Request to migrate QuickJS version in QuickJS-kt to QuickJS-NG for modern features and active maintenance

[imerljak]

Hi,

Thank you for maintaining QuickJS-kt—it’s a fantastic Kotlin Multiplatform wrapper for QuickJS! I’m opening this feature request to propose updating the embedded QuickJS engine to use QuickJS-NG, the modern community-driven fork of QuickJS.

Why QuickJS-NG?
QuickJS-NG is an actively maintained fork that provides:

• Enhanced ECMAScript 2023+ support and closer compliance with the latest JS standards
• Improved embedding APIs and richer feature set for embedder convenience
• Better cross-platform support, including first-class Windows compatibility
• Ongoing optimizations and active community contributions
• Minimal API incompatibilities with original QuickJS, making migration relatively straightforward

Benefits to QuickJS-kt users:

• Access to newer JavaScript language features and enhanced runtime improvements
• More frequent updates and fixes from an engaged maintainer community
• Stronger platform support for Kotlin Multiplatform targets

Given QuickJS-kt’s role as a multiplatform Kotlin wrapper, aligning with QuickJS-NG would future-proof it and provide users with a more modern, maintained JS engine.

If help is needed:
I’m happy to assist with testing, validations, or code contributions to facilitate this migration.

Thanks again for your work on this great library!

[dokar3]

Thanks for the suggestion. This looks like a big change, and I stopped Kotlin development over a year ago. So I might not have time to invest in such a change.