feat: TypeScript bindings and Pi virtual model example

[grahamking]

Minimal TS bindings for switchyard-runner to enable using Pi's virtual models.

Note to reviewers: 2,149 lines are in package-lock.json. The new packages in Cargo.lock are only in switchyard-node, which nothing else depends on.

• crates/switchyard-node: Rust side of the bindings.
• bindings/typescript: TypeScript side of the bindings. NPM package @switchyard/runner.
• examples/pi: The Pi extension that uses the bindings. NPM package switchyard-pi.

For npm distribution:

1. Build and publish bindings/typescript as @switchyard/runner.
2. Replace the extension’s dependency with a published version:

     "@switchyard/runner": "^0.3.0"

3. Remove "private": true from both packages before publishing. That field blocks publishing.

Then installing switchyard-pi lets npm fetch @switchyard/runner automatically.

Assisted-by: Pi:GPT 6 Astra medium
Signed-off-by: Graham King grahamk@nvidia.com

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features
  • Added Node.js/TypeScript bindings for selecting a model from a route and prompt or conversation messages. Supports cancellation and reports routing errors.
  • Added a Pi extension with a virtual switchyard/auto model that routes requests between configured targets.
• Documentation
  • Added setup, configuration, and usage guidance for the TypeScript bindings and Pi example.
• Chores
  • Added build, type-check, and test coverage for the bindings and Pi example, and included them in CI.

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Walkthrough

The change adds model-selection validation to the Rust runner, exposes routing decisions and cancellation through Node.js bindings, and adds a Pi extension that uses those bindings to route requests to catalog models. CI now builds and tests the bindings and Pi example.

Changes

Node.js model selection and Pi routing

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Model-selection runner validation crates/switchyard-runner/src/algorithm.rs, crates/switchyard-runner/src/config.rs, crates/switchyard-runner/src/runner.rs, crates/switchyard-runner/tests/model_selection.rs	The runner adds model-selection configuration validation and a TOML constructor. Tests cover supported and rejected configurations.
Native and TypeScript routing API crates/switchyard-node/*, bindings/typescript/src/index.ts, bindings/typescript/package.json, bindings/typescript/scripts/build.mjs, bindings/typescript/test/*, bindings/typescript/tsconfig.json, bindings/typescript/README.md, Cargo.toml, .gitignore	The N-API crate and TypeScript package expose routing decisions, cancellation, and coded errors. Package setup, documentation, and tests cover the bindings.
Pi virtual-model routing examples/pi/switchyard-router.ts, examples/pi/switchyard.toml, examples/pi/package.json, examples/pi/tsconfig.json, examples/pi/test/*, examples/pi/README.md	The Pi extension registers switchyard/auto, maps Pi messages to routing inputs, and resolves the selected model through Pi's catalog. The example includes configuration, tests, and usage documentation.
Node.js CI integration .github/workflows/ci.yml	The full-CI workflow runs build, typecheck, and tests for the bindings and Pi example. The aggregate CI job waits for the Node.js job.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 6cb4d

The Pi example's configured models do not match its tests and documentation, so the example's test suite and the new Node.js CI check will fail. Align the model pair across these files before merging.

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_{A rabbit packed a route in a carrot-lined array
Luna or Sol, the messages show the way
A signal says “stop,” and the call lets go
Pi finds the model from the choice below
Rust and Node pass decisions down the lane
The rabbit hops off, then routes again!}

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- Around line 5-6: Update efficient_target and capable_target in the switchyard
configuration to use the model IDs expected by the router tests, then align the
initial and escalated assertions in the router tests and the model references in
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• .github/workflows/ci.yml
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• Cargo.toml
• bindings/typescript/README.md
• bindings/typescript/package.json
• bindings/typescript/scripts/build.mjs
• bindings/typescript/src/index.ts
• bindings/typescript/test/classifier.toml
• bindings/typescript/test/runner.test.mjs
• bindings/typescript/tsconfig.json
• crates/switchyard-node/Cargo.toml
• crates/switchyard-node/build.rs
• crates/switchyard-node/src/lib.rs
• crates/switchyard-runner/src/algorithm.rs
• crates/switchyard-runner/src/config.rs
• crates/switchyard-runner/src/runner.rs
• crates/switchyard-runner/tests/model_selection.rs
• examples/pi/README.md
• examples/pi/package.json
• examples/pi/switchyard-router.ts
• examples/pi/switchyard.toml
• examples/pi/test/loader.test.mjs
• examples/pi/test/router.test.mjs
• examples/pi/tsconfig.json

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[ryan-lempka]

Do we want to caveat the typescript bindings as minimal / experimental and clarify the main purpose for Pi integration?

Or do we want to move to formally support typescript bindings for general use cases?

Open to either just want to clarify in docs as it feels like the former.