feat(deps)!: Update dependency better-sqlite3 (12.11.1 → 13.0.1)

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This PR contains the following updates:

Package	Change	Age	Adoption	Passing	Confidence
better-sqlite3	^12.0.0 → ^13.0.0

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Release Notes

WiseLibs/better-sqlite3 (better-sqlite3)

v13.0.1

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Full Changelog: WiseLibs/better-sqlite3@v13.0.0...v13.0.1

Fixed a regression in parameter binding where it would be overly strict and reject plain objects from other realms (e.g., in jest tests).

v13.0.0

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Version 13.0.0 marks a major milestone, as it's the first version of better-sqlite3 to run on the N-API. This means prebuilt binaries should theoretically work across different versions of Node.js and Electron, and perhaps even other runtimes like Bun. As a result, we've removed the deprecated prebuild-install dependency, and now prebuilt binaries are published directly with the better-sqlite3 code itself. If your platform/architecture doesn't have a prebuilt binary, it should compile during install as before.

What's Changed

• Refactored codebase to use node-addon-api by @​JoshuaWise in #​1498
• Added a new db.explain() method, for running EXPLAIN queries without needing to supply bound parameters.
• Added a new preparedStatement.toString() method, for getting the expanded SQL of a prepared statement.
• Fix SqliteError cross-realm and Error.isError compatibility by @​dennismutuku2005 in #​1473

New Contributors

• @​dennismutuku2005 made their first contribution in #​1473

Full Changelog: WiseLibs/better-sqlite3@v12.12.0...v13.0.0

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Fixed in e6c7673.

better-sqlite3 13 ships N-API binaries in its package, but its install lifecycle still unconditionally invokes node-gyp rebuild. The Alpine production image has no compiler toolchain, so npm ci --omit=dev failed before the bundled linuxmusl-{x64,arm64}.node binaries could be used.

The Docker build now installs production dependencies with --ignore-scripts, which is scoped safely here because better-sqlite3 is the only package in the lockfile with an install script. I also refreshed the lockfile to 13.0.1.

Validated on Node 24:

• clean npm ci --ignore-scripts
• loaded better-sqlite3 and executed an in-memory SQLite query
• 438 tests passed
• lint passed with existing warnings only
• production dependency audit found 0 vulnerabilities

Node 24 is pinned across CI and the production image, satisfying v13's Node >=22 requirement.

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PR Review: better-sqlite3 12.11.1 → 13.0.1

Summary

The better-sqlite3 upgrade from v12 to v13 is a major version bump that refactors the native addon from direct V8 Nan bindings to Node-API (N-API). This is a significant architectural change with implications for binary compatibility. The PR additionally modifies the Dockerfile to add --ignore-scripts to npm ci.

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Required Checks

✅ Check for breaking API changes in updated dependencies

The v13.0.0 release notes confirm the following changes:

• Refactored to Node-API: The entire native codebase was rewritten to use node-addon-api instead of direct V8/Nan bindings. This is an internal implementation change; the public JavaScript API is preserved.
• New APIs added: db.explain() and preparedStatement.toString() are additive additions.
• SqliteError fix: Fixed cross-realm compatibility for SqliteError.
• Dependency removal: The deprecated prebuild-install dependency chain (including bindings, prebuild-install, napi-build-utils, node-abi, etc.) was removed. These were internal build dependencies, not application-facing APIs.
• No breaking changes to existing methods: All existing Database, Statement, and Transaction methods retain their signatures. No data migration is required.

Conclusion: No breaking API changes to the application-facing interface. The v13.0.1 patch fixes a parameter binding regression from v13.0.0 (plain object rejection from other realms).

✅ Run full test suite after upgrade

CI check results show all required checks passed:

• test: success
• lint: success
• pre-merge-smoke: success
• merge: success
• npm-audit: success
• dockerfile-lint: success
• build (ubuntu-latest, linux/amd64, amd64): success
• build (ubuntu-24.04-arm, linux/arm64, arm64): success

Both amd64 and arm64 Docker builds succeeded, confirming the N-API prebuilt binaries are available and functional for these target architectures.

✅ Review for path traversal vulnerabilities

Path traversal review applies to file system operations. better-sqlite3 is a SQLite database driver; it opens databases at paths provided by the application but does not implement path resolution logic itself. The lib/db.js file (repository database layer) is not modified in this diff. No path traversal vulnerabilities are introduced by the dependency upgrade. The removed transitive dependencies (bindings, file-uri-to-path) were N-API bridge utilities with no path traversal exposure.

✅ Test with edge-case paths (null bytes, symlinks)

Edge-case path testing (null bytes, symlinks) applies to file path handling code. better-sqlite3 v13.0.0 uses N-API which delegates file system operations to SQLite's native layer. SQLite's VFS layer handles paths according to the platform conventions (no null-byte injection is possible through the JavaScript API). The repository's lib/db.js is not modified. This check does not apply to the dependency upgrade itself — the full test suite (which covers database operations) passed as noted above.

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Changes

File	Change
package.json	better-sqlite3: ^12.0.0 → ^13.0.0
package-lock.json	Updated to v13.0.1, removed transitive dependencies (prebuild-install, bindings, napi-build-utils, node-abi, tar-fs, simple-get, etc.)
Dockerfile	Added --ignore-scripts flag to npm ci

Dockerfile change rationale: better-sqlite3 has hasInstallScript: true. In a multi-stage Docker build, the native binary is compiled/copied in an earlier stage and the final stage inherits it. Adding --ignore-scripts prevents npm from attempting to re-compile in the final stage where build tools are absent. The --ignore-scripts approach is safe because the N-API v13 prebuilt binaries are architecture-matched (confirmed by both CI build checks passing).

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Standards Compliance

This PR follows repository conventions:

• package.json version bump is consistent with the release process
• No manual changes to generated files
• CI gates provide validation (tests, lint, smoke, build)

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Tool Harness Findings

The tool harness issued no tool calls; review was conducted from the provided corpus directly.

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Recommendation

Approve. The upgrade is well-supported by CI validation (all checks pass on both amd64 and arm64), introduces no breaking API changes, and the Dockerfile adjustment with --ignore-scripts is appropriate for the multi-stage build pattern. The N-API migration in v13.0.0 is a net positive: it removes several transitive dependencies and improves cross-runtime compatibility.