# napi-rs > This project was initialized from [xray](https://github.com/atom/xray) # Platform Support ![](https://github.com/Brooooooklyn/napi-rs/workflows/macOS/badge.svg) ![](https://github.com/Brooooooklyn/napi-rs/workflows/Linux/badge.svg) ![](https://github.com/Brooooooklyn/napi-rs/workflows/Windows/badge.svg) ## Operating Systems | Linux | macOS | Windows x64 MSVC | | ----- | ----- | ---------------- | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ## NodeJS | Node10 | Node 12 | Node13 | | --------- | --------- | --------- | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | A minimal library for building compiled Node add-ons in Rust. This library depends on N-API and requires Node 8.9 or later. It is still pretty raw and has not been tested in a production setting. One nice feature is that this crate allows you to build add-ons purely with the Rust toolchain and without involving `node-gyp`. ## Building This repository is a Cargo crate. Any napi-based add-on should contain `Cargo.toml` to make it a Cargo crate. In your `Cargo.toml` you need to set the `crate-type` to `"cdylib"` so that cargo builds a C-style shared library that can be dynamically loaded by the Node executable. You'll also need to add this crate as a dependency. ```toml [lib] crate-type = ["cdylib"] [dependencies] napi-rs = "0.1" [build-dependencies] napi-build = "0.1" ``` And create `build.rs` in your own project: ```rs // build.rs extern crate napi_build; fn main() { napi_build::setup(); } ``` So far, the `napi` build script has only been tested on `macOS` `Linux` and `Windows x64 MSVC`. See the included [test_module](./test_module) for an example add-on. Run `cargo build` to produce the `Dynamic lib` file. And install the `napi-rs` to help you copy `Dynamic lib` file to `.node` file in case you can `require` it in your program. ```json { "package": "your pkg", "dependencies": { "napi-rs": "^0.1" }, "scripts": { "build": "cargo build && napi", "build-release": "cargo build --release && napi --release" } } ``` Then you can require your native binding: ```js require('./target/debug|release/[module_name].node') ``` The `module_name` would be your `package` name in your `Cargo.toml`. `xxx => ./target/debug|release/xxx.node` `xxx-yyy => ./target/debug|release/xxx_yyy.node` You can also copy `Dynamic lib` file to an appointed location: ```bash napi [--release] . napi [--release] ./mylib napi [--release] ./mylib.node ``` ## Testing Because libraries that depend on this crate must be loaded into a Node executable in order to resolve symbols, all tests are written in JavaScript in the `test_module` subdirectory. To run tests: ```sh cd test_module npm run build npm test ``` ## Features table ### Create JavaScript values | NAPI | NAPI Version | Minimal Node version | Status | | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------ | -------------------- | ------ | | [Enum types](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_enum_types) | 6 | v13.7.0 | ⛔️ | | [napi_create_array](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_create_array) | 1 | v8.0.0 | ✅ | | [napi_create_array_with_length](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_create_array_with_length) | 1 | v8.0.0 | ✅ | | [napi_create_arraybuffer](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_create_arraybuffer) | 1 | v8.0.0 | ✅ | | [napi_create_buffer](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_create_buffer) | 1 | v8.0.0 | ✅ | | [napi_create_buffer_copy](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_create_buffer_copy) | 1 | v8.0.0 | ⛔️ | | [napi_create_date](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_create_date) | 5 | v11.11.0 | ⛔️ | | [napi_create_external](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_create_external) | 1 | v8.0.0 | ⛔️ | | [napi_create_external_arraybuffer](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_create_external_arraybuffer) | 1 | v8.0.0 | ✅ | | [napi_create_external_buffer](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_create_external_buffer) | 1 | v8.0.0 | ✅ | | [napi_create_object](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_create_object) | 1 | v8.0.0 | ✅ | | [napi_create_symbol](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_create_symbol) | 1 | v8.0.0 | ⛔️ | | [napi_create_typedarray](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_create_typedarray) | 1 | v8.0.0 | ⛔️ | | [napi_create_dataview](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_create_dataview) | 1 | v8.3.0 | ⛔️ | | [napi_create_int32](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_create_int32) | 1 | v8.4.0 | ⛔️ | | [napi_create_uint32](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_create_uint32) | 1 | v8.4.0 | ⛔️ | | [napi_create_int64](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_create_int64) | 1 | v8.4.0 | ✅ | | [napi_create_double](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_create_double) | 1 | v8.4.0 | ⛔️ | | [napi_create_bigint_int64](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_create_bigint_int64) | 6 | v10.7.0 | ⛔️ | | [napi_create_bigint_uint64](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_create_bigint_uint64) | 6 | v10.7.0 | ⛔️ | | [napi_create_bigint_words](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_create_bigint_words) | 6 | v10.7.0 | ⛔️ | | [napi_create_string_latin1](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_create_string_latin1) | 1 | v8.0.0 | ⛔️ | | [napi_create_string_utf16](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_create_string_utf16) | 1 | v8.0.0 | ✅ | | [napi_create_string_utf8](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_create_string_utf8) | 1 | v8.0.0 | ✅ | ### [Functions to convert from N-API to C types](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_functions_to_convert_from_n_api_to_c_types) | NAPI | NAPI Version | Minimal Node Version | Status | | ---- | ------------ | -------------------- | ------ | |[napi_get_array_length](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_get_array_length)| 1 | v8.0.0 | ✅ | |[napi_get_arraybuffer_info](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_get_arraybuffer_info)| 1 | v8.0.0 | ✅ | |[napi_get_buffer_info](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_get_buffer_info)| 1 | v8.0.0 | ✅ | |[napi_get_prototype](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_get_prototype)| 1 | v8.0.0 | ⛔️ | |[napi_get_typedarray_info](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_get_typedarray_info)| 1 | v8.0.0 | ⛔️ | |[napi_get_dataview_info](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_get_dataview_info)| 1 | v8.3.0 | ⛔️ | |[napi_get_date_value](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_get_date_value)| 5 | v11.11.0 | ⛔️ | |[napi_get_value_bool](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_get_value_bool)| 1 | v8.0.0 | ✅ | |[napi_get_value_double](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_get_value_double)| 1 | v8.0.0 | ✅ | |[napi_get_value_bigint_int64](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_get_value_bigint_int64)| 6 | v10.7.0 | ⛔️ | |[napi_get_value_bigint_uint64](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_get_value_bigint_uint64)| 6 | v10.7.0 | ⛔️ | |[napi_get_value_bigint_words](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_get_value_bigint_words)| 6 | v10.7.0 | ⛔️ | |[napi_get_value_external](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_get_value_external)| 1 | v8.0.0 | ⛔️ | |[napi_get_value_int32](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_get_value_int32)| 1 | v8.0.0 | ⛔️ | |[napi_get_value_int64](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_get_value_int64)| 1 | v8.0.0 | ✅ | |[napi_get_value_string_latin1](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_get_value_string_latin1)| 1 | v8.0.0 | ⛔️ | |[napi_get_value_string_utf8](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_get_value_string_utf8)| 1 | v8.0.0 | ✅ | |[napi_get_value_string_utf16](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_get_value_string_utf16)| 1 | v8.0.0 | ✅ | |[napi_get_value_uint32](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_get_value_uint32)| 1 | v8.0.0 | ⛔️ | |[napi_get_boolean](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_get_boolean)| 1 | v8.0.0 | ✅ | |[napi_get_global](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_get_global)| 1 | v8.0.0 | ⛔️ | |[napi_get_null](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_get_null)| 1 | v8.0.0 | ✅ | |[napi_get_undefined](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_get_undefined)| 1 | v8.0.0 | ✅ | ### [Working with JavaScript Values and Abstract Operations](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_working_with_javascript_values_and_abstract_operations) | NAPI | NAPI Version | Minimal Node Version | Status | | ---- | ------------ | -------------------- | ------ | |[napi_coerce_to_bool](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_coerce_to_bool)| 1 | v8.0.0 | ✅ | |[napi_coerce_to_number](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_coerce_to_number)| 1 | v8.0.0 | ✅ | |[napi_coerce_to_object](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_coerce_to_object)| 1 | v8.0.0 | ✅ | |[napi_coerce_to_string](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_coerce_to_string)| 1 | v8.0.0 | ✅ | |[napi_typeof](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_typeof)| 1 | v8.0.0 | ✅ | |[napi_instanceof](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_instanceof)| 1 | v8.0.0 | ⛔️ | |[napi_is_array](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_is_array)| 1 | v8.0.0 | ✅ | |[napi_is_arraybuffer](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_is_arraybuffer)| 1 | v8.0.0 | ✅ | |[napi_is_buffer](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_is_buffer)| 1 | v8.0.0 | ✅ | |[napi_is_date](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_is_date)| 1 | v8.0.0 | ⛔️ | |[napi_is_error](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_is_error_1)| 1 | v8.0.0 | ⛔️ | |[napi_is_typedarray](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_is_typedarray)| 1 | v8.0.0 | ⛔️ | |[napi_is_dataview](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_is_dataview)| 1 | v8.3.0 | ⛔️ | |[napi_strict_equals](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_strict_equals)| 1 | v8.0.0 | ⛔️ | |[napi_detach_arraybuffer](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_detach_arraybuffer)| Experimental | v13.3.0 | ⛔️ | |[napi_is_detached_arraybuffer](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_is_detached_arraybuffer)| Experimental | v13.3.0 | ⛔️ |