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doc: recommend not using libuv node-api function #53521

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Expand Up @@ -6241,6 +6241,12 @@ NAPI_EXTERN napi_status napi_get_uv_event_loop(node_api_nogc_env env,
* `[in] env`: The environment that the API is invoked under.
* `[out] loop`: The current libuv loop instance.

Note: While libuv has been relatively stable over time, it does
not provide an ABI stability guarantee. Use of this function should be avoided.
Its use may result in an addon that does not work across Node.js versions.
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[asynchronous-thread-safe-function-calls](https://nodejs.org/docs/latest/api/n-api.html#asynchronous-thread-safe-function-calls)
are an alternative for many use cases.

## Asynchronous thread-safe function calls

JavaScript functions can normally only be called from a native addon's main
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