Fix electron export issue (#1242)

packages/loot-core/src/platform/server/sqlite/index.d.ts

@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ export async function openDatabase(pathOrBuffer?: string | Buffer): Database;
 
 export function closeDatabase(db): void;
 
-export function exportDatabase(db): void;
+export async function exportDatabase(db): Buffer;

packages/loot-core/src/platform/server/sqlite/index.electron.ts

 import Database from 'better-sqlite3';
+import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
+
+import { removeFile, readFile } from '../fs';
 
 function verifyParamTypes(sql, arr) {
   arr.forEach(val => {
@@ -100,6 +103,15 @@ export function closeDatabase(db) {
   return db.close();
 }
 
-export function exportDatabase(db) {
-  return db.serialize();
+export async function exportDatabase(db) {
+  // electron does not support better-sqlite serialize since v21
+  // save to file and read in the raw data.
+  let name = `backup-for-export-${uuidv4()}.db`;
+
+  await db.backup(name);
+
+  let data = await readFile(name);
+  await removeFile(name);
+
+  return data;
 }

packages/loot-core/src/platform/server/sqlite/index.web.ts

@@ -199,6 +199,6 @@ export function closeDatabase(db) {
   db.close();
 }
 
-export function exportDatabase(db) {
+export async function exportDatabase(db) {
   return db.export();
 }

packages/loot-core/src/server/cloud-storage.ts

@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ export async function exportBuffer() {
       `,
     );
 
-    let dbContent = sqlite.exportDatabase(memDb);
+    let dbContent = await sqlite.exportDatabase(memDb);
+
     sqlite.closeDatabase(memDb);
 
     // mark it as a file that needs a new clock so when a new client

upcoming-release-notes/1242.md

+---
+category: Bugfix
+authors: [Shazib]
+---
+
+Fixed exporting data from Desktop (Electon) app.