JavaScript sqlite [closed]

Answer 1

Well, if you are working on client side JavaScript, I think you will be out of luck... browsers tend to sandbox the JavaScript environment so you don't have access to the machine in any kind of general capacity like accessing a database.

If you are talking about an SQLite DB on the server end accessed from the client end, you could set up an AJAX solution that invokes some server side code to access it.

If you are talking about Rhino or some other server side JavaScript, you should look into the host language's API access into SQLite (such as the JDBC for Rhino).

Perhaps clarify your question a bit more...?

Answer 2

The sql.js library will enable you to call SQL queries on the client side. with that libray, you can easily stream the whole data between the server and the client by calling .open(data) and .exportData(). this is very handy.

in addition HTML5 has storage capabilities, but as new technology standard, you can not assume that all the clients will support that.

Lawnchair is very good option if you are not stuck with SQL, as it gives an easy to use key/value approach. these two libraries make a complete solution for working with sql database on client-side.

Another good storage library is jstorage. it can be used to conserve the data from the "sql.js" on the client. It supports a large variety of browsers (including mobile browsers, and IE7 and IE7 !), and even survives browser crashes.

Answer 3

There a project called sql.js which is a port of SQLite in JavaScript.

sql.js is a port of SQLite to JavaScript, by compiling the SQLite C code with Emscripten.

Answer 4

You can perform it with XUL API on mozilla firefox stack. This some tutorial about it: http://www.arashkarimzadeh.com/articles/10-xul/25-sqlite-api-for-xul-application-using-javascript.html

Answer 5

If you're running privileged scripts in Windows (either in an HTA or WSH), you can access ODBC data sources using an "ADODB.Recordset" ActiveXObject.

If you're talking about client side on a web page, the above post re: Google Gears is your best bet.

Answer 6

If you're looking to access SQLite databases on the browser (ie. client side) you'll need your browser to support it. You can do it with SpiderApe http://spiderape.sourceforge.net/plugins/sqlite/ which assumes that browser is Mozilla based (ie. with SQLite support). You'll still need to allow access to the underlying libraries ( http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/components/signed-scripts.html )

If you're looking for serverside access from Javascript programs to SQLite databases there are several options: JSDB is one http://www.jsdb.org/ ; JSEXT another http://jsext.sourceforge.net/ ; and jslibs another http://code.google.com/p/jslibs/

-- MV