Introduction to the Chicory Native JVM WebAssembly Runtime

Chicory is a JVM-native WebAssembly runtime written entirely in Java that loads .wasm binaries without requiring JNI or external dependencies. The guide demonstrates how to set up Chicory with Maven, compile WebAssembly modules from WAT format, instantiate modules on the JVM, and call exported functions from Java code. It covers essential concepts like imports and exports, value type mapping between WebAssembly and Java primitives, using host functions through a Store, and troubleshooting common errors during instantiation and function calls.