL: boolean
  hasArabic: boolean
  hasHebrew: boolean
  needsShaping: boolean
  needsBidi: boolean
  detectedDirection: 'ltr' | 'rtl' | 'neutral'
}

interface CharacterInfo {
  codePoint: number
  bidiType: string
  isRTL: boolean
  isLTR: boolean
  isNeutral: boolean
  isArabic: boolean
  mirrorChar?: number
}

# Prerequisites
pnpm install

# Build optimized WASM module
pnpm build:wasm

# Build all variants
pnpm build:all

# Compile TypeScript library
pnpm build

# Verify build
pnpm test

# Run comprehensive test suite
pnpm test

# Run with coverage reporting
pnpm test:coverage

# TypeScript compilation check
pnpm type-check

# Interactive test UI
pnpm test:ui

# Run performance demo
pnpm demo

# Run comprehensive benchmarks
pnpm benchmark

This implementation maintains the proven FriBidi algorithm while adding modern enhancements:

• Algorithm Fidelity: 100% compatible with Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm specification
• SIMD Optimization: WebAssembly SIMD for parallel processing in character classification
• Memory Efficiency: Advanced allocation patterns and memory pool management
• Type Safety: Professional TypeScript interfaces with comprehensive validation
• Web-Native: Optimized for browser environments with async APIs

• Multilingual Web Applications: Handle RTL and mixed-direction user interfaces
• Text Editors: Implement proper bidirectional text editing and cursor movement
• Document Processing: Process documents with Arabic, Hebrew, and mixed content
• Social Media Platforms: Display multilingual posts and comments correctly
• E-commerce: Product descriptions and user reviews in multiple languages
• Educational Software: Learning applications for Arabic and Hebrew languages

// Multilingual UI labels
const welcomeText = 'Welcome שלום مرحبا to our application!'
const result = await fribidi.processText(welcomeText)
// Displays correctly in RTL context

// Product details in multiple languages
const productInfo = 'iPhone 15 Pro (256GB) - מחיר: $999 - متوفر الآن'
const result = await fribidi.processText(productInfo, { enableShaping: true })
// Proper display with Arabic shaping and correct number positioning

// Social media posts with hashtags
const post = 'Amazing sunset! غروب رائع #photography #nature'
const analysis = await fribidi.analyzeText(post)
// Detects mixed content and applies appropriate processing

Licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) 2.1+, same as the original FriBidi project.

Copyright (C) 2004 Sharif FarsiWeb, Inc.
Copyright (C) 2001-2004 Behdad Esfahbod

This WebAssembly port is part of a larger effort to bring professional desktop applications to browsers with native performance.

👨‍💻 About the Maintainer: Isaac Johnston (@superstructor) - Building foundational browser-native computing infrastructure through systematic C/C++ to WebAssembly porting.

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Copyright (C) 2025 Superstruct Ltd, New Zealand Licensed under the same license as the underlying GNU FriBidi project (LGPL 2.1+)

• GNU FriBidi Team - Original Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm implementation
• Behdad Esfahbod - Lead developer of the FriBidi library
• Unicode Consortium - Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm specification
• Emscripten Team - WebAssembly compilation toolchain
• TypeScript Community - Type-safe development ecosystem

High-performance WASM-native Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm implementation with comprehensive TypeScript support and validated performance