What is Lowdb?
Lowdb is a lightweight, file-based JSON database for Node.js, Electron and the browser. Some key features of lowdb include:
- Data is stored as JSON and has full support for nested objects and arrays
- Lowdb persists data to a JSON file making it easy to get started
- Provides simple CRUD (Create, Read, Update & Delete) operations using familiar lodash syntax
- Very lightweight with no dependencies
- Works well for simple databases and storing configuration
- Easy to integrate into Node.js, browser apps or Electron by installing via npm
- Data is loaded asynchronously to improve performance
- Supports Node.js callbacks, async/await and promises
In summary, lowdb offers a simple local JSON database option requiring zero dependencies. It works well for basic create, read, update & delete operations for data that needs to persist locally on the filesystem. The lodash-inspired API makes it easy to integrate into JavaScript projects.