Lightweight Javascript DB for use in Node.js [closed]

Answer 1

I had the same requirements as you but couldn't find a suitable database. nStore was promising but the API was not nearly complete enough and not very coherent.

That's why I made NeDB, which a dependency-less embedded database for Node.js projects. You can use it with a simple require(), it is persistent, and its API is the most commonly used subset of the very well-known MongoDB API.

https://github.com/louischatriot/nedb

Answer 2

NeDB seems to be what you are looking for. From the blurb:

Embedded persistent database for Node.js, written in Javascript, with no dependency (except npm modules of course). You can think of it as a SQLite for Node.js projects, which can be used with a simple require statement. The API is a subset of MongoDB's. You can use it as a persistent or an in-memory only datastore.

Answer 3

UeberDB provides abstraction for various databases

https://github.com/pita/ueberDB

https://www.npmjs.org/package/ueberDB

Answer 4

I wrote jaguarDb to handle some of the things that you are mentioning since I sometimes need a "little" database for demo or test projects too and I don't want to depend on mongoDB or another real database.

https://github.com/hectorcorrea/jaguarDb

Answer 5

Take a look at http://www.tingodb.com. I believe it does what you looking for. Additionally it fully compatible with MongoDB API. This reduces implementation risks and gives you option to switch to heavy solution as your app grows.

https://github.com/sergeyksv/tingodb

Answer 6

I had trouble with SQLite3, nStore and Alfred.

What works for me is node-dirty:

path = "#{__dirname}/data/messages.json"
messages = db path

message = 'text': 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit...'

messages.on "load", ->    
    messages.set 'my-unique-key', message, ->
        console.log messages.get('my-unique-key').text

    messages.forEach (key, value) ->
        console.log "Found key: #{key}, val: %j", value

messages.on "drain", ->
    console.log "Saved to #{path}"