diff --git a/ext/wasm/api/sqlite3-v-helper.js b/ext/wasm/api/sqlite3-v-helper.js
index a28fb389a3..25f71556a6 100644
--- a/ext/wasm/api/sqlite3-v-helper.js
+++ b/ext/wasm/api/sqlite3-v-helper.js
@@ -327,13 +327,19 @@ self.sqlite3ApiBootstrap.initializers.push(function(sqlite3){
   };
 
   /**
-     Internal helper for implementing xVtab and xCursor.
-     The first argument must be the logical name of the
-     handler ('xVtab' or 'xCursor') and the second must be
-     the capi.XYZ struct-type value, e.g. capi.sqlite3_vtab
-     or capi.sqlite3_vtab_cursor.
+     A factory function which implements a simple lifetime manager for
+     mappings between C struct pointers and their JS-level wrappers.
+     The first argument must be the logical name of the manager
+     (e.g. 'xVtab' or 'xCursor'), which is only used for error
+     reporting. The second must be the capi.XYZ struct-type value,
+     e.g. capi.sqlite3_vtab or capi.sqlite3_vtab_cursor.
+
+     Returns an object with 4 methods: create(), get(), unget(), and
+     dispose(), plus a StructType member with the value of the 2nd
+     argument. The methods are documented in the body of this
+     function.
   */
-  const __xLifetimeManager = function(name, StructType){
+  const StructPtrMapper = function(name, StructType){
     const __xWrap = __xWrapFactory(name,StructType);
     /**
        This object houses a small API for managing mappings of (`T*`)
@@ -406,18 +412,18 @@ self.sqlite3ApiBootstrap.initializers.push(function(sqlite3){
      instances in sqlite3_module methods to capi.sqlite3_vtab
      objects.
 
-     The API docs are in the API-internal __xLifetimeManager().
+     The API docs are in the API-internal StructPtrMapper().
   */
-  vt.xVtab = __xLifetimeManager('xVtab', capi.sqlite3_vtab);
+  vt.xVtab = StructPtrMapper('xVtab', capi.sqlite3_vtab);
 
   /**
      A lifetime-management object for mapping `sqlite3_vtab_cursor*`
      instances in sqlite3_module methods to capi.sqlite3_vtab_cursor
      objects.
 
-     The API docs are in the API-internal __xLifetimeManager().
+     The API docs are in the API-internal StructPtrMapper().
   */
-  vt.xCursor = __xLifetimeManager('xCursor', capi.sqlite3_vtab_cursor);
+  vt.xCursor = StructPtrMapper('xCursor', capi.sqlite3_vtab_cursor);
 
   /**
      Convenience form of creating an sqlite3_index_info wrapper,
diff --git a/manifest b/manifest
index eb27511aeb..6cc38aedce 100644
--- a/manifest
+++ b/manifest
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-C Ease-of-use/legibility\simprovements\sin\sthe\svirtual\stable\sJS\shelpers.
-D 2022-12-08T17:07:27.475
+C Further\sdocs\sand\sminor\scleanups\sin\sthe\sJS\svirtual\stable\shelper.
+D 2022-12-08T18:18:37.994
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@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ F ext/wasm/api/sqlite3-api-prologue.js 1380e933325c11786b2afc93fc8ff88c2fd1ffeac
 F ext/wasm/api/sqlite3-api-worker1.js e94ba98e44afccfa482874cd9acb325883ade50ed1f9f9526beb9de1711f182f
 F ext/wasm/api/sqlite3-license-version-header.js a661182fc93fc2cf212dfd0b987f8e138a3ac98f850b1112e29b5fbdaecc87c3
 F ext/wasm/api/sqlite3-opfs-async-proxy.js 7795b84b66a7a8dedc791340709b310bb497c3c72a80bef364fa2a58e2ddae3f
-F ext/wasm/api/sqlite3-v-helper.js d0d647110f8595d26836951cfc5a47f15282f20e72584decc0b00e2a3f0d169c
+F ext/wasm/api/sqlite3-v-helper.js 3f0ef738f5c44943f05ec5bd86976d617e8ae229a0127a1efe81bbb4763293a7
 F ext/wasm/api/sqlite3-vfs-opfs.c-pp.js 8ec510fee735c646fb18a3b99f0ca5ca461f9e066c43cdc404d7144f12ae6ed6
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-R 17cb094a6db22f136920052decf90bf5
+P 54c7ad7e08bdb87579398ade366605bfa2e2538a94aabcc6e4cda8e173649760
+R 4c50a667470c9bbb57a953933f0b79e2
 U stephan
-Z fce05bcff7bc40d31cdbdf756e15ecfc
+Z df7927342245d4323b165b2786a2dc10
 # Remove this line to create a well-formed Fossil manifest.
diff --git a/manifest.uuid b/manifest.uuid
index 83cd954639..980af730dd 100644
--- a/manifest.uuid
+++ b/manifest.uuid
@@ -1 +1 @@
-54c7ad7e08bdb87579398ade366605bfa2e2538a94aabcc6e4cda8e173649760
\ No newline at end of file
+c31e7488ac1a6b957782b72bd026b1f0590637b631e44a1fdf1dedeb5c587819
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