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C++ ABI Node.js Addon Hello World

Info

  • a simple parameter hello world example
  • a more complex async worker hello world example
  • build in the new Node.js N-API (ABI)
  • using the C++ wrapper node-addon-api

Requires

  • Node.js >= 8.6.0
  • yarn npm i -g yarn
  • CPP compiler like gcc

Install & Run

  • yarn # make sure that node-gyp installation succeeds
  • yarn configure # prepares MAKE configuration
  • yarn build # builds native addon to /build
  • yarn start # runs Javascript that executes native addon's functions

Structure

  • /lib/* javascript source
  • /src/* C++ native addon source
  • ./binding.gyp describes addon configuration for node-gyp
  • ./addon.js uses bindings module to export native addon
  • ./index.js requires javascript version of addon and executes