Hey Randy, On Tue, Jan 31, 2023 at 10:51 PM Randy Lauen <randy.la...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Speaking of nontrivial examples, I have a Chrome extension that relies > heavily on WebSQL. On my desktop, the WebSQL database for my extension is > almost 400 MB. I know some users have a database over 1 GB. I'm very > excited about using Wasm SQLite, since I can (hopefully) configure SQLite > the way I want, instead of being stuck with the configuration used by > Chrome. Very exciting. Do you mind sharing the name of the extension? > What I'm not looking forward to, though, is the transition. Do you have > any advice on migrating data from WebSQL to Wasm SQLite? My best guess so > far is to have users use my extension's import/export mechanism to export > all of their WebSQL data to a file and then import it back into Wasm SQLite. > Asking users to manually export their database file from Web SQL via your extension's export feature and then importing to SQLite is probably the easiest way, yes. > Also, with WebSQL, I can locate the SQLite database on disk within > Chrome's profile directory. Will that be possible with Wasm SQLite/OPFS? > As a developer, you can use the OPFS Explorer extension ( https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/opfs-explorer/acndjpgkpaclldomagafnognkcgjignd) to do so. > Finally, between manifest v3 and WebSQL deprecation, my extension will > need a lot of changes this year. If it's possible to stagger the deadlines > for those, so I don't have to tackle both at the same time, then that gets > my vote! > The manifest v3 deadline is unrelated to this deprecation deadline. You can express your concerns about the extensions deadline on their forum: https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/g/chromium-extensions. Cheers, Tom -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "blink-dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to blink-dev+unsubscr...@chromium.org. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CALgRrLnsfYVATgMn%2BUoMn3sTTU1q3T9z8sSQf8sVz-qrH-8EJQ%40mail.gmail.com.
