node-gyp-build

// package.json - configure the 'install' script and dependencies { "name": "my-native-hello-world", "version": "1.0.0", "description": "A sample native module using node-gyp-build and prebuildify", "main": "index.js", "scripts": { "install": "node-gyp-build", "prebuild": "prebuildify --strip", // Requires 'prebuildify' to be installed locally "postinstall": "node index.js" // To test if the binding loads after install }, "dependencies": { "node-gyp-build": "^4.0.0" } } // index.js - load the native binding const path = require('path'); console.log("Attempting to load native binding..."); let helloBinding; try { helloBinding = require('node-gyp-build')(__dirname); console.log("Native binding loaded successfully!"); // Assuming the native addon exports a 'hello' function if (typeof helloBinding.hello === 'function') { const message = helloBinding.hello(); console.log(`Native greeting: ${message}`); // Expected: 'Hello from native!' } else { console.warn("Native binding does not export a 'hello' function."); } } catch (e) { console.error(`Failed to load native binding: ${e.message}`); console.warn("Consider running 'npm install --build-from-source' if prebuilds are missing or incompatible."); // You might want to provide a fallback or re-throw based on your application's needs } /* // Example of a minimal C++ source file for 'hello.cc' (requires a binding.gyp) // Save this as hello.cc in your project root. #include <napi.h> Napi::String Method(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) { Napi::Env env = info.Env(); return Napi::String::New(env, "Hello from native!"); } Napi::Object Init(Napi::Env env, Napi::Object exports) { exports.Set(Napi::String::New(env, "hello"), Napi::Function::New(env, Method)); return exports; } NODE_API_MODULE(hello, Init) // Example binding.gyp for 'hello.cc' // Save this as binding.gyp in your project root. { "targets": [ { "target_name": "hello", "sources": [ "hello.cc" ] } ] } */