SQLITE-m2/docs/summary-v0.3.0.md

m2SQLITE summary — v0.3.0 (2026-09-24)

SQLite bindings for GNU Modula-2 (gm2 16.0.1, SQLite 3.46.1 system libsqlite3.so.0, Linux; API reference sqlite-master/ 3.54.0). All builds verified with make; tests 6/6 green, showcase exits 0.

v0.1.0 — core binding + showcase

• src/SQLite.def — thin FOR "C" core API (~60 procedures): version/sourceid/threadsafe, open/open_v2/close/close_v2, exec, errcode/errmsg/errstr/error-offset/free, complete, busy-timeout, autocommit, changes/rowid, extended codes, limit, prepare_v2/prepare_v3, step/finalize/reset/clear-bindings, data/column-count, sql/expanded-sql, stmt-readonly/busy, all bind_*, all column_*, parameter count/name/index; result-code, open-flag, column-type, prepare-flag and limit-id constants
• lib/SQLiteUtils.def/.mod — CStrToM2, ErrMsg/ErrStr/ LibVersionStr, StaticDestr/TransientDestr (STATIC/TRANSIENT sentinels), BindTextCopy/BindBlobCopy, ExecSimple/ExecWithErr
• tests/ — version, open (+open_v2), exec (incl. change counters and error capture), prepare/bind/column round trip + run_tests.sh
• examples/ — version, hello_db (bind-insert, select-print)
• showcases/showcase_all — calls every SQLite procedure and every SQLiteUtils helper in 7 sections; verifies values, prints results
• Makefile — gm2 build (-c helper to .o, then link) for tests, examples and showcases; pkg-config with runtime-lib fallback; optional local-sqlite amalgamation target
• .gitignore — ignores sqlite-master/, build/, artefacts, *.db
• README.md — status table, layout, build/test, usage, FFI notes

v0.2.0 — custom SQL functions

• src/SQLite.def — function API (+30 procedures): XFunc/XStep/ XFinal/XDestroy callback types (ContextHandle, ValueHandle), create_function/create_function_v2, all value_* readers (blob/double/int/int64/text/bytes/type/numeric-type), all result_* writers (blob/blob64/double/error(+code/toobig/nomem)/int/int64/null/ text/text64/value/zeroblob/zeroblob64), context helpers (aggregate_context, user_data, context_db_handle, get/set_auxdata); UTF-encoding and function-flag constants
• lib/SQLiteUtils — ValueText, ResultTextCopy
• tests/test_func — 17 registered functions: scalars, sized results, error paths (exact codes 1/18/7), msum aggregate with shared state, user_data counting, context_db_handle check, auxdata round trip
• showcases/showcase_all — section [8]: m2tax scalar, m2total aggregate

v0.3.0 — BLOB I/O and online backup

• src/SQLite.def — handle APIs (+11 procedures): BlobHandle and BackupHandle opaque types, blob_open/reopen/close/bytes/ read/write, backup_init (returns the handle or NIL), backup_step/finish/remaining/pagecount
• lib/SQLiteUtils — BackupToFile one-call copy of a live database to a file path (open, init, page loop with Busy/Locked retry bound, finish, close; step/finish errors propagate)
• tests/test_blob — 256-byte write/read round trip with offset, reopen across rows, read-only write refusal (code 8), close relaying the pending handle error (documented behavior, asserted), direct backup (step(-1) to Done, remaining/pagecount) verified by row count, BackupToFile to /tmp verified and unlinked
• showcases/showcase_all — section [10]: 64-byte blob write/read, file backup, reopen-and-count, temp-file removal (close moves to [11])

GM2 FFI rules learned (encoded in code)

1. DEFINITION MODULE FOR "C" needs EXPORT UNQUALIFIED, otherwise the linker looks for Module_proc instead of the C symbol.
2. No *) and no (* inside (* *) comments (nested-comment open and early close) — C pointer spellings need spaces (char * never char *), destructor never void (*)).
3. INTEGER <-> int, LONGINT <-> sqlite3_int64, REAL <-> double (libc.atof/strtod return REAL); opaque handles = ADDRESS.
4. ARRAY OF CHAR params = char * (pass literals, -1 for lengths); mandatory ** OUT params = VAR, optional ones (errmsg, pzTail) = plain ADDRESS taking ADR(var) or NIL.
5. SQLITE_TRANSIENT/STATIC are macros, pass VAL(ADDRESS, -1/0) (wrapped by TransientDestr/StaticDestr).
6. INTEGER constants garble through C varargs (printf("%d")) — route them via variables first.
7. No dev package needed: link /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libsqlite3.so.0 directly when pkg-config sqlite3 is absent.
8. Callback types (PROCEDURE (ADDRESS, ...)) cross into C as plain function pointers; NIL fills unused slots. Index C pointer arrays with a VAL overlay onto POINTER TO ARRAY OF ADDRESS.
9. This SQLite build rejects the AS t(v) column-alias form in FROM (VALUES ...); use bare column1 names in tests.
10. ORD returns CARDINAL: mix with INTEGER only via VAL, and compare HIGH() (also CARDINAL) the same way. blob_close relays a handle's pending operation error while still releasing it — expect codes, not just Ok.
11. libc.unlink takes ADDRESS (ADR of a NUL buffer) and its [INTEGER] result may be assigned or dropped as a statement.

Next

Window functions (create_window_function) + collations, extended result-code constants + get_table wrapper, sessions/changesets.