database/interface.go

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package database
// Filer is is a way to implement any generic key/value store.
// These functions should be plug and play with most of the popular key/value store golang libraries.
type Filer interface {
// NOTE: One can easily cast anything to a byte slice. (e.g: []byte("fuckholejones") )
// json.Marshal also returns a byte slice by default ;)
// Has should return true if the given key has an associated value.
Has(key []byte) bool
// Get should retrieve the byte slice corresponding to the given key, and any associated errors upon failure.
Get(key []byte) ([]byte, error)
// Put should insert the value data in a way that is associated and can be retrieved by the given key data.
Put(key []byte, value []byte) error
// Delete should delete the key and the value associated with the given key, and return an error upon failure.
Delete(key []byte) error
}
// Keeper will be in charge of the more meta operations involving Filers.
// This includes operations like initialization, syncing to disk if applicable, and backing up.
//
// NOTE: Many key/value golang libraries will already implement this interface already.
// This exists for more potential granular control in the case that they don't.
// Otherwise you'd have to build a wrapper around an existing key/value store to satisfy an overencompassing interface.
type Keeper interface {
// Initialize should initialize our Filer at the given path, to be referenced and called by bucketName.
Initialize(bucketName, path string) error
// With provides access to the given bucketName by providing a pointer to the related Filer.
With(bucketName string) Filer
// Close should safely end any Filer operations of the given bucketName and close any relevant handlers.
Close(bucketName string) error
// Sync should take any volatile data and solidify it somehow if relevant. (ram to disk in most cases)
Sync(bucketName string) error
// TODO: Backups
CloseAll() error
SyncAll() error
}
// Searcher must be able to search through our datastore(s) with strings.
type Searcher interface {
// AllKeys must retrieve all keys in the datastore with the given bucketName.
AllKeys() []string
// PrefixScan must return all keys that begin with the given prefix.
PrefixScan(prefix string) map[string]interface{}
// Search must be able to search through the contents of our database and return a map of results.
Search(query string) map[string]interface{}
// ValueExists searches for an exact match of the given value and returns the key that contains it.
ValueExists(value []byte) (key []byte, ok bool)
}