About opening and closing the database

[ghost]

Hey, awesome community! How u doing?

From the docs about close():

You should always clean up your levelup instance by calling close() when you no longer need it to free up resources.

and also from the docs about open():

However, it is possible to reopen the store after it has been closed with close(), although this is not generally advised.

So If I got it, I should open the database using level() to execute some operations and, as soon as possible, I should close it using close(). What about after that, when I need to execute some more operations? What is the best way to reopen it and close it again?!

[ralphtheninja]

It doesn't say you should close it as soon as possible. Maybe this wording could be better.

[vweevers]

Something like:

A levelup instance has associated resources like file handles and locks. When you no longer need your levelup instance (for the remainder of your program) call close() to free up resources.

[ralphtheninja]

@vweevers Looks good!

[ghost]

So I should open it once and keep it open till my app don't need it anymore. Is that right?

[ralphtheninja]

So I should open it once and keep it open till my app don't need it anymore. Is that right?

Correct.

[ghost]

Great! So @vweevers, that sounds good!