marcuswestin/store.js
Store.js
Store.js is a client-side state persistence library and web storage abstraction layer. It provides a consistent browser key-value storage wrapper that manages the persistence of application state across sessions using the most capable available local storage mechanism.
The engine is extensible, allowing for the integration of custom storage backends and plugins to modify how data is read and written. It functions as a reactive web storage manager, monitoring specific keys to trigger notifications when stored values are updated.
The library handles automatic data serialization for complex types and implements time-based data expiration. It includes mechanisms for cross-browser compatibility through automatic storage fallbacks and provides utilities for assigning default values and detecting storage availability in the browser environment.
Features
- Key-Value Stores - Provides a consistent key-value interface for persisting small amounts of application state in the browser.
- Storage Abstraction Layers - Provides a unified interface that decouples application state management from specific browser storage implementations.
- Browser Storage Managers - Offers an extensible storage system that allows custom backends and plugins to modify data I/O.
- Client-Side Storage Persistence - Saves application state and user preferences in the browser to ensure data survives session restarts.
- Data Serialization - Converts complex JavaScript types into strings for storage and restores them during retrieval.
- JSON Serialization Libraries - Automatically serializes complex JavaScript objects and arrays to JSON for browser storage and restores them upon retrieval.
- Key-Value Persistence Stores - Persists simple key-value pairs across browser sessions using the most capable available storage mechanism.
- Persistence Layers - Provides a driver-based abstraction layer to interchange different browser storage backends for state persistence.
- Browser Storage - Provides a consistent interface for persisting data in the browser using the best available storage mechanism.
- Change Observers - Implements a reactive system for monitoring specific storage keys and triggering callbacks when values are updated.
- Storage Key Observation - Monitors specific storage keys to trigger application updates whenever stored values are modified.
- Storage Key Expirations - Associates time limits with data so values automatically invalidate or remove after a specific duration.
- Storage Backend Adapters - Allows the definition of custom persistence drivers to swap default browser storage mechanisms for alternative backends.
- Storage Engine Fallbacks - Implements automatic selection of the most capable storage engine with fallbacks to legacy browser mechanisms.
- Temporal Data Expiration - Sets time limits on stored browser data so values automatically invalidate after a certain period.
- Browser Compatibility & Utilities - Ensures consistent storage behavior across different browsers and private modes via automatic fallbacks.
- Time-To-Live Expirations - Associates timestamps with stored entries to automatically invalidate or remove data after a specific duration.
- Reactive Stores - Functions as a reactive manager that monitors storage key changes and triggers notifications.
- Client-Side Storage - Cross-browser wrapper for LocalStorage.
