FastCask-DB

FastCask-DB is a naive implementation of Bitcask paper in pure C++.

Getting Started

• Clone the repository using the following command

git clone https://github.com/helios2003/FastCask-DB.git

• Change directory into the cloned folder and insert the following commands

 ./run.sh

• You will enter the terminal for FastCask DB where you can type the commands
• Press Ctrl + C for a forceful closure or type EXIT for a graceful closure.
• Run make clean to remove the object files created.

Performance testing

• The performance has been measured using Catch2. Follow the installation steps as given here.
• After downloading and configuring Catch2 write the following command

cd benchmark
./test.sh

List of Commands Implemented

• SET <key> <value> <expiry_time: optional>: Sets the key and corresponding value with an optional expiry time.
• GET <key>: Gets the value associated with the key.
• DELETE <key>: Deletes the key and the associated values
• LIST: Lists all the keys.
• SYNC: Restores the database if there was a forceful exit done earlier (i.e. will not work if you exited from the DB shell using the EXIT command).
• EXIT: Graceful closure deleting all the data stored in memory and on the disk.