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better-sqlite3-multiple-ciphers
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The fastest and simplest library for SQLite3 in Node.js. This particular fork supports multiple-cipher encryption using SQLite3MultipleCiphers. Check usage to learn more.
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3.36.0
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better-sqlite3
is used by thousands of developers and engineers on a daily basis. Long nights and weekends were spent keeping this project strong and dependable, with no ask for compensation or funding, until now. If your company uses better-sqlite3
, ask your manager to consider supporting the project:
Also head over to SQLite3MultipleCiphers repo and give some support to the developer to keep this very useful extension alive.
select 1 row get() | select 100 rows all() | select 100 rows iterate() 1-by-1 | insert 1 row run() | insert 100 rows in a transaction | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
better-sqlite3 | 1x | 1x | 1x | 1x | 1x |
sqlite and sqlite3 | 11.7x slower | 2.9x slower | 24.4x slower | 2.8x slower | 15.6x slower |
You can verify these results by running the benchmark yourself.
npm install better-sqlite3-multiple-ciphers
You must be using Node.js v10.20.1 or above. Prebuilt binaries are available for LTS versions.
If you have trouble installing, check the troubleshooting guide.
const db = require('better-sqlite3-multiple-ciphers')('foobar.db', options);
const row = db.prepare('SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = ?').get(userId);
console.log(row.firstName, row.lastName, row.email);
A database can be encrypted and decrypted simply using key
and rekey
PRAGMA
statements.
Running this will encrypt the database using the default cipher:
const db = require('better-sqlite3-multiple-ciphers')('foobar.db', options);
db.pragma("rekey='secret-key'");
db.close();
To read an encrypted database (assuming default cipher):
const db = require('better-sqlite3-multiple-ciphers')('foobar.db', options);
db.pragma("key='secret-key'");
const row = db.prepare("SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = ?").get(userId);
console.log(row.firstName, row.lastName, row.email);
Read more about encryption at SQLite3MultipleCiphers documentation.
node-sqlite3
uses asynchronous APIs for tasks that are either CPU-bound or serialized. That's not only bad design, but it wastes tons of resources. It also causes mutex thrashing which has devastating effects on performance.node-sqlite3
exposes low-level (C language) memory management functions. better-sqlite3
does it the JavaScript way, allowing the garbage collector to worry about memory management.better-sqlite3
is simpler to use, and it provides nice utilities for some operations that are very difficult or impossible in node-sqlite3
.better-sqlite3
is much faster than node-sqlite3
in most cases, and just as fast in all other cases.In most cases, if you're attempting something that cannot be reasonably accomplished with better-sqlite3
, it probably cannot be reasonably accomplished with SQLite3 in general. For example, if you're executing queries that take one second to complete, and you expect to have many concurrent users executing those queries, no amount of asynchronicity will save you from SQLite3's serialized nature. Fortunately, SQLite3 is very very fast. With proper indexing, we've been able to achieve upward of 2000 queries per second with 5-way-joins in a 60 GB database, where each query was handling 5–50 kilobytes of real data.
If you have a performance problem, the most likely causes are inefficient queries, improper indexing, or a lack of WAL mode—not better-sqlite3
itself. However, there are some cases where better-sqlite3
could be inappropriate:
For these situations, you should probably use a full-fledged RDBMS such as PostgreSQL.
FAQs
better-sqlite3 with multiple-cipher encryption support
The npm package better-sqlite3-multiple-ciphers receives a total of 2,119 weekly downloads. As such, better-sqlite3-multiple-ciphers popularity was classified as popular.
We found that better-sqlite3-multiple-ciphers demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 0 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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