# rawdb
Single-file, low-level and space efficient storage engine with filesystem-like API.
It features:
- Multiple named regions in one file
- Automatic space reclamation via hole punching
- Regions grow and move automatically as needed
- Optional zero-copy mmap access
- Thread-safe with concurrent reads and writes
- Page-aligned allocations (4KB)
- Persistence only on flush
- Foundation for higher-level abstractions (e.g., [`vecdb`](../vecdb/README.md))
It is not:
- A general-purpose database (no transactions, queries, or schemas)
## Install
```bash
cargo add rawdb
```
## Usage
```rust
use rawdb::{Database, Result};
fn main() -> Result<()> {
// open database
let temp_dir = tempfile::TempDir::new()?;
let db = Database::open(temp_dir.path())?;
// create regions
let region1 = db.create_region_if_needed("region1")?;
let region2 = db.create_region_if_needed("region2")?;
// write data
db.write_all_to_region(®ion1, &[0, 1, 2, 3, 4])?;
db.write_all_to_region(®ion2, &[5, 6, 7, 8, 9])?;
// read via mmap
let data = &db.mmap()[0..5];
// flush to disk
db.flush()?;
// remove region (space becomes reusable hole)
db.remove_region(region1)?;
db.flush()?; // Should be `db.flush_then_punch()?` but doesn't work with `TempDir`
Ok(())
}
```
## Examples
See [examples/](examples/) for usage.