Expected Features

For every implementations of InterstellarDB some features are expected to be implemented to assure that all versions work correctly.

DB Info

As can be seen in the specifications, the first block in the file contains some essential database info. This data block is always the first block in the file and must have all fields properly filled out. This is to assure that every implementation of InterstellarDB can do the following:

• Identify the database binary files as an InterstellarDB storage file
• Read the binaries correctly using the version control
• Determine the pointer size in INodes
• Identify the age of the database for meta data purposes

INode

Every InterstellarDB storage file has a base INode that points to INodes containing info about the saved structures. This INode is always the first INode in the file and must have its structure field unset. This is to assure that every implementation of InterstellarDB can properly locate all structure INodes in the file without having to read out the entire binary file.