cmake -B build -G Ninja
cmake --build build -j$(nproc)
cmake --build build -j$(nproc) && ./build/tests/test_vector_storage
proto/database.proto — gRPC service and message definitionsservice/src/ — Database server implementation
memory_store.hpp/.cpp — In-memory document + vector storagedocument.hpp — Document and CollectionOptions typesdatabase_grpc_impl.cpp — gRPC request handlerspersistence/ — WAL, snapshots, persistence managermigrations/ — Migration runnerclient/ — C++ client library (smartbotic-db-client)tests/ — Integration testsSimilaritySearch RPC. Vectors use _vector document field, stored in parallel float arrays, persisted through WAL (VEC_PUT/VEC_DELETE) and snapshots (v3 format). Collection vector_dimension option is immutable after creation.PatchDocument RPC merges fields into existing documents atomically (server-side, within collection lock). Client patch() method. update() uses automatic optimistic locking with retry. See docs/integration-guide.md for concurrency patterns._views system collection, created via create_view migration op or createView RPC. Writes on view names are rejected.timestamp_precision config ("ms" default, "ns" for rapid-write collections). Stamps _created_at/_updated_at at the configured resolution, cached hot-path lookup. configureCollection RPC flips the config atomically; migrateCollectionTimestamps RPC converts existing data during maintenance windows (idempotent via 10^15 threshold)..tmp + fsync + rename + post-write verification), loader fallback chain across snapshots, MySQL-style recovery modes (normal / snapshot_fallback / wal_only / best_effort / force_empty) selectable via --recovery-mode flag or recovery.mode config. Non-trivial recovery (fallback, WAL-only, forced empty) automatically enters read-only mode — operator must smartbotic-db-cli unlock or pass --force-readwrite to accept writes. Exit code 10 when recovery is refused.ResourceQuota + per-RPC-type stream limits (Subscribe, UploadFile, DownloadFile). Configurable under storage.grpc. Excess streams get RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED with operator log./etc/smartbotic-database/conf.d/*.json deep-merges over config.json using RFC 7396 semantics (arrays replace, objects merge). Lets consumer debs ship tuned settings without touching the upstream conffile. Strict on syntax errors (exit 11), lenient on unknown keys.eviction_chunk_size=1000, eviction_chunk_pause_ms=50, hot_write_floor_ms=30000. Four pressure levels (normal/soft/hard/emergency) gate behavior: soft = trickle, hard = aggressive + MEMORY_PRESSURE_HIGH event, emergency = admission control rejects writes with RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED. Per-collection memory_priority (low/normal/high) biases selection. Quiesce skips docs with in-flight writes. WAL-fallback no longer holds per-collection mutex during disk I/O.Client::getMemoryStats() returns per-collection stats + pressure level. Client library auto-retries write RPCs on DEADLINE_EXCEEDED/RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED/UNAVAILABLE with exponential backoff + jitter (writeRetries=3, writeRetryBackoffMs=100). Reads are not auto-retried.apt upgrade smartbotic-database runs a preinst hook that snapshots /var/lib/smartbotic-database/ to /var/backups/smartbotic-database/pre-upgrade-<ts>-from-<version>/ via cp -a after the old prerm stops the service. Retention 3, 1.2× free-space precheck on the backup volume (aborts the upgrade if short). Opt out with SMARTBOTIC_DB_SKIP_BACKUP=1 apt upgrade. Tunables: SMARTBOTIC_DB_BACKUP_RETENTION, SMARTBOTIC_DB_BACKUP_ROOT.smartbotic::db::parse_to_nlohmann (yyjson-backed) instead of nlohmann::json::parse. Measured 2.80× speedup on Zoe-shape corpora (136ms→49ms on 10k docs). In-memory representation stays nlohmann::json until Phase B. Wire and on-disk JSON bytes unchanged. New runtime dep: libyyjson0. Bench: ./build/tests/bench_json_parse <corpus.jsonl>.Document::data is now a smartbotic::db::doc_binary::Doc (yyjson mut_doc wrapper) with a lazy nlohmann::json view cache. New accessor surface: doc.field(name) is the O(field-count) fast-path that reads one top-level field without materialising the full tree (the dominant read pattern), doc.data() is the lazy full-tree accessor, doc.set_data(j) re-encodes from an nlohmann tree. Wire and on-disk JSON bytes unchanged. Honest note: per-doc heap footprint is ~1.5% smaller than v1.10 (1618→1594 bytes on Zoe-shape) — the win is field-access CPU + Phase C scaffolding, not RSS. See docs/superpowers/specs/2026-05-15-binary-doc-format-decision.md post-implementation amendment for the bench numbers. Bench: ./build/tests/bench_doc_memory --mode=<nlohmann|binary> [N].Canonical source for all smartbotic-database Debian packages.
Replaces the old shadowman-database and callerai-storage packages.
# Production (Docker, Debian 13)
./packaging/build.sh # Build 4 .debs
./packaging/build.sh --rebuild-base # Rebuild Docker base image
./packaging/build.sh --sync --suite trixie # Build + publish to repository.smartbotics.ai
# Local development (native, current system)
./packaging/build.sh --local # Build 4 .debs
./packaging/build.sh --local --install # Build + install locally
| Package | Contents | Deployed where |
|---|---|---|
smartbotic-database |
Server binary + systemd + config | Production DB servers |
libsmartbotic-db-client |
Shared .so (runtime) |
All production machines |
libsmartbotic-db-client-dev |
Headers + linker symlink + .proto + cmake config |
Docker build images, dev workstations |
smartbotic-db-cli |
CLI tool | Anywhere (optional) |
After ./packaging/build.sh --local --install, consumer projects can use:
find_package(smartbotic-db-client REQUIRED)
target_link_libraries(myapp PRIVATE smartbotic::db-client)
The submodule fallback still works for projects that haven't switched (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF).
| Project | Depends on | Min version | Migrations dir |
|---|---|---|---|
| shadowman-cpp | smartbotic-database (>= 1.2.0) |
1.2.0 | /opt/shadowman/share/shadowman/migrations/json |
| callerai | smartbotic-database (>= 1.2.0) |
1.2.0 | /etc/callerai/migrations |
Bump VERSION for API/protocol changes. Deb revision (-N) for packaging-only changes.
The service uses Type=notify in its systemd unit and signals readiness
via sd_notify(READY=1) only after recovery + migrations complete and the
gRPC listener is up (see service/src/main.cpp around the service.start()
call). This is the lifecycle contract for dependents:
After=smartbotic-database.service + Type=notify on this unit means
systemd blocks the dependent's startup until the DB sends READY=1. A
dependent doing db.get(...) immediately on launch sees a fully-recovered
DB, never an in-recovery one. Pre-1.7.5 the unit was Type=simple, so
sd_notify was decoration and consumers could observe an in-recovery DB
and silently fall back to defaults — surfaced on the shadowman side as
instance_type reading null and Dev mode enabled never logging until
manual restart.TimeoutStartSec=300 covers slow recoveries on large datasets. The
service emits EXTEND_TIMEOUT_USEC=600000000 (10 min) at each phase
boundary as belt-and-braces against systemd's start watchdog.STATUS=... notifications are emitted at each phase ("Initializing —
running recovery and migrations" → "Starting gRPC server" → "Ready") so
systemctl status smartbotic-database shows where the service is during
a slow boot.sd_notify(STOPPING=1) is emitted on graceful shutdown so dependents
observe a draining state distinct from a crash. The graceful-shutdown
path also takes a final snapshot (v1.8.0 hardening) so the next boot's
recovery is TrivialSuccess rather than WalOnlyReplay.Dependents (shadowman-* services and any other consumer) should:
After=smartbotic-database.service and Wants=smartbotic-database.service.Type=notify if they have a meaningful "ready" boundary.Operator-facing tooling (deb postinst, ansible, etc.) should not layer
its own port-poll or sleep loops on top of the unit. systemctl restart
smartbotic-database (or systemctl start ... && systemctl start dependent)
already blocks correctly until READY.