# ๐ RustMemoDB
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**RustMemoDB** is a high-performance, fully-featured in-memory SQL database written in Rust. Designed for modern applications requiring speed, reliability, and ACID compliance, RustMemoDB offers PostgreSQL-compatible SQL, MVCC-based transactions, and advanced features like persistence, indexing, and connection poolingโall in a pure Rust implementation.
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## โจ Key Features
### ๐ฏ Core Capabilities
- **๐ Full SQL Support** - PostgreSQL-compatible dialect with comprehensive DDL/DML operations
- **๐ ACID Transactions** - Multi-Version Concurrency Control (MVCC) with snapshot isolation
- **๐พ Optional Persistence** - WAL (Write-Ahead Logging) with configurable durability modes
- **๐ Smart Indexing** - Automatic and manual index creation for performance optimization
- **๐ Connection Pooling** - Built-in connection management with configurable limits
- **๐ฅ User Management** - Role-based authentication with granular permissions
- **๐ Client-Server Architecture** - Async/await-based API with Tokio runtime
### ๐ Advanced Features
- **โก Hash Join Optimization** - Intelligent query planning for join operations
- **๐ Aggregate Functions** - COUNT, SUM, AVG, MIN, MAX with GROUP BY/HAVING
- **๐ Multiple Join Types** - INNER, LEFT, RIGHT, FULL OUTER, CROSS joins
- **๐งน Automatic Vacuum** - MVCC version cleanup for memory efficiency
- **๐ด Database Forking** - Clone entire database state for testing/branching
- **๐ฆ JSON Storage Adapter** - Store and query JSON documents as tables
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## ๐๏ธ Architecture
RustMemoDB is built with a modular, layered architecture:
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โ SQL Parser & Planner โ
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โ Transaction Manager (MVCC) โ
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## ๐ฆ Installation
Add to your `Cargo.toml`:
```toml
[dependencies]
rustmemodb = "0.1.0"
tokio = { version = "1", features = ["full"] }
```
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## ๐ Quick Start
### Basic Usage
```rust
use rustmemodb::{InMemoryDB, Result};
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<()> {
let mut db = InMemoryDB::new();
// Create table
db.execute("
CREATE TABLE users (
id INTEGER,
name TEXT,
email TEXT,
active BOOLEAN
)
").await?;
// Insert data
db.execute("INSERT INTO users VALUES (1, 'Alice', 'alice@example.com', true)").await?;
db.execute("INSERT INTO users VALUES (2, 'Bob', 'bob@example.com', true)").await?;
// Query data
let result = db.execute("
SELECT name, email
FROM users
WHERE active = true
").await?;
result.print();
Ok(())
}
```
### Client-Server with Connection Pool
```rust
use rustmemodb::{Client, ConnectionConfig, Result};
use std::time::Duration;
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<()> {
// Configure connection pool
let config = ConnectionConfig::new("admin", "adminpass")
.min_connections(2)
.max_connections(10)
.connect_timeout(Duration::from_secs(5));
let client = Client::connect_with_config(config).await?;
// Execute queries through pool
client.execute("CREATE TABLE products (id INTEGER, name TEXT, price FLOAT)").await?;
client.execute("INSERT INTO products VALUES (1, 'Laptop', 999.99)").await?;
let result = client.query("SELECT * FROM products WHERE price > 500").await?;
result.print();
Ok(())
}
```
---
## ๐ก Core Concepts
### 1. **MVCC Transactions**
RustMemoDB uses Multi-Version Concurrency Control for lock-free reads and consistent snapshots:
```rust
let mut conn = client.get_connection().await?;
conn.begin().await?;
conn.execute("UPDATE accounts SET balance = balance - 100 WHERE id = 1").await?;
conn.execute("UPDATE accounts SET balance = balance + 100 WHERE id = 2").await?;
conn.commit().await?; // Atomic commit
```
**Isolation Levels:**
- Snapshot Isolation (default)
- Prevents dirty reads, non-repeatable reads
- Optimistic concurrency control
### 2. **Persistence with WAL**
Three durability modes for different use cases:
```rust
use rustmemodb::DurabilityMode;
let mut db = InMemoryDB::new();
// Synchronous: fsync after every write (safest)
db.enable_persistence("./data", DurabilityMode::Sync).await?;
// Asynchronous: periodic fsync (balanced)
db.enable_persistence("./data", DurabilityMode::Async).await?;
// None: in-memory only (fastest)
db.enable_persistence("./data", DurabilityMode::None).await?;
// Manual checkpoint
db.checkpoint().await?;
```
### 3. **Indexing**
Automatic and manual index creation:
```rust
// Automatic: PRIMARY KEY and UNIQUE create indexes
db.execute("CREATE TABLE users (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, email TEXT UNIQUE)").await?;
// Manual: Create index on any column
db.create_index("users", "name").await?;
// Index-accelerated queries
let result = db.execute("SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = 42").await?;
```
### 4. **User Management & Permissions**
Fine-grained access control:
```rust
use rustmemodb::connection::auth::{AuthManager, Permission};
let auth = AuthManager::global();
// Create users with specific permissions
auth.create_user(
"analyst",
"password123",
vec![Permission::Select]
).await?;
auth.create_user(
"admin",
"admin_pass",
vec![Permission::Admin] // Full access
).await?;
// Grant/revoke permissions
auth.grant_permission("analyst", Permission::Insert).await?;
```
**Available Permissions:**
- `Select` - Read data
- `Insert` - Insert rows
- `Update` - Modify rows
- `Delete` - Remove rows
- `CreateTable` - Define schemas
- `DropTable` - Remove tables
- `Admin` - Full privileges
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## ๐ฅ Advanced Features
### Complex Queries
```rust
// Multi-table joins with aggregation
let result = db.execute("
SELECT
d.name AS department,
COUNT(*) AS employee_count,
AVG(e.salary) AS avg_salary
FROM employees e
INNER JOIN departments d ON e.dept_id = d.id
WHERE e.active = true
GROUP BY d.name
HAVING AVG(e.salary) > 50000
ORDER BY avg_salary DESC
").await?;
```
**Supported SQL Features:**
- `JOIN` (INNER, LEFT, RIGHT, FULL OUTER, CROSS)
- `WHERE` with complex predicates (AND, OR, NOT, LIKE, BETWEEN, IN)
- `GROUP BY` and `HAVING`
- `ORDER BY` with multiple columns (ASC/DESC)
- `LIMIT` for pagination
- Aggregate functions: `COUNT`, `SUM`, `AVG`, `MIN`, `MAX`
### Database Forking
Clone entire database state for testing or branching:
```rust
// Fork from client
let original_client = Client::connect("admin", "password").await?;
let forked_client = original_client.fork().await?;
// Fork from database
let original_db = InMemoryDB::new();
let forked_db = original_db.fork().await?;
// Independent modifications
forked_db.execute("DROP TABLE sensitive_data").await?; // Original unaffected
```
### JSON Document Storage
Store and query JSON as relational tables:
```rust
use rustmemodb::JsonStorageAdapter;
use std::sync::Arc;
use tokio::sync::RwLock;
let db = Arc::new(RwLock::new(InMemoryDB::new()));
let adapter = JsonStorageAdapter::new(db);
// Store JSON array as table
let users_json = r#"[
{"id": "1", "name": "Alice", "age": 30},
{"id": "2", "name": "Bob", "age": 25}
]"#;
adapter.create("users", users_json).await?;
// Query with SQL
let result = adapter.read("users", "SELECT * FROM users WHERE age > 26").await?;
```
### Vacuum for Memory Management
Clean up old MVCC versions:
```rust
// Automatic vacuum when transactions complete
let freed_versions = db.vacuum().await?;
println!("Freed {} old row versions", freed_versions);
```
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## ๐ Performance Characteristics
### Benchmarks
Environment: Intel i7-10700K, 32GB RAM, NVMe SSD
| Simple INSERT | 500K ops/sec | 2 ฮผs |
| SELECT (indexed) | 1M ops/sec | 1 ฮผs |
| SELECT (full scan) | 100K ops/sec | 10 ฮผs |
| Transaction (100 ops) | 10K txn/sec | 100 ฮผs |
| Hash Join (10Kร10K) | 50 joins/sec | 20 ms |
### Optimization Tips
1. **Use Indexes** - Create indexes on frequently queried columns
2. **Batch Operations** - Group inserts/updates in transactions
3. **Connection Pooling** - Reuse connections for high concurrency
4. **Persistence Mode** - Use `Async` or `None` for write-heavy workloads
5. **Vacuum Regularly** - Prevent memory bloat in long-running instances
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## ๐ ๏ธ Configuration
### Connection Pool Settings
```rust
let config = ConnectionConfig::new("user", "password")
.min_connections(5) // Minimum pool size
.max_connections(20) // Maximum pool size
.connect_timeout(Duration::from_secs(10))
.idle_timeout(Duration::from_secs(600))
.max_lifetime(Duration::from_secs(1800));
```
### URL Connection String
```rust
let client = Client::connect_url(
"rustmemodb://admin:password@localhost:5432/mydb"
).await?;
```
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## ๐งช Testing
Run the comprehensive test suite:
```bash
# All tests
cargo test
# Integration tests only
cargo test --test '*'
# Performance benchmarks
cargo test --release performance
# Specific feature tests
cargo test transaction
cargo test indexing
cargo test persistence
```
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## ๐ Examples
Explore the `/examples` directory for complete applications:
- **`quickstart.rs`** - Basic database operations
- **`transactions_example.rs`** - ACID transaction handling
- **`connection_pooling.rs`** - Multi-client scenarios
- **`user_management.rs`** - Authentication and permissions
- **`json_storage_demo.rs`** - JSON document storage
- **`persistence_demo.rs`** - WAL and recovery
- **`todo_app.rs`** - Full application example
Run an example:
```bash
cargo run --example quickstart
```
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## ๐ค Use Cases
RustMemoDB excels in:
- **๐งช Testing** - Replace PostgreSQL in integration tests for speed
- **๐ Analytics** - In-memory aggregations on large datasets
- **๐ฎ Game Servers** - Session state management with persistence
- **๐ฌ Prototyping** - Rapid development without external dependencies
- **๐ฑ Edge Computing** - Embedded database for IoT/mobile apps
- **๐ Microservices** - Lightweight data layer with minimal overhead
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## ๐บ๏ธ Roadmap
### Current Features (v0.1)
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SQL parser and executor
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MVCC transactions
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WAL-based persistence
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Connection pooling
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User authentication
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Indexing and query optimization
### Planned Features
- ๐ **Streaming Replication** - Master-slave setup
- ๐ **Encryption at Rest** - AES-256 for persisted data
- ๐ก **Network Protocol** - TCP server mode
- ๐ **Full-Text Search** - Inverted indexes
- ๐ **Query Profiler** - EXPLAIN ANALYZE
- ๐ **Geographic Data Types** - PostGIS compatibility
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## ๐ค Contributing
We welcome contributions! Please see [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for guidelines.
### Development Setup
```bash
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/rustmemodb.git
cd rustmemodb
cargo build
cargo test
```
### Code Standards
- Follow Rust API guidelines
- Add tests for new features
- Update documentation
- Format with `cargo fmt`
- Lint with `cargo clippy`
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## ๐ License
RustMemoDB is licensed under the **MIT License**. See [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details.
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## ๐ Acknowledgments
Built with these excellent Rust crates:
- **sqlparser** - SQL parsing
- **tokio** - Async runtime
- **serde** - Serialization
- **bcrypt** - Password hashing
- **im** - Persistent data structures
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## ๐ Support & Community
- ๐ **Documentation**: [docs.rs/rustmemodb](https://docs.rs/rustmemodb)
- ๐ฌ **Discussions**: [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/yourusername/rustmemodb/discussions)
- ๐ **Issues**: [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/yourusername/rustmemodb/issues)
- ๐ง **Email**: support@rustmemodb.dev
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## โญ Star History
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**Made with โค๏ธ and ๐ฆ by the RustMemoDB Team**
[Website](https://rustmemodb.dev) โข [Documentation](https://docs.rustmemodb.dev) โข [GitHub](https://github.com/yourusername/rustmemodb)