Plugins

smaltdb keeps its core small. Formats and data sources are plugins, so each app loads only what it needs.

Plugin	What it adds
@smaltdb/io	CSV, TSV and JSON: external tables, read_csv(), read_json(), import and export
@smaltdb/external	Where data is read from: the web, Amazon S3, Azure Blob Storage, and files the app registers
@smaltdb/parquet	Parquet files, reading only the columns and row groups a query needs

All three are version 0.9.0 and will be published together with smaltdb 0.9.0. The plugin interface is stable as API version 1, and anyone can write a plugin: see Writing plugins on smaltdb.dev.

Official, Verified, Works with

A badge says how a plugin relates to smaltdb.

Badge	Meaning
	Made and maintained by smaltworks, in the @smaltdb npm scope.
	Made by someone else; passes the smaltworks compatibility tests for plugin API version 1.
	The author says it works; smaltworks hasn't checked.

Verified means the compatibility tests pass. It is not a security review. Verification opens once the compatibility test suite is published.

Naming: the @smaltdb scope and names starting with smalt are reserved for smaltworks. Name your plugin smaltdb-plugin-<name>.