NTuples - intra-memory RDBMS / db-operations on NxN arrays


NAME

    NTuples - intra-memory RDBMS / db-operations on NxN arrays


SYNOPSIS

      use NTuples;
      $myassoc = new NTuples( );

      $myassoc->new_format( ['username', 'id', 'uid'] );
      $myassoc->new_data(
                          (
                            ["cmorris", "T0001", "100"],
                            ["ibl", "T2841", "101"],
                            ["olson", "T4812", "102"],
                            ["bader", "T3124", "103"]
                          )
                        );
      $myassoc->insert_data( ["robin_c", "T1492", "104"] );
        #returns [ 'ibl', 'T2841', '101' ]
      @row = $myassoc->select_row( 'username', 'ibl' );
        #returns 'robin_c'
      $val = $myassoc->select_value( 'uid', '104', 'username' );


DESCRIPTION

    NTuples - intra-memory RDBMS / database operations on NxN arrays
        NTuples should be used to run fast db-operations
        in NxN tables. NTuples is designed to be run inside of
        programs with daemon-like behavior, you regain the time
        lost during load-time from the high associativity
        with the excellent query performance.


USAGE

    new()
      Constructor.
      Returns new instance of NTuples.

    new_format()
      parameters:
        @format, array of column names

      Alters key format for any current or added data lines.

      There should be one argument for each element in the list
      with the name of the type of data in that field.

      For a non-unique data field in the format, or one that
      is not to be mapped, simply use null.

    new_data()
      parameters:
        @data, lines of data

      Registers and runs map on an array of data (overwriting old data)

    select_row()
      parameters:
        $keyname, name of column (specified in format)
        $key, value in column

      Returns record specified by $key in $keyname column (array)
      SQL equivalent: "SELECT * FROM MyTuples WHERE $keyname=$key"

    select_value()
      parameters:
        $keyname, name of column (specified in format)
        $key, value in column 
        $valname, name of associated column to retreive

      Returns single value specified by $key in $keyname column (scalar)
      SQL equivalent: "SELECT $valname FROM MyTuples WHERE $keyname=$key"

    update_row()
      parameters:
        $keyname, name of column (specified in format)
        $key, value in column 
        @row, values to update (must be full record, otherwise use update_value)

      Updates row specified by $key in $keyname column.
      SQL equivalent: "UPDATE MyTuples SET c1=$row[0], ..., cn=$row[n] WHERE $keyname=$key"

    update_value()
      parameters:
        $keyname, name of column (specified in format)
        $key, value in column 
        $valname, value to update
        $val, new value

      Updates $valname to $val in row specified by $key in $keyname column.
      SQL equivalent: "UPDATE MyTuples SET $valname=$val WHERE $keyname=$key"
    delete_row()
      parameters:
        $keyname, name of column (specified in format)
        $key, value in column 

      Deletes row specified by $key in $keyname column.
      SQL equivalent: "DELETE FROM MyTuples WHERE $keyname=$key"

=head1 INSTALLATION

To install this module type the following:

   perl Makefile.PL
   make
   make install


DEPENDENCIES

  none


BUGS

  Not sure at this time. Everything -seems- stable,
  but if any are sighted please email me.


COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE

Copyright (C) 2006, 2007 Charles A Morris. All rights reserved.

This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

 NTuples - intra-memory RDBMS / db-operations on NxN arrays