tursodatabase / tursodatabase/libsql
add a version of .restore to sqld
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Description
sqlite files can often get corrupted, as they lack a checksum.
sqlite has a .restore command in the shell, and we should have a version of that for us to call, likely as a libsql-server API.
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the sqld or libsql-server API entry points and reviewing SQLite’s shell .restore behavior. Define the API shape and restoration semantics for corrupted SQLite files, then verify that it can restore such a file successfully.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- sqlite
- Domain
- api, database
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100