database
Package database provides a block and metadata storage database.
Please note that this package is intended to enable dcrd to support different
database backends and is not something that a client can directly access as only
one entity can have the database open at a time (for most database backends),
and that entity will be dcrd.
When a client wants programmatic access to the data provided by dcrd, they'll
likely want to use the rpcclient
package which makes use of the
JSON-RPC API.
However, this package could be extremely useful for any applications requiring
Decred block storage capabilities.
The default backend, ffldb, has a strong focus on speed, efficiency, and
robustness. It makes use of leveldb for the metadata, flat files for block
storage, and strict checksums in key areas to ensure data integrity.
Feature Overview
- Key/value metadata store
- Decred block storage
- Efficient retrieval of block headers and regions (transactions, scripts, etc)
- Read-only and read-write transactions with both manual and managed modes
- Nested buckets
- Iteration support including cursors with seek capability
- Supports registration of backend databases
- Comprehensive test coverage
Installation
$ go get github.com/sebitt27/dcrd/database2
Examples
-
Basic Usage Example
Demonstrates creating a new database and using a managed read-write
transaction to store and retrieve metadata.
-
Block Storage and Retrieval Example
Demonstrates creating a new database, using a managed read-write transaction
to store a block, and then using a managed read-only transaction to fetch the
block.
License
Package database is licensed under the copyfree ISC
License.