-local node_new = node.new
-local node_remove = node.remove
-local node_next = node.next
-local node_free = node.free
-local has_attr = node.has_attribute
-local set_attr = node.set_attribute
-local unset_attr = node.unset_attribute
-local node_insert_after = node.insert_after
+local Dnode = node.direct or node
+
+local setfield = (Dnode ~= node) and Dnode.setfield or function(n, i, c) n[i] = c end
+local getfield = (Dnode ~= node) and Dnode.getfield or function(n, i) return n[i] end
+local getid = (Dnode ~= node) and Dnode.getid or function(n) return n.id end
+local getfont = (Dnode ~= node) and Dnode.getfont or function(n) return n.font end
+--local getlist = (Dnode ~= node) and Dnode.getlist or function(n) return n.head end
+local getchar = (Dnode ~= node) and Dnode.getchar or function(n) return n.char end
+local getsubtype = (Dnode ~= node) and Dnode.getsubtype or function(n) return n.subtype end
+
+local nullfunc = function(n) return n end
+local to_node = (Dnode ~= node) and Dnode.tonode or nullfunc
+local to_direct = (Dnode ~= node) and Dnode.todirect or nullfunc
+
+local node_new = Dnode.new
+local node_remove = luatexja.Dnode_remove -- Dnode.remove
+local node_next = Dnode.getnext
+local node_free = Dnode.free
+local has_attr = Dnode.has_attribute
+local set_attr = Dnode.set_attribute
+local unset_attr = Dnode.unset_attribute
+local node_insert_after = Dnode.insert_after
+local node_write = Dnode.write
+local node_traverse_id = Dnode.traverse_id
+