sql-wasm

SQLite compiled to WebAssembly through Emscripten.

This project is a port of the existing SQL.js library. The API methods and syntax are almost identical

Usage

The entry point to the library is the only difference between sql-wasm and SQL.js. The library is loaded asynchronously by downloading the .wasm file from the network (Web) or filesystem (NodeJS).

import createSqlWasm from "sql-wasm";
 
(async () => {
    const sql = await createSqlWasm({ wasmUrl: "/path/to/sqlite3.wasm" });
    // From here on, the SQL.js API can be used...
    const db = new sql.Database();
})();

On the web wasmUrl defaults to /sqlite3.wasm.

On NodeJS wasmUrl defaults to ${__dirname}/sqlite3.wasm

SQL.js usage examples:

// Create a database
var db = new sql.Database();
// NOTE: You can also use new sql.Database(data) where
// data is an Uint8Array representing an SQLite database file
 
// Execute some sql
sqlstr = "CREATE TABLE hello (a int, b char);";
sqlstr += "INSERT INTO hello VALUES (0, 'hello');"
sqlstr += "INSERT INTO hello VALUES (1, 'world');"
db.run(sqlstr); // Run the query without returning anything
 
var res = db.exec("SELECT * FROM hello");
/*
[
    {columns:['a','b'], values:[[0,'hello'],[1,'world']]}
]
*/
 
// Prepare an sql statement
var stmt = db.prepare("SELECT * FROM hello WHERE a=:aval AND b=:bval");
 
// Bind values to the parameters and fetch the results of the query
var result = stmt.getAsObject({':aval' : 1, ':bval' : 'world'});
console.log(result); // Will print {a:1, b:'world'}
 
// Bind other values
stmt.bind([0, 'hello']);
while (stmt.step()) console.log(stmt.get()); // Will print [0, 'hello']
 
// You can also use javascript functions inside your SQL code
// Create the js function you need
function add(a, b) {return a+b;}
// Specifies the SQL function's name, the number of it's arguments, and the js function to use
db.create_function("add_js", add);
// Run a query in which the function is used
db.run("INSERT INTO hello VALUES (add_js(7, 3), add_js('Hello ', 'world'));"); // Inserts 10 and 'Hello world'
 
// free the memory used by the statement
stmt.free();
// You can not use your statement anymore once it has been freed.
// But not freeing your statements causes memory leaks. You don't want that.
 
// Export the database to an Uint8Array containing the SQLite database file
var binaryArray = db.export();

Web Worker

Web Worker functionality has been omitted from this implementation.

Development

You'll need to install the Emscripten SDK to make any modifications to this package.

Compile the SQLite WebAssembly wrapper on it's own using:

npm run make-wasm

This project uses TypeScript + Babel. You can compile those by using the build command:

npm run build

Tests

The unit tests here are a direct port from the unit tests in SQL.js to ensure the two libraries are compatible.

These tests are written using Jest and can be launched using the NPM command:

npm test