Update node-gtk types

[alissonlauffer]

Hello! I'm developing a new application using TypeScript and Libadwaita. However, the application uses libraries that are not compatible with pure GJS, so I would need to use Node with node-gtk.

There are generated types for node-gtk in npm, but they are out of date, so I would like to request an update.

https://www.npmjs.com/package/@girs/node-gtk-4.0: GTK 4.12.5
https://www.npmjs.com/package/@girs/gtk-4.0: GTK 4.20.1

https://www.npmjs.com/package/@girs/node-adw-1: Libadwaita 1.4.3
https://www.npmjs.com/package/@girs/adw-1: Libadwaita 1.9.0

I also tried hardcoding a node-gtk.d.ts file to export the GJS types, but then I saw that there are fundamental differences between the GJS bindings and node-gtk, such as the fact that in GJS, methods are snake_case and in node-gtk they are camelCase.

[JumpLink]

Hello @alissonlauffer,
It looks as though node-gtk is no longer being developed; we removed node-gtk support when we merged with gi.ts. However, I’ve started another project that takes the opposite approach: instead of making GTK available in Node.js, it makes Node.js available in GJS: https://gjsify.github.io/gjsify/

Would that perhaps be an alternative for you? You can use the same types here, and you can use the official bindings for GTK in TypeScript whilst still utilising the Node.js API and many of its packages. If something isn't working, please let me know so I can sort it out.

[alissonlauffer]

instead of making GTK available in Node.js, it makes Node.js available in GJS

Nice work! I guess we can close this issue now.

It's really handy to be able to use the nodejs ecosystem in GJS, since GJS's runtime is completely different than the one of node and web (it doesn't even have fetch, we have to use libsoup).