# Convert Node Red to C Code
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-node-red-to-c-code/35070
**Category:** General
**Created:** [30 October 2020 11:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-node-red-to-c-code/35070 "2020-10-30T11:15:32Z")
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### Author:  [@iak34](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/iak34)
#### Post date: [30 October 2020 11:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-node-red-to-c-code/35070/1 "2020-10-30T11:15:32Z")
Hello, is there a possibility to create C code from Node Red? My Idea is to Create C Code for Microcontrollers and other devices from specific nodes. Maybe it is possible to use the JSON File?
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### Author:  [@Kib](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Kib)
#### Post date: [30 October 2020 11:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-node-red-to-c-code/35070/2 "2020-10-30T11:18:39Z")
I have been in such an endaeveor myself. I tried searching to convert .json nodes and wires to .tick scripts. The only conclusion i found was to build a transpiler(not really)/interpretor myself.
Please keep this thread posted of you do find any. 🙂
But how do you wish for this process happen? like, what nodes do you have in your nodered that you need to convert to a compilable c code.
The first thing i tried in my case was to use nodes and edit a single .tick file, adding functionality(lines to the same file), with each connection.
but the problem will still be to make it compilable and runnable.
- order of execution cannot be maintained.
- and syntax rules cannot be enforced.
or atlast it is too cumbersome to do the said process.
one thing you could do is build c structs from json objects like this, create a node module which would analyse the struct to create a linked data structure, then write rules explicitly on how to handle a node type, to produce a valid c file. (but nothing can be guaranteed)
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### Author:  [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [30 October 2020 17:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-node-red-to-c-code/35070/3 "2020-10-30T17:35:16Z")
> [@Kib](#):
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> interpretor
These certainly exist for certain microcontrollers. Both Python & JavaScript is available.
Doesn't answer the original question really though.
There are some tools aiming to cross-compile JavaScript to C
- [ts2c](https://github.com/andrei-markeev/ts2c)
- [NectarJS](https://github.com/NectarJS/nectarjs/issues/46)
Doubt they will be of much use but you never know.
There are also things like [Haxe](https://haxe.org/) but that is a separate language capable of outputting several different language code types including JavaScript and C
Also see [Convert javascript code to c code - Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/a/31307856/1309986)
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### Author:  [@Kib](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Kib)
#### Post date: [1 November 2020 12:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-node-red-to-c-code/35070/4 "2020-11-01T12:21:56Z")
> [@iak34](#):
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> JSON File?
> [@iak34](#):
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> C code from Node Red
hence this was replied in the first part .. @TotallyInformation
> [@Kib](#):
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> But how do you wish for this process happen? like, what nodes do you have in your nodered that you need to convert to a compilable c code.
> [@TotallyInformation](#):
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> Doesn't answer the original question really though.
I think it does, doesnt it?
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### Author:  [@iak34](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/iak34)
#### Post date: [3 November 2020 08:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-node-red-to-c-code/35070/5 "2020-11-03T08:48:37Z")
Thank you for your support. I dont know where i can get the Javascript code to cross compile it to C? I can only downlaod the JSON file?
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [2 January 2021 08:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-node-red-to-c-code/35070/6 "2021-01-02T08:48:44Z")
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