Install the SQLite database integration plugin from the A8C repository

[bgrgicak]

Related issues

• Fixes https://github.com/Automattic/dotcom-forge/issues/10260

Proposed Changes

• Update the SQLite database integration plugin from the A8C fork

Testing Instructions

• Run npm run postinstall
• Confirm it doesn't fail
• Open the wp-files/sqlite-database-integration folder inside your Studio project folder
• Find the readme.md and confirm the plugin version is 2.1.17-alpha
• Start a site and confirm wp-admin loads

Pre-merge Checklist

• Have you checked for TypeScript, React or other console errors?

[bgrgicak]

TODO:

• Decide what to do with the SQLite plugin path inside WP-now
• Resolve SQLite issue that prevents Studio from booting with the latest plugin version

[bgrgicak]

Resolve SQLite issue that prevents Studio from booting with the latest plugin version

I'm worried that even if we fix this issue, there might be more, so I'm thinking of creating a release based on the last commit before the SQLite driver was merged.

This would ensure Studio gets a stable update.

[bgrgicak]

I'm worried that even if we fix this issue, there might be more, so I'm thinking of creating a release based on the last commit before the SQLite driver was merged.

I released a new SQLite database integration version without AST features.

[bgrgicak]

@wojtekn what would be a good place to document how SQLite plugin updates are handled?

[wojtekn]

I've merged the trunk to this feature branch and solved conflicts. The PR works well - my new site uses 2.1.17-alpha and the old sites get the plugin upgraded when started.

As the SQLite plugin is downloaded when Studio is being built and bundled inside wp-file (in download-wp-server-files.ts), we could remove the whole code that downloads the plugin on run-time and always copy the bundled plugin.

@Automattic/yolo any thoughts?

[bgrgicak]

@wojtekn do you mean removing this code for downloading the SQLite plugin?

[wojtekn]

@wojtekn do you mean removing this code for downloading the SQLite plugin?

Correct, as far as I understand, the download should now happen only in download-wp-server-files.ts.

[bgrgicak]

@wojtekn I removed the download code, could you please take another look?

[wojtekn]

Works as expected, thanks for cleaning up the code.

[sejas]

Works as expected.
It installs the SQLite plugin from GitHub with version SQLITE_DATABASE_INTEGRATION_VERSION.
Sites start and stop correctly, I confirm I was able to save a page, and create a new site.
SQLite plugin won't be updated automatically from .org plugins repository anymore.
We'll need to create a new GitHub release of the plugin, and release a new Studio version updating the version constant.