I'd argue for using LevelDB or similar if I just wanted to store arbitrary data based on a single indexable value like TFA. That said, I'd probably just default to SQLite myself since the access, backup, restore patterns are relatively well known and that you can port/grow your access via service layers that include Turso or Cloudflare D1, etc.

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moregrist 9 hours ago | parent [-]

Embedded KV stores like LevelDB are great for what they are, but I’ve often found that I’ll need to add an index to search the data in a different way.

And then another index. And at some point you want to ensure uniqueness or some other constraint.

And then you’re rewriting a half-complete and buggy SQLite. So I’ve come around to defaulting to SQLite/PostgresQL unless I have a compelling need otherwise. They’re usually the right long-term choice for my needs.

	▲	tracker1 9 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Absolutely... I was just bringing it up, as it seems to have in the box support for a lot of what TFA is discussing. I'm generally more inclined to just use SQLite most of the time anyway. That it's now in the box (node:sqlite) for Deno/TS makes it that much more of an easy button option.