This is Part 8 of the IKVS series, “Implementing a Key-Value Store”. You can also check the Table of Contents for other parts. In this series of articles, I describe the research and process through which I am implementing a key-value database, which I have named “KingDB”. The source code is available at http://kingdb.org. Please note that you do not need to read the previous parts to be able to follow. The previous parts were mostly exploratory, and starting with Part 8 is perfectly fine.
In the previous articles, I have laid out the research and discussion around what needs to be considered when implementing a new key-value store. In this article, I will present the architecture of KingDB, the key-value store of this article series that I have finally finished implementing.