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SafinaDB (safina;سفينة;ship;saa-fee-na) is a custom-built database engine designed to be efficient, stable and fast (for learning purposes). Inspired by the Arabic word for "ship". This project is developed incrementally, starting from a basic key-value store to an advanced distributed database system.

• Project Roadmap
• Getting Started

• Data Storage: File-based storage for key-value pairs.
• Basic CRUD Operations: Create, Read, Update, Delete functionality.
• Simple CLI: Command-line interface for interacting with the database.

• In-Memory Data Structure: Add an in-memory hash map for faster access.
• Write-Through Cache: Implement caching with write-through to disk.
• Basic Indexing: Simple in-memory indexing for fast lookups.

• Log-based Storage: Implement write-ahead logging for durability.
• Recovery Mechanism: Add crash recovery to replay logs.
• Data Serialization: Efficient serialization and deserialization of data.

• B-Tree Indexes: Implement B-tree indexing for efficient range queries.
• Secondary Indexes: Add support for secondary indexes.
• Query Optimization: Basic query optimization techniques.

• Locking Mechanism: Implement basic locking for concurrent access.
• Transactions: Support for transactions with ACID properties.
• Isolation Levels: Implement different transaction isolation levels.

• Master-Slave Replication: Basic replication for high availability.
• Data Synchronization: Mechanism to sync data between nodes.
• Fault Tolerance: Basic fault tolerance and failover.

• Query Language: Implement a simple query language (e.g., SQL-like syntax).
• Stored Procedures: Support for stored procedures and functions.
• User Authentication: Basic user authentication and access control.

• Caching Strategies: Implement advanced caching strategies.
• Compression: Data compression for efficient storage.
• Performance Tuning: Optimize data structures and algorithms for performance.

• Sharding: Implement data sharding across multiple nodes.
• Consistency Protocols: Implement consistency protocols like Quorum or Paxos.
• Distributed Transactions: Support for distributed transactions and two-phase commit.

• Comprehensive Testing: Extensive testing for stability and performance.
• Documentation: Detailed documentation and user guides.
• Release: Finalize the release and publish as an open-source project.

To get started with SafinaDB, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/aallali/SafinaDB.git
   cd SafinaDB/safina_db

2. Build the project:

   make build

3. Use the CLI:

   make run

4. Run tests:

   make test

5. Run benchmarks:

   make bench

6. Generate documentation:

   make doc