ChaiScript/ChaiScript
Embedded Scripting Language Designed for C++ observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
74/100
- Activity 80
- Release rhythm 50
- Longevity 100
Flags: prerelease_only no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5718
- days_rel: 123
- days_push: 123
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
3124 stars · 365 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
ChaiScript is a header-only embedded scripting language designed from the ground up for seamless integration with modern C++ applications. It provides type-safe bidirectional calls between C++ and scripts, supporting callbacks, overloaded functions, class methods, and STL containers.
Use cases
- embed a scripting language in a C++ application
- let users extend my C++ program with scripts
- call C++ functions from a script type-safely
- expose C++ classes and STL containers to scripts
- add a header-only scripting engine without external dependencies
When to choose
- you need an easy-to-integrate, header-only scripting layer for a C++17 codebase
- type safety between C++ and scripts matters
- you want thread-safe scripting with no preprocessor or external tools
When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose standalone scripting language like Python or Lua
- your project targets compilers older than C++14/17
- you need a scripting language with a large ecosystem of libraries
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
interpreter programming-language programming-languages developer-tools cpp cross-platform embedded-scripting header-only scripting-language type-safe
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/ChaiScript/ChaiScript · fetched 2026-08-28 · 9d95f25e1278
- homepage: http://chaiscript.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 648a91915be8
- site_page: http://chaiscript.com/docs.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 8be86d04bfa9
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ChaiScript/ChaiScript | main | 74 |
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