README.md

hypertrie

Distributed single writer key/value store

npm install hypertrie

Uses a rolling hash array mapped trie to index key/value data on top of a hypercore.

Useful if you just want a straight forward single writer kv store or if you are looking for a building block for building more complex multiwriter databases on top.

Usage

const hypertrie = require('hypertrie')
const db = hypertrie('./trie.db', {valueEncoding: 'json'})

db.put('hello', 'world', function () {
  db.get('hello', console.log)
})

API

db = hypertrie(storage, [key], [options])

Create a new database. Options include:

{
  feed: aHypercore, // use this feed instead of loading storage
  valueEncoding: 'json' // set value encoding
}

If you set options.feed then you can set storage to null.

db.get(key, callback)

Lookup a key. Returns a result node if found or null otherwise.

db.put(key, value, [callback])

Insert a value

db.del(key, [callback])

Delete a key from the database.

db.batch(batch, [callback])

Insert/delete multiple values atomically. The batch objects should look like this:

{
  type: 'put' | 'del',
  key: 'key/we/are/updating',
  value: optionalValue
}

const watcher = db.watch(prefix, [onchange])

Watch a prefix of the db and get notified when it changes.

When there is a change watcher.on('change') is emitted. Use watcher.destroy() to stop watching.

db.on('ready')

Emitted when the db has loaded it's internal state.

You do not need to wait for this unless noted in the docs.

db.version

Returns the current version of the db (an incrementing integer).

Only available after ready has been emitted.

db.key

Returns the db public key. You need to pass this to other instances you want to replicate with.

Only available after ready has been emitted.

db.discoveryKey

Returns the db discovery key. Can be used to find other db peers.

Only available after ready has been emitted.

checkoutDb = db.checkout(version)

Returns a new db instance checked out at the version specified.

checkoutDb = db.snapshot()

Same as checkout but just returns the latest version as a checkout.

stream = db.replicate([options])

Returns a hypercore replication stream for the db. Pipe this together with another hypertrie instance.

All options are forwarded to hypercores replicate method.

ite = db.iterator(prefix, [options])

Returns a nanoiterator that iterates the latest values in the prefix specified.

Options include:

{
  recursive: true
}

If you set recursive: false it will only iterate the immediate children (similar to readdir)

stream = db.createReadStream(prefix, [options])

Same as above but as a stream

db.list(prefix, [options], callback)

Creates an iterator for the prefix with the specified options and buffers it into an array that is passed to the callback.

stream = db.createWriteStream()

A writable stream you can write batch objects to, to update the db.

ite = db.history([options])

Returns a nanoiterator that iterates over the feed in causal order.

Options include:

{
  gt: seq,
  lt: seq,
  gte: seq,
  lte: seq,
  live: false // set to true to keep iterating forever
}

stream = db.createHistoryStream([options])

Same as above but as a stream

ite = db.diff(version, [prefix])

Returns a nanoiterator that iterates the diff between the current db and the version you specifiy. The objects returned look like this

{
  key: 'node-key-that-is-updated',
  left: <node>,
  right: <node>
}

If a node is in the current db but not in the version you are diffing against left will be set to the current node and right will be null and vice versa.

stream = db.createDiffStream(version, [prefix])

Same as above but as a stream

License

MIT