mapeditor / mapeditor/tiled

SQLite Format Support

Open
#2,856 8 comments 1 reaction 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

Dominant language
C++
Stars
12.9k
Forks
2k
Avg merge
4h 27m
Merged PRs (30d)
8

Description

Would it be possible to support SQLite as a file format for maps/tiles? SQLite is a great candidate for storing Tiled files on disk and [easing integration](https://www.sqlite.org/appfileformat.html) of Tiled into other software.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

No files or tests are named; begin by locating the existing map and tile file-format handling, then review the SQLite application-file-format guidance linked in the issue. Define the storage format and integration scope, and verify that maps and tiles can be stored and opened through SQLite.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, sqlite
Domain
databases
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.