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Integrating C++ Libraries in HarmonyOS using Node-API (NAPI)

  The Challenge of Reusing Native Code Native mobile development is undergoing a fundamental shift with the expansion of the HarmonyOS ecosystem. Organizations migrating complex, cross-platform applications face a strict technical requirement: abandoning Android-specific JNI (Java Native Interface) and NDK bridges. Rewriting established C++ game engines, real-time audio processors, or proprietary cryptographic modules into ArkTS is rarely viable due to performance constraints and architectural overhead. Developers must establish a secure, high-performance memory bridge between the managed ArkTS environment and unmanaged native C++ execution contexts. Enterprise mobile security policies often dictate that sensitive operations, such as cryptographic key generation or data hashing, remain in isolated, statically compiled native modules to prevent runtime inspection. Understanding the ArkTS to C++ Boundary Under the hood, HarmonyOS utilizes the ArkCompiler to parse and execute ArkTS an...