NAN contains functions that convert `v8::Value`s to other `v8::Value` types and native types. Since type conversion is not guaranteed to succeed, they return `Nan::Maybe` types. These converters can be used in place of `value->ToX()` and `value->XValue()` (where `X` is one of the types, e.g. `Boolean`) in a way that provides a consistent interface across V8 versions. Newer versions of V8 use the new `v8::Maybe` and `v8::MaybeLocal` types for these conversions, older versions don't have this functionality so it is provided by NAN.
Converts a `v8::Local<v8::Value>` to a different subtype of `v8::Value` or to a native data type. Returns a `Nan::MaybeLocal<>` or a `Nan::Maybe<>` accordingly.
See [maybe_types.md](./maybe_types.md) for more information on `Nan::Maybe` types.