# Inibase :pencil:
> A file-based & memory-efficient, serverless, ACID compliant, relational database management system :fire:
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## Features
- **Lightweight** 🪶
- **Minimalist** :white_circle: (but powerful)
- **100% TypeScript** :large_blue_diamond:
- **Super-Fast** :zap: (built-in caching system)
- **ATOMIC** :lock: File lock for writing
- **Built-in** form validation (+unique values :new: ) :sunglasses:
- **Suitable for large data** :page_with_curl: (tested with 4M records)
- **Support Compression** :eight_spoked_asterisk: (using built-in nodejs zlib)
- **Support Table Joins** :link:
- **Low memory-usage** :chart_with_downwards_trend: (3-5mb)
- **Safe** :lock: (no sql or javascript injections)
- **Easy to use** :bread:
- **...** and much more :rocket:
## Usage
```js
import Inibase from "inibase";
// const db = new Inibase("databaseName", ".", "es");
const db = new Inibase("databaseName");
// Get all items from "user" table
const users = await db.get("user");
// Read page 2 content
const users = await db.get("user", undefined, { page: 2, per_page: 15 });
// Get only required columns to improve speed
const users = await db.get("user", undefined, {
columns: ["username", "address.street", "hobbies.name"],
});
// Get items from "user" table where "favoriteFoods" does not includes "Pizza" or "Burger"
const users = await db.get("user", { favoriteFoods: "![]Pizza,Burger" });
```
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## Install
```js
install inibase
```
> [!WARNING]
> If you're using **Windows**, the following Unix commands are required: `zcat`, `sed`, `gzip`, and `echo`.
>
> To use the missing commands, you need to install additional tools:
> - **[GnuWin32](http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/)**: Provides individual GNU utilities for Windows.
> - **[Cygwin](https://www.cygwin.com/)**: Offers a full Unix-like environment for Windows.
>
> Alternatively, consider using the **Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)** to run a Linux environment on Windows. Learn more [here](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/).
## How it works?
`Inibase` organizes data into databases, tables, and columns, each stored in separate files.
- **POST**: New data is appended to column files efficiently.
- **GET**: Data retrieval is optimized by reading files line-by-line.
- **PUT**: Updates are streamlined, with only the relevant file being modified.
- **DELETE**: Removes lines from column files for swift deletion.
This structure ensures efficient storage, retrieval, and updates, making our system scalable and high-performing for diverse datasets and applications.
## Inibase CLI
```shell
npx inibase -p
# by default it will diplay a list of available commands (or type 'help')
```
## Examples
Tables
Config
```ts
interface {
compression: boolean;
cache: boolean;
prepend: boolean;
decodeID: boolean;
}
```
Schema
Types
```ts
interface Field {
id: number; // stored as a Number but displayed as a hashed ID
key: string;
required?: boolean;
unique?: boolean | string; // boolean for simple uniqueness, string for grouped uniqueness
regex?: RegExp; // Regular expression for custom validation
type:
| "string"
| "number"
| "boolean"
| "date"
| "email"
| "url"
| "password"
| "html"
| "ip"
| "json"
| "id";
}
interface TableField {
id: number;
key: string;
required?: boolean;
unique?: boolean | string; // Supports uniqueness constraints
type: "table";
table: string;
}
interface ArrayField {
id: number;
key: string;
required?: boolean;
unique?: boolean | string; // Supports uniqueness constraints
type: "array";
children: string | string[]; // Can be a single type or an array of types
}
interface ObjectOrArrayOfObjectsField {
id: number;
key: string;
required?: boolean;
unique?: boolean | string; // Supports uniqueness constraints
regex?: RegExp; // For validation of object-level keys
type: "object" | "array";
children: Schema; // Nested schema for objects or arrays
}
```
Unique
The `unique` property ensures that the values of a specific column or a group of columns are unique within a table. This property can be either a boolean or a string.
- **Boolean**: Setting `unique: true` ensures that the values in the column are unique across all rows.
- **String**: By setting a string value, you can group columns to enforce a combined uniqueness constraint. This is useful when you need to ensure that a combination of values across multiple fields is unique.
Examples
Unique Column
```js
{
key: "email",
type: "string",
required: true,
unique: true, // Ensures all email values are unique
}
```
Group of Unique Columns
```js
[
{
key: "firstName",
type: "string",
required: true,
unique: "nameGroup", // Part of "nameGroup" uniqueness
},
{
key: "lastName",
type: "string",
required: true,
unique: "nameGroup", // Part of "nameGroup" uniqueness
},
]
```
Create Table
```js
import Inibase from "inibase";
const db = new Inibase("/databaseName");
const userTableConfig = {
compression: true,
cache: true,
prepend: false,
decodeID: false
}
const userTableSchema = [
{
key: "username",
type: "string",
required: true,
},
{
key: "email",
type: "string",
required: true,
},
{
key: "age",
type: "number",
required: true,
},
{
key: "isActive",
type: "boolean",
// required: false
},
{
key: "hobbies",
type: "array",
children: [
{
key: "name",
type: "string",
// required: false
},
{
key: "level",
type: "string",
// required: false
},
],
},
{
key: "favoriteFoods",
type: "array",
children: "string",
// required: false
},
{
key: "address",
type: "object",
children: [
{
key: "street",
type: "string",
// required: false
},
{
key: "city",
type: "string",
// required: false
},
{
key: "country",
type: "string",
// required: false
},
],
},
];
await db.createTable("user", userTableSchema, userTableConfig);
```
Update Table
Change Name
```js
import Inibase from "inibase";
const db = new Inibase("/databaseName");
// this will change table name also in joined tables
await db.updateTable("user", undefined, {name: "userV2"});
```
Update field
```js
import Inibase from "inibase";
import { setField } from "inibase/utils";
const db = new Inibase("/databaseName");
const userTableSchema = (await db.getTable("user")).schema;
setField("username", userTableSchema, {key: "fullName"});
await db.updateTable("user", newUserTableSchema);
```
Remove field
```js
import Inibase from "inibase";
import { unsetField } from "inibase/utils";
const db = new Inibase("/databaseName");
const userTableSchema = (await db.getTable("user")).schema;
unsetField("fullName", userTableSchema);
await db.updateTable("user", newUserTableSchema);
```
Join Tables
```js
import Inibase from "inibase";
const db = new Inibase("/databaseName");
const productTableSchema = [
{
key: "title",
type: "string",
required: true,
},
{
key: "price",
type: "number",
},
{
key: "createdBy",
type: "table",
table: "user",
required: true,
},
];
await db.createTable("product", productTableSchema);
const productTableData = [
{
title: "Product 1",
price: 16,
createdBy: "1d88385d4b1581f8fb059334dec30f4c",
},
{
title: "Product 2",
price: 10,
createdBy: "5011c230aa44481bf7e8dcfe0710474f",
},
];
const product = await db.post("product", productTableData);
// [
// {
// "id": "1d88385d4b1581f8fb059334dec30f4c",
// "title": "Product 1",
// "price": 16,
// "createdBy": {
// "id": "1d88385d4b1581f8fb059334dec30f4c",
// "username": "user1",
// "email": "user1@example.com",
// ...
// }
// },
// {
// "id": "5011c230aa44481bf7e8dcfe0710474f",
// "title": "Product 2",
// "price": 10,
// "createdBy": {
// "id": "5011c230aa44481bf7e8dcfe0710474f",
// "username": "user2",
// ...
// }
// }
// ]
```
Methods
POST
```js
import Inibase from "inibase";
const db = new Inibase("/databaseName");
const userTableData = [
{
username: "user1",
email: "user1@example.com",
age: 25,
isActive: true,
hobbies: [
{ name: "Reading", level: "Intermediate" },
{ name: "Cooking", level: "Beginner" },
],
favoriteFoods: ["Pizza", "Sushi", "Chocolate"],
address: {
street: "123 Main St",
city: "Exampleville",
country: "Sampleland",
},
},
{
username: "user2",
email: "user2@example.com",
age: 30,
isActive: false,
hobbies: [
{ name: "Gardening", level: "Advanced" },
{ name: "Photography", level: "Intermediate" },
],
favoriteFoods: ["Burgers", null, "Salad"],
address: {
street: "456 Elm Rd",
city: "Testington",
country: "Demo Country",
},
},
];
const users = await db.post("user", userTableData);
// [
// {
// "id": "1d88385d4b1581f8fb059334dec30f4c",
// "username": "user1",
// "email": "user1@example.com",
// "age": 25,
// "isActive": true,
// "hobbies": {
// "name": [
// "Reading",
// "Cooking"
// ],
// "level": [
// "Intermediate",
// "Beginner"
// ]
// },
// "favoriteFoods": [
// "Pizza",
// "Sushi",
// "Chocolate"
// ],
// "address": {
// "street": "123 Main St",
// "city": "Exampleville",
// "country": "Sampleland"
// }
// },
// {
// "id": "5011c230aa44481bf7e8dcfe0710474f",
// "username": "user2",
// ...
// },
// ...
// ]
```
GET
GET by ID
```js
import Inibase from "inibase";
const db = new Inibase("/databaseName");
const user = await db.get("user", "1d88385d4b1581f8fb059334dec30f4c");
// {
// "id": "1d88385d4b1581f8fb059334dec30f4c",
// "username": "user1",
// "email": "user1@example.com",
// "age": 25,
// "isActive": true,
// "hobbies": {
// "name": [
// "Reading",
// "Cooking"
// ],
// "level": [
// "Intermediate",
// "Beginner"
// ]
// },
// "favoriteFoods": [
// "Pizza",
// "Sushi",
// "Chocolate"
// ],
// "address": {
// "street": "123 Main St",
// "city": "Exampleville",
// "country": "Sampleland"
// }
// }
```
GET by criteria
```js
import Inibase from "inibase";
const db = new Inibase("/databaseName");
const users = await db.get("user", { favoriteFoods: "[]Pizza" });
// [
// {
// "id": "1d88385d4b1581f8fb059334dec30f4c",
// "username": "user1",
// "email": "user1@example.com",
// "age": 25,
// "isActive": true,
// "hobbies": {
// "name": [
// "Reading",
// "Cooking"
// ],
// "level": [
// "Intermediate",
// "Beginner"
// ]
// },
// "favoriteFoods": [
// "Pizza",
// "Sushi",
// "Chocolate"
// ],
// "address": {
// "street": "123 Main St",
// "city": "Exampleville",
// "country": "Sampleland"
// }
// },
// ...
// ]
```
GET with columns
```js
import Inibase from "inibase";
const db = new Inibase("/databaseName");
// Get all "user" columns except "username" & "address.street"
const users = await db.get("user", undefined, {
columns: ["!username", "!address.street"],
});
```
PUT
```js
import Inibase from "inibase";
const db = new Inibase("/databaseName");
// set "isActive" to "false" for all items in table "user"
await db.put("user", { isActive: false });
// set "isActive" to "true" for specific "user" by id
await db.put("user", { isActive: false }, "1d88385d4b1581f8fb059334dec30f4c");
// set "isActive" to "true" in table "user" by criteria (where "isActive" is equal to "true")
await db.put("user", { isActive: false }, { isActive: true });
```
DELETE
```js
import Inibase from "inibase";
const db = new Inibase("/databaseName");
// delete all items in "user" table
await db.delete("user");
// delete a specific "user" by id
await db.put("user", "1d88385d4b1581f8fb059334dec30f4c");
// delete "user" by criteria (where "isActive" is equal to "false")
await db.put("user", { isActive: false });
```
SUM
```js
import Inibase from "inibase";
const db = new Inibase("/databaseName");
// get the sum of column "age" in "user" table
await db.sum("user", "age");
// get the sum of column "age" by criteria (where "isActive" is equal to "false") in "user" table
await db.sum("user", ["age", ...], { isActive: false });
```
MAX
```js
import Inibase from "inibase";
const db = new Inibase("/databaseName");
// get the biggest number of column "age" in "user" table
await db.max("user", "age");
// get the biggest number of column "age" by criteria (where "isActive" is equal to "false") in "user" table
await db.max("user", ["age", ...], { isActive: false });
```
MIN
```js
import Inibase from "inibase";
const db = new Inibase("/databaseName");
// get the smallest number of column "age" in "user" table
await db.min("user", "age");
// get the smallest number of column "age" by criteria (where "isActive" is equal to "false") in "user" table
await db.min("user", ["age", ...], { isActive: false });
```
SORT
```js
import Inibase from "inibase";
const db = new Inibase("/databaseName");
// order users by the age column
await db.get("user", undefined, { sort: "age" });
// order users by the age and username columns
await db.get("user", undefined, { sort: ["age", "username"] });
await db.get("user", undefined, { sort: {age: -1, username: "asc"} });
```
## Benchmark
### Bulk
| | 10 | 100 | 1000 |
|--------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| POST | 11 ms (0.66 mb) | 5 ms (1.02 mb) | 24 ms (1.44 mb) |
| GET | 29 ms (2.86 mb) | 24 ms (2.81 mb) | 36 ms (0.89 mb) |
| PUT | 21 ms (2.68 mb) | 16 ms (2.90 mb) | 12 ms (0.63 mb) |
| DELETE | 14 ms (0.82 mb) | 13 ms (0.84 mb) | 2 ms (0.17 mb) |
### Single
| | 10 | 100 | 1000 |
|--------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| POST | 45 ms (1.07 mb) | 12 ms (0.52 mb) | 11 ms (0.37 mb) |
| GET | 200 ms (2.15 mb) | 192 ms (2.72 mb) | 190 ms (2.31 mb) |
| PUT | 49 ms (3.22 mb) | 17 ms (2.98 mb) | 17 ms (3.06 mb) |
| DELETE | 118 ms (0.59 mb) | 113 ms (0.51 mb) | 103 ms (3.14 mb) |
> Default testing uses a table with username, email, and password fields, ensuring password encryption is included in the process
> To run benchmarks, install _typescript_ & _[tsx](https://github.com/privatenumber/tsx)_ globally and run `benchmark` by default bulk, for single use `benchmark --single|-s`
## Roadmap
- [x] Actions:
- [x] GET:
- [x] Pagination
- [x] Criteria
- [x] Columns
- [x] Sort
- [x] POST
- [x] PUT
- [x] DELETE
- [x] SUM
- [x] MAX
- [x] MIN
- [x] Schema supported types:
- [x] String
- [x] Number
- [x] Boolean
- [x] Date
- [x] Email
- [x] Url
- [x] Table
- [x] Object
- [x] Array
- [x] Password
- [x] IP
- [x] HTML
- [x] Id
- [x] JSON
- [ ] TO-DO:
- [x] Use new Map() instead of Object
- [ ] Ability to search in JSON fields
- [x] Re-check used exec functions
- [ ] Use smart caching (based on N° of queries)
- [ ] Commenting the code
- [ ] Add Backup feature (generate a tar.gz)
- [x] Add Custom field validation property to schema (using RegEx?)
- [ ] Features:
- [ ] Encryption
- [x] Data Compression
- [x] Caching System
- [ ] Suggest [new feature +](https://github.com/inicontent/inibase/discussions/new?category=ideas)
## License
[MIT](./LICENSE)