Event loop integration without Qode?

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Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
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30/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
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Active
Tech stack
cpp, nodejs
Domain
desktop

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Start by reading the eventloop-graft package and comparing its standard Node.js event-loop approach with NodeGUI's stated Qode dependency. Determine whether NodeGUI can load and run on a standard Node.js installation, and document the changes or limitations needed for that integration.

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Description

Hi, for a different (GTK-based) project, I worked out a way to do event loop integration on a standard Node.js installation: https://www.npmjs.com/package/eventloop-graft

Now I'm wondering, could this also work for NodeGUI? I can't directly test it myself since NodeGUI seems to hard-depend on symbols only available in Qode (so it won't even load in a standard Node.js install, and NodeGU itself would need to be changed), but if this is possible, it seems to me like it could be a significant improvement; NodeGUI would no longer be dependent on a constant (labour-intensive) porting process with every new Node.js release, and thereby also benefit from much faster runtime security updates.

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