v8::Context Class Reference

#include <v8-context.h>

Inheritance diagram for v8::Context:

Collaboration diagram for v8::Context:

Classes
class	BackupIncumbentScope
class	DeepFreezeDelegate
class	Scope

Public Types
enum	EmbedderDataFields { kDebugIdIndex = 0 }
using	AbortScriptExecutionCallback = void(*)(Isolate *isolate, Local< Context > context)

Public Member Functions
Local< Object >	Global ()
void	DetachGlobal ()
void	SetSecurityToken (Local< Value > token)
void	UseDefaultSecurityToken ()
Local< Value >	GetSecurityToken ()
void	Enter ()
void	Exit ()
Maybe< void >	DeepFreeze (DeepFreezeDelegate *delegate=nullptr)
Isolate *	GetIsolate ()
MicrotaskQueue *	GetMicrotaskQueue ()
void	SetMicrotaskQueue (MicrotaskQueue *queue)
uint32_t	GetNumberOfEmbedderDataFields ()
Local< Value >	GetEmbedderData (int index)
Local< Object >	GetExtrasBindingObject ()
void	SetEmbedderData (int index, Local< Value > value)
void *	GetAlignedPointerFromEmbedderData (Isolate *isolate, int index)
void *	GetAlignedPointerFromEmbedderData (int index)
void	SetAlignedPointerInEmbedderData (int index, void *value)
void	AllowCodeGenerationFromStrings (bool allow)
bool	IsCodeGenerationFromStringsAllowed () const
void	SetErrorMessageForCodeGenerationFromStrings (Local< String > message)
void	SetErrorMessageForWasmCodeGeneration (Local< String > message)
template<class T >
MaybeLocal< T >	GetDataFromSnapshotOnce (size_t index)
void	SetAbortScriptExecution (AbortScriptExecutionCallback callback)
void	SetPromiseHooks (Local< Function > init_hook, Local< Function > before_hook, Local< Function > after_hook, Local< Function > resolve_hook)
bool	HasTemplateLiteralObject (Local< Value > object)
Public Member Functions inherited from v8::Data
bool	IsValue () const
bool	IsModule () const
bool	IsFixedArray () const
bool	IsPrivate () const
bool	IsObjectTemplate () const
bool	IsFunctionTemplate () const
bool	IsContext () const

Static Public Member Functions
static Local< Context >	New (Isolate *isolate, ExtensionConfiguration *extensions=nullptr, MaybeLocal< ObjectTemplate > global_template=MaybeLocal< ObjectTemplate >(), MaybeLocal< Value > global_object=MaybeLocal< Value >(), DeserializeInternalFieldsCallback internal_fields_deserializer=DeserializeInternalFieldsCallback(), MicrotaskQueue *microtask_queue=nullptr, DeserializeContextDataCallback context_data_deserializer=DeserializeContextDataCallback(), DeserializeAPIWrapperCallback api_wrapper_deserializer=DeserializeAPIWrapperCallback())
static MaybeLocal< Context >	FromSnapshot (Isolate *isolate, size_t context_snapshot_index, DeserializeInternalFieldsCallback internal_fields_deserializer=DeserializeInternalFieldsCallback(), ExtensionConfiguration *extensions=nullptr, MaybeLocal< Value > global_object=MaybeLocal< Value >(), MicrotaskQueue *microtask_queue=nullptr, DeserializeContextDataCallback context_data_deserializer=DeserializeContextDataCallback(), DeserializeAPIWrapperCallback api_wrapper_deserializer=DeserializeAPIWrapperCallback())
static MaybeLocal< Object >	NewRemoteContext (Isolate *isolate, Local< ObjectTemplate > global_template, MaybeLocal< Value > global_object=MaybeLocal< Value >())
static Context *	Cast (Data *data)

Friends
class	Value
class	Script
class	Object
class	Function

Detailed Description

A sandboxed execution context with its own set of built-in objects and functions.

Examples

process.cc.

Member Typedef Documentation

AbortScriptExecutionCallback

using v8::Context::AbortScriptExecutionCallback = void (*)(Isolate* isolate, Local<Context> context)

If callback is set, abort any attempt to execute JavaScript in this context, call the specified callback, and throw an exception. To unset abort, pass nullptr as callback.

Member Enumeration Documentation

EmbedderDataFields

enum v8::Context::EmbedderDataFields

The field at kDebugIdIndex used to be reserved for the inspector. It now serves no purpose.

Enumerator
kDebugIdIndex

Member Function Documentation

AllowCodeGenerationFromStrings()

void v8::Context::AllowCodeGenerationFromStrings

(

bool

allow

)

Control whether code generation from strings is allowed. Calling this method with false will disable 'eval' and the 'Function' constructor for code running in this context. If 'eval' or the 'Function' constructor are used an exception will be thrown.

If code generation from strings is not allowed the V8::ModifyCodeGenerationFromStringsCallback callback will be invoked if set before blocking the call to 'eval' or the 'Function' constructor. If that callback returns true, the call will be allowed, otherwise an exception will be thrown. If no callback is set an exception will be thrown.

Cast()

Context * v8::Context::Cast ( v8::Data *  data )

inlinestatic

DeepFreeze()

Maybe< void > v8::Context::DeepFreeze

(

DeepFreezeDelegate *

delegate = nullptr

)

Attempts to recursively freeze all objects reachable from this context. Some objects (generators, iterators, non-const closures) can not be frozen and will cause this method to throw an error. An optional delegate can be provided to help freeze embedder-specific objects.

Freezing occurs in two steps:

1. "Marking" where we iterate through all objects reachable by this context, accumulating a list of objects that need to be frozen and looking for objects that can't be frozen. This step is separated because it is more efficient when we can assume there is no garbage collection.
2. "Freezing" where we go through the list of objects and freezing them. This effectively requires copying them so it may trigger garbage collection.

DetachGlobal()

void v8::Context::DetachGlobal

(

)

Detaches the global object from its context before the global object can be reused to create a new context.

Enter()

void v8::Context::Enter

(

)

Enter this context. After entering a context, all code compiled and run is compiled and run in this context. If another context is already entered, this old context is saved so it can be restored when the new context is exited.

Exit()

void v8::Context::Exit

(

)

Exit this context. Exiting the current context restores the context that was in place when entering the current context.

FromSnapshot()

static MaybeLocal< Context > v8::Context::FromSnapshot ( Isolate *  isolate, size_t  context_snapshot_index, DeserializeInternalFieldsCallback  internal_fields_deserializer = DeserializeInternalFieldsCallback(), ExtensionConfiguration *  extensions = nullptr, MaybeLocal< Value >  global_object = MaybeLocal< Value >(), MicrotaskQueue *  microtask_queue = nullptr, DeserializeContextDataCallback  context_data_deserializer = DeserializeContextDataCallback(), DeserializeAPIWrapperCallback  api_wrapper_deserializer = DeserializeAPIWrapperCallback()  )

static

Create a new context from a (non-default) context snapshot. There is no way to provide a global object template since we do not create a new global object from template, but we can reuse a global object.

Parameters

isolate	See v8::Context::New().
context_snapshot_index	The index of the context snapshot to deserialize from. Use v8::Context::New() for the default snapshot.
internal_fields_deserializer	An optional callback used to deserialize fields set by v8::Object::SetAlignedPointerInInternalField() in wrapper objects from the default context snapshot. It does not need to be configured if there are no wrapper objects with no internal pointer fields in the default context snapshot or if no startup snapshot is configured when the isolate is created.
extensions	See v8::Context::New().
global_object	See v8::Context::New().
internal_fields_deserializer	Similar to internal_fields_deserializer in v8::Context::New() but applies to the context specified by the context_snapshot_index.
microtask_queue	See v8::Context::New().
context_data_deserializer	Similar to context_data_deserializer in v8::Context::New() but applies to the context specified by the context_snapshot_index.
api_wrapper_deserializer	Similar to api_wrapper_deserializer in v8::Context::New() but applies to the context specified by the context_snapshot_index.

GetAlignedPointerFromEmbedderData() [1/2]

void * v8::Context::GetAlignedPointerFromEmbedderData ( int  index )

inline

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GetAlignedPointerFromEmbedderData() [2/2]

void * v8::Context::GetAlignedPointerFromEmbedderData ( Isolate *  isolate, int  index  )

inline

Gets a 2-byte-aligned native pointer from the embedder data with the given index, which must have been set by a previous call to SetAlignedPointerInEmbedderData with the same index. Note that index 0 currently has a special meaning for Chrome's debugger.

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GetDataFromSnapshotOnce()

template<class T >

MaybeLocal< T > v8::Context::GetDataFromSnapshotOnce ( size_t  index )

inline

Return data that was previously attached to the context snapshot via SnapshotCreator, and removes the reference to it. Repeated call with the same index returns an empty MaybeLocal.

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GetEmbedderData()

Local< Value > v8::Context::GetEmbedderData ( int  index )

inline

Gets the embedder data with the given index, which must have been set by a previous call to SetEmbedderData with the same index.

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GetExtrasBindingObject()

Local< Object > v8::Context::GetExtrasBindingObject

(

)

Gets the binding object used by V8 extras. Extra natives get a reference to this object and can use it to "export" functionality by adding properties. Extra natives can also "import" functionality by accessing properties added by the embedder using the V8 API.

GetIsolate()

Isolate * v8::Context::GetIsolate

(

)

Returns the isolate associated with a current context.

GetMicrotaskQueue()

MicrotaskQueue * v8::Context::GetMicrotaskQueue

(

)

Returns the microtask queue associated with a current context.

GetNumberOfEmbedderDataFields()

uint32_t v8::Context::GetNumberOfEmbedderDataFields

(

)

Return the number of fields allocated for embedder data.

GetSecurityToken()

Local< Value > v8::Context::GetSecurityToken

(

)

Returns the security token of this context.

Global()

Local< Object > v8::Context::Global

(

)

Returns the global proxy object.

Global proxy object is a thin wrapper whose prototype points to actual context's global object with the properties like Object, etc. This is done that way for security reasons (for more details see https://wiki.mozilla.org/Gecko:SplitWindow).

Please note that changes to global proxy object prototype most probably would break VM—v8 expects only global object as a prototype of global proxy object.

HasTemplateLiteralObject()

bool v8::Context::HasTemplateLiteralObject

(

Local< Value >

object

)

IsCodeGenerationFromStringsAllowed()

bool v8::Context::IsCodeGenerationFromStringsAllowed

(

)

const

Returns true if code generation from strings is allowed for the context. For more details see AllowCodeGenerationFromStrings(bool) documentation.

New()

static Local< Context > v8::Context::New ( Isolate *  isolate, ExtensionConfiguration *  extensions = nullptr, MaybeLocal< ObjectTemplate >  global_template = MaybeLocal< ObjectTemplate >(), MaybeLocal< Value >  global_object = MaybeLocal< Value >(), DeserializeInternalFieldsCallback  internal_fields_deserializer = DeserializeInternalFieldsCallback(), MicrotaskQueue *  microtask_queue = nullptr, DeserializeContextDataCallback  context_data_deserializer = DeserializeContextDataCallback(), DeserializeAPIWrapperCallback  api_wrapper_deserializer = DeserializeAPIWrapperCallback()  )

static

Creates a new context and returns a handle to the newly allocated context.

Parameters

isolate	The isolate in which to create the context.
extensions	An optional extension configuration containing the extensions to be installed in the newly created context.
global_template	An optional object template from which the global object for the newly created context will be created.
global_object	An optional global object to be reused for the newly created context. This global object must have been created by a previous call to Context::New with the same global template. The state of the global object will be completely reset and only object identify will remain.
internal_fields_deserializer	An optional callback used to deserialize fields set by v8::Object::SetAlignedPointerInInternalField() in wrapper objects from the default context snapshot. It should match the SerializeInternalFieldsCallback() used by v8::SnapshotCreator::SetDefaultContext() when the default context snapshot is created. It does not need to be configured if the default context snapshot contains no wrapper objects with pointer internal fields, or if no custom startup snapshot is configured in the v8::CreateParams used to create the isolate.
microtask_queue	An optional microtask queue used to manage the microtasks created in this context. If not set the per-isolate default microtask queue would be used.
context_data_deserializer	An optional callback used to deserialize embedder data set by v8::Context::SetAlignedPointerInEmbedderData() in the default context from the default context snapshot. It does not need to be configured if the default context snapshot contains no pointer embedder data, or if no custom startup snapshot is configured in the v8::CreateParams used to create the isolate.
api_wrapper_deserializer	An optional callback used to deserialize API wrapper objects that was initially set with v8::Object::Wrap() and then serialized using SerializeAPIWrapperCallback.

Examples

shell.cc.

NewRemoteContext()

static MaybeLocal< Object > v8::Context::NewRemoteContext ( Isolate *  isolate, Local< ObjectTemplate >  global_template, MaybeLocal< Value >  global_object = MaybeLocal< Value >()  )

static

Returns an global object that isn't backed by an actual context.

The global template needs to have access checks with handlers installed. If an existing global object is passed in, the global object is detached from its context.

Note that this is different from a detached context where all accesses to the global proxy will fail. Instead, the access check handlers are invoked.

It is also not possible to detach an object returned by this method. Instead, the access check handlers need to return nothing to achieve the same effect.

It is possible, however, to create a new context from the global object returned by this method.

SetAbortScriptExecution()

void v8::Context::SetAbortScriptExecution

(

AbortScriptExecutionCallback

callback

)

SetAlignedPointerInEmbedderData()

void v8::Context::SetAlignedPointerInEmbedderData	(	int	index,
		void *	value
	)

Sets a 2-byte-aligned native pointer in the embedder data with the given index, growing the data as needed. Note that index 0 currently has a special meaning for Chrome's debugger.

SetEmbedderData()

void v8::Context::SetEmbedderData	(	int	index,
		Local< Value >	value
	)

Sets the embedder data with the given index, growing the data as needed. Note that index 0 currently has a special meaning for Chrome's debugger.

SetErrorMessageForCodeGenerationFromStrings()

void v8::Context::SetErrorMessageForCodeGenerationFromStrings

(

Local< String >

message

)

Sets the error description for the exception that is thrown when code generation from strings is not allowed and 'eval' or the 'Function' constructor are called.

SetErrorMessageForWasmCodeGeneration()

void v8::Context::SetErrorMessageForWasmCodeGeneration

(

Local< String >

message

)

Sets the error description for the exception that is thrown when wasm code generation is not allowed.

SetMicrotaskQueue()

void v8::Context::SetMicrotaskQueue

(

MicrotaskQueue *

queue

)

Sets the microtask queue associated with the current context.

SetPromiseHooks()

void v8::Context::SetPromiseHooks	(	Local< Function >	init_hook,
		Local< Function >	before_hook,
		Local< Function >	after_hook,
		Local< Function >	resolve_hook
	)

Set or clear hooks to be invoked for promise lifecycle operations. To clear a hook, set it to an empty v8::Function. Each function will receive the observed promise as the first argument. If a chaining operation is used on a promise, the init will additionally receive the parent promise as the second argument.

SetSecurityToken()

void v8::Context::SetSecurityToken

(

Local< Value >

token

)

Sets the security token for the context. To access an object in another context, the security tokens must match.

UseDefaultSecurityToken()

void v8::Context::UseDefaultSecurityToken

(

)

Restores the security token to the default value.

Friends And Related Function Documentation

Function

friend class Function

friend

Object

friend class Object

friend

Script

friend class Script

friend

Value

friend class Value

friend

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• include/v8-context.h