Hey All,<br /><br /> I just noticed that an editor at the w3c seems to have hit a wall with browser implementers,<br
/>as they are all using Sqlite as their backend database, and so there is<br /> no second, independent implementation.
(requiredfor the standards process).<br /><br /> At some point, these specs will be used more on the server-side.<br />
Currently,server-side packages are likely to use Sqlite as well.<br /><br /> So, at some point, when the stars align,
someonemay drudge through<br /> a few w3c specs and create a contrib for "web sql".<br /><br /> An "enterprise"
distributionof Chromium or Firefox would<br /> be better off using PostgreSQL as its back-end, over Sqlite.<br /><br />
So,at some point, when the sales align, someone will have<br /> financial incentive to deploy a "web sql" contrib
module.<br/><br /><br /><br /> Here's a set of relevant w3c specs:<br /><br /> Simple async sql sub-set (the spec in
trouble):<br/><a href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/webdatabase/">http://dev.w3.org/html5/webdatabase/</a><br /><br /> Typed
arraysand casting (standard names)<br /><a
href="https://cvs.khronos.org/svn/repos/registry/trunk/public/webgl/doc/spec/TypedArray-spec.html">https://cvs.khronos.org/svn/repos/registry/trunk/public/webgl/doc/spec/TypedArray-spec.html</a><br
/><br/> It's fairly close to what's available now in postgres c libs;<br /><br /> COPY style / blob support (just
solidifiedin the latest browser releases):<br /><a
href="http://www.w3.org/TR/IndexedDB/">http://www.w3.org/TR/FileAPI/</a><br/><a
href="http://www.w3.org/TR/2010/WD-file-writer-api-20101026/">http://www.w3.org/TR/2010/WD-file-writer-api-20101026/</a><br
/><br/><br /> For C++ fans, Object Oriented Sugar (not implemented / used yet) :<br /><a
href="http://www.w3.org/TR/IndexedDB/">http://www.w3.org/TR/IndexedDB/</a><br/><br />