Why repldb

I think it might just be a bad client which isn't URL-encoding characters. Here's my results, with the input character on the left, and what each client put it in the DB as:

Character	`@replit/database`	`replitdb-client`	`better-repldb`
`a`	`a`	`a`	`a`
`/`	`/`*	`/`*	`/`
`%`	(failed)*	(failed)*	(failed)*
`?`	`?`*	`?`*	`?`*
`#`	`#`*	`#`*	`#`*
`=`	(blank)	(blank)	(blank)

Note that I also encountered issues with deleting keys, those are marked with an asterisk. As far as I have tested, you can fix all of these issues by URL-encoding your keys and values first, using encodeURIComponent, except for /, which should not be put in the database when using the official client or replitdb-client due to deletion issues.

Edit: added better-repldb

@19wintersp This is true, but this issue, I believe, has to do with JSON.

@AmazingMech2418 It's stored as JSON?! I thought these issues stemmed from the usage of HTTP requests to update the database, and URLs being badly created... that's why I tested those characters specifically, and when compared to the API, the results make sense.

@19wintersp Yeah. LOL! It uses JSON instead of text for the Node version. That's why curl worked!

@AmazingMech2418 What? I'm confused... what's using JSON? Does ReplDB have a JSON API?

@19wintersp The clients use JSON. At least repldb-client and @replit/database which are the same thing.

@AmazingMech2418 As in, internally? I'm going to look at the source...

If you're referring to Repl.it's Node implementation, it uses JSON. It can't parse a JSON input that isn't JSON. Try just using @coder100 's implementation or make your own! Also, you can use encodeURIComponent and decodeURIComponent to sanitize different characters!

@AmazingMech2418 The raw option it says also doesn't exist, so if you want that, you have to go into the module for ReplDB and make your own modification. LOL!

EpicGamer007

@AmazingMech2418 hmm, i actually do use coder100's implementation, @Coder100 can you make your replitdb-client use the encodeURIComponent and decodeURIComponent?

@EpicGamer007 Are you sure? The issue seems to be in the following code which is @replit/database...

<removed because all you need is in the next code snippet>

Look specifically at this part:

try {
          // Try to parse as JSON, if it fails, we throw
          value = JSON.parse(strValue);
        } catch (_err) {
          throw new SyntaxError(
            `Failed to parse value of ${key}, try passing a raw option to get the raw value`
          );
        }

@EpicGamer007 Wait... @Coder100 's implementation is the same as @replit/database...

@AmazingMech2418 ~~Wait, does @Coder100 know about this? LOL!~~

@EpicGamer007 Run require("@replit/database").toString() to test this.

@EpicGamer007 https://repl.it/@AmazingMech2418/ReplDB-test#a Compare the files a and b. LOL! They are pretty much the same!

@EpicGamer007 Literally, Repl.it reformatted @Coder100 's code and called it their own. LOL! I don't see any credit either!

@EpicGamer007 ~~What is this? StackOverflow?~~

EpicGamer007

@AmazingMech2418 wait, so who copied, coder or repl?

@EpicGamer007 Actually, I just looked and @Coder100 's is actually a fork of https://github.com/mrlapizgithub/repl-it.js ! That one is contributed to by @amasad 's brother too and likely other members of the Repl.it team! And @Coder100 's post was created AFTER that was!

@EpicGamer007 Wait, the mrlapizgithub was actually @Coder100 too. LOL! He just moved to cursorweb on GitHub though... So technically, Repl.it took it from @Coder100 ... Unless you count the contributions from masfrost and kochman. IDK...

Coder100

oh yeah masfrost specifically asked permission lol @AmazingMech2418

Coder100

it's all good, so here is what happened

old computer: (was mrlapizgithub)
- initial development of lib
repl.it: acquired
mission complete time to abandon project
@AmazingMech2418