@carbonenginejs/runtime-utils 0.1.1 → 0.1.3

package/src/types/carbonTypes.js

@@ -1,635 +1,635 @@
-export const CARBON_META = Symbol.for("carbonenginejs.type");
-export const CARBON_RAW_STRUCT_TYPE = Symbol.for("carbonenginejs.rawStructType");
-
-export const CARBON_TYPE = Object.freeze({
-    UNKNOWN: "unknown",
-    BOOLEAN: "boolean",
-    STRING: "string",
-    PATH: "path",
-    EXPRESSION: "expression",
-    ENUM: "enum",
-    FLOAT32: "float32",
-    FLOAT64: "float64",
-    INT8: "int8",
-    UINT8: "uint8",
-    INT16: "int16",
-    UINT16: "uint16",
-    INT32: "int32",
-    UINT32: "uint32",
-    INT64: "int64",
-    UINT64: "uint64",
-    VECTOR2: "vector2",
-    VECTOR3: "vector3",
-    VECTOR4: "vector4",
-    COLOR: "color",
-    QUATERNION: "quaternion",
-    MATRIX3: "matrix3",
-    MATRIX4: "matrix4",
-    ARRAY: "array",
-    MAP: "map",
-    SET: "set",
-    MODEL: "model",
-    OBJECT_REF: "objectRef",
-    STRUCT: "struct",
-    RAW_STRUCT: "rawStruct",
-    TYPED_ARRAY: "typedArray"
-});
-
-const FLOAT32_VECTOR_DEFINITIONS = Object.freeze({
-    [CARBON_TYPE.VECTOR2]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.VECTOR2, js: "vec2", scalar: CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT32, length: 2, default: [0, 0] }),
-    [CARBON_TYPE.VECTOR3]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.VECTOR3, js: "vec3", scalar: CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT32, length: 3, default: [0, 0, 0] }),
-    [CARBON_TYPE.VECTOR4]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.VECTOR4, js: "vec4", scalar: CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT32, length: 4, default: [0, 0, 0, 0] }),
-    [CARBON_TYPE.COLOR]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.COLOR, js: "vec4", semantic: CARBON_TYPE.COLOR, scalar: CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT32, length: 4, default: [0, 0, 0, 0] }),
-    [CARBON_TYPE.QUATERNION]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.QUATERNION, js: "quat", scalar: CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT32, length: 4, default: [0, 0, 0, 1] }),
-    [CARBON_TYPE.MATRIX3]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.MATRIX3, js: "mat3", scalar: CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT32, length: 9, default: [1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1] }),
-    [CARBON_TYPE.MATRIX4]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.MATRIX4, js: "mat4", scalar: CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT32, length: 16, default: [1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1] })
-});
-
-const TYPE_DEFINITIONS = Object.freeze({
-    [CARBON_TYPE.UNKNOWN]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.UNKNOWN, js: "*" }),
-    [CARBON_TYPE.BOOLEAN]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.BOOLEAN, js: "boolean" }),
-    [CARBON_TYPE.STRING]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.STRING, js: "string" }),
-    [CARBON_TYPE.PATH]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.PATH, js: "string" }),
-    [CARBON_TYPE.EXPRESSION]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.EXPRESSION, js: "string", semantic: CARBON_TYPE.EXPRESSION }),
-    [CARBON_TYPE.ENUM]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.ENUM, js: "number|string|null" }),
-    [CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT32]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT32, js: "number", bits: 32, signed: true, floating: true }),
-    [CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT64]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT64, js: "number", bits: 64, signed: true, floating: true }),
-    [CARBON_TYPE.INT8]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.INT8, js: "number", bits: 8, signed: true, integer: true }),
-    [CARBON_TYPE.UINT8]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.UINT8, js: "number", bits: 8, signed: false, integer: true }),
-    [CARBON_TYPE.INT16]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.INT16, js: "number", bits: 16, signed: true, integer: true }),
-    [CARBON_TYPE.UINT16]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.UINT16, js: "number", bits: 16, signed: false, integer: true }),
-    [CARBON_TYPE.INT32]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.INT32, js: "number", bits: 32, signed: true, integer: true }),
-    [CARBON_TYPE.UINT32]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.UINT32, js: "number", bits: 32, signed: false, integer: true }),
-    [CARBON_TYPE.INT64]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.INT64, js: "bigint", bits: 64, signed: true, integer: true }),
-    [CARBON_TYPE.UINT64]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.UINT64, js: "bigint", bits: 64, signed: false, integer: true }),
-    [CARBON_TYPE.ARRAY]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.ARRAY, js: "Array" }),
-    [CARBON_TYPE.MAP]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.MAP, js: "Map" }),
-    [CARBON_TYPE.SET]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.SET, js: "Set" }),
-    [CARBON_TYPE.MODEL]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.MODEL, js: "object|null" }),
-    [CARBON_TYPE.OBJECT_REF]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.OBJECT_REF, js: "object|null" }),
-    [CARBON_TYPE.STRUCT]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.STRUCT, js: "object" }),
-    [CARBON_TYPE.RAW_STRUCT]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.RAW_STRUCT, js: "object" }),
-    [CARBON_TYPE.TYPED_ARRAY]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.TYPED_ARRAY, js: "TypedArray" }),
-    ...FLOAT32_VECTOR_DEFINITIONS
-});
-
-const TYPE_ALIASES = Object.freeze({
-    bool: CARBON_TYPE.BOOLEAN,
-    float: CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT32,
-    double: CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT64,
-    vec2: CARBON_TYPE.VECTOR2,
-    vec3: CARBON_TYPE.VECTOR3,
-    vec4: CARBON_TYPE.VECTOR4,
-    quat: CARBON_TYPE.QUATERNION,
-    mat3: CARBON_TYPE.MATRIX3,
-    mat4: CARBON_TYPE.MATRIX4
-});
-
-const TYPED_ARRAY_CTORS = Object.freeze({
-    Int8Array,
-    Uint8Array,
-    Uint8ClampedArray,
-    Int16Array,
-    Uint16Array,
-    Int32Array,
-    Uint32Array,
-    Float32Array,
-    Float64Array,
-    BigInt64Array,
-    BigUint64Array
-});
-
-const num = Object.freeze({
-    int8,
-    uint8,
-    int16,
-    uint16,
-    int32,
-    uint32,
-    int64,
-    uint64,
-    float32,
-    float64
-});
-
-const CARBON_MATH_KINDS = new Set(Object.keys(FLOAT32_VECTOR_DEFINITIONS));
-
-export function createCarbonMathValue(type, value = undefined)
-{
-    const descriptor = normalizeCarbonTypeDescriptor(type);
-    const values = normalizeMathValues(value, descriptor.length, descriptor.default);
-
-    // Carbon math values are plain Float32Arrays. Their descriptors remain
-    // independent of the gl-matrix-backed math helpers. Defaults already
-    // encode identity/zero, matching gl-matrix's create() output.
-    return CARBON_MATH_KINDS.has(descriptor.kind) ? Float32Array.from(values) : values;
-}
-
-/**
- * Coerce a math value INTO an existing Float32Array target, in place, with no
- * allocation. Returns `true`/`false` (whether any element changed) when the fast
- * path applies — a math kind, `target` a compatible Float32Array, and `value`
- * array-like. Returns `null` when it does not apply (non-math kind, incompatible
- * or absent target, or a null/undefined value) so the caller falls back to a
- * normal allocating assignment.
- */
-export function coerceCarbonMathInto(target, value, type)
-{
-    const descriptor = normalizeCarbonTypeDescriptor(type);
-    if (!CARBON_MATH_KINDS.has(descriptor.kind)) return null;
-    if (!(target instanceof Float32Array) || target.length !== descriptor.length) return null;
-
-    const source = ArrayBuffer.isView(value) || Array.isArray(value) ? value : null;
-    if (!source) return null;
-
-    const defaults = descriptor.default;
-    let changed = false;
-    for (let i = 0; i < descriptor.length; i++)
-    {
-        const next = num.float32(i < source.length ? source[i] : defaults[i]);
-        if (target[i] !== next)
-        {
-            target[i] = next;
-            changed = true;
-        }
-    }
-    return changed;
-}
-
-export function getCarbonTypeDefinition(type)
-{
-    const descriptor = normalizeCarbonTypeDescriptor(type);
-    return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[descriptor.kind] || TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.UNKNOWN];
-}
-
-export function normalizeCarbonTypeDescriptor(type)
-{
-    if (!type) return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.UNKNOWN];
-    if (typeof type === "string") return carbonTypeDefinitionForKind(type);
-    if (type.kind) return mergeCarbonTypeDefinition(type);
-    if (type.jsType) return normalizeCarbonTypeDescriptor(type.jsType);
-    if (type.cppType) return inferCarbonTypeFromCpp(type.cppType, type.name);
-    if (type.pythonType) return inferCarbonTypeFromPython(type.pythonType);
-    return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.UNKNOWN];
-}
-
-export function inferCarbonTypeFromCpp(cppType, propertyName = "")
-{
-    const original = String(cppType || "").trim();
-    const type = normalizeCppType(original);
-    const named = normalizeCppTypeName(original);
-
-    if (!type) return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.UNKNOWN];
-    if (type.includes("std::vector") || /(?:Vector|List)$/.test(named)) return containerDescriptor(CARBON_TYPE.ARRAY, original);
-    if (type.includes("std::map") || /(?:Map)$/.test(named)) return containerDescriptor(CARBON_TYPE.MAP, original);
-    if (type.includes("std::set") || /(?:Set)$/.test(named)) return containerDescriptor(CARBON_TYPE.SET, original);
-    if (/\*$/.test(type) || /^P(?:I)?[A-Z]\w+$/.test(named) || /(?:Ptr|Ref)$/.test(named)) return objectRefDescriptor(original);
-
-    switch (named)
-    {
-        case "bool":
-            return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.BOOLEAN];
-        case "char":
-        case "int8_t":
-            return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.INT8];
-        case "uint8_t":
-        case "byte":
-            return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.UINT8];
-        case "int16_t":
-        case "short":
-            return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.INT16];
-        case "uint16_t":
-        case "ushort":
-            return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.UINT16];
-        case "int":
-        case "int32_t":
-        case "long":
-            return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.INT32];
-        case "uint":
-        case "uint32_t":
-        case "ulong":
-            return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.UINT32];
-        case "int64_t":
-        case "longlong":
-            return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.INT64];
-        case "uint64_t":
-        case "size_t":
-        case "ulonglong":
-            return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.UINT64];
-        case "float":
-            return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT32];
-        case "double":
-            return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT64];
-        case "std::string":
-        case "std::wstring":
-        case "BlueSharedString":
-            return isExpressionLike(propertyName) ? TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.EXPRESSION] : TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.STRING];
-        case "Vector2":
-            return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.VECTOR2];
-        case "Vector3":
-            return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.VECTOR3];
-        case "Vector4":
-            return isRotationLike(propertyName) ? TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.QUATERNION] : TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.VECTOR4];
-        case "Color":
-        case "ColorRGBA":
-            return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.COLOR];
-        case "Quaternion":
-            return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.QUATERNION];
-        case "Matrix3":
-        case "Mat3":
-            return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.MATRIX3];
-        case "Matrix":
-        case "Matrix4":
-        case "Mat4":
-        case "TriMatrix":
-            return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.MATRIX4];
-        default:
-            break;
-    }
-
-    if (/::[A-Za-z_]\w*(?:Type|Usage|Mode|Enum)$/.test(type)) return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.ENUM];
-    if (type.includes("::")) return rawStructDescriptor(original);
-    if (/^[A-Z]\w*(?:Type|Usage|Mode|Enum)?$/.test(named)) return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.ENUM];
-    return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.UNKNOWN];
-}
-
-export function inferCarbonTypeFromPython(pythonType)
-{
-    const type = String(pythonType || "").trim().toLowerCase();
-    if (!type) return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.UNKNOWN];
-    if (type === "bool" || type === "boolean") return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.BOOLEAN];
-    if (type === "str" || type === "unicode" || type === "bytes") return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.STRING];
-    if (type === "float") return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT64];
-    if (type === "int" || type === "long") return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.INT64];
-    if (type === "list" || type === "tuple") return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.ARRAY];
-    if (type === "dict") return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.MAP];
-    if (type === "set") return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.SET];
-    if (type === "none" || type === "nonetype") return objectRefDescriptor("NoneType");
-    return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.UNKNOWN];
-}
-
-export function defaultValueForCarbonField(field)
-{
-    if (field && field.default && field.default.kind !== "expression")
-    {
-        return normalizeCarbonValue(field.default.json, field);
-    }
-    return defaultCarbonValue(field);
-}
-
-export function defaultCarbonValue(type)
-{
-    const descriptor = normalizeCarbonTypeDescriptor(type);
-    switch (descriptor.kind)
-    {
-        case CARBON_TYPE.BOOLEAN:
-            return false;
-        case CARBON_TYPE.STRING:
-        case CARBON_TYPE.PATH:
-        case CARBON_TYPE.EXPRESSION:
-            return "";
-        case CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT32:
-            return num.float32(0);
-        case CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT64:
-            return num.float64(0);
-        case CARBON_TYPE.INT8:
-            return num.int8(0);
-        case CARBON_TYPE.UINT8:
-            return num.uint8(0);
-        case CARBON_TYPE.INT16:
-            return num.int16(0);
-        case CARBON_TYPE.UINT16:
-            return num.uint16(0);
-        case CARBON_TYPE.INT32:
-            return num.int32(0);
-        case CARBON_TYPE.UINT32:
-            return num.uint32(0);
-        case CARBON_TYPE.INT64:
-            return num.int64(0);
-        case CARBON_TYPE.UINT64:
-            return num.uint64(0);
-        case CARBON_TYPE.VECTOR2:
-        case CARBON_TYPE.VECTOR3:
-        case CARBON_TYPE.VECTOR4:
-        case CARBON_TYPE.COLOR:
-        case CARBON_TYPE.QUATERNION:
-        case CARBON_TYPE.MATRIX3:
-        case CARBON_TYPE.MATRIX4:
-            return createCarbonMathValue(descriptor);
-        case CARBON_TYPE.ARRAY:
-            return [];
-        case CARBON_TYPE.MAP:
-            return new Map();
-        case CARBON_TYPE.SET:
-            return new Set();
-        case CARBON_TYPE.ENUM:
-        case CARBON_TYPE.MODEL:
-        case CARBON_TYPE.OBJECT_REF:
-        case CARBON_TYPE.STRUCT:
-        case CARBON_TYPE.RAW_STRUCT:
-        case CARBON_TYPE.UNKNOWN:
-        default:
-            return null;
-    }
-}
-
-export function normalizeCarbonValue(value, type)
-{
-    const descriptor = normalizeCarbonTypeDescriptor(type);
-    if (value === undefined) return defaultCarbonValue(descriptor);
-    if (value === null) return null;
-
-    switch (descriptor.kind)
-    {
-        case CARBON_TYPE.BOOLEAN:
-            return Boolean(value);
-        case CARBON_TYPE.STRING:
-        case CARBON_TYPE.PATH:
-        case CARBON_TYPE.EXPRESSION:
-            return String(value);
-        case CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT32:
-            return num.float32(value);
-        case CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT64:
-            return num.float64(value);
-        case CARBON_TYPE.INT8:
-            return num.int8(value);
-        case CARBON_TYPE.UINT8:
-            return num.uint8(value);
-        case CARBON_TYPE.INT16:
-            return num.int16(value);
-        case CARBON_TYPE.UINT16:
-            return num.uint16(value);
-        case CARBON_TYPE.INT32:
-            return num.int32(value);
-        case CARBON_TYPE.UINT32:
-            return num.uint32(value);
-        case CARBON_TYPE.INT64:
-            return num.int64(value);
-        case CARBON_TYPE.UINT64:
-            return num.uint64(value);
-        case CARBON_TYPE.VECTOR2:
-        case CARBON_TYPE.VECTOR3:
-        case CARBON_TYPE.VECTOR4:
-        case CARBON_TYPE.COLOR:
-        case CARBON_TYPE.QUATERNION:
-        case CARBON_TYPE.MATRIX3:
-        case CARBON_TYPE.MATRIX4:
-            return createCarbonMathValue(descriptor, value);
-        case CARBON_TYPE.ARRAY:
-            return Array.isArray(value) ? value.map(cloneCarbonValue) : [cloneCarbonValue(value)];
-        case CARBON_TYPE.MAP:
-            return value instanceof Map ? cloneCarbonValue(value) : new Map(Object.entries(value || {}));
-        case CARBON_TYPE.SET:
-            return value instanceof Set ? new Set(value) : new Set(Array.isArray(value) ? value : [value]);
-        default:
-            return cloneCarbonValue(value);
-    }
-}
-
-export function cloneCarbonValue(value)
-{
-    if (ArrayBuffer.isView(value)) return new value.constructor(value);
-    if (typeof value === "bigint") return value;
-    if (isSourceShapedObject(value)) return value;
-    if (value instanceof Map) return new Map(Array.from(value.entries()).map(([key, item]) => [key, cloneCarbonValue(item)]));
-    if (value instanceof Set) return new Set(Array.from(value.values()).map(cloneCarbonValue));
-    if (Array.isArray(value)) return value.map(cloneCarbonValue);
-    if (value && typeof value === "object")
-    {
-        const result = Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(value).map(([key, item]) => [key, cloneCarbonValue(item)]));
-        if (isCarbonRawStruct(value)) return createCarbonRawStruct(getCarbonRawStructType(value), result);
-        return result;
-    }
-    return value;
-}
-
-export function exportCarbonValue(value)
-{
-    if (ArrayBuffer.isView(value)) return Array.from(value, item => typeof item === "bigint" ? item.toString() : item);
-    if (typeof value === "bigint") return value.toString();
-    if (value instanceof Map) return Object.fromEntries(Array.from(value.entries()).map(([key, item]) => [key, exportCarbonValue(item)]));
-    if (value instanceof Set) return Array.from(value.values()).map(exportCarbonValue);
-    if (Array.isArray(value)) return value.map(exportCarbonValue);
-    if (value && typeof value === "object")
-    {
-        const result = Object.fromEntries(
-            Object.entries(value)
-                .filter(([key]) => !key.startsWith("_"))
-                .map(([key, item]) => [key, exportCarbonValue(item)])
-        );
-        if (isCarbonRawStruct(value)) result.$type = getCarbonRawStructType(value);
-        return result;
-    }
-    return value;
-}
-
-export function createCarbonRawStruct(typeName, values = {})
-{
-    const result = { ...values };
-    Object.defineProperty(result, CARBON_META, {
-        value: CARBON_TYPE.RAW_STRUCT,
-        enumerable: false,
-        configurable: true
-    });
-    Object.defineProperty(result, CARBON_RAW_STRUCT_TYPE, {
-        value: typeName || null,
-        enumerable: false,
-        configurable: true
-    });
-    return result;
-}
-
-export function isCarbonRawStruct(value)
-{
-    return Boolean(value && typeof value === "object" && value[CARBON_META] === CARBON_TYPE.RAW_STRUCT);
-}
-
-export function getCarbonRawStructType(value)
-{
-    return isCarbonRawStruct(value) ? value[CARBON_RAW_STRUCT_TYPE] : null;
-}
-
-export function carbonValueToJsExpression(value)
-{
-    if (ArrayBuffer.isView(value))
-    {
-        const values = Array.from(value, item => typeof item === "bigint" ? `${item}n` : formatJsNumber(item));
-        return `new ${value.constructor.name}([${values.join(", ")}])`;
-    }
-    if (typeof value === "bigint") return `${value}n`;
-    if (value instanceof Map) return "new Map()";
-    if (value instanceof Set) return "new Set()";
-    if (Array.isArray(value)) return `[${value.map(item => carbonValueToJsExpression(item)).join(", ")}]`;
-    if (value && typeof value === "object") return JSON.stringify(exportCarbonValue(value), null, 4);
-    return JSON.stringify(value);
-}
-
-export function typedArrayConstructor(name)
-{
-    return TYPED_ARRAY_CTORS[name] || null;
-}
-
-function carbonTypeDefinitionForKind(kind)
-{
-    const normalized = TYPE_ALIASES[kind] || kind;
-    return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[normalized] || Object.freeze({ kind: normalized, js: "*" });
-}
-
-function mergeCarbonTypeDefinition(type)
-{
-    const definition = carbonTypeDefinitionForKind(type.kind);
-    return Object.freeze({ ...definition, ...type, kind: definition.kind });
-}
-
-function uint8(value)
-{
-    return Number(value) & 0xff;
-}
-
-function int8(value)
-{
-    const result = uint8(value);
-    return result > 0x7f ? result - 0x100 : result;
-}
-
-function uint16(value)
-{
-    return Number(value) & 0xffff;
-}
-
-function int16(value)
-{
-    const result = uint16(value);
-    return result > 0x7fff ? result - 0x10000 : result;
-}
-
-function uint32(value)
-{
-    return Number(value) >>> 0;
-}
-
-function int32(value)
-{
-    return Number(value) | 0;
-}
-
-function uint64(value)
-{
-    return toBigInt(value, false);
-}
-
-function int64(value)
-{
-    return toBigInt(value, true);
-}
-
-function float32(value)
-{
-    const result = Number(value);
-    return Number.isFinite(result) ? result : 0;
-}
-
-function float64(value)
-{
-    const result = Number(value);
-    return Number.isFinite(result) ? result : 0;
-}
-
-function toBigInt(value, signed)
-{
-    let result = 0n;
-    if (typeof value === "bigint") result = value;
-    else if (typeof value === "number" && Number.isFinite(value)) result = BigInt(Math.trunc(value));
-    else if (typeof value === "string" && value.trim()) result = BigInt(value.trim());
-
-    // Clamp unsigned negatives but FALL THROUGH so safe-range values export
-    // as ordinary numbers (an early BigInt return here leaked '0' strings
-    // into values interchange - fixed 2026-07-23).
-    if (!signed && result < 0n) result = 0n;
-
-    // Safe-range 64-bit values stay ordinary numbers so a JSON round trip
-    // (GetValues → SetValues) reproduces the exported representation; BigInt
-    // is reserved for magnitudes JSON numbers cannot hold.
-    if (result >= MIN_SAFE_BIGINT && result <= MAX_SAFE_BIGINT) return Number(result);
-    return result;
-}
-
-const MAX_SAFE_BIGINT = BigInt(Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER);
-
-const MIN_SAFE_BIGINT = BigInt(Number.MIN_SAFE_INTEGER);
-
-function containerDescriptor(kind, cppType)
-{
-    const elementCppType = extractTemplateArgument(cppType);
-    return Object.freeze({
-        kind,
-        js: kind === CARBON_TYPE.MAP ? "Map" : kind === CARBON_TYPE.SET ? "Set" : "Array",
-        cppType,
-        elementType: elementCppType ? inferCarbonTypeFromCpp(elementCppType) : undefined
-    });
-}
-
-function objectRefDescriptor(cppType)
-{
-    return Object.freeze({ ...TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.OBJECT_REF], cppType });
-}
-
-function rawStructDescriptor(cppType)
-{
-    return Object.freeze({ ...TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.RAW_STRUCT], cppType });
-}
-
-function extractTemplateArgument(cppType)
-{
-    const match = String(cppType || "").match(/<(.+)>/);
-    return match ? match[1].trim() : null;
-}
-
-function normalizeCppType(cppType)
-{
-    return String(cppType || "")
-        .replace(/\bconst\b/g, "")
-        .replace(/&/g, "")
-        .replace(/\s+/g, " ")
-        .trim();
-}
-
-function normalizeCppTypeName(cppType)
-{
-    return normalizeCppType(cppType)
-        .replace(/\s*\*+$/, "")
-        .replace(/\bstd::basic_string\s*<[^>]+>/g, "std::string")
-        .trim();
-}
-
-function isRotationLike(name)
-{
-    return /(?:^|[^A-Za-z0-9])(?:rotation|quat|quaternion)|(?:rotation|quat|quaternion)/i.test(String(name || ""));
-}
-
-function isExpressionLike(name)
-{
-    return /(?:^|[^A-Za-z0-9])expression(?:$|[^A-Za-z0-9])|expression/i.test(String(name || ""));
-}
-
-function normalizeMathValues(value, length, defaults)
-{
-    const result = Array.isArray(defaults) ? defaults.slice() : new Array(length).fill(0);
-    const source = ArrayBuffer.isView(value) || Array.isArray(value) ? value : [];
-    for (let i = 0; i < result.length && i < source.length; i++)
-    {
-        result[i] = num.float32(source[i]);
-    }
-    return result;
-}
-
-function formatJsNumber(value)
-{
-    if (Object.is(value, -0)) return "-0";
-    return Number.isFinite(value) ? String(value) : "0";
-}
-
-function isSourceShapedObject(value)
-{
-    return Boolean(value && typeof value === "object" && typeof value._sourceClassName === "string");
-}
+export const CARBON_META = Symbol.for("carbonenginejs.type");
+export const CARBON_RAW_STRUCT_TYPE = Symbol.for("carbonenginejs.rawStructType");
+
+export const CARBON_TYPE = Object.freeze({
+    UNKNOWN: "unknown",
+    BOOLEAN: "boolean",
+    STRING: "string",
+    PATH: "path",
+    EXPRESSION: "expression",
+    ENUM: "enum",
+    FLOAT32: "float32",
+    FLOAT64: "float64",
+    INT8: "int8",
+    UINT8: "uint8",
+    INT16: "int16",
+    UINT16: "uint16",
+    INT32: "int32",
+    UINT32: "uint32",
+    INT64: "int64",
+    UINT64: "uint64",
+    VECTOR2: "vector2",
+    VECTOR3: "vector3",
+    VECTOR4: "vector4",
+    COLOR: "color",
+    QUATERNION: "quaternion",
+    MATRIX3: "matrix3",
+    MATRIX4: "matrix4",
+    ARRAY: "array",
+    MAP: "map",
+    SET: "set",
+    MODEL: "model",
+    OBJECT_REF: "objectRef",
+    STRUCT: "struct",
+    RAW_STRUCT: "rawStruct",
+    TYPED_ARRAY: "typedArray"
+});
+
+const FLOAT32_VECTOR_DEFINITIONS = Object.freeze({
+    [CARBON_TYPE.VECTOR2]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.VECTOR2, js: "vec2", scalar: CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT32, length: 2, default: [0, 0] }),
+    [CARBON_TYPE.VECTOR3]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.VECTOR3, js: "vec3", scalar: CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT32, length: 3, default: [0, 0, 0] }),
+    [CARBON_TYPE.VECTOR4]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.VECTOR4, js: "vec4", scalar: CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT32, length: 4, default: [0, 0, 0, 0] }),
+    [CARBON_TYPE.COLOR]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.COLOR, js: "vec4", semantic: CARBON_TYPE.COLOR, scalar: CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT32, length: 4, default: [0, 0, 0, 0] }),
+    [CARBON_TYPE.QUATERNION]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.QUATERNION, js: "quat", scalar: CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT32, length: 4, default: [0, 0, 0, 1] }),
+    [CARBON_TYPE.MATRIX3]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.MATRIX3, js: "mat3", scalar: CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT32, length: 9, default: [1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1] }),
+    [CARBON_TYPE.MATRIX4]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.MATRIX4, js: "mat4", scalar: CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT32, length: 16, default: [1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1] })
+});
+
+const TYPE_DEFINITIONS = Object.freeze({
+    [CARBON_TYPE.UNKNOWN]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.UNKNOWN, js: "*" }),
+    [CARBON_TYPE.BOOLEAN]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.BOOLEAN, js: "boolean" }),
+    [CARBON_TYPE.STRING]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.STRING, js: "string" }),
+    [CARBON_TYPE.PATH]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.PATH, js: "string" }),
+    [CARBON_TYPE.EXPRESSION]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.EXPRESSION, js: "string", semantic: CARBON_TYPE.EXPRESSION }),
+    [CARBON_TYPE.ENUM]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.ENUM, js: "number|string|null" }),
+    [CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT32]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT32, js: "number", bits: 32, signed: true, floating: true }),
+    [CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT64]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT64, js: "number", bits: 64, signed: true, floating: true }),
+    [CARBON_TYPE.INT8]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.INT8, js: "number", bits: 8, signed: true, integer: true }),
+    [CARBON_TYPE.UINT8]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.UINT8, js: "number", bits: 8, signed: false, integer: true }),
+    [CARBON_TYPE.INT16]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.INT16, js: "number", bits: 16, signed: true, integer: true }),
+    [CARBON_TYPE.UINT16]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.UINT16, js: "number", bits: 16, signed: false, integer: true }),
+    [CARBON_TYPE.INT32]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.INT32, js: "number", bits: 32, signed: true, integer: true }),
+    [CARBON_TYPE.UINT32]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.UINT32, js: "number", bits: 32, signed: false, integer: true }),
+    [CARBON_TYPE.INT64]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.INT64, js: "bigint", bits: 64, signed: true, integer: true }),
+    [CARBON_TYPE.UINT64]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.UINT64, js: "bigint", bits: 64, signed: false, integer: true }),
+    [CARBON_TYPE.ARRAY]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.ARRAY, js: "Array" }),
+    [CARBON_TYPE.MAP]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.MAP, js: "Map" }),
+    [CARBON_TYPE.SET]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.SET, js: "Set" }),
+    [CARBON_TYPE.MODEL]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.MODEL, js: "object|null" }),
+    [CARBON_TYPE.OBJECT_REF]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.OBJECT_REF, js: "object|null" }),
+    [CARBON_TYPE.STRUCT]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.STRUCT, js: "object" }),
+    [CARBON_TYPE.RAW_STRUCT]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.RAW_STRUCT, js: "object" }),
+    [CARBON_TYPE.TYPED_ARRAY]: Object.freeze({ kind: CARBON_TYPE.TYPED_ARRAY, js: "TypedArray" }),
+    ...FLOAT32_VECTOR_DEFINITIONS
+});
+
+const TYPE_ALIASES = Object.freeze({
+    bool: CARBON_TYPE.BOOLEAN,
+    float: CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT32,
+    double: CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT64,
+    vec2: CARBON_TYPE.VECTOR2,
+    vec3: CARBON_TYPE.VECTOR3,
+    vec4: CARBON_TYPE.VECTOR4,
+    quat: CARBON_TYPE.QUATERNION,
+    mat3: CARBON_TYPE.MATRIX3,
+    mat4: CARBON_TYPE.MATRIX4
+});
+
+const TYPED_ARRAY_CTORS = Object.freeze({
+    Int8Array,
+    Uint8Array,
+    Uint8ClampedArray,
+    Int16Array,
+    Uint16Array,
+    Int32Array,
+    Uint32Array,
+    Float32Array,
+    Float64Array,
+    BigInt64Array,
+    BigUint64Array
+});
+
+const num = Object.freeze({
+    int8,
+    uint8,
+    int16,
+    uint16,
+    int32,
+    uint32,
+    int64,
+    uint64,
+    float32,
+    float64
+});
+
+const CARBON_MATH_KINDS = new Set(Object.keys(FLOAT32_VECTOR_DEFINITIONS));
+
+export function createCarbonMathValue(type, value = undefined)
+{
+    const descriptor = normalizeCarbonTypeDescriptor(type);
+    const values = normalizeMathValues(value, descriptor.length, descriptor.default);
+
+    // Carbon math values are plain Float32Arrays. Their descriptors remain
+    // independent of the gl-matrix-backed math helpers. Defaults already
+    // encode identity/zero, matching gl-matrix's create() output.
+    return CARBON_MATH_KINDS.has(descriptor.kind) ? Float32Array.from(values) : values;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Coerce a math value INTO an existing Float32Array target, in place, with no
+ * allocation. Returns `true`/`false` (whether any element changed) when the fast
+ * path applies — a math kind, `target` a compatible Float32Array, and `value`
+ * array-like. Returns `null` when it does not apply (non-math kind, incompatible
+ * or absent target, or a null/undefined value) so the caller falls back to a
+ * normal allocating assignment.
+ */
+export function coerceCarbonMathInto(target, value, type)
+{
+    const descriptor = normalizeCarbonTypeDescriptor(type);
+    if (!CARBON_MATH_KINDS.has(descriptor.kind)) return null;
+    if (!(target instanceof Float32Array) || target.length !== descriptor.length) return null;
+
+    const source = ArrayBuffer.isView(value) || Array.isArray(value) ? value : null;
+    if (!source) return null;
+
+    const defaults = descriptor.default;
+    let changed = false;
+    for (let i = 0; i < descriptor.length; i++)
+    {
+        const next = num.float32(i < source.length ? source[i] : defaults[i]);
+        if (target[i] !== next)
+        {
+            target[i] = next;
+            changed = true;
+        }
+    }
+    return changed;
+}
+
+export function getCarbonTypeDefinition(type)
+{
+    const descriptor = normalizeCarbonTypeDescriptor(type);
+    return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[descriptor.kind] || TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.UNKNOWN];
+}
+
+export function normalizeCarbonTypeDescriptor(type)
+{
+    if (!type) return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.UNKNOWN];
+    if (typeof type === "string") return carbonTypeDefinitionForKind(type);
+    if (type.kind) return mergeCarbonTypeDefinition(type);
+    if (type.jsType) return normalizeCarbonTypeDescriptor(type.jsType);
+    if (type.cppType) return inferCarbonTypeFromCpp(type.cppType, type.name);
+    if (type.pythonType) return inferCarbonTypeFromPython(type.pythonType);
+    return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.UNKNOWN];
+}
+
+export function inferCarbonTypeFromCpp(cppType, propertyName = "")
+{
+    const original = String(cppType || "").trim();
+    const type = normalizeCppType(original);
+    const named = normalizeCppTypeName(original);
+
+    if (!type) return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.UNKNOWN];
+    if (type.includes("std::vector") || /(?:Vector|List)$/.test(named)) return containerDescriptor(CARBON_TYPE.ARRAY, original);
+    if (type.includes("std::map") || /(?:Map)$/.test(named)) return containerDescriptor(CARBON_TYPE.MAP, original);
+    if (type.includes("std::set") || /(?:Set)$/.test(named)) return containerDescriptor(CARBON_TYPE.SET, original);
+    if (/\*$/.test(type) || /^P(?:I)?[A-Z]\w+$/.test(named) || /(?:Ptr|Ref)$/.test(named)) return objectRefDescriptor(original);
+
+    switch (named)
+    {
+        case "bool":
+            return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.BOOLEAN];
+        case "char":
+        case "int8_t":
+            return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.INT8];
+        case "uint8_t":
+        case "byte":
+            return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.UINT8];
+        case "int16_t":
+        case "short":
+            return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.INT16];
+        case "uint16_t":
+        case "ushort":
+            return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.UINT16];
+        case "int":
+        case "int32_t":
+        case "long":
+            return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.INT32];
+        case "uint":
+        case "uint32_t":
+        case "ulong":
+            return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.UINT32];
+        case "int64_t":
+        case "longlong":
+            return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.INT64];
+        case "uint64_t":
+        case "size_t":
+        case "ulonglong":
+            return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.UINT64];
+        case "float":
+            return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT32];
+        case "double":
+            return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT64];
+        case "std::string":
+        case "std::wstring":
+        case "BlueSharedString":
+            return isExpressionLike(propertyName) ? TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.EXPRESSION] : TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.STRING];
+        case "Vector2":
+            return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.VECTOR2];
+        case "Vector3":
+            return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.VECTOR3];
+        case "Vector4":
+            return isRotationLike(propertyName) ? TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.QUATERNION] : TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.VECTOR4];
+        case "Color":
+        case "ColorRGBA":
+            return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.COLOR];
+        case "Quaternion":
+            return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.QUATERNION];
+        case "Matrix3":
+        case "Mat3":
+            return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.MATRIX3];
+        case "Matrix":
+        case "Matrix4":
+        case "Mat4":
+        case "TriMatrix":
+            return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.MATRIX4];
+        default:
+            break;
+    }
+
+    if (/::[A-Za-z_]\w*(?:Type|Usage|Mode|Enum)$/.test(type)) return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.ENUM];
+    if (type.includes("::")) return rawStructDescriptor(original);
+    if (/^[A-Z]\w*(?:Type|Usage|Mode|Enum)?$/.test(named)) return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.ENUM];
+    return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.UNKNOWN];
+}
+
+export function inferCarbonTypeFromPython(pythonType)
+{
+    const type = String(pythonType || "").trim().toLowerCase();
+    if (!type) return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.UNKNOWN];
+    if (type === "bool" || type === "boolean") return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.BOOLEAN];
+    if (type === "str" || type === "unicode" || type === "bytes") return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.STRING];
+    if (type === "float") return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT64];
+    if (type === "int" || type === "long") return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.INT64];
+    if (type === "list" || type === "tuple") return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.ARRAY];
+    if (type === "dict") return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.MAP];
+    if (type === "set") return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.SET];
+    if (type === "none" || type === "nonetype") return objectRefDescriptor("NoneType");
+    return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.UNKNOWN];
+}
+
+export function defaultValueForCarbonField(field)
+{
+    if (field && field.default && field.default.kind !== "expression")
+    {
+        return normalizeCarbonValue(field.default.json, field);
+    }
+    return defaultCarbonValue(field);
+}
+
+export function defaultCarbonValue(type)
+{
+    const descriptor = normalizeCarbonTypeDescriptor(type);
+    switch (descriptor.kind)
+    {
+        case CARBON_TYPE.BOOLEAN:
+            return false;
+        case CARBON_TYPE.STRING:
+        case CARBON_TYPE.PATH:
+        case CARBON_TYPE.EXPRESSION:
+            return "";
+        case CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT32:
+            return num.float32(0);
+        case CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT64:
+            return num.float64(0);
+        case CARBON_TYPE.INT8:
+            return num.int8(0);
+        case CARBON_TYPE.UINT8:
+            return num.uint8(0);
+        case CARBON_TYPE.INT16:
+            return num.int16(0);
+        case CARBON_TYPE.UINT16:
+            return num.uint16(0);
+        case CARBON_TYPE.INT32:
+            return num.int32(0);
+        case CARBON_TYPE.UINT32:
+            return num.uint32(0);
+        case CARBON_TYPE.INT64:
+            return num.int64(0);
+        case CARBON_TYPE.UINT64:
+            return num.uint64(0);
+        case CARBON_TYPE.VECTOR2:
+        case CARBON_TYPE.VECTOR3:
+        case CARBON_TYPE.VECTOR4:
+        case CARBON_TYPE.COLOR:
+        case CARBON_TYPE.QUATERNION:
+        case CARBON_TYPE.MATRIX3:
+        case CARBON_TYPE.MATRIX4:
+            return createCarbonMathValue(descriptor);
+        case CARBON_TYPE.ARRAY:
+            return [];
+        case CARBON_TYPE.MAP:
+            return new Map();
+        case CARBON_TYPE.SET:
+            return new Set();
+        case CARBON_TYPE.ENUM:
+        case CARBON_TYPE.MODEL:
+        case CARBON_TYPE.OBJECT_REF:
+        case CARBON_TYPE.STRUCT:
+        case CARBON_TYPE.RAW_STRUCT:
+        case CARBON_TYPE.UNKNOWN:
+        default:
+            return null;
+    }
+}
+
+export function normalizeCarbonValue(value, type)
+{
+    const descriptor = normalizeCarbonTypeDescriptor(type);
+    if (value === undefined) return defaultCarbonValue(descriptor);
+    if (value === null) return null;
+
+    switch (descriptor.kind)
+    {
+        case CARBON_TYPE.BOOLEAN:
+            return Boolean(value);
+        case CARBON_TYPE.STRING:
+        case CARBON_TYPE.PATH:
+        case CARBON_TYPE.EXPRESSION:
+            return String(value);
+        case CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT32:
+            return num.float32(value);
+        case CARBON_TYPE.FLOAT64:
+            return num.float64(value);
+        case CARBON_TYPE.INT8:
+            return num.int8(value);
+        case CARBON_TYPE.UINT8:
+            return num.uint8(value);
+        case CARBON_TYPE.INT16:
+            return num.int16(value);
+        case CARBON_TYPE.UINT16:
+            return num.uint16(value);
+        case CARBON_TYPE.INT32:
+            return num.int32(value);
+        case CARBON_TYPE.UINT32:
+            return num.uint32(value);
+        case CARBON_TYPE.INT64:
+            return num.int64(value);
+        case CARBON_TYPE.UINT64:
+            return num.uint64(value);
+        case CARBON_TYPE.VECTOR2:
+        case CARBON_TYPE.VECTOR3:
+        case CARBON_TYPE.VECTOR4:
+        case CARBON_TYPE.COLOR:
+        case CARBON_TYPE.QUATERNION:
+        case CARBON_TYPE.MATRIX3:
+        case CARBON_TYPE.MATRIX4:
+            return createCarbonMathValue(descriptor, value);
+        case CARBON_TYPE.ARRAY:
+            return Array.isArray(value) ? value.map(cloneCarbonValue) : [cloneCarbonValue(value)];
+        case CARBON_TYPE.MAP:
+            return value instanceof Map ? cloneCarbonValue(value) : new Map(Object.entries(value || {}));
+        case CARBON_TYPE.SET:
+            return value instanceof Set ? new Set(value) : new Set(Array.isArray(value) ? value : [value]);
+        default:
+            return cloneCarbonValue(value);
+    }
+}
+
+export function cloneCarbonValue(value)
+{
+    if (ArrayBuffer.isView(value)) return new value.constructor(value);
+    if (typeof value === "bigint") return value;
+    if (isSourceShapedObject(value)) return value;
+    if (value instanceof Map) return new Map(Array.from(value.entries()).map(([key, item]) => [key, cloneCarbonValue(item)]));
+    if (value instanceof Set) return new Set(Array.from(value.values()).map(cloneCarbonValue));
+    if (Array.isArray(value)) return value.map(cloneCarbonValue);
+    if (value && typeof value === "object")
+    {
+        const result = Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(value).map(([key, item]) => [key, cloneCarbonValue(item)]));
+        if (isCarbonRawStruct(value)) return createCarbonRawStruct(getCarbonRawStructType(value), result);
+        return result;
+    }
+    return value;
+}
+
+export function exportCarbonValue(value)
+{
+    if (ArrayBuffer.isView(value)) return Array.from(value, item => typeof item === "bigint" ? item.toString() : item);
+    if (typeof value === "bigint") return value.toString();
+    if (value instanceof Map) return Object.fromEntries(Array.from(value.entries()).map(([key, item]) => [key, exportCarbonValue(item)]));
+    if (value instanceof Set) return Array.from(value.values()).map(exportCarbonValue);
+    if (Array.isArray(value)) return value.map(exportCarbonValue);
+    if (value && typeof value === "object")
+    {
+        const result = Object.fromEntries(
+            Object.entries(value)
+                .filter(([key]) => !key.startsWith("_"))
+                .map(([key, item]) => [key, exportCarbonValue(item)])
+        );
+        if (isCarbonRawStruct(value)) result.$type = getCarbonRawStructType(value);
+        return result;
+    }
+    return value;
+}
+
+export function createCarbonRawStruct(typeName, values = {})
+{
+    const result = { ...values };
+    Object.defineProperty(result, CARBON_META, {
+        value: CARBON_TYPE.RAW_STRUCT,
+        enumerable: false,
+        configurable: true
+    });
+    Object.defineProperty(result, CARBON_RAW_STRUCT_TYPE, {
+        value: typeName || null,
+        enumerable: false,
+        configurable: true
+    });
+    return result;
+}
+
+export function isCarbonRawStruct(value)
+{
+    return Boolean(value && typeof value === "object" && value[CARBON_META] === CARBON_TYPE.RAW_STRUCT);
+}
+
+export function getCarbonRawStructType(value)
+{
+    return isCarbonRawStruct(value) ? value[CARBON_RAW_STRUCT_TYPE] : null;
+}
+
+export function carbonValueToJsExpression(value)
+{
+    if (ArrayBuffer.isView(value))
+    {
+        const values = Array.from(value, item => typeof item === "bigint" ? `${item}n` : formatJsNumber(item));
+        return `new ${value.constructor.name}([${values.join(", ")}])`;
+    }
+    if (typeof value === "bigint") return `${value}n`;
+    if (value instanceof Map) return "new Map()";
+    if (value instanceof Set) return "new Set()";
+    if (Array.isArray(value)) return `[${value.map(item => carbonValueToJsExpression(item)).join(", ")}]`;
+    if (value && typeof value === "object") return JSON.stringify(exportCarbonValue(value), null, 4);
+    return JSON.stringify(value);
+}
+
+export function typedArrayConstructor(name)
+{
+    return TYPED_ARRAY_CTORS[name] || null;
+}
+
+function carbonTypeDefinitionForKind(kind)
+{
+    const normalized = TYPE_ALIASES[kind] || kind;
+    return TYPE_DEFINITIONS[normalized] || Object.freeze({ kind: normalized, js: "*" });
+}
+
+function mergeCarbonTypeDefinition(type)
+{
+    const definition = carbonTypeDefinitionForKind(type.kind);
+    return Object.freeze({ ...definition, ...type, kind: definition.kind });
+}
+
+function uint8(value)
+{
+    return Number(value) & 0xff;
+}
+
+function int8(value)
+{
+    const result = uint8(value);
+    return result > 0x7f ? result - 0x100 : result;
+}
+
+function uint16(value)
+{
+    return Number(value) & 0xffff;
+}
+
+function int16(value)
+{
+    const result = uint16(value);
+    return result > 0x7fff ? result - 0x10000 : result;
+}
+
+function uint32(value)
+{
+    return Number(value) >>> 0;
+}
+
+function int32(value)
+{
+    return Number(value) | 0;
+}
+
+function uint64(value)
+{
+    return toBigInt(value, false);
+}
+
+function int64(value)
+{
+    return toBigInt(value, true);
+}
+
+function float32(value)
+{
+    const result = Number(value);
+    return Number.isFinite(result) ? result : 0;
+}
+
+function float64(value)
+{
+    const result = Number(value);
+    return Number.isFinite(result) ? result : 0;
+}
+
+function toBigInt(value, signed)
+{
+    let result = 0n;
+    if (typeof value === "bigint") result = value;
+    else if (typeof value === "number" && Number.isFinite(value)) result = BigInt(Math.trunc(value));
+    else if (typeof value === "string" && value.trim()) result = BigInt(value.trim());
+
+    // Clamp unsigned negatives but FALL THROUGH so safe-range values export
+    // as ordinary numbers (an early BigInt return here leaked '0' strings
+    // into values interchange - fixed 2026-07-23).
+    if (!signed && result < 0n) result = 0n;
+
+    // Safe-range 64-bit values stay ordinary numbers so a JSON round trip
+    // (GetValues → SetValues) reproduces the exported representation; BigInt
+    // is reserved for magnitudes JSON numbers cannot hold.
+    if (result >= MIN_SAFE_BIGINT && result <= MAX_SAFE_BIGINT) return Number(result);
+    return result;
+}
+
+const MAX_SAFE_BIGINT = BigInt(Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER);
+
+const MIN_SAFE_BIGINT = BigInt(Number.MIN_SAFE_INTEGER);
+
+function containerDescriptor(kind, cppType)
+{
+    const elementCppType = extractTemplateArgument(cppType);
+    return Object.freeze({
+        kind,
+        js: kind === CARBON_TYPE.MAP ? "Map" : kind === CARBON_TYPE.SET ? "Set" : "Array",
+        cppType,
+        elementType: elementCppType ? inferCarbonTypeFromCpp(elementCppType) : undefined
+    });
+}
+
+function objectRefDescriptor(cppType)
+{
+    return Object.freeze({ ...TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.OBJECT_REF], cppType });
+}
+
+function rawStructDescriptor(cppType)
+{
+    return Object.freeze({ ...TYPE_DEFINITIONS[CARBON_TYPE.RAW_STRUCT], cppType });
+}
+
+function extractTemplateArgument(cppType)
+{
+    const match = String(cppType || "").match(/<(.+)>/);
+    return match ? match[1].trim() : null;
+}
+
+function normalizeCppType(cppType)
+{
+    return String(cppType || "")
+        .replace(/\bconst\b/g, "")
+        .replace(/&/g, "")
+        .replace(/\s+/g, " ")
+        .trim();
+}
+
+function normalizeCppTypeName(cppType)
+{
+    return normalizeCppType(cppType)
+        .replace(/\s*\*+$/, "")
+        .replace(/\bstd::basic_string\s*<[^>]+>/g, "std::string")
+        .trim();
+}
+
+function isRotationLike(name)
+{
+    return /(?:^|[^A-Za-z0-9])(?:rotation|quat|quaternion)|(?:rotation|quat|quaternion)/i.test(String(name || ""));
+}
+
+function isExpressionLike(name)
+{
+    return /(?:^|[^A-Za-z0-9])expression(?:$|[^A-Za-z0-9])|expression/i.test(String(name || ""));
+}
+
+function normalizeMathValues(value, length, defaults)
+{
+    const result = Array.isArray(defaults) ? defaults.slice() : new Array(length).fill(0);
+    const source = ArrayBuffer.isView(value) || Array.isArray(value) ? value : [];
+    for (let i = 0; i < result.length && i < source.length; i++)
+    {
+        result[i] = num.float32(source[i]);
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+function formatJsNumber(value)
+{
+    if (Object.is(value, -0)) return "-0";
+    return Number.isFinite(value) ? String(value) : "0";
+}
+
+function isSourceShapedObject(value)
+{
+    return Boolean(value && typeof value === "object" && typeof value._sourceClassName === "string");
+}