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- [When Breaking Changes Actually Break Things](#when-breaking-changes-actually-break-things)
- [Reverting commits](#reverting-commits)
- [Introducing New Modules](#introducing-new-modules)
- [Additions to N-API](#additions-to-n-api)
- [Deprecations](#deprecations)
- [Involving the TSC](#involving-the-tsc)
* [Landing Pull Requests](#landing-pull-requests)
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Node.js or significant new capabilities, an [Enhancement Proposal][] is
recommended but not required.

### Additions to N-API

N-API provides an ABI stable API that we will have to support in future
versions without the usual option to modify or remove existing APIs on
SemVer boundaries. Therefore, additions need to be managed carefully.

This
[guide](https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/master/doc/guides/adding-new-napi-api.md)
outlines the requirements and principles that we should follow when
approving and landing new N-API APIs (any additions to `node_api.h` and
`node_api_types.h`).

### Deprecations

[_Deprecation_][] is "the discouragement of use of some … feature … or practice,
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