Miscellaneous Node Helpers

Nan::AsyncResource

This class is analogous to the AsyncResource JavaScript class exposed by Node's async_hooks API.

When calling back into JavaScript asynchronously, special care must be taken to ensure that the runtime can properly track async hops. Nan::AsyncResource is a class that provides an RAII wrapper around node::EmitAsyncInit, node::EmitAsyncDestroy, and node::MakeCallback. Using this mechanism to call back into JavaScript, as opposed to Nan::MakeCallback or v8::Function::Call ensures that the callback is executed in the correct async context. This ensures that async mechanisms such as domains and async_hooks function correctly.

Definition:

```c++ class AsyncResource { public: AsyncResource(v8::Local name, v8::Local resource = New()); AsyncResource(const char* name, v8::Local resource = New()); ~AsyncResource();

v8::MaybeLocal runInAsyncScope(v8::Local target, v8::Local func, int argc, v8::Local argv); v8::MaybeLocal runInAsyncScope(v8::Local target, v8::Local symbol, int argc, v8::Local argv); v8::MaybeLocal runInAsyncScope(v8::Local target, const char method, int argc, v8::Local argv); }; ```

For more details, see the Node async_hooks documentation. You might also want to take a look at the documentation for the N-API counterpart. For example usage, see the asyncresource.cpp example in the test/cpp directory.

Nan::MakeCallback()

Deprecated wrappers around the legacy node::MakeCallback() APIs. Node.js 10+ has deprecated these legacy APIs as they do not provide a mechanism to preserve async context.

We recommend that you use the AsyncResource class and AsyncResource::runInAsyncScope instead of using Nan::MakeCallback or v8::Function#Call() directly. AsyncResource properly takes care of running the callback in the correct async execution context – something that is essential for functionality like domains, async_hooks and async debugging.

Signatures:

c++ NAN_DEPRECATED v8::Local<v8::Value> Nan::MakeCallback(v8::Local<v8::Object> target, v8::Local<v8::Function> func, int argc, v8::Local<v8::Value>* argv); NAN_DEPRECATED v8::Local<v8::Value> Nan::MakeCallback(v8::Local<v8::Object> target, v8::Local<v8::String> symbol, int argc, v8::Local<v8::Value>* argv); NAN_DEPRECATED v8::Local<v8::Value> Nan::MakeCallback(v8::Local<v8::Object> target, const char* method, int argc, v8::Local<v8::Value>* argv);

NAN_MODULE_INIT()

Used to define the entry point function to a Node add-on. Creates a function with a given name that receives a target object representing the equivalent of the JavaScript exports object.

See example below.

Nan::Export()

A simple helper to register a v8::FunctionTemplate from a JavaScript-accessible method (see Methods) as a property on an object. Can be used in a way similar to assigning properties to module.exports in JavaScript.

Signature:

c++ void Export(v8::Local<v8::Object> target, const char *name, Nan::FunctionCallback f)

Also available as the shortcut NAN_EXPORT macro.

Example:

```c++ NAN_METHOD(Foo) { ... }

NAN_MODULE_INIT(Init) { NAN_EXPORT(target, Foo); } ```