Use Rust stubs instead of C

Signed-off-by: Jorge Prendes <jorge.prendes@gmail.com>

Author: jprendes

Cargo.lock

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export HYPERLIGHT_CFLAGS := \
 export CMAKE_GENERATOR := if os() == "windows" { "Ninja" } else { "" }
 
 ensure-tools:
-    cargo install cargo-hyperlight --locked --version 0.1.3
+    cargo install cargo-hyperlight --locked --version 0.1.7
 
 # Check if npm is installed, install automatically if missing (Linux)
 [private]
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ check-license-headers:
     ./dev/check-license-headers.sh
 
 clippy target=default-target features="": (ensure-tools)
-    cd src/hyperlight-js-runtime && \
-        cargo hyperlight clippy \
+    cargo hyperlight clippy -p hyperlight-js-runtime \
             --profile={{ if target == "debug" {"dev"} else { target } }} \
             -- -D warnings
     cargo clippy --all-targets \

Justfile

@@ -33,17 +33,18 @@ tracing = { version = "0.1.44", default-features = false, features = ["log","att
 hyperlight-common = { workspace = true, default-features = false }
 hyperlight-guest = { workspace = true }
 hyperlight-guest-bin = { workspace = true }
+chrono = { version = "0.4", default-features = false }
 
 [target.'cfg(not(hyperlight))'.dependencies]
 clap = { version = "4.5", features = ["derive"] }
-libc = "0.2"
 
 [target.'cfg(not(hyperlight))'.dev-dependencies]
 escargot = "0.5"
 tempfile = "3.26"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-cc = "1.2"
+bindgen = "0.72"
+glob = "0.3"
 
 [features]
 default = []

src/hyperlight-js-runtime/Cargo.toml

@@ -13,16 +13,36 @@ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
-fn main() {
-    if std::env::var_os("CARGO_CFG_HYPERLIGHT").is_none() {
-        return;
-    }
 
-    let files = ["stubs/clock.c", "stubs/localtime.c"];
+use std::env;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 
-    for file in files {
-        println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed={}", file);
-    }
+use bindgen::RustEdition::Edition2024;
 
-    cc::Build::new().files(files).compile("stubs");
+fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    let mut bindings = bindgen::builder()
+        .use_core()
+        .wrap_unsafe_ops(true)
+        .rust_edition(Edition2024)
+        .clang_arg("-D_POSIX_MONOTONIC_CLOCK=1")
+        .clang_arg("-D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=200809L");
+
+    bindings = bindings.header_contents(
+        "libc_stubs.h",
+        "
+        #pragma once
+        #include <errno.h>
+        #include <stdio.h>
+        #include <time.h>
+        ",
+    );
+
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=stubs/include/stdio.h");
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=stubs/include/time.h");
+
+    // Write the generated bindings to an output file.
+    let out_path = PathBuf::from(env::var("OUT_DIR")?).join("libc_stubs.rs");
+    bindings.generate()?.write_to_file(out_path)?;
+
+    Ok(())
 }

src/hyperlight-js-runtime/build.rs

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ extern crate alloc;
 mod globals;
 pub mod host;
 mod host_fn;
+mod libc;
 mod modules;
 pub(crate) mod utils;
 

src/hyperlight-js-runtime/src/lib.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 The Hyperlight Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+mod bindings {
+    #![allow(
+        non_camel_case_types,
+        non_snake_case,
+        non_upper_case_globals,
+        dead_code,
+        unnecessary_transmutes,
+        clippy::upper_case_acronyms,
+        clippy::ptr_offset_with_cast
+    )]
+    include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/libc_stubs.rs"));
+}
+
+#[allow(unused_imports)] // not used in native.rs
+pub(crate) use core::ffi::*;
+
+#[allow(unused_imports)] // not used in native.rs
+pub(crate) use bindings::*;

src/hyperlight-js-runtime/src/libc.rs

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 #![cfg_attr(hyperlight, no_std)]
 #![cfg_attr(hyperlight, no_main)]
 
+mod libc;
+
 #[cfg(hyperlight)]
 include!("main/hyperlight.rs");
 

src/hyperlight-js-runtime/src/main.rs

@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 extern crate alloc;
 
-use core::ffi::*;
-use core::time::Duration;
-
 use alloc::format;
 use alloc::string::String;
 use alloc::vec::Vec;
@@ -32,6 +29,8 @@ use hyperlight_guest_bin::{guest_function, host_function};
 use spin::Mutex;
 use tracing::instrument;
 
+mod stubs;
+
 struct Host;
 
 pub trait CatchGuestErrorExt {
@@ -126,11 +125,6 @@ fn register_host_modules(host_modules_json: String) -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
-pub extern "C" fn srand(_seed: u32) {
-    // No-op
-}
-
 #[unsafe(no_mangle)]
 pub fn guest_dispatch_function(function_call: FunctionCall) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
     let params = function_call.parameters.unwrap_or_default();
@@ -139,42 +133,3 @@ pub fn guest_dispatch_function(function_call: FunctionCall) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
     let result = RUNTIME.lock().run_handler(function_name, event, run_gc)?;
     Ok(get_flatbuffer_result(result.as_str()))
 }
-
-/// # Safety
-/// This function is used by the C code to get the current time in seconds and nanoseconds.
-/// `ts` must be a valid pointer to an array of two `u64` values.
-#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
-pub unsafe extern "C" fn _current_time(ts: *mut u64) -> c_int {
-    #[host_function("CurrentTimeMicros")]
-    fn current_time_micros() -> Result<u64>;
-
-    let dur = current_time_micros().unwrap_or(1609459200u64 * 1_000_000u64);
-    let dur = Duration::from_micros(dur);
-
-    let ts = unsafe { core::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(ts, 2) };
-    ts[0] = dur.as_secs();
-    ts[1] = dur.subsec_nanos() as u64;
-
-    0
-}
-
-#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
-pub extern "C" fn putchar(c: c_int) -> c_int {
-    unsafe { hyperlight_guest_bin::host_comm::_putchar(c as c_char) };
-    if c == '\n' as c_int {
-        // force a flush of the internal buffer in the hyperlight putchar implementation
-        unsafe { hyperlight_guest_bin::host_comm::_putchar(0) };
-    }
-    (c as c_char) as c_int
-}
-
-#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
-pub extern "C" fn fflush(f: *mut c_void) -> c_int {
-    if !f.is_null() {
-        // we only support flushing all streams, and stdout is our only stream
-        return -1;
-    }
-    // flush stdout
-    putchar('\0' as _);
-    0
-}

src/hyperlight-js-runtime/src/main/hyperlight.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 The Hyperlight Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+use hyperlight_guest::error::Result;
+use hyperlight_guest_bin::host_function;
+
+use crate::libc;
+
+fn micros_since_epoch() -> u64 {
+    #[host_function("CurrentTimeMicros")]
+    fn current_time_micros() -> Result<u64>;
+
+    current_time_micros().unwrap_or(1609459200u64 * 1_000_000u64)
+}
+
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
+extern "C" fn clock_gettime(clk_id: libc::clockid_t, ts: *mut libc::timespec) -> libc::c_int {
+    const CLOCK_REALTIME: libc::clockid_t = libc::CLOCK_REALTIME as libc::clockid_t;
+    const CLOCK_MONOTONIC: libc::clockid_t = libc::CLOCK_MONOTONIC as libc::clockid_t;
+
+    if clk_id != CLOCK_REALTIME && clk_id != CLOCK_MONOTONIC {
+        unsafe { libc::__errno_location().write(libc::EINVAL as _) };
+        return -1;
+    }
+    let micros = micros_since_epoch();
+    unsafe {
+        ts.write(libc::timespec {
+            tv_sec: (micros / 1_000_000) as _,
+            tv_nsec: ((micros % 1_000_000) * 1000) as _,
+        })
+    };
+    0
+}
+
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
+extern "C" fn gettimeofday(tp: *mut libc::timeval, _tz: *mut libc::c_void) -> libc::c_int {
+    let micros = micros_since_epoch();
+    unsafe {
+        tp.write(libc::timeval {
+            tv_sec: (micros / 1_000_000) as _,
+            tv_usec: (micros % 1_000_000) as _,
+        });
+    }
+    0
+}

src/hyperlight-js-runtime/src/main/stubs/clock.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 The Hyperlight Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+use crate::libc;
+
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
+extern "C" fn putchar(c: libc::c_int) -> libc::c_int {
+    unsafe { libc::_putchar(c as libc::c_char) };
+    if c == '\n' as libc::c_int {
+        // force a flush of the internal buffer in the hyperlight putchar implementation
+        unsafe { libc::_putchar(0) };
+    }
+    (c as libc::c_char) as libc::c_int
+}
+
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
+extern "C" fn fflush(f: *mut libc::c_void) -> libc::c_int {
+    if !f.is_null() {
+        // we only support flushing all streams, and stdout is our only stream
+        unsafe { libc::__errno_location().write(libc::EINVAL as _) };
+        return -1;
+    }
+    // flush stdout
+    unsafe { libc::_putchar(0) };
+    0
+}