---
name: "App::Info::RDBMS::SQLite"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libapp-info-perl"
version: "0.57-4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/App::Info::RDBMS::SQLite"
---

# App::Info::RDBMS::SQLite(3pm)

Information about SQLite

## NAME

App::Info::RDBMS::SQLite - Information about SQLite

## SYNOPSIS

```
  use App::Info::RDBMS::SQLite;
  my $sqlite = App::Info::RDBMS::SQLite->new;
  if ($sqlite->installed) {
      print "App name: ", $sqlite->name, "\n";
      print "Version:  ", $sqlite->version, "\n";
      print "Bin dir:  ", $sqlite->bin_dir, "\n";
  } else {
      print "SQLite is not installed. :-(\n";
  }
```

## DESCRIPTION

App::Info::RDBMS::SQLite supplies information about the SQLite application installed on the local system. It implements all of the methods defined by App::Info::RDBMS. Methods that trigger events will trigger them only the first time they're called (See App::Info for documentation on handling events). To start over (after, say, someone has installed SQLite) construct a new App::Info::RDBMS::SQLite object to aggregate new meta data.

Some of the methods trigger the same events. This is due to cross-calling of shared subroutines. However, any one event should be triggered no more than once. For example, although the info event "Executing \`pg\_config --version\`" is documented for the methods `"name()"`, `"version()"`, `"major_version()"`, `"minor_version()"`, and `"patch_version()"`, rest assured that it will only be triggered once, by whichever of those four methods is called first.

## INTERFACE

### Constructor

*new*

```
  my $sqlite = App::Info::RDBMS::SQLite->new(@params);
```

Returns an App::Info::RDBMS::SQLite object. See App::Info for a complete description of argument parameters.

When it called, `"new()"` searches the directories returned by *search\_bin\_dirs* for an executable with a name returned by `"search_exe_names"`. If found, it will be called by the object methods below to gather the data necessary for each. If it cannot be found, then `"new()"` will attempt to load DBD::SQLite or DBD::SQLite2. These DBI drivers have SQLite embedded in them but do not install the application. If these fail, then SQLite is assumed not to be installed, and each of the object methods will return `"undef"`.

**Events:**

- info

  Looking for SQLite.

- confirm

  Path to SQLite executable?

- unknown

  Path to SQLite executable?

### Class Method

*key\_name*

```
  my $key_name = App::Info::RDBMS::SQLite->key_name;
```

Returns the unique key name that describes this class. The value returned is the string "SQLite".

### Object Methods

*installed*

```
  print "SQLite is ", ($sqlite->installed ? '' : 'not '), "installed.\n";
```

Returns true if SQLite is installed, and false if it is not.

App::Info::RDBMS::SQLite determines whether SQLite is installed based on the presence or absence of the *sqlite3* or *sqlite* application on the file system as found when `"new()"` constructed the object. If SQLite does not appear to be installed, then all of the other object methods will return empty values.

*name*

```
  my $name = $sqlite->name;
```

Returns the name of the application. App::Info::RDBMS::SQLite simply returns the value returned by `"key_name"` if SQLite is installed, and `"undef"` if it is not installed.

*version*

```
  my $version = $sqlite->version;
```

Returns the SQLite version number. App::Info::RDBMS::SQLite parses the version number from the system call ``"`sqlite -version`"`` or retrieves it from DBD::SQLite.

**Events:**

- info

  Executing \`sqlite -version\`

- error

  Failed to find SQLite version with \`sqlite -version\`

  Failed to retrieve SQLite version from DBD::SQLite

  Unable to parse name from string

  Unable to parse version from string

  Failed to parse SQLite version parts from string

- unknown

  Enter a valid SQLite version number

*major version*

```
  my $major_version = $sqlite->major_version;
```

Returns the SQLite major version number. App::Info::RDBMS::SQLite parses the version number from the system call ``"`sqlite -version`"`` or retrieves it from DBD::SQLite. For example, if `"version()"` returns "3.0.8", then this method returns "3".

**Events:**

- info

  Executing \`sqlite -version\`

- error

  Failed to find SQLite version with \`sqlite -version\`

  Failed to retrieve SQLite version from DBD::SQLite

  Unable to parse name from string

  Unable to parse version from string

  Failed to parse SQLite version parts from string

- unknown

  Enter a valid SQLite version number

*minor version*

```
  my $minor_version = $sqlite->minor_version;
```

Returns the SQLite minor version number. App::Info::RDBMS::SQLite parses the version number from the system call ``"`sqlite -version`"`` or retrieves it from DBD::SQLite. For example, if `"version()"` returns "3.0.8", then this method returns "0".

**Events:**

- info

  Executing \`sqlite -version\`

- error

  Failed to find SQLite version with \`sqlite -version\`

  Failed to retrieve SQLite version from DBD::SQLite

  Unable to parse name from string

  Unable to parse version from string

  Failed to parse SQLite version parts from string

- unknown

  Enter a valid SQLite version number

*patch version*

```
  my $patch_version = $sqlite->patch_version;
```

Returns the SQLite patch version number. App::Info::RDBMS::SQLite parses the version number from the system call ``"`sqlite -version`"`` or retrieves it from DBD::SQLite. For example, if `"version()"` returns "3.0.8", then this method returns "8".

**Events:**

- info

  Executing \`sqlite -version\`

- error

  Failed to find SQLite version with \`sqlite -version\`

  Failed to retrieve SQLite version from DBD::SQLite

  Unable to parse name from string

  Unable to parse version from string

  Failed to parse SQLite version parts from string

- unknown

  Enter a valid SQLite version number

*executable*

```
  my $executable = $sqlite->executable;
```

Returns the path to the SQLite executable, usually *sqlite3* or *sqlite*, which will be defined by one of the names returned by`"search_exe_names()"`. The executable is searched for in `"new()"`, so there are no events for this method.

*bin\_dir*

```
  my $bin_dir = $sqlite->bin_dir;
```

Returns the SQLite binary directory path. App::Info::RDBMS::SQLite simply retrieves it as the directory part of the path to the SQLite executable.

*lib\_dir*

```
  my $lib_dir = $expat->lib_dir;
```

Returns the directory path in which an SQLite library was found. The directory path will be one of the values returned by `"search_lib_dirs()"`, where a file with a name as returned by `"search_lib_names()"` was found. No search is performed if SQLite is not installed or if only DBD::SQLite is installed.

**Events:**

- info

  Searching for shared object library directory

- error

  Cannot find shared object library directory

- unknown

  Enter a valid Expat shared object library directory

*so\_lib\_dir*

```
  my $so_lib_dir = $expat->so_lib_dir;
```

Returns the directory path in which an SQLite shared object library was found. The directory path will be one of the values returned by `"search_lib_dirs()"`, where a file with a name as returned by `"search_so_lib_names()"` was found. No search is performed if SQLite is not installed or if only DBD::SQLite is installed.

**Events:**

- info

  Searching for shared object library directory

- error

  Cannot find shared object library directory

- unknown

  Enter a valid Expat shared object library directory

*inc\_dir*

```
  my $inc_dir = $sqlite->inc_dir;
```

Returns the directory path in which an SQLite include file was found. The directory path will be one of the values returned by `"search_inc_dirs()"`, where a file with a name as returned by `"search_inc_names()"` was found. No search is performed if SQLite is not installed or if only DBD::SQLite is installed.

**Events:**

- info

  Searching for include directory

- error

  Cannot find include directory

- unknown

  Enter a valid SQLite include directory

*home\_url*

```
  my $home_url = $pg->home_url;
```

Returns the PostgreSQL home page URL.

*download\_url*

```
  my $download_url = $pg->download_url;
```

Returns the PostgreSQL download URL.

*search\_exe\_names*

```
  my @search_exe_names = $sqlite->search_exe_names;
```

Returns a list of possible names for the SQLite executable. The names are *sqlite3* and *sqlite* by default (*sqlite3.exe* and *sqlite.exe* on Win32).

*search\_bin\_dirs*

```
  my @search_bin_dirs = $sqlite->search_bin_dirs;
```

Returns a list of possible directories in which to search an executable. Used by the `"new()"` constructor to find an executable to execute and collect application info. The found directory will also be returned by the `"bin_dir"` method.

*search\_lib\_names*

```
  my @seach_lib_names = $self->search_lib_nams
```

Returns a list of possible names for library files. Used by `"lib_dir()"` to search for library files. By default, the list is:

- libsqlite3.a

  - libsqlite3.la

  - libsqlite3.so

  - libsqlite3.so.0

  - libsqlite3.so.0.0.1

  - libsqlite3.dylib

  - libsqlite3.0.dylib

  - libsqlite3.0.0.1.dylib

  - libsqlite.a

  - libsqlite.la

  - libsqlite.so

  - libsqlite.so.0

  - libsqlite.so.0.0.1

  - libsqlite.dylib

  - libsqlite.0.dylib

  - libsqlite.0.0.1.dylib

  *search\_so\_lib\_names*

```
  my @seach_so_lib_names = $self->search_so_lib_nams
```

Returns a list of possible names for shared object library files. Used by `"so_lib_dir()"` to search for library files. By default, the list is:

- libsqlite3.so

  - libsqlite3.so.0

  - libsqlite3.so.0.0.1

  - libsqlite3.dylib

  - libsqlite3.0.dylib

  - libsqlite3.0.0.1.dylib

  - libsqlite.so

  - libsqlite.so.0

  - libsqlite.so.0.0.1

  - libsqlite.dylib

  - libsqlite.0.dylib

  - libsqlite.0.0.1.dylib

  *search\_lib\_dirs*

```
  my @search_lib_dirs = $sqlite->search_lib_dirs;
```

Returns a list of possible directories in which to search for libraries. By default, it returns all of the paths in the `"libsdirs"` and `"loclibpth"` attributes defined by the Perl Config module -- plus */sw/lib* (in support of all you Fink users out there).

*search\_inc\_names*

```
  my @search_inc_names = $sqlite->search_inc_names;
```

Returns a list of include file names to search for. Used by `"inc_dir()"` to search for an include file. By default, the names are *sqlite3.h* and *sqlite.h*.

*search\_inc\_dirs*

```
  my @search_inc_dirs = $sqlite->search_inc_dirs;
```

Returns a list of possible directories in which to search for include files. Used by `"inc_dir()"` to search for an include file. By default, the directories are:

- /usr/local/include

  - /usr/include

  - /sw/include

  ## SUPPORT

This module is stored in an open GitHub repository \<http://github.com/theory/app-info/\>. Feel free to fork and contribute!

Please file bug reports via GitHub Issues \<http://github.com/theory/app-info/issues/\> or by sending mail to bug-App-Info@rt.cpan.org \<mailto:bug-App-Info@rt.cpan.org\>.

## AUTHOR

David E. Wheeler \<david@justatheory.com\>

## SEE ALSO

App::Info documents the event handling interface.

App::Info::RDBMS is the App::Info::RDBMS parent class from which App::Info::RDBMS::SQLite inherits.

DBD::SQLite is the DBI driver for connecting to SQLite databases.

\<http://www.sqlite.org/\> is the SQLite home page.

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright (c) 2004-2011, David E. Wheeler. Some Rights Reserved.

This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
