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Refs: nodejs/abi-stable-node#420
PR-URL: #37259
Reviewed-By: Rich Trott <rtrott@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Gireesh Punathil <gpunathi@in.ibm.com>
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25 changes: 13 additions & 12 deletions doc/api/addons.md
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[`require()`][require] function can load addons as ordinary Node.js modules.
Addons provide an interface between JavaScript and C/C++ libraries.

There are three options for implementing addons: N-API, nan, or direct
There are three options for implementing addons: Node-API, nan, or direct
use of internal V8, libuv and Node.js libraries. Unless there is a need for
direct access to functionality which is not exposed by N-API, use N-API.
Refer to [C/C++ addons with N-API](n-api.md) for more information on N-API.
direct access to functionality which is not exposed by Node-API, use Node-API.
Refer to [C/C++ addons with Node-API](n-api.md) for more information on
Node-API.

When not using N-API, implementing addons is complicated,
When not using Node-API, implementing addons is complicated,
involving knowledge of several components and APIs:

* V8: the C++ library Node.js uses to provide the
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In order to be loaded from multiple Node.js environments,
such as a main thread and a Worker thread, an add-on needs to either:
* Be an N-API addon, or
* Be an Node-API addon, or
* Be declared as context-aware using `NODE_MODULE_INIT()` as described above
In order to support [`Worker`][] threads, addons need to clean up any resources
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future releases of V8 and Node.js. See the `nan` [examples][] for an
illustration of how it can be used.

## N-API
## Node-API

> Stability: 2 - Stable
N-API is an API for building native addons. It is independent from
Node-API is an API for building native addons. It is independent from
the underlying JavaScript runtime (e.g. V8) and is maintained as part of
Node.js itself. This API will be Application Binary Interface (ABI) stable
across versions of Node.js. It is intended to insulate addons from
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outlined in this document (node-gyp, etc.). The only difference is the
set of APIs that are used by the native code. Instead of using the V8
or [Native Abstractions for Node.js][] APIs, the functions available
in the N-API are used.
in the Node-API are used.

Creating and maintaining an addon that benefits from the ABI stability
provided by N-API carries with it certain
provided by Node-API carries with it certain
[implementation considerations](n-api.md#n_api_implications_of_abi_stability).

To use N-API in the above "Hello world" example, replace the content of
To use Node-API in the above "Hello world" example, replace the content of
`hello.cc` with the following. All other instructions remain the same.

```cpp
// hello.cc using N-API
// hello.cc using Node-API
#include <node_api.h>

namespace demo {
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```
The functions available and how to use them are documented in
[C/C++ addons with N-API](n-api.md).
[C/C++ addons with Node-API](n-api.md).
## Addon examples
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<a id="ERR_NAPI_CONS_FUNCTION"></a>
### `ERR_NAPI_CONS_FUNCTION`

While using `N-API`, a constructor passed was not a function.
While using `Node-API`, a constructor passed was not a function.

<a id="ERR_NAPI_INVALID_DATAVIEW_ARGS"></a>
### `ERR_NAPI_INVALID_DATAVIEW_ARGS`
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removed: v10.0.0
-->

Used by the `N-API` when `Constructor.prototype` is not an object.
Used by the `Node-API` when `Constructor.prototype` is not an object.

<a id="ERR_NO_LONGER_SUPPORTED"></a>
### `ERR_NO_LONGER_SUPPORTED`
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* [Async hooks](async_hooks.md)
* [Buffer](buffer.md)
* [C++ addons](addons.md)
* [C/C++ addons with N-API](n-api.md)
* [C/C++ addons with Node-API](n-api.md)
* [C++ embedder API](embedding.md)
* [Child processes](child_process.md)
* [Cluster](cluster.md)
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