better-sqlite3

The fastest and simplest library for SQLite3 in Node.js.

• Full transaction support
• Geared for performance and efficiency
• Easy-to-use synchronous API (faster than an asynchronous API... yes, you read that correctly)
• 64-bit integer support (invisible until you need it)

Installation

npm install --save better-sqlite3

Usage

var Database = require('better-sqlite3');
var db = new Database('foobar.db', options);

db.on('open', function () {
	var row = db.prepare('SELECT * FROM users WHERE id=?').get(userId);
	console.log(row.firstName, row.lastName, row.email);
});

Why should I use this instead of node-sqlite3?

• node-sqlite3 uses asynchronous APIs for tasks that don't wait for I/O. That's not only bad design, but it wastes tons of resources.
• node-sqlite3 exposes low-level (C language) memory management functions. better-sqlite3 does it the JavaScript way, allowing the garbage collector to worry about memory management.
• better-sqlite3 is simpler to use, and it provides nice utilities for some operations that are very difficult or impossible in node-sqlite3.
• better-sqlite3 is much faster than node-sqlite3 in most cases, and just as fast in all other cases.

Documentation

• API documentation
• Performance (also see benchmark results)
• 64-bit integer support
• SQLite3 compilation options

License

MIT