Microsoft.Data.Sqlite

Standalone ADO.NET provider in src/Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core/, independent of EF Core. Implements System.Data.Common abstractions.

Notable Implementation Details

• Static constructor calls SQLitePCL.Batteries_V2.Init() reflectively
• CreateFunction()/CreateAggregate() overloads generated from T4 templates (.tt files)

Command Lifecycle

SqliteConnection tracks associated commands as weak references. Closing an open connection disposes every live tracked command before closing the native connection; command disposal releases prepared statements and unregisters the command. Diagnose close/reopen reports from this ownership path and the System.Data.Common contract, not from EF Core provider abstractions.

Closing does not erase the command's managed configuration or connection reference. If the same command object is used after reopening its connection, execution prepares fresh native statements against the new handle. Add a regression test only when the reported behavior remains reachable after following this lifecycle.

Transaction Completion

A failed COMMIT can leave the SQLite transaction active and retryable. Do not call Complete() or add transaction-level retries; SqliteCommand already retries busy/locked results through the connection's ExecuteNonQuery path.