MagLev (software)

MagLev is an alternative implementation of the Ruby programming language built on the GemStone/S virtual machine from GemTalk Systems.

MagLev
Developer(s)GemTalk Systems
Initial release2008 (2008)
Stable release
1.2.0 Alpha 4 / May 17, 2013 (2013-05-17)
Repository
Written inSmalltalk, Ruby
Operating systemCross-platform: Solaris, AIX, Linux, Mac OS X
PlatformGemStone/S
TypeRuby programming language interpreter
LicenseMIT, GPL, others[1]
Websitemaglev.github.com

Architecture

Maglev runs inside an image like Smalltalk, offering transparent object persistence[2][3] to Ruby objects and classes. Object persistence is based on ACID transactions that allow multiple running instances to see a shared object graph. Maglev uses a process-based concurrency model, mapping Ruby threads to Smalltalk Processes[4], which are scheduled in the VM as green threads.

Ruby Compatibility

Maglev targets Ruby 1.8.7 and runs a significant number of RubySpec. It supports several C extensions including Nokogiri, JSON and bcrypt.

Gemstone/S Resources
  • GemStoneS 64 bit 3.1.x Documentation, July 3, 2012, retrieved July 29, 2012

References
  1. https://raw.github.com/MagLev/maglev/master/Licenses/README.txt
  2. "Programming Guide for GemStone/S 64 Bit Version 1" (PDF), VMware, July 2012, retrieved July 29, 2012
  3. "MagLev – Object Persistence with Ruby and Smalltalk" (PDF), Bachelor thesis, Hasso Plattner Institute, July 1, 2013, retrieved February 22, 2014
  4. Phoenix, Evan (October 14, 2011), "Ruby, Concurrency, and You", Engine Yard Blog, retrieved July 29, 2012


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