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storr.tiledb

A TileDB Embedded-based driver for storr, a key-value store with content-addressable storage for R objects.

Overview

storr.tiledb is an R package that extends the storr ecosystem by providing a TileDB-based driver and custom storr-like classes that leverage the advantages of the underlying backend.

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Key features

  • Fast key-value operations via driver methods
  • Metadata support: notes and Time-To-Live (TTL) expiration timestamps next to key-value pairs
  • Async/parallel operations with mirai
  • In-memory caching layers with hash tables
  • Native cloud storage support (AWS S3, Azure Blob, Google Cloud Storage)
  • Data version (time-travel)
  • Encryption support
  • Schema configuration for tuning performance and storage characteristics

Installation

Development version from GitHub:

# pak
pak::pkg_install("cgiachalis/storr.tiledb")

# remotes
remotes::install_github("cgiachalis/storr.tiledb")

From r-universe:

# Install 'storr.tiledb' in R:
install.packages('storr.tiledb', repos = c('https://cgiachalis.r-universe.dev'))

Quick start 

library(storr.tiledb)

# Temp URI path
uri <- tempfile()

# Set up storr
sto <- storr_tiledb(uri, init = TRUE)

# Set
sto$set("mykey1", list(a = 1))
sto$set("mykey2", "abc")

# Get
sto$get("mykey2")
 [1] "abc"
 
# List all keys
sto$list()
[1] "mykey1" "mykey2"

# Del
sto$del("mykey1")

Documentation

For more detailed information, visit the full documentation on GitHub Pages.

  • Get Started - Quick reference to basic operations
  • API Usage - Learn about storr.tiledb operations through examples
  • Data Model - Overview of TileDB driver data model

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