Node.js + Oracle 9i Database

Question

I am new to node.js and I already did my research with no success, so that is my question:

It is possible to use Node.js with an Oracle 9i Database? If so, where do I find some stuff about it?

Thanks in advance!

Monadism

Answer 1

The above noted npmjs now lists:

• https://www.npmjs.org/search?q=db-oracle -> https://github.com/mariano/node-db-oracle
• https://www.npmjs.org/search?q=oracle -> https://github.com/nearinfinity/node-oracle

See also: http://yuilibrary.com/gallery/show/sqlplus

Hydrastinine

so... which one is recommended? looks like node-oracle is being updated much more actively. – Additory

I have only researched to evaluate the options for a project and did not really use the drivers so I can't recommend one. – Hydrastinine

I'm partial to the "oracle" module, and have contributed a number of fixes for it. node-db-oracle is built on top of the abstraction layer node-db, which I believe leads to a more complex design. More importantly, the owner of "db-oracle" has not been accepting pull requests, while the owner of "oracle" has (even though he's not coding). – Sweeping

I have juste installed node-oracle on Windows 7 64bit, and after a bit of effort it just works ! – Diapause

Answer 2

If there are no oracle database drivers listed in npm registry or within database modules, you will probably have to write your own driver (or wait until someone writes it).

Marque

I think I'll try to write my own (open source, off course) driver. It'll be a good way to learn javascript properly. – Monadism

@buenoFelipe, I'm interested in writing the oracle driver too. Did you start the project somewhere on Github by any chance? – Nidianidicolous

Hey, George! I didn't start the project yet. I've been too busy last months... but let me know if u start to write it. – Monadism

Finally someone wrote an oracle driver: github.com/mariano/node-db-oracle – Stressful