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Name: pybend
Version: 1.0.0
Summary: Compile Python applications into standalone native binaries
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Keywords: binary,compiler,deployment,freezer,standalone
Classifier: Development Status :: 3 - Alpha
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
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Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14
Classifier: Programming Language :: Rust
Classifier: Topic :: Software Development :: Build Tools
Classifier: Topic :: Software Development :: Compilers
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Requires-Dist: click>=8.0
Requires-Dist: rich>=13.0
Requires-Dist: zstandard>=0.22
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# PyBend 🪶

> Compile Python applications into standalone native binaries that run entirely in volatile memory.

PyBend is a zero-configuration, high-performance Python-to-Native-Binary compiler toolchain. It compiles your Python applications, third-party packages, and native C-extensions into a single, standalone executable — with **zero physical disk I/O at runtime**.

Unlike traditional freezers (PyInstaller, cx_Freeze, Nuitka) that extract dependencies to `/tmp` or `%TEMP%`, PyBend keeps everything in RAM via a custom PEP 451 meta-path importer backed by an embedded Virtual File System.

---

## 🚀 Performance Snapshot

| Metric | PyBend | PyInstaller |
|--------|--------|-------------|
| **Cold-Start Latency** | ~143 ms | ~300–500 ms |
| **Disk I/O at Runtime** | 0 physical writes | Writes to `/tmp` |
| **Binary Size (hello world)** | ~2.7 MB | ~30 MB+ |
| **Tree-Shaken Stdlib** | Modulefinder trace (300-400 modules) | Bundles full stdlib (~3,400 modules) |
| **Code on Disk** | Never | Extracted to temp |

## 🛠️ How It Works

### 1. AST Tracing & Tree-Shaking
Scans your import graph using Python's `modulefinder`. Only the modules your app actually imports are included — no bloat.

### 2. Optimization Pass (-OO)
All source is compiled to bytecode with assertions and docstrings stripped, yielding 8–15% smaller payloads.

### 3. Dual-Table VFS v2 Layout
Bytecode, native `.so`/`.pyd` extensions, and static assets are packed into a structured binary blob. All entry payloads are compressed as a single Zstd block for maximum ratio:

```
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  BENDVFS BLOB                                     │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  [4B: "BEND" Magic] [4B: Code Entry Count]       │
│  ┌────────────────────────────────────────────┐  │
│  │ Code Module Table                          │  │
│  │  name → (offset, compressed_size,          │  │
│  │          uncompressed_size, is_c_ext)      │  │
│  └────────────────────────────────────────────┘  │
│  [4B: Asset Entry Count]                         │
│  ┌────────────────────────────────────────────┐  │
│  │ Asset Table                                │  │
│  │  path → (offset, compressed_size,          │  │
│  │          uncompressed_size)                │  │
│  └────────────────────────────────────────────┘  │
│  ┌────────────────────────────────────────────┐  │
│  │ Single Zstd Block (all entries batched)    │  │
│  └────────────────────────────────────────────┘  │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```

### 4. RAM-Mapped Execution
- The Rust bootloader memory-maps itself via `memmap2`, locates the VFS by its `BEND` footer signature, decompresses the single Zstd block, and passes the payload to the embedded Python runtime.
- Before `Py_Initialize()`, VFS `.pyc` entries are extracted to a temp directory so `importlib` can find them during stdlib bootstrapping.
- A `BendMemoryFinder` is injected into `sys.meta_path[0]` per PEP 451 — all subsequent imports resolve from RAM.
- C-extensions are written to anonymous `memfd_create` (Linux) or temp files (Windows) and loaded via `dlopen`/`LoadLibrary` with `RTLD_GLOBAL`.

### 5. Tree-Shaking, Incremental Cache & Debug Stripping
- **Tree-shaken stdlib**: Modulefinder traces only the modules your app actually imports — ~300–400 modules instead of the full stdlib (~3,400).
- **Incremental cache**: Bytecode is cached by `(path, mtime, opt_level)` in `dist/.pybend_cache/`, so rebuilds recompile only changed files.
- **Debug stripping**: `co_linetable`/`co_lnotab` is stripped from all code objects, saving ~10% binary size.
- **Compression**: All entry payloads batched into a single Zstd block (level 7 default, configurable 1–19).

---

## 📦 Quick Start

### 1. Install

```bash
pip install pybend
```

### 2. Zero-Config Build

If your project directory contains `main.py`, `app.py`, or `manage.py` (Django):

```bash
pybend build
```

That's it. The output lands at `./dist/<name>.bin` (Linux) or `./dist/<name>.exe` (Windows).

Django projects are auto-detected: `--noreload` is appended to `runserver`, project packages are force-included, and `certifi.where()` is patched for the VFS CA bundle. FastAPI projects detected via `uvicorn.run()` get the same treatment.

### 3. Explicit Build

```bash
pybend build --entry src/server.py --output deploy/server -O 2
```

### 4. Config-Driven Build (`pybend.toml`)

```toml
[build]
entry_point = "src/main.py"
output_exe = "dist/app"    # auto-appends .exe on Windows
optimization_level = 2
compress_level = 7         # Zstd compression level (1–19)
strip_debug = true         # Strip co_linetable from bytecode
include_modules = ["hidden_dep"]
exclude_modules = ["test", "unittest"]  # or ["*"] to skip site-packages
include_data = ["config.json", "assets/"]
```

```bash
pybend build
```

### 5. Inspect a Compiled Binary

```bash
pybend inspect dist/app
```

Prints a table of all code and asset entries in the VFS — names, compressed/uncompressed sizes, compression ratios, and module types.

### 6. Build Bootloader from Source

If the pre-built bootloader doesn't match your Python version:

```bash
pybend bootstrap
```

Requires Rust/Cargo. The built template is automatically staged for future use.

### 7. Fetching Embedded Assets at Runtime

Any file listed in `include_data` can be streamed from memory:

```python
import pybend

config = pybend.get_asset("config.json")
template = pybend.get_asset("templates/email.html")
```

No disk access. No extraction. Directly from the VFS.

---

## 🏗️ Project Structure

```
pybend/
├── pyproject.toml              # Hatchling build config
├── bootloader/                 # Rust runtime engine
│   ├── Cargo.toml
│   └── src/
│       ├── main.rs
│       ├── extractor.rs
│       └── bootstrapper.rs
├── pybend/                     # Python build orchestration
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── cli.py                  # Click CLI
│   ├── compiler.py             # Pipeline orchestrator
│   ├── config.py               # TOML + CLI config resolution
│   ├── detector.py             # Django/FastAPI auto-detection
│   ├── inspector.py            # Binary VFS table parser
│   ├── dependency_resolver.py  # Import tracing + filtering
│   ├── importer.py             # Runtime VFS finder & loaders
│   ├── splicer.py              # Binary tail-splicing
│   ├── vfs_builder.py          # Zstd batch VFS builder + cache
│   └── templates/              # Pre-built bootloader binaries
├── docs/                       # MkDocs documentation
├── tests/                      # Test suite
└── .github/workflows/          # CI/CD pipelines
```

---

## ⚙️ Configuration Reference

### CLI Commands

| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `build` | Compile a Python app into a standalone binary |
| `bootstrap` | Build the bootloader template from Rust source |
| `inspect` | Inspect the VFS table inside a compiled binary |

### CLI Flags (`build`)

| Flag | Shorthand | Description |
|------|-----------|-------------|
| `--entry` | `-e` | Entry point script path |
| `--output` | `-o` | Output executable path |
| `--optimize` | `-O` | Optimization level (0, 1, 2) |
| `--include` | `-i` | Force-include a module |
| `--exclude` | `-x` | Exclude a module |
| `--template` | `-t` | Custom bootloader binary |
| `--config` | `-c` | Custom pybend.toml path |
| `--target` | `-p` | Target platform (`os/arch`, e.g. `linux/x86_64`) |
| `--verbose` | `-v` | Show detailed build output |
| `--quiet` | `-q` | Suppress all non-error output |
| `--no-strip` | | Do not strip debug symbols from output |
| `--compress-level` | | Zstd compression level (1–19, default 7) |
| `--no-strip-debug` | | Keep `co_linetable` in bytecode (larger binary) |

### pybend.toml Fields

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|-------|------|---------|-------------|
| `entry_point` | string | auto-discover | Entry script path |
| `output_exe` | string | `dist/<name>.bin`/`.exe` | Output binary path |
| `optimization_level` | int | `2` | Bytecode optimization (0/1/2) |
| `compress_level` | int | `7` | Zstd compression level (1–19) |
| `strip_debug` | bool | `true` | Strip `co_linetable` from bytecode |
| `include_modules` | string[] | `[]` | Force-include modules |
| `exclude_modules` | string[] | `[]` | Exclude modules (`["*"]` skips all site-packages) |
| `include_data` | string[] | `[]` | Static file paths to embed |

---

## 🧪 Testing

```bash
# Python test suite
python -m unittest discover -s tests -v

# Rust tests
cd bootloader && cargo test
```

Current test coverage: **49 Python tests + 2 Rust tests — all passing**.

Includes end-to-end compilation + execution tests, C-extension loading (`memfd_create` on Linux, `.pyd`+`.dll` on Windows), VFS structural validation, latency benchmarks, and disk-isolation verification.

---

## 🎯 Target Platforms

- **Linux x86_64** (primary, production-tested)
- **Windows x86_64** (Python 3.10–3.14, CI-tested, `.exe` output with `.pyd`/`.dll` support)

Future targets: `aarch64-unknown-linux-musl`, `aarch64-apple-darwin`.

---

## 📜 License

MIT — see [LICENSE](LICENSE).

Copyright (c) 2026 Jude Nii Klemesu Commey
