diff --git a/Source/Impl/sqlite.adb b/Source/Impl/sqlite.adb
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+with Interfaces.C; use Interfaces.C;
+with Interfaces.C.Strings; use Interfaces.C.Strings;
+
+package body Sqlite is
+
+   procedure Finalize (Db : in out Database) is
+
+      function sqlite3_close (Db : in out Database_Int) return Int
+         with Import, Convention => C;
+
+      function sqlite3_close_v2 (Db : in out Database_Int) return Int
+         with Import, Convention => C;
+
+      Error : int := 0;
+
+   begin
+
+      if Db.Version = v1 then
+         Error := sqlite3_close (Db.Internal);
+      else
+         Error := sqlite3_close_v2 (Db.Internal);
+      end if;
+
+   end Finalize;
+
+   procedure Open (Db : in out Database; Filename : String) is
+
+      function sqlite3_open (
+         Filename : Chars_Ptr;
+         ppDb : out Database_Int) return Int
+         with Import, Convention => C;
+
+      Error : Int;
+
+   begin
+
+      Error := sqlite3_open (New_String (Filename), Db.Internal);
+      Db.Version := v1;
+
+   end Open;
+
+   procedure Close (Db : in out Database) is
+   begin
+      Db.Finalize;
+   end Close;
+
+end Sqlite;
diff --git a/Source/Spec/sqlite.ads b/Source/Spec/sqlite.ads
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+with Ada.Finalization;
+
+package Sqlite is
+
+   type Database is tagged private;
+
+   procedure Open (Db : in out Database; Filename : String);
+   procedure Close (Db : in out Database);
+
+private
+
+   type Database_Record_Int is null record;
+   type Database_Int is access all Database_Record_Int;
+
+   type Database_Version is (v1, v2);
+
+   type Database is new Ada.Finalization.Controlled with
+      record
+         Internal : Database_Int;
+         Version : Database_Version;
+      end record;
+
+   overriding
+   procedure Finalize (Db : in out Database);
+
+end Sqlite;
diff --git a/sqlite.gpr b/sqlite.gpr
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+library project Sqlite is
+
+  for Source_Dirs use ("Source/Spec", "Source/Impl");
+  for Object_Dir use "obj";
+
+  for Library_Name use "sqlite";
+  for Library_Dir use "lib";
+  for Library_Kind use "Static";
+
+  type Mode_Type is ("debug", "release");
+  Mode : Mode_Type := external("mode", "debug");
+
+  package Compiler is
+     case Mode is
+        when "debug" =>
+           for Default_Switches ("Ada") use ("-g", "-Og");
+        when "release" =>
+           for Default_Switches ("Ada") use ("-O2");
+     end case;
+  end Compiler;
+
+  package Linker is
+     for Default_Switches ("Ada") use ("-lsqlite3");
+  end Linker;
+
+end Sqlite;