customstore

customstore

customstore is a Go package that provides a flexible way to store and manage custom records in a database table. It simplifies common database operations like creating, retrieving, updating, and deleting records.

Features

• Easy Setup: Quickly integrate with your existing database
• Customizable Records: Define your own record types and data structures
• Automatic Migration: Automatically create the necessary database table
• CRUD Operations: Supports standard Create, Read, Update, and Delete operations
• Flexible Queries: Query records based on various criteria
• Soft Deletes: Option to soft delete records instead of permanent deletion
• Payload Search: Search for records based on content within the payload
• Debug Mode: Enable debug mode for detailed logging
• Schema-less Payloads: Store any JSON structure without altering DB schema
• Document-store Feel on SQL: Document flexibility with SQL power and tooling

Document-store versatility on SQL

Customstore lets you keep your data model fluid like a document store while using a single SQL table under the hood. No migrations for shape changes—just evolve your JSON payloads.

• Any shape: nested objects, arrays, primitives
• No schema changes: add/remove fields freely
• SQL-compatible: keep transactions, indexes, and familiar tooling

Example: store different shapes without migrations

// A user document
user := customstore.NewRecord(
    "user",
    customstore.WithPayloadMap(map[string]any{
        "name":  "Ada",
        "roles": []any{"admin", "editor"},
        "prefs": map[string]any{"theme": "dark"},
    }),
)
_ = store.RecordCreate(user)

// A product document with a very different shape
product := customstore.NewRecord(
    "product",
    customstore.WithPayloadMap(map[string]any{
        "sku":   "SKU-001",
        "price": 19.99,
        "tags":  []any{"new", "promo"},
    }),
)
_ = store.RecordCreate(product)

Query by payload content (driver-dependent implementation uses JSON string search):

// Find active users named Ada
q := customstore.RecordQuery().
    SetType("user").
    AddPayloadSearch(`"name": "Ada"`).
    AddPayloadSearch(`"active": true`)
list, err := store.RecordList(q)
if err != nil { panic(err) }

Installation

go get -u github.com/dracory/customstore

Setup

// Example with SQLite
db, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", "mydatabase.db")
if err != nil {
    panic(err)
}
defer db.Close()

// Initialize the store
customStore, err := customstore.NewStore(customstore.NewStoreOptions{
    DB:                 db,
    TableName:          "my_custom_records",
    AutomigrateEnabled: true,
    DebugEnabled:       false,
})

if err != nil {
    panic(err)
}

Core Concepts

Records

A Record represents a single entry in your custom data store. Each record has:

• Type: A string that categorizes the record (e.g., "user", "product", "order")
• ID: A unique identifier for the record
• Payload: A JSON-encoded string containing the record's data
• CreatedAt: A timestamp indicating when the record was created
• UpdatedAt: A timestamp indicating when the record was last updated
• DeletedAt: A timestamp indicating when the record was soft-deleted (if applicable)

Store

The Store is the main interface for interacting with your custom data store. It provides methods for:

• Creating records
• Retrieving records by ID
• Updating records
• Deleting records (both hard and soft deletes)
• Listing records based on various criteria
• Counting records

RecordQuery

The RecordQuery struct allows you to build complex queries to filter and retrieve records. You can specify:

• Record type
• ID
• Limit and offset for pagination
• Order by clause
• Whether to include soft-deleted records
• Payload search terms

Usage Examples

Creating a Record

You can now pass functional options to the constructor to initialize fields in one place.

record := customstore.NewRecord(
    "person",
    customstore.WithID("person-123"),
    customstore.WithMemo("seed user"),
    customstore.WithPayloadMap(map[string]any{
        "name": "John Doe",
        "age":  30,
    }),
    customstore.WithMetas(map[string]string{
        "role": "admin",
    }),
)

if err := store.RecordCreate(record); err != nil {
    panic(err)
}

Or set a raw JSON payload string at construction time:

record := customstore.NewRecord(
    "order",
    customstore.WithPayload(`{"id":1,"total":19.99}`),
)

Legacy/imperative style (still supported):

record := customstore.NewRecord("person")
record.SetID("person-123")            // optional, auto-generated if not set
record.SetMemo("seed user")            // optional memo
record.SetPayloadMap(map[string]any{   // or use SetPayload with a JSON string
    "name": "John Doe",
    "age":  30,
})
record.SetMetas(map[string]string{
    "role": "admin",
})

if err := store.RecordCreate(record); err != nil {
    panic(err)
}

Finding a Record by ID

record, err := store.RecordFindByID("1234567890")
if err != nil {
    panic(err)
}

Updating a Record

record, err := store.RecordFindByID("1234567890")
if err != nil {
    panic(err)
}

record.SetPayloadMap(map[string]interface{}{
    "name": "John Doe",
    "age":  30,
})

err = store.RecordUpdate(record)
if err != nil {
    panic(err)
}

Deleting a Record (Hard Delete)

record, err := store.RecordFindByID("1234567890")
if err != nil {
    panic(err)
}

err = store.RecordDelete(record)
if err != nil {
    panic(err)
}

Soft Deleting a Record

record, err := store.RecordFindByID("1234567890")
if err != nil {
    panic(err)
}

err = store.RecordSoftDelete(record)
if err != nil {
    panic(err)
}

Listing Records

query := customstore.RecordQuery().SetType("person").SetLimit(10)
list, err := store.RecordList(query)
if err != nil {
    panic(err)
}

Counting Records

query := customstore.RecordQuery().SetType("person")
count, err := store.RecordCount(query)
if err != nil {
    panic(err)
}

Payload Search

query := customstore.RecordQuery().SetType("person").
    AddPayloadSearch(`"status": "active"`).
    AddPayloadSearch(`"name": "John"`)
list, err := store.RecordList(query)
if err != nil {
    panic(err)
}

Soft Deleted Records

query := customstore.RecordQuery().SetType("person").SetSoftDeletedIncluded(true)
list, err := store.RecordList(query)
if err != nil {
    panic(err)
}

API Reference

Store Methods

• NewStore(options NewStoreOptions) - Creates a new store instance
  • options: A NewStoreOptions struct containing the database connection, table name, and other configuration options
• AutoMigrate() - Automigrates (creates) the session table
• DriverName(db *sql.DB) - Finds the driver name from the database
• EnableDebug(debug bool) - Enables/disables the debug option
• RecordCreate(record *Record) - Creates a new record
• RecordFindByID(id string) - Finds a record by its ID
• RecordUpdate(record *Record) - Updates an existing record
• RecordDelete(record *Record) - Deletes a record
• RecordDeleteByID(id string) - Deletes a record by its ID
• RecordSoftDelete(record *Record) - Soft deletes a record
• RecordSoftDeleteByID(id string) - Soft deletes a record by its ID
• RecordList(query *RecordQuery) - Lists records based on a query
• RecordCount(query *RecordQuery) - Counts records based on a query

RecordQuery Methods

• SetID(id string) - Sets the ID to search for
• SetType(recordType string) - Sets the record type to search for
• SetLimit(limit int) - Sets the maximum number of records to return
• SetOffset(offset int) - Sets the offset for the records to return
• SetOrderBy(orderBy string) - Sets the order by clause
• SetSoftDeletedIncluded(softDeletedIncluded bool) - Sets whether to include soft deleted records
• AddPayloadSearch(payloadSearch string) - Adds a payload search term

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a pull request.