From 724af8e103cb342e5d907141f9bca037b2f84c2f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Elian Doran <contact@eliandoran.me>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2026 12:21:27 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix(client/lightweight): statements with parameters not
 working

---
 apps/client/src/lightweight/sql_provider.ts   | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 packages/trilium-core/src/services/sql/sql.ts |  2 ++
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/apps/client/src/lightweight/sql_provider.ts b/apps/client/src/lightweight/sql_provider.ts
index b86b36eb6..725632788 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/lightweight/sql_provider.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/lightweight/sql_provider.ts
@@ -120,7 +120,22 @@ class WasmStatement implements Statement {
 
         // Handle single object with named parameters
         if (params.length === 1 && typeof params[0] === "object" && params[0] !== null && !Array.isArray(params[0])) {
-            const bindings = params[0] as { [paramName: string]: BindableValue };
+            const inputBindings = params[0] as { [paramName: string]: BindableValue };
+            
+            // SQLite WASM expects parameter names to include the prefix (@ : or $)
+            // better-sqlite3 automatically maps unprefixed names to @name
+            // We need to add the @ prefix for compatibility
+            const bindings: { [paramName: string]: BindableValue } = {};
+            for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(inputBindings)) {
+                // If the key already has a prefix, use it as-is
+                if (key.startsWith('@') || key.startsWith(':') || key.startsWith('$')) {
+                    bindings[key] = value;
+                } else {
+                    // Add @ prefix to match better-sqlite3 behavior
+                    bindings[`@${key}`] = value;
+                }
+            }
+            
             this.stmt.bind(bindings);
         } else {
             // Handle positional parameters - flatten and cast to BindableValue[]
diff --git a/packages/trilium-core/src/services/sql/sql.ts b/packages/trilium-core/src/services/sql/sql.ts
index 27ab4c2ca..d878936f2 100644
--- a/packages/trilium-core/src/services/sql/sql.ts
+++ b/packages/trilium-core/src/services/sql/sql.ts
@@ -277,6 +277,8 @@ export class SqlService {
                 return null;
             }
 
+            console.error(`Error executing query: ${query} with parameters ${JSON.stringify((e as any).params || [])}`);
+
             throw e;
         }