# JavaScript API reference
This document describes the JavaScript API for Turso. The API is implemented in two different packages:
- [@tursodatabase/database](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@tursodatabase/database) (`bindings/javascript`) - Native bindings for the Turso database.
- [@tursodatabase/serverless](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@tursodatabase/serverless) (`packages/turso-serverless`) - Serverless driver for Turso Cloud databases.
The API is compatible with the libSQL promise API, which is an asynchronous variant of the `better-sqlite3` API.
## Functions
#### connect(path, [options]) ⇒ Database
Opens a new database connection.
| Param | Type | Description |
| ------- | ------------------- | ------------------------- |
| path | string | Path to the database file |
The `path` parameter points to the SQLite database file to open. If the file pointed to by `path` does not exists, it will be created.
To open an in-memory database, please pass `:memory:` as the `path` parameter.
The function returns a `Database` object.
## class Database
The `Database` class represents a connection that can prepare and execute SQL statements.
### Methods
#### prepare(sql) ⇒ Statement
Prepares a SQL statement for execution.
| Param | Type | Description |
| ------ | ------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| sql | string | The SQL statement string to prepare. |
The function returns a `Statement` object.
#### transaction(function) ⇒ function
This function is currently not supported.
#### pragma(string, [options]) ⇒ results
This function is currently not supported.
#### backup(destination, [options]) ⇒ promise
This function is currently not supported.
#### serialize([options]) ⇒ Buffer
This function is currently not supported.
#### function(name, [options], function) ⇒ this
This function is currently not supported.
#### aggregate(name, options) ⇒ this
This function is currently not supported.
#### table(name, definition) ⇒ this
This function is currently not supported.
#### authorizer(rules) ⇒ this
This function is currently not supported.
#### loadExtension(path, [entryPoint]) ⇒ this
This function is currently not supported.
#### exec(sql) ⇒ this
Executes a SQL statement.
| Param | Type | Description |
| ------ | ------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| sql | string | The SQL statement string to execute. |
#### interrupt() ⇒ this
This function is currently not supported.
#### close() ⇒ this
Closes the database connection.
## class Statement
### Methods
#### run([...bindParameters]) ⇒ object
Executes the SQL statement and returns an info object.
| Param | Type | Description |
| -------------- | ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| bindParameters | array of objects | The bind parameters for executing the statement. |
The returned info object contains two properties: `changes` that describes the number of modified rows and `info.lastInsertRowid` that represents the `rowid` of the last inserted row.
#### get([...bindParameters]) ⇒ row
Executes the SQL statement and returns the first row.
| Param | Type | Description |
| -------------- | ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| bindParameters | array of objects | The bind parameters for executing the statement. |
### all([...bindParameters]) ⇒ array of rows
Executes the SQL statement and returns an array of the resulting rows.
| Param | Type | Description |
| -------------- | ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| bindParameters | array of objects | The bind parameters for executing the statement. |
### iterate([...bindParameters]) ⇒ iterator
Executes the SQL statement and returns an iterator to the resulting rows.
| Param | Type | Description |
| -------------- | ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| bindParameters | array of objects | The bind parameters for executing the statement. |
#### pluck([toggleState]) ⇒ this
This function is currently not supported.
#### expand([toggleState]) ⇒ this
This function is currently not supported.
#### raw([rawMode]) ⇒ this
This function is currently not supported.
#### timed([toggle]) ⇒ this
This function is currently not supported.
#### columns() ⇒ array of objects
This function is currently not supported.
#### bind([...bindParameters]) ⇒ this
This function is currently not supported.