ErlPort - connect Erlang to other languages

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ErlPort is a library for Erlang <http://erlang.org>__ which helps connect Erlang to a number of other programming languages. Currently supported external languages are Python <http://erlport.org/docs/python.html>__ and Ruby <http://erlport.org/docs/ruby.html>. The library uses Erlang port protocol <http://www.erlang.org/doc/reference_manual/ports.html> to simplify connection between languages and Erlang external term format <http://erlang.org/doc/apps/erts/erl_ext_dist.html>__ to set the common data types mapping.

The following is an example ErlPort session for Python:

.. sourcecode:: erl

1> {ok, P} = python:start().
{ok,<0.34.0>}
2> python:call(P, sys, 'version.__str__', []).
<<"2.7.3 (default, Aug  1 2012, 05:14:39) \n[GCC 4.6.3]">>
3> python:call(P, operator, add, [2, 2]).
4
4> python:stop(P).
ok

Check http://erlport.org for more information:

• ErlPort documentation <http://erlport.org/docs/>_

  • Connect Erlang to Python <http://erlport.org/docs/python.html>_
  • Connect Erlang to Ruby <http://erlport.org/docs/ruby.html>_

• ErlPort downloads <http://erlport.org/downloads/>_

  • ErlPort binary packages <http://erlport.org/downloads/#binary-packages>_
  • ErlPort source packages <http://erlport.org/downloads/#source-packages>_

Feedback

Please use the following channels for reporting bugs, offering suggestions or feedback:

• ErlPort mail list: [email protected] (https://groups.google.com/d/forum/erlport)
• ErlPort issue tracker: https://github.com/hdima/erlport/issues
• Email: dima at hlabs.org
• Send a message or follow me for updates on Twitter: @hdima <https://twitter.com/hdima>_