diff --git a/driver/driver.go b/driver/driver.go
index 19f5001c..f7dc6fe2 100644
--- a/driver/driver.go
+++ b/driver/driver.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ var driverName = "sqlite3"
 
 func init() {
 	if driverName != "" {
-		sql.Register(driverName, sqlite{})
+		sql.Register(driverName, &SQLite{})
 	}
 }
 
@@ -73,29 +73,37 @@ func init() {
 // The conn can be used to execute queries, register functions, etc.
 // Any error return closes the conn and passes the error to [database/sql].
 func Open(dataSourceName string, init func(*sqlite3.Conn) error) (*sql.DB, error) {
-	c, err := newConnector(dataSourceName, init)
+	c, err := (&SQLite{Init: init}).OpenConnector(dataSourceName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return sql.OpenDB(c), nil
 }
 
-type sqlite struct{}
+type SQLite struct {
 
-func (sqlite) Open(name string) (driver.Conn, error) {
-	c, err := newConnector(name, nil)
+	// The init function is called by the driver on new connections.
+	// The conn can be used to execute queries, register functions, etc.
+	// Any error return closes the conn and passes the error to [database/sql].
+	Init func(*sqlite3.Conn) error
+}
+
+// Open: implements [database/sql.Driver].
+func (d *SQLite) Open(name string) (driver.Conn, error) {
+	c, err := d.newConnector(name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return c.Connect(context.Background())
 }
 
-func (sqlite) OpenConnector(name string) (driver.Connector, error) {
-	return newConnector(name, nil)
+// OpenConnector: implements [database/sql.DriverContext].
+func (d *SQLite) OpenConnector(name string) (driver.Connector, error) {
+	return d.newConnector(name)
 }
 
-func newConnector(name string, init func(*sqlite3.Conn) error) (*connector, error) {
-	c := connector{name: name, init: init}
+func (d *SQLite) newConnector(name string) (*connector, error) {
+	c := connector{driver: d, name: name}
 
 	var txlock, timefmt string
 	if strings.HasPrefix(name, "file:") {
@@ -137,7 +145,7 @@ func newConnector(name string, init func(*sqlite3.Conn) error) (*connector, erro
 }
 
 type connector struct {
-	init    func(*sqlite3.Conn) error
+	driver  *SQLite
 	name    string
 	txBegin string
 	tmRead  sqlite3.TimeFormat
@@ -146,7 +154,7 @@ type connector struct {
 }
 
 func (n *connector) Driver() driver.Driver {
-	return sqlite{}
+	return n.driver
 }
 
 func (n *connector) Connect(ctx context.Context) (_ driver.Conn, err error) {
@@ -175,13 +183,13 @@ func (n *connector) Connect(ctx context.Context) (_ driver.Conn, err error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
-	if n.init != nil {
-		err = n.init(c.Conn)
+	if n.driver.Init != nil {
+		err = n.driver.Init(c.Conn)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
-	if n.pragmas || n.init != nil {
+	if n.pragmas || n.driver.Init != nil {
 		s, _, err := c.Conn.Prepare(`PRAGMA query_only`)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err