Files
turso/docs/javascript-api-reference.md
2025-08-19 19:31:32 +03:00

5.0 KiB

JavaScript API reference

This document describes the JavaScript API for Turso. The API is implemented in two different packages:

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.