rfc on general database api

There exists a long standing need for a more general approach to store data using PHP3. Since there was a short discussion about file based databases I've written an abstraction layer which could be used together with the db family (ndbm, db, gdbm), relational databases and plain text files. The API was designed in such a way that it could be handled by almost everything. Arbitrary database handlers can be registered, so the limit which is imposed by the current db.c code, is lifted. management int db_open(string path, string mode, string handlername) opens path using the specified handler in mode void db_close(int handle) close database void db_optimize(int handle) optimize (e.g. clean up, vacuum) database updates/delete bool db_delete(int handle, string key) deletes the entry associated with key bool db_insert(int handle, string key, string value) inserts value as key, returns false, if key exists already bool db_replace(int handle, string key, string value) inserts value as key, replaces key, if key exists already data retrieval bool db_exists(int handle, string key) checks, if the specified key exists string db_fetch(int handle, string key) fetches the data associated with key data traversal string db_firstkey(int handle) resets the internal key pointer and returns the first key string db_nextkey(int handle, string key) returns the next key Comments? -- Regards, Sascha Schumann | Consultant | finger sas@schell.de | for PGP public key -- PHP Development Mailing List http://www.php.net/ To unsubscribe send an empty message to php-dev-unsubscribe@lists.php.net For help: php-dev-help@lists.php.net