Announcing a Go API for YottaDB

[K.S. Bhaskar]

YottaDB (https://yottadb.com) is a mature, proven, free / open source multi-valued key-value NoSQL database. Between YottaDB and the upstream GT.M (https://sourceforge.net/projects/fis-gtm), the code base currently runs some of the largest real-time core-banking systems as well as nation-scale electronic health record systems. From a technical perspective, features that set YottaDB apart from other databases include a database engine that runs in process address space (with processes cooperating to manage the database), ACID transactions implemented using Optimistic Concurrency Control, real-time database replication both for business continuity as well as for applications like reporting, decision support, fraud detection, etc. Since it first went into production in 1986 the code base has seen continuous investment in enhancements and fixes. YottaDB is available for Linux on the 64-bit x86 architecture, as well as Linux on ARM for both 32- and 64-bit architectures. You can also run it in a Docker container (see https://yottadb.com/product/get-started/).

All of our software (https://gitlab.com/YottaDB) is free / open source; our revenue comes from providing support on commercial terms with assured service levels, and from funded enhancements.

We are announcing a YottaDB Go API (which we call a wrapper – see https://yottadb.com/yottadb-go-wrapper/ & https://gitlab.com/YottaDB/Lang/YDBGo). Although YottaDB itself is mature and proven, the Go wrapper is new, and we are currently designating it as field test grade, meaning that it is suitable for development and testing, but not yet for live production use. In the near future (several weeks to a small number of months), we plan to follow-up with a production grade release.

Essential documentation is at https://godoc.org/lang.yottadb.com/go/yottadb with detailed information at https://docs.yottadb.com/MultiLangProgGuide (including a Go Quick Start at https://docs.yottadb.com/MultiLangProgGuide/MultiLangProgGuide.html#go-quick-start).

Apart from the sample wordfreq.go program in the Quick Start there are programs for the 3n+1 problem (https://yottadb.com/solving-the-3n1-problem-with-yottadb/) at https://gitlab.com/YottaDB/DB/YDBTest/blob/master/go/inref/threeenp1B1.go and https://gitlab.com/YottaDB/DB/YDBTest/blob/master/go/inref/threeenp1B2.go

Please use YottaDB and tell us what you think, either by posting here or by creating an Issue at https://gitlab.com/YottaDB/Lang/YDBGo/issues

Thank you very much.

Regards
– Bhaskar (yes. it's my last name, but that's what everyone calls me)

K.S. Bhaskar
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Hi Bhaskar,

I have a problem when I go get lang.yottadb.com/go/yottadb

There is an error:
"could not determine kind of name for C.ydb_call_variadic_plist_func_st"

Did I miss any step?

I am looking forward to your answer.

Thanks.

[K.S. Bhaskar]

Apologies for the delayed reply; I have been traveling.

The Go API is currently in a field test state (hopefully getting to production state in the next few weeks). The Go wrapper version to use with YottaDB r1.26 is the 'develop' branch at YDBGo. Or use YottaDB r1.24 and the master branch of YDBGo which will be stable until we release the production version of the Go wrapper, at which time a new YottaDB release, r1.28 will be required (the reason a new r1.28 release of YottaDB will be required is to work around an issue – a feature, a misfeature, or a bug, we are not sure which – in Go).

Apologies also for the inconvenience.

Regards

– Bhaskar