lmdb-erl/c_src/lmdb.h

/** @file lmdb.h
 *	@brief Lightning memory-mapped database library
 *
 *	@mainpage	Lightning Memory-Mapped Database Manager (MDB)
 *
 *	@section intro_sec Introduction
 *	MDB is a Btree-based database management library modeled loosely on the
 *	BerkeleyDB API, but much simplified. The entire database is exposed
 *	in a memory map, and all data fetches return data directly
 *	from the mapped memory, so no malloc's or memcpy's occur during
 *	data fetches. As such, the library is extremely simple because it
 *	requires no page caching layer of its own, and it is extremely high
 *	performance and memory-efficient. It is also fully transactional with
 *	full ACID semantics, and when the memory map is read-only, the
 *	database integrity cannot be corrupted by stray pointer writes from
 *	application code.
 *
 *	The library is fully thread-aware and supports concurrent read/write
 *	access from multiple processes and threads. Data pages use a copy-on-
 *	write strategy so no active data pages are ever overwritten, which
 *	also provides resistance to corruption and eliminates the need of any
 *	special recovery procedures after a system crash. Writes are fully
 *	serialized; only one write transaction may be active at a time, which
 *	guarantees that writers can never deadlock. The database structure is
 *	multi-versioned so readers run with no locks; writers cannot block
 *	readers, and readers don't block writers.
 *
 *	Unlike other well-known database mechanisms which use either write-ahead
 *	transaction logs or append-only data writes, MDB requires no maintenance
 *	during operation. Both write-ahead loggers and append-only databases
 *	require periodic checkpointing and/or compaction of their log or database
 *	files otherwise they grow without bound. MDB tracks free pages within
 *	the database and re-uses them for new write operations, so the database
 *	size does not grow without bound in normal use.
 *
 *	The memory map can be used as a read-only or read-write map. It is
 *	read-only by default as this provides total immunity to corruption.
 *	Using read-write mode offers much higher write performance, but adds
 *	the possibility for stray application writes thru pointers to silently
 *	corrupt the database. Of course if your application code is known to
 *	be bug-free (...) then this is not an issue.
 *
 *	@section caveats_sec Caveats
 *	Troubleshooting the lock file, plus semaphores on BSD systems:
 *
 *	- A broken lockfile can cause sync issues.
 *	  Stale reader transactions left behind by an aborted program
 *	  cause further writes to grow the database quickly, and
 *	  stale locks can block further operation.
 *
 *	  Fix: Terminate all programs using the database, or make
 *	  them close it.  Next database user will reset the lockfile.
 *
 *	- On BSD systems or others configured with MDB_USE_POSIX_SEM,
 *	  startup can fail due to semaphores owned by another userid.
 *
 *	  Fix: Open and close the database as the user which owns the
 *	  semaphores (likely last user) or as root, while no other
 *	  process is using the database.
 *
 *	Restrictions/caveats (in addition to those listed for some functions):
 *
 *	- Only the database owner should normally use the database on
 *	  BSD systems or when otherwise configured with MDB_USE_POSIX_SEM.
 *	  Multiple users can cause startup to fail later, as noted above.
 *
 *	- A thread can only use one transaction at a time, plus any child
 *	  transactions.  Each transaction belongs to one thread.  See below.
 *	  The #MDB_NOTLS flag changes this for read-only transactions.
 *
 *	- Use an MDB_env* in the process which opened it, without fork()ing.
 *
 *	- Do not have open an MDB database twice in the same process at
 *	  the same time.  Not even from a plain open() call - close()ing it
 *	  breaks flock() advisory locking.
 *
 *	- Avoid long-lived transactions.  Read transactions prevent
 *	  reuse of pages freed by newer write transactions, thus the
 *	  database can grow quickly.  Write transactions prevent
 *	  other write transactions, since writes are serialized.
 *
 *	- Avoid suspending a process with active transactions.  These
 *	  would then be "long-lived" as above.  Also read transactions
 *	  suspended when writers commit could sometimes see wrong data.
 *
 *	...when several processes can use a database concurrently:
 *
 *	- Avoid aborting a process with an active transaction.
 *	  The transaction becomes "long-lived" as above until the lockfile
 *	  is reset, since the process may not remove it from the lockfile.
 *
 *	- If you do that anyway, close the environment once in a while,
 *	  so the lockfile can get reset.
 *
 *	- Do not use MDB databases on remote filesystems, even between
 *	  processes on the same host.  This breaks flock() on some OSes,
 *	  possibly memory map sync, and certainly sync between programs
 *	  on different hosts.
 *
 *	- Opening a database can fail if another process is opening or
 *	  closing it at exactly the same time.
 *
 *	@author	Howard Chu, Symas Corporation.
 *
 *	@copyright Copyright 2011-2013 Howard Chu, Symas Corp. All rights reserved.
 *
 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 * modification, are permitted only as authorized by the OpenLDAP
 * Public License.
 *
 * A copy of this license is available in the file LICENSE in the
 * top-level directory of the distribution or, alternatively, at
 * <http://www.OpenLDAP.org/license.html>.
 *
 *	@par Derived From:
 * This code is derived from btree.c written by Martin Hedenfalk.
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2009, 2010 Martin Hedenfalk <martin@bzero.se>
 *
 * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
 * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
 * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
 *
 * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
 * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
 * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
 * ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
 * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
 * ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
 * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 */
#ifndef _LMDB_H_
#define _LMDB_H_

#include <sys/types.h>

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

#ifdef _MSC_VER
typedef	int	mdb_mode_t;
#else
typedef	mode_t	mdb_mode_t;
#endif

/** @defgroup mdb MDB API
 *	@{
 *	@brief OpenLDAP Lightning Memory-Mapped Database Manager
 */
/** @defgroup Version Version Macros
 *	@{
 */
/** Library major version */
#define MDB_VERSION_MAJOR	0
/** Library minor version */
#define MDB_VERSION_MINOR	9
/** Library patch version */
#define MDB_VERSION_PATCH	6

/** Combine args a,b,c into a single integer for easy version comparisons */
#define MDB_VERINT(a,b,c)	(((a) << 24) | ((b) << 16) | (c))

/** The full library version as a single integer */
#define MDB_VERSION_FULL	\
	MDB_VERINT(MDB_VERSION_MAJOR,MDB_VERSION_MINOR,MDB_VERSION_PATCH)

/** The release date of this library version */
#define MDB_VERSION_DATE	"January 10, 2013"

/** A stringifier for the version info */
#define MDB_VERSTR(a,b,c,d)	"MDB " #a "." #b "." #c ": (" d ")"

/** A helper for the stringifier macro */
#define MDB_VERFOO(a,b,c,d)	MDB_VERSTR(a,b,c,d)

/** The full library version as a C string */
#define	MDB_VERSION_STRING	\
	MDB_VERFOO(MDB_VERSION_MAJOR,MDB_VERSION_MINOR,MDB_VERSION_PATCH,MDB_VERSION_DATE)
/**	@} */

/** @brief Opaque structure for a database environment.
 *
 * A DB environment supports multiple databases, all residing in the same
 * shared-memory map.
 */
typedef struct MDB_env MDB_env;

/** @brief Opaque structure for a transaction handle.
 *
 * All database operations require a transaction handle. Transactions may be
 * read-only or read-write.
 */
typedef struct MDB_txn MDB_txn;

/** @brief A handle for an individual database in the DB environment. */
typedef unsigned int	MDB_dbi;

/** @brief Opaque structure for navigating through a database */
typedef struct MDB_cursor MDB_cursor;

/** @brief Generic structure used for passing keys and data in and out
 * of the database.
 *
 * Key sizes must be between 1 and the liblmdb build-time constant
 * #MDB_MAXKEYSIZE inclusive. This currently defaults to 511. The
 * same applies to data sizes in databases with the #MDB_DUPSORT flag.
 * Other data items can in theory be from 0 to 0xffffffff bytes long.
 *
 * Values returned from the database are valid only until a subsequent
 * update operation, or the end of the transaction.
 */
typedef struct MDB_val {
	size_t		 mv_size;	/**< size of the data item */
	void		*mv_data;	/**< address of the data item */
} MDB_val;

/** @brief A callback function used to compare two keys in a database */
typedef int  (MDB_cmp_func)(const MDB_val *a, const MDB_val *b);

/** @brief A callback function used to relocate a position-dependent data item
 * in a fixed-address database.
 *
 * The \b newptr gives the item's desired address in
 * the memory map, and \b oldptr gives its previous address. The item's actual
 * data resides at the address in \b item.  This callback is expected to walk
 * through the fields of the record in \b item and modify any
 * values based at the \b oldptr address to be relative to the \b newptr address.
 * @param[in,out] item The item that is to be relocated.
 * @param[in] oldptr The previous address.
 * @param[in] newptr The new address to relocate to.
 * @param[in] relctx An application-provided context, set by #mdb_set_relctx().
 * @todo This feature is currently unimplemented.
 */
typedef void (MDB_rel_func)(MDB_val *item, void *oldptr, void *newptr, void *relctx);

/** @defgroup	mdb_env	Environment Flags
 *
 *	Values do not overlap Database Flags.
 *	@{
 */
	/** mmap at a fixed address (experimental) */
#define MDB_FIXEDMAP		0x01
	/** no environment directory */
#define MDB_NOSUBDIR		0x4000
	/** don't fsync after commit */
#define MDB_NOSYNC		0x10000
	/** read only */
#define MDB_RDONLY		0x20000
	/** don't fsync metapage after commit */
#define MDB_NOMETASYNC		0x40000
	/** use writable mmap */
#define MDB_WRITEMAP		0x80000
	/** use asynchronous msync when MDB_WRITEMAP is used */
#define MDB_MAPASYNC		0x100000
	/** tie reader locktable slots to #MDB_txn objects instead of to threads */
#define MDB_NOTLS		0x200000
/** @} */

/**	@defgroup	mdb_dbi_open	Database Flags
 *
 *	Values do not overlap Environment Flags.
 *	@{
 */
	/** use reverse string keys */
#define MDB_REVERSEKEY	0x02
	/** use sorted duplicates */
#define MDB_DUPSORT		0x04
	/** numeric keys in native byte order.
	 *  The keys must all be of the same size. */
#define MDB_INTEGERKEY	0x08
	/** with #MDB_DUPSORT, sorted dup items have fixed size */
#define MDB_DUPFIXED	0x10
	/** with #MDB_DUPSORT, dups are numeric in native byte order */
#define MDB_INTEGERDUP	0x20
	/** with #MDB_DUPSORT, use reverse string dups */
#define MDB_REVERSEDUP	0x40
	/** create DB if not already existing */
#define MDB_CREATE		0x40000
/** @} */

/**	@defgroup mdb_put	Write Flags
 *	@{
 */
/** For put: Don't write if the key already exists. */
#define MDB_NOOVERWRITE	0x10
/** Only for #MDB_DUPSORT<br>
 * For put: don't write if the key and data pair already exist.<br>
 * For mdb_cursor_del: remove all duplicate data items.
 */
#define MDB_NODUPDATA	0x20
/** For mdb_cursor_put: overwrite the current key/data pair */
#define MDB_CURRENT	0x40
/** For put: Just reserve space for data, don't copy it. Return a
 * pointer to the reserved space.
 */
#define MDB_RESERVE	0x10000
/** Data is being appended, don't split full pages. */
#define MDB_APPEND	0x20000
/** Duplicate data is being appended, don't split full pages. */
#define MDB_APPENDDUP	0x40000
/** Store multiple data items in one call. */
#define MDB_MULTIPLE	0x80000
/*	@} */

/** @brief Cursor Get operations.
 *
 *	This is the set of all operations for retrieving data
 *	using a cursor.
 */
typedef enum MDB_cursor_op {
	MDB_FIRST,				/**< Position at first key/data item */
	MDB_FIRST_DUP,			/**< Position at first data item of current key.
								Only for #MDB_DUPSORT */
	MDB_GET_BOTH,			/**< Position at key/data pair. Only for #MDB_DUPSORT */
	MDB_GET_BOTH_RANGE,		/**< position at key, nearest data. Only for #MDB_DUPSORT */
	MDB_GET_CURRENT,		/**< Return key/data at current cursor position */
	MDB_GET_MULTIPLE,		/**< Return all the duplicate data items at the current
								 cursor position. Only for #MDB_DUPFIXED */
	MDB_LAST,				/**< Position at last key/data item */
	MDB_LAST_DUP,			/**< Position at last data item of current key.
								Only for #MDB_DUPSORT */
	MDB_NEXT,				/**< Position at next data item */
	MDB_NEXT_DUP,			/**< Position at next data item of current key.
								Only for #MDB_DUPSORT */
	MDB_NEXT_MULTIPLE,		/**< Return all duplicate data items at the next
								cursor position. Only for #MDB_DUPFIXED */
	MDB_NEXT_NODUP,			/**< Position at first data item of next key.
								Only for #MDB_DUPSORT */
	MDB_PREV,				/**< Position at previous data item */
	MDB_PREV_DUP,			/**< Position at previous data item of current key.
								Only for #MDB_DUPSORT */
	MDB_PREV_NODUP,			/**< Position at last data item of previous key.
								Only for #MDB_DUPSORT */
	MDB_SET,				/**< Position at specified key */
	MDB_SET_KEY,			/**< Position at specified key, return key + data */
	MDB_SET_RANGE			/**< Position at first key greater than or equal to specified key. */
} MDB_cursor_op;

/** @defgroup  errors	Return Codes
 *
 *	BerkeleyDB uses -30800 to -30999, we'll go under them
 *	@{
 */
	/**	Successful result */
#define MDB_SUCCESS	 0
	/** key/data pair already exists */
#define MDB_KEYEXIST	(-30799)
	/** key/data pair not found (EOF) */
#define MDB_NOTFOUND	(-30798)
	/** Requested page not found - this usually indicates corruption */
#define MDB_PAGE_NOTFOUND	(-30797)
	/** Located page was wrong type */
#define MDB_CORRUPTED	(-30796)
	/** Update of meta page failed, probably I/O error */
#define MDB_PANIC		(-30795)
	/** Environment version mismatch */
#define MDB_VERSION_MISMATCH	(-30794)
	/** File is not a valid MDB file */
#define MDB_INVALID	(-30793)
	/** Environment mapsize reached */
#define MDB_MAP_FULL	(-30792)
	/** Environment maxdbs reached */
#define MDB_DBS_FULL	(-30791)
	/** Environment maxreaders reached */
#define MDB_READERS_FULL	(-30790)
	/** Too many TLS keys in use - Windows only */
#define MDB_TLS_FULL	(-30789)
	/** Txn has too many dirty pages */
#define MDB_TXN_FULL	(-30788)
	/** Cursor stack too deep - internal error */
#define MDB_CURSOR_FULL	(-30787)
	/** Page has not enough space - internal error */
#define MDB_PAGE_FULL	(-30786)
	/** Database contents grew beyond environment mapsize */
#define MDB_MAP_RESIZED	(-30785)
	/** Database flags changed or would change */
#define MDB_INCOMPATIBLE	(-30784)
	/** Invalid reuse of reader locktable slot */
#define MDB_BAD_RSLOT		(-30783)
#define MDB_LAST_ERRCODE	MDB_BAD_RSLOT
/** @} */

/** @brief Statistics for a database in the environment */
typedef struct MDB_stat {
	unsigned int	ms_psize;			/**< Size of a database page.
											This is currently the same for all databases. */
	unsigned int	ms_depth;			/**< Depth (height) of the B-tree */
	size_t		ms_branch_pages;	/**< Number of internal (non-leaf) pages */
	size_t		ms_leaf_pages;		/**< Number of leaf pages */
	size_t		ms_overflow_pages;	/**< Number of overflow pages */
	size_t		ms_entries;			/**< Number of data items */
} MDB_stat;

/** @brief Information about the environment */
typedef struct MDB_envinfo {
	void	*me_mapaddr;			/**< Address of map, if fixed */
	size_t	me_mapsize;				/**< Size of the data memory map */
	size_t	me_last_pgno;			/**< ID of the last used page */
	size_t	me_last_txnid;			/**< ID of the last committed transaction */
	unsigned int me_maxreaders;		/**< max reader slots in the environment */
	unsigned int me_numreaders;		/**< max reader slots used in the environment */
} MDB_envinfo;

	/** @brief Return the mdb library version information.
	 *
	 * @param[out] major if non-NULL, the library major version number is copied here
	 * @param[out] minor if non-NULL, the library minor version number is copied here
	 * @param[out] patch if non-NULL, the library patch version number is copied here
	 * @retval "version string" The library version as a string
	 */
char *mdb_version(int *major, int *minor, int *patch);

	/** @brief Return a string describing a given error code.
	 *
	 * This function is a superset of the ANSI C X3.159-1989 (ANSI C) strerror(3)
	 * function. If the error code is greater than or equal to 0, then the string
	 * returned by the system function strerror(3) is returned. If the error code
	 * is less than 0, an error string corresponding to the MDB library error is
	 * returned. See @ref errors for a list of MDB-specific error codes.
	 * @param[in] err The error code
	 * @retval "error message" The description of the error
	 */
char *mdb_strerror(int err);

	/** @brief Create an MDB environment handle.
	 *
	 * This function allocates memory for a #MDB_env structure. To release
	 * the allocated memory and discard the handle, call #mdb_env_close().
	 * Before the handle may be used, it must be opened using #mdb_env_open().
	 * Various other options may also need to be set before opening the handle,
	 * e.g. #mdb_env_set_mapsize(), #mdb_env_set_maxreaders(), #mdb_env_set_maxdbs(),
	 * depending on usage requirements.
	 * @param[out] env The address where the new handle will be stored
	 * @return A non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success.
	 */
int  mdb_env_create(MDB_env **env);

	/** @brief Open an environment handle.
	 *
	 * If this function fails, #mdb_env_close() must be called to discard the #MDB_env handle.
	 * @param[in] env An environment handle returned by #mdb_env_create()
	 * @param[in] path The directory in which the database files reside. This
	 * directory must already exist and be writable.
	 * @param[in] flags Special options for this environment. This parameter
	 * must be set to 0 or by bitwise OR'ing together one or more of the
	 * values described here.
	 * Flags set by mdb_env_set_flags() are also used.
	 * <ul>
	 *	<li>#MDB_FIXEDMAP
	 *      use a fixed address for the mmap region. This flag must be specified
	 *      when creating the environment, and is stored persistently in the environment.
	 *		If successful, the memory map will always reside at the same virtual address
	 *		and pointers used to reference data items in the database will be constant
	 *		across multiple invocations. This option may not always work, depending on
	 *		how the operating system has allocated memory to shared libraries and other uses.
	 *		The feature is highly experimental.
	 *	<li>#MDB_NOSUBDIR
	 *		By default, MDB creates its environment in a directory whose
	 *		pathname is given in \b path, and creates its data and lock files
	 *		under that directory. With this option, \b path is used as-is for
	 *		the database main data file. The database lock file is the \b path
	 *		with "-lock" appended.
	 *	<li>#MDB_RDONLY
	 *		Open the environment in read-only mode. No write operations will be
	 *		allowed. MDB will still modify the lock file - except on read-only
	 *		filesystems, where MDB does not use locks.
	 *	<li>#MDB_WRITEMAP
	 *		Use a writeable memory map unless MDB_RDONLY is set. This is faster
	 *		and uses fewer mallocs, but loses protection from application bugs
	 *		like wild pointer writes and other bad updates into the database.
	 *		Incompatible with nested transactions.
	 *	<li>#MDB_NOMETASYNC
	 *		Flush system buffers to disk only once per transaction, omit the
	 *		metadata flush. Defer that until the system flushes files to disk,
	 *		or next non-MDB_RDONLY commit or #mdb_env_sync(). This optimization
	 *		maintains database integrity, but a system crash may undo the last
	 *		committed transaction. I.e. it preserves the ACI (atomicity,
	 *		consistency, isolation) but not D (durability) database property.
	 *		This flag may be changed at any time using #mdb_env_set_flags().
	 *	<li>#MDB_NOSYNC
	 *		Don't flush system buffers to disk when committing a transaction.
	 *		This optimization means a system crash can corrupt the database or
	 *		lose the last transactions if buffers are not yet flushed to disk.
	 *		The risk is governed by how often the system flushes dirty buffers
	 *		to disk and how often #mdb_env_sync() is called.  However, if the
	 *		filesystem preserves write order and the #MDB_WRITEMAP flag is not
	 *		used, transactions exhibit ACI (atomicity, consistency, isolation)
	 *		properties and only lose D (durability).  I.e. database integrity
	 *		is maintained, but a system crash may undo the final transactions.
	 *		Note that (#MDB_NOSYNC | #MDB_WRITEMAP) leaves the system with no
	 *		hint for when to write transactions to disk, unless #mdb_env_sync()
	 *		is called. (#MDB_MAPASYNC | #MDB_WRITEMAP) may be preferable.
	 *		This flag may be changed at any time using #mdb_env_set_flags().
	 *	<li>#MDB_MAPASYNC
	 *		When using #MDB_WRITEMAP, use asynchronous flushes to disk.
	 *		As with #MDB_NOSYNC, a system crash can then corrupt the
	 *		database or lose the last transactions. Calling #mdb_env_sync()
	 *		ensures on-disk database integrity until next commit.
	 *		This flag may be changed at any time using #mdb_env_set_flags().
	 *	<li>#MDB_NOTLS
	 *		Don't use Thread-Local Storage. Tie reader locktable slots to
	 *		#MDB_txn objects instead of to threads. I.e. #mdb_txn_reset() keeps
	 *		the slot reseved for the #MDB_txn object. A thread may use parallel
	 *		read-only transactions. A read-only transaction may span threads if
	 *		the user synchronizes its use. Applications that multiplex many
	 *		user threads over individual OS threads need this option. Such an
	 *		application must also serialize the write transactions in an OS
	 *		thread, since MDB's write locking is unaware of the user threads.
	 * </ul>
	 * @param[in] mode The UNIX permissions to set on created files. This parameter
	 * is ignored on Windows.
	 * @return A non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success. Some possible
	 * errors are:
	 * <ul>
	 *	<li>#MDB_VERSION_MISMATCH - the version of the MDB library doesn't match the
	 *	version that created the database environment.
	 *	<li>#MDB_INVALID - the environment file headers are corrupted.
	 *	<li>ENOENT - the directory specified by the path parameter doesn't exist.
	 *	<li>EACCES - the user didn't have permission to access the environment files.
	 *	<li>EAGAIN - the environment was locked by another process.
	 * </ul>
	 */
int  mdb_env_open(MDB_env *env, const char *path, unsigned int flags, mdb_mode_t mode);

	/** @brief Copy an MDB environment to the specified path.
	 *
	 * This function may be used to make a backup of an existing environment.
	 * @param[in] env An environment handle returned by #mdb_env_create(). It
	 * must have already been opened successfully.
	 * @param[in] path The directory in which the copy will reside. This
	 * directory must already exist and be writable but must otherwise be
	 * empty.
	 * @return A non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success.
	 */
int  mdb_env_copy(MDB_env *env, const char *path);

	/** @brief Return statistics about the MDB environment.
	 *
	 * @param[in] env An environment handle returned by #mdb_env_create()
	 * @param[out] stat The address of an #MDB_stat structure
	 * 	where the statistics will be copied
	 */
int  mdb_env_stat(MDB_env *env, MDB_stat *stat);

	/** @brief Return information about the MDB environment.
	 *
	 * @param[in] env An environment handle returned by #mdb_env_create()
	 * @param[out] stat The address of an #MDB_envinfo structure
	 * 	where the information will be copied
	 */
int  mdb_env_info(MDB_env *env, MDB_envinfo *stat);

	/** @brief Flush the data buffers to disk.
	 *
	 * Data is always written to disk when #mdb_txn_commit() is called,
	 * but the operating system may keep it buffered. MDB always flushes
	 * the OS buffers upon commit as well, unless the environment was
	 * opened with #MDB_NOSYNC or in part #MDB_NOMETASYNC.
	 * @param[in] env An environment handle returned by #mdb_env_create()
	 * @param[in] force If non-zero, force a synchronous flush.  Otherwise
	 *  if the environment has the #MDB_NOSYNC flag set the flushes
	 *	will be omitted, and with #MDB_MAPASYNC they will be asynchronous.
	 * @return A non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success. Some possible
	 * errors are:
	 * <ul>
	 *	<li>EINVAL - an invalid parameter was specified.
	 *	<li>EIO - an error occurred during synchronization.
	 * </ul>
	 */
int  mdb_env_sync(MDB_env *env, int force);

	/** @brief Close the environment and release the memory map.
	 *
	 * Only a single thread may call this function. All transactions, databases,
	 * and cursors must already be closed before calling this function. Attempts to
	 * use any such handles after calling this function will cause a SIGSEGV.
	 * The environment handle will be freed and must not be used again after this call.
	 * @param[in] env An environment handle returned by #mdb_env_create()
	 */
void mdb_env_close(MDB_env *env);

	/** @brief Set environment flags.
	 *
	 * This may be used to set some flags in addition to those from
	 * #mdb_env_open(), or to unset these flags.
	 * @param[in] env An environment handle returned by #mdb_env_create()
	 * @param[in] flags The flags to change, bitwise OR'ed together
	 * @param[in] onoff A non-zero value sets the flags, zero clears them.
	 * @return A non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success. Some possible
	 * errors are:
	 * <ul>
	 *	<li>EINVAL - an invalid parameter was specified.
	 * </ul>
	 */
int  mdb_env_set_flags(MDB_env *env, unsigned int flags, int onoff);

	/** @brief Get environment flags.
	 *
	 * @param[in] env An environment handle returned by #mdb_env_create()
	 * @param[out] flags The address of an integer to store the flags
	 * @return A non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success. Some possible
	 * errors are:
	 * <ul>
	 *	<li>EINVAL - an invalid parameter was specified.
	 * </ul>
	 */
int  mdb_env_get_flags(MDB_env *env, unsigned int *flags);

	/** @brief Return the path that was used in #mdb_env_open().
	 *
	 * @param[in] env An environment handle returned by #mdb_env_create()
	 * @param[out] path Address of a string pointer to contain the path. This
	 * is the actual string in the environment, not a copy. It should not be
	 * altered in any way.
	 * @return A non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success. Some possible
	 * errors are:
	 * <ul>
	 *	<li>EINVAL - an invalid parameter was specified.
	 * </ul>
	 */
int  mdb_env_get_path(MDB_env *env, const char **path);

	/** @brief Set the size of the memory map to use for this environment.
	 *
	 * The size should be a multiple of the OS page size. The default is
	 * 10485760 bytes. The size of the memory map is also the maximum size
	 * of the database. The value should be chosen as large as possible,
	 * to accommodate future growth of the database.
	 * This function may only be called after #mdb_env_create() and before #mdb_env_open().
	 * The size may be changed by closing and reopening the environment.
	 * Any attempt to set a size smaller than the space already consumed
	 * by the environment will be silently changed to the current size of the used space.
	 * @param[in] env An environment handle returned by #mdb_env_create()
	 * @param[in] size The size in bytes
	 * @return A non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success. Some possible
	 * errors are:
	 * <ul>
	 *	<li>EINVAL - an invalid parameter was specified, or the environment is already open.
	 * </ul>
	 */
int  mdb_env_set_mapsize(MDB_env *env, size_t size);

	/** @brief Set the maximum number of threads/reader slots for the environment.
	 *
	 * This defines the number of slots in the lock table that is used to track readers in the
	 * the environment. The default is 126.
	 * Starting a read-only transaction normally ties a lock table slot to the
	 * current thread until the environment closes or the thread exits. If
	 * MDB_NOTLS is in use, #mdb_txn_begin() instead ties the slot to the
	 * MDB_txn object until it or the #MDB_env object is destroyed.
	 * This function may only be called after #mdb_env_create() and before #mdb_env_open().
	 * @param[in] env An environment handle returned by #mdb_env_create()
	 * @param[in] readers The maximum number of reader lock table slots
	 * @return A non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success. Some possible
	 * errors are:
	 * <ul>
	 *	<li>EINVAL - an invalid parameter was specified, or the environment is already open.
	 * </ul>
	 */
int  mdb_env_set_maxreaders(MDB_env *env, unsigned int readers);

	/** @brief Get the maximum number of threads/reader slots for the environment.
	 *
	 * @param[in] env An environment handle returned by #mdb_env_create()
	 * @param[out] readers Address of an integer to store the number of readers
	 * @return A non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success. Some possible
	 * errors are:
	 * <ul>
	 *	<li>EINVAL - an invalid parameter was specified.
	 * </ul>
	 */
int  mdb_env_get_maxreaders(MDB_env *env, unsigned int *readers);

	/** @brief Set the maximum number of named databases for the environment.
	 *
	 * This function is only needed if multiple databases will be used in the
	 * environment. Simpler applications that use the environment as a single
	 * unnamed database can ignore this option.
	 * This function may only be called after #mdb_env_create() and before #mdb_env_open().
	 * @param[in] env An environment handle returned by #mdb_env_create()
	 * @param[in] dbs The maximum number of databases
	 * @return A non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success. Some possible
	 * errors are:
	 * <ul>
	 *	<li>EINVAL - an invalid parameter was specified, or the environment is already open.
	 * </ul>
	 */
int  mdb_env_set_maxdbs(MDB_env *env, MDB_dbi dbs);

	/** @brief Create a transaction for use with the environment.
	 *
	 * The transaction handle may be discarded using #mdb_txn_abort() or #mdb_txn_commit().
	 * @note A transaction and its cursors must only be used by a single
	 * thread, and a thread may only have a single transaction at a time.
	 * If #MDB_NOTLS is in use, this does not apply to read-only transactions.
	 * @note Cursors may not span transactions.
	 * @param[in] env An environment handle returned by #mdb_env_create()
	 * @param[in] parent If this parameter is non-NULL, the new transaction
	 * will be a nested transaction, with the transaction indicated by \b parent
	 * as its parent. Transactions may be nested to any level. A parent
	 * transaction may not issue any other operations besides mdb_txn_begin,
	 * mdb_txn_abort, or mdb_txn_commit while it has active child transactions.
	 * @param[in] flags Special options for this transaction. This parameter
	 * must be set to 0 or by bitwise OR'ing together one or more of the
	 * values described here.
	 * <ul>
	 *	<li>#MDB_RDONLY
	 *		This transaction will not perform any write operations.
	 * </ul>
	 * @param[out] txn Address where the new #MDB_txn handle will be stored
	 * @return A non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success. Some possible
	 * errors are:
	 * <ul>
	 *	<li>#MDB_PANIC - a fatal error occurred earlier and the environment
	 *		must be shut down.
	 *	<li>#MDB_MAP_RESIZED - another process wrote data beyond this MDB_env's
	 *		mapsize and the environment must be shut down.
	 *	<li>#MDB_READERS_FULL - a read-only transaction was requested and
	 *		the reader lock table is full. See #mdb_env_set_maxreaders().
	 *	<li>ENOMEM - out of memory.
	 * </ul>
	 */
int  mdb_txn_begin(MDB_env *env, MDB_txn *parent, unsigned int flags, MDB_txn **txn);

	/** @brief Commit all the operations of a transaction into the database.
	 *
	 * The transaction handle is freed. It and its cursors must not be used
	 * again after this call, except with #mdb_cursor_renew().
	 * @note Earlier documentation incorrectly said all cursors would be freed.
	 * Only write-transactions free cursors.
	 * @param[in] txn A transaction handle returned by #mdb_txn_begin()
	 * @return A non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success. Some possible
	 * errors are:
	 * <ul>
	 *	<li>EINVAL - an invalid parameter was specified.
	 *	<li>ENOSPC - no more disk space.
	 *	<li>EIO - a low-level I/O error occurred while writing.
	 *	<li>ENOMEM - out of memory.
	 * </ul>
	 */
int  mdb_txn_commit(MDB_txn *txn);

	/** @brief Abandon all the operations of the transaction instead of saving them.
	 *
	 * The transaction handle is freed. It and its cursors must not be used
	 * again after this call, except with #mdb_cursor_renew().
	 * @note Earlier documentation incorrectly said all cursors would be freed.
	 * Only write-transactions free cursors.
	 * @param[in] txn A transaction handle returned by #mdb_txn_begin()
	 */
void mdb_txn_abort(MDB_txn *txn);

	/** @brief Reset a read-only transaction.
	 *
	 * Abort the transaction like #mdb_txn_abort(), but keep the transaction
	 * handle. #mdb_txn_renew() may reuse the handle. This saves allocation
	 * overhead if the process will start a new read-only transaction soon,
	 * and also locking overhead if #MDB_NOTLS is in use. The reader table
	 * lock is released, but the table slot stays tied to its thread or
	 * #MDB_txn. Use mdb_txn_abort() to discard a reset handle, and to free
	 * its lock table slot if MDB_NOTLS is in use.
	 * Cursors opened within the transaction must not be used
	 * again after this call, except with #mdb_cursor_renew().
	 * Reader locks generally don't interfere with writers, but they keep old
	 * versions of database pages allocated. Thus they prevent the old pages
	 * from being reused when writers commit new data, and so under heavy load
	 * the database size may grow much more rapidly than otherwise.
	 * @param[in] txn A transaction handle returned by #mdb_txn_begin()
	 */
void mdb_txn_reset(MDB_txn *txn);

	/** @brief Renew a read-only transaction.
	 *
	 * This acquires a new reader lock for a transaction handle that had been
	 * released by #mdb_txn_reset(). It must be called before a reset transaction
	 * may be used again.
	 * @param[in] txn A transaction handle returned by #mdb_txn_begin()
	 * @return A non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success. Some possible
	 * errors are:
	 * <ul>
	 *	<li>#MDB_PANIC - a fatal error occurred earlier and the environment
	 *		must be shut down.
	 *	<li>EINVAL - an invalid parameter was specified.
	 * </ul>
	 */
int  mdb_txn_renew(MDB_txn *txn);

/** Compat with version <= 0.9.4, avoid clash with libmdb from MDB Tools project */
#define mdb_open(txn,name,flags,dbi)	mdb_dbi_open(txn,name,flags,dbi)
/** Compat with version <= 0.9.4, avoid clash with libmdb from MDB Tools project */
#define mdb_close(env,dbi)				mdb_dbi_close(env,dbi)

	/** @brief Open a database in the environment.
	 *
	 * A database handle denotes the name and parameters of a database,
	 * independently of whether such a database exists.
	 * The database handle may be discarded by calling #mdb_dbi_close().
	 * The old database handle is returned if the database was already open.
	 * The handle must only be closed once.
	 * The database handle will be private to the current transaction until
	 * the transaction is successfully committed. If the transaction is
	 * aborted the handle will be closed automatically.
	 * After a successful commit the
	 * handle will reside in the shared environment, and may be used
	 * by other transactions. This function must not be called from
	 * multiple concurrent transactions. A transaction that uses this function
	 * must finish (either commit or abort) before any other transaction may
	 * use this function.
	 *
	 * To use named databases (with name != NULL), #mdb_env_set_maxdbs()
	 * must be called before opening the environment.
	 * @param[in] txn A transaction handle returned by #mdb_txn_begin()
	 * @param[in] name The name of the database to open. If only a single
	 * 	database is needed in the environment, this value may be NULL.
	 * @param[in] flags Special options for this database. This parameter
	 * must be set to 0 or by bitwise OR'ing together one or more of the
	 * values described here.
	 * <ul>
	 *	<li>#MDB_REVERSEKEY
	 *		Keys are strings to be compared in reverse order, from the end
	 *		of the strings to the beginning. By default, Keys are treated as strings and
	 *		compared from beginning to end.
	 *	<li>#MDB_DUPSORT
	 *		Duplicate keys may be used in the database. (Or, from another perspective,
	 *		keys may have multiple data items, stored in sorted order.) By default
	 *		keys must be unique and may have only a single data item.
	 *	<li>#MDB_INTEGERKEY
	 *		Keys are binary integers in native byte order. Setting this option
	 *		requires all keys to be the same size, typically sizeof(int)
	 *		or sizeof(size_t).
	 *	<li>#MDB_DUPFIXED
	 *		This flag may only be used in combination with #MDB_DUPSORT. This option
	 *		tells the library that the data items for this database are all the same
	 *		size, which allows further optimizations in storage and retrieval. When
	 *		all data items are the same size, the #MDB_GET_MULTIPLE and #MDB_NEXT_MULTIPLE
	 *		cursor operations may be used to retrieve multiple items at once.
	 *	<li>#MDB_INTEGERDUP
	 *		This option specifies that duplicate data items are also integers, and
	 *		should be sorted as such.
	 *	<li>#MDB_REVERSEDUP
	 *		This option specifies that duplicate data items should be compared as
	 *		strings in reverse order.
	 *	<li>#MDB_CREATE
	 *		Create the named database if it doesn't exist. This option is not
	 *		allowed in a read-only transaction or a read-only environment.
	 * </ul>
	 * @param[out] dbi Address where the new #MDB_dbi handle will be stored
	 * @return A non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success. Some possible
	 * errors are:
	 * <ul>
	 *	<li>#MDB_NOTFOUND - the specified database doesn't exist in the environment
	 *		and #MDB_CREATE was not specified.
	 *	<li>#MDB_DBS_FULL - too many databases have been opened. See #mdb_env_set_maxdbs().
	 * </ul>
	 */
int  mdb_dbi_open(MDB_txn *txn, const char *name, unsigned int flags, MDB_dbi *dbi);

	/** @brief Retrieve statistics for a database.
	 *
	 * @param[in] txn A transaction handle returned by #mdb_txn_begin()
	 * @param[in] dbi A database handle returned by #mdb_dbi_open()
	 * @param[out] stat The address of an #MDB_stat structure
	 * 	where the statistics will be copied
	 * @return A non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success. Some possible
	 * errors are:
	 * <ul>
	 *	<li>EINVAL - an invalid parameter was specified.
	 * </ul>
	 */
int  mdb_stat(MDB_txn *txn, MDB_dbi dbi, MDB_stat *stat);

	/** @brief Close a database handle.
	 *
	 * This call is not mutex protected. Handles should only be closed by
	 * a single thread, and only if no other threads are going to reference
	 * the database handle or one of its cursors any further. Do not close
	 * a handle if an existing transaction has modified its database.
	 * @param[in] env An environment handle returned by #mdb_env_create()
	 * @param[in] dbi A database handle returned by #mdb_dbi_open()
	 */
void mdb_dbi_close(MDB_env *env, MDB_dbi dbi);

	/** @brief Delete a database and/or free all its pages.
	 *
	 * If the \b del parameter is 1, the DB handle will be closed
	 * and the DB will be deleted.
	 * @param[in] txn A transaction handle returned by #mdb_txn_begin()
	 * @param[in] dbi A database handle returned by #mdb_dbi_open()
	 * @param[in] del 1 to delete the DB from the environment,
	 * 0 to just free its pages.
	 * @return A non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success.
	 */
int  mdb_drop(MDB_txn *txn, MDB_dbi dbi, int del);

	/** @brief Set a custom key comparison function for a database.
	 *
	 * The comparison function is called whenever it is necessary to compare a
	 * key specified by the application with a key currently stored in the database.
	 * If no comparison function is specified, and no special key flags were specified
	 * with #mdb_dbi_open(), the keys are compared lexically, with shorter keys collating
	 * before longer keys.
	 * @warning This function must be called before any data access functions are used,
	 * otherwise data corruption may occur. The same comparison function must be used by every
	 * program accessing the database, every time the database is used.
	 * @param[in] txn A transaction handle returned by #mdb_txn_begin()
	 * @param[in] dbi A database handle returned by #mdb_dbi_open()
	 * @param[in] cmp A #MDB_cmp_func function
	 * @return A non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success. Some possible
	 * errors are:
	 * <ul>
	 *	<li>EINVAL - an invalid parameter was specified.
	 * </ul>
	 */
int  mdb_set_compare(MDB_txn *txn, MDB_dbi dbi, MDB_cmp_func *cmp);

	/** @brief Set a custom data comparison function for a #MDB_DUPSORT database.
	 *
	 * This comparison function is called whenever it is necessary to compare a data
	 * item specified by the application with a data item currently stored in the database.
	 * This function only takes effect if the database was opened with the #MDB_DUPSORT
	 * flag.
	 * If no comparison function is specified, and no special key flags were specified
	 * with #mdb_dbi_open(), the data items are compared lexically, with shorter items collating
	 * before longer items.
	 * @warning This function must be called before any data access functions are used,
	 * otherwise data corruption may occur. The same comparison function must be used by every
	 * program accessing the database, every time the database is used.
	 * @param[in] txn A transaction handle returned by #mdb_txn_begin()
	 * @param[in] dbi A database handle returned by #mdb_dbi_open()
	 * @param[in] cmp A #MDB_cmp_func function
	 * @return A non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success. Some possible
	 * errors are:
	 * <ul>
	 *	<li>EINVAL - an invalid parameter was specified.
	 * </ul>
	 */
int  mdb_set_dupsort(MDB_txn *txn, MDB_dbi dbi, MDB_cmp_func *cmp);

	/** @brief Set a relocation function for a #MDB_FIXEDMAP database.
	 *
	 * @todo The relocation function is called whenever it is necessary to move the data
	 * of an item to a different position in the database (e.g. through tree
	 * balancing operations, shifts as a result of adds or deletes, etc.). It is
	 * intended to allow address/position-dependent data items to be stored in
	 * a database in an environment opened with the #MDB_FIXEDMAP option.
	 * Currently the relocation feature is unimplemented and setting
	 * this function has no effect.
	 * @param[in] txn A transaction handle returned by #mdb_txn_begin()
	 * @param[in] dbi A database handle returned by #mdb_dbi_open()
	 * @param[in] rel A #MDB_rel_func function
	 * @return A non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success. Some possible
	 * errors are:
	 * <ul>
	 *	<li>EINVAL - an invalid parameter was specified.
	 * </ul>
	 */
int  mdb_set_relfunc(MDB_txn *txn, MDB_dbi dbi, MDB_rel_func *rel);

	/** @brief Set a context pointer for a #MDB_FIXEDMAP database's relocation function.
	 *
	 * See #mdb_set_relfunc and #MDB_rel_func for more details.
	 * @param[in] txn A transaction handle returned by #mdb_txn_begin()
	 * @param[in] dbi A database handle returned by #mdb_dbi_open()
	 * @param[in] ctx An arbitrary pointer for whatever the application needs.
	 * It will be passed to the callback function set by #mdb_set_relfunc
	 * as its \b relctx parameter whenever the callback is invoked.
	 * @return A non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success. Some possible
	 * errors are:
	 * <ul>
	 *	<li>EINVAL - an invalid parameter was specified.
	 * </ul>
	 */
int  mdb_set_relctx(MDB_txn *txn, MDB_dbi dbi, void *ctx);

	/** @brief Get items from a database.
	 *
	 * This function retrieves key/data pairs from the database. The address
	 * and length of the data associated with the specified \b key are returned
	 * in the structure to which \b data refers.
	 * If the database supports duplicate keys (#MDB_DUPSORT) then the
	 * first data item for the key will be returned. Retrieval of other
	 * items requires the use of #mdb_cursor_get().
	 *
	 * @note The memory pointed to by the returned values is owned by the
	 * database. The caller need not dispose of the memory, and may not
	 * modify it in any way. For values returned in a read-only transaction
	 * any modification attempts will cause a SIGSEGV.
	 * @note Values returned from the database are valid only until a
	 * subsequent update operation, or the end of the transaction.
	 * @param[in] txn A transaction handle returned by #mdb_txn_begin()
	 * @param[in] dbi A database handle returned by #mdb_dbi_open()
	 * @param[in] key The key to search for in the database
	 * @param[out] data The data corresponding to the key
	 * @return A non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success. Some possible
	 * errors are:
	 * <ul>
	 *	<li>#MDB_NOTFOUND - the key was not in the database.
	 *	<li>EINVAL - an invalid parameter was specified.
	 * </ul>
	 */
int  mdb_get(MDB_txn *txn, MDB_dbi dbi, MDB_val *key, MDB_val *data);

	/** @brief Store items into a database.
	 *
	 * This function stores key/data pairs in the database. The default behavior
	 * is to enter the new key/data pair, replacing any previously existing key
	 * if duplicates are disallowed, or adding a duplicate data item if
	 * duplicates are allowed (#MDB_DUPSORT).
	 * @param[in] txn A transaction handle returned by #mdb_txn_begin()
	 * @param[in] dbi A database handle returned by #mdb_dbi_open()
	 * @param[in] key The key to store in the database
	 * @param[in,out] data The data to store
	 * @param[in] flags Special options for this operation. This parameter
	 * must be set to 0 or by bitwise OR'ing together one or more of the
	 * values described here.
	 * <ul>
	 *	<li>#MDB_NODUPDATA - enter the new key/data pair only if it does not
	 *		already appear in the database. This flag may only be specified
	 *		if the database was opened with #MDB_DUPSORT. The function will
	 *		return #MDB_KEYEXIST if the key/data pair already appears in the
	 *		database.
	 *	<li>#MDB_NOOVERWRITE - enter the new key/data pair only if the key
	 *		does not already appear in the database. The function will return
	 *		#MDB_KEYEXIST if the key already appears in the database, even if
	 *		the database supports duplicates (#MDB_DUPSORT). The \b data
	 *		parameter will be set to point to the existing item.
	 *	<li>#MDB_RESERVE - reserve space for data of the given size, but
	 *		don't copy the given data. Instead, return a pointer to the
	 *		reserved space, which the caller can fill in later - before
	 *		the next update operation or the transaction ends. This saves
	 *		an extra memcpy if the data is being generated later.
	 *	<li>#MDB_APPEND - append the given key/data pair to the end of the
	 *		database. No key comparisons are performed. This option allows
	 *		fast bulk loading when keys are already known to be in the
	 *		correct order. Loading unsorted keys with this flag will cause
	 *		data corruption.
	 *	<li>#MDB_APPENDDUP - as above, but for sorted dup data.
	 * </ul>
	 * @return A non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success. Some possible
	 * errors are:
	 * <ul>
	 *	<li>#MDB_MAP_FULL - the database is full, see #mdb_env_set_mapsize().
	 *	<li>#MDB_TXN_FULL - the transaction has too many dirty pages.
	 *	<li>EACCES - an attempt was made to write in a read-only transaction.
	 *	<li>EINVAL - an invalid parameter was specified.
	 * </ul>
	 */
int  mdb_put(MDB_txn *txn, MDB_dbi dbi, MDB_val *key, MDB_val *data,
			    unsigned int flags);

	/** @brief Delete items from a database.
	 *
	 * This function removes key/data pairs from the database.
	 * If the database does not support sorted duplicate data items
	 * (#MDB_DUPSORT) the data parameter is ignored.
	 * If the database supports sorted duplicates and the data parameter
	 * is NULL, all of the duplicate data items for the key will be
	 * deleted. Otherwise, if the data parameter is non-NULL
	 * only the matching data item will be deleted.
	 * This function will return #MDB_NOTFOUND if the specified key/data
	 * pair is not in the database.
	 * @param[in] txn A transaction handle returned by #mdb_txn_begin()
	 * @param[in] dbi A database handle returned by #mdb_dbi_open()
	 * @param[in] key The key to delete from the database
	 * @param[in] data The data to delete
	 * @return A non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success. Some possible
	 * errors are:
	 * <ul>
	 *	<li>EACCES - an attempt was made to write in a read-only transaction.
	 *	<li>EINVAL - an invalid parameter was specified.
	 * </ul>
	 */
int  mdb_del(MDB_txn *txn, MDB_dbi dbi, MDB_val *key, MDB_val *data);

	/** @brief Create a cursor handle.
	 *
	 * A cursor is associated with a specific transaction and database.
	 * A cursor cannot be used when its database handle is closed.  Nor
	 * when its transaction has ended, except with #mdb_cursor_renew().
	 * It can be discarded with #mdb_cursor_close().
	 * A cursor in a write-transaction can be closed before its transaction
	 * ends, and will otherwise be closed when its transaction ends.
	 * A cursor in a read-only transaction must be closed explicitly, before
	 * or after its transaction ends. It can be reused with
	 * #mdb_cursor_renew() before finally closing it.
	 * @note Earlier documentation said that cursors in every transaction
	 * were closed when the transaction committed or aborted.
	 * @param[in] txn A transaction handle returned by #mdb_txn_begin()
	 * @param[in] dbi A database handle returned by #mdb_dbi_open()
	 * @param[out] cursor Address where the new #MDB_cursor handle will be stored
	 * @return A non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success. Some possible
	 * errors are:
	 * <ul>
	 *	<li>EINVAL - an invalid parameter was specified.
	 * </ul>
	 */
int  mdb_cursor_open(MDB_txn *txn, MDB_dbi dbi, MDB_cursor **cursor);

	/** @brief Close a cursor handle.
	 *
	 * The cursor handle will be freed and must not be used again after this call.
	 * Its transaction must still be live if it is a write-transaction.
	 * @param[in] cursor A cursor handle returned by #mdb_cursor_open()
	 */
void mdb_cursor_close(MDB_cursor *cursor);

	/** @brief Renew a cursor handle.
	 *
	 * A cursor is associated with a specific transaction and database.
	 * Cursors that are only used in read-only
	 * transactions may be re-used, to avoid unnecessary malloc/free overhead.
	 * The cursor may be associated with a new read-only transaction, and
	 * referencing the same database handle as it was created with.
	 * This may be done whether the previous transaction is live or dead.
	 * @param[in] txn A transaction handle returned by #mdb_txn_begin()
	 * @param[in] cursor A cursor handle returned by #mdb_cursor_open()
	 * @return A non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success. Some possible
	 * errors are:
	 * <ul>
	 *	<li>EINVAL - an invalid parameter was specified.
	 * </ul>
	 */
int  mdb_cursor_renew(MDB_txn *txn, MDB_cursor *cursor);

	/** @brief Return the cursor's transaction handle.
	 *
	 * @param[in] cursor A cursor handle returned by #mdb_cursor_open()
	 */
MDB_txn *mdb_cursor_txn(MDB_cursor *cursor);

	/** @brief Return the cursor's database handle.
	 *
	 * @param[in] cursor A cursor handle returned by #mdb_cursor_open()
	 */
MDB_dbi mdb_cursor_dbi(MDB_cursor *cursor);

	/** @brief Retrieve by cursor.
	 *
	 * This function retrieves key/data pairs from the database. The address and length
	 * of the key are returned in the object to which \b key refers (except for the
	 * case of the #MDB_SET option, in which the \b key object is unchanged), and
	 * the address and length of the data are returned in the object to which \b data
	 * refers.
	 * See #mdb_get() for restrictions on using the output values.
	 * @param[in] cursor A cursor handle returned by #mdb_cursor_open()
	 * @param[in,out] key The key for a retrieved item
	 * @param[in,out] data The data of a retrieved item
	 * @param[in] op A cursor operation #MDB_cursor_op
	 * @return A non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success. Some possible
	 * errors are:
	 * <ul>
	 *	<li>#MDB_NOTFOUND - no matching key found.
	 *	<li>EINVAL - an invalid parameter was specified.
	 * </ul>
	 */
int  mdb_cursor_get(MDB_cursor *cursor, MDB_val *key, MDB_val *data,
			    MDB_cursor_op op);

	/** @brief Store by cursor.
	 *
	 * This function stores key/data pairs into the database.
	 * If the function fails for any reason, the state of the cursor will be
	 * unchanged. If the function succeeds and an item is inserted into the
	 * database, the cursor is always positioned to refer to the newly inserted item.
	 * @param[in] cursor A cursor handle returned by #mdb_cursor_open()
	 * @param[in] key The key operated on.
	 * @param[in] data The data operated on.
	 * @param[in] flags Options for this operation. This parameter
	 * must be set to 0 or one of the values described here.
	 * <ul>
	 *	<li>#MDB_CURRENT - overwrite the data of the key/data pair to which
	 *		the cursor refers with the specified data item. The \b key
	 *		parameter is ignored.
	 *	<li>#MDB_NODUPDATA - enter the new key/data pair only if it does not
	 *		already appear in the database. This flag may only be specified
	 *		if the database was opened with #MDB_DUPSORT. The function will
	 *		return #MDB_KEYEXIST if the key/data pair already appears in the
	 *		database.
	 *	<li>#MDB_NOOVERWRITE - enter the new key/data pair only if the key
	 *		does not already appear in the database. The function will return
	 *		#MDB_KEYEXIST if the key already appears in the database, even if
	 *		the database supports duplicates (#MDB_DUPSORT).
	 *	<li>#MDB_RESERVE - reserve space for data of the given size, but
	 *		don't copy the given data. Instead, return a pointer to the
	 *		reserved space, which the caller can fill in later. This saves
	 *		an extra memcpy if the data is being generated later.
	 *	<li>#MDB_APPEND - append the given key/data pair to the end of the
	 *		database. No key comparisons are performed. This option allows
	 *		fast bulk loading when keys are already known to be in the
	 *		correct order. Loading unsorted keys with this flag will cause
	 *		data corruption.
	 *	<li>#MDB_APPENDDUP - as above, but for sorted dup data.
	 * </ul>
	 * @return A non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success. Some possible
	 * errors are:
	 * <ul>
	 *	<li>#MDB_MAP_FULL - the database is full, see #mdb_env_set_mapsize().
	 *	<li>#MDB_TXN_FULL - the transaction has too many dirty pages.
	 *	<li>EACCES - an attempt was made to modify a read-only database.
	 *	<li>EINVAL - an invalid parameter was specified.
	 * </ul>
	 */
int  mdb_cursor_put(MDB_cursor *cursor, MDB_val *key, MDB_val *data,
				unsigned int flags);

	/** @brief Delete current key/data pair
	 *
	 * This function deletes the key/data pair to which the cursor refers.
	 * @param[in] cursor A cursor handle returned by #mdb_cursor_open()
	 * @param[in] flags Options for this operation. This parameter
	 * must be set to 0 or one of the values described here.
	 * <ul>
	 *	<li>#MDB_NODUPDATA - delete all of the data items for the current key.
	 *		This flag may only be specified if the database was opened with #MDB_DUPSORT.
	 * </ul>
	 * @return A non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success. Some possible
	 * errors are:
	 * <ul>
	 *	<li>EACCES - an attempt was made to modify a read-only database.
	 *	<li>EINVAL - an invalid parameter was specified.
	 * </ul>
	 */
int  mdb_cursor_del(MDB_cursor *cursor, unsigned int flags);

	/** @brief Return count of duplicates for current key.
	 *
	 * This call is only valid on databases that support sorted duplicate
	 * data items #MDB_DUPSORT.
	 * @param[in] cursor A cursor handle returned by #mdb_cursor_open()
	 * @param[out] countp Address where the count will be stored
	 * @return A non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success. Some possible
	 * errors are:
	 * <ul>
	 *	<li>EINVAL - cursor is not initialized, or an invalid parameter was specified.
	 * </ul>
	 */
int  mdb_cursor_count(MDB_cursor *cursor, size_t *countp);

	/** @brief Compare two data items according to a particular database.
	 *
	 * This returns a comparison as if the two data items were keys in the
	 * specified database.
	 * @param[in] txn A transaction handle returned by #mdb_txn_begin()
	 * @param[in] dbi A database handle returned by #mdb_dbi_open()
	 * @param[in] a The first item to compare
	 * @param[in] b The second item to compare
	 * @return < 0 if a < b, 0 if a == b, > 0 if a > b
	 */
int  mdb_cmp(MDB_txn *txn, MDB_dbi dbi, const MDB_val *a, const MDB_val *b);

	/** @brief Compare two data items according to a particular database.
	 *
	 * This returns a comparison as if the two items were data items of
	 * the specified database. The database must have the #MDB_DUPSORT flag.
	 * @param[in] txn A transaction handle returned by #mdb_txn_begin()
	 * @param[in] dbi A database handle returned by #mdb_dbi_open()
	 * @param[in] a The first item to compare
	 * @param[in] b The second item to compare
	 * @return < 0 if a < b, 0 if a == b, > 0 if a > b
	 */
int  mdb_dcmp(MDB_txn *txn, MDB_dbi dbi, const MDB_val *a, const MDB_val *b);
/**	@} */

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
#endif /* _LMDB_H_ */

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