code: function initializeItemSerializer(hasItems) {
          // Is there is a itemSerializer specified, we MUST use it.
          // If existing data and no itemSerializer specified, this is an old JSON database,
          // so "fake" the compatible JSON serializer
          var providerInfo = storageProvider.getMetadata(namespace); // TODO I hate this!
          var itemSerializerName = providerInfo ? providerInfo.itemSerializer :
              hasItems ? "JSONSerializer" : null;
          storageProvider.itemSerializer = itemSerializerName;
      }
docs: Read in the base namespace key.