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A pure-Elixir embedded key-value database
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lib/cubdb.ex
defmodule CubDB do
@moduledoc """
`CubDB` is an embedded key-value database written in the Elixir language. It
runs locally, and is backed by a single file.
Both keys and values can be any Elixir (or Erlang) term.
The `CubDB` database file uses an immutable data structure that provides several
guarantees:
- Robustness to data corruption, as entries are never changed in-place
- Atomic writes: write operations either entirely succeed or entirely fail
- Read operations run concurrently, and do not block nor are blocked by writes
- Ranges of entries are selected on immutable snapshots, giving always a
consistent view, even while write operations are being done concurrently
## Usage
Start `CubDB` by specifying a directory for its database file (if not existing,
it will be created):
{:ok, db} = CubDB.start_link("my/data/directory")
The `get/2`, `put/3`, and `delete/2` functions work as you probably expect:
CubDB.put(db, :foo, "some value")
#=> :ok
CubDB.get(db, :foo)
#=> "some value"
CubDB.delete(db, :foo)
#=> :ok
CubDB.get(db, :foo)
#=> nil
Range of keys are retrieved using `select/3`:
for {key, value} <- [a: 1, b: 2, c: 3, d: 4, e: 5, f: 6, g: 7, h: 8] do
CubDB.put(db, key, value)
end
CubDB.select(db, min_key: :b, max_key: :e)
#=> {:ok, [b: 2, c: 3, d: 4, e: 5]}
But `select/3` can do much more than that. It can apply a pipeline of operations
(`map`, `filter`, `take`, `drop` and more) to the selected entries, it can
select the entries in normal or reverse order, and it can `reduce` the result
using an arbitrary function:
# Take the sum of the last 3 even values:
CubDB.select(db,
reverse: true,
pipe: [
map: fn {_key, value} ->
value
end,
filter: fn value ->
is_integer(value) && Integer.is_even(value)
end,
take: 3
],
reduce: fn n, sum -> sum + n end
)
#=> {:ok, 18}
As `CubDB` uses an immutable data structure, write operations cause the data
file to grow. Occasionally, it is adviseable to run a compaction to optimize
the file size and reclaim disk space. Compaction can be started manually by
calling `compact/1`, and runs in the background, without blocking other
operations:
CubDB.compact(db)
#=> :ok
Alternatively, automatic compaction can be enabled, either passing an option
to `start_link/3`, or by calling `set_auto_compact/2`.
"""
@doc """
Returns a specification to start this module under a supervisor.
The default options listed in `Supervisor` are used.
"""
use GenServer
alias CubDB.Btree
alias CubDB.Store
alias CubDB.Reader
alias CubDB.Compactor
alias CubDB.CatchUp
alias CubDB.CleanUp
@db_file_extension ".cub"
@compaction_file_extension ".compact"
@auto_compact_defaults {100, 0.25}
@type key :: any
@type value :: any
defmodule State do
@moduledoc false
@type t :: %CubDB.State{
btree: Btree.t(),
data_dir: binary,
compactor: pid | nil,
clean_up: pid,
clean_up_pending: boolean,
busy_files: %{required(binary) => pos_integer},
auto_compact: {pos_integer, pos_integer} | false
}
@enforce_keys [:btree, :data_dir, :clean_up]
defstruct btree: nil,
data_dir: nil,
compactor: nil,
clean_up: nil,
clean_up_pending: false,
busy_files: %{},
auto_compact: false
end
@spec start_link(binary, Keyword.t(), GenServer.options()) :: GenServer.on_start()
@doc """
Starts the `CubDB` database process linked to the current process.
The `data_dir` argument is the directory path where the database files will be
stored. If it does not exist, it will be created. Only one `CubDB` instance
can run per directory, so if you run several databases, they should each use
their own separate data directory.
The optional `options` argument is a keywork list that specifies configuration
options. The valid options are:
- `auto_compact`: whether to perform auto-compaction. It defaults to false.
See `set_auto_compact/2` for the possible values
The `gen_server_options` are passed to `GenServer.start_link/3`.
"""
def start_link(data_dir, options \\ [], gen_server_options \\ []) do
GenServer.start_link(__MODULE__, [data_dir, options], gen_server_options)
end
@spec start(binary, Keyword.t(), GenServer.options()) :: GenServer.on_start()
@doc """
Starts the `CubDB` database without a link.
See `start_link/2` for more informations.
"""
def start(data_dir, options \\ [], gen_server_options \\ []) do
GenServer.start(__MODULE__, [data_dir, options], gen_server_options)
end
@spec get(GenServer.server(), key, value) :: value
@doc """
Gets the value associated to `key` from the database.
If no value is associated with `key`, `default` is returned (which is `nil`,
unless specified otherwise).
"""
def get(db, key, default \\ nil) do
GenServer.call(db, {:get, key, default})
end
@spec fetch(GenServer.server(), key) :: {:ok, value} | :error
@doc """
Fetches the value for the given `key` in the database, or return `:error` if `key` is not present.
If the database contains an entry with the given `key` and value `value`, it
returns `{:ok, value}`. If `key` is not found, it returns `:error`.
"""
def fetch(db, key) do
GenServer.call(db, {:fetch, key})
end
@spec has_key?(GenServer.server(), key) :: boolean
@doc """
Returns whether an entry with the given `key` exists in the database.
"""
def has_key?(db, key) do
GenServer.call(db, {:has_key?, key})
end
@spec select(GenServer.server(), Keyword.t(), timeout) ::
{:ok, any} | {:error, Exception.t()}
@doc """
Selects a range of entries from the database, and optionally performs a
pipeline of operations on them.
It returns `{:ok, result}` if successful, or `{:error, exception}` if an
exception is raised.
## Options
The `min_key` and `max_key` specify the range of entries that are selected. By
default, the range is inclusive, so all entries that have a key greater or
equal than `min_key` and less or equal then `max_key` are selected:
# Select all entries where `"a" <= key <= "d"`
CubDB.select(db, min_key: "b", max_key: "d")
The range boundaries can be excluded by setting `min_key` or `max_key` to
`{key, :excluded}`:
# Select all entries where `"a" <= key < "d"`
CubDB.select(db, min_key: "b", max_key: {"d", :excluded})
Any of `:min_key` and `:max_key` can be omitted or set to `nil`, to leave the
range open-ended.
# Select entries where `key <= "a"
CubDB.select(db, max_key: "a")
# Or, equivalently:
CubDB.select(db, min_key: nil, max_key: "a")
In case the key boundary is the literal value `nil`, the longer form must be used:
# Select entries where `nil <= key <= "a"`
CubDB.select(db, min_key: {nil, :included}, max_key: "a")
The `reverse` option, when set to true, causes the entries to be selected and
traversed in reverse order.
The `pipe` option specifies an optional list of operations performed
sequentially on the selected entries. The given order of operations is
respected. The available operations, specified as tuples, are:
- `{:filter, fun}` filters entries for which `fun` returns a truthy value
- `{:map, fun}` maps each entry to the value returned by the function `fun`
- `{:take, n}` takes the first `n` entries
- `{:drop, n}` skips the first `n` entries
- `{:take_while, fun}` takes entries while `fun` returns a truthy value
- `{:drop_while, fun}` skips entries while `fun` returns a truthy value
Note that, when selecting a key range, specifying `min_key` and/or `max_key`
is more performant than using `{:filter, fun}` or `{:take_while | :drop_while,
fun}`, because `min_key` and `max_key` avoid loading unnecessary entries from
disk entirely.
The `reduce` option specifies how the selected entries are aggregated. If
`reduce` is omitted, the entries are returned as a list. If `reduce` is a
function, it is used to reduce the collection of entries. If `reduce` is a
tuple, the first element is the starting value of the reduction, and the
second is the reducing function.
## Examples
To select all entries with keys between `:a` and `:c` as a list of `{key,
value}` entries we can do:
{:ok, entries} = CubDB.select(db, min_key: :a, max_key: :c)
If we want to get all entries with keys between `:a` and `:c`, with `:c`
exluded, we can do:
{:ok, entries} = CubDB.select(db, min_key: :a, max_key: {:c, :excluded})
To select the last 3 entries, we can do:
{:ok, entries} = CubDB.select(db, reverse: true, pipe: [take: 3])
If we want to obtain the sum of the first 10 positive numeric values
associated to keys from `:a` to `:f`, we can do:
{:ok, sum} = CubDB.select(db,
min_key: :a,
max_key: :f,
pipe: [
map: fn {_key, value} -> value end, # map values
filter: fn n -> is_number(n) and n > 0 end # only positive numbers
take: 10, # take only the first 10 entries in the range
],
reduce: fn n, sum -> sum + n end # reduce to the sum of selected values
)
"""
def select(db, options \\ [], timeout \\ 5000) when is_list(options) do
GenServer.call(db, {:select, options}, timeout)
end
@spec size(GenServer.server()) :: pos_integer
@doc """
Returns the number of entries present in the database.
"""
def size(db) do
GenServer.call(db, :size)
end
@spec dirt_factor(GenServer.server()) :: float
@doc """
Returns the dirt factor.
The dirt factor is a number, ranging from 0 to 1, giving an indication about
the amount of overhead storage (or "dirt") that can be cleaned up with a
compaction operation. A value of 0 means that there is no overhead, so a
compaction would have no benefit. The closer to 1 the dirt factor is, the more
can be cleaned up in a compaction operation.
"""
def dirt_factor(db) do
GenServer.call(db, :dirt_factor)
end
@spec put(GenServer.server(), key, value) :: :ok
@doc """
Writes an entry in the database, associating `key` to `value`.
If `key` was already present, it is overwritten.
"""
def put(db, key, value) do
GenServer.call(db, {:put, key, value})
end
@spec delete(GenServer.server(), key) :: :ok
@doc """
Deletes the entry associated to `key` from the database.
If `key` was not present in the database, nothing is done.
"""
def delete(db, key) do
GenServer.call(db, {:delete, key})
end
@spec compact(GenServer.server()) :: :ok | {:error, binary}
@doc """
Runs a database compaction.
As write operations are performed on a database, its file grows. Occasionally,
a compaction operation can be run to shrink the file to its optimal size.
Compaction runs in the background and does not block operations.
Only one compaction operation can run at any time, therefore if this function
is called when a compaction is already running, it returns `{:error,
:pending_compaction}`.
When compacting, `CubDB` will create a new data file, and eventually switch to
it and remove the old one as the compaction succeeds. For this reason, during
a compaction, there should be enough disk space for a second copy of the
database file.
"""
def compact(db) do
GenServer.call(db, :compact)
end
@spec set_auto_compact(GenServer.server(), boolean | {integer, integer | float}) ::
:ok | {:error, binary}
@doc """
Set whether to perform automatic compaction, and how.
If set to `false`, no automatic compaction is performed. If set to `true`,
auto-compaction is performed, following a write operation, if at least 100
write operations occurred since the last compaction, and the dirt factor is at
least 0.2. These values can be customized by setting the `auto_compact` option
to `{min_writes, min_dirt_factor}`.
It returns `:ok`, or `{:error, reason}` if `setting` is invalid.
Compaction is done in the background and does not block other operations, but
can create disk contention, so it should not be performed too often. When
writing a lot into the database, such as when importing data from an external
source, it is adviseable to turn off auto compaction, and manually run
compaction at the end of the import.
"""
def set_auto_compact(db, setting) do
GenServer.call(db, {:set_auto_compact, setting})
end
@spec cubdb_file?(binary) :: boolean
@doc false
def cubdb_file?(file_name) do
file_extensions = [@db_file_extension, @compaction_file_extension]
Enum.member?(file_extensions, Path.extname(file_name))
end
@spec db_file?(binary) :: boolean
@doc false
def db_file?(file_name) do
Path.extname(file_name) == @db_file_extension
end
@spec compaction_file?(binary) :: boolean
@doc false
def compaction_file?(file_name) do
Path.extname(file_name) == @compaction_file_extension
end
# OTP callbacks
@doc false
def init([data_dir, options]) do
auto_compact = parse_auto_compact!(Keyword.get(options, :auto_compact, false))
case find_db_file(data_dir) do
file_name when is_binary(file_name) or is_nil(file_name) ->
store = Store.File.new(Path.join(data_dir, file_name || "0#{@db_file_extension}"))
{:ok, clean_up} = CleanUp.start_link(data_dir)
{:ok,
%State{
btree: Btree.new(store),
data_dir: data_dir,
clean_up: clean_up,
auto_compact: auto_compact
}}
{:error, reason} ->
{:stop, reason}
end
end
def handle_call(operation = {:get, _, _}, from, state = %State{btree: btree}) do
state = read(from, btree, operation, state)
{:noreply, state}
end
def handle_call(operation = {:fetch, _}, from, state = %State{btree: btree}) do
state = read(from, btree, operation, state)
{:noreply, state}
end
def handle_call(operation = {:has_key?, _}, from, state = %State{btree: btree}) do
state = read(from, btree, operation, state)
{:noreply, state}
end
def handle_call(operation = {:select, _}, from, state = %State{btree: btree}) do
state = read(from, btree, operation, state)
{:noreply, state}
end
def handle_call(:size, _, state = %State{btree: btree}) do
{:reply, Enum.count(btree), state}
end
def handle_call(:dirt_factor, _, state = %State{btree: btree}) do
{:reply, Btree.dirt_factor(btree), state}
end
def handle_call({:put, key, value}, _, state = %State{btree: btree}) do
btree = Btree.insert(btree, key, value)
{:reply, :ok, maybe_auto_compact(%State{state | btree: btree})}
end
def handle_call({:delete, key}, _, state = %State{btree: btree, compactor: compactor}) do
btree =
case compactor do
nil -> Btree.delete(btree, key)
_ -> Btree.mark_deleted(btree, key)
end
{:reply, :ok, maybe_auto_compact(%State{state | btree: btree})}
end
def handle_call(:compact, _, state) do
reply = trigger_compaction(state)
case reply do
{:ok, compactor} -> {:reply, :ok, %State{state | compactor: compactor}}
error -> {:reply, error, state}
end
end
def handle_call({:set_auto_compact, setting}, _, state) do
case parse_auto_compact(setting) do
{:ok, setting} -> {:reply, :ok, %State{state | auto_compact: setting}}
{:error, reason} -> {:reply, {:error, reason}, state}
end
end
def handle_info({:compaction_completed, original_btree, compacted_btree}, state) do
send(self(), {:catch_up, compacted_btree, original_btree})
{:noreply, state}
end
def handle_info({:catch_up, compacted_btree, original_btree}, state) do
%State{btree: latest_btree} = state
if latest_btree == original_btree do
compacted_btree = finalize_compaction(compacted_btree)
state = %State{state | btree: compacted_btree, compactor: nil}
{:noreply, trigger_clean_up(state)}
else
CatchUp.start_link(self(), compacted_btree, original_btree, latest_btree)
{:noreply, state}
end
end
def handle_info(:clean_up_completed, state) do
{:noreply, %State{state | clean_up: nil}}
end
def handle_info({:check_out_reader, btree}, state = %State{clean_up_pending: clean_up_pending}) do
state = check_out_reader(btree, state)
state =
if clean_up_pending == true,
do: trigger_clean_up(state),
else: state
{:noreply, state}
end
defp read(from, btree, operation, state) do
Reader.start_link(from, self(), btree, operation)
check_in_reader(btree, state)
end
defp find_db_file(data_dir) do
with :ok <- File.mkdir_p(data_dir),
{:ok, files} <- File.ls(data_dir) do
files
|> Enum.filter(&String.ends_with?(&1, @db_file_extension))
|> Enum.sort()
|> List.last()
end
end
defp trigger_compaction(state = %State{btree: btree, data_dir: data_dir, clean_up: clean_up}) do
case can_compact?(state) do
true ->
{:ok, store} = new_compaction_store(data_dir)
CleanUp.clean_up_old_compaction_files(clean_up, store)
Compactor.start_link(self(), btree, store)
{false, reason} ->
{:error, reason}
end
end
defp finalize_compaction(%Btree{store: %Store.File{file_path: file_path}}) do
new_path = String.replace_suffix(file_path, @compaction_file_extension, @db_file_extension)
:ok = File.rename(file_path, new_path)
store = Store.File.new(new_path)
Btree.new(store)
end
defp new_compaction_store(data_dir) do
with {:ok, file_names} <- File.ls(data_dir) do
new_filename =
file_names
|> Enum.filter(&cubdb_file?/1)
|> Enum.map(fn file_name -> Path.basename(file_name, Path.extname(file_name)) end)
|> Enum.sort()
|> List.last()
|> String.to_integer(16)
|> (&(&1 + 1)).()
|> Integer.to_string(16)
|> (&(&1 <> @compaction_file_extension)).()
store = Store.File.new(Path.join(data_dir, new_filename))
{:ok, store}
end
end
defp can_compact?(%State{compactor: compactor}) do
case compactor do
nil -> true
_ -> {false, :pending_compaction}
end
end
defp check_in_reader(%Btree{store: store}, state = %State{busy_files: busy_files}) do
%Store.File{file_path: file_path} = store
busy_files = Map.update(busy_files, file_path, 1, &(&1 + 1))
%State{state | busy_files: busy_files}
end
defp check_out_reader(%Btree{store: store}, state = %State{busy_files: busy_files}) do
%Store.File{file_path: file_path} = store
busy_files =
case Map.get(busy_files, file_path) do
n when n > 1 -> Map.update!(busy_files, file_path, &(&1 - 1))
_ -> Map.delete(busy_files, file_path)
end
%State{state | busy_files: busy_files}
end
defp trigger_clean_up(state) do
if can_clean_up?(state),
do: clean_up_now(state),
else: clean_up_when_possible(state)
end
defp can_clean_up?(%State{btree: %Btree{store: store}, busy_files: busy_files}) do
%Store.File{file_path: file_path} = store
Enum.any?(busy_files, fn {file, _} -> file != file_path end) == false
end
defp clean_up_now(state = %State{btree: btree, clean_up: clean_up}) do
:ok = CleanUp.clean_up(clean_up, btree)
%State{state | clean_up_pending: false}
end
defp clean_up_when_possible(state) do
%State{state | clean_up_pending: true}
end
defp maybe_auto_compact(state) do
if should_auto_compact?(state) do
case trigger_compaction(state) do
{:ok, compactor} -> %State{state | compactor: compactor}
{:error, _} -> state
end
else
state
end
end
defp should_auto_compact?(%State{auto_compact: false}), do: false
defp should_auto_compact?(%State{btree: btree, auto_compact: auto_compact}) do
{min_writes, min_dirt_factor} = auto_compact
%Btree{dirt: dirt} = btree
dirt_factor = Btree.dirt_factor(btree)
dirt >= min_writes and dirt_factor >= min_dirt_factor
end
defp parse_auto_compact(setting) do
case setting do
false ->
{:ok, false}
true ->
{:ok, @auto_compact_defaults}
{min_writes, min_dirt_factor} when is_integer(min_writes) and is_number(min_dirt_factor) ->
if min_writes >= 0 and min_dirt_factor >= 0 and min_dirt_factor <= 1,
do: {:ok, {min_writes, min_dirt_factor}},
else: {:error, "invalid auto compact setting"}
_ ->
{:error, "invalid auto compact setting"}
end
end
defp parse_auto_compact!(setting) do
case parse_auto_compact(setting) do
{:ok, setting} -> setting
{:error, reason} -> raise(ArgumentError, message: reason)
end
end
end