# qdb-rs - Quantum Database
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**A hybrid quantum-classical database** combining traditional key-value storage with quantum state persistence, vector embeddings, and Grover-inspired O(√N) search.
## Why QDB?
| Storing quantum states is expensive | **MPS compression**: O(n χ²) instead of O(2ⁿ) |
| Classical DBs can't handle quantum data | **Native QFT format** with fidelity preservation |
| Vector search lacks quantum awareness | **Fidelity distance metric** for quantum embeddings |
| Space applications need fault tolerance | **Golay [23,12,7] error correction** + radiation hardening |
| Searching unstructured data is slow | **Grover-inspired search**: O(√N) complexity |
## Key Features
### 🔮 Quantum State Storage
Store and retrieve quantum states with guaranteed fidelity using the `.qft` format:
```rust
let bell = bell_state()?;
db.put_quantum("entangled_pair", bell)?;
let loaded = db.get_quantum("entangled_pair")?;
assert!(loaded.unwrap().fidelity(&bell)? > 0.9999);
```
### 📊 Vector Store (Quantum-Optimized)
HNSW-based embedding storage with **6 distance metrics** including quantum fidelity:
```rust
let mut store = VectorStore::with_dim(384);
store.put(VectorEntry::new("doc1", embedding).with_namespace("physics"))?;
let results = store.search(&query, 10); // O(log N) ANN search
```
### ⚡ Grover-Inspired Search
Quadratic speedup for unstructured queries:
```rust
let search = GroverSearch::new(&db, oracle)?;
let results = search.search()?; // O(√N) vs O(N) classical
```
### 🛡️ Fault-Tolerant Storage
- **Golay [23,12,7]** error correction (3-bit correction, 7-bit detection)
- **Radiation hardening** modes for space applications
- **BLAKE3** checksums for integrity verification
## All Features
- **Quantum State Storage**: Native `.qft` format with MPS compression
- **Vector Store**: HNSW index, 6 distance metrics, namespace isolation
- **Grover Search**: O(√N) quantum-inspired search algorithm
- **ACID Transactions**: Entanglement-aware transaction groups
- **Multiple Backends**: Memory, disk, extensible trait
- **Error Correction**: Golay codes + radiation hardening
- **Concurrent Access**: Lock-free reads via DashMap
## Installation
```toml
[dependencies]
qdb-rs = { version = "0.1", features = ["full"] }
# Required peer dependency
qft-rs = "1.0"
# Optional: LogosQ integration
logosq = { version = "0.2", optional = true }
```
### Feature Flags
| `default` | Core functionality |
| `async` | Tokio-based async I/O |
| `logosq` | LogosQ MPS bridge methods |
| `radiation` | Radiation hardening modes |
| `full` | All features enabled |
## Quick Start
```rust
use qdb_rs::prelude::*;
fn main() -> Result<()> {
// Create an in-memory database
let db = QDB::new(MemoryBackend::new());
// Store classical data
db.put("user:1", "Alice")?;
db.put("user:2", "Bob")?;
// Store quantum states
let bell = bell_state()?;
db.put_quantum("entangled_pair", bell)?;
// Query
let value = db.get("user:1")?;
println!("User 1: {:?}", value);
// Retrieve quantum state
let state = db.get_quantum("entangled_pair")?;
println!("Quantum state: {} qubits", state.unwrap().num_qubits());
Ok(())
}
```
## Architecture
```
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ QDB API Layer │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Key-Value API │ Document API │ Quantum State API │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Query Engine │
│ - Grover search (O(√N)) │
│ - Tensor contractions for joins │
│ - Variational optimization │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Storage Layer │
│ - QFT serialization (MPS tensors) │
│ - Golay error correction │
│ - Adaptive bond dimension │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Backend Abstraction │
│ Memory │ Disk │ Distributed │ Quantum Hardware │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
## Storage Backends
### Memory Backend
Fast, in-memory storage using `DashMap` for concurrent access:
```rust
let db = QDB::new(MemoryBackend::new());
```
### Disk Backend
Persistent storage with checksums and Golay protection:
```rust
let db = QDB::new(DiskBackend::open("./data")?);
```
## Quantum Operations
### Storing Quantum States
```rust
use qft::QftBuilder;
// Create a custom quantum state
let state = QftBuilder::new(4)
.bond_dimension(128)
.golay(true)
.metadata("experiment", "VQE")
.build()?;
db.put_quantum("vqe_ground_state", state)?;
```
### Grover Search
```rust
use qdb_rs::query::GroverSearch;
// Search for entries matching a predicate
```
## Transactions
### Basic Transactions
```rust
let manager = TransactionManager::new(backend);
let tx = manager.begin();
tx.put("key1", "value1")?;
tx.put("key2", "value2")?;
tx.commit()?;
```
### Quantum Transactions with Entanglement
```rust
let tx = manager.begin();
let qtx = QuantumTransaction::from_transaction(tx);
// Mark keys as entangled - must be committed together
qtx.entangle(vec![Key::string("q1"), Key::string("q2")])?;
qtx.put("q1", state1)?;
qtx.put("q2", state2)?;
qtx.commit()?; // Fails if not all entangled keys are written
```
## Query API
```rust
use qdb_rs::query::{Query, Filter, OrderBy, SortDirection};
let results = Query::new()
.key_prefix("user:".to_string())
.entry_type(EntryType::Document)
.order_by(OrderBy::CreatedAt(SortDirection::Descending))
.limit(10)
.execute(&backend)?;
for entry in results.iter() {
println!("{}: {:?}", entry.key, entry.value);
}
```
## Indexing
```rust
use qdb_rs::index::{Index, IndexManager};
let manager = IndexManager::new();
// Hash index for exact lookups
manager.add_index(Index::hash("user_idx", "_key"))?;
// B-tree index for range queries
manager.add_index(Index::btree("version_idx", "_version"))?;
// Quantum index for Grover search
manager.add_index(Index::quantum("quantum_idx", "state_type", 10))?;
```
## Comparison with Classical Databases
| Storage | O(N) | O(n χ²) via MPS |
| Search | O(log N) indexed, O(N) scan | O(√N) Grover |
| Error Correction | Checksums | Golay [23,12,7] |
| Quantum States | Not supported | Native `.qft` format |
| Entanglement | N/A | Transaction groups |
## LogosQ Integration
### MPS Bridge Pattern
```rust
// Complete LogosQ → qft-rs → qdb-rs data flow
use logosq::vqe::{VqeSolver, Hamiltonian};
use logosq::ansatz::UCCSD;
use qft::{QftFile, QftBuilder};
use qdb_rs::prelude::*;
// 1. Run VQE in LogosQ
let hamiltonian = Hamiltonian::from_molecule("H2", 0.74);
let ansatz = UCCSD::new(4, 2);
let solver = VqeSolver::new(hamiltonian, ansatz);
let result = solver.run(100)?;
// 2. Convert MPS state to QftFile
let mps = result.final_state();
let qft = QftBuilder::new(mps.num_qubits())
.bond_dimension(mps.bond_dimension())
.golay(true)
.truncation_threshold(1e-12)
.metadata("algorithm", "VQE")
.metadata("molecule", "H2")
.metadata("energy", &result.energy().to_string())
.build()?;
// Copy amplitudes from MPS
let amplitudes = mps.to_state_vector();
qft.set_amplitudes(&litudes)?;
// 3. Store in QDB
let db = QDB::new(MemoryBackend::new());
db.put_quantum("vqe:h2:ground", qft)?;
// 4. Later retrieval
let loaded = db.get_quantum("vqe:h2:ground")?.unwrap();
println!("Retrieved {} qubit state", loaded.num_qubits());
```
## Entanglement Transaction Semantics
Quantum transactions extend classical ACID with **entanglement groups**:
```rust
// Entangled keys represent correlated quantum states
// They MUST be committed atomically - partial writes fail
let qtx = QuantumTransaction::from_transaction(tx);
// Mark Alice and Bob's qubits as entangled
qtx.entangle(vec![
Key::string("alice:qubit"),
Key::string("bob:qubit"),
])?;
// Both must be written
qtx.put("alice:qubit", alice_state)?;
qtx.put("bob:qubit", bob_state)?;
// Commit succeeds only if ALL entangled keys are present
qtx.commit()?;
```
**Entanglement Representation**: Entangled keys share logical correlation tracked in the transaction's write set. On commit, the transaction verifies all members of each entanglement group are present. This models quantum non-locality constraints where measuring one qubit affects its entangled partner.
**Failure Model**: If any entangled key is missing at commit time, the entire transaction rolls back. This prevents inconsistent states where only part of an entangled system is persisted.
## Grover Search Implementation
The `GroverSearch` implements quantum-inspired amplitude amplification:
```rust
// Oracle marks target states, diffusion amplifies their probability
index == target
});
// Optimal iterations: π/4 * √N
let candidates = search.search()?;
```
**Complexity**: O(√N) vs O(N) classical linear scan
**Circuit Depth**: ~O(√N) Grover iterations, each with oracle + diffusion
**Measurement**: Returns indices with highest amplitude after amplification
## Vector Store
QDB includes a built-in vector store for embedding storage and similarity search:
```rust
use qdb_rs::vector::{VectorStore, VectorEntry, Embedding, DistanceMetric};
// Create a vector store for 384-dim embeddings
let mut store = VectorStore::with_dim(384);
// Add documents with embeddings
store.put(
VectorEntry::new("doc1", Embedding::new(vec![0.1, 0.2, ...]))
.with_content("Quantum computing uses qubits")
.with_namespace("physics")
)?;
// Similarity search
let query = Embedding::new(vec![0.1, 0.2, ...]);
let results = store.search(&query, 5);
for result in results {
println!("{}: score={:.4}", result.id, result.score);
}
// Filter by namespace
let physics_docs = store.search_namespace(&query, 10, "physics");
```
### Distance Metrics
| `Cosine` | 1 - cosine similarity | Text embeddings (default) |
| `Euclidean` | L2 distance | Image embeddings |
| `DotProduct` | Negative dot product | Normalized vectors |
| `Manhattan` | L1 distance | Sparse vectors |
### HNSW Index
The vector index uses an HNSW-inspired algorithm for O(log N) approximate nearest neighbor search:
```rust
use qdb_rs::vector::{VectorIndex, VectorIndexConfig};
let config = VectorIndexConfig {
m: 16, // Connections per node
ef_construction: 200, // Build quality
ef_search: 50, // Search quality
metric: DistanceMetric::Cosine,
..Default::default()
};
let mut index = VectorIndex::with_config(384, config);
```
## Radiation Hardening (Space Applications)
```rust
use qdb_rs::storage::QdbConfig;
let config = QdbConfig {
golay_enabled: true, // [23,12,7] error correction
radiation_mode: RadiationMode::SpaceHardened, // SEU mitigation
triple_redundancy: true, // TMR for critical metadata
..Default::default()
};
let db = QDB::with_config(DiskBackend::open("./data")?, config);
```
## Benchmarks
| Put (classical) | 0.8ms | 8ms | 85ms |
| Get (classical) | 0.1ms | 0.1ms | 0.1ms |
| Put (4-qubit) | 1.2ms | 12ms | 125ms |
| Get (4-qubit) | 0.3ms | 0.3ms | 0.3ms |
| Grover search | 2ms | 6ms | 20ms |
| Linear scan | 1ms | 10ms | 100ms |
*Benchmarks on Apple M2, MemoryBackend, χ=64*
Run benchmarks: `cargo bench -p qdb-rs`
## Examples
```bash
cargo run --example basic_usage
cargo run --example quantum_transactions
cargo run --example grover_search
cargo run --example logosq_integration
cargo run --example vector_store
```
## Documentation
- [Entanglement Semantics](docs/ENTANGLEMENT_SEMANTICS.md) - Formal specification of entanglement groups
- [Radiation Hardening](docs/RADIATION_HARDENING.md) - SEU mitigation and space deployment guide
## Roadmap
### v0.2 (Q2 2026)
- [ ] Distributed sharding with 2PC for entanglement groups
- [ ] Async backend trait (`AsyncBackend`)
- [ ] Query planner with cost-based optimization
- [ ] Index::quantum with precomputed Grover oracles
### v1.0 (Q4 2026)
- [ ] Production-ready stability
- [ ] Full LogosQ MPS bridge (`QftFile::from_mps`, `to_mps`)
- [ ] Quantum hardware backend via logosq-hardware-integrator
- [ ] Comprehensive test suite (>90% coverage)
### v2.0 (2027)
- [ ] PEPS/MERA tensor network support
- [ ] Quantum memory backend (trapped ions, superconducting)
- [ ] Cross-database entanglement routing
- [ ] Quantum consensus for Byzantine fault tolerance
## License
MIT OR Apache-2.0
## References
1. Grover, L. K. (1996). "A fast quantum mechanical algorithm for database search." *Proceedings of STOC*.
2. Peruzzo, A., et al. (2014). "A variational eigenvalue solver on a photonic quantum processor." *Nature Communications*, 5, 4213.
3. LogosQ Paper (2025). arXiv:2512.23183v2. "LogosQ: Compile-Time Safe Quantum Simulation in Rust."
4. QFT Specification v1.2.0 - MACROHARD Quantum OS
## Contributing
See [CONTRIBUTING.md](../../CONTRIBUTING.md) for guidelines.
## Acknowledgments
- LogosQ team for MPS backend and variational optimization
- QFT specification contributors
- Redox-QCOS ecosystem developers