[plt-scheme] Databases and SLIB

--- Erich Rast <erich at snafu.de> wrote:

> So the question is whether there is a lightweight DB in
> Plt Scheme that
> 
> 1.) doesn't hold everything in memory
> 
> 2.) let's the programmer know which files are written to
> disk
> 
> 3.) will be able to store and search for Unicode strings
> 
> Does anyone have a suggestion what I could use? 

If you are happy to give up SQL the Berkeley DB (or the
less featureful GDBM) may suit your needs.  There are
bindings to the latter at: 

  http://xtalk.msk.su/~ott/ru/scheme/

(Or so I think; my Russian isn't up to much.)  For the
former I am working on bindings.  They are in the
Schematics CVS.  Currently other projects are occupying my
copious free time; I'll get around to finishing them
eventually if someone else (hint) doesn't beat me to it.

If you want SQL, then perhaps SQLite would do?

  SQLite is a small C library that implements a 
  self-contained, embeddable, zero-configuration SQL  
  database engine. 

  http://www.sqlite.org/

There is also MetaKit:

  Metakit is an efficient embedded database library with a 
  small footprint. It fills the gap between flat-file, 
  relational, object-oriented, and tree-structured 
  databases, supporting relational joins, serialization,  
  nested structures, and instant schema evolution.

  http://www.equi4.com/metakit.html

If you write bindings to any of the above you'll be my
personal hero; we really need more DB bindings.

HTH,
Noel


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