neevdb 1.0.0

A lightweight file-based database engine built with pure Python

NeevDB 🗄️

A lightweight, file-based database engine built with pure Python — no dependencies, no setup, just run.

NeevDB ("neev" = foundation in Hindi) is a simple database engine written from scratch in Python.
It supports tables, CRUD operations, SQL-like queries, and an interactive CLI shell.

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📁 Folder Structure

NeevDB/
├── neevdb/
│   ├── __init__.py       # Package entry point
│   ├── core.py           # Main database engine (CRUD + Query)
│   ├── storage.py        # File read/write layer
│   └── query.py          # SQL-like query parser and executor
├── tests/
│   └── test_core.py      # Full test suite (12 tests)
├── cli.py                # Interactive terminal shell
└── README.md             # You are here

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⚡ Quick Start

from neevdb import NeevDB

# Connect to (or create) a database file
db = NeevDB("mydata.json")

# Create a table
db.create_table("users")

# Insert records
db.insert("users", {"name": "Alice", "age": 25, "city": "Mumbai"})
db.insert("users", {"name": "Bob",   "age": 17, "city": "Delhi"})

# Find all records
all_users = db.find_all("users")

# Find with a condition
adults = db.find("users", lambda row: row["age"] > 18)

# Update records
db.update("users", lambda row: row["name"] == "Bob", {"age": 20})

# Delete records
db.delete("users", lambda row: row["name"] == "Alice")

# Count records
total = db.count("users")

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🔍 Query Engine

NeevDB supports SQL-like query strings:

# Select all records
db.query("SELECT * FROM users")

# Filter with WHERE
db.query("SELECT * FROM users WHERE age > 18")

# Select specific columns
db.query("SELECT name, city FROM users")

# Sort with ORDER BY
db.query("SELECT * FROM users ORDER BY age")
db.query("SELECT * FROM users ORDER BY age DESC")

# Limit results
db.query("SELECT * FROM users LIMIT 5")

# Combine everything
db.query("SELECT name, city FROM users WHERE age > 18 ORDER BY name LIMIT 3")

Supported WHERE operators:

Operator	Meaning
=	Equal to
!=	Not equal to
>	Greater than
<	Less than
>=	Greater or equal
<=	Less or equal

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💻 CLI Shell

Launch the interactive terminal shell:

python cli.py

Or connect to a specific database file:

python cli.py mydata.json

CLI Commands:

NeevDB > SHOW TABLES
NeevDB > CREATE TABLE users
NeevDB > INSERT INTO users name=Alice age=25 city=Mumbai
NeevDB > SELECT * FROM users
NeevDB > SELECT * FROM users WHERE age > 18
NeevDB > SELECT * FROM users ORDER BY age DESC LIMIT 3
NeevDB > DELETE FROM users WHERE name = Alice
NeevDB > DROP TABLE users
NeevDB > HELP
NeevDB > EXIT

Example CLI session:

══════════════════════════════════════════════════════
  NeevDB v1.0 — Interactive Shell
  Database: neevdb.json
══════════════════════════════════════════════════════
  Type HELP for commands, EXIT to quit.

NeevDB > CREATE TABLE users
  Table 'users' created.

NeevDB > INSERT INTO users name=Manish age=21 city=Indore
  Inserted record with _id=1 into 'users'.

NeevDB > SELECT * FROM users
  ────────────────────────────────
  name      age   city
  ────────────────────────────────
  Manish    21    Indore
  ────────────────────────────────
  1 row(s)

NeevDB > EXIT
  Goodbye! NeevDB closed.

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🧪 Running Tests

python tests/test_core.py

Expected output:

══════════════════════════════════════════
  NeevDB - Full Test Suite
══════════════════════════════════════════
  All 12 tests PASSED! NeevDB Phase 2 complete! 🚀
══════════════════════════════════════════

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🛠️ How It Works

Your Code / CLI
      │
      ▼
  NeevDB Core         ← CRUD operations, table management
      │
      ├──► Query Engine   ← Parses SQL-like strings, filters, sorts, limits
      │
      └──► Storage        ← Reads and writes JSON file to disk

• Storage layer — All data is saved in a human-readable .json file
• Core engine — Manages tables and records in memory, syncs to disk on every change
• Query engine — Parses query strings using re (regex), executes filters/sort/limit
• CLI shell — A while True input loop that parses commands and calls the engine

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📦 No Dependencies

NeevDB uses only Python built-in modules:

Module	Used for
json	Saving and loading data
os	File path and existence checks
re	Query string parsing
datetime	Auto-generating timestamps
sys	CLI argument handling

No pip install required. Works on Python 3.7+.

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🚀 Built By

Manish — built NeevDB from scratch as a learning project.
"Neev" means foundation in Hindi — this is the foundation of something bigger.

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📌 Roadmap

• Phase 1 — JSON storage, Tables, CRUD
• Phase 2 — Query Engine (SELECT / WHERE / ORDER BY / LIMIT)
• Phase 3 — Interactive CLI Shell
• Phase 4 — pip install neevdb (publish to PyPI)
• Phase 5 — Indexes for faster queries
• Phase 6 — Multi-table JOIN support