idb-keyval VS Dexie.js

idb-keyval is a great library for storing simple data in the browser using IndexedDB. secure-ls is great for storing data securely in Local Storage in the browser. There is also svelte-local-storage-store for saving and retrieving data to/from Local Storage in the browser easily with just a svelte store.

Preference for a different package that covers the same use case. For example, instead of a wrapper for the somewhat outdated localStorage and sessionStorage APIs such as store2, you could use the excellent idb-keyval, which wraps the IndexedDB API instead, giving significant performance and other advantages.

idb-keyval is an easy to use wrapper for IndexedDB https://github.com/jakearchibald/idb-keyval

I'm not sure this is clear cut. Take idb-keyval for instance. The exported names are get and set. If someone was import them individually I'd totally understand why they might them different names to make the context clear. Eg:

The word on the street is that https://github.com/rhashimoto/wa-sqlite is nearly production ready, closing in on the neat 1.0.0 release, with its IDBBatchAtomic engine highly recommended at https://www.powersync.com/blog/sqlite-persistence-on-the-web. You can try out the benchmark https://rhashimoto.github.io/wa-sqlite/demo/benchmarks.html.

And the other contestant is Dexie, stable https://dexie.org/.

If you were to branch into a new venture today, which one would you pick? And why?

That said, there are some great ways to wrap IndexedDB to make it easier to work with. Since I’m writing this article I’ll toss in my local-first framework Verdant, which can be used without the sync features as a standalone IndexedDB-powered database with a type-safe schema and deployable data migrations. For a lighter-weight approach, maybe check out Dexie.

Using IndexedDB. I have heard its pretty cumbersome to use. There are wrappers like Dexie.js but I am not sure if it works seamlessly with Tauri or if it is the correct thing for my use case.

I use IndexedDB, specifically the idb library (https://github.com/jakearchibald/idb), or Dexie.js (https://dexie.org/) if you are more novice. This works great for large sets of data. For smaller amounts, Chrome Storage API will do.

To make things easier, Dexie.js provides a straightforward and simplified process of creating databases, storing data, updating data and database migrations, etc., over the top of indexedDB.

If you are just looking for a solution for your IndexedDB needs I find Dexie to be one of the best but depending on other needs, the others in the list are also good to consider.