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Hold up, I'm genuinely curious about this. How big can a JSON file be? I did not realize you could use them for full databasing like you are.
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There's no limit to how big a JSON file can be. JSON databases can become difficult to manage/query efficiently on deeply nested structures, but with a good, simple structure JSON can be very efficient and perfect for database applications.
The entirety of the Chattable database is a 10mb JSON file, hundreds of chats, and hundreds of thousands of messages. Not to mention account & chat data. If you can keep the structure simple, it will work for any project.
Ok, that is actually cool. Awesome to learn something like this because it might turn out to be helpful later. Thanks for the explanation!