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PowerSyncDatabase

A PowerSync database which provides SQLite functionality which is automatically synced.

Example

export const db = new PowerSyncDatabase({
schema: AppSchema,
database: {
dbFilename: 'example.db'
}
});

Extends

Constructors

new PowerSyncDatabase()

new PowerSyncDatabase(options): PowerSyncDatabase

Parameters

ParameterType
optionsPowerSyncDatabaseOptionsWithDBAdapter

Returns

PowerSyncDatabase

Inherited from

AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.constructor

new PowerSyncDatabase()

new PowerSyncDatabase(options): PowerSyncDatabase

Parameters

ParameterType
optionsPowerSyncDatabaseOptionsWithOpenFactory

Returns

PowerSyncDatabase

Inherited from

AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.constructor

new PowerSyncDatabase()

new PowerSyncDatabase(options): PowerSyncDatabase

Parameters

ParameterType
optionsPowerSyncDatabaseOptionsWithSettings

Returns

PowerSyncDatabase

Inherited from

AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.constructor

new PowerSyncDatabase()

new PowerSyncDatabase(options): PowerSyncDatabase

Parameters

ParameterType
optionsPowerSyncDatabaseOptions

Returns

PowerSyncDatabase

Inherited from

AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.constructor

Properties

PropertyTypeDescriptionInherited from
closedbooleanReturns true if the connection is closed.AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.closed
currentStatusSyncStatusCurrent connection status.AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.currentStatus
readyboolean-AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.ready
sdkVersionstring-AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.sdkVersion
syncStreamImplementation?StreamingSyncImplementation-AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.syncStreamImplementation

Accessors

connected

get connected(): boolean

Whether a connection to the PowerSync service is currently open.

Returns

boolean


database

get database(): DBAdapter

The underlying database.

For the most part, behavior is the same whether querying on the underlying database, or on AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.

Returns

DBAdapter


schema

get schema(): Schema<{}>

Schema used for the local database.

Returns

Schema<{}>

Methods

_initialize()

_initialize(): Promise<void>

Allows for extended implementations to execute custom initialization logic as part of the total init process

Returns

Promise<void>

Overrides

AbstractPowerSyncDatabase._initialize


close()

close(options?): Promise<void>

Close the database, releasing resources.

Also disconnects any active connection.

Once close is called, this connection cannot be used again - a new one must be constructed.

Parameters

ParameterType
options?PowerSyncCloseOptions

Returns

Promise<void>

Inherited from

AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.close


connect()

connect(connector, options?): Promise<void>

Connects to stream of events from the PowerSync instance.

Parameters

ParameterType
connectorPowerSyncBackendConnector
options?PowerSyncConnectionOptions

Returns

Promise<void>

Inherited from

AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.connect


disconnect()

disconnect(): Promise<void>

Close the sync connection.

Use connect to connect again.

Returns

Promise<void>

Inherited from

AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.disconnect


disconnectAndClear()

disconnectAndClear(options?): Promise<void>

Disconnect and clear the database. Use this when logging out. The database can still be queried after this is called, but the tables would be empty.

To preserve data in local-only tables, set clearLocal to false.

Parameters

ParameterType
options?DisconnectAndClearOptions

Returns

Promise<void>

Inherited from

AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.disconnectAndClear


execute()

execute(sql, parameters?): Promise<QueryResult>

Execute a write (INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE) query and optionally return results.

Parameters

ParameterType
sqlstring
parameters?any[]

Returns

Promise<QueryResult>

Inherited from

AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.execute


executeBatch()

executeBatch(sql, parameters?): Promise<QueryResult>

Execute a write query (INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE) multiple times with each parameter set and optionally return results. This is faster than executing separately with each parameter set.

Parameters

ParameterType
sqlstring
parameters?any[][]

Returns

Promise<QueryResult>

Inherited from

AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.executeBatch


get()

get<T>(sql, parameters?): Promise<T>

Execute a read-only query and return the first result, error if the ResultSet is empty.

Type parameters

Type parameter
T

Parameters

ParameterType
sqlstring
parameters?any[]

Returns

Promise<T>

Inherited from

AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.get


getAll()

getAll<T>(sql, parameters?): Promise<T[]>

Execute a read-only query and return results.

Type parameters

Type parameter
T

Parameters

ParameterType
sqlstring
parameters?any[]

Returns

Promise<T[]>

Inherited from

AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.getAll


getClientId()

getClientId(): Promise<string>

Get an unique client id for this database.

The id is not reset when the database is cleared, only when the database is deleted.

Returns

Promise<string>

Inherited from

AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.getClientId


getCrudBatch()

getCrudBatch(limit): Promise<null | CrudBatch>

Get a batch of crud data to upload.

Returns null if there is no data to upload.

Use this from the PowerSyncBackendConnector.uploadData callback.

Once the data have been successfully uploaded, call CrudBatch.complete before requesting the next batch.

Use limit to specify the maximum number of updates to return in a single batch.

This method does include transaction ids in the result, but does not group data by transaction. One batch may contain data from multiple transactions, and a single transaction may be split over multiple batches.

Parameters

ParameterType
limitnumber

Returns

Promise<null | CrudBatch>

Inherited from

AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.getCrudBatch


getNextCrudTransaction()

getNextCrudTransaction(): Promise<null | CrudTransaction>

Get the next recorded transaction to upload.

Returns null if there is no data to upload.

Use this from the PowerSyncBackendConnector.uploadData callback.

Once the data have been successfully uploaded, call CrudTransaction.complete before requesting the next transaction.

Unlike getCrudBatch, this only returns data from a single transaction at a time. All data for the transaction is loaded into memory.

Returns

Promise<null | CrudTransaction>

Inherited from

AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.getNextCrudTransaction


getOptional()

getOptional<T>(sql, parameters?): Promise<null | T>

Execute a read-only query and return the first result, or null if the ResultSet is empty.

Type parameters

Type parameter
T

Parameters

ParameterType
sqlstring
parameters?any[]

Returns

Promise<null | T>

Inherited from

AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.getOptional


getUploadQueueStats()

getUploadQueueStats(includeSize?): Promise<UploadQueueStats>

Get upload queue size estimate and count.

Parameters

ParameterType
includeSize?boolean

Returns

Promise<UploadQueueStats>

Inherited from

AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.getUploadQueueStats


init()

init(): Promise<void>

Wait for initialization to complete. While initializing is automatic, this helps to catch and report initialization errors.

Returns

Promise<void>

Inherited from

AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.init


iterateAsyncListeners()

iterateAsyncListeners(cb): Promise<void>

Parameters

ParameterType
cb(listener) => Promise<any>

Returns

Promise<void>

Inherited from

AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.iterateAsyncListeners


iterateListeners()

iterateListeners(cb): void

Parameters

ParameterType
cb(listener) => any

Returns

void

Inherited from

AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.iterateListeners


onChange()

onChange(options)

onChange(options?): AsyncIterable<WatchOnChangeEvent>

This version of onChange uses AsyncGenerator, for documentation see onChangeWithAsyncGenerator. Can be overloaded to use a callback handler instead, for documentation see onChangeWithCallback.

Parameters
ParameterType
options?SQLWatchOptions
Returns

AsyncIterable<WatchOnChangeEvent>

Inherited from

AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.onChange

Example
async monitorChanges() {
for await (const event of this.powersync.onChange({tables: ['todos']})) {
console.log('Detected change event:', event);
}
}

onChange(handler, options)

onChange(handler?, options?): () => void

See onChangeWithCallback.

Parameters
ParameterType
handler?WatchOnChangeHandler
options?SQLWatchOptions
Returns

Function

Returns

void

Inherited from

AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.onChange

Example
monitorChanges() {
this.powersync.onChange({
onChange: (event) => {
console.log('Change detected:', event);
}
}, { tables: ['todos'] });
}

onChangeWithAsyncGenerator()

onChangeWithAsyncGenerator(options?): AsyncIterable<WatchOnChangeEvent>

Create a Stream of changes to any of the specified tables.

This is preferred over watchWithAsyncGenerator when multiple queries need to be performed together when data is changed.

Note, do not declare this as async *onChange as it will not work in React Native

Parameters

ParameterType
options?SQLWatchOptions

Returns

AsyncIterable<WatchOnChangeEvent>

Inherited from

AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.onChangeWithAsyncGenerator


onChangeWithCallback()

onChangeWithCallback(handler?, options?): () => void

Invoke the provided callback on any changes to any of the specified tables.

This is preferred over watchWithCallback when multiple queries need to be performed together when data is changed.

Note that the onChange callback member of the handler is required.

Returns dispose function to stop watching.

Parameters

ParameterType
handler?WatchOnChangeHandler
options?SQLWatchOptions

Returns

Function

Returns

void

Inherited from

AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.onChangeWithCallback


readLock()

readLock<T>(callback): Promise<T>

Takes a read lock, without starting a transaction. In most cases, readTransaction should be used instead.

Type parameters

Type parameter
T

Parameters

ParameterType
callback(db) => Promise<T>

Returns

Promise<T>

Inherited from

AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.readLock


readTransaction()

readTransaction<T>(callback, lockTimeout?): Promise<T>

Open a read-only transaction. Read transactions can run concurrently to a write transaction. Changes from any write transaction are not visible to read transactions started before it.

Type parameters

Type parameter
T

Parameters

ParameterType
callback(tx) => Promise<T>
lockTimeout?number

Returns

Promise<T>

Inherited from

AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.readTransaction


registerListener()

registerListener(listener): () => void

Register a listener for updates to the PowerSync client.

Parameters

ParameterType
listenerPartial<PowerSyncDBListener>

Returns

Function

Returns

void

Inherited from

AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.registerListener


resolveTables()

resolveTables(
sql,
parameters?,
options?): Promise<string[]>

Parameters

ParameterType
sqlstring
parameters?any[]
options?SQLWatchOptions

Returns

Promise<string[]>

Inherited from

AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.resolveTables


updateSchema()

updateSchema(schema): Promise<void>

Replace the schema with a new version. This is for advanced use cases - typically the schema should just be specified once in the constructor.

Cannot be used while connected - this should only be called before AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.connect.

Parameters

ParameterType
schemaSchema<SchemaType>

Returns

Promise<void>

Inherited from

AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.updateSchema


waitForFirstSync()

waitForFirstSync(signal?): Promise<void>

Parameters

ParameterType
signal?AbortSignal

Returns

Promise<void>

A promise which will resolve once the first full sync has completed.

Inherited from

AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.waitForFirstSync


waitForReady()

waitForReady(): Promise<void>

Returns

Promise<void>

A promise which will resolve once initialization is completed.

Inherited from

AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.waitForReady


watch()

watch(sql, parameters, options)

watch(
sql,
parameters?,
options?): AsyncIterable<QueryResult>

This version of watch uses AsyncGenerator, for documentation see watchWithAsyncGenerator. Can be overloaded to use a callback handler instead, for documentation see watchWithCallback.

Parameters
ParameterType
sqlstring
parameters?any[]
options?SQLWatchOptions
Returns

AsyncIterable<QueryResult>

Inherited from

AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.watch

Example
async *attachmentIds() {
for await (const result of this.powersync.watch(
`SELECT photo_id as id FROM todos WHERE photo_id IS NOT NULL`,
[]
)) {
yield result.rows?._array.map((r) => r.id) ?? [];
}
}

watch(sql, parameters, handler, options)

watch(
sql,
parameters?,
handler?,
options?): void

See watchWithCallback.

Parameters
ParameterType
sqlstring
parameters?any[]
handler?WatchHandler
options?SQLWatchOptions
Returns

void

Inherited from

AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.watch

Example
onAttachmentIdsChange(onResult) {
this.powersync.watch(
`SELECT photo_id as id FROM todos WHERE photo_id IS NOT NULL`,
[],
{
onResult: (result) => onResult(result.rows?._array.map((r) => r.id) ?? [])
}
);
}

watchWithAsyncGenerator()

watchWithAsyncGenerator(
sql,
parameters?,
options?): AsyncIterable<QueryResult>

Execute a read query every time the source tables are modified. Use SQLWatchOptions.throttleMs to specify the minimum interval between queries. Source tables are automatically detected using EXPLAIN QUERY PLAN.

Parameters

ParameterType
sqlstring
parameters?any[]
options?SQLWatchOptions

Returns

AsyncIterable<QueryResult>

Inherited from

AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.watchWithAsyncGenerator


watchWithCallback()

watchWithCallback(
sql,
parameters?,
handler?,
options?): void

Execute a read query every time the source tables are modified. Use SQLWatchOptions.throttleMs to specify the minimum interval between queries. Source tables are automatically detected using EXPLAIN QUERY PLAN.

Note that the onChange callback member of the handler is required.

Parameters

ParameterType
sqlstring
parameters?any[]
handler?WatchHandler
options?SQLWatchOptions

Returns

void

Inherited from

AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.watchWithCallback


writeLock()

writeLock<T>(callback): Promise<T>

Takes a global lock, without starting a transaction. In most cases, writeTransaction should be used instead.

Type parameters

Type parameter
T

Parameters

ParameterType
callback(db) => Promise<T>

Returns

Promise<T>

Inherited from

AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.writeLock


writeTransaction()

writeTransaction<T>(callback, lockTimeout?): Promise<T>

Open a read-write transaction. This takes a global lock - only one write transaction can execute against the database at a time. Statements within the transaction must be done on the provided Transaction interface.

Type parameters

Type parameter
T

Parameters

ParameterType
callback(tx) => Promise<T>
lockTimeout?number

Returns

Promise<T>

Inherited from

AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.writeTransaction