jayson.database

a simple and small json-based database wrapper

j(ay)son.database is an lightweight open-sourced package meant to provide an easy way for beginners to get integrated into using databases. it utilizes json files to store data making data easily viewable for all users.

installation

npm i jayson.database

usage

import { JsonDB } from 'jayson-database' 

const db = new JsonDB({
    path: 'test.json'
}) // create a new instance of your database

const run = async () => {
    db.set('abc', 'alphabet') // sets the value of abc to alphabet
    db.set('abcObject', {
        a: 1,
        b: 2,
        c: 3
    }) // sets the value of abcObject to an object with a, b, and c values
    db.set('abcObject.a', 4) // sets the value of abcObject.a to 4

    db.get('abc') // 'alphabet'
    db.get('abcObject') // { a: 4, b: 2, c: 3 }
    db.get('abcObject.a') // 4

    db.delete('abc') // deletes the value of abc
    db.delete('abcObject.a') // deletes the value of abcObject.a
    db.get('abc') // undefined
    db.get('abcObject.a') // undefined

    db.has('abc2') // false
    db.has('abcObject') // true

    db.clear() // clears the database
    db.get('abcObject') // undefined

    db.set('abc', 'alphabet')
    db.set('abcObject', {
        a: 1,
        b: 2,
        c: 3
    })
    db.all() // { abc: 'alphabet', abcObject: { a: 1, b: 2, c: 3 } }

}

run()