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Guides and reference documentation for using VevDB as a command-line database or embedded library.

Start

Getting startedOpen a database, transact data, and run a query.Command-line interfaceCreate, transact, query, inspect, and compact stores.Building VevDBBuild the CLI, shared library, and language packages.

Core concepts

Data modelDatoms, entities, attributes, transactions, and snapshots.TransactionsTransaction data, lookup refs, tempids, and functions.Queries and pullDatalog clauses, inputs, rules, aggregates, and pull.HistoryHistorical views, as-of, since, and transaction logs.

Storage

StorageDurable stores, snapshots, indexes, and compaction.SQLite backendThe bundled durable storage backend.Runtime dependenciesWhat applications need at runtime.

Reference

Datomic syntaxSupported Datomic-style transaction and query syntax.C ABINative embedding through the stable C interface.Language packagesC, Clojure, Java, Odin, and other clients.Benchmark resultsDated same-machine query and transaction measurements.Running benchmarksWorkloads, commands, and reproduction instructions.MusicBrainz exampleImporting and querying a larger real-world dataset.