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+ ## Postgres wire protocol — run your SQL, get history for free
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+ `nedbd --pg-port 5433` opens a **PostgreSQL wire-protocol endpoint** — reads
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+ *and* writes. `psql`, DBeaver, Metabase, Grafana, psycopg — anything that
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+ speaks pgwire can use a tamper-evident NEDB store with ordinary SQL, with no
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+ **The reason the write path matters** is that SQL's write semantics and NEDB's
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+ | SQL | NEDB | and therefore |
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+ | `INSERT` | a put | — |
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+ | `UPDATE … WHERE` | a **new version** of each match | the prior value stays readable |
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+ | `DELETE … WHERE` | a **tombstone** | the deleted row stays in history |
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+ So this is not a compromise of the append-only design — it *is* the design,
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+ SELECT total FROM orders WHERE _id = 'o1'; -- 999
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+ SELECT total FROM orders AS OF SYSTEM TIME 0 WHERE _id = 'o1'; -- 120
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+ ```
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+ Run the SQL you would run against Postgres, and the tamper-evident audit trail
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+ Writes are **on by default**. `NEDBD_PG_READ_ONLY=1` gives the deployment where
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+ ```console
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+ shop=> SELECT status, total FROM orders WHERE status IN ('paid','open') ORDER BY total DESC;
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+ shop=> SELECT SUM(total) FROM orders WHERE region = 'eu';
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+ shop=> SELECT * FROM orders AS OF SYSTEM TIME 1; -- time travel, in SQL
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+ | simple (`Q`) | `psql`, libpq/`PQexec`, **psycopg2** | ✅ |
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+ | `wrap_sqlite` | `sqlite3.Connection` | **automatic** — `conn.execute`, `cursor.execute`, `executemany` |
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+ | `wrap_postgresql` | DB-API 2.0 (psycopg2, psycopg 3) | **automatic** — every cursor write, via `RETURNING` |
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+ | **under USD $1,000,000** | **free.** No permission, no royalty, no registration. Commercial, embedded and closed-source all included. |
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+ **Versions 3.0.0 – 3.3.1 stay MIT, irrevocably.** If you already have NEDB at 3.3.1 or earlier, your
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