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SQLite has been ported to the browser via Emscripten. I’ve seen it used in a couple niche projects (generally those that revolve around the SQL language), but I
by tejasmanohar 9y ago
SQLite has been ported to the browser via Emscripten. I’ve seen it used in a couple niche projects (generally those that revolve around the SQL language), but I don’t remember it being a standard or even a primary use of SQLite.
[0]: https://github.com/kripken/sql.js/ https://github.com/kripken/sql.js/
- virtualwhys 9y agoI'm aware of it, nice project, but 2.6MB + in memory only storage, no thanks.
- hajile 9y agoIt shouldn't be super difficult to backup/restore your db from localstorage using a dataURL. https://hacks.mozilla.org/2012/02/saving-images-and-files-in-localstorage/ https://hacks.mozilla.org/2012/02/saving-images-and-files-in...
- kbenson 9y agoAt that point, why wouldn't you just look for some SQL to LocalStorage API/shim, since it's bound to be faster than (and likely more stable with regard to page resets than) putting a full SQL engine in place that just serializes to a LocalStorage object anyway?
- coleifer 9y agoSure, but that's got to be a massive download. Probably not really an option for most sites.