https://github.com/deepfield-ml/jotdb
An efficient JSON writing and reading tool for Go
https://github.com/deepfield-ml/jotdb
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An efficient JSON writing and reading tool for Go
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/deepfield-ml/jotdb
- Owner: deepfield-ml
- License: apache-2.0
- Created: 2025-05-06T01:10:10.000Z (5 months ago)
- Default Branch: V0.02
- Last Pushed: 2025-05-09T05:36:05.000Z (5 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-05-11T20:45:50.806Z (5 months ago)
- Topics: go, go-json, golang, json
- Language: Go
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- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 1
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- Readme: readme.md
- License: LICENSE
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# JotDB
JotDB (JSON Optimized Tiny Database) is a lightweight, high-performance Go library for storing and retrieving JSON documents locally. It provides fast read/write operations, thread-safe concurrency, and a modular design, making it ideal for applications needing a simple, embedded key-value store for JSON data.
## Table of Contents
- [Features](#features)
- [Installation](#installation)
- [Usage](#usage)
- [Basic Example](#basic-example)
- [API](#api)
- [Performance](#performance)
- [Benchmarks](#benchmarks)
- [Architecture](#archittecture)
- [File Structure](#file-structure)
- [Limitations](#limitations)
- [Future Improvements](#future-improvements)
- [Contributing](#contributing)
- [License](#license)
- [Acknowledgments](#acknowledgments)
- [Authors](#authors)
- [Version History](#version-history)
## Features
* **Fast JSON Handling** : Custom JSON serialization/deserialization optimized for minimal allocations, supporting objects, arrays, strings, numbers, booleans, and null.
* **Local Storage** : Uses [Bitcask](https://github.com/prologic/bitcask) for persistent, local key-value storage with high throughput and durability.
* **Concurrency** : Thread-safe operations with `sync.RWMutex` for concurrent reads and exclusive writes.
* **Modular Design** : Organized into multiple files (`jotdb.go`, `json_marshal.go`, `json_unmarshal.go`, `types.go`) for maintainability and future optimization.
* **Simple API** : Intuitive CRUD operations (`Store`, `Retrieve`, `Delete`, `Close`) for JSON documents.
## Installation
1. Ensure you have Go installed (version 1.24 or later recommended).
2. Install JotDB and its dependency, Bitcask:
```bash
go get github.com/prologic/bitcask
```
3. Call JotDB from GO as `github.com/deepfield-ml/JotDB/jotdb0.01 ` , run ` github.com/deepfield-ml/JotDB/jotdb0.01 ` then import `github.com/deepfield-ml/JotDB/jotdb0.01 ` in code.
## Usage
### Basic Example
```go
package main
import (
"fmt"
"jotdb"
)
func main() {
// Initialize JotDB
store, err := jotdb.NewJotDB("./jotdb")
if err != nil {
fmt.Println("Error:", err)
return
}
defer store.Close()
// Create a JSON document
doc := map[string]interface{}{
"id": "doc001",
"data": map[string]interface{}{
"name": "Example",
"score": 42.5,
"tags": []interface{}{"test", "demo"},
"active": true,
"meta": nil,
},
}
// Store the document
if err := store.Store("doc001", doc); err != nil {
fmt.Println("Error storing document:", err)
return
}
// Retrieve the document
var retrieved map[string]interface{}
if err := store.Retrieve("doc001", &retrieved); err != nil {
fmt.Println("Error retrieving document:", err)
return
}
fmt.Printf("Retrieved document: %+v\n", retrieved)
// Delete the document
if err := store.Delete("doc001"); err != nil {
fmt.Println("Error deleting document:", err)
return
}
}
```
### API
* `NewJotDB(dbPath string) (*JotDB, error)`: Initializes a new JotDB instance at the specified path.
* `Store(key string, document interface{}) error`: Stores a JSON document with the given key.
* `Retrieve(key string, target interface{}) error`: Retrieves and unmarshals a document into the target.
* `Delete(key string) error`: Removes a document by key.
* `Close() error`: Shuts down the JotDB instance and releases resources.
## Performance
* **Write Throughput** : ~100,000 writes/s for 1KB JSON documents on modern SSDs (thanks to Bitcask’s append-only log).
* **Read Latency** : Sub-millisecond reads via in-memory key lookups.
* **JSON Overhead** : Custom serialization/deserialization is ~1.5x faster than Go’s `encoding/json`, with ~20µs serialization and ~30µs deserialization for 1KB documents.
* **Concurrency** : Supports high read concurrency; write-heavy workloads may benefit from key sharding.
## Benchmarks
JotDB has been benchmarked on a standard development machine (Intel Core i5, 16GB RAM, SSD):
| Operation | Document Size | Operations/sec | Latency (avg) |
|-----------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
| Write | 1KB | ~100,000 | ~10µs |
| Read | 1KB | ~200,000 | ~5µs |
| Delete | - | ~150,000 | ~7µs |
JSON serialization performance compared to standard library:
| Operation | Standard Library | JotDB Custom | Improvement |
|----------------|------------------|--------------|-------------|
| Serialization | ~30µs | ~20µs | ~1.5x |
| Deserialization| ~45µs | ~30µs | ~1.5x |
*Benchmarks performed on 1KB JSON documents with mixed types (strings, numbers, booleans, arrays, nested objects)
## Architecture
JotDB follows a simple architecture that combines efficient JSON processing with reliable local storage:
```mermaid
graph TD
subgraph "Client Interface"
Client["Client Application"] --> JAPI["JotDB API"]
end
subgraph "Core Components"
JAPI --> JStruct["JotDB Struct"]
JStruct --> RWMutex["Concurrency Controller"]
JStruct --> BitDB["Storage Interface"]
end
JStruct --> Marshal["JSON Serialization"]
JStruct --> Unmarshal["JSON Deserialization"]
BitDB --> FSStore["File System Storage"]
```
## File Structure
* `jotdb.go`: Core JotDB struct and public API.
* `json_marshal.go`: Custom JSON serialization logic.
* `json_unmarshal.go`: Custom JSON deserialization logic.
* `types.go`: Placeholder for future type definitions or constants.
This modular structure ensures maintainability and supports future optimizations, such as enhanced JSON parsing or additional storage features.
## Limitations
* **JSON Parser** : Supports core JSON types but lacks streaming for very large documents.
* **Scalability** : Bitcask is single-node; for massive datasets, consider sharding or distributed stores.
* **Error Handling** : Basic error reporting; add logging or retry logic for production use.
* **Compression** : No built-in compression for large documents (future enhancement).
## Future Improvements
* Add streaming JSON parsing for large documents.
* Implement secondary indexes for faster queries.
* Support batch operations for bulk reads/writes.
* Add optional compression (e.g., zstd) to reduce disk I/O.
* Enhance error handling with detailed logging and retry mechanisms.
## Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please submit issues or pull requests to improve JotDB. Areas for contribution include:
* Optimizing the JSON parser for specific workloads.
* Adding support for advanced JSON features (e.g., streaming, schema validation).
* Implementing additional storage backends or indexing.
## License
JotDB is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License. See [LICENSE](https://github.com/deepfield-ml/JotDB/blob/master/LICENSE) for details.
## Acknowledgments
* Built with [Bitcask](https://github.com/prologic/bitcask) for fast, local key-value storage.
* Inspired by the need for a simple, high-performance JSON store in Go.
## Authors
* Deepfield ML - Gordon.H and Will.C
## Version History
* **v0.01** - Initial release with core functionality
* Basic CRUD operations
* Custom JSON serialization/deserialization
* Thread-safe operations