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NAME

       tctdb - the table database API

DESCRIPTION

       Table  database  is  a  file containing records composed of the primary keys and arbitrary
       columns and is handled with the table database API.

       To use the table database API, include `tcutil.h', `tctdb.h', and related standard  header
       files.  Usually, write the following description near the front of a source file.

              #include <tcutil.h>
              #include <tctdb.h>
              #include <stdlib.h>
              #include <stdbool.h>
              #include <stdint.h>

       Objects  whose  type  is  pointer  to `TCTDB' are used to handle table databases.  A table
       database object is created with the function `tctdbnew' and is deleted with  the  function
       `tctdbdel'.   To  avoid  memory leak, it is important to delete every object when it is no
       longer in use.

       Before operations to store or retrieve records, it is necessary to open  a  database  file
       and  connect  the table database object to it.  The function `tctdbopen' is used to open a
       database file and the function `tctdbclose' is used to close the database file.  To  avoid
       data  missing  or  corruption,  it is important to close every database file when it is no
       longer in use.  It is forbidden for multiple database objects in a  process  to  open  the
       same database at the same time.

API

       The  function `tctdberrmsg' is used in order to get the message string corresponding to an
       error code.

              const char *tctdberrmsg(int ecode);
                     `ecode' specifies the error code.
                     The return value is the message string of the error code.

       The function `tctdbnew' is used in order to create a table database object.

              TCTDB *tctdbnew(void);
                     The return value is the new table database object.

       The function `tctdbdel' is used in order to delete a table database object.

              void tctdbdel(TCTDB *tdb);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object.
                     If the database is not closed, it  is  closed  implicitly.   Note  that  the
                     deleted object and its derivatives can not be used anymore.

       The  function `tctdbecode' is used in order to get the last happened error code of a table
       database object.

              int tctdbecode(TCTDB *tdb);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object.
                     The return value is the last happened error code.
                     The following error codes are defined: `TCESUCCESS' for success, `TCETHREAD'
                     for  threading  error,  `TCEINVALID'  for invalid operation, `TCENOFILE' for
                     file not found, `TCENOPERM' for no permission, `TCEMETA'  for  invalid  meta
                     data,  `TCERHEAD'  for  invalid  record  header,  `TCEOPEN'  for open error,
                     `TCECLOSE' for close error, `TCETRUNC' for trunc error, `TCESYNC'  for  sync
                     error,  `TCESTAT'  for  stat  error, `TCESEEK' for seek error, `TCEREAD' for
                     read error, `TCEWRITE' for write error, `TCEMMAP' for mmap error,  `TCELOCK'
                     for  lock error, `TCEUNLINK' for unlink error, `TCERENAME' for rename error,
                     `TCEMKDIR' for mkdir  error,  `TCERMDIR'  for  rmdir  error,  `TCEKEEP'  for
                     existing   record,  `TCENOREC'  for  no  record  found,  and  `TCEMISC'  for
                     miscellaneous error.

       The function `tctdbsetmutex' is used in order to set mutual exclusion control of  a  table
       database object for threading.

              bool tctdbsetmutex(TCTDB *tdb);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object which is not opened.
                     If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.
                     Note  that the mutual exclusion control is needed if the object is shared by
                     plural threads and this function should be called  before  the  database  is
                     opened.

       The function `tctdbtune' is used in order to set the tuning parameters of a table database
       object.

              bool tctdbtune(TCTDB *tdb, int64_t bnum, int8_t apow, int8_t fpow, uint8_t opts);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object which is not opened.
                     `bnum' specifies the number of elements of the bucket array.  If it  is  not
                     more  than  0, the default value is specified.  The default value is 131071.
                     Suggested size of the bucket array is about from  0.5  to  4  times  of  the
                     number of all records to be stored.
                     `apow'  specifies  the  size  of  record  alignment by power of 2.  If it is
                     negative, the default value is specified.  The default value is  4  standing
                     for 2^4=16.
                     `fpow'  specifies  the  maximum number of elements of the free block pool by
                     power of 2.  If it is negative, the default value is specified.  The default
                     value is 10 standing for 2^10=1024.
                     `opts'  specifies options by bitwise-or: `TDBTLARGE' specifies that the size
                     of the database can be  larger  than  2GB  by  using  64-bit  bucket  array,
                     `TDBTDEFLATE'   specifies  that  each  record  is  compressed  with  Deflate
                     encoding, `TDBTBZIP' specifies that each record  is  compressed  with  BZIP2
                     encoding,  `TDBTTCBS'  specifies  that  each  record is compressed with TCBS
                     encoding.
                     If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.
                     Note that the tuning parameters should be set before the database is opened.

       The function `tctdbsetcache' is set the caching parameters of a table database object.

              bool tctdbsetcache(TCTDB *tdb, int32_t rcnum, int32_t lcnum, int32_t ncnum);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object which is not opened.
                     `rcnum' specifies the maximum number of records to be cached.  If it is  not
                     more than 0, the record cache is disabled.  It is disabled by default.
                     `lcnum'  specifies  the maximum number of leaf nodes to be cached.  If it is
                     not more than 0, the default value is specified.  The default value is 4096.
                     `ncnum' specifies the maximum number of non-leaf nodes to be cached.  If  it
                     is  not  more  than 0, the default value is specified.  The default value is
                     512.
                     If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.
                     Note that the caching parameters  should  be  set  before  the  database  is
                     opened.  Leaf nodes and non-leaf nodes are used in column indices.

       The  function  `tctdbsetxmsiz' is used in order to set the size of the extra mapped memory
       of a table database object.

              bool tctdbsetxmsiz(TCTDB *tdb, int64_t xmsiz);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object which is not opened.
                     `xmsiz' specifies the size of the extra mapped memory.  If it  is  not  more
                     than 0, the extra mapped memory is disabled.  The default size is 67108864.
                     If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.
                     Note  that  the  mapping  parameters  should  be  set before the database is
                     opened.

       The function `tctdbsetdfunit' is used in order  to  set  the  unit  step  number  of  auto
       defragmentation of a table database object.

              bool tctdbsetdfunit(TCTDB *tdb, int32_t dfunit);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object which is not opened.
                     `dfunit'  specifie the unit step number.  If it is not more than 0, the auto
                     defragmentation is disabled.  It is disabled by default.
                     If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.
                     Note that the defragmentation parameters should be set before  the  database
                     is opened.

       The  function  `tctdbopen'  is  used  in order to open a database file and connect a table
       database object.

              bool tctdbopen(TCTDB *tdb, const char *path, int omode);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object which is not opened.
                     `path' specifies the path of the database file.
                     `omode'  specifies  the  connection  mode:   `TDBOWRITER'   as   a   writer,
                     `TDBOREADER' as a reader.  If the mode is `TDBOWRITER', the following may be
                     added by bitwise-or: `TDBOCREAT', which means it creates a new  database  if
                     not  exist, `TDBOTRUNC', which means it creates a new database regardless if
                     one exists, `TDBOTSYNC', which means every transaction synchronizes  updated
                     contents  with  the  device.   Both  of `TDBOREADER' and `TDBOWRITER' can be
                     added to by bitwise-or: `TDBONOLCK', which means it opens the database  file
                     without  file  locking,  or  `TDBOLCKNB',  which  means locking is performed
                     without blocking.
                     If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

       The function `tctdbclose' is used in order to close a table database object.

              bool tctdbclose(TCTDB *tdb);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object.
                     If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.
                     Update of a database is assured to be written when the database  is  closed.
                     If  a  writer  opens  a  database  but  does not close it appropriately, the
                     database will be broken.

       The function `tctdbput' is used in order to store a record into a table database object.

              bool tctdbput(TCTDB *tdb, const void *pkbuf, int pksiz, TCMAP *cols);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object connected as a writer.
                     `pkbuf' specifies the pointer to the region of the primary key.
                     `pksiz' specifies the size of the region of the primary key.
                     `cols' specifies a map object containing columns.
                     If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.
                     If a record with the same key exists in the database, it is overwritten.

       The function `tctdbput2' is used in order to store a string record into a  table  database
       object with a zero separated column string.

              bool  tctdbput2(TCTDB  *tdb,  const  void  *pkbuf, int pksiz, const void *cbuf, int
              csiz);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object connected as a writer.
                     `pkbuf' specifies the pointer to the region of the primary key.
                     `pksiz' specifies the size of the region of the primary key.
                     `cbuf' specifies the pointer to the region  of  the  zero  separated  column
                     string  where  the  name and the value of each column are situated one after
                     the other.
                     `csiz' specifies the size of the region of the column string.
                     If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.
                     If a record with the same key exists in the database, it is overwritten.

       The function `tctdbput3' is used in order to store a string record into a  table  database
       object with a tab separated column string.

              bool tctdbput3(TCTDB *tdb, const char *pkstr, const char *cstr);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object connected as a writer.
                     `pkstr' specifies the string of the primary key.
                     `cstr' specifies the string of the the tab separated column string where the
                     name and the value of each column are situated one after the other.
                     If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.
                     If a record with the same key exists in the database, it is overwritten.

       The function `tctdbputkeep' is used in order to store a new record into a  table  database
       object.

              bool tctdbputkeep(TCTDB *tdb, const void *pkbuf, int pksiz, TCMAP *cols);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object connected as a writer.
                     `pkbuf' specifies the pointer to the region of the primary key.
                     `pksiz' specifies the size of the region of the primary key.
                     `cols' specifies a map object containing columns.
                     If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.
                     If  a  record with the same key exists in the database, this function has no
                     effect.

       The function `tctdbputkeep2' is used in order to store a new string record  into  a  table
       database object with a zero separated column string.

              bool  tctdbputkeep2(TCTDB *tdb, const void *pkbuf, int pksiz, const void *cbuf, int
              csiz);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object connected as a writer.
                     `pkbuf' specifies the pointer to the region of the primary key.
                     `pksiz' specifies the size of the region of the primary key.
                     `cbuf' specifies the pointer to the region  of  the  zero  separated  column
                     string  where  the  name and the value of each column are situated one after
                     the other.
                     `csiz' specifies the size of the region of the column string.
                     If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.
                     If a record with the same key exists in the database, this function  has  no
                     effect.

       The  function  `tctdbputkeep3'  is used in order to store a new string record into a table
       database object with a tab separated column string.

              bool tctdbputkeep3(TCTDB *tdb, const char *pkstr, const char *cstr);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object connected as a writer.
                     `pkstr' specifies the string of the primary key.
                     `cstr' specifies the string of the the tab separated column string where the
                     name and the value of each column are situated one after the other.
                     If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.
                     If  a  record with the same key exists in the database, this function has no
                     effect.

       The function `tctdbputcat' is used in order to concatenate columns of the existing  record
       in a table database object.

              bool tctdbputcat(TCTDB *tdb, const void *pkbuf, int pksiz, TCMAP *cols);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object connected as a writer.
                     `pkbuf' specifies the pointer to the region of the primary key.
                     `pksiz' specifies the size of the region of the primary key.
                     `cols' specifies a map object containing columns.
                     If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.
                     If there is no corresponding record, a new record is created.

       The  function  `tctdbputcat2'  is used in order to concatenate columns in a table database
       object with a zero separated column string.

              bool tctdbputcat2(TCTDB *tdb, const void *pkbuf, int pksiz, const void  *cbuf,  int
              csiz);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object connected as a writer.
                     `pkbuf' specifies the pointer to the region of the primary key.
                     `pksiz' specifies the size of the region of the primary key.
                     `cbuf'  specifies  the  pointer  to  the region of the zero separated column
                     string where the name and the value of each column are  situated  one  after
                     the other.
                     `csiz' specifies the size of the region of the column string.
                     If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.
                     If there is no corresponding record, a new record is created.

       The  function  `tctdbputcat3'  is used in order to concatenate columns in a table database
       object with with a tab separated column string.

              bool tctdbputcat3(TCTDB *tdb, const char *pkstr, const char *cstr);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object connected as a writer.
                     `pkstr' specifies the string of the primary key.
                     `cstr' specifies the string of the the tab separated column string where the
                     name and the value of each column are situated one after the other.
                     If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.
                     If there is no corresponding record, a new record is created.

       The function `tctdbout' is used in order to remove a record of a table database object.

              bool tctdbout(TCTDB *tdb, const void *pkbuf, int pksiz);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object connected as a writer.
                     `pkbuf' specifies the pointer to the region of the primary key.
                     `pksiz' specifies the size of the region of the primary key.
                     If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

       The  function  `tctdbout2'  is used in order to remove a string record of a table database
       object.

              bool tctdbout2(TCTDB *tdb, const char *pkstr);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object connected as a writer.
                     `pkstr' specifies the string of the primary key.
                     If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

       The function `tctdbget' is used in order to retrieve a record in a table database object.

              TCMAP *tctdbget(TCTDB *tdb, const void *pkbuf, int pksiz);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object.
                     `pkbuf' specifies the pointer to the region of the primary key.
                     `pksiz' specifies the size of the region of the primary key.
                     If successful, the return value is a  map  object  of  the  columns  of  the
                     corresponding record.  `NULL' is returned if no record corresponds.
                     Because  the  object  of  the  return  value  is  created  with the function
                     `tcmapnew', it should be deleted with the function `tcmapdel' when it is  no
                     longer in use.

       The  function `tctdbget2' is used in order to retrieve a record in a table database object
       as a zero separated column string.

              char *tctdbget2(TCTDB *tdb, const void *pkbuf, int pksiz, int *sp);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object.
                     `pkbuf' specifies the pointer to the region of the primary key.
                     `pksiz' specifies the size of the region of the primary key.
                     `sp' specifies the pointer to the variable into which the size of the region
                     of the return value is assigned.
                     If  successful,  the return value is the pointer to the region of the column
                     string of the  corresponding  record.   `NULL'  is  returned  if  no  record
                     corresponds.
                     Because  an additional zero code is appended at the end of the region of the
                     return value, the return  value  can  be  treated  as  a  character  string.
                     Because  the region of the return value is allocated with the `malloc' call,
                     it should be released with the `free' call when it is no longer in use.

       The function `tctdbget3' is used in order to retrieve a string record in a table  database
       object as a tab separated column string.

              char *tctdbget3(TCTDB *tdb, const char *pkstr);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object.
                     `pkstr' specifies the string of the primary key.
                     If  successful,  the  return value is the tab separated column string of the
                     corresponding record.  `NULL' is returned if no record corresponds.
                     Because the region of the return value is allocated with the `malloc'  call,
                     it should be released with the `free' call when it is no longer in use.

       The  function  `tctdbvsiz'  is used in order to get the size of the value of a record in a
       table database object.

              int tctdbvsiz(TCTDB *tdb, const void *pkbuf, int pksiz);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object.
                     `kbuf' specifies the pointer to the region of the primary key.
                     `ksiz' specifies the size of the region of the primary key.
                     If  successful,  the  return  value  is  the  size  of  the  value  of   the
                     corresponding record, else, it is -1.

       The function `tctdbvsiz2' is used in order to get the size of the value of a string record
       in a table database object.

              int tctdbvsiz2(TCTDB *tdb, const char *pkstr);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object.
                     `kstr' specifies the string of the primary key.
                     If  successful,  the  return  value  is  the  size  of  the  value  of   the
                     corresponding record, else, it is -1.

       The  function  `tctdbiterinit'  is  used  in  order  to initialize the iterator of a table
       database object.

              bool tctdbiterinit(TCTDB *tdb);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object.
                     If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.
                     The iterator is used in order to access the  primary  key  of  every  record
                     stored in a database.

       The  function `tctdbiternext' is used in order to get the next primary key of the iterator
       of a table database object.

              void *tctdbiternext(TCTDB *tdb, int *sp);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object.
                     `sp' specifies the pointer to the variable into which the size of the region
                     of the return value is assigned.
                     If  successful,  the  return  value is the pointer to the region of the next
                     primary key, else, it is `NULL'.  `NULL' is returned when no record is to be
                     get out of the iterator.
                     Because  an additional zero code is appended at the end of the region of the
                     return value, the return  value  can  be  treated  as  a  character  string.
                     Because  the region of the return value is allocated with the `malloc' call,
                     it should be released with the `free' call when it is no longer in use.   It
                     is  possible  to  access every record by iteration of calling this function.
                     It is allowed to update or remove records whose keys are fetched  while  the
                     iteration.   However, it is not assured if updating the database is occurred
                     while the iteration.  Besides, the order of this traversal access method  is
                     arbitrary, so it is not assured that the order of storing matches the one of
                     the traversal access.

       The function `tctdbiternext2' is used in order to get the next primary key string  of  the
       iterator of a table database object.

              char *tctdbiternext2(TCTDB *tdb);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object.
                     If successful, the return value is the string of the next primary key, else,
                     it is `NULL'.  `NULL' is returned when no record is to be  get  out  of  the
                     iterator.
                     Because  the region of the return value is allocated with the `malloc' call,
                     it should be released with the `free' call when it is no longer in use.   It
                     is  possible  to  access every record by iteration of calling this function.
                     However, it is not assured if updating the database is  occurred  while  the
                     iteration.  Besides, the order of this traversal access method is arbitrary,
                     so it is not assured that the order  of  storing  matches  the  one  of  the
                     traversal access.

       The  function  `tctdbiternext3'  is used in order to get the columns of the next record of
       the iterator of a table database object.

              TCMAP *tctdbiternext3(TCTDB *tdb);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object.
                     If successful, the return value is a map object of the columns of  the  next
                     record,  else, it is `NULL'.  `NULL' is returned when no record is to be get
                     out of the iterator.  The primary key is added into the map as a  column  of
                     an empty string key.
                     Because  the  object  of  the  return  value  is  created  with the function
                     `tcmapnew', it should be deleted with the function `tcmapdel' when it is  no
                     longer  in  use.   It  is  possible  to  access every record by iteration of
                     calling this function.  However, it is not assured if updating the  database
                     is  occurred  while  the  iteration.   Besides,  the order of this traversal
                     access method is arbitrary, so it is not assured that the order  of  storing
                     matches the one of the traversal access.

       The  function  `tctdbfwmkeys'  is  used in order to get forward matching primary keys in a
       table database object.

              TCLIST *tctdbfwmkeys(TCTDB *tdb, const void *pbuf, int psiz, int max);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object.
                     `pbuf' specifies the pointer to the region of the prefix.
                     `psiz' specifies the size of the region of the prefix.
                     `max' specifies the maximum  number  of  keys  to  be  fetched.   If  it  is
                     negative, no limit is specified.
                     The  return value is a list object of the corresponding keys.  This function
                     does never fail.  It returns an empty list even if no key corresponds.
                     Because the object  of  the  return  value  is  created  with  the  function
                     `tclistnew',  it  should be deleted with the function `tclistdel' when it is
                     no longer in use.  Note that this function may be very  slow  because  every
                     key in the database is scanned.

       The  function `tctdbfwmkeys2' is used in order to get forward matching string primary keys
       in a table database object.

              TCLIST *tctdbfwmkeys2(TCTDB *tdb, const char *pstr, int max);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object.
                     `pstr' specifies the string of the prefix.
                     `max' specifies the maximum  number  of  keys  to  be  fetched.   If  it  is
                     negative, no limit is specified.
                     The  return value is a list object of the corresponding keys.  This function
                     does never fail.  It returns an empty list even if no key corresponds.
                     Because the object  of  the  return  value  is  created  with  the  function
                     `tclistnew',  it  should be deleted with the function `tclistdel' when it is
                     no longer in use.  Note that this function may be very  slow  because  every
                     key in the database is scanned.

       The function `tctdbaddint' is used in order to add an integer to a column of a record in a
       table database object.

              int tctdbaddint(TCTDB *tdb, const void *pkbuf, int pksiz, int num);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object connected as a writer.
                     `kbuf' specifies the pointer to the region of the primary key.
                     `ksiz' specifies the size of the region of the primary key.
                     `num' specifies the additional value.
                     If successful, the  return  value  is  the  summation  value,  else,  it  is
                     `INT_MIN'.
                     The  additional  value is stored as a decimal string value of a column whose
                     name is "_num".  If no record corresponds, a new record with the  additional
                     value is stored.

       The  function  `tctdbadddouble'  is  used  in  order to add a real number to a column of a
       record in a table database object.

              double tctdbadddouble(TCTDB *tdb, const void *pkbuf, int pksiz, double num);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object connected as a writer.
                     `kbuf' specifies the pointer to the region of the primary key.
                     `ksiz' specifies the size of the region of the primary key.
                     `num' specifies the additional value.
                     If successful, the  return  value  is  the  summation  value,  else,  it  is
                     Not-a-Number.
                     The  additional  value is stored as a decimal string value of a column whose
                     name is "_num".  If no record corresponds, a new record with the  additional
                     value is stored.

       The  function  `tctdbsync'  is  used  in  order to synchronize updated contents of a table
       database object with the file and the device.

              bool tctdbsync(TCTDB *tdb);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object connected as a writer.
                     If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.
                     This function is useful when another process connects to the  same  database
                     file.

       The  function  `tctdboptimize'  is  used in order to optimize the file of a table database
       object.

              bool tctdboptimize(TCTDB *tdb, int64_t bnum,  int8_t  apow,  int8_t  fpow,  uint8_t
              opts);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object connected as a writer.
                     `bnum'  specifies  the number of elements of the bucket array.  If it is not
                     more than 0, the default value is specified.  The default value is two times
                     of the number of records.
                     `apow'  specifies  the  size  of  record  alignment by power of 2.  If it is
                     negative, the current setting is not changed.
                     `fpow' specifies the maximum number of elements of the free  block  pool  by
                     power of 2.  If it is negative, the current setting is not changed.
                     `opts'  specifies options by bitwise-or: `TDBTLARGE' specifies that the size
                     of the database can be  larger  than  2GB  by  using  64-bit  bucket  array,
                     `TDBTDEFLATE'   specifies  that  each  record  is  compressed  with  Deflate
                     encoding, `TDBTBZIP' specifies that each record  is  compressed  with  BZIP2
                     encoding,  `TDBTTCBS'  specifies  that  each  record is compressed with TCBS
                     encoding.  If it is `UINT8_MAX', the current setting is not changed.
                     If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.
                     This function is useful to reduce the size of the database  file  with  data
                     fragmentation by successive updating.

       The  function  `tctdbvanish'  is  used  in order to remove all records of a table database
       object.

              bool tctdbvanish(TCTDB *tdb);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object connected as a writer.
                     If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

       The function `tctdbcopy' is used in order to copy the database file of  a  table  database
       object.

              bool tctdbcopy(TCTDB *tdb, const char *path);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object.
                     `path'  specifies  the path of the destination file.  If it begins with `@',
                     the trailing substring is executed as a command line.
                     If successful, the return value is  true,  else,  it  is  false.   False  is
                     returned if the executed command returns non-zero code.
                     The  database file is assured to be kept synchronized and not modified while
                     the copying or executing operation is in progress.   So,  this  function  is
                     useful to create a backup file of the database file.

       The  function  `tctdbtranbegin'  is  used  in  order  to  begin the transaction of a table
       database object.

              bool tctdbtranbegin(TCTDB *tdb);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object connected as a writer.
                     If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.
                     The database is locked by the thread while the transaction so that only  one
                     transaction can be activated with a database object at the same time.  Thus,
                     the serializable isolation level is assumed if every database  operation  is
                     performed  in the transaction.  Because all pages are cached on memory while
                     the transaction, the amount of referred records is  limited  by  the  memory
                     capacity.   If the database is closed during transaction, the transaction is
                     aborted implicitly.

       The function `tctdbtrancommit' is used in order to  commit  the  transaction  of  a  table
       database object.

              bool tctdbtrancommit(TCTDB *tdb);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object connected as a writer.
                     If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.
                     Update in the transaction is fixed when it is committed successfully.

       The  function  `tctdbtranabort'  is  used  in  order  to  abort the transaction of a table
       database object.

              bool tctdbtranabort(TCTDB *tdb);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object connected as a writer.
                     If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.
                     Update in the transaction is discarded when it is aborted.  The state of the
                     database is rollbacked to before transaction.

       The function `tctdbpath' is used in order to get the file path of a table database object.

              const char *tctdbpath(TCTDB *tdb);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object.
                     The  return  value  is the path of the database file or `NULL' if the object
                     does not connect to any database file.

       The function `tctdbrnum' is used in order to get the number  of  records  ccccof  a  table
       database object.

              uint64_t tctdbrnum(TCTDB *tdb);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object.
                     The  return  value  is  the  number  of  records or 0 if the object does not
                     connect to any database file.

       The function `tctdbfsiz' is used in order to get the size of the database file of a  table
       database object.

              uint64_t tctdbfsiz(TCTDB *tdb);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object.
                     The  return  value  is the size of the database file or 0 if the object does
                     not connect to any database file.

       The function `tctdbsetindex' is used in order to set a column index to  a  table  database
       object.

              bool tctdbsetindex(TCTDB *tdb, const char *name, int type);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object connected as a writer.
                     `name'  specifies the name of a column.  If the name of an existing index is
                     specified, the index is rebuilt.  An empty string means the primary key.
                     `type'  specifies  the  index  type:  `TDBITLEXICAL'  for  lexical   string,
                     `TDBITDECIMAL'  for  decimal  string, `TDBITTOKEN' for token inverted index,
                     `TDBITQGRAM' for q-gram inverted index.  If it is `TDBITOPT', the  index  is
                     optimized.   If  it is `TDBITVOID', the index is removed.  If `TDBITKEEP' is
                     added by bitwise-or and the  index  exists,  this  function  merely  returns
                     failure.
                     If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.
                     Note that the setting indices should be set after the database is opened.

       The  function  `tctdbgenuid'  is  used  in order to generate a unique ID number of a table
       database object.

              int64_t tctdbgenuid(TCTDB *tdb);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object connected as a writer.
                     The return value is the new unique ID number or -1 on failure.

       The function `tctdbqrynew' is used in order to create a query object.

              TDBQRY *tctdbqrynew(TCTDB *tdb);
                     `tdb' specifies the table database object.
                     The return value is the new query object.

       The function `tctdbqrydel' is used in order to delete a query object.

              void tctdbqrydel(TDBQRY *qry);
                     `qry' specifies the query object.

       The function `tctdbqryaddcond' is used in order to add a narrowing condition  to  a  query
       object.

              void tctdbqryaddcond(TDBQRY *qry, const char *name, int op, const char *expr);
                     `qry' specifies the query object.
                     `name'  specifies  the  name of a column.  An empty string means the primary
                     key.
                     `op' specifies an operation type: `TDBQCSTREQ' for string which is equal  to
                     the   expression,   `TDBQCSTRINC'  for  string  which  is  included  in  the
                     expression, `TDBQCSTRBW'  for  string  which  begins  with  the  expression,
                     `TDBQCSTREW'  for  string  which ends with the expression, `TDBQCSTRAND' for
                     string which includes all tokens in the expression, `TDBQCSTROR' for  string
                     which  includes  at  least  one  token in the expression, `TDBQCSTROREQ' for
                     string which is equal to at least one token in the expression,  `TDBQCSTRRX'
                     for string which matches regular expressions of the expression, `TDBQCNUMEQ'
                     for number which is equal to the expression, `TDBQCNUMGT' for  number  which
                     is  greater  than  the  expression, `TDBQCNUMGE' for number which is greater
                     than or equal to the expression, `TDBQCNUMLT' for number which is less  than
                     the  expression,  `TDBQCNUMLE' for number which is less than or equal to the
                     expression, `TDBQCNUMBT' for number which  is  between  two  tokens  of  the
                     expression,  `TDBQCNUMOREQ'  for number which is equal to at least one token
                     in the expression, `TDBQCFTSPH' for full-text search with the phrase of  the
                     expression,  `TDBQCFTSAND'  for  full-text  search  with  all  tokens in the
                     expression, `TDBQCFTSOR' for full-text search with at least one token in the
                     expression,  `TDBQCFTSEX' for full-text search with the compound expression.
                     All operations can be flagged by  bitwise-or:  `TDBQCNEGATE'  for  negation,
                     `TDBQCNOIDX' for using no index.
                     `expr' specifies an operand exression.

       The function `tctdbqrysetorder' is used in order to set the order of a query object.

              void tctdbqrysetorder(TDBQRY *qry, const char *name, int type);
                     `qry' specifies the query object.
                     `name'  specifies  the  name of a column.  An empty string means the primary
                     key.
                     `type'  specifies  the  order  type:  `TDBQOSTRASC'  for  string  ascending,
                     `TDBQOSTRDESC'  for  string  descending, `TDBQONUMASC' for number ascending,
                     `TDBQONUMDESC' for number descending.

       The function `tctdbqrysetlimit' is used in order to set the limit number of records of the
       result of a query object.

              void tctdbqrysetlimit(TDBQRY *qry, int max, int skip);
                     `qry' specifies the query object.
                     `max'  specifies  the  maximum  number  of  records of the result.  If it is
                     negative, no limit is specified.
                     `skip' specifies the number of skipped records of the result.  If it is  not
                     more than 0, no record is skipped.

       The function `tctdbqrysearch' is used in order to execute the search of a query object.

              TCLIST *tctdbqrysearch(TDBQRY *qry);
                     `qry' specifies the query object.
                     The  return  value is a list object of the primary keys of the corresponding
                     records.  This function does never fail.  It returns an empty list  even  if
                     no record corresponds.
                     Because  the  object  of  the  return  value  is  created  with the function
                     `tclistnew', it should be deleted with the function `tclistdel' when  it  is
                     no longer in use.

       The function `tctdbqrysearchout' is used in order to remove each record corresponding to a
       query object.

              bool tctdbqrysearchout(TDBQRY *qry);
                     `qry' specifies the query object of the database connected as a writer.
                     If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

       The function `tctdbqryproc' is used in order to process each  record  corresponding  to  a
       query object.

              bool tctdbqryproc(TDBQRY *qry, TDBQRYPROC proc, void *op);
                     `qry' specifies the query object of the database connected as a writer.
                     `proc'  specifies  the  pointer  to  the  iterator  function called for each
                     record.  It receives four parameters.  The first parameter is the pointer to
                     the  region  of  the  primary  key.  The second parameter is the size of the
                     region of the primary key.  The third parameter is a map  object  containing
                     columns.  The fourth parameter is the pointer to the optional opaque object.
                     It returns flags of the post treatment by bitwise-or: `TDBQPPUT'  to  modify
                     the  record,  `TDBQPOUT'  to  remove  the  record,  `TDBQPSTOP'  to stop the
                     iteration.
                     `op' specifies an arbitrary pointer to  be  given  as  a  parameter  of  the
                     iterator function.  If it is not needed, `NULL' can be specified.
                     If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

       The function `tctdbqryhint' is used in order to get the hint string of a query object.

              const char *tctdbqryhint(TDBQRY *qry);
                     `qry' specifies the query object.
                     The return value is the hint string.

       The  function  `tctdbmetasearch'  is used in order to retrieve records with multiple query
       objects and get the set of the result.

              TCLIST *tctdbmetasearch(TDBQRY **qrys, int num, int type);
                     `qrys' specifies an array of the query objects.
                     `num' specifies the number of elements of the array.
                     `type' specifies a set operation  type:  `TDBMSUNION'  for  the  union  set,
                     `TDBMSISECT' for the intersection set, `TDBMSDIFF' for the difference set.
                     The  return  value is a list object of the primary keys of the corresponding
                     records.  This function does never fail.  It returns an empty list  even  if
                     no record corresponds.
                     If  the first query object has the order setting, the result array is sorted
                     by the order.  Because the object of the return value is  created  with  the
                     function  `tclistnew',  it  should  be deleted with the function `tclistdel'
                     when it is no longer in use.

SEE ALSO

       tcttest(1), tctmttest(1), tctmgr(1), tokyocabinet(3)