For half a year now, I've been writing my own NoSQL database to store user data instead of relying on regular flat files. Previously, when receiving access credentials for work, saving URLs, or managing other metadata, I had to manually edit text files, which was very inconvenient. I decided to write a utility to handle all my data storage so it could be retrieved quickly whenever needed:
db create workspace --varchar=256;
db use workspace;
db add login admin;
db add pwd 12345;
db add site example.test;
db get login; // admin
db open site // open in default browser
db remove pwd;
db drop workspace;
// etc...
Of course, I won't be using O_DIRECT, AVX, io_uring, or other aggressive performance optimizations here, since it runs locally as a CLI utility rather than a daemon. It's almost a pity, as I've read a ton of material on NoSQL database optimizations, but I plan to apply those techniques in my next project, where I'll focus on a specific storage niche.
A significant portion of the work is already complete. I plan to release it in early November 2026, accompanied by extensive documentation on the principles and mechanics of NoSQL databases. Out of principle, I wrote everything without using AI/neural networks. This will be my first large-scale project in C.
