Phonegap: easiest way to store data / Phonegap reference

Question

I\'m looking for the following info:

• Full Phonegap reference (couldn\'t find it on their site)
• What\'s the easiest way to implement a database within Phon

Answer 1

The easiest way to implement a database is probably to use Lawnchair. It's pretty easy to use and out-of-the box probably does most of what you need (including searching). It's cross-browser, battle tested and degrades nicely through the use of adapters. There is an adapter for Blackberry, and a plugin that supports queries. Here is a quick example using the WebKit adapter, which is good for Android and iPhone, to show how simple it is.

 

// Open local DB connection
var lawnchair = new Lawnchair({table:'mytable', adaptor:'webkit'}, function(){
    // Lawnchair setup! 
});
// Getting some data out of the lawnchair database
lawnchair.get('my_data_key', function(obj) {
    if (obj !== undefined) {
        lastSyncDate = obj.lastSync;
        dataList = obj.dataList;
    }
});
// Saving to the database
lawnchair.save({key:'my_data_key', lastSync: currentTime, dataList: someData});