node-addon-api 6.1.0

Node-addon-api is a beneficial package that serves as an abstraction layer above the Node.js C++ API (Node-API). It simplifies the creation of Native Addons for Node.js by providing a higher level, more JavaScript like API for working with Node's JavaScript data types and object properties. It means, with the help of node-addon-api, developers are able to perform direct operations on JavaScript objects from C++ code much efficiently.

To utilize the node-addon-api, you must first install it via npm, which stands for Node.js package manager. You can perform the installation using the terminal/command-line interface with the command npm install node-addon-api. After that, you need to include the module in your project's binding.gyp file:

'include_dirs' : ["<!(node -p \"require('node-addon-api').include\")"]

Then, in your C++ code, include the napi.h header file at the top:

#include <napi.h>

The inclusion of this header will provide you access to the Node-addons-API. Now you can start using the API to manipulate JavaScript objects from C++ code. For instance:

Napi::Object HelloWorld(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
    Napi::Env env = info.Env();
    return Napi::String::New(env, "Hello, World!");
}

This example function returns a new JavaScript string when called from JavaScript.

For the comprehensive documentation on node-addon-api, you can visit the official GitHub page at git://github.com/nodejs/node-addon-api.git. The napi.h file also includes comments which make for detailed documentation of the API's functionalities.