forward to list, so discussion is not lost (my fault, I bad replied in the first instance :) )
Begin forwarded message: > From: "Torsten Bergmann" <[email protected]> > Subject: Aw: Re: Voyage backends > Date: 16 Jan 2014 14:16:12 GMT+1 > To: "Esteban Lorenzano" <[email protected]> > > Hi Esteban, > > why I like it: > > - it is similar to SQLite3 very small, just one DLL or shared lib > - very portable across many platforms (DB is independent from byte order or > 32bit vs. 64 bit) > - easy to use > - there is already a wrapper now for Pharo :) > > "UnQLite is a standard key/value store similar to BerkeleyDB, Tokyo Cabinet, > LevelDB, etc. but, with a rich feature set including support for transactions > (ACID), concurrent reader, etc. " > > http://unqlite.org/arch.html > http://www.methodsandtools.com/tools/unqlite.php > > Thanks > Torsten > >> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 16. Januar 2014 um 14:08 Uhr >> Von: "Esteban Lorenzano" <[email protected]> >> An: "Torsten Bergmann" <[email protected]> >> Cc: "Pharo Development List" <[email protected]> >> Betreff: Re: Voyage backends >> >> Ho Torsten, >> >> well… I planned Riak and maybe Tokyo and Omnibase (but when I find the time… >> not much this days). I never thought about UnQLite (and also I never hear >> about it before :P ) >> >> cheers, >> Esteban >> >> >> On 16 Jan 2014, at 14:03, Torsten Bergmann <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Esteban, >>> >>> if I understood correctly Voyage is primarily an abstraction layer to >>> access >>> NoSQL databases. Currently MongoDB or the image can be used as a backend. >>> >>> Are there any other backends available or planned (for instance to UnQLite >>> using >>> PUnqlite [1]). >>> >>> As UnQLite is an embeddable database of really small size I guess it will >>> be >>> as sucessful for the NoSQL world as SQlite3 was for the relation DBMS world >>> and supporting it as one possible backend for Voyage might be a real plus. >>> >>> At least I see that MongoDB is 102MB to install before one can use it and >>> unqlite library [2] is only a few KB ;) >>> So it is easier to package, deploy, ... - I havent checked the other >>> features >>> of Mongo vs. PunQlite so far. >>> >>> Any comments about backends in general or UnQlite in particular? >>> >>> Thx >>> T. >>> >>> [1] >>> http://forum.world.st/ANN-PunQLite-a-new-NoSQL-wrapper-for-Pharo-td4732162.html >>> [2] https://github.com/mumez/PunQLite/tree/master/binary >> >>
