MDB_VERFOO(MDB_VERSION_MAJOR,MDB_VERSION_MINOR,MDB_VERSION_PATCH,MDB_VERSION_DATE)
/** @} */
-/** Opaque structure for a database environment. A DB environment supports multiple
- * databases, all residing in the same shared-memory map.
+/** @brief Opaque structure for a database environment.
+ *
+ * A DB environment supports multiple databases, all residing in the same
+ * shared-memory map.
*/
typedef struct MDB_env MDB_env;
-/** Opaque structure for a transaction handle. All database operations require
- * a transaction handle. Transactions may be read-only or read-write.
+/** @brief Opaque structure for a transaction handle.
+ *
+ * All database operations require a transaction handle. Transactions may be
+ * read-only or read-write.
*/
typedef struct MDB_txn MDB_txn;
-/** A handle for an individual database in the DB environment. */
+/** @brief A handle for an individual database in the DB environment. */
typedef unsigned int MDB_dbi;
-/** Opaque structure for navigating through a database */
+/** @brief Opaque structure for navigating through a database */
typedef struct MDB_cursor MDB_cursor;
-/** Generic structure used for passing keys and data in and out of the database. */
+/** @brief Generic structure used for passing keys and data in and out of the database. */
typedef struct MDB_val {
size_t mv_size; /**< size of the data item */
void *mv_data; /**< address of the data item */
} MDB_val;
-/** A callback function used to compare two keys in a database */
+/** @brief A callback function used to compare two keys in a database */
typedef int (MDB_cmp_func)(const MDB_val *a, const MDB_val *b);
-/** A callback function used to relocate a position-dependent data item
- * in a fixed-address database. The \b newptr gives the item's desired address in
+/** @brief A callback function used to relocate a position-dependent data item
+ * in a fixed-address database.
+ *
+ * The \b newptr gives the item's desired address in
* the memory map, and \b oldptr gives its previous address. The item's actual
* data resides at the address in \b item. This callback is expected to walk
* through the fields of the record in \b item and modify any
*/
/** mmap at a fixed address */
#define MDB_FIXEDMAP 0x01
+ /** no environment directory */
+#define MDB_NOSUBDIR 0x02
/** don't fsync after commit */
#define MDB_NOSYNC 0x10000
/** read only */
#define MDB_NODUPDATA 0x20
/** For mdb_cursor_put: overwrite the current key/data pair */
#define MDB_CURRENT 0x40
+/** For put: Just reserve space for data, don't copy it. Return a
+ * pointer to the reserved space.
+ */
+#define MDB_RESERVE 0x10000
+/** Data is being appended, don't split full pages. */
+#define MDB_APPEND 0x20000
+/** Store multiple data items in one call. */
+#define MDB_MULTIPLE 0x40000
/* @} */
-/** Cursor Get operations
+/** @brief Cursor Get operations.
+ *
* This is the set of all operations for retrieving data
* using a cursor.
*/
#define MDB_VERSION_MISMATCH (-30794)
/** @} */
-/** Statistics for a database in the environment */
+/** @brief Statistics for a database in the environment */
typedef struct MDB_stat {
unsigned int ms_psize; /**< Size of a database page.
This is currently the same for all databases. */
size_t ms_entries; /**< Number of data items */
} MDB_stat;
- /** Return the mdb library version information.
+ /** @brief Return the mdb library version information.
+ *
* @param[out] major if non-NULL, the library major version number is copied here
* @param[out] minor if non-NULL, the library minor version number is copied here
* @param[out] patch if non-NULL, the library patch version number is copied here
*/
char *mdb_version(int *major, int *minor, int *patch);
- /** Return a string describing a given error code.
+ /** @brief Return a string describing a given error code.
+ *
* This function is a superset of the ANSI C X3.159-1989 (ANSI C) strerror(3)
* function. If the error code is greater than or equal to 0, then the string
* returned by the system function strerror(3) is returned. If the error code
*/
char *mdb_strerror(int err);
- /** Create an MDB environment handle.
+ /** @brief Create an MDB environment handle.
+ *
* This function allocates memory for a #MDB_env structure. To release
* the allocated memory and discard the handle, call #mdb_env_close().
* Before the handle may be used, it must be opened using #mdb_env_open().
*/
int mdb_env_create(MDB_env **env);
- /** Open an environment handle.
+ /** @brief Open an environment handle.
+ *
* If this function fails, #mdb_env_close() must be called to discard the #MDB_env handle.
* @param[in] env An environment handle returned by #mdb_env_create()
* @param[in] path The directory in which the database files reside. This
* across multiple invocations. This option may not always work, depending on
* how the operating system has allocated memory to shared libraries and other uses.
* The feature is highly experimental.
+ * <li>#MDB_NOSUBDIR
+ * By default, MDB creates its environment in a directory whose
+ * pathname is given in \b path, and creates its data and lock files
+ * under that directory. With this option, \b path is used as-is for
+ * the database main data file. The database lock file is the \b path
+ * with "-lock" appended.
* <li>#MDB_NOSYNC
* Don't perform a synchronous flush after committing a transaction. This means
* transactions will exhibit the ACI (atomicity, consistency, and isolation)
*/
int mdb_env_open(MDB_env *env, const char *path, unsigned int flags, mode_t mode);
- /** Return statistics about the MDB environment.
+ /** @brief Return statistics about the MDB environment.
+ *
* @param[in] env An environment handle returned by #mdb_env_create()
* @param[out] stat The address of an #MDB_stat structure
* where the statistics will be copied
*/
int mdb_env_stat(MDB_env *env, MDB_stat *stat);
- /** Flush the data buffers to disk.
+ /** @brief Flush the data buffers to disk.
+ *
* Data is always written to disk when #mdb_txn_commit() is called,
* but the operating system may keep it buffered. MDB always flushes
* the OS buffers upon commit as well, unless the environment was
*/
int mdb_env_sync(MDB_env *env, int force);
- /** Close the environment and release the memory map.
+ /** @brief Close the environment and release the memory map.
+ *
* Only a single thread may call this function. All transactions, databases,
* and cursors must already be closed before calling this function. Attempts to
* use any such handles after calling this function will cause a SIGSEGV.
*/
void mdb_env_close(MDB_env *env);
- /** Set environment flags.
+ /** @brief Set environment flags.
+ *
* This may be used to set some flags that weren't already set during
* #mdb_env_open(), or to unset these flags. Currently only the
* #MDB_NOSYNC flag setting may be changed with this function.
*/
int mdb_env_set_flags(MDB_env *env, unsigned int flags, int onoff);
- /** Get environment flags.
+ /** @brief Get environment flags.
+ *
* @param[in] env An environment handle returned by #mdb_env_create()
* @param[out] flags The address of an integer to store the flags
* @return A non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success. Some possible
*/
int mdb_env_get_flags(MDB_env *env, unsigned int *flags);
- /** Return the path that was used in #mdb_env_open().
+ /** @brief Return the path that was used in #mdb_env_open().
+ *
* @param[in] env An environment handle returned by #mdb_env_create()
* @param[out] path Address of a string pointer to contain the path. This
* is the actual string in the environment, not a copy. It should not be
*/
int mdb_env_get_path(MDB_env *env, const char **path);
- /** Set the size of the memory map to use for this environment.
+ /** @brief Set the size of the memory map to use for this environment.
+ *
* The size should be a multiple of the OS page size. The default is
* 10485760 bytes. The size of the memory map is also the maximum size
* of the database. The value should be chosen as large as possible,
*/
int mdb_env_set_mapsize(MDB_env *env, size_t size);
- /** Set the maximum number of threads for the environment.
+ /** @brief Set the maximum number of threads for the environment.
+ *
* This defines the number of slots in the lock table that is used to track readers in the
* the environment. The default is 126.
* This function may only be called after #mdb_env_create() and before #mdb_env_open().
*/
int mdb_env_set_maxreaders(MDB_env *env, unsigned int readers);
- /** Get the maximum number of threads for the environment.
+ /** @brief Get the maximum number of threads for the environment.
+ *
* @param[in] env An environment handle returned by #mdb_env_create()
* @param[out] readers Address of an integer to store the number of readers
* @return A non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success. Some possible
*/
int mdb_env_get_maxreaders(MDB_env *env, unsigned int *readers);
- /** Set the maximum number of databases for the environment.
+ /** @brief Set the maximum number of databases for the environment.
+ *
* This function is only needed if multiple databases will be used in the
* environment. Simpler applications that only use a single database can ignore
* this option.
*/
int mdb_env_set_maxdbs(MDB_env *env, MDB_dbi dbs);
- /** Create a transaction for use with the environment.
+ /** @brief Create a transaction for use with the environment.
+ *
* The transaction handle may be discarded using #mdb_txn_abort() or #mdb_txn_commit().
* @note Transactions may not span threads, a transaction must only be used by a
* single thread.
* @note Cursors may not span transactions; each cursor must be opened and closed
* within a single transaction.
* @param[in] env An environment handle returned by #mdb_env_create()
+ * @param[in] parent If this parameter is non-NULL, the new transaction
+ * will be a nested transaction, with the transaction indicated by \b parent
+ * as its parent. Transactions may be nested to any level. A parent
+ * transaction may not issue any other operations besides mdb_txn_begin,
+ * mdb_txn_abort, or mdb_txn_commit while it has active child transactions.
* @param[in] flags Special options for this transaction. This parameter
* must be set to 0 or by bitwise OR'ing together one or more of the
* values described here.
* the reader lock table is full. See #mdb_env_set_maxreaders().
* </ul>
*/
-int mdb_txn_begin(MDB_env *env, unsigned int flags, MDB_txn **txn);
+int mdb_txn_begin(MDB_env *env, MDB_txn *parent, unsigned int flags, MDB_txn **txn);
- /** Commit all the operations of a transaction into the database.
- * All cursors opened within the transaction must be closed before the transaction
- * is committed.
- * The transaction handle will be freed and must not be used again after this call.
+ /** @brief Commit all the operations of a transaction into the database.
+ *
+ * All cursors opened within the transaction will be closed by this call. The cursors
+ * and transaction handle will be freed and must not be used again after this call.
* @param[in] txn A transaction handle returned by #mdb_txn_begin()
* @return A non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success. Some possible
* errors are:
*/
int mdb_txn_commit(MDB_txn *txn);
- /** Abandon all the operations of the transaction instead of saving them.
- * All cursors opened within the transaction must be closed before the transaction
- * is aborted.
- * The transaction handle will be freed and must not be used again after this call.
+ /** @brief Abandon all the operations of the transaction instead of saving them.
+ *
+ * All cursors opened within the transaction will be closed by this call. The cursors
+ * and transaction handle will be freed and must not be used again after this call.
* @param[in] txn A transaction handle returned by #mdb_txn_begin()
*/
void mdb_txn_abort(MDB_txn *txn);
- /** Reset a read-only transaction.
+ /** @brief Reset a read-only transaction.
+ *
* This releases the current reader lock but doesn't free the
* transaction handle, allowing it to be used again later by #mdb_txn_renew().
* It otherwise has the same effect as #mdb_txn_abort() but saves some memory
*/
void mdb_txn_reset(MDB_txn *txn);
- /** Renew a read-only transaction.
+ /** @brief Renew a read-only transaction.
+ *
* This acquires a new reader lock for a transaction handle that had been
* released by #mdb_txn_reset(). It must be called before a reset transaction
* may be used again.
*/
int mdb_txn_renew(MDB_txn *txn);
- /** Open a database in the environment.
- * The database handle may be discarded by calling #mdb_close().
+ /** @brief Open a database in the environment.
+ *
+ * The database handle may be discarded by calling #mdb_close(). Only
+ * one thread should call this function; it is not mutex-protected in
+ * a read-only transaction.
* @param[in] txn A transaction handle returned by #mdb_txn_begin()
* @param[in] name The name of the database to open. If only a single
* database is needed in the enviroment, this value may be NULL.
*/
int mdb_open(MDB_txn *txn, const char *name, unsigned int flags, MDB_dbi *dbi);
- /** Retrieve statistics for a database.
+ /** @brief Retrieve statistics for a database.
+ *
* @param[in] txn A transaction handle returned by #mdb_txn_begin()
* @param[in] dbi A database handle returned by #mdb_open()
* @param[out] stat The address of an #MDB_stat structure
*/
int mdb_stat(MDB_txn *txn, MDB_dbi dbi, MDB_stat *stat);
- /** Close a database handle.
+ /** @brief Close a database handle.
+ *
+ * This call is not mutex protected. Handles should only be closed by
+ * a single thread, and only if no other threads are going to reference
+ * the database handle any further.
+ * @param[in] env An environment handle returned by #mdb_env_create()
+ * @param[in] dbi A database handle returned by #mdb_open()
+ */
+void mdb_close(MDB_env *env, MDB_dbi dbi);
+
+ /** @brief Delete a database and/or free all its pages.
+ *
+ * If the \b del parameter is non-zero the DB handle will be closed
+ * and the DB will be deleted.
* @param[in] txn A transaction handle returned by #mdb_txn_begin()
* @param[in] dbi A database handle returned by #mdb_open()
+ * @param[in] del non-zero to delete the DB from the environment,
+ * otherwise just free its pages.
+ * @return A non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success.
*/
-void mdb_close(MDB_txn *txn, MDB_dbi dbi);
+int mdb_drop(MDB_txn *txn, MDB_dbi dbi, int del);
- /** Set a custom key comparison function for a database.
+ /** @brief Set a custom key comparison function for a database.
+ *
* The comparison function is called whenever it is necessary to compare a
* key specified by the application with a key currently stored in the database.
- * If no comparison function is specified, and no special key flags were specified
+ * If no comparison function is specified, and no speAGAINcial key flags were specified
* with #mdb_open(), the keys are compared lexically, with shorter keys collating
* before longer keys.
* @warning This function must be called before any data access functions are used,
*/
int mdb_set_compare(MDB_txn *txn, MDB_dbi dbi, MDB_cmp_func *cmp);
- /** Set a custom data comparison function for a #MDB_DUPSORT database.
+ /** @brief Set a custom data comparison function for a #MDB_DUPSORT database.
+ *
* This comparison function is called whenever it is necessary to compare a data
* item specified by the application with a data item currently stored in the database.
* This function only takes effect if the database was opened with the #MDB_DUPSORT
*/
int mdb_set_dupsort(MDB_txn *txn, MDB_dbi dbi, MDB_cmp_func *cmp);
- /** Set a relocation function for a #MDB_FIXEDMAP database.
+ /** @brief Set a relocation function for a #MDB_FIXEDMAP database.
+ *
* @todo The relocation function is called whenever it is necessary to move the data
* of an item to a different position in the database (e.g. through tree
* balancing operations, shifts as a result of adds or deletes, etc.). It is
*/
int mdb_set_relfunc(MDB_txn *txn, MDB_dbi dbi, MDB_rel_func *rel);
- /** Set a context pointer for a #MDB_FIXEDMAP database's relocation function.
+ /** @brief Set a context pointer for a #MDB_FIXEDMAP database's relocation function.
+ *
* See #mdb_set_relfunc and #MDB_rel_func for more details.
* @param[in] txn A transaction handle returned by #mdb_txn_begin()
* @param[in] dbi A database handle returned by #mdb_open()
*/
int mdb_set_relctx(MDB_txn *txn, MDB_dbi dbi, void *ctx);
- /** Get items from a database.
+ /** @brief Get items from a database.
+ *
* This function retrieves key/data pairs from the database. The address
* and length of the data associated with the specified \b key are returned
* in the structure to which \b data refers.
*/
int mdb_get(MDB_txn *txn, MDB_dbi dbi, MDB_val *key, MDB_val *data);
- /** Store items into a database.
+ /** @brief Store items into a database.
+ *
* This function stores key/data pairs in the database. The default behavior
* is to enter the new key/data pair, replacing any previously existing key
* if duplicates are disallowed, or adding a duplicate data item if
int mdb_put(MDB_txn *txn, MDB_dbi dbi, MDB_val *key, MDB_val *data,
unsigned int flags);
- /** Delete items from a database.
+ /** @brief Delete items from a database.
+ *
* This function removes key/data pairs from the database.
* If the database does not support sorted duplicate data items
* (#MDB_DUPSORT) the data parameter is ignored.
*/
int mdb_del(MDB_txn *txn, MDB_dbi dbi, MDB_val *key, MDB_val *data);
- /** Create a cursor handle.
+ /** @brief Create a cursor handle.
+ *
* Cursors are associated with a specific transaction and database and
* may not span threads.
* @param[in] txn A transaction handle returned by #mdb_txn_begin()
*/
int mdb_cursor_open(MDB_txn *txn, MDB_dbi dbi, MDB_cursor **cursor);
- /** Close a cursor handle.
+ /** @brief Close a cursor handle.
+ *
* The cursor handle will be freed and must not be used again after this call.
* @param[in] cursor A cursor handle returned by #mdb_cursor_open()
*/
void mdb_cursor_close(MDB_cursor *cursor);
- /** Retrieve by cursor.
+ /** @brief Return the cursor's transaction handle.
+ *
+ * @param[in] cursor A cursor handle returned by #mdb_cursor_open()
+ */
+MDB_txn *mdb_cursor_txn(MDB_cursor *cursor);
+
+ /** @brief Return the cursor's database handle.
+ *
+ * @param[in] cursor A cursor handle returned by #mdb_cursor_open()
+ */
+MDB_dbi mdb_cursor_dbi(MDB_cursor *cursor);
+
+ /** @brief Retrieve by cursor.
+ *
* This function retrieves key/data pairs from the database. The address and length
* of the key are returned in the object to which \b key refers (except for the
* case of the #MDB_SET option, in which the \b key object is unchanged), and
* the address and length of the data are returned in the object to which \b data
* refers.
- * @bug Cursors are not coordinated with write operations. If a cursor in a
- * write transaction is performing a sequential scan while records are being
- * inserted or deleted in the same transaction, the cursor will be corrupted.
* @param[in] cursor A cursor handle returned by #mdb_cursor_open()
* @param[in,out] key The key for a retrieved item
* @param[in,out] data The data of a retrieved item
int mdb_cursor_get(MDB_cursor *cursor, MDB_val *key, MDB_val *data,
MDB_cursor_op op);
- /** Store by cursor.
+ /** @brief Store by cursor.
+ *
* This function stores key/data pairs into the database.
* If the function fails for any reason, the state of the cursor will be
* unchanged. If the function succeeds and an item is inserted into the
int mdb_cursor_put(MDB_cursor *cursor, MDB_val *key, MDB_val *data,
unsigned int flags);
- /** Delete current key/data pair
+ /** @brief Delete current key/data pair
+ *
* This function deletes the key/data pair to which the cursor refers.
* @param[in] cursor A cursor handle returned by #mdb_cursor_open()
* @param[in] flags Options for this operation. This parameter
*/
int mdb_cursor_del(MDB_cursor *cursor, unsigned int flags);
- /** Return count of duplicates for current key.
+ /** @brief Return count of duplicates for current key.
+ *
* This call is only valid on databases that support sorted duplicate
* data items #MDB_DUPSORT.
* @param[in] cursor A cursor handle returned by #mdb_cursor_open()
*/
int mdb_cursor_count(MDB_cursor *cursor, size_t *countp);
- /** Compare two data items according to a particular database.
+ /** @brief Compare two data items according to a particular database.
+ *
* This returns a comparison as if the two data items were keys in the
* specified database.
* @param[in] txn A transaction handle returned by #mdb_txn_begin()
*/
int mdb_cmp(MDB_txn *txn, MDB_dbi dbi, const MDB_val *a, const MDB_val *b);
- /** Compare two data items according to a particular database.
+ /** @brief Compare two data items according to a particular database.
+ *
* This returns a comparison as if the two items were data items of
* a sorted duplicates #MDB_DUPSORT database.
* @param[in] txn A transaction handle returned by #mdb_txn_begin()