This project is still in the early stages of development. All code, interfaces and features are unstable.

napi-cs

Inspired by napi-rs.

Experimental tool chain for build NodeJS modules with .NET 6.0 and C#.

napi-cs will compile your modules into a native (architecture specific) shared library with Native AOT, modules can be safely distributed without .NET installation.

Getting Started

0. Pre-requisites

• The latest version of .NET 6.0.
• c++ toolchain in your system, see more detail here Pre-requisites for Native AOT

1. Install Templates

$ dotnet new -i NApi.Template

2. Create Project

$ mkdir foo && cd foo
$ dotnet new nodejs

3. Build

$ dotnet build

4. Test Your Module

$ node
> require("./bin/Debug/net6.0/osx-x64/publish/module.node")

PS: Replace osx-x64 with your operating system

Limitations

• Only support x64 Windows, Linux, MacOS.
• Limitations of Native AOT Runtime

[TODO] CoreCLR Mode: No above limitations, but it depends on .NET installation at runtime