Storage Migration
Migrate data between storage formats
AdvancedTopic: LocalStorage/SessionStorage
JavaScript Storage Migration Program
This program helps you to learn the fundamental structure and syntax of JavaScript programming.
// Method 1: Simple migration
function migrateStorage() {
const oldData = localStorage.getItem('oldKey');
if (oldData) {
// Migrate to new format
const newData = {
version: 2,
data: JSON.parse(oldData)
};
localStorage.setItem('newKey', JSON.stringify(newData));
localStorage.removeItem('oldKey');
console.log('Migration complete');
}
}
// Method 2: Version-based migration
const STORAGE_VERSION = 2;
function checkAndMigrate() {
const currentVersion = localStorage.getItem('storageVersion');
if (!currentVersion || parseInt(currentVersion) < STORAGE_VERSION) {
console.log('Migration needed');
migrateToVersion(parseInt(currentVersion) || 1);
localStorage.setItem('storageVersion', STORAGE_VERSION.toString());
}
}
function migrateToVersion(fromVersion) {
if (fromVersion === 1) {
// Migrate from v1 to v2
const v1Data = localStorage.getItem('userData');
if (v1Data) {
const data = JSON.parse(v1Data);
const v2Data = {
...data,
metadata: {
createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
version: 2
}
};
localStorage.setItem('userData', JSON.stringify(v2Data));
}
}
}
checkAndMigrate();
// Method 3: Migration with backup
function migrateWithBackup() {
// Create backup
const backup = {};
for (let i = 0; i < localStorage.length; i++) {
const key = localStorage.key(i);
backup[key] = localStorage.getItem(key);
}
localStorage.setItem('backup_' + Date.now(), JSON.stringify(backup));
// Perform migration
try {
migrateStorage();
console.log('Migration successful');
} catch (e) {
console.error('Migration failed, restoring backup');
// Restore from backup
restoreBackup(backup);
}
}
function restoreBackup(backup) {
localStorage.clear();
Object.keys(backup).forEach(key => {
localStorage.setItem(key, backup[key]);
});
}
// Method 4: Progressive migration
function progressiveMigration() {
const migrationSteps = [
() => migrateStep1(),
() => migrateStep2(),
() => migrateStep3()
];
migrationSteps.forEach((step, index) => {
try {
step();
console.log(`Step ${index + 1} complete`);
} catch (e) {
console.error(`Step ${index + 1} failed:`, e);
throw e;
}
});
}
function migrateStep1() {
// Step 1 logic
}
function migrateStep2() {
// Step 2 logic
}
function migrateStep3() {
// Step 3 logic
}
// Method 5: Data transformation
function transformData(oldFormat) {
// Transform old format to new format
return {
id: oldFormat.userId,
name: oldFormat.fullName,
email: oldFormat.emailAddress,
settings: {
theme: oldFormat.theme || 'light',
notifications: oldFormat.notify || true
}
};
}
function migrateUserData() {
const oldData = localStorage.getItem('oldUserData');
if (oldData) {
const parsed = JSON.parse(oldData);
const newData = transformData(parsed);
localStorage.setItem('userData', JSON.stringify(newData));
localStorage.removeItem('oldUserData');
}
}Output
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Understanding Storage Migration
Migration updates storage format.
Migration Strategies
•Version-based
•Backup before migrate
•Progressive steps
•Data transformation
Best Practices
•Check version
•Create backups
•Test migrations
•Handle errors
Use Cases
•Schema changes
•Format updates
•Data restructuring
•Version upgrades
Important
•Always backup
•Test thoroughly
•Handle failures
•Document changes
Let us now understand every line and the components of the above program.
Note: To write and run JavaScript programs, you need to set up the local environment on your computer. Refer to the complete article Setting up JavaScript Development Environment. If you do not want to set up the local environment on your computer, you can also use online IDE to write and run your JavaScript programs.