node-addon-api is an alternative to 'nan' that provides a C++ wrapper classes which simplify the use of the Node.js Addon API. It aims to provide a more stable API across Node.js versions and is recommended by the Node.js team as the primary interface for writing native addons.
ffi-napi is a Node.js addon for loading and calling dynamic libraries using pure JavaScript. It is similar to 'nan' in that it allows interaction with native code, but it focuses on foreign function interfaces rather than providing abstractions for writing native modules.
ref-napi is a package that provides a way to create, access, and manipulate binary data in Buffer instances in Node.js. It is similar to 'nan' in that it deals with native memory management, but it is more focused on buffer manipulation rather than abstracting Node.js and V8 APIs.
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Native Abstractions for Node.js: C++ header for Node 0.8 -> 25 compatibility
The npm package nan receives a total of 22,500,435 weekly downloads. As such, nan popularity was classified as popular.
We found that nan demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 2 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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