xndatabase v1.0.4

xndatabase

A simple module for creating, saving and loading custom database files with a .xn extension.

Installation

npm install xndatabase

Usage

const XNDatabase = require('xndatabase');

// Create a new database
const myDB = new XNDatabase('My Database');

// Add tables to the database
myDB.addTable('users', {
  name: 'string',
  age: 'number',
  email: 'string'
});

myDB.addTable('posts', {
  title: 'string',
  content: 'string',
  author: 'string'
});

// Save the database to a file
myDB.saveToFile('./my-database.xn');

// Load the database from a file
const loadedDB = XNDatabase.loadFromFile('./my-database.xn');

// Access the tables and fields in the loaded database
const usersTable = loadedDB.tables.users;
const postsTable = loadedDB.tables.posts;

const userName = usersTable.fields.name;
const postTitle = postsTable.fields.title;

API

new XNDatabase(dbName, [version])

Creates a new database with the given name and version.

• dbName - The name of the database
• version - The version of the database (optional)

addTable(tableName, fields)

Adds a new table to the database.

• tableName - The name of the table
• fields - An object containing the field names and types for the table

saveToFile(filePath)

Saves the database to a file.

• filePath - The path to the file to save the database to

static loadFromFile(filePath)

Loads a database from a file.

• filePath - The path to the file to load the database from

static getFileExtension()

Gets the file extension for the custom database format (.xn).

static isDatabaseFile(filePath)

Checks if a file has the custom database format (.xn).

• filePath - The path to the file to check

Example of use in real world scenario:

const XNDatabase = require('xndatabase');

// Create a new database
const db = new XNDatabase('example');

// Add two tables to the database
db.addTable('users', {
  'id': 'integer',
  'name': 'text',
  'email': 'text'
});
db.addTable('orders', {
  'id': 'integer',
  'user_id': 'integer',
  'product': 'text',
  'quantity': 'integer'
});

// Save the database to a file
db.saveToFile('example_db.xn');

Example of use to load Database:

const XNDatabase = require('xndatabase');

// Load the database from a file
const db = XNDatabase.loadFromFile('example_db.xn');

// Access the 'users' table and print its fields
const usersTable = db.tables['users'];
console.log('Fields in the users table:');
for (const fieldName in usersTable.fields) {
  console.log(fieldName + ': ' + usersTable.fields[fieldName]);
}

// Access the 'orders' table and print its fields
const ordersTable = db.tables['orders'];
console.log('Fields in the orders table:');
for (const fieldName in ordersTable.fields) {
  console.log(fieldName + ': ' + ordersTable.fields[fieldName]);
}