[TEASER] A noSQL library is coming...
Andrew Kluthe
andrew at ctech.me
Sat Aug 25 23:25:47 EDT 2012
How does this fair against multi-dimensional arrays?
Can I store "andre" into tA["name"]["first"] and "garzia" into
tA["name"]["last"] like with embedded documents in MongoDB?
(http://goo.gl/RMRL8)
How is the data being saved? XML, JSON, some kind of binary format?
Thanks!
Andrew
On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 9:17 PM, Jerry Jensen <jhj at jhj.com> wrote:
> I LIKE IT!
>
> My needs are modest, and so is my tolerance for having to learn "real" SQL syntax when I only want a tiny bit of it. I'll stay tuned!
>
> .Jerry
>
> On Aug 25, 2012, at 6:59 PM, Andre Garzia wrote:
>
>> Hey Folks,
>>
>> I am putting the final touches into a NoSQL data storage library for local
>> LiveCode development. It is an add-on for my DB Lib and uses SQLite for the
>> storage medium.
>>
>> It can store any kind of information as long as it is inside an array
>> variable. It doesn't require a schema or a defined set of fields. You can
>> mix and match any kind of array in the same storage file. Let me give you
>> some examples, opening a new storage:
>>
>> dsOpen "myStorage", "com.andregarzia.example"
>>
>> Saving an item:
>>
>> put "32" into tA["age"]
>> put "andre" into tA["first_name"]
>> put "garzia" into tA["last_name"]
>> dsSave "myStorage", tA
>> if "dsErr" is not in the result then
>> put the result into tKeyForLastSavedItem
>> end if
>>
>> Retrieving an item back:
>>
>> put dsGet("myStorage", tKeyForLastSavedItem) into tA
>>
>> This all works without the need to touch a SQL database. This library will
>> enter beta on monday for current owners of DB Lib. You can learn more by
>> browsing the current API reference for the Data Storage Lib at:
>>
>> http://andregarzia.com/aux/datastorageapi/
>>
>> This is a true NoSQL solution for LiveCode and writes your data to safe
>> folders in any system. You can save an item, save a bunch of items,
>> retrieve keys, items, and do normal crud operations.
>>
>> The Data Storage Lib will be bundled with DB Lib, so all current owners of
>> DB Lib will have it.
>>
>> Hope to hear feedback and opinions!
>>
>> Cheers
>> andre
>>
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