Minimal, modern embedded V8 for Ruby. MiniRacer provides a minimal two way bridge between the V8 JavaScript engine and Ruby. It was created as an alternative to the excellent therubyracer, which is no longer maintained. Unlike therubyracer, mini_racer only implements a minimal bridge. This reduces the surface area making upgrading v8 much simpler and exhaustive testing simpler. MiniRacer has an ad