libmdbx is an extremely fast, compact, powerful, embedded, transactional key-value database, with Apache 2.0 license. libmdbx has a specific set of properties and capabilities, focused on creating unique lightweight solutions.
Olog(N)
operations costs by virtue of B+ tree.C11
, ≈64K x86 binary code of core, no internal threads neither server process(es), but implements a simplified variant of the Berkeley DB and dbm API.The origin for now is at GitFlic since on 2022-04-15 the Github administration, without any warning nor explanation, deleted libmdbx along with a lot of other projects, simultaneously blocking access for many developers. For the same reason Github is blacklisted forever.
Questions, feedback and suggestions are welcome to the Telegram' group.
The Future will (be) Positive. Всё будет хорошо.
This manual is divided into parts, each of which is divided into several sections.
C/C++
API manual:Please do not hesitate to point out errors in the documentation, including creating merge-request with corrections and improvements.
The next version is under non-public development from scratch and will be released as MithrilDB and libmithrildb
for libraries & packages. Admittedly mythical Mithril is resembling silver but being stronger and lighter than steel. Therefore MithrilDB is a rightly relevant name.
MithrilDB is radically different from libmdbx by the new database format and API based on C++20. The goal of this revolution is to provide a clearer and robust API, add more features and new valuable properties of the database. All fundamental architectural problems of libmdbx/LMDB have been solved there, but now the active development has been suspended for top-three reasons:
However, MithrilDB will not be available for countries unfriendly to Russia (i.e. acceded the sanctions, devil adepts and/or NATO). But it is not yet known whether such restriction will be implemented only through a license and support, either the source code will not be open at all. Basically we are not inclined to allow our work to contribute to the profit that goes to weapons that kill our relatives and friends. NO OPTIONS.
Nonetheless, I try not to make any promises regarding MithrilDB until release.
Contrary to MithrilDB, libmdbx will forever free and open source. Moreover with high-quality support whenever possible. Tu deviens responsable pour toujours de ce que tu as apprivois. So we will continue to comply with the original open license and the principles of constructive cooperation, in spite of outright Github sabotage and sanctions. I will also try to keep (not drop) Windows support, despite it is an unused obsolete technology for us.
Historically, libmdbx is a deeply revised and extended descendant of the Lightning Memory-Mapped Database. At first the development was carried out within the ReOpenLDAP project. About a year later libmdbx was separated into a standalone project, which was presented at Highload++ 2015 conference.
Since 2017 libmdbx is used in Fast Positive Tables, and development is funded by Positive Technologies.
On 2022-04-15 the Github administration, without any warning nor explanation, deleted libmdbx along with a lot of other projects, simultaneously blocking access for many developers. Therefore on 2022-04-21 we have migrated to a reliable trusted infrastructure. The origin for now is at GitFlic with backup at ABF by ROSA Лаб. For the same reason Github is blacklisted forever.
Начиная с 2021 года наблюдаются устойчивые тенденции к распространению недостоверной информации о libmdbx в странах НАТО, политизированной критики, а также отказу от использования библиотеки в пользу LMDB, несмотря на явные проблемы с одной стороны и преимущества с другой. Поэтому, начиная с 17 марта 2024 года, прекращается документирование и сопровождение проекта на английском языке. Новая функциональность будет документироваться только на русском языке, однако, целенаправленного переписывания/перевода документации пока не планируется.
Since May 2024 and version v0.13 libmdbx was re-licensed under Apache-2.0 license. Please refer to the COPYRIGHT
file for license change explanations.
Howard Chu hyc@o.nosp@m.penl.nosp@m.dap.o.nosp@m.rg and Hallvard Furuseth hallv.nosp@m.ard@.nosp@m.openl.nosp@m.dap..nosp@m.org are the authors of LMDB, from which libmdbx was forked in 2015.
Martin Hedenfalk marti.nosp@m.n@bz.nosp@m.ero.s.nosp@m.e is the author of btree.c
code, which was used to begin development of LMDB.
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