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+# lite
+lite is a basic sqlite wrapper to provide basic configuration for use in Go apps
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+<br />
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+## Dependencies
+lite uses some established SQL libraries to provide easy sqlite connections
+### Sqlite Driver
+[ncruces](https://github.com/ncruces/go-sqlite3) is used to provide a compatible sqlite driver without cgo
+### SQL Library
+[sqlx](https://github.com/jmoiron/sqlx) is used to provide extensions on Go's standard SQL library
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+<br />
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+## Defaults
+lite is intended to be as simple as possible and provide the basic SQL functionality in less code, to do this lite has some default values.
+### Filename
+the database filename will default to "lite-db" unless changed with the WithName option
+### Path
+the database file path will default to the home directory unless changed with the WithPath option
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