From c91f46be887d1adb41b5c78058e88e4e1ec8dfc6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Camden Dixie O'Brien <cdo@wip.sh>
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:23:37 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Assemble kernel on client

---
 boot.js | 16 ++++++++++++++--
 emu.js  |  9 ++++++++-
 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/boot.js b/boot.js
index 263b8f9..6bca6ae 100644
--- a/boot.js
+++ b/boot.js
@@ -1,7 +1,19 @@
+import { Assembler } from './asm.js';
+
+const assemble = (async () => {
+	const asm = new Assembler();
+	const resp = await fetch('wipforth.ws');
+	for await (const chunk of resp.body) {
+		asm.push(chunk);
+	}
+	return asm.wasm();
+})();
+
 self.onmessage = async (e) => {
 	const exports = { emu: { mem: e.data } };
-	const mod = await WebAssembly.instantiateStreaming(
-		fetch('wipforth.wasm'), exports)
+	const wasm = await assemble;
+	const mod = await WebAssembly.instantiate(wasm, exports);
+	await self.postMessage('booting');
 	mod.instance.exports.reset();
 	console.log('System halt');
 };
diff --git a/emu.js b/emu.js
index 03e6477..337b2a6 100644
--- a/emu.js
+++ b/emu.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const RXBUF_SIZE = 32;
 const PERIPHS_SIZE = 81;
 
 const POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 20;
+const DOT_INTERVAL_MS = 120;
 
 const COLS = 80;
 const TAB_WIDTH = 8;
@@ -50,8 +51,14 @@ class Emulator {
 		document.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => this.handle_keydown(e));
 		window.addEventListener('resize', () => this.handle_resize());
 
-		this.worker = new Worker('boot.js');
+		this.print("Assembling kernel ");
+		const dots = setInterval(() => this.print("."), DOT_INTERVAL_MS);
+		this.worker = new Worker('boot.js', { type: 'module' });
 		this.worker.postMessage(this.mem);
+		this.worker.onmessage = (e) => {
+			clearInterval(dots);
+			this.print(" done\n");
+		};
 
 		fetch('prelude.f')
 			.then(res => res.text())