ipld-store

Minimal on-disc store for IPLD.

IPLDStore(path[, safe = true])

let store = require('ipld-store')(__dirname + '/test.db')

safe means that buffers will be validated against the multihash in the cid before storage. You can turn this off for performance purposes if you're performing the hash elsewhere.

store.put(cid, buffer)

Accepts a CID instance or base58 encoded string.

Returns a promise that resolves when the data is stored.

store.get(cid)

Accepts a CID instance or base58 encoded string.

Returns a promise that resolves a Buffer instance.

Note: The buffer is not validated against the multihash in the CID on get. If you are concerned that the underlying disc store has been compromised you should perform this check manually.

store.has(cid)

Accepts a CID instance or base58 encoded string.

Returns a promise that resolves to a boolean.

store.del(cid)

Accepts a CID instance or base58 encoded string.

Returns a promise that resolves when the data is deleted.

store.bulk([size = 1GB])

Returns a Bulk object.

size is the max size of the values being queued for write.

Writes are committed in chunks. When one set of writes finishes the current set of queued writes will then be written.

This means writes are flushed long before flush() is called.

If the queue of writes exceeds the size limit put() promises will wait to return until the queue is flushed. This allows you to implement some back-pressure when the write queue gets very large.

bulk.put(cid, buffer)

Accepts a CID instance or base58 encoded string.

Put operation is queue to be performed on flush().

Returns a promise that resolves immediately if the queue has not exceeded the max size. If the queue has exceeded the max size it will not resolve until it has flushed.

bulk.del(cid)

Accepts a CID instance or base58 encoded string.

Delete operation is queue to be performed on flush().

bulk.flush()

Returns a promise that resolves when all the pending transactions are flushed to disc. Note: transactions are being flushed continuously as they are added. This method just ensures all pending transactions have finished.