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[Feat]: Allow editing SQLite string BLOBs

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
48/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
sqlite, typescript
Domain
database

Research direction

Read the related issues #695 and #696, then trace how double-clicking a BLOB cell opens the hex editor and how SQLite values are saved. The issue does not name files or tests, so first locate the table-cell editing and persistence entry points. Done means string values in SQLite BLOB columns can be edited and round-tripped while other BLOBs remain editable in the hex editor.

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Description

feature request
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🚀 Feature Proposal

Follow-up to #695 and its fix, #696. It would be great if strings inside BLOB columns could be edited. As of today, the path is practically read-only: On double-click, tabularis drops right into the BLOB hex editor.

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As stated in #695, DB Browser for SQLite supports not only displaying but also round-tripping such values. Some research on this: https://chatgpt.com/share/6a959145-16fc-83ed-ae8c-ed579484f78b

Motivation

Editing hex strings is rather cumbersome in hex.

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