PouchDB tutorial

PouchDB is written in JavaScript. It is an in-line database. It is also distinguished as an open-source and NoSQL database. Being modelled after CouchDB, it is also known as a JavaScript implementation of CouchDB. Browsers supporting PouchDB are Firefox 29+ (both OS and for Android), Chrome 30+, Safari 5+, Internet Explorer 10+, Opera 21+, Android 4.0+, iOS 7.1+ and Windows Phone 8+.

 

Features:

Cross-Browser:

  • Works the same in every environment.
  • Can run an application in various browsers, including Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari, IE and Node.js.

Lightweight:

  • Lightweight API.
  • Can include easily by using a script tag.

Easy to learn:

  • Very easy to learn with some programming skills.

Opensource:

  • Available on Github.

 

Advantages:

  • Extremely fast.
  • Resides inside the browser.
  • No need to perform queries over the network.
  • PouchDB uses WebSQL and IndexDB to store data and can save data locally while being offline.
  • The stored data is synchronized with CouchDB and compatible servers when it is back online, thus the applications built can work both offline and online.
  • The user thus can effortlessly communicate with both local and remote databases.

 

PouchDB tutorial

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