# Analyzing Error Logs and Crashes Triggered by Using Node-API

The maintenance and debugging measures mentioned in this topic rely on the Ark runtime multi-thread check. Therefore, you are advised to enable this feature before debugging. For details about how to enable Ark runtime multi-thread check, see [Analyzing CPP Crash](https://developer.huawei.com/consumer/en/doc/harmonyos-guides/ide-multi-thread-check).

Unless otherwise specified, the maintenance and debugging measures used in this topic will interrupt the process once the Ark runtime multi-thread check is enabled.

## Inconsistent napi_env Between the Data Being Used and the Data Being Created

### Logs

The inconsistency in **napi_env** occurs in the following scenarios:

1. When Node-API is called to use a created struct, the **napi_env** of the struct is inconsistent with that used to create the struct.

   > **Log**<br>
   > param env not equal to its owner.
   >

2. When Node-API is called to use a created struct, the **napi_env** of the struct has the same address as the **napi_env** used to create the struct but the original **napi_env** has been destroyed.

   > **Log**<br>
   >
   > - For the methods other than thread-safe functions, the log information is as follows:
   >
   >    owner env has been destroyed, owner id: &lt;owner id&gt; , current    env id: &lt;current id&gt;.
   >
   > - For thread-safe functions, the log information is as follows:
   >
   >    current tsfn was created by dead env, owner id: &lt;owner id&gt;, current env id: &lt;current id&gt;

The following APIs may trigger this error:

1. napi_get_reference_value
2. napi_delete_reference*
3. napi_queue_async_work
4. napi_queue_async_work_with_qos
5. napi_cancel_async_work
6. napi_call_threadsafe_function*
7. napi_release_threadsafe_function*

> **NOTE**<br>The APIs with an asterisk (*) can only trigger the log information in the second scenario.

### Example

> **NOTE**<br>The following code is intended only to create exception scenarios and trigger DFX error logs. Do not apply it to your code before you fully understand its purpose.

#### Utility Class

Define a utility class to construct the two exception scenarios.

```cpp
#define CHECK(cond)                                                 \
    do {                                                            \
        if (cond) {                                                 \
            OH_LOG_FATAL(LOG_APP, "Failed to check `" #cond "`");   \
            std::abort();                                           \
        }                                                           \
    } while(0)
#define CHECK_EQ(lhs, rhs) CHECK(lhs == rhs)
#define CHECK_NE(lhs, rhs) CHECK(lhs != rhs)
#define CHECK_NOT_NULL(val) CHECK(val != nullptr)

#define STRICT_NAPI_CALL(call)                                      \
    do {                                                            \
        napi_status ret = (call);                                   \
        if (ret != napi_ok) {                                       \
            OH_LOG_FATAL(LOG_APP, "Failed to execute `" #call "`, " \
                "return code is: %{public}d", ret);                 \
            std::abort();                                           \
        }                                                           \
    } while(0)


class CallbackInfo {
public:
    CallbackInfo(napi_env env, napi_callback_info info)
        : env_(env)
    {
        napi_get_cb_info(env, info, &argc_, nullptr, &thisVar_, &data_);
        if (argc_ > 0) {
            argv_ = new napi_value[argc_];
            CHECK_NOT_NULL(argv_);
            memset(argv_, nullptr, sizeof(argv_));
            napi_get_cb_info(env, info, &argc_, argv_, nullptr, nullptr);
        }
    }
    ~CallbackInfo()
    {
        if (argc_ > 0) {
            delete[] argv_;
            argv_ = nullptr;
        }
    }

    inline size_t GetArgc() const { return argc_; }
    inline napi_value* GetArgs() const { return argv_; }

    inline napi_value GetArg(size_t index) const
    {
        if (index >= argc_) {
            napi_value undefined = nullptr;
            napi_get_undefined(env_, &undefined);
            return undefined;
        }
        return argv_[index];
    }
    inline napi_value operator[](size_t index) const
    {
        return GetArg(index);
    }

private:
    napi_env env_ { nullptr };
    size_t argc_ { 0 };
    napi_value* argv_ { nullptr };
    napi_value thisVar_ { nullptr };
    void* data_ { nullptr };
};

// Construct napi_env with the same address (or different addresses) to trigger different DFX information.
class EngineProxy {
public:
    EngineProxy()
    {
        STRICT_NAPI_CALL(napi_create_ark_runtime(&env_));
        // 5: makes easier reuse of the napi_env address.
        for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
            RecreateOnce();
        }
    }

    ~EngineProxy()
    {
        STRICT_NAPI_CALL(napi_destroy_ark_runtime(&env_));
    }

    inline bool RecreateSame()
    {
        return Recreate(true);
    }

    inline bool RecreateDiff()
    {
        return Recreate(false);
    }

    inline operator napi_env() const
    {
        return env_;
    }

    // Re-create napi_env until the address is the same as (or different from) the original napi_env.
    bool Recreate(bool requireSame)
    {
        const char* recreateTypeTag = requireSame ? "same" : "different";
        napi_env old = env_;
        for (int i = 0; i < MAX_RETRY_TIMES; i++) {
            if (RecreateOnce(old) == requireSame) {
                OH_LOG_INFO(LOG_APP, "Succeed to recreate env with %{public}s pointer "
                    "address after retried %{public}d times.", recreateTypeTag, i);
                return true;
            }
        }
        OH_LOG_ERROR(LOG_APP, "Failed to recreate env with %{public}s pointer "
            "address after retried %{public}d times.", recreateTypeTag, MAX_RETRY_TIMES);
        return false;
    }

private:
    // Re-create napi_env and return whether the new address is the same as the original address.
    bool RecreateOnce(napi_env old = nullptr)
    {
        STRICT_NAPI_CALL(napi_destroy_ark_runtime(&env_));
        STRICT_NAPI_CALL(napi_create_ark_runtime(&env_));
        return env_ == old;
    }

    napi_env env_ {nullptr};
    
    constexpr static int MAX_RETRY_TIMES = 1 << 8;
};
```

#### napi_ref APIs

Sample code of **napi_get_reference_value** and **napi_delete_reference**:

```cpp
/*
 * API declaration index.d.ts
 * const triggerDFXGetRef: (samePtr: boolean) => void;
 */
napi_value TriggerDFXGetRef(napi_env env, napi_callback_info cbinfo)
{
    CallbackInfo info(env, cbinfo);
    bool same = true;
    STRICT_NAPI_CALL(napi_get_value_bool(env, info[0], &same));
    std::thread([](bool same) {
        EngineProxy localEnv;
        napi_value obj = nullptr;
        STRICT_NAPI_CALL(napi_create_object(localEnv, &obj));
        napi_ref ref = nullptr;
        napi_create_reference(localEnv, obj, 1, &ref);
        if (!localEnv.Recreate(same)) {
            return;
        };
        napi_value result = nullptr;
        napi_get_reference_value(localEnv, ref, &result);
    }, same).detach();
    return nullptr;
}

/*
 * API declaration index.d.ts
 * const triggerDFXDelRef: () => void;
 */
napi_value TriggerDFXDelRef(napi_env, napi_callback_info)
{
    std::thread([]() {
        EngineProxy localEnv;
        napi_value obj = nullptr;
        STRICT_NAPI_CALL(napi_create_object(localEnv, &obj));
        napi_ref ref = nullptr;
        napi_create_reference(localEnv, obj, 1, &ref);
        if (!localEnv.RecreateSame()) {
            return;
        };
        napi_delete_reference(localEnv, ref);
    }).detach();
    return nullptr;
}
```

#### napi_async_work APIs

Sample code of **napi_queue_async_work**, **napi_queue_async_work_with_qos**, and **napi_cancel_async_work**:

```cpp
/*
 * The macro EXPAND_ASYNC_WORK_CASE provides the following variables for op:
 * @variable napi_env localEnv
 * @variable napi_async_work work
 */
#define EXPAND_ASYNC_WORK_CASE(name, op)                                           \
napi_value name(napi_env env, napi_callback_info cbinfo)                           \
{                                                                                  \
    CallbackInfo info(env, cbinfo);                                                \
    bool same = true;                                                              \
    STRICT_NAPI_CALL(napi_get_value_bool(env, info[0], &same));                    \
    std::thread([](bool same) {                                                    \
        EngineProxy localEnv;                                                      \
        napi_async_work work = nullptr;                                            \
        {                                                                          \
            napi_value taskName = nullptr;                                         \
            napi_create_string_utf8(localEnv, #name, NAPI_AUTO_LENGTH, &taskName); \
            /* Do not use an empty execute callback to create napi_async_work. */                    \
            napi_create_async_work(localEnv, nullptr, taskName,                    \
                [](napi_env, void*) {}, [](napi_env, napi_status, void* ) {},      \
                nullptr, &work);                                                   \
            if (!localEnv.Recreate(same)) {                                        \
                return;                                                            \
            }                                                                      \
        }                                                                          \
        (op);                                                                      \
    }, same).detach();                                                             \
    return nullptr;                                                                \
}

/*
 * API declaration index.d.ts
 * const triggerDFXQueueWork: (samePtr: boolean) => void;
 * const triggerDFXQueueWorkWithQos: (samePtr: boolean) => void;
 * const triggerDFXCancelWork: (samePtr: boolean) => void;
 */
EXPAND_ASYNC_WORK_CASE(TriggerDFXQueueWork,
    napi_queue_async_work(localEnv, work))
EXPAND_ASYNC_WORK_CASE(TriggerDFXQueueWorkWithQos,
    napi_queue_async_work_with_qos(localEnv, work, napi_qos_default))
EXPAND_ASYNC_WORK_CASE(TriggerDFXCancelWork,
    napi_cancel_async_work(localEnv, work))

#undef EXPAND_ASYNC_WORK_CASE
```

#### napi_threadsafe_function APIs

Sample code of **napi_call_threadsafe_function** and **napi_release_threadsafe_function**:

```cpp
/*
 * The macro EXPAND_THREADSAFE_FUNCTION_CASE provides the following variables for op:
 * @variable napi_env localEnv
 * @variable napi_threadsafe_function tsfn
 */
#define EXPAND_THREADSAFE_FUNCTION_CASE(name, op)                                       \
    napi_value name(napi_env, napi_callback_info) {                                     \
        std::thread([]() {                                                              \
            EngineProxy localEnv;                                                       \
            napi_threadsafe_function tsfn = nullptr;                                    \
            {                                                                           \
                napi_value taskName = nullptr;                                          \
                napi_create_string_utf8(localEnv, "Test", NAPI_AUTO_LENGTH, &taskName); \
                napi_create_threadsafe_function(                                        \
                    localEnv, nullptr, nullptr, taskName, 0, 1, nullptr,                \
                    [](napi_env, void *, void *) {}, nullptr,                           \
                    [](napi_env, napi_value, void *, void *) {}, &tsfn);                \
                if (!localEnv.RecreateSame()) {                                         \
                    return;                                                             \
                };                                                                      \
            }                                                                           \
            (op);                                                                       \
        }).detach();                                                                    \
        return nullptr;                                                                 \
    }

/*
 * API declaration index.d.ts
 * const triggerDFXTsfnCall: () => void;
 * const triggerDFXTsfnRelease: () => void;
 */
EXPAND_THREADSAFE_FUNCTION_CASE(TriggerDFXTsfnCall,
    napi_call_threadsafe_function(tsfn, nullptr, napi_tsfn_nonblocking))
EXPAND_THREADSAFE_FUNCTION_CASE(TriggerDFXTsfnRelease,
    napi_release_threadsafe_function(tsfn, napi_tsfn_release))

#undef EXPAND_THREADSAFE_FUNCTION_CASE
```

## Cross-Thread Calls

### Logs

Most Node-API interfaces are not thread-safe. Additional measures are used to locate the errors caused by improper use of Node-API interfaces. 

Unless otherwise specified, the maintenance and debugging measures used in this topic will interrupt the process once the Ark runtime multi-thread check is enabled.

> **Log**<br>
>
> current napi interface cannot run in multi-thread, thread id: &lt;env tid&gt;, current thread id: &lt;current tid&gt;

The following APIs may trigger this type of error:

1. napi_add_env_cleanup_hook*
2. napi_remove_env_cleanup_hook*
3. napi_add_async_cleanup_hook
4. napi_set_instance_data
5. napi_get_instance_data

> **NOTE**
>
> When the triggering conditions are met in the debugging process, the APIs with an asterisk (*) can print the ERROR log with call stack information instead of interrupting the process.

### Example

> **NOTE**<br>The following code is intended only to create exception scenarios and trigger DFX error logs. Do not apply it to your code before you fully understand its purpose.

#### env_cleanup_hook APIs

Sample code of **napi_add_env_cleanup_hook** and **napi_remove_env_cleanup_hook**:

```cpp
static void EnvCLeanUpCallback(void *arg) {
    char* data = reinterpret_cast<char *>(arg);
    delete data;
}

/*
 * API declaration index.d.ts
 * const triggerDFXClnAddXT: () => void;
 */
napi_value TriggerDFXClnAddXT(napi_env env, napi_callback_info) 
{
    char* data = new char;
    CHECK_NOT_NULL(data);
    *data = nullptr;
    std::thread([](napi_env env, char* data) {
        napi_add_env_cleanup_hook(env, EnvCLeanUpCallback, reinterpret_cast<void *>(data));
    }, env, data).join();
    napi_remove_env_cleanup_hook(env, EnvCLeanUpCallback, reinterpret_cast<void *>(data));
    delete data;
    return nullptr; 
}

/*
 * API declaration index.d.ts
 * const triggerDFXClnAddMT: () => void;
 */
napi_value TriggerDFXClnAddMT(napi_env env, napi_callback_info) 
{
    char* data = new char;
    CHECK_NOT_NULL(data);
    *data = nullptr;
    napi_add_env_cleanup_hook(env, EnvCLeanUpCallback, reinterpret_cast<void *>(data));
    napi_add_env_cleanup_hook(env, EnvCLeanUpCallback, reinterpret_cast<void *>(data));
    napi_remove_env_cleanup_hook(env, EnvCLeanUpCallback, reinterpret_cast<void *>(data));
    delete data;
    return nullptr;
}

/*
 * API declaration index.d.ts
 * const triggerDFXClnRmXT: () => void;
 */
napi_value TriggerDFXClnRmXT(napi_env env, napi_callback_info) 
{
    char* data = new char;
    CHECK_NOT_NULL(data);
    *data = nullptr;
    napi_add_env_cleanup_hook(env, EnvCLeanUpCallback, reinterpret_cast<void *>(data));
    std::thread([](napi_env env, char* data) {
        napi_remove_env_cleanup_hook(env, EnvCLeanUpCallback, reinterpret_cast<void *>(data));
        delete data;
    }, env, data).join();
    return nullptr; 
}

/*
 * API declaration index.d.ts
 * const triggerDFXClnRmMT: () => void;
 */
napi_value TriggerDFXClnRmMT(napi_env env, napi_callback_info) 
{
    char* data = new char;
    CHECK_NOT_NULL(data);
    *data = nullptr;
    napi_add_env_cleanup_hook(env, EnvCLeanUpCallback, reinterpret_cast<void *>(data));
    napi_remove_env_cleanup_hook(env, EnvCLeanUpCallback, reinterpret_cast<void *>(data));
    // Ensure consistency in parameters used for registering and deregistering cleanup hooks. It is more important than the errors caused by repeated deregistration.
    napi_remove_env_cleanup_hook(env, EnvCLeanUpCallback, reinterpret_cast<void *>(data));
    delete data;
    return nullptr;
}
```

#### async_cleanup_hook APIs

Sample code of **napi_add_async_cleanup_hook**:

```cpp
static void AsyncCleanupCallback(napi_async_cleanup_hook_handle handle, void *)
{
    napi_remove_async_cleanup_hook(handle);    
}

/*
 * API declaration index.d.ts
 * const triggerDFXAsyncAddXT: () => void;
 */
napi_value TriggerDFXAsyncAddXT(napi_env env, napi_callback_info) 
{
    std::thread([](napi_env env) {
        napi_add_async_cleanup_hook(env, AsyncCleanupCallback, nullptr, nullptr);
    }, env).join();
    return nullptr;
}
```

#### instance_data APIs

Sample code of **napi_set_instance_data** and **napi_get_instance_data**:

```cpp
/*
 * API declaration index.d.ts
 * const triggerDFXInsSetXT: () => void;
 */
napi_value TriggerDFXInsSetXT(napi_env env, napi_callback_info)
{
    std::thread([](napi_env env) {
        napi_set_instance_data(env, nullptr, [](napi_env, void *, void *) {}, nullptr);
    }, env).join();
    return nullptr;
}

/*
 * API declaration index.d.ts
 * const triggerDFXInsGetXT: () => void;
 */
napi_value TriggerDFXInsGetXT(napi_env env, napi_callback_info)
{
    std::thread([](napi_env env) {
        void *data = nullptr;
        napi_get_instance_data(env, &data);
    }, env).join();
    return nullptr;
}
```