Dexie.js is a wrapper library for indexedDB - the standard database in the browser. https://dexie.org.
IndexedDB is the portable database for all browser engines. Dexie.js makes it fun and easy to work with.
But also:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script type="module">
// Import Dexie
import { Dexie } from 'https://unpkg.com/dexie/dist/modern/dexie.mjs';
//
// Declare Database
//
const db = new Dexie('FriendDatabase');
db.version(1).stores({
friends: '++id, age'
});
//
// Play with it
//
try {
await db.friends.add({ name: 'Alice', age: 21 });
const youngFriends = await db.friends
.where('age')
.below(30)
.toArray();
alert(`My young friends: ${JSON.stringify(youngFriends)}`);
} catch (e) {
alert(`Oops: ${e}`);
}
</script>
</head>
</html>
Yes, it's that simple. Read the docs to get into the details.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://unpkg.com/dexie/dist/dexie.js"></script>
<script>
//
// Declare Database
//
const db = new Dexie('FriendDatabase');
db.version(1).stores({
friends: '++id, age'
});
//
// Play with it
//
db.friends.add({ name: 'Alice', age: 21 }).then(() => {
return db.friends
.where('age')
.below(30)
.toArray();
}).then(youngFriends => {
alert (`My young friends: ${JSON.stringify(youngFriends)}`);
}).catch (e => {
alert(`Oops: ${e}`);
});
</script>
</head>
</html>
Real-world apps are often built using components in various frameworks. Here's a version of Hello World written for React and Typescript. There are also links below this sample to more tutorials for different frameworks...
import React from 'react';
import { Dexie, type EntityTable } from 'dexie';
import { useLiveQuery } from 'dexie-react-hooks';
// Typing for your entities (hint is to move this to its own module)
export interface Friend {
id: number;
name: string;
age: number;
}
// Database declaration (move this to its own module also)
export const db = new Dexie('FriendDatabase') as Dexie & {
friends: EntityTable<Friend, 'id'>;
};
db.version(1).stores({
friends: '++id, age',
});
// Component:
export function MyDexieReactComponent() {
const youngFriends = useLiveQuery(() =>
db.friends
.where('age')
.below(30)
.toArray()
);
return (
<>
<h3>My young friends</h3>
<ul>
{youngFriends?.map((f) => (
<li key={f.id}>
Name: {f.name}, Age: {f.age}
</li>
))}
</ul>
<button
onClick={() => {
db.friends.add({ name: 'Alice', age: 21 });
}}
>
Add another friend
</button>
</>
);
}
Tutorials for React, Svelte, Vue, Angular and vanilla JS
Dexie has kick-ass performance. Its bulk methods take advantage of a lesser-known feature in IndexedDB that makes it possible to store stuff without listening to every onsuccess event. This speeds up the performance to a maximum.
above(key): Collection;
aboveOrEqual(key): Collection;
add(item, key?): Promise;
and(filter: (x) => boolean): Collection;
anyOf(keys[]): Collection;
anyOfIgnoreCase(keys: string[]): Collection;
below(key): Collection;
belowOrEqual(key): Collection;
between(lower, upper, includeLower?, includeUpper?): Collection;
bulkAdd(items: Array): Promise;
bulkDelete(keys: Array): Promise;
bulkPut(items: Array): Promise;
clear(): Promise;
count(): Promise;
delete(key): Promise;
distinct(): Collection;
each(callback: (obj) => any): Promise;
eachKey(callback: (key) => any): Promise;
eachPrimaryKey(callback: (key) => any): Promise;
eachUniqueKey(callback: (key) => any): Promise;
equals(key): Collection;
equalsIgnoreCase(key): Collection;
filter(fn: (obj) => boolean): Collection;
first(): Promise;
get(key): Promise;
inAnyRange(ranges): Collection;
keys(): Promise;
last(): Promise;
limit(n: number): Collection;
modify(changeCallback: (obj: T, ctx:{value: T}) => void): Promise;
modify(changes: { [keyPath: string]: any } ): Promise;
noneOf(keys: Array): Collection;
notEqual(key): Collection;
offset(n: number): Collection;
or(indexOrPrimayKey: string): WhereClause;
orderBy(index: string): Collection;
primaryKeys(): Promise;
put(item: T, key?: Key): Promise;
reverse(): Collection;
sortBy(keyPath: string): Promise;
startsWith(key: string): Collection;
startsWithAnyOf(prefixes: string[]): Collection;
startsWithAnyOfIgnoreCase(prefixes: string[]): Collection;
startsWithIgnoreCase(key: string): Collection;
toArray(): Promise;
toCollection(): Collection;
uniqueKeys(): Promise;
until(filter: (value) => boolean, includeStopEntry?: boolean): Collection;
update(key: Key, changes: { [keyPath: string]: any }): Promise;
This is a mix of methods from WhereClause, Table and Collection. Dive into the API reference to see the details.
Dexie Cloud is a commercial offering that can be used as an add-on to Dexie.js. It syncs a Dexie database with a server and enables developers to build apps without having to care about backend or database layer else than the frontend code with Dexie.js as the sole database layer.
Source for a sample Dexie Cloud app: Dexie Cloud To-do app
See the sample Dexie Cloud app in action: https://dexie.github.io/Dexie.js/dexie-cloud-todo-app/
https://dexie.org/docs/Samples
https://github.com/dexie/Dexie.js/tree/master/samples
https://dexie.org/docs/Questions-and-Answers
npm install dexie
For those who don't like package managers, here's the download links:
https://unpkg.com/dexie@latest/dist/dexie.min.js
https://unpkg.com/dexie@latest/dist/dexie.min.js.map
https://unpkg.com/dexie@latest/dist/modern/dexie.min.mjs
https://unpkg.com/dexie@latest/dist/modern/dexie.min.mjs.map
https://unpkg.com/dexie@latest/dist/dexie.d.ts
See CONTRIBUTING.md
pnpm install
pnpm run build
pnpm test
pnpm run watch
The 'idb' package is a small library that provides a more modern and promise-based API for IndexedDB. It is simpler and lighter than Dexie but does not offer as many advanced features such as observability and complex querying.
LocalForage is a library that provides a simple API for storing data in various storage backends, including IndexedDB, WebSQL, and localStorage. It is more versatile in terms of storage options but does not offer the same level of IndexedDB-specific features and optimizations as Dexie.
PouchDB is a JavaScript database that syncs with CouchDB. It provides a more comprehensive solution for offline-first applications with synchronization capabilities. However, it is heavier and more complex compared to Dexie, which is focused solely on IndexedDB.
FAQs
A Minimalistic Wrapper for IndexedDB
The npm package dexie receives a total of 665,000 weekly downloads. As such, dexie popularity was classified as popular.
We found that dexie demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 2 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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