SQLite-backed session store for express-session written in Typescript
npm install express-session-sqlite !built with typescript 
A session store for express-session using SQLite.
Fully unit tested. PRs welcomed.
$ npm i express-session-sqlite sqlite3 --save
``typescript
import * as sqlite3 from 'sqlite3'
import * as express from 'express'
import * as session from 'express-session'
import sqliteStoreFactory from 'express-session-sqlite'
const SqliteStore = sqliteStoreFactory(session)
const app = express()
app.use(session({
store: new SqliteStore({
// Database library to use. Any library is fine as long as the API is compatible
// with sqlite3, such as sqlite3-offline
driver: sqlite3.Database,
// for in-memory database
// path: ':memory:'
path: '/tmp/sqlite.db',
// Session TTL in milliseconds
ttl: 1234,
// (optional) Session id prefix. Default is no prefix.
prefix: 'sess:',
// (optional) Adjusts the cleanup timer in milliseconds for deleting expired session rows.
// Default is 5 minutes.
cleanupInterval: 300000
}),
//... don't forget other expres-session options you might need
}))
`
This module uses debug under the name express-session-sqlite. When starting up your app, do the following:
$ DEBUG=express-session-sqlite node app.js`