albertodemichelis/squirrel

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1052 stars · 193 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Squirrel is a high-level imperative, object-oriented scripting language implemented in C++, designed to be lightweight enough to embed in applications like video games. It includes both a compiler and virtual machine (~7k lines of C++) with an embedding API inspired by Lua, supporting classes, coroutines, generators, and automatic memory management.

Use cases

• embed a scripting language in a game engine
• lightweight Lua alternative with C-like syntax
• script game logic with classes and coroutines
• embed a small interpreter in a C++ application
• run user-defined scripts with low memory overhead

When to choose

• you need a tiny embeddable scripting VM (~100-150kb) for a game or C++ app
• you want Lua-like embedding with C/C++/Java-style syntax
• real-time constraints rule out heavier scripting runtimes

When to avoid

• you need a large ecosystem of libraries and package management
• general-purpose application development outside embedding scenarios
• you need first-class community tooling, linters, or modern IDE support

Facets

cli-tool · maturity stable

interpreter compiler programming-language programming-languages embedded-systems cpp windows cross-platform embedded scripting-language virtual-machine lua-alternative embedding-api lightweight programming-language game-development linux

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