Rokkit

A simple JSON database package, using tables and records to emulate more traditional database structures.

This is a really simple JSON database, which allows you to create and delete tables, search whether tables exist, add records and delete records, and more. Extra features are coming in the future to match the other common database solutions. Data in Rokkit is always persistent, so whenever you instantiate a new table called "foo", all data from previous runtimes' "foo" table will be present. All of the database structure is stored in a folder called "Rokkit", in the root of your project directory.

Please note: This package, by default, automatically syncs properties to file when changed. You can toggle manual syncing by setting syncOnCommand to true, and using the rokkit.sync('tablename', tableobj) method. You must turn on manual syncing before you instantiate your tables, otherwise they will still be automatically synced. This means that you can have some tables sync manually, and others automatically.

Example Usage

Automatic Syncing:

var rokkit = require('rokkit'); //adding rokkit
var foo = new rokkit.Table('foo'); //creating a new table

foo.createRecord('bar', 123); //creates a new record called "bar"
console.log(foo.bar); //logs "123" to console

console.log(rokkit.searchTable('foo', 'bar')); //logs "true", returns a boolean
foo.deleteRecord('bar'); //deletes the "bar" record

rokkit.deleteTable('foo'); //deletes the "foo" table
rokkit.tableExists('foo'); //returns false, the table no longer exists

Manual Syncing:

var rokkit = require('rokkit'); //adding rokkit
rokkit.syncOnCommand = true; //enabling syncOnCommand

var foo = new rokkit.Table('foo');
foo.createRecord('bar', 123);

//At this point, the variable isn't saved to file, only in memory.
//So, if you search for "bar" in the table, it WON'T appear.
rokkit.searchTable('foo', 'bar'); //returns false

rokkit.sync("foo", foo); //saves the table "foo" to file, using the table object foo.
rokkit.searchTable('foo', 'bar'); //returns true after sync

Documentation

Constructors

Table

Creates a new table instance, saving the table to a file of the same name. (eg. creating a table called "foo" will save a JSON file with the name "foo.json" inside ./rokkit.)

Usage:

var tablevar = new Table('tablename');

Methods

Table.createRecord

Creates a record within the table which is being used. For example, using foo.createRecord('bar', data) would create a record called "bar" in table "foo".

Usage:

tablevar.createRecord('recordname', data);

Table.deleteRecord

Deletes an existing record within a table. For example, using foo.deleteRecord('bar') would delete the record "bar" from table "foo".

Usage:

tablevar.deleteRecord('recordname');

tableExists

Checks whether a table exists in the current Rokkit database. For example, using rokkit.tableExists('foo') would return true if the table "foo" existed on file.

Usage:

var booleanVariable = rokkit.tableExists('tablename');

searchTable

Searches a specific table in the current Rokkit database for a record. For example, using rokkit.searchTable('foo', 'bar') would search the table "foo" for a record called "bar", and return true if a corresponding record was found.

Usage:

var booleanVariable = rokkit.searchTable('tablename', 'recordname');

deleteTable

Removes a table and all it's records from the current Rokkit database. Attempting to delete a table that does not exist will force an error. For example, using rokkit.deleteTable('foo') would remove the table "foo" from the database. This is one way, and irrevokable.

Usage:

rokkit.deleteTable('tablename');

sync

Saves a table object currently in memory to the selected table file. Syncing a table with the incorrect file will result in errors, so make sure you're binding the correct table to the correct file with this function. You must have syncOnCommand enabled for this to work.

Usage: rokkit.sync('tablename', tableobject);

wipe

Wipes the entire of the current database, deleting all records/files. Table objects will stay in memory, however, and can still be manipulated and used. You must have syncOnCommand enabled for this to work, as otherwise database files may be saved to after deletion, causing errors. (You will receive an error if attempting to use this outside of syncOnCommand mode.) Also, if any of your tables are not in syncOnCommand mode, a file save error may occur.

Usage:

rokkit.wipe();

Properties

syncOnCommand

Bool, can be set to true or false. If on, disables automatic table saves, and enables the "sync" and "wipe" commands, allowing you to save manually and wipe the entire database.

Usage: rokkit.syncOnCommand = true;

Accessing Records

To access a record within a table, simply use it like an object. Type the table name, then the record's name following it to use it. If the table "foo" had a record called "bar", you could access it by using foo.bar. The usage is below:

Usage:

console.log(tablename.recordname);

Deprecated Methods

Here are methods that are contained in previous versions of the projects that have now been deprecated, and are not present in the current version. Don't try and use these if you aren't at an older version! Which versions the functions are present in are shown for each method.

load

Loads all saved tables into the rokkit.loadedTables variable. No constructors are used in this method. For example, if you saved a table called "foo", you could load it into memory at the start of runtime by doing rokkit.load(), and access the variable by using rokkit.loadedTables.foo, followed by any properties.

Usage:

rokkit.load();

Reason for Deprecation:

Names of variables became way too long, have now switched the package to constructors.