db64

db64

A Practical IndexedDB API

A more practcal alternative to localStorage. db64 supports all major browsers.

db64

• Promise based API
• Set and get single or multiple entries
• Delete single, multiple or all entries
• No versioning
• Around 2kB minified

import db64 from './db64.js'

try {
  // First create a database with stores.
  await db64.create('Games', 'Super Nintendo', 'Gameboy')

  // Assing a variable for modifying a store.
  const snes = db64.use('Games', 'Super Nintendo')

  // Set multiple entries
  await snes.setEntries({ adventure: 'Mario Wrold', rpg: 'Zelda', fighting: 'Street Fighter II' })

  // Get multiple entries
  await snes.getEntries(['adventure', 'fighting'])
...

Why IndexedDB, why not localStorage?

• Better performance
• Asynchronous (localStorage is blocking)
• Larger storage quota (localStorage is capped at 5MB)
• Reliable (no type coercion)
• Uses the structuredClone algorithm

Practical challenges when using IndexedDB

• It's event driven, without promises
• It was designed to encourage versioning, which is not necessary for the majority of projects
• The API is considered as (low level) and can be challenging as a replacement for localStorage
• Removing databases and stores is not straight forward nor necessary, and usually requires versioning

Install db64

npm i db64

Create a database with stores (string, array)

await db64.create('game-consoles', ['n64', 'ps5', 'dreamcast', 'xbox-360'])

Use a store (string, string)

const n64 = db64.use('game-consoles', 'n64')

Set an entry (IDB type, IDB type) See structured clone algorithm for supported types

await n64.set(5, 'Super Mario 64')

Set multiple entries (object | array)

await n64.setEntries({fps: 'GoldenEye 007', space: 'Star Fox 64', adventure: 'Banjo-Kazooie'})
await n64.setEntries(['Wave Race 64', 'The Legend of Zelda'])

Get an entry (IDB type)

const fps = await n64.get('fps') // GoldenEye 007

Get multiple entries (object | array)

const rareware = await n64.getEntries(['fps', 'adventure', 5]) // {fps: 'GoldenEye 007', adventure: 'Banjo-Kazooie', 0: 'Super Mario 64'}

Delete an entry (IDB type | array)

await n64.delete(1)  // Deletes 'The Legend of Zelda'

Delete multiple entries

await n64.delete(['adventure', 0])  // Deletes 'Banjo-Kazooie' and 'Super Mario 64'

Clear a store (string, string)

await db64.clear('game-consoles', 'n64') // All data in n64 is deleted

Why bd64 opts out of deleting databases and object stores

Deleting existing versions of databases or object stores in IndexedDB is not feasible due to the requirement to create a new version, and old versions remain accessible. While compaction may optimize, it doesn't ensure the removal of unwanted data. db64 provides an effective solution by allowing you to clear an object store, removing all its data. This feature proves beneficial for any application, even in cases where empty stores cannot be removed. If you do require versioning consider using idb. If you're not building a progressive web app (PWA) you probably don't need versioning.

Contributors

Don't hesitate just contribute, it's a tiny library we will figure it out.

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MIT (c) Julien Etienne 2023