indexeddb-export-import - JSON export/import for IndexedDB

IndexedDB is a client-side database API available in modern browsers and Electron. During development and testing of a web or desktop app which uses IndexedDB, it can be helpful to save, load, or clear the contents of an IndexedDB database — this package provides that capability.

You can use indexeddb-export-import in a Node.js environment imported as a module (e.g. for use with an Electron app). You may also use it in a browser environment by simply including via a <script> tag.

Usage

You will need an open IDBDatabase connection.

All three functions support both a Promise/async-await style (omit the callback) and a traditional callback style.

The following examples export a database, clear all object stores, then re-import the database. They use Dexie.js to initiate the database, but this is not required.

async/await (recommended)

const Dexie = require('dexie');
const IDBExportImport = require('indexeddb-export-import');

const db = new Dexie('MyDB');
db.version(1).stores({
  things: 'id++, thing_name, thing_description',
});

async function run() {
  await db.open();
  const idbDatabase = db.backendDB(); // get native IDBDatabase object from Dexie wrapper

  try {
    const jsonString = await IDBExportImport.exportToJsonString(idbDatabase);
    console.log('Exported as JSON: ' + jsonString);

    await IDBExportImport.clearDatabase(idbDatabase);
    console.log('Cleared the database');

    await IDBExportImport.importFromJsonString(idbDatabase, jsonString);
    console.log('Imported data successfully');
  } catch (err) {
    console.error(err);
  }
}

run();

Callback style

const Dexie = require('dexie');
const IDBExportImport = require('indexeddb-export-import');

const db = new Dexie('MyDB');
db.version(1).stores({
  things: 'id++, thing_name, thing_description',
});
db.open().then(function() {
  const idbDatabase = db.backendDB(); // get native IDBDatabase object from Dexie wrapper

  IDBExportImport.exportToJsonString(idbDatabase, function(err, jsonString) {
    if (err) {
      console.error(err);
    } else {
      console.log('Exported as JSON: ' + jsonString);
      IDBExportImport.clearDatabase(idbDatabase, function(err) {
        if (!err) {
          IDBExportImport.importFromJsonString(idbDatabase, jsonString, function(err) {
            if (!err) {
              console.log('Imported data successfully');
            }
          });
        }
      });
    }
  });
}).catch(function(e) {
  console.error('Could not connect. ' + e);
});

API

exportToJsonString(idbDatabase[, cb])

Export all data from an IndexedDB database.

Param	Type	Description
idbDatabase	IDBDatabase	open database connection
cb	function	optional callback (error, jsonString); omit to receive a Promise<string>

importFromJsonString(idbDatabase, jsonString[, cb])

Import data from JSON into an IndexedDB database. This does not delete any existing data from the database, so keys could clash.

Only object stores that already exist will be imported.

Param	Type	Description
idbDatabase	IDBDatabase	open database connection
jsonString	string	data to import, one key per object store
cb	function	optional callback (error); omit to receive a Promise<void>

clearDatabase(idbDatabase[, cb])

Clears a database of all data. The object stores themselves are preserved.

Param	Type	Description
idbDatabase	IDBDatabase	open database connection
cb	function	optional callback (error); omit to receive a Promise<void>

Installation

$ npm install indexeddb-export-import

Note for contributors: running the test suite requires Node ≥ 20. The library itself has no runtime dependencies and works on Node ≥ 12.

License

MIT