Dingdb, a thingdb like storage & retrieval Python API

Simple implementation of Thingdb, called Dingdb (German for 'thing') Currently expects a sqlite3 database.

Inspired by:

• http://web.archive.org/web/20080109204022/http://pharos.infogami.com/tdb
• https://github.com/reddit-archive/reddit/blob/master/r2/r2/lib/db/ding.py
• https://github.com/itslukej/ding/tree/master/dingdb
• https://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/30ycc1/has_anyone_built_a_reddit_clone_if_so_any_tips_on/
  • http://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/.json
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB-M8oH4K4w

Installation

git clone git@github.com:chrisjsimpson/dingdb.git
cd dingdb/
pip3 install ./
python3 dingdb/migrations/1-create-dingdb-schema.py -up -db ./data.db

Usage

from dingdb import dingdb
from uuid import uuid4

dingdb.help() # See help

# Connect and insert data
tdb = dingdb(database='./data.db')
# Put things
tdb.putDing(1, 'person', 'person', data=[{'key':'name', 'value': 'Sam'}, {'key':'age', 'value':30}])
# Get a thing
person = tdb.getDing(1)
person.name 
'Sam'
person.age
'30'
person.age = 31
person.save()

# Get things by type
tdb.getDingsByType('person')

# More..

# Use a uuid for ids:
tdb.putDing(str(uuid4()), 'person', 'person', data=[{'key':'name', 'value': 'Sam'}, {'key':'age', 'value':30}])