diff --git a/.idea/.gitignore b/.idea/.gitignore
index 13566b8..a9d7db9 100644
--- a/.idea/.gitignore
+++ b/.idea/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@
 # Datasource local storage ignored files
 /dataSources/
 /dataSources.local.xml
+# GitHub Copilot persisted chat sessions
+/copilot/chatSessions
diff --git a/goextVersion.go b/goextVersion.go
index 4a4d2b0..a3b6178 100644
--- a/goextVersion.go
+++ b/goextVersion.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package goext
 
-const GoextVersion = "0.0.399"
+const GoextVersion = "0.0.400"
 
-const GoextVersionTimestamp = "2024-03-09T14:16:35+0100"
+const GoextVersionTimestamp = "2024-03-09T14:59:32+0100"
diff --git a/sq/builder_test.go b/sq/builder_test.go
index 55b0735..2e3bd7c 100644
--- a/sq/builder_test.go
+++ b/sq/builder_test.go
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ func TestCreateUpdateStatement(t *testing.T) {
 
 	xdb := tst.Must(sqlx.Open("sqlite", url))(t)
 
-	db := NewDB(xdb)
-	db.RegisterDefaultConverter()
+	db := NewDB(xdb, DBOptions{RegisterDefaultConverter: langext.PTrue})
 
 	_, err := db.Exec(ctx, "CREATE TABLE `requests` ( id TEXT NOT NULL, timestamp INTEGER NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (id) ) STRICT", PP{})
 	tst.AssertNoErr(t, err)
diff --git a/sq/commentTrimmer.go b/sq/commentTrimmer.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b612ff2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sq/commentTrimmer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package sq
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+var CommentTrimmer = NewPreListener(fnTrimComments)
+
+func fnTrimComments(ctx context.Context, cmdtype string, id *uint16, sql *string, params *PP) error {
+
+	res := make([]string, 0)
+
+	for _, s := range strings.Split(*sql, "\n") {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(strings.TrimSpace(s), "--") {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		idx := strings.Index(s, "--")
+		if idx != -1 {
+			s = s[:idx]
+		}
+
+		s = strings.TrimRight(s, " \t\r\n")
+
+		res = append(res, s)
+	}
+
+	*sql = strings.Join(res, "\n")
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/sq/database.go b/sq/database.go
index 127a760..3d18ae4 100644
--- a/sq/database.go
+++ b/sq/database.go
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ type DB interface {
 	AddListener(listener Listener)
 	Exit() error
 	RegisterConverter(DBTypeConverter)
-	RegisterDefaultConverter()
+}
+
+type DBOptions struct {
+	RegisterDefaultConverter *bool
+	RegisterCommentTrimmer   *bool
 }
 
 type database struct {
@@ -28,13 +32,23 @@ type database struct {
 	conv  []DBTypeConverter
 }
 
-func NewDB(db *sqlx.DB) DB {
-	return &database{
+func NewDB(db *sqlx.DB, opt DBOptions) DB {
+	sqdb := &database{
 		db:    db,
 		txctr: 0,
 		lock:  sync.Mutex{},
 		lstr:  make([]Listener, 0),
 	}
+
+	if langext.Coalesce(opt.RegisterDefaultConverter, true) {
+		sqdb.registerDefaultConverter()
+	}
+
+	if langext.Coalesce(opt.RegisterCommentTrimmer, true) {
+		sqdb.AddListener(CommentTrimmer)
+	}
+
+	return sqdb
 }
 
 func (db *database) AddListener(listener Listener) {
@@ -141,7 +155,7 @@ func (db *database) RegisterConverter(conv DBTypeConverter) {
 	db.conv = append(db.conv, conv)
 }
 
-func (db *database) RegisterDefaultConverter() {
+func (db *database) registerDefaultConverter() {
 	db.RegisterConverter(ConverterBoolToBit)
 
 	db.RegisterConverter(ConverterTimeToUnixMillis)
diff --git a/sq/hasher.go b/sq/hasher.go
index 678e79f..e483490 100644
--- a/sq/hasher.go
+++ b/sq/hasher.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func HashMattnSqliteSchema(ctx context.Context, schemaStr string) (string, error
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	db := NewDB(xdb)
+	db := NewDB(xdb, DBOptions{})
 
 	_, err = db.Exec(ctx, schemaStr, PP{})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func HashGoSqliteSchema(ctx context.Context, schemaStr string) (string, error) {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	db := NewDB(xdb)
+	db := NewDB(xdb, DBOptions{})
 
 	_, err = db.Exec(ctx, schemaStr, PP{})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/sq/listener.go b/sq/listener.go
index 6b8158b..deb5d0d 100644
--- a/sq/listener.go
+++ b/sq/listener.go
@@ -17,3 +17,172 @@ type Listener interface {
 	PostQuery(txID *uint16, sqlOriginal string, sqlReal string, params PP)
 	PostExec(txID *uint16, sqlOriginal string, sqlReal string, params PP)
 }
+
+type genListener struct {
+	prePing        func(ctx context.Context) error
+	preTxBegin     func(ctx context.Context, txid uint16) error
+	preTxCommit    func(txid uint16) error
+	preTxRollback  func(txid uint16) error
+	preQuery       func(ctx context.Context, txID *uint16, sql *string, params *PP) error
+	preExec        func(ctx context.Context, txID *uint16, sql *string, params *PP) error
+	postPing       func(result error)
+	postTxBegin    func(txid uint16, result error)
+	postTxCommit   func(txid uint16, result error)
+	postTxRollback func(txid uint16, result error)
+	postQuery      func(txID *uint16, sqlOriginal string, sqlReal string, params PP)
+	postExec       func(txID *uint16, sqlOriginal string, sqlReal string, params PP)
+}
+
+func (g genListener) PrePing(ctx context.Context) error {
+	if g.prePing == nil {
+		return g.prePing(ctx)
+	} else {
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func (g genListener) PreTxBegin(ctx context.Context, txid uint16) error {
+	if g.preTxBegin == nil {
+		return g.preTxBegin(ctx, txid)
+	} else {
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func (g genListener) PreTxCommit(txid uint16) error {
+	if g.preTxCommit == nil {
+		return g.preTxCommit(txid)
+	} else {
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func (g genListener) PreTxRollback(txid uint16) error {
+	if g.preTxRollback == nil {
+		return g.preTxRollback(txid)
+	} else {
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func (g genListener) PreQuery(ctx context.Context, txID *uint16, sql *string, params *PP) error {
+	if g.preQuery == nil {
+		return g.preQuery(ctx, txID, sql, params)
+	} else {
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func (g genListener) PreExec(ctx context.Context, txID *uint16, sql *string, params *PP) error {
+	if g.preExec == nil {
+		return g.preExec(ctx, txID, sql, params)
+	} else {
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func (g genListener) PostPing(result error) {
+	if g.postPing != nil {
+		g.postPing(result)
+	}
+}
+
+func (g genListener) PostTxBegin(txid uint16, result error) {
+	if g.postTxBegin != nil {
+		g.postTxBegin(txid, result)
+	}
+}
+
+func (g genListener) PostTxCommit(txid uint16, result error) {
+	if g.postTxCommit != nil {
+		g.postTxCommit(txid, result)
+	}
+}
+
+func (g genListener) PostTxRollback(txid uint16, result error) {
+	if g.postTxRollback != nil {
+		g.postTxRollback(txid, result)
+	}
+}
+
+func (g genListener) PostQuery(txID *uint16, sqlOriginal string, sqlReal string, params PP) {
+	if g.postQuery != nil {
+		g.postQuery(txID, sqlOriginal, sqlReal, params)
+	}
+}
+
+func (g genListener) PostExec(txID *uint16, sqlOriginal string, sqlReal string, params PP) {
+	if g.postExec != nil {
+		g.postExec(txID, sqlOriginal, sqlReal, params)
+	}
+}
+
+func NewPrePingListener(f func(ctx context.Context) error) Listener {
+	return genListener{prePing: f}
+}
+
+func NewPreTxBeginListener(f func(ctx context.Context, txid uint16) error) Listener {
+	return genListener{preTxBegin: f}
+}
+
+func NewPreTxCommitListener(f func(txid uint16) error) Listener {
+	return genListener{preTxCommit: f}
+}
+
+func NewPreTxRollbackListener(f func(txid uint16) error) Listener {
+	return genListener{preTxRollback: f}
+}
+
+func NewPreQueryListener(f func(ctx context.Context, txID *uint16, sql *string, params *PP) error) Listener {
+	return genListener{preQuery: f}
+}
+
+func NewPreExecListener(f func(ctx context.Context, txID *uint16, sql *string, params *PP) error) Listener {
+	return genListener{preExec: f}
+}
+
+func NewPreListener(f func(ctx context.Context, cmdtype string, txID *uint16, sql *string, params *PP) error) Listener {
+	return genListener{
+		preExec: func(ctx context.Context, txID *uint16, sql *string, params *PP) error {
+			return f(ctx, "EXEC", txID, sql, params)
+		},
+		preQuery: func(ctx context.Context, txID *uint16, sql *string, params *PP) error {
+			return f(ctx, "QUERY", txID, sql, params)
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func NewPostPingListener(f func(result error)) Listener {
+	return genListener{postPing: f}
+}
+
+func NewPostTxBeginListener(f func(txid uint16, result error)) Listener {
+	return genListener{postTxBegin: f}
+}
+
+func NewPostTxCommitListener(f func(txid uint16, result error)) Listener {
+	return genListener{postTxCommit: f}
+}
+
+func NewPostTxRollbackListener(f func(txid uint16, result error)) Listener {
+	return genListener{postTxRollback: f}
+}
+
+func NewPostQueryListener(f func(txID *uint16, sqlOriginal string, sqlReal string, params PP)) Listener {
+	return genListener{postQuery: f}
+}
+
+func NewPostExecListener(f func(txID *uint16, sqlOriginal string, sqlReal string, params PP)) Listener {
+	return genListener{postExec: f}
+}
+
+func NewPostListener(f func(cmdtype string, txID *uint16, sqlOriginal string, sqlReal string, params PP)) Listener {
+	return genListener{
+		postExec: func(txID *uint16, sqlOriginal string, sqlReal string, params PP) {
+			f("EXEC", txID, sqlOriginal, sqlReal, params)
+		},
+		postQuery: func(txID *uint16, sqlOriginal string, sqlReal string, params PP) {
+			f("QUERY", txID, sqlOriginal, sqlReal, params)
+		},
+	}
+}
diff --git a/sq/scanner_test.go b/sq/scanner_test.go
index 7ec7d1c..7b622a1 100644
--- a/sq/scanner_test.go
+++ b/sq/scanner_test.go
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ func TestInsertSingle(t *testing.T) {
 
 	xdb := tst.Must(sqlx.Open("sqlite", url))(t)
 
-	db := NewDB(xdb)
-	db.RegisterDefaultConverter()
+	db := NewDB(xdb, DBOptions{RegisterDefaultConverter: langext.PTrue})
 
 	_, err := db.Exec(ctx, `
 		CREATE TABLE requests ( 
@@ -90,8 +89,7 @@ func TestUpdateSingle(t *testing.T) {
 
 	xdb := tst.Must(sqlx.Open("sqlite", url))(t)
 
-	db := NewDB(xdb)
-	db.RegisterDefaultConverter()
+	db := NewDB(xdb, DBOptions{RegisterDefaultConverter: langext.PTrue})
 
 	_, err := db.Exec(ctx, `
 		CREATE TABLE requests ( 
@@ -176,8 +174,7 @@ func TestInsertMultiple(t *testing.T) {
 
 	xdb := tst.Must(sqlx.Open("sqlite", url))(t)
 
-	db := NewDB(xdb)
-	db.RegisterDefaultConverter()
+	db := NewDB(xdb, DBOptions{RegisterDefaultConverter: langext.PTrue})
 
 	_, err := db.Exec(ctx, `
 		CREATE TABLE requests ( 
diff --git a/sq/sq_test.go b/sq/sq_test.go
index bc36bb3..217fb64 100644
--- a/sq/sq_test.go
+++ b/sq/sq_test.go
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ func TestTypeConverter1(t *testing.T) {
 
 	xdb := tst.Must(sqlx.Open("sqlite", url))(t)
 
-	db := NewDB(xdb)
-	db.RegisterDefaultConverter()
+	db := NewDB(xdb, DBOptions{RegisterDefaultConverter: langext.PTrue})
 
 	_, err := db.Exec(ctx, "CREATE TABLE `requests` ( id TEXT NOT NULL, timestamp INTEGER NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (id) ) STRICT", PP{})
 	tst.AssertNoErr(t, err)
@@ -71,8 +70,7 @@ func TestTypeConverter2(t *testing.T) {
 
 	xdb := tst.Must(sqlx.Open("sqlite", url))(t)
 
-	db := NewDB(xdb)
-	db.RegisterDefaultConverter()
+	db := NewDB(xdb, DBOptions{RegisterDefaultConverter: langext.PTrue})
 
 	_, err := db.Exec(ctx, "CREATE TABLE `requests` ( id TEXT NOT NULL, timestamp INTEGER NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (id) ) STRICT", PP{})
 	tst.AssertNoErr(t, err)
@@ -116,8 +114,7 @@ func TestTypeConverter3(t *testing.T) {
 
 	xdb := tst.Must(sqlx.Open("sqlite", url))(t)
 
-	db := NewDB(xdb)
-	db.RegisterDefaultConverter()
+	db := NewDB(xdb, DBOptions{RegisterDefaultConverter: langext.PTrue})
 
 	_, err := db.Exec(ctx, "CREATE TABLE `requests` ( id TEXT NOT NULL, timestamp INTEGER NULL, PRIMARY KEY (id) ) STRICT", PP{})
 	tst.AssertNoErr(t, err)