# Nwjs library archived

**URL:** https://community.haxe.org/t/nwjs-library-archived/4192
**Category:** Haxe
**Tags:** haxe-js
**Created:** [March 2, 2024, 1:38am UTC](https://community.haxe.org/t/nwjs-library-archived/4192 "2024-03-02T01:38:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![zagortenej](https://community.haxe.org/user_avatar/community.haxe.org/zagortenej/32/848_2.png) [@zagortenej](https://community.haxe.org/u/zagortenej)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2024, 1:38am UTC](https://community.haxe.org/t/nwjs-library-archived/4192/1 "2024-03-02T01:38:52Z")

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Just found out today that this exists: [GitHub - cedx/nwjs.hx: Type definitions for using NW.js with Haxe.](https://github.com/cedx/nwjs.hx), Haxe extern definitions for the nw.js platform ([https://nwjs.io/](https://nwjs.io/)) and noticed that the repository has been archived about a month ago. Does anyone by any wild chance of coincidence knows why?

I also noticed that the developer archived a bunch of other of their GitHub repositories within few days around Jan 22-24, so I suspect it has nothing to do with the nwjs.hx library itself.

I wouldn’t want to start using something that might be deprecated (which may be one reason why someone would archive a repository) from the start, but the latest version of nwjs,hx seems current enough.

I don’t have GitHub account I could use to contact the developer, and even if I did, I have no idea if there’s a way to send message to a repo maintainer on GitHub or if people just open issues with questions (I guess that opening an issue is the way people ask questions on GitHub?).

Thanks for any info on this.

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### Author: ![RblSb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v2/letter/r/edb3f5/32.png) [@RblSb](https://community.haxe.org/u/RblSb)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2024, 11:32am UTC](https://community.haxe.org/t/nwjs-library-archived/4192/2 "2024-03-02T11:32:40Z")

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This most likely means that he no longer wants to maintain this repository, for example if he no longer uses these externs. You can fork and continue using or maintaining it instead.

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### Author: ![Confidant](https://community.haxe.org/user_avatar/community.haxe.org/confidant/32/63_2.png) [@Confidant](https://community.haxe.org/u/Confidant)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2024, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.haxe.org/t/nwjs-library-archived/4192/3 "2024-03-04T17:06:55Z")

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With the dts2hx library it is possible (will some effort) to always keep externs current with the latest API of different supported libraries. I’ve seen a few different extern libraries on Haxelib get generated once and then abandoned, so perhaps @cedx didn’t want to keep it current when there’s a good solution for alternate extern generation.

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### Author: ![zagortenej](https://community.haxe.org/user_avatar/community.haxe.org/zagortenej/32/848_2.png) [@zagortenej](https://community.haxe.org/u/zagortenej)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2024, 2:55am UTC](https://community.haxe.org/t/nwjs-library-archived/4192/4 "2024-03-07T02:55:28Z")

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I did not know about dts2hx, it looks interesting in general when targeting JS, thanks!

If I find that nwjs works well with what I need it for, forking the repo and updating it when changes to nwjs happen might be the way to go, as RblSb said.

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### Author: ![cedx](https://community.haxe.org/user_avatar/community.haxe.org/cedx/32/2377_2.png) [@cedx](https://community.haxe.org/u/cedx)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2024, 11:08am UTC](https://community.haxe.org/t/nwjs-library-archived/4192/5 "2024-08-25T11:08:32Z")

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Hi! I’ve archived this project (and a few others) because I’ve been away from Haxe for some time (not enough free time available, not enough energy due to my advanced age 😅, etc.).

But I’m back: Haxe is too addictive! The project is back on track: it can be used with confidence. The NW.js APIs are remarkably stable: this project doesn’t need much maintenance.

If you see anything missing, don’t hesitate to open a ticket on the [GitHub](https://github.com/cedx/nwjs.hx) repository.
