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+package main
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+
+	sqlite3 "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"
+)
+
+func traceCallback(info sqlite3.TraceInfo) int {
+	// Not very readable but may be useful; uncomment next line in case of doubt:
+	//fmt.Printf("Trace: %#v\n", info)
+
+	var dbErrText string
+	if info.DBError.Code != 0 || info.DBError.ExtendedCode != 0 {
+		dbErrText = fmt.Sprintf("; DB error: %#v", info.DBError)
+	} else {
+		dbErrText = "."
+	}
+
+	// Show the Statement-or-Trigger text in curly braces ('{', '}')
+	// since from the *paired* ASCII characters they are
+	// the least used in SQL syntax, therefore better visual delimiters.
+	// Maybe show 'ExpandedSQL' the same way as 'StmtOrTrigger'.
+	//
+	// A known use of curly braces (outside strings) is
+	// for ODBC escape sequences. Not likely to appear here.
+	//
+	// Template languages, etc. don't matter, we should see their *result*
+	// at *this* level.
+	// Strange curly braces in SQL code that reached the database driver
+	// suggest that there is a bug in the application.
+	// The braces are likely to be either template syntax or
+	// a programming language's string interpolation syntax.
+
+	var expandedText string
+	if info.ExpandedSQL != "" {
+		if info.ExpandedSQL == info.StmtOrTrigger {
+			expandedText = " = exp"
+		} else {
+			expandedText = fmt.Sprintf(" expanded {%q}", info.ExpandedSQL)
+		}
+	} else {
+		expandedText = ""
+	}
+
+	// SQLite docs as of September 6, 2016: Tracing and Profiling Functions
+	// https://www.sqlite.org/c3ref/profile.html
+	//
+	// The profile callback time is in units of nanoseconds, however
+	// the current implementation is only capable of millisecond resolution
+	// so the six least significant digits in the time are meaningless.
+	// Future versions of SQLite might provide greater resolution on the profiler callback.
+
+	var runTimeText string
+	if info.RunTimeNanosec == 0 {
+		if info.EventCode == sqlite3.TraceProfile {
+			//runTimeText = "; no time" // seems confusing
+			runTimeText = "; time 0" // no measurement unit
+		} else {
+			//runTimeText = "; no time" // seems useless and confusing
+		}
+	} else {
+		const nanosPerMillisec = 1000000
+		if info.RunTimeNanosec%nanosPerMillisec == 0 {
+			runTimeText = fmt.Sprintf("; time %d ms", info.RunTimeNanosec/nanosPerMillisec)
+		} else {
+			// unexpected: better than millisecond resolution
+			runTimeText = fmt.Sprintf("; time %d ns!!!", info.RunTimeNanosec)
+		}
+	}
+
+	var modeText string
+	if info.AutoCommit {
+		modeText = "-AC-"
+	} else {
+		modeText = "+Tx+"
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("Trace: ev %d %s conn 0x%x, stmt 0x%x {%q}%s%s%s\n",
+		info.EventCode, modeText, info.ConnHandle, info.StmtHandle,
+		info.StmtOrTrigger, expandedText,
+		runTimeText,
+		dbErrText)
+	return 0
+}
+
+func main() {
+	eventMask := sqlite3.TraceStmt | sqlite3.TraceProfile | sqlite3.TraceRow | sqlite3.TraceClose
+
+	sql.Register("sqlite3_tracing",
+		&sqlite3.SQLiteDriver{
+			ConnectHook: func(conn *sqlite3.SQLiteConn) error {
+				err := conn.SetTrace(&sqlite3.TraceConfig{
+					Callback:        traceCallback,
+					EventMask:       eventMask,
+					WantExpandedSQL: true,
+				})
+				return err
+			},
+		})
+
+	os.Exit(dbMain())
+}
+
+// Harder to do DB work in main().
+// It's better with a separate function because
+// 'defer' and 'os.Exit' don't go well together.
+//
+// DO NOT use 'log.Fatal...' below: remember that it's equivalent to
+// Print() followed by a call to os.Exit(1) --- and
+// we want to avoid Exit() so 'defer' can do cleanup.
+// Use 'log.Panic...' instead.
+
+func dbMain() int {
+	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite3_tracing", ":memory:")
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Failed to open database: %#+v\n", err)
+		return 1
+	}
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	err = db.Ping()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Panic(err)
+	}
+
+	dbSetup(db)
+
+	dbDoInsert(db)
+	dbDoInsertPrepared(db)
+	dbDoSelect(db)
+	dbDoSelectPrepared(db)
+
+	return 0
+}
+
+// 'DDL' stands for "Data Definition Language":
+
+// Note: "INTEGER PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL AUTOINCREMENT" causes the error
+// 'near "AUTOINCREMENT": syntax error'; without "NOT NULL" it works.
+const tableDDL = `CREATE TABLE t1 (
+ id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+ note VARCHAR NOT NULL
+)`
+
+// 'DML' stands for "Data Manipulation Language":
+
+const insertDML = "INSERT INTO t1 (note) VALUES (?)"
+const selectDML = "SELECT id, note FROM t1 WHERE note LIKE ?"
+
+const textPrefix = "bla-1234567890-"
+const noteTextPattern = "%Prep%"
+
+const nGenRows = 4 // Number of Rows to Generate (for *each* approach tested)
+
+func dbSetup(db *sql.DB) {
+	var err error
+
+	_, err = db.Exec("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t1")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Panic(err)
+	}
+	_, err = db.Exec(tableDDL)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Panic(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func dbDoInsert(db *sql.DB) {
+	const Descr = "DB-Exec"
+	for i := 0; i < nGenRows; i++ {
+		result, err := db.Exec(insertDML, textPrefix+Descr)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Panic(err)
+		}
+
+		resultDoCheck(result, Descr, i)
+	}
+}
+
+func dbDoInsertPrepared(db *sql.DB) {
+	const Descr = "DB-Prepare"
+
+	stmt, err := db.Prepare(insertDML)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Panic(err)
+	}
+	defer stmt.Close()
+
+	for i := 0; i < nGenRows; i++ {
+		result, err := stmt.Exec(textPrefix + Descr)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Panic(err)
+		}
+
+		resultDoCheck(result, Descr, i)
+	}
+}
+
+func resultDoCheck(result sql.Result, callerDescr string, callIndex int) {
+	lastID, err := result.LastInsertId()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Panic(err)
+	}
+	nAffected, err := result.RowsAffected()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Panic(err)
+	}
+
+	log.Printf("Exec result for %s (%d): ID = %d, affected = %d\n", callerDescr, callIndex, lastID, nAffected)
+}
+
+func dbDoSelect(db *sql.DB) {
+	const Descr = "DB-Query"
+
+	rows, err := db.Query(selectDML, noteTextPattern)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Panic(err)
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	rowsDoFetch(rows, Descr)
+}
+
+func dbDoSelectPrepared(db *sql.DB) {
+	const Descr = "DB-Prepare"
+
+	stmt, err := db.Prepare(selectDML)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Panic(err)
+	}
+	defer stmt.Close()
+
+	rows, err := stmt.Query(noteTextPattern)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Panic(err)
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	rowsDoFetch(rows, Descr)
+}
+
+func rowsDoFetch(rows *sql.Rows, callerDescr string) {
+	var nRows int
+	var id int64
+	var note string
+
+	for rows.Next() {
+		err := rows.Scan(&id, &note)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Panic(err)
+		}
+		log.Printf("Row for %s (%d): id=%d, note=%q\n",
+			callerDescr, nRows, id, note)
+		nRows++
+	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		log.Panic(err)
+	}
+	log.Printf("Total %d rows for %s.\n", nRows, callerDescr)
+}