---
title: "@playstack/local-first-expo"
description: "Expo SQLite persistence and injected mobile lifecycle coordination for Playstack Local First."
tags: ["package","infrastructure","local-first","expo","sqlite","mobile","pro"]
---

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> **Pro.** Covered by the Playstack Pro License. Registry access is required; check preview availability before installing. See [package access](/docs/packages#access-policy).

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`@playstack/local-first-expo` accepts an open Expo SQLite database and uses exclusive transactions so product state and synchronization records commit or roll back together.

```ts
const storage = createExpoSqliteLocalFirstStorage({ database })
const runtime = createExpoLocalFirstRuntime({
  client: { netInfo, appState },
  isOnline: () => netInfo.isConnected ?? true,
  isForeground: () => appState.currentState === 'active',
  subscribe: subscribeToMobileWakeEvents,
})
```

The application owns the database file, product schema, NetInfo and AppState dependencies, and background-execution policy. The runtime lease is process-local, so server idempotency remains required.

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## Install

After confirming [preview access](/docs/packages#access-policy), install the package at your application's shared Playstack version:

```sh
npm install --save-exact @playstack/local-first-expo@0.1.0-beta.1
```

Check the peer requirements below before choosing a runtime or provider.

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## API entry points and requirements

Reference snapshot: `@playstack/local-first-expo@0.1.0-beta.1`. Import only the entry point your runtime needs. Paths below are relative to the installed package; use **Go to Definition** in your editor to inspect exact parameters, return types and overloads. Do not import the declaration-file paths directly.

| Public entry point | Declaration file |
| --- | --- |
| `@playstack/local-first-expo` | `./dist/index.d.ts` |
| `@playstack/local-first-expo/package.json` | No TypeScript declaration (asset or metadata export). |
| `@playstack/local-first-expo/playstack.integration.json` | No TypeScript declaration (asset or metadata export). |

Node.js engine requirement: `>=20`. This is not a claim that every entry point works in browsers or Workers.

### Peer dependencies

This package declares no peer dependencies. Its ordinary dependencies are resolved by the package manager.

For a complete first program, start with [Getting started](/docs/getting-started). For API lookup and partial-example conventions, see [Reading the reference](/docs/packages#reading-the-reference). Provider failures, lifecycle requirements and application responsibilities remain described in the guide above; types alone do not establish production safety.

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