# `getJavyBinary` — @suaveplan/javy-cli-win32-x64

## Purpose

This module exposes the absolute filesystem path to the platform-specific Javy v8.1.1 binary bundled with this wrapper package. The Javy CLI is a Bytecode-Alliance project that compiles JavaScript source files into self-contained WebAssembly modules; `@suaveplan/wasm-compiler-javy` consumes `getJavyBinary()` to locate the binary it spawns via `child_process.spawnSync`, eliminating the need for consumers to ship their own download or PATH lookup.

The wrapper carries matching `os` + `cpu` constraints in `package.json` so npm/bun skip installation on mismatched platforms — this means a single monorepo install stays cross-platform-safe, and the compiler can iterate its `optionalDependencies` to find whichever wrapper actually installed.

## Features

- `getJavyBinary()` — returns the absolute path to the platform binary, throwing a structured `Error` if the postinstall download failed or was bypassed.
- `JAVY_PLATFORM` — the platform triple this wrapper serves (`win32-x64`).
- `JAVY_VERSION` — the pinned Javy upstream version (`v8.1.1`).

## Usage: Basic

```ts
import { getJavyBinary } from "@suaveplan/javy-cli-win32-x64";

const javy = getJavyBinary();
// javy === "/abs/path/to/bin/javy.exe"
```

## Usage: Advanced

```ts
import { getJavyBinary, JAVY_PLATFORM, JAVY_VERSION } from "@suaveplan/javy-cli-win32-x64";
import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";

if (JAVY_PLATFORM !== `${process.platform}-${process.arch}`) {
    throw new Error("wrong wrapper");
}
const result = spawnSync(getJavyBinary(), ["build", "src.js", "-o", "out.wasm", "-C", "deterministic=y"], {
    encoding: "utf8",
});
console.log("javy version:", JAVY_VERSION, "exit:", result.status);
```

## API Reference

- `getJavyBinary(): string` — resolves the bundled binary path. Throws `Error` when the binary is absent.
- `JAVY_PLATFORM: "win32-x64"` — readonly string literal.
- `JAVY_VERSION: "v8.1.1"` — readonly string literal.

## Implementation Notes

The binary is downloaded at install time by `postinstall.mjs` from `github.com/bytecodealliance/javy/releases/download/v8.1.1/javy-x86_64-windows-v8.1.1.gz` with a committed SHA-256 checksum verifying the gzip payload before decompression. The decompressed binary is chmod-ed to `0o755` (no-op on Windows) and placed at `bin/javy.exe` relative to the package root. The committed sha for this wrapper is `0bf92caffa34d4b41394c6f5aa88a535c8982ed2793662ff3de6df0a9e5f8953`. `JAVY_SKIP_DOWNLOAD=1` skips the download for offline CI sandboxes — callers MUST seed `bin/javy.exe` themselves in that mode. The wrapper is intentionally tiny: a path string and two constants, no logic beyond fs.existsSync.