LiveDB

Real-time database previews in VS Code while you write Python — zero SQL, just a fluent API. Same code runs untouched in production.

Note: This project is a completed proof-of-concept. The extension is published on the VS Code Marketplace and works as demonstrated in the demo repo. No further development is planned.

Preview

Concept

Write Python code using a fluent API, see your data instantly:

from livedb import db

db.connect("postgres://...")

# As you type, VS Code shows a live preview of your data
users = db.table("users").filter("age > 18").limit(10)

Try It

1. Install the extension from the VS Code Marketplace
2. Clone the demo app: livedb-demo
3. Follow the demo README to seed the database and see live previews

Links

• VS Code Marketplace
• Demo App
• Full Specification

Project Structure

packages/
├── livedb/              # Python package (DuckDB Relational API)
└── vscode-extension/    # VS Code extension (preview UI)