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nodejs/node-addon-examples resource

Node.js C++ addon examples from http://nodejs.org/docs/latest/api/addons.html observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/nodejs/node-addon-examples · C++ · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

74/100

  • Activity 92
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4970
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 51
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2589 stars · 602 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A repository of example Node.js C++ addons demonstrating the Node-API, node-addon-api, and nan APIs. It serves as the official reference examples accompanying the Node.js addons documentation.

Use cases

  • learn how to write Node.js C++ addons
  • examples of Node-API usage
  • how to use node-addon-api wrapper classes
  • convert JavaScript values to native C++ types in a Node addon
  • run async work in a Node.js native addon
  • thread-safe functions in Node addons
  • build context-aware Node.js addons

When to choose

  • you are learning to write native C++ addons for Node.js
  • you need reference implementations of Node-API or node-addon-api patterns
  • you want up-to-date examples maintained alongside Node.js docs

When to avoid

  • you need a production-ready addon library rather than examples
  • you want bindings for a specific native library
  • you need examples for unsupported legacy Node.js versions to be maintained

Facets

learning-resource · maturity active

developer-tools sdk developer-tools tutorials programming-languages cpp cross-platform nodejs-addons node-api napi cpp-bindings examples native-addons nodejs

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