feat(dev-cli): added ability to init c/cpp and build it into a custom ao module #828

[PeterFarber]

Closes #828

Pull Request: C Language Support, Code Refactor, Starter Projects, and Library Integration

Description

This pull request includes several important updates to enhance the development environment:

1. C Language Support for WebAssembly (WASM)

   • Added support for building WebAssembly (WASM) modules from C code using the dev-cli.
   • Enables compiling C code into WebAssembly binaries for improved flexibility.

2. Codebase Refactor

   • Refactored the codebase to improve readability and maintainability.
   • Enhanced modularity to support the addition of more languages.
   • Improved naming conventions and added comprehensive comments.

3. Starter Projects

   • Introduced new starter projects for initializing C and Lua projects:
     • C Starter Project: Provides a basic setup for C projects targeting WebAssembly.
     • Lua Starter Project: Includes a template for Lua projects with configuration and sample code.
   • Added support for initializing these projects via the ao init command.

4. Library Integration Support

   • Added functionality to support the inclusion of libraries during the compilation process.
   • Users can now compile a library using emcmake into a .so file and place it in the project directory.
   • The system will recognize and integrate these libraries into the WebAssembly build.

New Workflow: (Backwards compatible old commands still work the same)

ao init  [project_name]          # (Generates a process.lua)
ao init -l c [project_name]    # (Generates a process.cpp, ao.h, and json.hpp)
ao build       # (Calls the updated emcc-lua renamed to ao-build-module to inject the header files and build the cpp files)

[twilson63]

LGTM