Ark Compiler
Ark Compiler, also known as ArkCompiler, is a unified compilation and runtime platform that supports joint compilation and running across programming languages and chip platforms, also operating systems of open-source OpenHarmony, alongside proprietary HarmonyOS with single core system HarmonyOS NEXT included on native APP in Event-driven programming in a unified development environment and formerly built for Android-based EMUI for Huawei smartphones and tablets with HMS-enabled apk apps on AppGallery that improves app performance. It supports a variety of dynamic and static programming languages such as JS, TS, and ArkTS. It is the compilation and runtime base that enables OpenHarmony alongside HarmonyOS NEXT to run on multiple device forms such as smart devices, mobile phones, PCs, tablets, TVs, automobiles, and wearables. ArkCompiler consists of two parts, compiler toolchain and runtime.
| Developer(s) | Huawei |
|---|---|
| Initial release | August 9, 2019 |
| Written in | ArkTS, Cangjie, C, C++ |
| Operating system | Android (Android apps), HarmonyOS, OpenHarmony |
| Platform | ARM, RISC-V, x86, x64 and LoongArch |
| Type | Compiler, Runtime environment, Compiler front end, Toolchain |
| License | Mixed: Proprietary (HarmonyOS), Apache License (OpenHarmony,Android ArkCompiler) |
Huawei initially open sourced Ark Compiler for Android platform on GitHub, on September 9, 2019, as they were transitioning away from the operating system via US sanctions. Then the company, open sourced Ark Compiler with OpenArkCompiler as part of the Huawei Ark Compiler open source project (HACOSP) in early February 2022 and ArkJS_runtime, in the previous year in September 2021 after two years of inception in August 2019.