Hybrid Roundtrip

The hybrid roundtrip example is the cleanest way to see the mixed execution model.

Source shape:

@Main
@Native
function main() {
    print("native main");
    runtime_helper();
    return;
}

@Runtime
function runtime_helper() {
    print("runtime helper");
    native_helper();
    return;
}

@Native
function native_helper() {
    print("native helper");
    return;
}

Run it with:

kira run --backend hybrid examples/hybrid_roundtrip

Current output:

native main
runtime helper
native helper

What This Example Proves

• the entrypoint can be native in hybrid mode
• runtime functions stay in bytecode
• native functions compile into the shared library side
• runtime-to-native and native-to-runtime calls both work through the bridge

This is the smallest example that shows why hybrid mode exists at all.