BoltDB is an embedded key/value database written in Go. It supports fully serializable transactions, ACID semantics, and lock-free MVCC with multiple readers and a single writer. BoltDB uses a single-level, zero-copy, B+tree data storage, which allows fast read access and does not require recovery in the event of a system crash.[02]
- Source Code
- https://github.com/boltdb/bolt[01]
- Developer
- Country of Origin
- US
- Start Year
- 2013 [05]
- End Year
- 2017 [06]
- Project Type
- Open Source
- Written in
- Go
- Supported Languages
- Go
- Derived From
- LMDB
- Inspired By
- LMDB
- License
- MIT License
BoltDB is an embedded key/value database written in Go. It supports fully serializable transactions, ACID semantics, and lock-free MVCC with multiple readers and a single writer. BoltDB uses a single-level, zero-copy, B+tree data storage, which allows fast read access and does not require recovery in the event of a system crash.[02]
History[03][04]
In 2011, Howard Chu introduced MDB, a memory-mapped database backend for OpenLDAP, later renamed to [LMDB] (https://symas.com/lmdb/technical/)(Lightning Memory-Mapped Database). In 2013, BoltDB was initially started by Ben Johnson as a port of LMDB to Go, but then the two projects diverged as the author of Bolt decided to focus on simplicity and providing the easy-to-use Go API. The goal of BoltDB became to provide a simple, fast, and reliable database for projects that don't require a full database server such as Postgres or MySQL. With BoltDB being stable, its API fixed, and its file format fixed, the author considered the project a success. Leaving it in such a state, the project was abandoned by its author in 2017.
Citations
6 sources- GitHub - boltdb/bolt: An embedded key/value database for Go. · GitHub github.com
- bolt package - github.com/boltdb/bolt - Go Packages godoc.org
- GitHub - boltdb/bolt: An embedded key/value database for Go. · GitHub github.com
- /dev/zine progville.com
- Initial commit github.com
- bolt/README.md at master · boltdb/bolt · GitHub github.com