On Wednesday 12 December 2001 09:13 am, you wrote: > >What would be the benefits of using B-Tree indexed file vs filesystem > >directory? > > - When you have many files in one directory that can be problematic > for maintainence. > - Some Caching system like Squid split that up into the different > subdirectories, others hold the data in one file. > - With this Implementation we would be able to turn -if wished- > the MRUMemoryStore (or something equal) off and use only the Filesystem > for Storing. Maybe for machines with limited memory,.... For this approach > you need some speedy access for the data on the FS. > - Multiple indexes per data file, so you can access data with > a variety of criteria. > - Indexed data does not need to be homogenous; data files can contain > mixed serialized types, all using the same indexes. > - 100% portable between platforms. > - ...
- No problems with filenames that exceed target platform limitations :) A deep cacheable pipeline can generate a very long FS store key. -pete -- peter royal -> [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
