N-API on JerryScript

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Implements N-API on JerryScript so ABI-stable Node native add-ons can run on a tiny VM whose entire heap is a linker section (≈1 KB) and that enforces strict memory checks. Uses a test-conversion script (binding.gyp → CMake), Babel to downlevel ES6, and adds library constructors and a JerryScript context data API to attach per-global envs; implements weak references by scanning engine objects (inefficient but functional). Many N-API tests build and run after Node.js test cleanups; symbols and some ES6 features remain blockers.

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1. 0:00Intro
2. 0:27What is Jerry Script?
3. 2:52What is N-API?
4. 4:17JerryScript Requirements for N-API
5. 8:28N-API Test Conversion
6. 12:17jerry get_context data
7. 15:47Module Support - FEATURE INIT FIND
8. 21:16Module Support - Trace through
9. 22:16Weak References
10. 27:18The Code

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