nimbus-eth1/nimbus/db/core_db
Jordan Hrycaj 99238ce0e4
Core db maintenance update (#2087)
* CoreDb+Aristo: Fix handler code

* Aristo+Kvt: Remove cruft

* Aristo+Kvt: The function `forkTop()` always provides a single transaction

why:
  Previously it provided a single squashed tx only if there were any. Now
  it will provide a blind one if there were none.

* Fix Copyright header
2024-03-20 15:15:56 +00:00
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backend Core db maintenance update (#2087) 2024-03-20 15:15:56 +00:00
base Core db maintenance update (#2087) 2024-03-20 15:15:56 +00:00
README.md Unified database frontend integration (#1670) 2023-08-04 12:10:09 +01:00
base.nim Core db implement ctx layer for mpt state admin (#2082) 2024-03-18 19:40:23 +00:00
base_iterators.nim Core db implement ctx layer for mpt state admin (#2082) 2024-03-18 19:40:23 +00:00
base_iterators_persistent.nim Core db implement ctx layer for mpt state admin (#2082) 2024-03-18 19:40:23 +00:00
core_apps_legacy.nim Storage of block witnesses (#1986) 2024-02-13 17:49:41 +08:00
core_apps_newapi.nim Core db implement ctx layer for mpt state admin (#2082) 2024-03-18 19:40:23 +00:00
memory_only.nim Core db implement ctx layer for mpt state admin (#2082) 2024-03-18 19:40:23 +00:00
persistent.nim Remove obsolete select_backend and fix simulators CI (#2007) 2024-02-04 21:28:20 +07:00

README.md

Core database replacement wrapper object

This wrapper replaces the TrieDatabaseRef and its derivatives by the new object CoreDbRef.

Relations to current TrieDatabaseRef implementation

Here are some incomplete translations for objects and constructors.

Object types:

Legacy notation CoreDbRef based replacement
ChainDB (don't use/avoid)
ChainDbRef CoreDbRef
TrieDatabaseRef CoreDbKvtRef
HexaryTrie CoreDbMptRef
SecureHexaryTrie CoreDbPhkRef
DbTransaction CoreDbTxRef
TransactionID CoreDbTxID

Constructors:

Legacy notation CoreDbRef based replacement
trieDB newChainDB("..") newCoreDbRef(LegacyDbPersistent,"..")
newMemoryDB() newCoreDbRef(LegacyDbMemory)
--
initHexaryTrie(db,..) db.mpt(..) (no pruning)
db.mptPrune(..) (w/pruning true/false)
--
initSecureHexaryTrie(db,..) db.phk(..) (no pruning)
db.phkPrune(..) (w/pruning true/false)
--
newCaptureDB(db,memDB) db.capture() (see below)

Usage of the replacement wrapper

Objects pedigree:

    CoreDbRef                   -- base descriptor
     | | | |
     | | | +-- CoreDbMptRef     -- hexary trie instance
     | | | |    :                    :
     | | | +-- CoreDbMptRef     -- hexary trie instance
     | | |
     | | |
     | | +---- CoreDbPhkRef     -- pre-hashed key hexary trie instance
     | | |      :                    :
     | | +---- CoreDbPhkRef     -- pre-hashed key hexary trie instance
     | |
     | |
     | +------ CoreDbKvtRef     -- single static key-value table
     |
     |
     +-------- CoreDbCaptRef    -- tracer support descriptor

Instantiating standard database object descriptors works as follows:

    let
      db = newCoreDbRef(..)           # new base descriptor
      mpt = db.mpt(..)                # hexary trie/Merkle Patricia Tree
      phk = db.phk(..)                # pre-hashed key hexary trie/MPT
      kvt = db.kvt                    # key-value table

Tracer support setup by hiding the current CoreDbRef behind a replacement:

    let
      capture = db.capture()
      db = capture.recorder           # use the recorder in place of db
    ...

    for key,value in capture.recorder.kvt:
     ...                              # process recorded data