Writing WiredTiger applications

This section covers topics of interest for programmers writing WiredTiger applications.

We follow SQL terminology: a database is set of tables managed together. Tables consist of rows, where each row is a key and its associated value. Tables may optionally have an associated schema, splitting the value into a set of columns. Tables may also have associated indices, each of which is ordered by one or more columns.

Using the API

• Getting Started with the API
• Configuration Strings
• Cursors
• Transactions
• Error handling

Storage options

• Schema, Columns, Column Groups, Indices and Projections
• Log-Structured Merge Trees
• File formats and compression
• Compressors

Programming notes

• Multithreading
• Name spaces
• Signal handling

Advanced features

• Checkpoints
• Compaction
• Hot backup
• Statistics
• Asynchronous operations
• Per-process shared caches

Extending WiredTiger

• Custom Data Sources
• WiredTiger Helium support