turso/bindings/javascript

Turso Database for JavaScript

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About

This package is the Turso in-memory database library for JavaScript.

⚠️ Warning: This software is ALPHA, only use for development, testing, and experimentation. We are working to make it production ready, but do not use it for critical data right now.

Features

• SQLite compatible: SQLite query language and file format support (status).
• In-process: No network overhead, runs directly in your Node.js process
• TypeScript support: Full TypeScript definitions included
• Cross-platform: Supports Linux, macOS, Windows and browsers (through WebAssembly)

Installation

npm install @tursodatabase/database

Getting Started

In-Memory Database

import { connect } from '@tursodatabase/database';

// Create an in-memory database
const db = await connect(':memory:');

// Create a table
db.exec('CREATE TABLE users (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, name TEXT, email TEXT)');

// Insert data
const insert = db.prepare('INSERT INTO users (name, email) VALUES (?, ?)');
insert.run('Alice', 'alice@example.com');
insert.run('Bob', 'bob@example.com');

// Query data
const users = db.prepare('SELECT * FROM users').all();
console.log(users);
// Output: [
//   { id: 1, name: 'Alice', email: 'alice@example.com' },
//   { id: 2, name: 'Bob', email: 'bob@example.com' }
// ]

File-Based Database

import { connect } from '@tursodatabase/database';

// Create or open a database file
const db = await connect('my-database.db');

// Create a table
db.exec(`
  CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS posts (
    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
    title TEXT NOT NULL,
    content TEXT,
    created_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
  )
`);

// Insert a post
const insertPost = db.prepare('INSERT INTO posts (title, content) VALUES (?, ?)');
const result = insertPost.run('Hello World', 'This is my first blog post!');

console.log(`Inserted post with ID: ${result.lastInsertRowid}`);

Transactions

import { connect } from '@tursodatabase/database';

const db = await connect('transactions.db');

// Using transactions for atomic operations
const transaction = db.transaction((users) => {
  const insert = db.prepare('INSERT INTO users (name, email) VALUES (?, ?)');
  for (const user of users) {
    insert.run(user.name, user.email);
  }
});

// Execute transaction
transaction([
  { name: 'Alice', email: 'alice@example.com' },
  { name: 'Bob', email: 'bob@example.com' }
]);

WebAssembly Support

Turso Database can run in browsers using WebAssembly. Check the browser.js and WASM artifacts for browser usage.

API Reference

For complete API documentation, see JavaScript API Reference.

Related Packages

• The @tursodatabase/serverless package provides a serverless driver with the same API.
• The @tursodatabase/sync package provides bidirectional sync between a local Turso database and Turso Cloud.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT license.

Support

• GitHub Issues
• Documentation
• Discord Community