diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index a010c50..15fbdc2 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Authors: Sanjay Ghemawat (sanjay@google.com) and Jeff Dean (jeff@google.com) # Features + * Keys and values are arbitrary byte arrays. * Data is stored sorted by key. * Callers can provide a custom comparison function to override the sort order. @@ -16,15 +17,30 @@ Authors: Sanjay Ghemawat (sanjay@google.com) and Jeff Dean (jeff@google.com) * External activity (file system operations etc.) is relayed through a virtual interface so users can customize the operating system interactions. # Documentation - [LevelDB library documentation](https://github.com/google/leveldb/blob/master/doc/index.md) is online and bundled with the source code. + [LevelDB library documentation](https://github.com/google/leveldb/blob/master/doc/index.md) is online and bundled with the source code. # Limitations + * This is not a SQL database. It does not have a relational data model, it does not support SQL queries, and it has no support for indexes. * Only a single process (possibly multi-threaded) can access a particular database at a time. * There is no client-server support builtin to the library. An application that needs such support will have to wrap their own server around the library. +# Building + +This project supports [CMake](https://cmake.org/) out of the box. + +Quick start: + +```bash +mkdir -p build && cd build +cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release .. && cmake --build . +``` + +Please see the CMake documentation and `CMakeLists.txt` for more advanced usage. + # Contributing to the leveldb Project + The leveldb project welcomes contributions. leveldb's primary goal is to be a reliable and fast key/value store. Changes that are in line with the features/limitations outlined above, and meet the requirements below, @@ -45,6 +61,7 @@ Contribution requirements: a sufficient explanation as to why a new (or changed) test is not required. ## Submitting a Pull Request + Before any pull request will be accepted the author must first sign a Contributor License Agreement (CLA) at https://cla.developers.google.com/.