diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index f6f115d..3ce348a 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ Features - In-memory database for [fast reads and writes](https://github.com/tidwall/raft-boltdb#benchmarks) - Embeddable with a [simple API](https://godoc.org/github.com/tidwall/buntdb) - [Spatial indexing](#spatial-indexes) for up to 4 dimensions; Useful for Geospatial data -- - Create [custom indexes](#custom-indexes) for any data type +- Create [custom indexes](#custom-indexes) for any data type - [Built-in types](#built-in-types) that are easy to get up & running; String, Uint, Int, Float - Flexible [iteration](#iterating) of data; ascending, descending, and ranges - Durable append-only file format. Adopts the [Redis AOF](http://redis.io/topics/persistence) process - Option to evict old items with an [expiration](#data-expiration) TTL -- Tight codebase, under 1K loc using the `cloc` command. +- Tight codebase, under 1K loc using the `cloc` command - ACID semantics with locking [transactions](#transactions) that support rollbacks Getting Started @@ -79,8 +79,6 @@ func main() { } ``` -It's important to note that BuntDB does not currently support file locking, so avoid accessing the database from multiple processes. - ## Transactions All reads and writes must be performed from inside a transaction. BuntDB can have one write transaction opened at a time, but can have many concurrent read transactions. Each transaction maintains a stable view of the database. In other words, once a transaction has begun, the data for that transaction cannot be changed by other transactions. @@ -256,7 +254,7 @@ user:4:name 63 ``` ### Spatial Indexes -BuntDB has support for spatial indexes by storing rectangles in an [R-tree](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R-tree). An R-tree is organized in a similar manner as a [B-tree](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-tree), and both are balanaced trees. But, an R-tree is special because it can operate on data that is in multiple dimensions. This is super handy for Geospatial applications. +BuntDB has support for spatial indexes by storing rectangles in an [R-tree](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R-tree). An R-tree is organized in a similar manner as a [B-tree](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-tree), and both are balanced trees. But, an R-tree is special because it can operate on data that is in multiple dimensions. This is super handy for Geospatial applications. To create a spatial index use the `CreateSpatialIndex` function: