Export OCaml code to JavaScript

The easiest way to export OCaml values (e.g., functions) to JavaScript is to create a JavaScript object containing all values to export and to make the object reachable.

open Js_of_ocaml

let _ =
  Js.export "myMathLib"
    (object%js
       method add x y = x +. y
       method abs x = abs_float x
       val zero = 0.
     end)

myMathLib.add(3,4)

Using the Node.js module system

Js.export and Js.export_all will export a value to module.exports if it exists.

# cat math.ml
open Js_of_ocaml

let _ =
  Js.export_all
    (object%js
      method add x y = x +. y
      method abs x = abs_float x
      val zero = 0.
     end)
# ocamlfind ocamlc -verbose \
  -package js_of_ocaml -package js_of_ocaml-ppx \
  -linkpkg math.ml -o math.byte
# js_of_ocaml math.byte
# node
# > var math = require("./math.js");
# > math.add(2,3)