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Any idea why kotlinx-browser is available for wasm js but not for js ir?

Apparently this PR (<https://github.com/Kotlin/kotlinx-browser/pull/15|https://github.com/Kotlin/kotlinx-browser/pull/15>) is related to adding JS target to the library. But seems it’s a bit abandoned 

I believe it's because everything in there is included with the stdlib in js but not in wasmJs

<https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-75480>
The last entry also mentions kotlinx.browser.

This week we released Kotlin Wrappers `2025.7.3`
All browser API (`kotlin-js`, `kotlin-web`, `kotlin-browser`) we compile from common sources.

Common (for JS and WasmJS) browser declarations you can find <https://github.com/JetBrains/kotlin-wrappers/tree/master/kotlin-browser|here>.
We generate 100% of stable browser API + suspend adapters for Promise API.

Oh I didn’t know there were also available in kotlin wrappers (like why kotlinx-browser repo exists then :man-shrugging: ). Thank you!

> like why kotlinx-browser repo exists
That repo will contain what is now in the stdlib.
Major reason is not depending on Kotlin releases to deliver updated externals.

I understand. But if I’m right, kotlinx-browser is a duplicate of kotlin-wrappers/kotlin-browser?

No. kotlin-wrappers is an opinionated set of libraries that go beyond simple externals.

`kotlinx-browser` describe only part of stable Browser API (~40-50%)
Updates are rare. Mostly no breaking changes

`kotlin-browser` describe 100% of stable Browser API
Updates are regular. Breaking changes are regular (they are required to describe new browser contracts)

In common case formula is simple:
No updates = no breaking changes

&gt; like why kotlinx-browser repo exists then
It’s required for libraries, which are ready to use limited subset of Browser API, but have high requirements for backward compatibility