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itemtype="https://schema.org/ListItem" class="breadcrumbs__item breadcrumbs__item--active"><span class="breadcrumbs__link" itemprop="name">Local Documents</span><meta itemprop="position" content="2"></li></ul></nav><div class="tocCollapsible_ETCw theme-doc-toc-mobile tocMobile_ITEo"><button type="button" class="clean-btn tocCollapsibleButton_TO0P">On this page</button></div><div class="theme-doc-markdown markdown"><header><h1>Local Documents</h1></header>
<p>Local documents are a special class of documents which are used to store local metadata.
They come in handy when you want to store settings or additional data next to your documents.</p>
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<li>Local Documents can exist on a <a href="/rx-database.html">RxDatabase</a> or <a href="/rx-collection.html">RxCollection</a>.</li>
<li>Local Document do not have to match the collections schema.</li>
<li>Local Documents do not get replicated.</li>
<li>Local Documents will not be found on queries.</li>
<li>Local Documents can not have attachments.</li>
<li>Local Documents will not get handled by the <a href="/migration-schema.html">migration-schema</a>.</li>
<li>The id of a local document has the <code>maxLength</code> of <code>128</code> characters.</li>
</ul>
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<h2 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="add-the-local-documents-plugin">Add the local documents plugin<a href="#add-the-local-documents-plugin" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Add the local documents plugin" title="Direct link to Add the local documents plugin"></a></h2>
<p>To enable the local documents, you have to add the <code>local-documents</code> plugin.</p>
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<h2 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="activate-the-plugin-for-a-rxdatabase-or-rxcollection">Activate the plugin for a RxDatabase or RxCollection<a href="#activate-the-plugin-for-a-rxdatabase-or-rxcollection" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Activate the plugin for a RxDatabase or RxCollection" title="Direct link to Activate the plugin for a RxDatabase or RxCollection"></a></h2>
<p>For better performance, the local document plugin does not create a storage for every database or collection that is created.
Instead you have to set <code>localDocuments: true</code> when you want to store local documents in the instance.</p>
<div class="language-js codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#F8F8F2;--prism-background-color:#282A36"><div class="codeBlockContent_biex"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-js codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#F8F8F2;background-color:#282A36"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token comment" style="color:rgb(98, 114, 164)">// activate local documents on a RxDatabase</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style="color:rgb(189, 147, 249);font-style:italic">const</span><span class="token plain"> myDatabase </span><span class="token operator">=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword control-flow" style="color:rgb(189, 147, 249);font-style:italic">await</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style="color:rgb(80, 250, 123)">createRxDatabase</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">(</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token literal-property property">name</span><span class="token operator">:</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token string" style="color:rgb(255, 121, 198)">'mydatabase'</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">,</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token literal-property property">storage</span><span class="token operator">:</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style="color:rgb(80, 250, 123)">getRxStorageDexie</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">(</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">)</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">,</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token literal-property property">localDocuments</span><span class="token operator">:</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token boolean">true</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style="color:rgb(98, 114, 164)">// <- activate this to store local documents in the database</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">}</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">)</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain" style="display:inline-block"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain">myDatabase</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">.</span><span class="token method function property-access" style="color:rgb(80, 250, 123)">addCollections</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">(</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token literal-property property">messages</span><span class="token operator">:</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token literal-property property">schema</span><span class="token operator">:</span><span class="token plain"> messageSchema</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">,</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token literal-property property">localDocuments</span><span class="token operator">:</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token boolean">true</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style="color:rgb(98, 114, 164)">// <- activate this to store local documents in the collection</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">}</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">}</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">)</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">;</span><br></span></code></pre><div class="buttonGroup__atx"><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" class="clean-btn"><span class="copyButtonIcons_eSgA" aria-hidden="true"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="copyButtonIcon_y97N"><path fill="currentColor" d="M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z"></path></svg><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="copyButtonSuccessIcon_LjdS"><path fill="currentColor" d="M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.59,5.59L21,7Z"></path></svg></span></button></div></div></div>
<div class="theme-admonition theme-admonition-note admonition_xJq3 alert alert--secondary"><div class="admonitionHeading_Gvgb"><span class="admonitionIcon_Rf37"><svg viewBox="0 0 14 16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M6.3 5.69a.942.942 0 0 1-.28-.7c0-.28.09-.52.28-.7.19-.18.42-.28.7-.28.28 0 .52.09.7.28.18.19.28.42.28.7 0 .28-.09.52-.28.7a1 1 0 0 1-.7.3c-.28 0-.52-.11-.7-.3zM8 7.99c-.02-.25-.11-.48-.31-.69-.2-.19-.42-.3-.69-.31H6c-.27.02-.48.13-.69.31-.2.2-.3.44-.31.69h1v3c.02.27.11.5.31.69.2.2.42.31.69.31h1c.27 0 .48-.11.69-.31.2-.19.3-.42.31-.69H8V7.98v.01zM7 2.3c-3.14 0-5.7 2.54-5.7 5.68 0 3.14 2.56 5.7 5.7 5.7s5.7-2.55 5.7-5.7c0-3.15-2.56-5.69-5.7-5.69v.01zM7 .98c3.86 0 7 3.14 7 7s-3.14 7-7 7-7-3.12-7-7 3.14-7 7-7z"></path></svg></span>note</div><div class="admonitionContent_BuS1"><p>If you want to store local documents in a <code>RxCollection</code> but <strong>NOT</strong> in the <code>RxDatabase</code>, you <strong>MUST NOT</strong> set <code>localDocuments: true</code> in the <code>RxDatabase</code> because it will only slow down the initial database creation.</p></div></div>
<h2 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="insertlocal">insertLocal()<a href="#insertlocal" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to insertLocal()" title="Direct link to insertLocal()"></a></h2>
<p>Creates a local document for the database or collection. Throws if a local document with the same id already exists. Returns a Promise which resolves the new <code>RxLocalDocument</code>.</p>
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class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token string" style="color:rgb(255, 121, 198)">'foobar'</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">,</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style="color:rgb(98, 114, 164)">// id</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">{</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style="color:rgb(98, 114, 164)">// data</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token literal-property property">foo</span><span class="token operator">:</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token string" style="color:rgb(255, 121, 198)">'bar'</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">}</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">)</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain" style="display:inline-block"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token comment" style="color:rgb(98, 114, 164)">// you can also use local-documents on a database</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style="color:rgb(189, 147, 249);font-style:italic">const</span><span class="token plain"> localDoc </span><span class="token operator">=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword control-flow" style="color:rgb(189, 147, 249);font-style:italic">await</span><span class="token plain"> myDatabase</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">.</span><span class="token method function property-access" style="color:rgb(80, 250, 123)">insertLocal</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">(</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token string" style="color:rgb(255, 121, 198)">'foobar'</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">,</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style="color:rgb(98, 114, 164)">// id</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">{</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style="color:rgb(98, 114, 164)">// data</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token literal-property property">foo</span><span class="token operator">:</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token string" style="color:rgb(255, 121, 198)">'bar'</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">}</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">)</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">;</span><br></span></code></pre><div class="buttonGroup__atx"><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" class="clean-btn"><span class="copyButtonIcons_eSgA" aria-hidden="true"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="copyButtonIcon_y97N"><path fill="currentColor" d="M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z"></path></svg><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="copyButtonSuccessIcon_LjdS"><path fill="currentColor" d="M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.59,5.59L21,7Z"></path></svg></span></button></div></div></div>
<h2 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="upsertlocal">upsertLocal()<a href="#upsertlocal" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to upsertLocal()" title="Direct link to upsertLocal()"></a></h2>
<p>Creates a local document for the database or collection if not exists. Overwrites the if exists. Returns a Promise which resolves the <code>RxLocalDocument</code>.</p>
<div class="language-javascript codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#F8F8F2;--prism-background-color:#282A36"><div class="codeBlockContent_biex"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-javascript codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#F8F8F2;background-color:#282A36"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token keyword" style="color:rgb(189, 147, 249);font-style:italic">const</span><span class="token plain"> localDoc </span><span class="token operator">=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword control-flow" style="color:rgb(189, 147, 249);font-style:italic">await</span><span class="token plain"> myCollection</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">.</span><span class="token method function property-access" style="color:rgb(80, 250, 123)">upsertLocal</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">(</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token string" style="color:rgb(255, 121, 198)">'foobar'</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">,</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style="color:rgb(98, 114, 164)">// id</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">{</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style="color:rgb(98, 114, 164)">// data</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token literal-property property">foo</span><span class="token operator">:</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token string" style="color:rgb(255, 121, 198)">'bar'</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">}</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">)</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">;</span><br></span></code></pre><div class="buttonGroup__atx"><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" class="clean-btn"><span class="copyButtonIcons_eSgA" aria-hidden="true"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="copyButtonIcon_y97N"><path fill="currentColor" d="M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z"></path></svg><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="copyButtonSuccessIcon_LjdS"><path fill="currentColor" d="M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.59,5.59L21,7Z"></path></svg></span></button></div></div></div>
<h2 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="getlocal">getLocal()<a href="#getlocal" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to getLocal()" title="Direct link to getLocal()"></a></h2>
<p>Find a <code>RxLocalDocument</code> by its id. Returns a Promise which resolves the <code>RxLocalDocument</code> or <code>null</code> if not exists.</p>
<div class="language-javascript codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#F8F8F2;--prism-background-color:#282A36"><div class="codeBlockContent_biex"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-javascript codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#F8F8F2;background-color:#282A36"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token keyword" style="color:rgb(189, 147, 249);font-style:italic">const</span><span class="token plain"> localDoc </span><span class="token operator">=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword control-flow" style="color:rgb(189, 147, 249);font-style:italic">await</span><span class="token plain"> myCollection</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">.</span><span class="token method function property-access" style="color:rgb(80, 250, 123)">getLocal</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">(</span><span class="token string" style="color:rgb(255, 121, 198)">'foobar'</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">)</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">;</span><br></span></code></pre><div class="buttonGroup__atx"><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" class="clean-btn"><span class="copyButtonIcons_eSgA" aria-hidden="true"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="copyButtonIcon_y97N"><path fill="currentColor" d="M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z"></path></svg><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="copyButtonSuccessIcon_LjdS"><path fill="currentColor" d="M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.59,5.59L21,7Z"></path></svg></span></button></div></div></div>
<h2 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="getlocal-1">getLocal$()<a href="#getlocal-1" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to getLocal$()" title="Direct link to getLocal$()"></a></h2>
<p>Like <code>getLocal()</code> but returns an <code>Observable</code> that emits the document or <code>null</code> if not exists.</p>
<div class="language-javascript codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#F8F8F2;--prism-background-color:#282A36"><div class="codeBlockContent_biex"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-javascript codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#F8F8F2;background-color:#282A36"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token keyword" style="color:rgb(189, 147, 249);font-style:italic">const</span><span class="token plain"> subscription </span><span class="token operator">=</span><span class="token plain"> myCollection</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">.</span><span class="token method function property-access" style="color:rgb(80, 250, 123)">getLocal$</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">(</span><span class="token string" style="color:rgb(255, 121, 198)">'foobar'</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">)</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">.</span><span class="token method function property-access" style="color:rgb(80, 250, 123)">subscribe</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">(</span><span class="token parameter">documentOrNull</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token arrow operator">=></span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token console class-name">console</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">.</span><span class="token method function property-access" style="color:rgb(80, 250, 123)">dir</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">(</span><span class="token plain">documentOrNull</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">)</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">;</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style="color:rgb(98, 114, 164)">// > RxLocalDocument or null</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">}</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">)</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">;</span><br></span></code></pre><div class="buttonGroup__atx"><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" class="clean-btn"><span class="copyButtonIcons_eSgA" aria-hidden="true"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="copyButtonIcon_y97N"><path fill="currentColor" d="M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z"></path></svg><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="copyButtonSuccessIcon_LjdS"><path fill="currentColor" d="M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.59,5.59L21,7Z"></path></svg></span></button></div></div></div>
<h2 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="rxlocaldocument">RxLocalDocument<a href="#rxlocaldocument" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to RxLocalDocument" title="Direct link to RxLocalDocument"></a></h2>
<p>A <code>RxLocalDocument</code> behaves like a normal <code>RxDocument</code>.</p>
<div class="language-javascript codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#F8F8F2;--prism-background-color:#282A36"><div class="codeBlockContent_biex"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-javascript codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#F8F8F2;background-color:#282A36"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token keyword" style="color:rgb(189, 147, 249);font-style:italic">const</span><span class="token plain"> localDoc </span><span class="token operator">=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword control-flow" style="color:rgb(189, 147, 249);font-style:italic">await</span><span class="token plain"> myCollection</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">.</span><span class="token method function property-access" style="color:rgb(80, 250, 123)">getLocal</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">(</span><span class="token string" style="color:rgb(255, 121, 198)">'foobar'</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">)</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain" style="display:inline-block"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token comment" style="color:rgb(98, 114, 164)">// access data</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style="color:rgb(189, 147, 249);font-style:italic">const</span><span class="token plain"> foo </span><span class="token operator">=</span><span class="token plain"> localDoc</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">.</span><span class="token method function property-access" style="color:rgb(80, 250, 123)">get</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">(</span><span class="token string" style="color:rgb(255, 121, 198)">'foo'</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">)</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain" style="display:inline-block"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token comment" style="color:rgb(98, 114, 164)">// change data</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain">localDoc</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">.</span><span class="token method function property-access" style="color:rgb(80, 250, 123)">set</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">(</span><span class="token string" style="color:rgb(255, 121, 198)">'foo'</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">,</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token string" style="color:rgb(255, 121, 198)">'bar2'</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">)</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword control-flow" style="color:rgb(189, 147, 249);font-style:italic">await</span><span class="token plain"> localDoc</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">.</span><span class="token method function property-access" style="color:rgb(80, 250, 123)">save</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">(</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">)</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain" style="display:inline-block"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token comment" style="color:rgb(98, 114, 164)">// observe data</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain">localDoc</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">.</span><span class="token method function property-access" style="color:rgb(80, 250, 123)">get$</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">(</span><span class="token string" style="color:rgb(255, 121, 198)">'foo'</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">)</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">.</span><span class="token method function property-access" style="color:rgb(80, 250, 123)">subscribe</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">(</span><span class="token parameter">value</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token arrow operator">=></span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">{</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style="color:rgb(98, 114, 164)">/* .. */</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">}</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">)</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain" style="display:inline-block"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token comment" style="color:rgb(98, 114, 164)">// remove it</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword control-flow" style="color:rgb(189, 147, 249);font-style:italic">await</span><span class="token plain"> localDoc</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">.</span><span class="token method function property-access" style="color:rgb(80, 250, 123)">remove</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">(</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">)</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">;</span><br></span></code></pre><div class="buttonGroup__atx"><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" class="clean-btn"><span class="copyButtonIcons_eSgA" aria-hidden="true"><svg 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<div class="theme-admonition theme-admonition-note admonition_xJq3 alert alert--secondary"><div class="admonitionHeading_Gvgb"><span class="admonitionIcon_Rf37"><svg viewBox="0 0 14 16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M6.3 5.69a.942.942 0 0 1-.28-.7c0-.28.09-.52.28-.7.19-.18.42-.28.7-.28.28 0 .52.09.7.28.18.19.28.42.28.7 0 .28-.09.52-.28.7a1 1 0 0 1-.7.3c-.28 0-.52-.11-.7-.3zM8 7.99c-.02-.25-.11-.48-.31-.69-.2-.19-.42-.3-.69-.31H6c-.27.02-.48.13-.69.31-.2.2-.3.44-.31.69h1v3c.02.27.11.5.31.69.2.2.42.31.69.31h1c.27 0 .48-.11.69-.31.2-.19.3-.42.31-.69H8V7.98v.01zM7 2.3c-3.14 0-5.7 2.54-5.7 5.68 0 3.14 2.56 5.7 5.7 5.7s5.7-2.55 5.7-5.7c0-3.15-2.56-5.69-5.7-5.69v.01zM7 .98c3.86 0 7 3.14 7 7s-3.14 7-7 7-7-3.12-7-7 3.14-7 7-7z"></path></svg></span>note</div><div class="admonitionContent_BuS1"><p>Because the local document does not have a schema, accessing the documents data-fields via pseudo-proxy will not work.</p></div></div>
<div class="language-javascript codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#F8F8F2;--prism-background-color:#282A36"><div class="codeBlockContent_biex"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-javascript codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#F8F8F2;background-color:#282A36"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token keyword" style="color:rgb(189, 147, 249);font-style:italic">const</span><span class="token plain"> foo </span><span class="token operator">=</span><span class="token plain"> localDoc</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">.</span><span class="token property-access">foo</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">;</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style="color:rgb(98, 114, 164)">// undefined</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style="color:rgb(189, 147, 249);font-style:italic">const</span><span class="token plain"> foo </span><span class="token operator">=</span><span class="token plain"> localDoc</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">.</span><span class="token method function property-access" style="color:rgb(80, 250, 123)">get</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">(</span><span class="token string" style="color:rgb(255, 121, 198)">'foo'</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">)</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">;</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style="color:rgb(98, 114, 164)">// works!</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain" style="display:inline-block"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain">localDoc</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">.</span><span class="token property-access">foo</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator">=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token string" style="color:rgb(255, 121, 198)">'bar'</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">;</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style="color:rgb(98, 114, 164)">// does not work!</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain">localDoc</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">.</span><span class="token method function property-access" style="color:rgb(80, 250, 123)">set</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">(</span><span class="token string" style="color:rgb(255, 121, 198)">'foo'</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">,</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token string" style="color:rgb(255, 121, 198)">'bar'</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">)</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">;</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style="color:rgb(98, 114, 164)">// works</span><br></span></code></pre><div class="buttonGroup__atx"><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" class="clean-btn"><span class="copyButtonIcons_eSgA" aria-hidden="true"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="copyButtonIcon_y97N"><path fill="currentColor" d="M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z"></path></svg><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="copyButtonSuccessIcon_LjdS"><path fill="currentColor" d="M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.59,5.59L21,7Z"></path></svg></span></button></div></div></div>
<p>For the usage with typescript, you can have access to the typed data of the document over <code>toJSON()</code></p>
<div class="language-ts codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#F8F8F2;--prism-background-color:#282A36"><div class="codeBlockContent_biex"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-ts codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#F8F8F2;background-color:#282A36"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token keyword" style="color:rgb(189, 147, 249);font-style:italic">declare</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style="color:rgb(189, 147, 249);font-style:italic">type</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">MyLocalDocumentType</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator">=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"> foo</span><span class="token operator">:</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token builtin" style="color:rgb(189, 147, 249)">string</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">}</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style="color:rgb(189, 147, 249);font-style:italic">const</span><span class="token plain"> localDoc </span><span class="token operator">=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style="color:rgb(189, 147, 249);font-style:italic">await</span><span class="token plain"> myCollection</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">.</span><span class="token generic-function function" style="color:rgb(80, 250, 123)">upsertLocal</span><span class="token generic-function generic class-name operator"><</span><span class="token generic-function generic class-name">MyLocalDocumentType</span><span class="token generic-function generic class-name operator">></span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">(</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token string" style="color:rgb(255, 121, 198)">'foobar'</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">,</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style="color:rgb(98, 114, 164)">// id</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">{</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style="color:rgb(98, 114, 164)">// data</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"> foo</span><span class="token operator">:</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token string" style="color:rgb(255, 121, 198)">'bar'</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">}</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">)</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain" style="display:inline-block"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token comment" style="color:rgb(98, 114, 164)">// typescript will know that foo is a string</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#F8F8F2"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style="color:rgb(189, 147, 249);font-style:italic">const</span><span class="token plain"> foo</span><span class="token operator">:</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token builtin" style="color:rgb(189, 147, 249)">string</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator">=</span><span class="token plain"> localDoc</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">.</span><span class="token function" style="color:rgb(80, 250, 123)">toJSON</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">(</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">)</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">.</span><span class="token plain">foo</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242)">;</span><br></span></code></pre><div class="buttonGroup__atx"><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" class="clean-btn"><span class="copyButtonIcons_eSgA" aria-hidden="true"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="copyButtonIcon_y97N"><path fill="currentColor" d="M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z"></path></svg><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="copyButtonSuccessIcon_LjdS"><path fill="currentColor" d="M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.59,5.59L21,7Z"></path></svg></span></button></div></div></div></div></article><nav class="pagination-nav docusaurus-mt-lg" aria-label="Docs pages"><a class="pagination-nav__link pagination-nav__link--prev" href="/rx-state.html"><div class="pagination-nav__sublabel">Previous</div><div class="pagination-nav__label">RxState</div></a><a class="pagination-nav__link 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