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expo-sqlite-reactive
expo-sqlite-reactive is a solution that extends the functionality of expo-sqlite to provide a reactive way to work with SQLite databases in Expo and React Native applications. This package allows you to create tables, perform CRUD operations, and keep your UI in sync with data changes using the useQuery hook.
Features
- Reactivity: Use
useQueryto listen for changes and automatically update the UI when the database changes. - CRUD Support: Simple methods for creating, reading, updating, and deleting data.
- SQLite-Based: Leverages the robustness of
expo-sqlitefor local storage. - Simplicity: Provides an intuitive and straightforward interface.
Installation
npm install expo-sqlite-reactiveMake sure expo-sqlite is installed as a dependency.
expo install expo-sqliteBasic Usage
1. Database Initialization
First, initialize the database with your desired name:
import { SQLiteManager } from 'expo-sqlite-reactive';
async function initializeDB() {
try {
SQLiteManager.initialize('mydatabase.db');
await SQLiteManager.createTable('users', {
usersUUID: 'text',
firstName: 'text',
lastName: 'text',
email: 'text',
password: 'text',
});
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error initializing database:', error);
}
}2. Creating Tables
await SQLiteManager.createTable('products', {
productUUID: 'text',
productName: 'text',
productPrice: 'integer',
});3. Inserting Data
const product = {
productUUID: '1234',
productName: 'Laptop',
productPrice: 999,
};
await SQLiteManager.insert('products', product);4. Querying Data with useQuery
useQuery provides a reactive way to query and update the UI when data changes.
import { useQuery } from 'expo-sqlite-reactive';
export default function ProductList() {
// Reactive query on the "products" table
const [products, error] = useQuery('products', ['*'], undefined, { productName: 1 });
if (error) return <Text>Error loading products</Text>;
return (
<View>
{products.map((product) => (
<Text key={product.productUUID}>{product.productName} - ${product.productPrice}</Text>
))}
</View>
);
}useQuery Parameters
const [data, error] = useQuery(
tableName: string, // Name of the table to query
columns: string[], // Columns to select (e.g., ['*'] to select all)
whereClause?: object, // Optional filtering conditions (e.g., { price: { $gt: 50 } })
sort?: { [key: string]: 1 | -1 } // Sorting (e.g., { price: 1 } for ascending order by price)
);tableName: The name of the table to query.columns: An array of strings specifying which columns to select.['*']selects all columns.whereClause: An optional object defining filtering conditions, similar to MongoDB queries.sort: An optional object defining the order of results (1 for ascending, -1 for descending).
5. Deleting and Updating Data
Dropping a table:
await SQLiteManager.dropTable('products');Updating a record:
await SQLiteManager.update('products', { productUUID: '1234' }, { productPrice: 899 });Deleting a record:
await SQLiteManager.delete('products', { productUUID: '1234' });Examples of Complex Queries
Query with Conditions
const [products, error] = useQuery(
'products',
['productName', 'productPrice'],
{ productPrice: { $gt: 100 } }, // Condition: prices greater than 100
{ productName: 1 } // Ascending order by product name
);Inserting and Querying Data
// Insert a new user
await SQLiteManager.insert('users', {
usersUUID: '1234',
firstName: 'John',
lastName: 'Doe',
email: 'john.doe@example.com',
password: 'password123',
});
// Query all users
const [users, error] = useQuery('users', ['*']);Comparison with Realm
expo-sqlite-reactive can be considered a lightweight and efficient alternative to Realm in certain scenarios:
- Reactive Synchronization:
useQueryprovides a reactive way to update the UI, similar to Realm's reactive collections. - Simplicity: While Realm offers many advanced features,
expo-sqlite-reactiveis simpler and designed for scenarios where complex synchronization or heavy databases are not required. - Native Support: Being based on SQLite, it leverages a backend that is common across many systems and devices, offering potential performance and compatibility advantages.
Full Example
import React from 'react';
import { View, Text, Button } from 'react-native';
import { SQLiteManager, useQuery } from 'expo-sqlite-reactive';
import * as uuid from 'uuid';
export default function App() {
const [stores, error] = useQuery('stores', ['*'], undefined, { added: -1 });
async function createStores() {
for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
const store = {
storesUUID: uuid.v4(),
storeName: `Store ${i}`,
storeAddress: `Address ${i}`,
};
await SQLiteManager.insert('stores', store);
}
}
return (
<View>
<Button title="Create Stores" onPress={createStores} />
{error && <Text>Error loading stores: {error.message}</Text>}
{stores.map((store) => (
<Text key={store.storesUUID}>
{store.storeName} - {store.storeAddress}
</Text>
))}
</View>
);
}About the Author
This library was developed by César Casas / Stock42.

License
MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.