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Store API Reference

@korajs/store provides the local storage layer and the collection API that developers interact with for all data operations. It manages persistence (SQLite WASM, IndexedDB), reactive queries, and operation creation.

You do not typically instantiate a Store directly. Instead, createApp() creates and configures one for you. The collection methods documented here are accessed through the app instance.

typescript
import { createApp, defineSchema, t } from 'korajs'

const app = createApp({ schema })

// Collection methods are accessed through app.<collectionName>
await app.todos.insert({ title: 'Hello' })

Collection methods

Every collection defined in your schema is accessible as a property on the app instance. Each collection provides the following methods.

.insert(data)

Inserts a new record into the collection. Returns the full record including generated fields (id, auto-fields).

typescript
insert(data: Partial<CollectionRecord>): Promise<CollectionRecord>
ParameterTypeDescription
dataPartial<CollectionRecord>Field values for the new record. Fields with .default() or .auto() modifiers can be omitted.

Returns: Promise<CollectionRecord> -- The inserted record with all fields populated, including the generated id (UUID v7) and any auto/default values.

typescript
const todo = await app.todos.insert({
  title: 'Ship Kora v1',
  // completed defaults to false (from schema)
  // createdAt set automatically (t.timestamp().auto())
})

console.log(todo)
// {
//   id: '0190a6e0-7b3c-7def-8a12-4b5c6d7e8f90',
//   title: 'Ship Kora v1',
//   completed: false,
//   createdAt: 1712188800000
// }

.update(id, data)

Updates an existing record. Only the specified fields are changed. An operation is created containing only the changed fields and their previous values (enabling 3-way merge).

typescript
update(id: string, data: Partial<CollectionRecord>): Promise<CollectionRecord>
ParameterTypeDescription
idstringThe record ID to update.
dataPartial<CollectionRecord>Fields to change. Only include fields that are changing.

Returns: Promise<CollectionRecord> -- The updated record with all fields.

typescript
const updated = await app.todos.update('0190a6e0-7b3c-7def-8a12-4b5c6d7e8f90', {
  completed: true,
})

.delete(id)

Deletes a record from the collection. Creates a delete operation that propagates to other devices via sync.

typescript
delete(id: string): Promise<void>
ParameterTypeDescription
idstringThe record ID to delete.
typescript
await app.todos.delete('0190a6e0-7b3c-7def-8a12-4b5c6d7e8f90')

.findById(id)

Retrieves a single record by its ID. Returns null if not found.

typescript
findById(id: string): Promise<CollectionRecord | null>
ParameterTypeDescription
idstringThe record ID to look up.

Returns: Promise<CollectionRecord | null> -- The record, or null if it does not exist.

typescript
const todo = await app.todos.findById('0190a6e0-7b3c-7def-8a12-4b5c6d7e8f90')

if (todo) {
  console.log(todo.title)
}

Query builder

The query builder provides a chainable API for constructing queries. Start with .where() on a collection and chain additional methods. Terminate with .exec() to run the query or .subscribe() to reactively watch results.

.where(filter)

Begins a query with a filter condition. Fields in the filter object are matched with equality by default.

typescript
where(filter: Partial<CollectionRecord>): QueryBuilder
ParameterTypeDescription
filterPartial<CollectionRecord>Key-value pairs to match against. All conditions are AND-ed.
typescript
const active = app.todos.where({ completed: false })
const assigned = app.todos.where({ assignee: 'alice', completed: false })

.orderBy(field, direction?)

Sorts results by a field.

typescript
orderBy(field: string, direction?: 'asc' | 'desc'): QueryBuilder
ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
fieldstring--Field name to sort by.
direction'asc' | 'desc''asc'Sort direction.
typescript
app.todos.where({ completed: false }).orderBy('createdAt', 'desc')

.limit(n)

Limits the number of results returned.

typescript
limit(n: number): QueryBuilder
ParameterTypeDescription
nnumberMaximum number of records to return.
typescript
app.todos.where({ completed: false }).orderBy('createdAt').limit(10)

.offset(n)

Skips the first n results. Useful for pagination in combination with .limit().

typescript
offset(n: number): QueryBuilder
ParameterTypeDescription
nnumberNumber of records to skip.
typescript
// Page 2 of 10 results per page
app.todos.where({ completed: false }).orderBy('createdAt').limit(10).offset(10)

.include(relation)

Includes related records in the query results by following a relation defined in the schema.

typescript
include(relation: string): QueryBuilder
ParameterTypeDescription
relationstringName of a relation target collection to include.
typescript
const todosWithProject = await app.todos
  .where({ completed: false })
  .include('project')
  .exec()

// Each todo now has a `project` property with the related record
console.log(todosWithProject[0].project.name)

.count()

Returns the number of records matching the query instead of the records themselves.

typescript
count(): Promise<number>
typescript
const activeCount = await app.todos.where({ completed: false }).count()
console.log(activeCount) // 42

.exec()

Executes the query and returns the matching records as an array.

typescript
exec(): Promise<CollectionRecord[]>
typescript
const todos = await app.todos
  .where({ completed: false })
  .orderBy('createdAt', 'desc')
  .limit(10)
  .exec()

.subscribe(callback)

Subscribes to live query results. The callback is called immediately with the current results, and again whenever the result set changes due to local mutations or incoming sync operations.

typescript
subscribe(callback: (results: CollectionRecord[]) => void): () => void
ParameterTypeDescription
callback(results: CollectionRecord[]) => voidFunction called with the current result set on every change.

Returns: () => void -- An unsubscribe function. Call it to stop receiving updates.

typescript
const unsubscribe = app.todos
  .where({ completed: false })
  .orderBy('createdAt')
  .subscribe((todos) => {
    console.log('Active todos:', todos.length)
  })

// Later: stop watching
unsubscribe()

WARNING

Always call the unsubscribe function when you no longer need updates (e.g., when a component unmounts). Failing to unsubscribe causes memory leaks. If you are using React, prefer the useQuery hook which handles unsubscription automatically.


Query builder chaining

Methods can be chained in any order before the terminal .exec(), .count(), or .subscribe(). All of the following are equivalent:

typescript
// Order 1
await app.todos.where({ completed: false }).orderBy('createdAt').limit(5).exec()

// Order 2
await app.todos.where({ completed: false }).limit(5).orderBy('createdAt').exec()

A full chaining example:

typescript
const recentActive = await app.todos
  .where({ completed: false })
  .orderBy('createdAt', 'desc')
  .limit(20)
  .offset(0)
  .include('project')
  .exec()

Transactions

Transactions execute multiple mutations atomically. Either all operations succeed, or none do. Use transactions when you need to update multiple records or collections as a single unit.

app.transaction(fn)

Executes a function within a transaction context. The transaction is committed when the function completes, or rolled back if it throws.

typescript
transaction(fn: (tx: TransactionProxy) => Promise<void>): Promise<Operation[]>
ParameterTypeDescription
fn(tx: TransactionProxy) => Promise<void>Function that performs mutations using the transaction proxy.

Returns: Promise<Operation[]> -- The operations created by the transaction.

typescript
const ops = await app.transaction(async (tx) => {
  const order = await tx.orders.insert({ total: 99.99 })
  await tx.lineItems.insert({ orderId: order.id, product: 'Widget', qty: 2 })
  await tx.lineItems.insert({ orderId: order.id, product: 'Gadget', qty: 1 })
})
// All three inserts succeed or fail together

The transaction proxy (tx) provides the same collection accessors as the app (tx.orders, tx.todos, etc.), but mutations are buffered and only applied when the function completes successfully.

app.mutation(name, fn)

A named transaction, identical to app.transaction() but with a name that appears in DevTools for easier debugging.

typescript
mutation(name: string, fn: (tx: TransactionProxy) => Promise<void>): Promise<Operation[]>
ParameterTypeDescription
namestringA descriptive name for this mutation (visible in DevTools).
fn(tx: TransactionProxy) => Promise<void>Function that performs mutations using the transaction proxy.
typescript
await app.mutation('create-order', async (tx) => {
  const order = await tx.orders.insert({ total: 150 })
  await tx.lineItems.insert({ orderId: order.id, product: 'Widget', qty: 3 })
})

TransactionProxy

The transaction proxy exposes collection accessors with the same API as the app-level accessors:

MethodDescription
tx.<collection>.insert(data)Insert a record within the transaction.
tx.<collection>.update(id, data)Update a record within the transaction.
tx.<collection>.delete(id)Delete a record within the transaction.
tx.<collection>.findById(id)Read a record (sees uncommitted writes from this transaction).

TIP

Queries (.where(), .exec()) are not available inside transactions. Use findById() to look up records you need during the transaction.


Sequences

Sequences generate ordered, formatted identifiers (invoice numbers, order codes, receipt IDs). They are offline-safe: each device maintains its own counter that increments monotonically.

app.sequences.next(name, config?)

Generates the next value in a named sequence.

typescript
next(name: string, config?: SequenceConfig): Promise<string>
ParameterTypeDescription
namestringSequence name. Different names maintain independent counters.
configSequenceConfigOptional. Format and scope options.

SequenceConfig

FieldTypeDefaultDescription
formatstring'{name}-{seq:4}'Format template. See format tokens below.
scopestringundefinedScope key. Different scopes maintain independent counters for the same sequence name.

Format tokens

TokenDescriptionExample output
{seq}Counter without padding1, 42, 100
{seq:N}Counter zero-padded to N digits{seq:4}0001
{date}Current date as YYYYMMDD20260508
{node4}First 4 chars of node IDa1b2
{node8}First 8 chars of node IDa1b2c3d4
typescript
// Default format: name + zero-padded counter
await app.sequences.next('order')        // 'order-0001'
await app.sequences.next('order')        // 'order-0002'

// Custom format
await app.sequences.next('receipt', {
  format: 'REC-{seq:6}',
})                                        // 'REC-000001'

// Scoped sequences (independent counters per scope)
await app.sequences.next('receipt', { scope: 'store-A' })  // 'receipt-0001'
await app.sequences.next('receipt', { scope: 'store-B' })  // 'receipt-0001'
await app.sequences.next('receipt', { scope: 'store-A' })  // 'receipt-0002'

app.sequences.current(name, config?)

Returns the current counter value without incrementing it. Returns 0 for unused sequences.

typescript
current(name: string, config?: { scope?: string }): Promise<number>
typescript
const count = await app.sequences.current('order')  // 0 (never used)
await app.sequences.next('order')
await app.sequences.next('order')
const count2 = await app.sequences.current('order') // 2

app.sequences.reset(name, config?)

Resets a sequence counter. The next call to .next() starts from 1 (or from the specified value).

typescript
reset(name: string, config?: { scope?: string; to?: number }): Promise<void>
ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
config.scopestringundefinedOnly reset the counter for this scope.
config.tonumber0Reset the counter to this value.
typescript
await app.sequences.reset('order')          // Next .next() returns 'order-0001'
await app.sequences.reset('order', { to: 100 })  // Next .next() returns 'order-0101'

State Machine Validation

The store validates state machine transitions during local mutations, preventing invalid transitions before operations are created. State machines are defined in the schema with a set of allowed transitions between states.

validateStateTransition(collectionName, recordId, stateMachine, currentState, newState)

Validates whether a state transition is allowed by the state machine definition. Called during update operations to enforce transition rules.

typescript
function validateStateTransition(
  collectionName: string,
  recordId: string,
  stateMachine: StateMachineDefinition,
  currentState: string | null,
  newState: string,
): { valid: boolean; allowedStates: string[] }
ParameterTypeDescription
collectionNamestringName of the collection (for error messages).
recordIdstringThe record being mutated (for error messages).
stateMachineStateMachineDefinitionThe state machine definition with transitions and onInvalidTransition policy.
currentStatestring | nullThe current state field value. null for inserts.
newStatestringThe new state value being set.

Returns: { valid: boolean; allowedStates: string[] } -- Whether the transition is valid, plus the list of allowed target states from the current state.

Behavior:

ScenarioResult
Insert (currentState is null)Always valid. Schema validation ensures the value is a valid enum.
Same-state transitionAlways valid (idempotent).
Valid transitionReturns { valid: true } with allowed states.
Invalid transition, mode 'reject'Throws InvalidStateTransitionError.
Invalid transition, mode 'last-valid-state'Returns { valid: false } so the caller can suppress the field update.
typescript
import { validateStateTransition } from '@korajs/store'

const result = validateStateTransition(
  'orders',
  'order-123',
  {
    field: 'status',
    onInvalidTransition: 'reject',
    transitions: {
      pending: ['shipped', 'cancelled'],
      shipped: ['delivered'],
      cancelled: [],
      delivered: [],
    },
  },
  'pending',
  'shipped',
)
// result.valid === true
// result.allowedStates === ['shipped', 'cancelled']

validateUpdateStateMachine(collectionName, recordId, collectionDef, currentRecord, updateData)

Higher-level validation that checks whether an update data object contains a change to the state machine field, and if so, validates the transition. This is the function called internally by the store during .update() operations.

typescript
function validateUpdateStateMachine(
  collectionName: string,
  recordId: string,
  collectionDef: CollectionDefinition,
  currentRecord: Record<string, unknown>,
  updateData: Record<string, unknown>,
): Record<string, unknown>
ParameterTypeDescription
collectionNamestringName of the collection.
recordIdstringThe record being updated.
collectionDefCollectionDefinitionThe collection definition from the schema.
currentRecordRecord<string, unknown>The current record data (must include the state field).
updateDataRecord<string, unknown>The partial update data.

Returns: Record<string, unknown> -- The update data, potentially with the state field removed if the transition is invalid and the mode is 'last-valid-state'.

Behavior:

  • If the collection has no state machine, returns updateData unchanged.
  • If the state field is not in the update data, returns updateData unchanged.
  • If the transition is valid, returns updateData unchanged.
  • If the transition is invalid and mode is 'reject', throws InvalidStateTransitionError.
  • If the transition is invalid and mode is 'last-valid-state', returns a copy of updateData with the state field removed (silently suppresses the invalid change).
typescript
import { validateUpdateStateMachine } from '@korajs/store'

const filteredData = validateUpdateStateMachine(
  'orders',
  'order-123',
  schema.collections.orders,
  { id: 'order-123', status: 'delivered', total: 99 },
  { status: 'pending', total: 150 },  // 'delivered' -> 'pending' is invalid
)
// With 'last-valid-state' mode: filteredData === { total: 150 }
// (status change silently removed; total update preserved)

InvalidStateTransitionError

Error thrown when a local mutation attempts an invalid state transition (when the state machine's onInvalidTransition mode is 'reject'). Extends KoraError with full context for debugging.

typescript
class InvalidStateTransitionError extends KoraError {
  readonly collection: string
  readonly recordId: string
  readonly field: string
  readonly fromState: string
  readonly toState: string
  readonly allowedStates: string[]
}

The error message includes the collection, field, current state, attempted state, and allowed transitions:

Invalid state transition in collection "orders": cannot transition field "status"
from "delivered" to "pending". Allowed transitions from "delivered": (none -- terminal state)

The error code is 'INVALID_STATE_TRANSITION'.


Subscription Bloom Filter

The SubscriptionBloomFilter is an internal optimization used by the SubscriptionManager to reduce the cost of checking which subscriptions are affected by a mutation. It is mostly transparent to application developers, but understanding it can help when reasoning about performance characteristics.

How it works

When the store has many active subscriptions (e.g., 1,000+), every mutation must check whether each subscription's result set might have changed. The bloom filter provides a fast O(k) pre-check:

  • If the filter returns false for a collection/field combination, the subscription is definitely not affected and can be skipped entirely.
  • If the filter returns true, the subscription might be affected and requires the full precise check.

This reduces the per-mutation subscription check cost from O(n) to approximately O(1) for unrelated mutations, where n is the number of active subscriptions.

SubscriptionBloomFilter

typescript
class SubscriptionBloomFilter {
  constructor(expectedItems: number, falsePositiveRate?: number)

  /** Add a collection (and optional field) to the filter */
  add(collection: string, field?: string): void

  /** Check if a collection (and optional field) might be in the filter */
  mightContain(collection: string, field?: string): boolean

  /** Reset the filter, clearing all bits */
  clear(): void

  /** Estimate the current false positive rate */
  estimatedFalsePositiveRate(): number
}
Constructor ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
expectedItemsnumber--Expected number of subscription keys.
falsePositiveRatenumber0.01Desired false positive rate (0 to 1).

The filter uses FNV-1a hashing with Kirsch-Mitzenmacker double hashing to derive multiple hash functions from two base hashes. Bit count and hash count are computed optimally based on the expected items and desired false positive rate.

typescript
const filter = new SubscriptionBloomFilter(100, 0.01)
filter.add('todos')
filter.add('todos', 'completed')

filter.mightContain('todos')              // true (definitely added)
filter.mightContain('projects')           // false (definitely not added)
filter.mightContain('todos', 'completed') // true (definitely added)
filter.mightContain('todos', 'title')     // false (probably not added)

TIP

You do not need to interact with the bloom filter directly. The SubscriptionManager creates and manages it automatically. It activates when the number of subscriptions exceeds the threshold where bloom filter pre-checking provides a performance benefit.


StorageAdapter

The StorageAdapter interface defines the contract for storage backends. Kora ships with three implementations. You do not typically implement this yourself unless building a custom storage backend.

typescript
interface StorageAdapter {
  /** Open or create the database. */
  open(schema: SchemaDefinition): Promise<void>

  /** Close the database and release resources. */
  close(): Promise<void>

  /** Execute a write query (INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE) within a transaction. */
  execute(sql: string, params?: unknown[]): Promise<void>

  /** Execute a read query (SELECT). */
  query<T>(sql: string, params?: unknown[]): Promise<T[]>

  /** Execute multiple operations atomically. */
  transaction(fn: (tx: Transaction) => Promise<void>): Promise<void>

  /** Apply a schema migration. */
  migrate(from: number, to: number, migration: MigrationPlan): Promise<void>

  /** Optional post-open storage state for adapters that can degrade at runtime. */
  getStorageOpenState?(): StorageOpenState | null
}

interface Transaction {
  execute(sql: string, params?: unknown[]): Promise<void>
  query<T>(sql: string, params?: unknown[]): Promise<T[]>
}

Built-in adapters

Each adapter is a class that implements StorageAdapter. Adapters ship as separate subpath entry points so that a browser bundle never pulls in Node-only code (and vice versa).

AdapterImportClassEnvironmentNotes
SQLite WASM + OPFS@korajs/store/sqlite-wasmSqliteWasmAdapterBrowserPrimary adapter. Runs SQLite in a Web Worker with OPFS persistence. Best performance.
IndexedDB@korajs/store/indexeddbIndexedDbAdapterBrowserDurable fallback adapter. Selected when OPFS is absent and used by createApp() when OPFS SyncAccessHandle cannot be acquired at runtime.
Native SQLite@korajs/store/better-sqlite3BetterSqlite3AdapterNode.js, ElectronUses better-sqlite3 for server-side and desktop applications.

The Tauri desktop adapter (tauri-sqlite) is provided by the separate @korajs/tauri package, not by @korajs/store.

Selecting an adapter

At the application level, createApp() selects and configures an adapter for you. You can override the choice through the store option:

typescript
const app = createApp({
  schema,
  store: {
    adapter: 'sqlite-wasm',  // or 'indexeddb', 'better-sqlite3'
    name: 'my-app-db',       // Database name (OPFS file name / IndexedDB name)
  },
})

If no adapter is specified, Kora selects the best available adapter for the current environment:

  1. In browsers: sqlite-wasm when the OPFS API is present, otherwise the hand-written indexeddb adapter.
  2. In Node.js: better-sqlite3.

Adapter selection starts up front, based on which APIs the runtime exposes. createApp() also checks the SQLite WASM adapter after open: if OPFS SyncAccessHandle cannot be acquired and the worker reports a non-persistent open, Kora closes it and opens the durable IndexedDB adapter instead. This emits store:storage-fallback. store:opfs-unavailable is reserved for the last-resort case where IndexedDB also cannot open and the store is running in memory.


StoreConfig

StoreConfig is the low-level configuration consumed by the Store constructor (exported from @korajs/store). createApp() builds one of these from its higher-level store option, so most applications never construct it directly.

Unlike the createApp store option (where adapter is an identifier string such as 'sqlite-wasm'), StoreConfig.adapter is a concrete StorageAdapter instance and is required.

typescript
interface StoreConfig {
  /** Schema definition for the store. */
  schema: SchemaDefinition

  /** A concrete storage adapter instance (not an identifier string). */
  adapter: StorageAdapter

  /** Database name used for per-tab node id keys. Defaults to 'kora-db'. */
  dbName?: string

  /**
   * 'shared' (default): one node id per database in _kora_meta.
   * 'per-tab': a unique node id per browser tab, via sessionStorage.
   */
  isolation?: StoreIsolation  // 'shared' | 'per-tab'

  /** Optional node ID. If omitted, one is generated or loaded from the database. */
  nodeId?: string

  /** Optional event emitter. When provided, local mutations and storage diagnostics are emitted here. */
  emitter?: KoraEventEmitter

  /** Routes local mutations through a unified apply pipeline when provided. */
  localMutationHandler?: LocalMutationHandler

  /** Called when a reactive query subscription is registered (for sync query subsets). */
  onQuerySubscribed?: (descriptor: QueryDescriptor) => () => void

  /**
   * Supplies the key used to encrypt encrypted secret fields at write time.
   * Required only when the schema declares encrypted secret fields.
   */
  secretKeyProvider?: SecretKeyProvider
}

StoreIsolation is exported as type StoreIsolation = 'shared' | 'per-tab'.


Blob storage

blob fields do not carry their bytes in the operation log; they carry a small content-addressed BlobRef (hash, size, optional MIME type and filename). The bytes themselves live in a blob store keyed by the SHA-256 hash of the content, so identical content is stored once (dedup) and never re-synced to a peer that already holds that hash.

ContentAddressedBlobStore

All blob backends implement this interface. Reads are integrity-checked: the returned bytes are verified to hash to the requested key, and a mismatch throws BlobIntegrityError rather than returning corrupt data.

typescript
interface ContentAddressedBlobStore {
  /** Store bytes and return their content-addressed reference. Storing content that already exists is a no-op that returns the same reference (dedup). */
  put(bytes: Uint8Array, metadata?: BlobRefMetadata): Promise<BlobRef>

  /** Retrieve the bytes for a hash, or null if absent. Throws BlobIntegrityError on a hash mismatch. */
  get(hash: string): Promise<Uint8Array | null>

  /** Whether the store holds content for the given hash. */
  has(hash: string): Promise<boolean>

  /** Remove the content for a hash. Returns whether anything was removed. */
  delete(hash: string): Promise<boolean>

  /** Number of distinct blobs held. */
  size(): Promise<number>

  /** List the hashes of every blob currently held (order unspecified). Used by garbage collection. */
  list(): Promise<string[]>
}

BlobRef and BlobRefMetadata come from @korajs/core:

typescript
interface BlobRef {
  hash: string          // hex-encoded SHA-256 of the bytes (the content address)
  size: number          // size of the bytes
  mimeType?: string
  filename?: string
  manifestHash?: string // present when the blob was stored for chunked transfer
}

interface BlobRefMetadata {
  mimeType?: string
  filename?: string
}

Implementations

ClassImportEnvironmentPersistence
MemoryBlobStore@korajs/storeAnyIn-memory (non-persistent). Reference backend for tests.
OpfsBlobStore@korajs/storeBrowserPersistent, backed by the Origin Private File System.
FilesystemBlobStore@korajs/store/blob-fsNode.jsPersistent, backed by the filesystem.

MemoryBlobStore, OpfsBlobStore, and BlobIntegrityError are exported from the package root (@korajs/store). FilesystemBlobStore is exported from the @korajs/store/blob-fs subpath only, which keeps its node:fs dependency out of browser bundles.

FilesystemBlobStore (Node.js)

typescript
import { FilesystemBlobStore } from '@korajs/store/blob-fs'

const blobs = new FilesystemBlobStore('/var/data/kora-blobs')

const ref = await blobs.put(bytes, { mimeType: 'image/png', filename: 'avatar.png' })
// ref: { hash, size, mimeType?, filename? }

const back = await blobs.get(ref.hash)   // Uint8Array | null
await blobs.has(ref.hash)                // boolean
await blobs.delete(ref.hash)             // boolean
await blobs.size()                       // number
await blobs.list()                       // string[] of hashes
typescript
class FilesystemBlobStore implements ContentAddressedBlobStore {
  constructor(dir: string)
}

The constructor takes a single directory path. Blobs are stored at <dir>/<hash[0:2]>/<hash>, sharded by hash prefix so no single directory holds millions of entries. Writes are atomic (write to a temp file, then rename), so a crash mid-write cannot leave a half-written blob under a valid hash.

OpfsBlobStore (browser)

typescript
import { OpfsBlobStore, createOpfsBlobStore, createOpfsBlobDirectory } from '@korajs/store'

// Backed by real OPFS. rootDirName defaults to 'kora-blobs'.
const blobs = await createOpfsBlobStore()

OpfsBlobStore is constructed from an OpfsBlobDirectory. In a browser, createOpfsBlobStore(rootDirName = 'kora-blobs') returns an OpfsBlobStore backed by real OPFS. createOpfsBlobDirectory and the OpfsBlobDirectory type are also exported for supplying a custom directory backend. Blobs are sharded by hash prefix, deduplicated, and integrity-verified on read, and they survive reloads.

BlobIntegrityError

typescript
class BlobIntegrityError extends Error {
  readonly expectedHash: string
  readonly actualHash: string
}

Thrown by get() when the bytes stored under a hash do not actually hash to that value (corruption or tampering).


Storage diagnostics

Storage adapters can emit diagnostic events through the KoraEventEmitter passed to them (via StoreConfig.emitter, or the emitter option of an adapter's options such as SqliteWasmAdapterOptions). These surface conditions that would otherwise fail silently. The event types are defined in @korajs/core.

store:storage-fallback

Emitted by createApp() when OPFS persistence was requested but could not be acquired, and Kora recovered by opening the durable IndexedDB adapter instead. This event is informational: data still survives reloads.

typescript
{
  type: 'store:storage-fallback'
  dbName: string
  from: 'opfs' | 'sqlite-wasm'
  to: 'indexeddb'
  reason: 'lock-conflict' | 'timeout' | 'unsupported'
  message: string
}

store:opfs-unavailable

Emitted only when OPFS persistence was requested, IndexedDB fallback could not open, and the store fell back to a NON-PERSISTENT in-memory database. Anything written in the session is lost on reload. The event is emitted instead of failing silently so the data-loss condition is observable.

typescript
{
  type: 'store:opfs-unavailable'
  dbName: string
  reason: 'lock-conflict' | 'timeout' | 'unsupported'
  message: string
}
reasonMeaning
'lock-conflict'Another runtime on this origin already holds the OPFS pool for this database.
'timeout'The VFS install did not complete in time (common in headless CI).
'unsupported'The runtime has no usable OPFS.

Other storage events

  • store:db-name-collision: emitted by the SQLite WASM adapter when another runtime on this origin was already using this database name, so this runtime attached to it as a follower and now shares that database.
  • store:quota-exceeded: emitted by the IndexedDB adapter when a write fails because the storage quota was exceeded.

To receive any of these, pass an emitter when constructing the adapter:

typescript
import { SqliteWasmAdapter } from '@korajs/store/sqlite-wasm'

const adapter = new SqliteWasmAdapter({
  workerUrl: '/sqlite-wasm-worker.js',
  emitter,  // KoraEventEmitter; storage diagnostics are emitted here
})