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Static, type inferred and embeddable language written in Rust. Version 0.18.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Static, type inferred and embeddable language written in Rust
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- gluon
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Project history and usage
Gluon is a small, statically typed, type-inferred functional language written in Rust and designed for embedding in applications. Package users mainly encounter it through its command-line REPL and through Rust crates that embed the language runtime.
Project history
The public `gluon-lang/gluon` repository was created in 2015, during the early expansion of Rust-based language experiments. The README presents the project's central design goal: combine static typing, type inference, Unicode support, garbage-collected execution, and simple Rust interoperation for application scripting.
The project evolved as both a language implementation and an embeddable Rust library. Its documentation includes a book, Rust API documentation, standard-library documentation, examples, an online try page, release downloads, and Cargo installation of the `gluon_repl` crate.
Adoption history
Gluon's adoption belongs to the embeddable-language niche rather than mainstream application deployment. Repository metadata shows several thousand stars, and the project is packaged by Homebrew, but its practical audience is Rust developers evaluating a statically typed scripting layer with lower embedding boilerplate than writing an entire domain language from scratch.
Its package-manager presence gives experimenters a quick way to run programs and the REPL, while the Rust crates make the language more relevant as a library than as a standalone general-purpose language.
How it is used
Practitioners use Gluon to run scripts, open an interactive REPL with the `-i` flag, or embed the VM in Rust applications. The README emphasizes direct passing of Rust-defined functions into Gluon, separate heaps per executing thread, thread-safe execution guarantees from Rust, and parser-combinator examples in the standard library.
Common exploratory uses include application scripting, typed configuration-like logic, language experimentation, and teaching examples that benefit from ML-style syntax, type inference, and Rust-hosted embedding.
Why package nerds care
Gluon is notable for package users because it represents a specific Rust ecosystem idea: embed a typed functional language rather than a dynamic scripting language. Installing the package exposes the REPL, while the deeper value remains in the crates and documentation for host-application integration.
Timeline
- 2015: Public GitHub repository created.
- 2016: The `gluon-lang` GitHub organization was created after the repository's initial public life.
- Later development: Documentation expanded into a book, Rust API docs, standard-library docs, and an online try page.
Related projects
- Rust is the implementation language and host ecosystem for Gluon embedding.
- `gluon_repl` provides the command-line REPL path documented by the project.
- The online try_gluon project provides browser-based experimentation.
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security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 10 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
gluon | cli | global executable |
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Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.18.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.18.2
https://github.com/gluon-lang/gluon
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:gluon |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.18.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gluon |
| Homepage | https://gluon-lang.org |
| Repository | https://github.com/gluon-lang/gluon |
| Upstream docs | https://gluon-lang.org/doc/crates_io/book/index.html |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/gluon-lang/gluon/archive/refs/tags/v0.18.2.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | rust |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | gluon |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
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