ncruces/go-sqlite3

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A cgo-free Go binding to SQLite that wraps a WebAssembly build of SQLite translated to Go via wasm2go. It provides a database/sql compatible driver, direct access to the C SQLite API, a pure Go VFS, and a GORM driver.

Use cases

• use sqlite in go without cgo
• embed a sqlite database in a go application
• connect to sqlite with database/sql
• use sqlite with gorm in go
• cross-compile go binaries with sqlite
• create custom sqlite virtual tables or vfs in go
• run sqlite and math functions from go

When to choose

• you need sqlite in Go without cgo for easy cross-compilation or minimal dependencies
• you want a database/sql driver plus low-level access to the SQLite C API
• you need advanced SQLite features like custom functions, virtual tables, or incremental blob I/O

When to avoid

• you need maximum raw query performance, since the wasm-based approach adds overhead over cgo bindings
• you prefer the widely used mattn/go-sqlite3 cgo driver and don't mind cgo
• you need other databases than sqlite

Facets

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database-driver database orm databases developer-tools backend go cross-platform wasm sqlite cgo-free wasm2go database-sql-driver gorm vfs

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