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C API support status for Async Component Model (WASI 0.3) #13705

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@rudikone

Hello.

I'm evaluating Wasmtime as an embedding runtime from Java through the public Wasmtime C API.

I noticed that Async Component Model support (component-model-async) appears to be available in the Rust API, including APIs such as:

  • Func::call_concurrent
  • Func::start_call_concurrent
  • Func::finish_call_concurrent
  • Store::run_concurrent
  • func_wrap_concurrent
  • native handling of component-model future<T> and stream<T>

At the same time, I cannot find equivalent functionality in the public C API.

From the documentation it looks like the C API currently exposes the older async mechanism based on:

  • wasmtime_config_async_support_set
  • wasmtime_func_call_async
  • wasmtime_call_future_t

which solves host-side asynchronous execution, but does not appear to expose the Async Component Model scheduler or guest task APIs.

Questions:

  1. Is exposing Async Component Model functionality in the C API part of the current roadmap?

  2. Is there already an issue tracking support for:

    • call_concurrent
    • run_concurrent
    • concurrent guest Tasks
    • component-model future / stream
    • func_wrap_concurrent
  3. Is the current recommendation for non-Rust embedders to:

    • use Rust as an adapter layer and expose custom FFI,
    • or wait for first-class C API support?
  4. Are there known architectural blockers preventing a direct mapping of the Async Component Model APIs into the C API?

The motivation is support for WASI 0.3 style component composition from Java without introducing an intermediate Rust host layer.

Thanks.

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