Problem
The upstream test_general test in the Node.js repository compiles a single target with NAPI_EXPERIMENTAL, which links against all experimental Node-API symbols (node_api_set_prototype, node_api_post_finalizer). This means the addon cannot be loaded on runtimes that don't export every experimental symbol.
In the CTS, this forces all test_general JS test files to guard loadAddon behind a check for every experimental feature the addon links against. The result is that even stable API tests (like napi_strict_equals, napi_typeof, napi_instanceof, etc.) are silently skipped on runtimes that don't support all experimental features.
Proposed solution
Split the upstream test_general into separate targets:
- Stable target — compiles without
NAPI_EXPERIMENTAL, includes all stable API functions
- Experimental target(s) — one per experimental feature, compiled with the appropriate
NAPI_EXPERIMENTAL define
This would allow the CTS to test stable APIs independently of experimental feature support.
Current workaround
The CTS ports test_general as a single experimental addon (matching upstream), with all JS tests guarded behind experimentalFeatures.setPrototype && experimentalFeatures.postFinalizer.
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