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# Addons

Node.js Addons are dynamically-linked shared objects, written in C or C++, that
Node.js Addons are dynamically-linked shared objects, written in C++, that
can be loaded into Node.js using the [`require()`][require] function, and used
just as if they were an ordinary Node.js module. They are used primarily to
provide an interface between JavaScript running in Node.js and C/C++ libraries.
provide an interface between JavaScript running in Node.js and C++ libraries.
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C++ addons can provide interfaces to C libraries, so this should remain as was


At the moment, the method for implementing Addons is rather complicated,
involving knowledge of several components and APIs :
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off-loading work via libuv to non-blocking system operations, worker threads
or a custom use of libuv's threads.

- Internal Node.js libraries. Node.js itself exports a number of C/C++ APIs
- Internal Node.js libraries. Node.js itself exports a number of C++ APIs
that Addons can use — the most important of which is the
`node::ObjectWrap` class.

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