tokyo-cabinet ☆

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Description:
Lightweight database library

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Databases

Tags: database key-value embedded storage c-library

Install: brew install tokyo-cabinet

About:
TokyoCabinet is a lightweight, high-performance embedded database library. It provides a simple key-value store API with support for various data structures like B+ trees and hash tables. Its main value proposition is offering a fast, scalable, and reliable solution for on-disk storage without the overhead of a full database server.

Key Features:

High performance read/write operations
Multiple database backends (hash, B+ tree, fixed-length, etc.)
Minimal server dependency (embedded library)
Cross-platform compatibility

Use Cases:

Caching frequently accessed data
Persistent storage for high-volume applications
Building custom database solutions

Alternatives:

SQLite – SQLite offers relational capabilities and SQL interface, while TokyoCabinet focuses on raw key-value performance.
Redis – Redis is an in-memory server, whereas TokyoCabinet is an embedded on-disk library.

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