anda_db_derive

A Rust procedural macro crate that provides derive macros for AndaDB schema types.

Features

• FieldTyped derive macro: Automatically generates a field_type() function for structs that maps Rust types to AndaDB schema field types.
• AndaDBSchema derive macro: Automatically generates a schema() function for structs that creates complete AndaDB Schema definitions.

Installation

Add this to your Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
anda_db_schema = "0.2"

Usage

FieldTyped Derive Macro

The FieldTyped derive macro analyzes struct fields and their types, mapping them to the appropriate FieldType enum variants. It supports common Rust types and handles Option<T> wrappers.

Supported Type Mappings

Attributes

• field_type = "TypeName": Override the inferred type with a specific FieldType
• serde(rename = "field_name"): Use the renamed field in the generated schema

Example

use anda_db_schema::{FieldTyped, FieldType, Json};
use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
use serde_json::Map;
use std::collections::HashMap;
use ic_auth_types::Xid;

// Define a struct with the FieldTyped derive macro
#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, FieldTyped)]
struct User {
    name: String,
    age: u32,

    // HashMap will be correctly mapped to FieldType::Map
    tags: HashMap<String, String>,

    // Optional fields are handled automatically
    email: Option<String>,

    #[field_type = "Array<Bytes>"]
    #[serde(rename = "ids")]
    follow_ids: Vec<Xid>,
}

// Define a nested struct
#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, FieldTyped)]
struct Document {
    // Custom field type override
    #[field_type = "Bytes"]
    id: Xid,

    #[serde(rename = "c")]
    content: String,

    attributes: Map<String, serde_json::Value>,
    metadata: Map<String, Json>,

    // Support nested struct
    author: User,
}

fn main() {
    // Get the field type schema for User
    let user_schema = User::field_type();
    println!("User schema: {:?}", user_schema);

    // Get the field type schema for Document
    let doc_schema = Document::field_type();
    println!("Document schema: {:?}", doc_schema);
}

The generated field_type() method returns a FieldType::Map containing the type information for each field, which can be used for schema validation, serialization, or other purposes in AndaDB.

AndaDBSchema Derive Macro

The AndaDBSchema derive macro creates complete AndaDB Schema definitions based on struct fields. It automatically handles field type mapping and supports various attributes for customization.

Attributes

• field_type = "TypeName": Override the inferred type with a specific FieldType
• unique: Mark the field as unique in the collection
• serde(rename = "new_name"): Use a different name in the schema
• Doc comments (///) are used as field descriptions

Special Field Handling

• The _id field is automatically handled by AndaDB and must be of type u64
• Fields marked with #[unique] will have unique constraints in the schema
• Doc comments are extracted and used as field descriptions in the schema

Example

use anda_db_schema::{FieldEntry, FieldType, Json, Map, Schema, SchemaError};
use anda_db_derive::AndaDBSchema;
use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
use std::collections::HashMap;

#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, AndaDBSchema)]
struct User {
    /// Auto-generated unique identifier (handled by AndaDB)
    _id: u64,

    /// User's unique email address
    #[unique]
    email: String,

    /// User's display name
    name: String,

    /// User's age in years
    age: Option<u32>,

    /// Whether the user account is active
    active: bool,

    /// User tags for categorization
    tags: Vec<String>,

    /// User metadata as key-value pairs
    metadata: Map<String, Json>,

    /// Custom field type for binary data
    #[field_type = "Bytes"]
    avatar: [u8; 32],

    /// Renamed field in schema
    #[serde(rename = "created_at")]
    creation_time: u64,
}

#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, AndaDBSchema)]
struct Document {
    _id: u64,

    /// Document title
    #[unique]
    title: String,

    /// Document content
    content: String,

    /// Document author reference
    author_id: u64,

    /// Document tags
    tags: Vec<String>,

    /// Vector embeddings for similarity search
    #[field_type = "Vector"]
    embeddings: Vec<half::bf16>,

    /// Document properties
    properties: Map<String, Properties>,
}

#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, FieldTyped)]
struct Properties {
    #[serde(rename = "a")]
    pub attributes: Map<String, Json>,
    #[serde(rename = "m")]
    pub metadata: Map<String, Json>,
}

fn main() -> Result<(), SchemaError> {
    // Generate schema for User
    let user_schema = User::schema()?;
    println!("User schema: {:?}", user_schema);

    // Generate schema for Document
    let doc_schema = Document::schema()?;
    println!("Document schema: {:?}", doc_schema);

    Ok(())
}

The generated schema() method returns a Result<Schema, SchemaError> containing the complete schema definition that can be used to create collections in AndaDB.

Schema Features

• Automatic Type Inference: Rust types are automatically mapped to appropriate AndaDB field types
• Unique Constraints: Fields marked with #[unique] will have unique constraints
• Field Descriptions: Doc comments are extracted and used as field descriptions
• Custom Types: Use #[field_type = "TypeName"] to override automatic type inference
• Field Renaming: Support for serde(rename = "name") attributes
• Nested Structures: Support for nested structs and complex types

Error Handling

Both derive macros provide compile-time error checking:

• Unsupported field types will generate compile errors with helpful messages
• Invalid _id field types (must be u64) will be caught at compile time
• Malformed attributes will be detected during compilation

License

Copyright © 2026 LDC Labs.

ldclabs/anda-db is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for the full license text.