microIDB

Minimal and easy to use wrapper for IndexedDB (asynchronous client-side storage). microIDB focuses on simplicity, which is why it has reduced the number of functionalities to the essential ones (the same functionality of localStorage).

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Features

• Small size (browser bundle ~1Kb gziped)
• Stores data on browser storage.
• Retrieves data from browser storage.
• Removes data from browser storage.
• Checks for key existence.
• Checks browser support.

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Installation

Browser

There are two alternatives:

• Download the file microidb.umd.js to your project folder and add a reference in your html:

<script src = "microidb.umd.js"></script>

• Point a script tag to the CDN link:

<script src = "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/jjcapellan/microIDB@0.2.1/dist/microidb.umd.js"></script>

Important: the library is exposed as idb

From NPM

npm i microidb

Then you can acces the class as:

• CommonJS module:

const idb = require('microidb');

• EMS module:

import * as idb from 'microidb';

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How to use

// Check browser support
if(!idb.checkSupport()){
    console.log('Browser not supported by microIDB');
};

// Store data in browser
idb.set('myKey', {a: 2, b: 4, c: 6});

// Retrieve data
idb.get('myKey', (data) => {
    console.log(data.b); // prints 4
});

// Remove data
idb.remove('myKey');

// Clear all stored data
idb.clear();

// Check key existence
idb.exists('mykey', (exists) => {
    if(exists){
        console.log('There is data stored with key "mykey" in the database');
    }
})

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API

It is similar to the api of localStorage, but in this case indexedDB is asynchronous, so the use of callbacks is necessary.

set(key: string, value: any, onComplete?: (ok: boolean) => void)

This function stores a data value in the browser storage identified by a key. The optional callback onComplete receives true if all is ok, or false if the operation could not be completed.

get(key: string, onComplete: (result: any) => void)

This function retrieves the data identified by key. onComplete receives the retrieved data or false if the operation could not be completed.

remove(key: string, onComplete?: (ok: boolean) => void)

This function removes the data identified by key. The optional callback onComplete receives true if all is ok, or false if the operation could not be completed.

clear()

This function removes all data.

exists(key: string, onComplete: (exists: boolean) => void)

This function checks for key existence in the database. onComplete receives true if key is present in the database.

checkSupport(): boolean

This function returns true if microIDB is supported by the browser. Any browser with IndexedDB 1.0 api compatibility is supported. Some browsers with known bugs were excluded. Actually these are the browsers supported:

• IE 10+
• Edge 12+
• Chrome 24+
• Firefox 16+
• Opera 15+
• Safari 10+ (14.1 not supported)

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License

microIDB is licensed under the terms of the MIT open source license.