How can I access local database on react native?

Question

We often access a local sqlite database when we developing an app. What is the counterpart in react native? Do I have to use AsyncStorage to store data without a native module?

Answer 1

Updated answer: there's now a fledgling SQLite wrapper available:

https://github.com/andpor/react-native-sqlite-storage

Previously:

This comment on Hacker News indicates that there's nothing available right now:

There is currently no native module for SQLite, but you can build one if you want. :-D http://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/nativemodulesios.html

We use a key-value store for most of our client-side persistence: http://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/asyncstorage.html

It's by Eric Vicenti who seems to work at Facebook and contribute to React Native, so pretty authoritative.

Answer 2

Full feature SQLite Plugin for React Native is available here:

https://github.com/andpor/react-native-sqlite-storage

Version 2.1.0 supports both iOS and Android and the fmk has both plain JS callback and Promise based interfaces.