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145<li><a href="#addons_c_addons">C++ addons</a>
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147<li><a href="#addons_hello_world">Hello world</a>
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149<li><a href="#addons_context_aware_addons">Context-aware addons</a>
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177        <h2>C++ addons<span><a class="mark" href="#addons_c_addons" id="addons_c_addons">#</a></span></h2>
178
179
180<p><em>Addons</em> are dynamically-linked shared objects written in C++. The
181<a href="modules.html#modules_require_id"><code>require()</code></a> function can load addons as ordinary Node.js modules.
182Addons provide an interface between JavaScript and C/C++ libraries.</p>
183<p>There are three options for implementing addons: Node-API, nan, or direct
184use of internal V8, libuv and Node.js libraries. Unless there is a need for
185direct access to functionality which is not exposed by Node-API, use Node-API.
186Refer to <a href="n-api.html">C/C++ addons with Node-API</a> for more information on
187Node-API.</p>
188<p>When not using Node-API, implementing addons is complicated,
189involving knowledge of several components and APIs:</p>
190<ul>
191<li>
192<p><a href="https://v8.dev/">V8</a>: the C++ library Node.js uses to provide the
193JavaScript implementation. V8 provides the mechanisms for creating objects,
194calling functions, etc. V8's API is documented mostly in the
195<code>v8.h</code> header file (<code>deps/v8/include/v8.h</code> in the Node.js source
196tree), which is also available <a href="https://v8docs.nodesource.com/">online</a>.</p>
197</li>
198<li>
199<p><a href="https://github.com/libuv/libuv">libuv</a>: The C library that implements the Node.js event loop, its worker
200threads and all of the asynchronous behaviors of the platform. It also
201serves as a cross-platform abstraction library, giving easy, POSIX-like
202access across all major operating systems to many common system tasks, such
203as interacting with the filesystem, sockets, timers, and system events. libuv
204also provides a threading abstraction similar to POSIX threads for
205more sophisticated asynchronous addons that need to move beyond the
206standard event loop. Addon authors should
207avoid blocking the event loop with I/O or other time-intensive tasks by
208offloading work via libuv to non-blocking system operations, worker threads,
209or a custom use of libuv threads.</p>
210</li>
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212<p>Internal Node.js libraries. Node.js itself exports C++ APIs that addons can
213use, the most important of which is the <code>node::ObjectWrap</code> class.</p>
214</li>
215<li>
216<p>Node.js includes other statically linked libraries including OpenSSL. These
217other libraries are located in the <code>deps/</code> directory in the Node.js source
218tree. Only the libuv, OpenSSL, V8 and zlib symbols are purposefully
219re-exported by Node.js and may be used to various extents by addons. See
220<a href="#addons_linking_to_libraries_included_with_node_js">Linking to libraries included with Node.js</a> for additional information.</p>
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222</ul>
223<p>All of the following examples are available for <a href="https://github.com/nodejs/node-addon-examples">download</a> and may
224be used as the starting-point for an addon.</p>
225<section><h3>Hello world<span><a class="mark" href="#addons_hello_world" id="addons_hello_world">#</a></span></h3>
226<p>This "Hello world" example is a simple addon, written in C++, that is the
227equivalent of the following JavaScript code:</p>
228<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-variable language_">module</span>.<span class="hljs-property">exports</span>.<span class="hljs-property">hello</span> = <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> <span class="hljs-string">'world'</span>;</code></pre>
229<p>First, create the file <code>hello.cc</code>:</p>
230<pre><code class="language-cpp"><span class="hljs-comment">// hello.cc</span>
231<span class="hljs-meta">#<span class="hljs-keyword">include</span> <span class="hljs-string">&#x3C;node.h></span></span>
232
233<span class="hljs-keyword">namespace</span> demo {
234
235<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::FunctionCallbackInfo;
236<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Isolate;
237<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Local;
238<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Object;
239<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::String;
240<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Value;
241
242<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">Method</span><span class="hljs-params">(<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> FunctionCallbackInfo&#x3C;Value>&#x26; args)</span> </span>{
243  Isolate* isolate = args.<span class="hljs-built_in">GetIsolate</span>();
244  args.<span class="hljs-built_in">GetReturnValue</span>().<span class="hljs-built_in">Set</span>(String::<span class="hljs-built_in">NewFromUtf8</span>(
245      isolate, <span class="hljs-string">"world"</span>).<span class="hljs-built_in">ToLocalChecked</span>());
246}
247
248<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">Initialize</span><span class="hljs-params">(Local&#x3C;Object> exports)</span> </span>{
249  <span class="hljs-built_in">NODE_SET_METHOD</span>(exports, <span class="hljs-string">"hello"</span>, Method);
250}
251
252<span class="hljs-built_in">NODE_MODULE</span>(NODE_GYP_MODULE_NAME, Initialize)
253
254}  <span class="hljs-comment">// namespace demo</span></code></pre>
255<p>All Node.js addons must export an initialization function following
256the pattern:</p>
257<pre><code class="language-cpp"><span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">Initialize</span><span class="hljs-params">(Local&#x3C;Object> exports)</span></span>;
258<span class="hljs-built_in">NODE_MODULE</span>(NODE_GYP_MODULE_NAME, Initialize)</code></pre>
259<p>There is no semi-colon after <code>NODE_MODULE</code> as it's not a function (see
260<code>node.h</code>).</p>
261<p>The <code>module_name</code> must match the filename of the final binary (excluding
262the <code>.node</code> suffix).</p>
263<p>In the <code>hello.cc</code> example, then, the initialization function is <code>Initialize</code>
264and the addon module name is <code>addon</code>.</p>
265<p>When building addons with <code>node-gyp</code>, using the macro <code>NODE_GYP_MODULE_NAME</code> as
266the first parameter of <code>NODE_MODULE()</code> will ensure that the name of the final
267binary will be passed to <code>NODE_MODULE()</code>.</p>
268<h4>Context-aware addons<span><a class="mark" href="#addons_context_aware_addons" id="addons_context_aware_addons">#</a></span></h4>
269<p>There are environments in which Node.js addons may need to be loaded multiple
270times in multiple contexts. For example, the <a href="https://electronjs.org/">Electron</a> runtime runs multiple
271instances of Node.js in a single process. Each instance will have its own
272<code>require()</code> cache, and thus each instance will need a native addon to behave
273correctly when loaded via <code>require()</code>. This means that the addon
274must support multiple initializations.</p>
275<p>A context-aware addon can be constructed by using the macro
276<code>NODE_MODULE_INITIALIZER</code>, which expands to the name of a function which Node.js
277will expect to find when it loads an addon. An addon can thus be initialized as
278in the following example:</p>
279<pre><code class="language-cpp"><span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">namespace</span> v8;
280
281<span class="hljs-keyword">extern</span> <span class="hljs-string">"C"</span> <span class="hljs-function">NODE_MODULE_EXPORT <span class="hljs-type">void</span>
282<span class="hljs-title">NODE_MODULE_INITIALIZER</span><span class="hljs-params">(Local&#x3C;Object> exports,
283                        Local&#x3C;Value> <span class="hljs-keyword">module</span>,
284                        Local&#x3C;Context> context)</span> </span>{
285  <span class="hljs-comment">/* Perform addon initialization steps here. */</span>
286}</code></pre>
287<p>Another option is to use the macro <code>NODE_MODULE_INIT()</code>, which will also
288construct a context-aware addon. Unlike <code>NODE_MODULE()</code>, which is used to
289construct an addon around a given addon initializer function,
290<code>NODE_MODULE_INIT()</code> serves as the declaration of such an initializer to be
291followed by a function body.</p>
292<p>The following three variables may be used inside the function body following an
293invocation of <code>NODE_MODULE_INIT()</code>:</p>
294<ul>
295<li><code>Local&#x3C;Object> exports</code>,</li>
296<li><code>Local&#x3C;Value> module</code>, and</li>
297<li><code>Local&#x3C;Context> context</code></li>
298</ul>
299<p>The choice to build a context-aware addon carries with it the responsibility of
300carefully managing global static data. Since the addon may be loaded multiple
301times, potentially even from different threads, any global static data stored
302in the addon must be properly protected, and must not contain any persistent
303references to JavaScript objects. The reason for this is that JavaScript
304objects are only valid in one context, and will likely cause a crash when
305accessed from the wrong context or from a different thread than the one on which
306they were created.</p>
307<p>The context-aware addon can be structured to avoid global static data by
308performing the following steps:</p>
309<ul>
310<li>Define a class which will hold per-addon-instance data and which has a static
311member of the form
312<pre><code class="language-cpp"><span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-keyword">static</span> <span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">DeleteInstance</span><span class="hljs-params">(<span class="hljs-type">void</span>* data)</span> </span>{
313  <span class="hljs-comment">// Cast `data` to an instance of the class and delete it.</span>
314}</code></pre>
315</li>
316<li>Heap-allocate an instance of this class in the addon initializer. This can be
317accomplished using the <code>new</code> keyword.</li>
318<li>Call <code>node::AddEnvironmentCleanupHook()</code>, passing it the above-created
319instance and a pointer to <code>DeleteInstance()</code>. This will ensure the instance is
320deleted when the environment is torn down.</li>
321<li>Store the instance of the class in a <code>v8::External</code>, and</li>
322<li>Pass the <code>v8::External</code> to all methods exposed to JavaScript by passing it
323to <code>v8::FunctionTemplate::New()</code> or <code>v8::Function::New()</code> which creates the
324native-backed JavaScript functions. The third parameter of
325<code>v8::FunctionTemplate::New()</code> or <code>v8::Function::New()</code>  accepts the
326<code>v8::External</code> and makes it available in the native callback using the
327<code>v8::FunctionCallbackInfo::Data()</code> method.</li>
328</ul>
329<p>This will ensure that the per-addon-instance data reaches each binding that can
330be called from JavaScript. The per-addon-instance data must also be passed into
331any asynchronous callbacks the addon may create.</p>
332<p>The following example illustrates the implementation of a context-aware addon:</p>
333<pre><code class="language-cpp"><span class="hljs-meta">#<span class="hljs-keyword">include</span> <span class="hljs-string">&#x3C;node.h></span></span>
334
335<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">namespace</span> v8;
336
337<span class="hljs-keyword">class</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">AddonData</span> {
338 <span class="hljs-keyword">public</span>:
339  <span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-keyword">explicit</span> <span class="hljs-title">AddonData</span><span class="hljs-params">(Isolate* isolate)</span>:
340      call_count(<span class="hljs-number">0</span>) {</span>
341    <span class="hljs-comment">// Ensure this per-addon-instance data is deleted at environment cleanup.</span>
342    node::<span class="hljs-built_in">AddEnvironmentCleanupHook</span>(isolate, DeleteInstance, <span class="hljs-keyword">this</span>);
343  }
344
345  <span class="hljs-comment">// Per-addon data.</span>
346  <span class="hljs-type">int</span> call_count;
347
348  <span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-keyword">static</span> <span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">DeleteInstance</span><span class="hljs-params">(<span class="hljs-type">void</span>* data)</span> </span>{
349    <span class="hljs-keyword">delete</span> <span class="hljs-built_in">static_cast</span>&#x3C;AddonData*>(data);
350  }
351};
352
353<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-keyword">static</span> <span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">Method</span><span class="hljs-params">(<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> v8::FunctionCallbackInfo&#x3C;v8::Value>&#x26; info)</span> </span>{
354  <span class="hljs-comment">// Retrieve the per-addon-instance data.</span>
355  AddonData* data =
356      <span class="hljs-built_in">reinterpret_cast</span>&#x3C;AddonData*>(info.<span class="hljs-built_in">Data</span>().<span class="hljs-built_in">As</span>&#x3C;External>()-><span class="hljs-built_in">Value</span>());
357  data->call_count++;
358  info.<span class="hljs-built_in">GetReturnValue</span>().<span class="hljs-built_in">Set</span>((<span class="hljs-type">double</span>)data->call_count);
359}
360
361<span class="hljs-comment">// Initialize this addon to be context-aware.</span>
362<span class="hljs-built_in">NODE_MODULE_INIT</span>(<span class="hljs-comment">/* exports, module, context */</span>) {
363  Isolate* isolate = context-><span class="hljs-built_in">GetIsolate</span>();
364
365  <span class="hljs-comment">// Create a new instance of `AddonData` for this instance of the addon and</span>
366  <span class="hljs-comment">// tie its life cycle to that of the Node.js environment.</span>
367  AddonData* data = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-built_in">AddonData</span>(isolate);
368
369  <span class="hljs-comment">// Wrap the data in a `v8::External` so we can pass it to the method we</span>
370  <span class="hljs-comment">// expose.</span>
371  Local&#x3C;External> external = External::<span class="hljs-built_in">New</span>(isolate, data);
372
373  <span class="hljs-comment">// Expose the method `Method` to JavaScript, and make sure it receives the</span>
374  <span class="hljs-comment">// per-addon-instance data we created above by passing `external` as the</span>
375  <span class="hljs-comment">// third parameter to the `FunctionTemplate` constructor.</span>
376  exports-><span class="hljs-built_in">Set</span>(context,
377               String::<span class="hljs-built_in">NewFromUtf8</span>(isolate, <span class="hljs-string">"method"</span>).<span class="hljs-built_in">ToLocalChecked</span>(),
378               FunctionTemplate::<span class="hljs-built_in">New</span>(isolate, Method, external)
379                  -><span class="hljs-built_in">GetFunction</span>(context).<span class="hljs-built_in">ToLocalChecked</span>()).<span class="hljs-built_in">FromJust</span>();
380}</code></pre>
381<h5>Worker support<span><a class="mark" href="#addons_worker_support" id="addons_worker_support">#</a></span></h5>
382<div class="api_metadata">
383<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
384<table>
385<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
386<tr><td>v14.8.0</td>
387<td><p>Cleanup hooks may now be asynchronous.</p></td></tr>
388</tbody></table>
389</details>
390</div>
391<p>In order to be loaded from multiple Node.js environments,
392such as a main thread and a Worker thread, an add-on needs to either:</p>
393<ul>
394<li>Be an Node-API addon, or</li>
395<li>Be declared as context-aware using <code>NODE_MODULE_INIT()</code> as described above</li>
396</ul>
397<p>In order to support <a href="worker_threads.html#worker_threads_class_worker"><code>Worker</code></a> threads, addons need to clean up any resources
398they may have allocated when such a thread exists. This can be achieved through
399the usage of the <code>AddEnvironmentCleanupHook()</code> function:</p>
400<pre><code class="language-cpp"><span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">AddEnvironmentCleanupHook</span><span class="hljs-params">(v8::Isolate* isolate,
401                               <span class="hljs-type">void</span> (*fun)(<span class="hljs-type">void</span>* arg),
402                               <span class="hljs-type">void</span>* arg)</span></span>;</code></pre>
403<p>This function adds a hook that will run before a given Node.js instance shuts
404down. If necessary, such hooks can be removed before they are run using
405<code>RemoveEnvironmentCleanupHook()</code>, which has the same signature. Callbacks are
406run in last-in first-out order.</p>
407<p>If necessary, there is an additional pair of <code>AddEnvironmentCleanupHook()</code>
408and <code>RemoveEnvironmentCleanupHook()</code> overloads, where the cleanup hook takes a
409callback function. This can be used for shutting down asynchronous resources,
410such as any libuv handles registered by the addon.</p>
411<p>The following <code>addon.cc</code> uses <code>AddEnvironmentCleanupHook</code>:</p>
412<pre><code class="language-cpp"><span class="hljs-comment">// addon.cc</span>
413<span class="hljs-meta">#<span class="hljs-keyword">include</span> <span class="hljs-string">&#x3C;node.h></span></span>
414<span class="hljs-meta">#<span class="hljs-keyword">include</span> <span class="hljs-string">&#x3C;assert.h></span></span>
415<span class="hljs-meta">#<span class="hljs-keyword">include</span> <span class="hljs-string">&#x3C;stdlib.h></span></span>
416
417<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> node::AddEnvironmentCleanupHook;
418<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::HandleScope;
419<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Isolate;
420<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Local;
421<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Object;
422
423<span class="hljs-comment">// Note: In a real-world application, do not rely on static/global data.</span>
424<span class="hljs-keyword">static</span> <span class="hljs-type">char</span> cookie[] = <span class="hljs-string">"yum yum"</span>;
425<span class="hljs-keyword">static</span> <span class="hljs-type">int</span> cleanup_cb1_called = <span class="hljs-number">0</span>;
426<span class="hljs-keyword">static</span> <span class="hljs-type">int</span> cleanup_cb2_called = <span class="hljs-number">0</span>;
427
428<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-keyword">static</span> <span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">cleanup_cb1</span><span class="hljs-params">(<span class="hljs-type">void</span>* arg)</span> </span>{
429  Isolate* isolate = <span class="hljs-built_in">static_cast</span>&#x3C;Isolate*>(arg);
430  <span class="hljs-function">HandleScope <span class="hljs-title">scope</span><span class="hljs-params">(isolate)</span></span>;
431  Local&#x3C;Object> obj = Object::<span class="hljs-built_in">New</span>(isolate);
432  <span class="hljs-built_in">assert</span>(!obj.<span class="hljs-built_in">IsEmpty</span>());  <span class="hljs-comment">// assert VM is still alive</span>
433  <span class="hljs-built_in">assert</span>(obj-><span class="hljs-built_in">IsObject</span>());
434  cleanup_cb1_called++;
435}
436
437<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-keyword">static</span> <span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">cleanup_cb2</span><span class="hljs-params">(<span class="hljs-type">void</span>* arg)</span> </span>{
438  <span class="hljs-built_in">assert</span>(arg == <span class="hljs-built_in">static_cast</span>&#x3C;<span class="hljs-type">void</span>*>(cookie));
439  cleanup_cb2_called++;
440}
441
442<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-keyword">static</span> <span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">sanity_check</span><span class="hljs-params">(<span class="hljs-type">void</span>*)</span> </span>{
443  <span class="hljs-built_in">assert</span>(cleanup_cb1_called == <span class="hljs-number">1</span>);
444  <span class="hljs-built_in">assert</span>(cleanup_cb2_called == <span class="hljs-number">1</span>);
445}
446
447<span class="hljs-comment">// Initialize this addon to be context-aware.</span>
448<span class="hljs-built_in">NODE_MODULE_INIT</span>(<span class="hljs-comment">/* exports, module, context */</span>) {
449  Isolate* isolate = context-><span class="hljs-built_in">GetIsolate</span>();
450
451  <span class="hljs-built_in">AddEnvironmentCleanupHook</span>(isolate, sanity_check, <span class="hljs-literal">nullptr</span>);
452  <span class="hljs-built_in">AddEnvironmentCleanupHook</span>(isolate, cleanup_cb2, cookie);
453  <span class="hljs-built_in">AddEnvironmentCleanupHook</span>(isolate, cleanup_cb1, isolate);
454}</code></pre>
455<p>Test in JavaScript by running:</p>
456<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-comment">// test.js</span>
457<span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'./build/Release/addon'</span>);</code></pre>
458<h4>Building<span><a class="mark" href="#addons_building" id="addons_building">#</a></span></h4>
459<p>Once the source code has been written, it must be compiled into the binary
460<code>addon.node</code> file. To do so, create a file called <code>binding.gyp</code> in the
461top-level of the project describing the build configuration of the module
462using a JSON-like format. This file is used by <a href="https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp">node-gyp</a>, a tool written
463specifically to compile Node.js addons.</p>
464<pre><code class="language-json"><span class="hljs-punctuation">{</span>
465  <span class="hljs-attr">"targets"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-punctuation">[</span>
466    <span class="hljs-punctuation">{</span>
467      <span class="hljs-attr">"target_name"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-string">"addon"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
468      <span class="hljs-attr">"sources"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-punctuation">[</span> <span class="hljs-string">"hello.cc"</span> <span class="hljs-punctuation">]</span>
469    <span class="hljs-punctuation">}</span>
470  <span class="hljs-punctuation">]</span>
471<span class="hljs-punctuation">}</span></code></pre>
472<p>A version of the <code>node-gyp</code> utility is bundled and distributed with
473Node.js as part of <code>npm</code>. This version is not made directly available for
474developers to use and is intended only to support the ability to use the
475<code>npm install</code> command to compile and install addons. Developers who wish to
476use <code>node-gyp</code> directly can install it using the command
477<code>npm install -g node-gyp</code>. See the <code>node-gyp</code> <a href="https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp#installation">installation instructions</a> for
478more information, including platform-specific requirements.</p>
479<p>Once the <code>binding.gyp</code> file has been created, use <code>node-gyp configure</code> to
480generate the appropriate project build files for the current platform. This
481will generate either a <code>Makefile</code> (on Unix platforms) or a <code>vcxproj</code> file
482(on Windows) in the <code>build/</code> directory.</p>
483<p>Next, invoke the <code>node-gyp build</code> command to generate the compiled <code>addon.node</code>
484file. This will be put into the <code>build/Release/</code> directory.</p>
485<p>When using <code>npm install</code> to install a Node.js addon, npm uses its own bundled
486version of <code>node-gyp</code> to perform this same set of actions, generating a
487compiled version of the addon for the user's platform on demand.</p>
488<p>Once built, the binary addon can be used from within Node.js by pointing
489<a href="modules.html#modules_require_id"><code>require()</code></a> to the built <code>addon.node</code> module:</p>
490<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-comment">// hello.js</span>
491<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> addon = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'./build/Release/addon'</span>);
492
493<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(addon.<span class="hljs-title function_">hello</span>());
494<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: 'world'</span></code></pre>
495<p>Because the exact path to the compiled addon binary can vary depending on how
496it is compiled (i.e. sometimes it may be in <code>./build/Debug/</code>), addons can use
497the <a href="https://github.com/TooTallNate/node-bindings">bindings</a> package to load the compiled module.</p>
498<p>While the <code>bindings</code> package implementation is more sophisticated in how it
499locates addon modules, it is essentially using a <code>try…catch</code> pattern similar to:</p>
500<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">try</span> {
501  <span class="hljs-keyword">return</span> <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'./build/Release/addon.node'</span>);
502} <span class="hljs-keyword">catch</span> (err) {
503  <span class="hljs-keyword">return</span> <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'./build/Debug/addon.node'</span>);
504}</code></pre>
505<h4>Linking to libraries included with Node.js<span><a class="mark" href="#addons_linking_to_libraries_included_with_node_js" id="addons_linking_to_libraries_included_with_node_js">#</a></span></h4>
506<p>Node.js uses statically linked libraries such as V8, libuv and OpenSSL. All
507addons are required to link to V8 and may link to any of the other dependencies
508as well. Typically, this is as simple as including the appropriate
509<code>#include &#x3C;...></code> statements (e.g. <code>#include &#x3C;v8.h></code>) and <code>node-gyp</code> will locate
510the appropriate headers automatically. However, there are a few caveats to be
511aware of:</p>
512<ul>
513<li>
514<p>When <code>node-gyp</code> runs, it will detect the specific release version of Node.js
515and download either the full source tarball or just the headers. If the full
516source is downloaded, addons will have complete access to the full set of
517Node.js dependencies. However, if only the Node.js headers are downloaded,
518then only the symbols exported by Node.js will be available.</p>
519</li>
520<li>
521<p><code>node-gyp</code> can be run using the <code>--nodedir</code> flag pointing at a local Node.js
522source image. Using this option, the addon will have access to the full set of
523dependencies.</p>
524</li>
525</ul>
526<h4>Loading addons using <code>require()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#addons_loading_addons_using_require" id="addons_loading_addons_using_require">#</a></span></h4>
527<p>The filename extension of the compiled addon binary is <code>.node</code> (as opposed
528to <code>.dll</code> or <code>.so</code>). The <a href="modules.html#modules_require_id"><code>require()</code></a> function is written to look for
529files with the <code>.node</code> file extension and initialize those as dynamically-linked
530libraries.</p>
531<p>When calling <a href="modules.html#modules_require_id"><code>require()</code></a>, the <code>.node</code> extension can usually be
532omitted and Node.js will still find and initialize the addon. One caveat,
533however, is that Node.js will first attempt to locate and load modules or
534JavaScript files that happen to share the same base name. For instance, if
535there is a file <code>addon.js</code> in the same directory as the binary <code>addon.node</code>,
536then <a href="modules.html#modules_require_id"><code>require('addon')</code></a> will give precedence to the <code>addon.js</code> file
537and load it instead.</p>
538</section><section><h3>Native abstractions for Node.js<span><a class="mark" href="#addons_native_abstractions_for_node_js" id="addons_native_abstractions_for_node_js">#</a></span></h3>
539<p>Each of the examples illustrated in this document directly use the
540Node.js and V8 APIs for implementing addons. The V8 API can, and has, changed
541dramatically from one V8 release to the next (and one major Node.js release to
542the next). With each change, addons may need to be updated and recompiled in
543order to continue functioning. The Node.js release schedule is designed to
544minimize the frequency and impact of such changes but there is little that
545Node.js can do to ensure stability of the V8 APIs.</p>
546<p>The <a href="https://github.com/nodejs/nan">Native Abstractions for Node.js</a> (or <code>nan</code>) provide a set of tools that
547addon developers are recommended to use to keep compatibility between past and
548future releases of V8 and Node.js. See the <code>nan</code> <a href="https://github.com/nodejs/nan/tree/HEAD/examples/">examples</a> for an
549illustration of how it can be used.</p>
550</section><section><h3>Node-API<span><a class="mark" href="#addons_node_api" id="addons_node_api">#</a></span></h3>
551<p></p><div class="api_stability api_stability_2"><a href="documentation.html#documentation_stability_index">Stability: 2</a> - Stable</div><p></p>
552<p>Node-API is an API for building native addons. It is independent from
553the underlying JavaScript runtime (e.g. V8) and is maintained as part of
554Node.js itself. This API will be Application Binary Interface (ABI) stable
555across versions of Node.js. It is intended to insulate addons from
556changes in the underlying JavaScript engine and allow modules
557compiled for one version to run on later versions of Node.js without
558recompilation. Addons are built/packaged with the same approach/tools
559outlined in this document (node-gyp, etc.). The only difference is the
560set of APIs that are used by the native code. Instead of using the V8
561or <a href="https://github.com/nodejs/nan">Native Abstractions for Node.js</a> APIs, the functions available
562in the Node-API are used.</p>
563<p>Creating and maintaining an addon that benefits from the ABI stability
564provided by Node-API carries with it certain
565<a href="n-api.html#n_api_implications_of_abi_stability">implementation considerations</a>.</p>
566<p>To use Node-API in the above "Hello world" example, replace the content of
567<code>hello.cc</code> with the following. All other instructions remain the same.</p>
568<pre><code class="language-cpp"><span class="hljs-comment">// hello.cc using Node-API</span>
569<span class="hljs-meta">#<span class="hljs-keyword">include</span> <span class="hljs-string">&#x3C;node_api.h></span></span>
570
571<span class="hljs-keyword">namespace</span> demo {
572
573<span class="hljs-function">napi_value <span class="hljs-title">Method</span><span class="hljs-params">(napi_env env, napi_callback_info args)</span> </span>{
574  napi_value greeting;
575  napi_status status;
576
577  status = <span class="hljs-built_in">napi_create_string_utf8</span>(env, <span class="hljs-string">"world"</span>, NAPI_AUTO_LENGTH, &#x26;greeting);
578  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (status != napi_ok) <span class="hljs-keyword">return</span> <span class="hljs-literal">nullptr</span>;
579  <span class="hljs-keyword">return</span> greeting;
580}
581
582<span class="hljs-function">napi_value <span class="hljs-title">init</span><span class="hljs-params">(napi_env env, napi_value exports)</span> </span>{
583  napi_status status;
584  napi_value fn;
585
586  status = <span class="hljs-built_in">napi_create_function</span>(env, <span class="hljs-literal">nullptr</span>, <span class="hljs-number">0</span>, Method, <span class="hljs-literal">nullptr</span>, &#x26;fn);
587  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (status != napi_ok) <span class="hljs-keyword">return</span> <span class="hljs-literal">nullptr</span>;
588
589  status = <span class="hljs-built_in">napi_set_named_property</span>(env, exports, <span class="hljs-string">"hello"</span>, fn);
590  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (status != napi_ok) <span class="hljs-keyword">return</span> <span class="hljs-literal">nullptr</span>;
591  <span class="hljs-keyword">return</span> exports;
592}
593
594<span class="hljs-built_in">NAPI_MODULE</span>(NODE_GYP_MODULE_NAME, init)
595
596}  <span class="hljs-comment">// namespace demo</span></code></pre>
597<p>The functions available and how to use them are documented in
598<a href="n-api.html">C/C++ addons with Node-API</a>.</p>
599</section><section><h3>Addon examples<span><a class="mark" href="#addons_addon_examples" id="addons_addon_examples">#</a></span></h3>
600<p>Following are some example addons intended to help developers get started. The
601examples use the V8 APIs. Refer to the online <a href="https://v8docs.nodesource.com/">V8 reference</a>
602for help with the various V8 calls, and V8's <a href="https://github.com/v8/v8/wiki/Embedder&#x27;s%20Guide">Embedder's Guide</a> for an
603explanation of several concepts used such as handles, scopes, function
604templates, etc.</p>
605<p>Each of these examples using the following <code>binding.gyp</code> file:</p>
606<pre><code class="language-json"><span class="hljs-punctuation">{</span>
607  <span class="hljs-attr">"targets"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-punctuation">[</span>
608    <span class="hljs-punctuation">{</span>
609      <span class="hljs-attr">"target_name"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-string">"addon"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
610      <span class="hljs-attr">"sources"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-punctuation">[</span> <span class="hljs-string">"addon.cc"</span> <span class="hljs-punctuation">]</span>
611    <span class="hljs-punctuation">}</span>
612  <span class="hljs-punctuation">]</span>
613<span class="hljs-punctuation">}</span></code></pre>
614<p>In cases where there is more than one <code>.cc</code> file, simply add the additional
615filename to the <code>sources</code> array:</p>
616<pre><code class="language-json"><span class="hljs-attr">"sources"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-punctuation">[</span><span class="hljs-string">"addon.cc"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span> <span class="hljs-string">"myexample.cc"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">]</span></code></pre>
617<p>Once the <code>binding.gyp</code> file is ready, the example addons can be configured and
618built using <code>node-gyp</code>:</p>
619<pre><code class="language-console"><span class="hljs-meta">$ </span><span class="language-bash">node-gyp configure build</span></code></pre>
620<h4>Function arguments<span><a class="mark" href="#addons_function_arguments" id="addons_function_arguments">#</a></span></h4>
621<p>Addons will typically expose objects and functions that can be accessed from
622JavaScript running within Node.js. When functions are invoked from JavaScript,
623the input arguments and return value must be mapped to and from the C/C++
624code.</p>
625<p>The following example illustrates how to read function arguments passed from
626JavaScript and how to return a result:</p>
627<pre><code class="language-cpp"><span class="hljs-comment">// addon.cc</span>
628<span class="hljs-meta">#<span class="hljs-keyword">include</span> <span class="hljs-string">&#x3C;node.h></span></span>
629
630<span class="hljs-keyword">namespace</span> demo {
631
632<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Exception;
633<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::FunctionCallbackInfo;
634<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Isolate;
635<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Local;
636<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Number;
637<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Object;
638<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::String;
639<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Value;
640
641<span class="hljs-comment">// This is the implementation of the "add" method</span>
642<span class="hljs-comment">// Input arguments are passed using the</span>
643<span class="hljs-comment">// const FunctionCallbackInfo&#x3C;Value>&#x26; args struct</span>
644<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">Add</span><span class="hljs-params">(<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> FunctionCallbackInfo&#x3C;Value>&#x26; args)</span> </span>{
645  Isolate* isolate = args.<span class="hljs-built_in">GetIsolate</span>();
646
647  <span class="hljs-comment">// Check the number of arguments passed.</span>
648  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (args.<span class="hljs-built_in">Length</span>() &#x3C; <span class="hljs-number">2</span>) {
649    <span class="hljs-comment">// Throw an Error that is passed back to JavaScript</span>
650    isolate-><span class="hljs-built_in">ThrowException</span>(Exception::<span class="hljs-built_in">TypeError</span>(
651        String::<span class="hljs-built_in">NewFromUtf8</span>(isolate,
652                            <span class="hljs-string">"Wrong number of arguments"</span>).<span class="hljs-built_in">ToLocalChecked</span>()));
653    <span class="hljs-keyword">return</span>;
654  }
655
656  <span class="hljs-comment">// Check the argument types</span>
657  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (!args[<span class="hljs-number">0</span>]-><span class="hljs-built_in">IsNumber</span>() || !args[<span class="hljs-number">1</span>]-><span class="hljs-built_in">IsNumber</span>()) {
658    isolate-><span class="hljs-built_in">ThrowException</span>(Exception::<span class="hljs-built_in">TypeError</span>(
659        String::<span class="hljs-built_in">NewFromUtf8</span>(isolate,
660                            <span class="hljs-string">"Wrong arguments"</span>).<span class="hljs-built_in">ToLocalChecked</span>()));
661    <span class="hljs-keyword">return</span>;
662  }
663
664  <span class="hljs-comment">// Perform the operation</span>
665  <span class="hljs-type">double</span> value =
666      args[<span class="hljs-number">0</span>].<span class="hljs-built_in">As</span>&#x3C;Number>()-><span class="hljs-built_in">Value</span>() + args[<span class="hljs-number">1</span>].<span class="hljs-built_in">As</span>&#x3C;Number>()-><span class="hljs-built_in">Value</span>();
667  Local&#x3C;Number> num = Number::<span class="hljs-built_in">New</span>(isolate, value);
668
669  <span class="hljs-comment">// Set the return value (using the passed in</span>
670  <span class="hljs-comment">// FunctionCallbackInfo&#x3C;Value>&#x26;)</span>
671  args.<span class="hljs-built_in">GetReturnValue</span>().<span class="hljs-built_in">Set</span>(num);
672}
673
674<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">Init</span><span class="hljs-params">(Local&#x3C;Object> exports)</span> </span>{
675  <span class="hljs-built_in">NODE_SET_METHOD</span>(exports, <span class="hljs-string">"add"</span>, Add);
676}
677
678<span class="hljs-built_in">NODE_MODULE</span>(NODE_GYP_MODULE_NAME, Init)
679
680}  <span class="hljs-comment">// namespace demo</span></code></pre>
681<p>Once compiled, the example addon can be required and used from within Node.js:</p>
682<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-comment">// test.js</span>
683<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> addon = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'./build/Release/addon'</span>);
684
685<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'This should be eight:'</span>, addon.<span class="hljs-title function_">add</span>(<span class="hljs-number">3</span>, <span class="hljs-number">5</span>));</code></pre>
686<h4>Callbacks<span><a class="mark" href="#addons_callbacks" id="addons_callbacks">#</a></span></h4>
687<p>It is common practice within addons to pass JavaScript functions to a C++
688function and execute them from there. The following example illustrates how
689to invoke such callbacks:</p>
690<pre><code class="language-cpp"><span class="hljs-comment">// addon.cc</span>
691<span class="hljs-meta">#<span class="hljs-keyword">include</span> <span class="hljs-string">&#x3C;node.h></span></span>
692
693<span class="hljs-keyword">namespace</span> demo {
694
695<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Context;
696<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Function;
697<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::FunctionCallbackInfo;
698<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Isolate;
699<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Local;
700<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Null;
701<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Object;
702<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::String;
703<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Value;
704
705<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">RunCallback</span><span class="hljs-params">(<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> FunctionCallbackInfo&#x3C;Value>&#x26; args)</span> </span>{
706  Isolate* isolate = args.<span class="hljs-built_in">GetIsolate</span>();
707  Local&#x3C;Context> context = isolate-><span class="hljs-built_in">GetCurrentContext</span>();
708  Local&#x3C;Function> cb = Local&#x3C;Function>::<span class="hljs-built_in">Cast</span>(args[<span class="hljs-number">0</span>]);
709  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">unsigned</span> argc = <span class="hljs-number">1</span>;
710  Local&#x3C;Value> argv[argc] = {
711      String::<span class="hljs-built_in">NewFromUtf8</span>(isolate,
712                          <span class="hljs-string">"hello world"</span>).<span class="hljs-built_in">ToLocalChecked</span>() };
713  cb-><span class="hljs-built_in">Call</span>(context, <span class="hljs-built_in">Null</span>(isolate), argc, argv).<span class="hljs-built_in">ToLocalChecked</span>();
714}
715
716<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">Init</span><span class="hljs-params">(Local&#x3C;Object> exports, Local&#x3C;Object> <span class="hljs-keyword">module</span>)</span> </span>{
717  <span class="hljs-built_in">NODE_SET_METHOD</span>(<span class="hljs-keyword">module</span>, <span class="hljs-string">"exports"</span>, RunCallback);
718}
719
720<span class="hljs-built_in">NODE_MODULE</span>(NODE_GYP_MODULE_NAME, Init)
721
722}  <span class="hljs-comment">// namespace demo</span></code></pre>
723<p>This example uses a two-argument form of <code>Init()</code> that receives the full
724<code>module</code> object as the second argument. This allows the addon to completely
725overwrite <code>exports</code> with a single function instead of adding the function as a
726property of <code>exports</code>.</p>
727<p>To test it, run the following JavaScript:</p>
728<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-comment">// test.js</span>
729<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> addon = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'./build/Release/addon'</span>);
730
731<span class="hljs-title function_">addon</span>(<span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">msg</span>) =></span> {
732  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(msg);
733<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: 'hello world'</span>
734});</code></pre>
735<p>In this example, the callback function is invoked synchronously.</p>
736<h4>Object factory<span><a class="mark" href="#addons_object_factory" id="addons_object_factory">#</a></span></h4>
737<p>Addons can create and return new objects from within a C++ function as
738illustrated in the following example. An object is created and returned with a
739property <code>msg</code> that echoes the string passed to <code>createObject()</code>:</p>
740<pre><code class="language-cpp"><span class="hljs-comment">// addon.cc</span>
741<span class="hljs-meta">#<span class="hljs-keyword">include</span> <span class="hljs-string">&#x3C;node.h></span></span>
742
743<span class="hljs-keyword">namespace</span> demo {
744
745<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Context;
746<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::FunctionCallbackInfo;
747<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Isolate;
748<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Local;
749<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Object;
750<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::String;
751<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Value;
752
753<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">CreateObject</span><span class="hljs-params">(<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> FunctionCallbackInfo&#x3C;Value>&#x26; args)</span> </span>{
754  Isolate* isolate = args.<span class="hljs-built_in">GetIsolate</span>();
755  Local&#x3C;Context> context = isolate-><span class="hljs-built_in">GetCurrentContext</span>();
756
757  Local&#x3C;Object> obj = Object::<span class="hljs-built_in">New</span>(isolate);
758  obj-><span class="hljs-built_in">Set</span>(context,
759           String::<span class="hljs-built_in">NewFromUtf8</span>(isolate,
760                               <span class="hljs-string">"msg"</span>).<span class="hljs-built_in">ToLocalChecked</span>(),
761                               args[<span class="hljs-number">0</span>]-><span class="hljs-built_in">ToString</span>(context).<span class="hljs-built_in">ToLocalChecked</span>())
762           .<span class="hljs-built_in">FromJust</span>();
763
764  args.<span class="hljs-built_in">GetReturnValue</span>().<span class="hljs-built_in">Set</span>(obj);
765}
766
767<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">Init</span><span class="hljs-params">(Local&#x3C;Object> exports, Local&#x3C;Object> <span class="hljs-keyword">module</span>)</span> </span>{
768  <span class="hljs-built_in">NODE_SET_METHOD</span>(<span class="hljs-keyword">module</span>, <span class="hljs-string">"exports"</span>, CreateObject);
769}
770
771<span class="hljs-built_in">NODE_MODULE</span>(NODE_GYP_MODULE_NAME, Init)
772
773}  <span class="hljs-comment">// namespace demo</span></code></pre>
774<p>To test it in JavaScript:</p>
775<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-comment">// test.js</span>
776<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> addon = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'./build/Release/addon'</span>);
777
778<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> obj1 = <span class="hljs-title function_">addon</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hello'</span>);
779<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> obj2 = <span class="hljs-title function_">addon</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'world'</span>);
780<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(obj1.<span class="hljs-property">msg</span>, obj2.<span class="hljs-property">msg</span>);
781<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: 'hello world'</span></code></pre>
782<h4>Function factory<span><a class="mark" href="#addons_function_factory" id="addons_function_factory">#</a></span></h4>
783<p>Another common scenario is creating JavaScript functions that wrap C++
784functions and returning those back to JavaScript:</p>
785<pre><code class="language-cpp"><span class="hljs-comment">// addon.cc</span>
786<span class="hljs-meta">#<span class="hljs-keyword">include</span> <span class="hljs-string">&#x3C;node.h></span></span>
787
788<span class="hljs-keyword">namespace</span> demo {
789
790<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Context;
791<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Function;
792<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::FunctionCallbackInfo;
793<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::FunctionTemplate;
794<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Isolate;
795<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Local;
796<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Object;
797<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::String;
798<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Value;
799
800<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">MyFunction</span><span class="hljs-params">(<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> FunctionCallbackInfo&#x3C;Value>&#x26; args)</span> </span>{
801  Isolate* isolate = args.<span class="hljs-built_in">GetIsolate</span>();
802  args.<span class="hljs-built_in">GetReturnValue</span>().<span class="hljs-built_in">Set</span>(String::<span class="hljs-built_in">NewFromUtf8</span>(
803      isolate, <span class="hljs-string">"hello world"</span>).<span class="hljs-built_in">ToLocalChecked</span>());
804}
805
806<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">CreateFunction</span><span class="hljs-params">(<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> FunctionCallbackInfo&#x3C;Value>&#x26; args)</span> </span>{
807  Isolate* isolate = args.<span class="hljs-built_in">GetIsolate</span>();
808
809  Local&#x3C;Context> context = isolate-><span class="hljs-built_in">GetCurrentContext</span>();
810  Local&#x3C;FunctionTemplate> tpl = FunctionTemplate::<span class="hljs-built_in">New</span>(isolate, MyFunction);
811  Local&#x3C;Function> fn = tpl-><span class="hljs-built_in">GetFunction</span>(context).<span class="hljs-built_in">ToLocalChecked</span>();
812
813  <span class="hljs-comment">// omit this to make it anonymous</span>
814  fn-><span class="hljs-built_in">SetName</span>(String::<span class="hljs-built_in">NewFromUtf8</span>(
815      isolate, <span class="hljs-string">"theFunction"</span>).<span class="hljs-built_in">ToLocalChecked</span>());
816
817  args.<span class="hljs-built_in">GetReturnValue</span>().<span class="hljs-built_in">Set</span>(fn);
818}
819
820<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">Init</span><span class="hljs-params">(Local&#x3C;Object> exports, Local&#x3C;Object> <span class="hljs-keyword">module</span>)</span> </span>{
821  <span class="hljs-built_in">NODE_SET_METHOD</span>(<span class="hljs-keyword">module</span>, <span class="hljs-string">"exports"</span>, CreateFunction);
822}
823
824<span class="hljs-built_in">NODE_MODULE</span>(NODE_GYP_MODULE_NAME, Init)
825
826}  <span class="hljs-comment">// namespace demo</span></code></pre>
827<p>To test:</p>
828<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-comment">// test.js</span>
829<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> addon = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'./build/Release/addon'</span>);
830
831<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> fn = <span class="hljs-title function_">addon</span>();
832<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">fn</span>());
833<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: 'hello world'</span></code></pre>
834<h4>Wrapping C++ objects<span><a class="mark" href="#addons_wrapping_c_objects" id="addons_wrapping_c_objects">#</a></span></h4>
835<p>It is also possible to wrap C++ objects/classes in a way that allows new
836instances to be created using the JavaScript <code>new</code> operator:</p>
837<pre><code class="language-cpp"><span class="hljs-comment">// addon.cc</span>
838<span class="hljs-meta">#<span class="hljs-keyword">include</span> <span class="hljs-string">&#x3C;node.h></span></span>
839<span class="hljs-meta">#<span class="hljs-keyword">include</span> <span class="hljs-string">"myobject.h"</span></span>
840
841<span class="hljs-keyword">namespace</span> demo {
842
843<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Local;
844<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Object;
845
846<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">InitAll</span><span class="hljs-params">(Local&#x3C;Object> exports)</span> </span>{
847  MyObject::<span class="hljs-built_in">Init</span>(exports);
848}
849
850<span class="hljs-built_in">NODE_MODULE</span>(NODE_GYP_MODULE_NAME, InitAll)
851
852}  <span class="hljs-comment">// namespace demo</span></code></pre>
853<p>Then, in <code>myobject.h</code>, the wrapper class inherits from <code>node::ObjectWrap</code>:</p>
854<pre><code class="language-cpp"><span class="hljs-comment">// myobject.h</span>
855<span class="hljs-meta">#<span class="hljs-keyword">ifndef</span> MYOBJECT_H</span>
856<span class="hljs-meta">#<span class="hljs-keyword">define</span> MYOBJECT_H</span>
857
858<span class="hljs-meta">#<span class="hljs-keyword">include</span> <span class="hljs-string">&#x3C;node.h></span></span>
859<span class="hljs-meta">#<span class="hljs-keyword">include</span> <span class="hljs-string">&#x3C;node_object_wrap.h></span></span>
860
861<span class="hljs-keyword">namespace</span> demo {
862
863<span class="hljs-keyword">class</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyObject</span> : <span class="hljs-keyword">public</span> node::ObjectWrap {
864 <span class="hljs-keyword">public</span>:
865  <span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-keyword">static</span> <span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">Init</span><span class="hljs-params">(v8::Local&#x3C;v8::Object> exports)</span></span>;
866
867 <span class="hljs-keyword">private</span>:
868  <span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-keyword">explicit</span> <span class="hljs-title">MyObject</span><span class="hljs-params">(<span class="hljs-type">double</span> value = <span class="hljs-number">0</span>)</span></span>;
869  ~<span class="hljs-built_in">MyObject</span>();
870
871  <span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-keyword">static</span> <span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">New</span><span class="hljs-params">(<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> v8::FunctionCallbackInfo&#x3C;v8::Value>&#x26; args)</span></span>;
872  <span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-keyword">static</span> <span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">PlusOne</span><span class="hljs-params">(<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> v8::FunctionCallbackInfo&#x3C;v8::Value>&#x26; args)</span></span>;
873
874  <span class="hljs-type">double</span> value_;
875};
876
877}  <span class="hljs-comment">// namespace demo</span>
878
879<span class="hljs-meta">#<span class="hljs-keyword">endif</span></span></code></pre>
880<p>In <code>myobject.cc</code>, implement the various methods that are to be exposed.
881Below, the method <code>plusOne()</code> is exposed by adding it to the constructor's
882prototype:</p>
883<pre><code class="language-cpp"><span class="hljs-comment">// myobject.cc</span>
884<span class="hljs-meta">#<span class="hljs-keyword">include</span> <span class="hljs-string">"myobject.h"</span></span>
885
886<span class="hljs-keyword">namespace</span> demo {
887
888<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Context;
889<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Function;
890<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::FunctionCallbackInfo;
891<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::FunctionTemplate;
892<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Isolate;
893<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Local;
894<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Number;
895<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Object;
896<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::ObjectTemplate;
897<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::String;
898<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Value;
899
900MyObject::<span class="hljs-built_in">MyObject</span>(<span class="hljs-type">double</span> value) : <span class="hljs-built_in">value_</span>(value) {
901}
902
903MyObject::~<span class="hljs-built_in">MyObject</span>() {
904}
905
906<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">MyObject::Init</span><span class="hljs-params">(Local&#x3C;Object> exports)</span> </span>{
907  Isolate* isolate = exports-><span class="hljs-built_in">GetIsolate</span>();
908  Local&#x3C;Context> context = isolate-><span class="hljs-built_in">GetCurrentContext</span>();
909
910  Local&#x3C;ObjectTemplate> addon_data_tpl = ObjectTemplate::<span class="hljs-built_in">New</span>(isolate);
911  addon_data_tpl-><span class="hljs-built_in">SetInternalFieldCount</span>(<span class="hljs-number">1</span>);  <span class="hljs-comment">// 1 field for the MyObject::New()</span>
912  Local&#x3C;Object> addon_data =
913      addon_data_tpl-><span class="hljs-built_in">NewInstance</span>(context).<span class="hljs-built_in">ToLocalChecked</span>();
914
915  <span class="hljs-comment">// Prepare constructor template</span>
916  Local&#x3C;FunctionTemplate> tpl = FunctionTemplate::<span class="hljs-built_in">New</span>(isolate, New, addon_data);
917  tpl-><span class="hljs-built_in">SetClassName</span>(String::<span class="hljs-built_in">NewFromUtf8</span>(isolate, <span class="hljs-string">"MyObject"</span>).<span class="hljs-built_in">ToLocalChecked</span>());
918  tpl-><span class="hljs-built_in">InstanceTemplate</span>()-><span class="hljs-built_in">SetInternalFieldCount</span>(<span class="hljs-number">1</span>);
919
920  <span class="hljs-comment">// Prototype</span>
921  <span class="hljs-built_in">NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD</span>(tpl, <span class="hljs-string">"plusOne"</span>, PlusOne);
922
923  Local&#x3C;Function> constructor = tpl-><span class="hljs-built_in">GetFunction</span>(context).<span class="hljs-built_in">ToLocalChecked</span>();
924  addon_data-><span class="hljs-built_in">SetInternalField</span>(<span class="hljs-number">0</span>, constructor);
925  exports-><span class="hljs-built_in">Set</span>(context, String::<span class="hljs-built_in">NewFromUtf8</span>(
926      isolate, <span class="hljs-string">"MyObject"</span>).<span class="hljs-built_in">ToLocalChecked</span>(),
927      constructor).<span class="hljs-built_in">FromJust</span>();
928}
929
930<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">MyObject::New</span><span class="hljs-params">(<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> FunctionCallbackInfo&#x3C;Value>&#x26; args)</span> </span>{
931  Isolate* isolate = args.<span class="hljs-built_in">GetIsolate</span>();
932  Local&#x3C;Context> context = isolate-><span class="hljs-built_in">GetCurrentContext</span>();
933
934  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (args.<span class="hljs-built_in">IsConstructCall</span>()) {
935    <span class="hljs-comment">// Invoked as constructor: `new MyObject(...)`</span>
936    <span class="hljs-type">double</span> value = args[<span class="hljs-number">0</span>]-><span class="hljs-built_in">IsUndefined</span>() ?
937        <span class="hljs-number">0</span> : args[<span class="hljs-number">0</span>]-><span class="hljs-built_in">NumberValue</span>(context).<span class="hljs-built_in">FromMaybe</span>(<span class="hljs-number">0</span>);
938    MyObject* obj = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-built_in">MyObject</span>(value);
939    obj-><span class="hljs-built_in">Wrap</span>(args.<span class="hljs-built_in">This</span>());
940    args.<span class="hljs-built_in">GetReturnValue</span>().<span class="hljs-built_in">Set</span>(args.<span class="hljs-built_in">This</span>());
941  } <span class="hljs-keyword">else</span> {
942    <span class="hljs-comment">// Invoked as plain function `MyObject(...)`, turn into construct call.</span>
943    <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-type">int</span> argc = <span class="hljs-number">1</span>;
944    Local&#x3C;Value> argv[argc] = { args[<span class="hljs-number">0</span>] };
945    Local&#x3C;Function> cons =
946        args.<span class="hljs-built_in">Data</span>().<span class="hljs-built_in">As</span>&#x3C;Object>()-><span class="hljs-built_in">GetInternalField</span>(<span class="hljs-number">0</span>).<span class="hljs-built_in">As</span>&#x3C;Function>();
947    Local&#x3C;Object> result =
948        cons-><span class="hljs-built_in">NewInstance</span>(context, argc, argv).<span class="hljs-built_in">ToLocalChecked</span>();
949    args.<span class="hljs-built_in">GetReturnValue</span>().<span class="hljs-built_in">Set</span>(result);
950  }
951}
952
953<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">MyObject::PlusOne</span><span class="hljs-params">(<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> FunctionCallbackInfo&#x3C;Value>&#x26; args)</span> </span>{
954  Isolate* isolate = args.<span class="hljs-built_in">GetIsolate</span>();
955
956  MyObject* obj = ObjectWrap::<span class="hljs-built_in">Unwrap</span>&#x3C;MyObject>(args.<span class="hljs-built_in">Holder</span>());
957  obj->value_ += <span class="hljs-number">1</span>;
958
959  args.<span class="hljs-built_in">GetReturnValue</span>().<span class="hljs-built_in">Set</span>(Number::<span class="hljs-built_in">New</span>(isolate, obj->value_));
960}
961
962}  <span class="hljs-comment">// namespace demo</span></code></pre>
963<p>To build this example, the <code>myobject.cc</code> file must be added to the
964<code>binding.gyp</code>:</p>
965<pre><code class="language-json"><span class="hljs-punctuation">{</span>
966  <span class="hljs-attr">"targets"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-punctuation">[</span>
967    <span class="hljs-punctuation">{</span>
968      <span class="hljs-attr">"target_name"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-string">"addon"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
969      <span class="hljs-attr">"sources"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-punctuation">[</span>
970        <span class="hljs-string">"addon.cc"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
971        <span class="hljs-string">"myobject.cc"</span>
972      <span class="hljs-punctuation">]</span>
973    <span class="hljs-punctuation">}</span>
974  <span class="hljs-punctuation">]</span>
975<span class="hljs-punctuation">}</span></code></pre>
976<p>Test it with:</p>
977<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-comment">// test.js</span>
978<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> addon = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'./build/Release/addon'</span>);
979
980<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> obj = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> addon.<span class="hljs-title class_">MyObject</span>(<span class="hljs-number">10</span>);
981<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(obj.<span class="hljs-title function_">plusOne</span>());
982<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: 11</span>
983<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(obj.<span class="hljs-title function_">plusOne</span>());
984<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: 12</span>
985<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(obj.<span class="hljs-title function_">plusOne</span>());
986<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: 13</span></code></pre>
987<p>The destructor for a wrapper object will run when the object is
988garbage-collected. For destructor testing, there are command-line flags that
989can be used to make it possible to force garbage collection. These flags are
990provided by the underlying V8 JavaScript engine. They are subject to change
991or removal at any time. They are not documented by Node.js or V8, and they
992should never be used outside of testing.</p>
993<h4>Factory of wrapped objects<span><a class="mark" href="#addons_factory_of_wrapped_objects" id="addons_factory_of_wrapped_objects">#</a></span></h4>
994<p>Alternatively, it is possible to use a factory pattern to avoid explicitly
995creating object instances using the JavaScript <code>new</code> operator:</p>
996<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> obj = addon.<span class="hljs-title function_">createObject</span>();
997<span class="hljs-comment">// instead of:</span>
998<span class="hljs-comment">// const obj = new addon.Object();</span></code></pre>
999<p>First, the <code>createObject()</code> method is implemented in <code>addon.cc</code>:</p>
1000<pre><code class="language-cpp"><span class="hljs-comment">// addon.cc</span>
1001<span class="hljs-meta">#<span class="hljs-keyword">include</span> <span class="hljs-string">&#x3C;node.h></span></span>
1002<span class="hljs-meta">#<span class="hljs-keyword">include</span> <span class="hljs-string">"myobject.h"</span></span>
1003
1004<span class="hljs-keyword">namespace</span> demo {
1005
1006<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::FunctionCallbackInfo;
1007<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Isolate;
1008<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Local;
1009<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Object;
1010<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::String;
1011<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Value;
1012
1013<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">CreateObject</span><span class="hljs-params">(<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> FunctionCallbackInfo&#x3C;Value>&#x26; args)</span> </span>{
1014  MyObject::<span class="hljs-built_in">NewInstance</span>(args);
1015}
1016
1017<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">InitAll</span><span class="hljs-params">(Local&#x3C;Object> exports, Local&#x3C;Object> <span class="hljs-keyword">module</span>)</span> </span>{
1018  MyObject::<span class="hljs-built_in">Init</span>(exports-><span class="hljs-built_in">GetIsolate</span>());
1019
1020  <span class="hljs-built_in">NODE_SET_METHOD</span>(<span class="hljs-keyword">module</span>, <span class="hljs-string">"exports"</span>, CreateObject);
1021}
1022
1023<span class="hljs-built_in">NODE_MODULE</span>(NODE_GYP_MODULE_NAME, InitAll)
1024
1025}  <span class="hljs-comment">// namespace demo</span></code></pre>
1026<p>In <code>myobject.h</code>, the static method <code>NewInstance()</code> is added to handle
1027instantiating the object. This method takes the place of using <code>new</code> in
1028JavaScript:</p>
1029<pre><code class="language-cpp"><span class="hljs-comment">// myobject.h</span>
1030<span class="hljs-meta">#<span class="hljs-keyword">ifndef</span> MYOBJECT_H</span>
1031<span class="hljs-meta">#<span class="hljs-keyword">define</span> MYOBJECT_H</span>
1032
1033<span class="hljs-meta">#<span class="hljs-keyword">include</span> <span class="hljs-string">&#x3C;node.h></span></span>
1034<span class="hljs-meta">#<span class="hljs-keyword">include</span> <span class="hljs-string">&#x3C;node_object_wrap.h></span></span>
1035
1036<span class="hljs-keyword">namespace</span> demo {
1037
1038<span class="hljs-keyword">class</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyObject</span> : <span class="hljs-keyword">public</span> node::ObjectWrap {
1039 <span class="hljs-keyword">public</span>:
1040  <span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-keyword">static</span> <span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">Init</span><span class="hljs-params">(v8::Isolate* isolate)</span></span>;
1041  <span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-keyword">static</span> <span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">NewInstance</span><span class="hljs-params">(<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> v8::FunctionCallbackInfo&#x3C;v8::Value>&#x26; args)</span></span>;
1042
1043 <span class="hljs-keyword">private</span>:
1044  <span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-keyword">explicit</span> <span class="hljs-title">MyObject</span><span class="hljs-params">(<span class="hljs-type">double</span> value = <span class="hljs-number">0</span>)</span></span>;
1045  ~<span class="hljs-built_in">MyObject</span>();
1046
1047  <span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-keyword">static</span> <span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">New</span><span class="hljs-params">(<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> v8::FunctionCallbackInfo&#x3C;v8::Value>&#x26; args)</span></span>;
1048  <span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-keyword">static</span> <span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">PlusOne</span><span class="hljs-params">(<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> v8::FunctionCallbackInfo&#x3C;v8::Value>&#x26; args)</span></span>;
1049  <span class="hljs-keyword">static</span> v8::Global&#x3C;v8::Function> constructor;
1050  <span class="hljs-type">double</span> value_;
1051};
1052
1053}  <span class="hljs-comment">// namespace demo</span>
1054
1055<span class="hljs-meta">#<span class="hljs-keyword">endif</span></span></code></pre>
1056<p>The implementation in <code>myobject.cc</code> is similar to the previous example:</p>
1057<pre><code class="language-cpp"><span class="hljs-comment">// myobject.cc</span>
1058<span class="hljs-meta">#<span class="hljs-keyword">include</span> <span class="hljs-string">&#x3C;node.h></span></span>
1059<span class="hljs-meta">#<span class="hljs-keyword">include</span> <span class="hljs-string">"myobject.h"</span></span>
1060
1061<span class="hljs-keyword">namespace</span> demo {
1062
1063<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> node::AddEnvironmentCleanupHook;
1064<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Context;
1065<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Function;
1066<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::FunctionCallbackInfo;
1067<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::FunctionTemplate;
1068<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Global;
1069<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Isolate;
1070<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Local;
1071<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Number;
1072<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Object;
1073<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::String;
1074<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Value;
1075
1076<span class="hljs-comment">// Warning! This is not thread-safe, this addon cannot be used for worker</span>
1077<span class="hljs-comment">// threads.</span>
1078Global&#x3C;Function> MyObject::constructor;
1079
1080MyObject::<span class="hljs-built_in">MyObject</span>(<span class="hljs-type">double</span> value) : <span class="hljs-built_in">value_</span>(value) {
1081}
1082
1083MyObject::~<span class="hljs-built_in">MyObject</span>() {
1084}
1085
1086<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">MyObject::Init</span><span class="hljs-params">(Isolate* isolate)</span> </span>{
1087  <span class="hljs-comment">// Prepare constructor template</span>
1088  Local&#x3C;FunctionTemplate> tpl = FunctionTemplate::<span class="hljs-built_in">New</span>(isolate, New);
1089  tpl-><span class="hljs-built_in">SetClassName</span>(String::<span class="hljs-built_in">NewFromUtf8</span>(isolate, <span class="hljs-string">"MyObject"</span>).<span class="hljs-built_in">ToLocalChecked</span>());
1090  tpl-><span class="hljs-built_in">InstanceTemplate</span>()-><span class="hljs-built_in">SetInternalFieldCount</span>(<span class="hljs-number">1</span>);
1091
1092  <span class="hljs-comment">// Prototype</span>
1093  <span class="hljs-built_in">NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD</span>(tpl, <span class="hljs-string">"plusOne"</span>, PlusOne);
1094
1095  Local&#x3C;Context> context = isolate-><span class="hljs-built_in">GetCurrentContext</span>();
1096  constructor.<span class="hljs-built_in">Reset</span>(isolate, tpl-><span class="hljs-built_in">GetFunction</span>(context).<span class="hljs-built_in">ToLocalChecked</span>());
1097
1098  <span class="hljs-built_in">AddEnvironmentCleanupHook</span>(isolate, [](<span class="hljs-type">void</span>*) {
1099    constructor.<span class="hljs-built_in">Reset</span>();
1100  }, <span class="hljs-literal">nullptr</span>);
1101}
1102
1103<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">MyObject::New</span><span class="hljs-params">(<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> FunctionCallbackInfo&#x3C;Value>&#x26; args)</span> </span>{
1104  Isolate* isolate = args.<span class="hljs-built_in">GetIsolate</span>();
1105  Local&#x3C;Context> context = isolate-><span class="hljs-built_in">GetCurrentContext</span>();
1106
1107  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (args.<span class="hljs-built_in">IsConstructCall</span>()) {
1108    <span class="hljs-comment">// Invoked as constructor: `new MyObject(...)`</span>
1109    <span class="hljs-type">double</span> value = args[<span class="hljs-number">0</span>]-><span class="hljs-built_in">IsUndefined</span>() ?
1110        <span class="hljs-number">0</span> : args[<span class="hljs-number">0</span>]-><span class="hljs-built_in">NumberValue</span>(context).<span class="hljs-built_in">FromMaybe</span>(<span class="hljs-number">0</span>);
1111    MyObject* obj = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-built_in">MyObject</span>(value);
1112    obj-><span class="hljs-built_in">Wrap</span>(args.<span class="hljs-built_in">This</span>());
1113    args.<span class="hljs-built_in">GetReturnValue</span>().<span class="hljs-built_in">Set</span>(args.<span class="hljs-built_in">This</span>());
1114  } <span class="hljs-keyword">else</span> {
1115    <span class="hljs-comment">// Invoked as plain function `MyObject(...)`, turn into construct call.</span>
1116    <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-type">int</span> argc = <span class="hljs-number">1</span>;
1117    Local&#x3C;Value> argv[argc] = { args[<span class="hljs-number">0</span>] };
1118    Local&#x3C;Function> cons = Local&#x3C;Function>::<span class="hljs-built_in">New</span>(isolate, constructor);
1119    Local&#x3C;Object> instance =
1120        cons-><span class="hljs-built_in">NewInstance</span>(context, argc, argv).<span class="hljs-built_in">ToLocalChecked</span>();
1121    args.<span class="hljs-built_in">GetReturnValue</span>().<span class="hljs-built_in">Set</span>(instance);
1122  }
1123}
1124
1125<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">MyObject::NewInstance</span><span class="hljs-params">(<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> FunctionCallbackInfo&#x3C;Value>&#x26; args)</span> </span>{
1126  Isolate* isolate = args.<span class="hljs-built_in">GetIsolate</span>();
1127
1128  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">unsigned</span> argc = <span class="hljs-number">1</span>;
1129  Local&#x3C;Value> argv[argc] = { args[<span class="hljs-number">0</span>] };
1130  Local&#x3C;Function> cons = Local&#x3C;Function>::<span class="hljs-built_in">New</span>(isolate, constructor);
1131  Local&#x3C;Context> context = isolate-><span class="hljs-built_in">GetCurrentContext</span>();
1132  Local&#x3C;Object> instance =
1133      cons-><span class="hljs-built_in">NewInstance</span>(context, argc, argv).<span class="hljs-built_in">ToLocalChecked</span>();
1134
1135  args.<span class="hljs-built_in">GetReturnValue</span>().<span class="hljs-built_in">Set</span>(instance);
1136}
1137
1138<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">MyObject::PlusOne</span><span class="hljs-params">(<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> FunctionCallbackInfo&#x3C;Value>&#x26; args)</span> </span>{
1139  Isolate* isolate = args.<span class="hljs-built_in">GetIsolate</span>();
1140
1141  MyObject* obj = ObjectWrap::<span class="hljs-built_in">Unwrap</span>&#x3C;MyObject>(args.<span class="hljs-built_in">Holder</span>());
1142  obj->value_ += <span class="hljs-number">1</span>;
1143
1144  args.<span class="hljs-built_in">GetReturnValue</span>().<span class="hljs-built_in">Set</span>(Number::<span class="hljs-built_in">New</span>(isolate, obj->value_));
1145}
1146
1147}  <span class="hljs-comment">// namespace demo</span></code></pre>
1148<p>Once again, to build this example, the <code>myobject.cc</code> file must be added to the
1149<code>binding.gyp</code>:</p>
1150<pre><code class="language-json"><span class="hljs-punctuation">{</span>
1151  <span class="hljs-attr">"targets"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-punctuation">[</span>
1152    <span class="hljs-punctuation">{</span>
1153      <span class="hljs-attr">"target_name"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-string">"addon"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
1154      <span class="hljs-attr">"sources"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">:</span> <span class="hljs-punctuation">[</span>
1155        <span class="hljs-string">"addon.cc"</span><span class="hljs-punctuation">,</span>
1156        <span class="hljs-string">"myobject.cc"</span>
1157      <span class="hljs-punctuation">]</span>
1158    <span class="hljs-punctuation">}</span>
1159  <span class="hljs-punctuation">]</span>
1160<span class="hljs-punctuation">}</span></code></pre>
1161<p>Test it with:</p>
1162<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-comment">// test.js</span>
1163<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> createObject = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'./build/Release/addon'</span>);
1164
1165<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> obj = <span class="hljs-title function_">createObject</span>(<span class="hljs-number">10</span>);
1166<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(obj.<span class="hljs-title function_">plusOne</span>());
1167<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: 11</span>
1168<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(obj.<span class="hljs-title function_">plusOne</span>());
1169<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: 12</span>
1170<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(obj.<span class="hljs-title function_">plusOne</span>());
1171<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: 13</span>
1172
1173<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> obj2 = <span class="hljs-title function_">createObject</span>(<span class="hljs-number">20</span>);
1174<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(obj2.<span class="hljs-title function_">plusOne</span>());
1175<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: 21</span>
1176<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(obj2.<span class="hljs-title function_">plusOne</span>());
1177<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: 22</span>
1178<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(obj2.<span class="hljs-title function_">plusOne</span>());
1179<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: 23</span></code></pre>
1180<h4>Passing wrapped objects around<span><a class="mark" href="#addons_passing_wrapped_objects_around" id="addons_passing_wrapped_objects_around">#</a></span></h4>
1181<p>In addition to wrapping and returning C++ objects, it is possible to pass
1182wrapped objects around by unwrapping them with the Node.js helper function
1183<code>node::ObjectWrap::Unwrap</code>. The following examples shows a function <code>add()</code>
1184that can take two <code>MyObject</code> objects as input arguments:</p>
1185<pre><code class="language-cpp"><span class="hljs-comment">// addon.cc</span>
1186<span class="hljs-meta">#<span class="hljs-keyword">include</span> <span class="hljs-string">&#x3C;node.h></span></span>
1187<span class="hljs-meta">#<span class="hljs-keyword">include</span> <span class="hljs-string">&#x3C;node_object_wrap.h></span></span>
1188<span class="hljs-meta">#<span class="hljs-keyword">include</span> <span class="hljs-string">"myobject.h"</span></span>
1189
1190<span class="hljs-keyword">namespace</span> demo {
1191
1192<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Context;
1193<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::FunctionCallbackInfo;
1194<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Isolate;
1195<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Local;
1196<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Number;
1197<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Object;
1198<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::String;
1199<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Value;
1200
1201<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">CreateObject</span><span class="hljs-params">(<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> FunctionCallbackInfo&#x3C;Value>&#x26; args)</span> </span>{
1202  MyObject::<span class="hljs-built_in">NewInstance</span>(args);
1203}
1204
1205<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">Add</span><span class="hljs-params">(<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> FunctionCallbackInfo&#x3C;Value>&#x26; args)</span> </span>{
1206  Isolate* isolate = args.<span class="hljs-built_in">GetIsolate</span>();
1207  Local&#x3C;Context> context = isolate-><span class="hljs-built_in">GetCurrentContext</span>();
1208
1209  MyObject* obj1 = node::ObjectWrap::<span class="hljs-built_in">Unwrap</span>&#x3C;MyObject>(
1210      args[<span class="hljs-number">0</span>]-><span class="hljs-built_in">ToObject</span>(context).<span class="hljs-built_in">ToLocalChecked</span>());
1211  MyObject* obj2 = node::ObjectWrap::<span class="hljs-built_in">Unwrap</span>&#x3C;MyObject>(
1212      args[<span class="hljs-number">1</span>]-><span class="hljs-built_in">ToObject</span>(context).<span class="hljs-built_in">ToLocalChecked</span>());
1213
1214  <span class="hljs-type">double</span> sum = obj1-><span class="hljs-built_in">value</span>() + obj2-><span class="hljs-built_in">value</span>();
1215  args.<span class="hljs-built_in">GetReturnValue</span>().<span class="hljs-built_in">Set</span>(Number::<span class="hljs-built_in">New</span>(isolate, sum));
1216}
1217
1218<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">InitAll</span><span class="hljs-params">(Local&#x3C;Object> exports)</span> </span>{
1219  MyObject::<span class="hljs-built_in">Init</span>(exports-><span class="hljs-built_in">GetIsolate</span>());
1220
1221  <span class="hljs-built_in">NODE_SET_METHOD</span>(exports, <span class="hljs-string">"createObject"</span>, CreateObject);
1222  <span class="hljs-built_in">NODE_SET_METHOD</span>(exports, <span class="hljs-string">"add"</span>, Add);
1223}
1224
1225<span class="hljs-built_in">NODE_MODULE</span>(NODE_GYP_MODULE_NAME, InitAll)
1226
1227}  <span class="hljs-comment">// namespace demo</span></code></pre>
1228<p>In <code>myobject.h</code>, a new public method is added to allow access to private values
1229after unwrapping the object.</p>
1230<pre><code class="language-cpp"><span class="hljs-comment">// myobject.h</span>
1231<span class="hljs-meta">#<span class="hljs-keyword">ifndef</span> MYOBJECT_H</span>
1232<span class="hljs-meta">#<span class="hljs-keyword">define</span> MYOBJECT_H</span>
1233
1234<span class="hljs-meta">#<span class="hljs-keyword">include</span> <span class="hljs-string">&#x3C;node.h></span></span>
1235<span class="hljs-meta">#<span class="hljs-keyword">include</span> <span class="hljs-string">&#x3C;node_object_wrap.h></span></span>
1236
1237<span class="hljs-keyword">namespace</span> demo {
1238
1239<span class="hljs-keyword">class</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyObject</span> : <span class="hljs-keyword">public</span> node::ObjectWrap {
1240 <span class="hljs-keyword">public</span>:
1241  <span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-keyword">static</span> <span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">Init</span><span class="hljs-params">(v8::Isolate* isolate)</span></span>;
1242  <span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-keyword">static</span> <span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">NewInstance</span><span class="hljs-params">(<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> v8::FunctionCallbackInfo&#x3C;v8::Value>&#x26; args)</span></span>;
1243  <span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-keyword">inline</span> <span class="hljs-type">double</span> <span class="hljs-title">value</span><span class="hljs-params">()</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> </span>{ <span class="hljs-keyword">return</span> value_; }
1244
1245 <span class="hljs-keyword">private</span>:
1246  <span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-keyword">explicit</span> <span class="hljs-title">MyObject</span><span class="hljs-params">(<span class="hljs-type">double</span> value = <span class="hljs-number">0</span>)</span></span>;
1247  ~<span class="hljs-built_in">MyObject</span>();
1248
1249  <span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-keyword">static</span> <span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">New</span><span class="hljs-params">(<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> v8::FunctionCallbackInfo&#x3C;v8::Value>&#x26; args)</span></span>;
1250  <span class="hljs-keyword">static</span> v8::Global&#x3C;v8::Function> constructor;
1251  <span class="hljs-type">double</span> value_;
1252};
1253
1254}  <span class="hljs-comment">// namespace demo</span>
1255
1256<span class="hljs-meta">#<span class="hljs-keyword">endif</span></span></code></pre>
1257<p>The implementation of <code>myobject.cc</code> is similar to before:</p>
1258<pre><code class="language-cpp"><span class="hljs-comment">// myobject.cc</span>
1259<span class="hljs-meta">#<span class="hljs-keyword">include</span> <span class="hljs-string">&#x3C;node.h></span></span>
1260<span class="hljs-meta">#<span class="hljs-keyword">include</span> <span class="hljs-string">"myobject.h"</span></span>
1261
1262<span class="hljs-keyword">namespace</span> demo {
1263
1264<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> node::AddEnvironmentCleanupHook;
1265<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Context;
1266<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Function;
1267<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::FunctionCallbackInfo;
1268<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::FunctionTemplate;
1269<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Global;
1270<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Isolate;
1271<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Local;
1272<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Object;
1273<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::String;
1274<span class="hljs-keyword">using</span> v8::Value;
1275
1276<span class="hljs-comment">// Warning! This is not thread-safe, this addon cannot be used for worker</span>
1277<span class="hljs-comment">// threads.</span>
1278Global&#x3C;Function> MyObject::constructor;
1279
1280MyObject::<span class="hljs-built_in">MyObject</span>(<span class="hljs-type">double</span> value) : <span class="hljs-built_in">value_</span>(value) {
1281}
1282
1283MyObject::~<span class="hljs-built_in">MyObject</span>() {
1284}
1285
1286<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">MyObject::Init</span><span class="hljs-params">(Isolate* isolate)</span> </span>{
1287  <span class="hljs-comment">// Prepare constructor template</span>
1288  Local&#x3C;FunctionTemplate> tpl = FunctionTemplate::<span class="hljs-built_in">New</span>(isolate, New);
1289  tpl-><span class="hljs-built_in">SetClassName</span>(String::<span class="hljs-built_in">NewFromUtf8</span>(isolate, <span class="hljs-string">"MyObject"</span>).<span class="hljs-built_in">ToLocalChecked</span>());
1290  tpl-><span class="hljs-built_in">InstanceTemplate</span>()-><span class="hljs-built_in">SetInternalFieldCount</span>(<span class="hljs-number">1</span>);
1291
1292  Local&#x3C;Context> context = isolate-><span class="hljs-built_in">GetCurrentContext</span>();
1293  constructor.<span class="hljs-built_in">Reset</span>(isolate, tpl-><span class="hljs-built_in">GetFunction</span>(context).<span class="hljs-built_in">ToLocalChecked</span>());
1294
1295  <span class="hljs-built_in">AddEnvironmentCleanupHook</span>(isolate, [](<span class="hljs-type">void</span>*) {
1296    constructor.<span class="hljs-built_in">Reset</span>();
1297  }, <span class="hljs-literal">nullptr</span>);
1298}
1299
1300<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">MyObject::New</span><span class="hljs-params">(<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> FunctionCallbackInfo&#x3C;Value>&#x26; args)</span> </span>{
1301  Isolate* isolate = args.<span class="hljs-built_in">GetIsolate</span>();
1302  Local&#x3C;Context> context = isolate-><span class="hljs-built_in">GetCurrentContext</span>();
1303
1304  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (args.<span class="hljs-built_in">IsConstructCall</span>()) {
1305    <span class="hljs-comment">// Invoked as constructor: `new MyObject(...)`</span>
1306    <span class="hljs-type">double</span> value = args[<span class="hljs-number">0</span>]-><span class="hljs-built_in">IsUndefined</span>() ?
1307        <span class="hljs-number">0</span> : args[<span class="hljs-number">0</span>]-><span class="hljs-built_in">NumberValue</span>(context).<span class="hljs-built_in">FromMaybe</span>(<span class="hljs-number">0</span>);
1308    MyObject* obj = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-built_in">MyObject</span>(value);
1309    obj-><span class="hljs-built_in">Wrap</span>(args.<span class="hljs-built_in">This</span>());
1310    args.<span class="hljs-built_in">GetReturnValue</span>().<span class="hljs-built_in">Set</span>(args.<span class="hljs-built_in">This</span>());
1311  } <span class="hljs-keyword">else</span> {
1312    <span class="hljs-comment">// Invoked as plain function `MyObject(...)`, turn into construct call.</span>
1313    <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-type">int</span> argc = <span class="hljs-number">1</span>;
1314    Local&#x3C;Value> argv[argc] = { args[<span class="hljs-number">0</span>] };
1315    Local&#x3C;Function> cons = Local&#x3C;Function>::<span class="hljs-built_in">New</span>(isolate, constructor);
1316    Local&#x3C;Object> instance =
1317        cons-><span class="hljs-built_in">NewInstance</span>(context, argc, argv).<span class="hljs-built_in">ToLocalChecked</span>();
1318    args.<span class="hljs-built_in">GetReturnValue</span>().<span class="hljs-built_in">Set</span>(instance);
1319  }
1320}
1321
1322<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-type">void</span> <span class="hljs-title">MyObject::NewInstance</span><span class="hljs-params">(<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> FunctionCallbackInfo&#x3C;Value>&#x26; args)</span> </span>{
1323  Isolate* isolate = args.<span class="hljs-built_in">GetIsolate</span>();
1324
1325  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">unsigned</span> argc = <span class="hljs-number">1</span>;
1326  Local&#x3C;Value> argv[argc] = { args[<span class="hljs-number">0</span>] };
1327  Local&#x3C;Function> cons = Local&#x3C;Function>::<span class="hljs-built_in">New</span>(isolate, constructor);
1328  Local&#x3C;Context> context = isolate-><span class="hljs-built_in">GetCurrentContext</span>();
1329  Local&#x3C;Object> instance =
1330      cons-><span class="hljs-built_in">NewInstance</span>(context, argc, argv).<span class="hljs-built_in">ToLocalChecked</span>();
1331
1332  args.<span class="hljs-built_in">GetReturnValue</span>().<span class="hljs-built_in">Set</span>(instance);
1333}
1334
1335}  <span class="hljs-comment">// namespace demo</span></code></pre>
1336<p>Test it with:</p>
1337<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-comment">// test.js</span>
1338<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> addon = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'./build/Release/addon'</span>);
1339
1340<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> obj1 = addon.<span class="hljs-title function_">createObject</span>(<span class="hljs-number">10</span>);
1341<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> obj2 = addon.<span class="hljs-title function_">createObject</span>(<span class="hljs-number">20</span>);
1342<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> result = addon.<span class="hljs-title function_">add</span>(obj1, obj2);
1343
1344<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(result);
1345<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: 30</span></code></pre></section>
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