= SQLite3/Ruby Interface

* https://github.com/sparklemotion/sqlite3-ruby
* http://groups.google.com/group/sqlite3-ruby

== DESCRIPTION

This module allows Ruby programs to interface with the SQLite3
database engine (http://www.sqlite.org).  You must have the
SQLite engine installed in order to build this module.

Note that this module is only compatible with SQLite 3.6.16 or newer.

== SYNOPSIS

  require "sqlite3"
  
  # Open a database
  db = SQLite3::Database.new "test.db"
  
  # Create a database
  rows = db.execute <<-SQL
    create table numbers (
      name varchar(30),
      val int
    );
  SQL
  
  # Execute a few inserts
  {
    "one" => 1,
    "two" => 2,
  }.each do |pair|
    db.execute "insert into numbers values ( ?, ? )", pair
  end

  # Execute inserts with parameter markers
  db.execute("INSERT INTO students (name, email, grade, blog) 
              VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)", [@name, @email, @grade, @blog])
  
  # Find a few rows
  db.execute( "select * from numbers" ) do |row|
    p row
  end


== Compilation and Installation

Install SQLite3, enabling the option SQLITE_ENABLE_COLUMN_METADATA (see
www.sqlite.org/compile.html for details).

Then do the following:

  ruby setup.rb config
  ruby setup.rb setup
  ruby setup.rb install

Alternatively, you can download and install the RubyGem package for
SQLite3/Ruby (you must have RubyGems and SQLite3 installed, first):

  gem install sqlite3

If you have sqlite3 installed in a non-standard location, you can specify the location of the include and lib files by doing:

  gem install sqlite3 -- --with-sqlite3-include=/opt/local/include \
     --with-sqlite3-lib=/opt/local/lib

= SUPPORT!!!

== OMG!  Something has gone wrong!  Where do I get help?

The best place to get help is from the
{sqlite3-ruby mailing list}[http://groups.google.com/group/sqlite3-ruby] which
can be found here:

  * http://groups.google.com/group/sqlite3-ruby

== I've found a bug!  Where do I file it?

Uh oh.  After contacting the mailing list, you've found that you've actually
discovered a bug.  You can file the bug at the
{github issues page}[https://github.com/sparklemotion/sqlite3-ruby/issues]
which can be found here:

  * https://github.com/sparklemotion/sqlite3-ruby/issues

== Usage

For help figuring out the SQLite3/Ruby interface, check out the
SYNOPSIS as well as the RDoc. It includes examples of
usage. If you have any questions that you feel should be address in the
FAQ, please send them to {the mailing list}[http://groups.google.com/group/sqlite3-ruby]

== Source Code

The source repository is accessible via git:

  git clone git://github.com/sparklemotion/sqlite3-ruby.git

