Module vectorscan::database

Compile state machines from expressions or deserialize them from bytes.

Vectorscan supports two distinct types of databases:

• Database: from the base vectorscan library and supports Expression and Literal patterns.
• chimera::ChimeraDb: from the chimera library and supports ChimeraExpression patterns.

Each database type serves as the entry point to the pattern compiler methods, such as Database::compile() and chimera::ChimeraDb::compile().

Database Instantiation

The base vectorscan library offers a serialization interface for database objects which allows them to be transferred across hosts. The SerializedDb type provides an interface to locate serialized data from multiple locations. Consumers of this crate which disable the "compiler" feature can still search against strings by deserializing a database from bytes.

The chimera library does not support database serialization, so databases must be created by compilation.

Modules

• alloc
  Wrappers over allocations from various sources.
• chimerachimera
  Compile chimera state machines from expressions.

Structs

• Database
  Read-only description of an in-memory state machine.
• DbInfo
  Wrapper for allocated string data returned by Database::info().
• SerializedDb
  Wrapper for a serialized form of a Database.

Type Aliases

• NativeDb
  Pointer type for db allocations used in Database#Managing Allocations.