Async-pouchdb NPM

async-pouchdb

asyncPouchdb is a library that converts the pouchdb api functions into Async Monads using the crocks module. An Async Monad is an Algerbraic Data Type that manages asynchronous function calls in a lazy deterministic way.

What is pouchdb?

check out https://pouchdb.com

What is crocks?

check out https://crocks.dev

Install

npm install async-pouchdb

Usage in NodeJS

const createPouchdb = require('async-pouchdb')
const pouchdb = createPouchdb()
const db = await pouchdb('http://localhost:5984/db').toPromise()
db.allDocs()
  .fork(
    err => console.log(err),
    result => console.log(result)
  )

Options

The default driver is http, but you can use other pouchdb drivers as well.

When attaching a driver, it is important to provide both the name of the driver and the plugin function. { name, driver }.

websql example

const createPouchdb = require('async-pouchdb')
const pouchdbAdapterNodeWebsql = require('pouchdb-adapter-node-websql')

const pouchdb = createPouchdb({ 
  name: 'websql', 
  driver: pouchdbAdapterNodeWebsql 
})

const db = await pouchdb('foo.db').toPromise()
db.allDocs()
  .fork(
    err => console.log(err),
    result => console.log(result)
  )

memory example

const createPouchdb = require('async-pouchdb')
const pouchdbAdapterMemory = require('async-pouchdb')

const createPouchdb = require('async-pouchdb')
const pouchdb = createPouchdb({ 
  name: 'memory', 
  driver: pouchdbAdapterMemory 
})
const db = await pouchdb('foo.db').toPromise()

db.allDocs()
  .fork(
    err => console.log(err),
    result => console.log(result)
  )