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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2005-2015 Christoph Rupp (chris@crupp.de).
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @file hamsterdb.h
+ * @brief Include file for hamsterdb Embedded Storage
+ * @author Christoph Rupp, chris@crupp.de
+ * @version 2.1.10
+ *
+ * @mainpage
+ *
+ * This manual documents the hamsterdb C API. hamsterdb is a key/value database
+ * that is linked directly into your application, avoiding all the overhead
+ * that is related to external databases and RDBMS systems.
+ *
+ * This header file declares all functions and macros that are needed to use
+ * hamsterdb. The comments are formatted in Doxygen style and can be extracted
+ * to automagically generate documentation. The documentation is also available
+ * online here: <a href="http://hamsterdb.com/public/scripts/html_www">
+ http://hamsterdb.com/public/scripts/html_www</a>.
+ *
+ * In addition, there's a tutorial book hosted on github:
+ * <a href="http://github.com/cruppstahl/hamsterdb/wiki/Tutorial">
+ http://github.com/cruppstahl/hamsterdb/wiki/Tutorial</a>.
+ *
+ * If you want to create or open Databases or Environments (a collection of
+ * multiple Databases), the following functions will be interesting for you:
+ * <table>
+ * <tr><td>@ref ham_env_create</td><td>Creates an Environment</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>@ref ham_env_open</td><td>Opens an Environment</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>@ref ham_env_close</td><td>Closes an Environment</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>@ref ham_env_create_db</td><td>Creates a Database in an
+ Environment</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>@ref ham_env_open_db</td><td>Opens a Database from an
+ Environment</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>@ref ham_db_close</td><td>Closes a Database</td></tr>
+ * </table>
+ *
+ * To insert, lookup or delete key/value pairs, the following functions are
+ * used:
+ * <table>
+ * <tr><td>@ref ham_db_insert</td><td>Inserts a key/value pair into a
+ Database</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>@ref ham_db_find</td><td>Lookup of a key/value pair in a
+ Database</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>@ref ham_db_erase</td><td>Erases a key/value pair from a
+ Database</td></tr>
+ * </table>
+ *
+ * Alternatively, you can use Cursors to iterate over a Database:
+ * <table>
+ * <tr><td>@ref ham_cursor_create</td><td>Creates a new Cursor</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>@ref ham_cursor_find</td><td>Positions the Cursor on a key</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>@ref ham_cursor_insert</td><td>Inserts a new key/value pair with a
+ Cursor</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>@ref ham_cursor_erase</td><td>Deletes the key/value pair that
+ the Cursor points to</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>@ref ham_cursor_overwrite</td><td>Overwrites the value of the current key</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>@ref ham_cursor_move</td><td>Moves the Cursor to the first, next,
+ previous or last key in the Database</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>@ref ham_cursor_close</td><td>Closes the Cursor</td></tr>
+ * </table>
+ *
+ * If you want to use Transactions, then the following functions are required:
+ * <table>
+ * <tr><td>@ref ham_txn_begin</td><td>Begins a new Transaction</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>@ref ham_txn_commit</td><td>Commits the current
+ Transaction</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>@ref ham_txn_abort</td><td>Aborts the current Transaction</td></tr>
+ * </table>
+ *
+ * hamsterdb supports remote Databases. The server can be embedded
+ * into your application or run standalone (see tools/hamzilla for a Unix
+ * daemon or Win32 service which hosts Databases). If you want to embed the
+ * server then the following functions have to be used:
+ * <table>
+ * <tr><td>@ref ham_srv_init</td><td>Initializes the server</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>@ref ham_srv_add_env</td><td>Adds an Environment to the
+ server. The Environment with all its Databases will then be available
+ remotely.</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>@ref ham_srv_close</td><td>Closes the server and frees all allocated
+ resources</td></tr>
+ * </table>
+ *
+ * If you need help then you're always welcome to use the <a
+ href="https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/hamsterdb-user">
+ mailing list</a>,
+ * drop a message (chris at crupp dot de) or use the <a
+ href="http://hamsterdb.com/index/contact">contact form</a>.
+ *
+ * Have fun!
+ */
+
+#ifndef HAM_HAMSTERDB_H
+#define HAM_HAMSTERDB_H
+
+#include <ham/types.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/* deprecated */
+#define HAM_API_REVISION 3
+
+/**
+ * The version numbers
+ *
+ * @remark A change of the major revision means a significant update
+ * with a lot of new features and API changes.
+ *
+ * The minor version means a significant update without API changes, and the
+ * revision is incremented for each release with minor improvements only.
+ *
+ * The file version describes the version of the binary database format.
+ * hamsterdb is neither backwards- nor forwards-compatible regarding file
+ * format changes.
+ *
+ * If a file was created with hamsterdb pro then the msb of the file version
+ * is set. hamsterdb pro is able to open files created with hamsterdb (APL
+ * version), but not vice versa.
+ *
+ * History of file versions:
+ * 2.1.0: introduced the file version; version is 0
+ * 2.1.3: new btree format, file format cleanups; version is 1
+ * 2.1.4: new btree format for duplicate keys/var. length keys; version is 2
+ * 2.1.5: new freelist; version is 3
+ * 2.1.10: changes in btree node format; version is 4
+ */
+#define HAM_VERSION_MAJ 2
+#define HAM_VERSION_MIN 1
+#define HAM_VERSION_REV 10
+#define HAM_FILE_VERSION 4
+
+/**
+ * The hamsterdb Database structure
+ *
+ * This structure is allocated in @ref ham_env_create_db and
+ * @ref ham_env_open_db. It is deleted in @a ham_db_close.
+ */
+struct ham_db_t;
+typedef struct ham_db_t ham_db_t;
+
+/**
+ * The hamsterdb Environment structure
+ *
+ * This structure is allocated with @ref ham_env_create and @ref ham_env_open
+ * and is deleted in @ref ham_env_close.
+ */
+struct ham_env_t;
+typedef struct ham_env_t ham_env_t;
+
+/**
+ * A Database Cursor
+ *
+ * A Cursor is used for bi-directionally traversing the Database and
+ * for inserting/deleting/searching Database items.
+ *
+ * This structure is allocated with @ref ham_cursor_create and deleted with
+ * @ref ham_cursor_close.
+ */
+struct ham_cursor_t;
+typedef struct ham_cursor_t ham_cursor_t;
+
+/**
+ * A generic record.
+ *
+ * A record represents data items in hamsterdb. Before using a record, it
+ * is important to initialize all record fields with zeroes, i.e. with
+ * the C library routines memset(3) or bzero(2).
+ *
+ * When hamsterdb returns a record structure, the pointer to the record
+ * data is provided in @a data. This pointer is only temporary and will be
+ * overwritten by subsequent hamsterdb API calls using the same Transaction
+ * (or, if Transactions are disabled, using the same Database). The pointer
+ * will also be invalidated after the Transaction is aborted or committed.
+ *
+ * To avoid this, the calling application can allocate the @a data pointer.
+ * In this case, you have to set the flag @ref HAM_RECORD_USER_ALLOC. The
+ * @a size parameter will then return the size of the record. It's the
+ * responsibility of the caller to make sure that the @a data parameter is
+ * large enough for the record.
+ *
+ * The record->data pointer is not threadsafe. For threadsafe access it is
+ * recommended to use @a HAM_RECORD_USER_ALLOC or have each thread manage its
+ * own Transaction.
+ */
+typedef struct {
+ /** The size of the record data, in bytes */
+ uint32_t size;
+
+ /** Pointer to the record data */
+ void *data;
+
+ /** The record flags; see @ref HAM_RECORD_USER_ALLOC */
+ uint32_t flags;
+
+ /** Offset for partial reading/writing; see @ref HAM_PARTIAL */
+ uint32_t partial_offset;
+
+ /** Size for partial reading/writing; see @ref HAM_PARTIAL */
+ uint32_t partial_size;
+
+} ham_record_t;
+
+/** Flag for @ref ham_record_t (only really useful in combination with
+ * @ref ham_cursor_move, @ref ham_cursor_find and @ref ham_db_find)
+ */
+#define HAM_RECORD_USER_ALLOC 1
+
+/**
+ * A macro to statically initialize a @ref ham_record_t structure.
+ *
+ * Usage:
+ * ham_record_t rec = ham_make_record(ptr, size);
+ */
+#define ham_make_record(PTR, SIZE) { SIZE, PTR, 0 }
+
+/**
+ * A generic key.
+ *
+ * A key represents key items in hamsterdb. Before using a key, it
+ * is important to initialize all key fields with zeroes, i.e. with
+ * the C library routines memset(3) or bzero(2).
+ *
+ * hamsterdb usually uses keys to insert, delete or search for items.
+ * However, when using Database Cursors and the function @ref ham_cursor_move,
+ * hamsterdb also returns keys. In this case, the pointer to the key
+ * data is provided in @a data. This pointer is only temporary and will be
+ * overwritten by subsequent calls to @ref ham_cursor_move using the
+ * same Transaction (or, if Transactions are disabled, using the same Database).
+ * The pointer will also be invalidated after the Transaction is aborted
+ * or committed.
+ *
+ * To avoid this, the calling application can allocate the @a data pointer.
+ * In this case, you have to set the flag @ref HAM_KEY_USER_ALLOC. The
+ * @a size parameter will then return the size of the key. It's the
+ * responsibility of the caller to make sure that the @a data parameter is
+ * large enough for the key.
+ *
+ * The key->data pointer is not threadsafe. For threadsafe access it is
+ * recommended to use @a HAM_KEY_USER_ALLOC or have each thread manage its
+ * own Transaction.
+ */
+typedef struct {
+ /** The size of the key, in bytes */
+ uint16_t size;
+
+ /** The data of the key */
+ void *data;
+
+ /** The key flags; see @ref HAM_KEY_USER_ALLOC */
+ uint32_t flags;
+
+ /** For internal use */
+ uint32_t _flags;
+
+} ham_key_t;
+
+/**
+ * A macro to statically initialize a @ref ham_key_t structure.
+ *
+ * Usage:
+ * ham_key_t key = ham_make_key(ptr, size);
+ */
+#define ham_make_key(PTR, SIZE) { SIZE, PTR, 0 }
+
+/** Flag for @ref ham_key_t (only really useful in combination with
+ * @ref ham_cursor_move, @ref ham_cursor_find and @ref ham_db_find)
+ */
+#define HAM_KEY_USER_ALLOC 1
+
+/**
+ * A named parameter.
+ *
+ * These parameter structures are used for functions like @ref ham_env_open,
+ * @ref ham_env_create, etc. to pass variable length parameter lists.
+ *
+ * The lists are always arrays of type ham_parameter_t, with a terminating
+ * element of { 0, NULL}, e.g.
+ *
+ * <pre>
+ * ham_parameter_t parameters[] = {
+ * { HAM_PARAM_CACHE_SIZE, 2 * 1024 * 1024 }, // set cache size to 2 mb
+ * { HAM_PARAM_PAGE_SIZE, 4096 }, // set page size to 4 kb
+ * { 0, NULL }
+ * };
+ * </pre>
+ */
+typedef struct {
+ /** The name of the parameter; all HAM_PARAM_*-constants */
+ uint32_t name;
+
+ /** The value of the parameter. */
+ uint64_t value;
+
+} ham_parameter_t;
+
+
+/**
+ * @defgroup ham_key_types hamsterdb Key Types
+ * @{
+ */
+
+/** A binary blob without type; sorted by memcmp */
+#define HAM_TYPE_BINARY 0
+/** A binary blob without type; sorted by callback function */
+#define HAM_TYPE_CUSTOM 1
+/** An unsigned 8-bit integer */
+#define HAM_TYPE_UINT8 3
+/** An unsigned 16-bit integer */
+#define HAM_TYPE_UINT16 5
+/** An unsigned 32-bit integer */
+#define HAM_TYPE_UINT32 7
+/** An unsigned 64-bit integer */
+#define HAM_TYPE_UINT64 9
+/** An 32-bit float */
+#define HAM_TYPE_REAL32 11
+/** An 64-bit double */
+#define HAM_TYPE_REAL64 12
+
+/**
+ * @}
+ */
+
+
+/**
+ * @defgroup ham_status_codes hamsterdb Status Codes
+ * @{
+ */
+
+/** Operation completed successfully */
+#define HAM_SUCCESS ( 0)
+/** Invalid record size */
+#define HAM_INV_RECORD_SIZE ( -2)
+/** Invalid key size */
+#define HAM_INV_KEY_SIZE ( -3)
+/* deprecated */
+#define HAM_INV_KEYSIZE HAM_INV_KEY_SIZE
+/** Invalid page size (must be 1024 or a multiple of 2048) */
+#define HAM_INV_PAGE_SIZE ( -4)
+/* deprecated */
+#define HAM_INV_PAGESIZE HAM_INV_PAGE_SIZE
+/** Memory allocation failed - out of memory */
+#define HAM_OUT_OF_MEMORY ( -6)
+/** Invalid function parameter */
+#define HAM_INV_PARAMETER ( -8)
+/** Invalid file header */
+#define HAM_INV_FILE_HEADER ( -9)
+/** Invalid file version */
+#define HAM_INV_FILE_VERSION (-10)
+/** Key was not found */
+#define HAM_KEY_NOT_FOUND (-11)
+/** Tried to insert a key which already exists */
+#define HAM_DUPLICATE_KEY (-12)
+/** Internal Database integrity violated */
+#define HAM_INTEGRITY_VIOLATED (-13)
+/** Internal hamsterdb error */
+#define HAM_INTERNAL_ERROR (-14)
+/** Tried to modify the Database, but the file was opened as read-only */
+#define HAM_WRITE_PROTECTED (-15)
+/** Database record not found */
+#define HAM_BLOB_NOT_FOUND (-16)
+/** Generic file I/O error */
+#define HAM_IO_ERROR (-18)
+/** Function is not yet implemented */
+#define HAM_NOT_IMPLEMENTED (-20)
+/** File not found */
+#define HAM_FILE_NOT_FOUND (-21)
+/** Operation would block */
+#define HAM_WOULD_BLOCK (-22)
+/** Object was not initialized correctly */
+#define HAM_NOT_READY (-23)
+/** Database limits reached */
+#define HAM_LIMITS_REACHED (-24)
+/** Object was already initialized */
+#define HAM_ALREADY_INITIALIZED (-27)
+/** Database needs recovery */
+#define HAM_NEED_RECOVERY (-28)
+/** Cursor must be closed prior to Transaction abort/commit */
+#define HAM_CURSOR_STILL_OPEN (-29)
+/** Record filter or file filter not found */
+#define HAM_FILTER_NOT_FOUND (-30)
+/** Operation conflicts with another Transaction */
+#define HAM_TXN_CONFLICT (-31)
+/* internal use: key was erased in a Transaction */
+#define HAM_KEY_ERASED_IN_TXN (-32)
+/** Database cannot be closed because it is modified in a Transaction */
+#define HAM_TXN_STILL_OPEN (-33)
+/** Cursor does not point to a valid item */
+#define HAM_CURSOR_IS_NIL (-100)
+/** Database not found */
+#define HAM_DATABASE_NOT_FOUND (-200)
+/** Database name already exists */
+#define HAM_DATABASE_ALREADY_EXISTS (-201)
+/** Database already open, or: Database handle is already initialized */
+#define HAM_DATABASE_ALREADY_OPEN (-202)
+/** Environment already open, or: Environment handle is already initialized */
+#define HAM_ENVIRONMENT_ALREADY_OPEN (-203)
+/** Invalid log file header */
+#define HAM_LOG_INV_FILE_HEADER (-300)
+/** Remote I/O error/Network error */
+#define HAM_NETWORK_ERROR (-400)
+
+/**
+ * @}
+ */
+
+
+/**
+ * @defgroup ham_static hamsterdb Static Functions
+ * @{
+ */
+
+/**
+ * A typedef for a custom error handler function
+ *
+ * This error handler can be used in combination with
+ * @ref ham_set_errhandler().
+ *
+ * @param message The error message
+ * @param level The error level:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>@ref HAM_DEBUG_LEVEL_DEBUG (0) </li> a debug message
+ * <li>@ref HAM_DEBUG_LEVEL_NORMAL (1) </li> a normal error message
+ * <li>2</li> reserved
+ * <li>@ref HAM_DEBUG_LEVEL_FATAL (3) </li> a fatal error message
+ * </ul>
+ *
+ * @sa error_levels
+ */
+typedef void HAM_CALLCONV (*ham_errhandler_fun)(int level, const char *message);
+
+/** A debug message */
+#define HAM_DEBUG_LEVEL_DEBUG 0
+
+/** A normal error message */
+#define HAM_DEBUG_LEVEL_NORMAL 1
+
+/** A fatal error message */
+#define HAM_DEBUG_LEVEL_FATAL 3
+
+/**
+ * Sets the global error handler
+ *
+ * This handler will receive all debug messages that are emitted
+ * by hamsterdb. You can install the default handler by setting @a f to 0.
+ *
+ * The default error handler prints all messages to stderr. To install a
+ * different logging facility, you can provide your own error handler.
+ *
+ * Note that the callback function must have the same calling convention
+ * as the hamsterdb library.
+ *
+ * @param f A pointer to the error handler function, or NULL to restore
+ * the default handler
+ */
+HAM_EXPORT void HAM_CALLCONV
+ham_set_errhandler(ham_errhandler_fun f);
+
+/**
+ * Translates a hamsterdb status code to a descriptive error string
+ *
+ * @param status The hamsterdb status code
+ *
+ * @return A pointer to a descriptive error string
+ */
+HAM_EXPORT const char * HAM_CALLCONV
+ham_strerror(ham_status_t status);
+
+/**
+ * Returns the version of the hamsterdb library
+ *
+ * @param major If not NULL, will return the major version number
+ * @param minor If not NULL, will return the minor version number
+ * @param revision If not NULL, will return the revision version number
+ */
+HAM_EXPORT void HAM_CALLCONV
+ham_get_version(uint32_t *major, uint32_t *minor,
+ uint32_t *revision);
+
+/**
+ * @}
+ */
+
+
+/**
+ * @defgroup ham_env hamsterdb Environment Functions
+ * @{
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Creates a Database Environment
+ *
+ * A Database Environment is a collection of Databases, which are all stored
+ * in one physical file (or in-memory). The maximum number of Databases
+ * depends on the page size; the default is above 600.
+ *
+ * Each Database in an Environment is identified by a positive 16bit
+ * value (except 0 and values at or above 0xf000).
+ * Databases in an Environment can be created with @ref ham_env_create_db
+ * or opened with @ref ham_env_open_db.
+ *
+ * Specify a URL instead of a filename (i.e.
+ * "ham://localhost:8080/customers.db") to access a remote hamsterdb Server.
+ *
+ * To enable ACID Transactions, supply the flag @ref HAM_ENABLE_TRANSACTIONS.
+ * By default, hamsterdb will use a Journal for recovering the Environment
+ * and its data in case of a crash, and also to re-apply committed Transactions
+ * which were not yet flushed to disk. This Journalling can be disabled
+ * with the flag @ref HAM_DISABLE_RECOVERY. (It is disabled if the Environment
+ * is in-memory.)
+ *
+ * If Transactions are not required, but hamsterdb should still be able to
+ * recover in case of a crash or power outage, then the flag
+ * @ref HAM_ENABLE_RECOVERY will enable the Journal (without allowing
+ * Transactions.)
+ *
+ * For performance reasons the Journal does not use fsync(2) (or
+ * FlushFileBuffers on Win32) to flush modified buffers to disk. Use the flag
+ * @ref HAM_ENABLE_FSYNC to force the use of fsync.
+ *
+ * @param env A pointer to an Environment handle
+ * @param filename The filename of the Environment file. If the file already
+ * exists, it is overwritten. Can be NULL for an In-Memory
+ * Environment. Can be a URL ("ham://<hostname>:<port>/<environment>")
+ * for remote access.
+ * @param flags Optional flags for opening the Environment, combined with
+ * bitwise OR. Possible flags are:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>@ref HAM_ENABLE_FSYNC</li> Flushes all file handles after
+ * committing or aborting a Transaction using fsync(), fdatasync()
+ * or FlushFileBuffers(). This file has no effect
+ * if Transactions are disabled. Slows down performance but makes
+ * sure that all file handles and operating system caches are
+ * transferred to disk, thus providing a stronger durability.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_IN_MEMORY</li> Creates an In-Memory Environment. No
+ * file will be created, and the Database contents are lost after
+ * the Environment is closed. The @a filename parameter can
+ * be NULL. Do <b>NOT</b> specify @a cache_size other than 0.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_DISABLE_MMAP</li> Do not use memory mapped files for I/O.
+ * By default, hamsterdb checks if it can use mmap,
+ * since mmap is faster than read/write. For performance
+ * reasons, this flag should not be used.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_CACHE_UNLIMITED</li> Do not limit the cache. Nearly as
+ * fast as an In-Memory Database. Not allowed in combination
+ * with a limited cache size.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_ENABLE_TRANSACTIONS</li> Enables Transactions for this
+ * Environment. This flag implies @ref HAM_ENABLE_RECOVERY.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_ENABLE_RECOVERY</li> Enables logging/recovery for this
+ * Environment. Not allowed in combination with @ref HAM_IN_MEMORY.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_DISABLE_RECOVERY</li> Disables logging/recovery for this
+ * Environment.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_FLUSH_WHEN_COMMITTED</li> Immediately flushes committed
+ * Transactions and writes them to the Btree. Disabled by default. If
+ * disabled then hamsterdb buffers committed Transactions and only starts
+ * flushing when too many Transactions were committed.
+ * </ul>
+ *
+ * @param mode File access rights for the new file. This is the @a mode
+ * parameter for creat(2). Ignored on Microsoft Windows. Default
+ * is 0644.
+ * @param param An array of ham_parameter_t structures. The following
+ * parameters are available:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>@ref HAM_PARAM_CACHE_SIZE</li> The size of the Database cache,
+ * in bytes. The default size is defined in src/config.h
+ * as @a HAM_DEFAULT_CACHE_SIZE - usually 2MB
+ * <li>@ref HAM_PARAM_POSIX_FADVISE</li> Sets the "advice" for
+ * posix_fadvise(). Only on supported platforms. Allowed values are
+ * @ref HAM_POSIX_FADVICE_NORMAL (which is the default) or
+ * @ref HAM_POSIX_FADVICE_RANDOM.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_PARAM_PAGE_SIZE</li> The size of a file page, in
+ * bytes. It is recommended not to change the default size. The
+ * default size depends on hardware and operating system.
+ * Page sizes must be 1024 or a multiple of 2048.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_PARAM_FILE_SIZE_LIMIT</li> Sets a file size limit (in bytes).
+ * Disabled by default. Not allowed in combination with @ref HAM_IN_MEMORY.
+ * If the limit is exceeded, API functions return @ref HAM_LIMITS_REACHED.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_PARAM_LOG_DIRECTORY</li> The path of the log file
+ * and the journal files; default is the same path as the database
+ * file. Ignored for remote Environments.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_PARAM_NETWORK_TIMEOUT_SEC</li> Timeout (in seconds) when
+ * waiting for data from a remote server. By default, no timeout is set.
+ * </ul>
+ *
+ * @return @ref HAM_SUCCESS upon success
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if the @a env pointer is NULL or an
+ * invalid combination of flags or parameters was specified
+ * @return @ref HAM_IO_ERROR if the file could not be opened or
+ * reading/writing failed
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_FILE_VERSION if the Environment version is not
+ * compatible with the library version
+ * @return @ref HAM_OUT_OF_MEMORY if memory could not be allocated
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PAGE_SIZE if @a page_size is not 1024 or
+ * a multiple of 2048
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_KEY_SIZE if @a key_size is too large (at least 4
+ * keys must fit in a page)
+ * @return @ref HAM_WOULD_BLOCK if another process has locked the file
+ * @return @ref HAM_ENVIRONMENT_ALREADY_OPEN if @a env is already in use
+ *
+ * @sa ham_env_create
+ * @sa ham_env_close
+ * @sa ham_env_open
+ */
+HAM_EXPORT ham_status_t HAM_CALLCONV
+ham_env_create(ham_env_t **env, const char *filename,
+ uint32_t flags, uint32_t mode, const ham_parameter_t *param);
+
+/**
+ * Opens an existing Database Environment
+ *
+ * This function opens an existing Database Environment.
+ *
+ * A Database Environment is a collection of Databases, which are all stored
+ * in one physical file (or in-memory).
+ *
+ * Each Database in an Environment is identified by a positive 16bit
+ * value (except 0 and values at or above 0xf000).
+ * Databases in an Environment can be created with @ref ham_env_create_db
+ * or opened with @ref ham_env_open_db.
+ *
+ * Specify a URL instead of a filename (i.e.
+ * "ham://localhost:8080/customers.db") to access a remote hamsterdb Server.
+ *
+ * Also see the documentation @ref ham_env_create about Transactions, Recovery
+ * and the use of fsync.
+ *
+ * @param env A valid Environment handle
+ * @param filename The filename of the Environment file, or URL of a hamsterdb
+ * Server
+ * @param flags Optional flags for opening the Environment, combined with
+ * bitwise OR. Possible flags are:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>@ref HAM_READ_ONLY </li> Opens the file for reading only.
+ * Operations that need write access (i.e. @ref ham_db_insert) will
+ * return @ref HAM_WRITE_PROTECTED.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_ENABLE_FSYNC</li> Flushes all file handles after
+ * committing or aborting a Transaction using fsync(), fdatasync()
+ * or FlushFileBuffers(). This file has no effect
+ * if Transactions are disabled. Slows down performance but makes
+ * sure that all file handles and operating system caches are
+ * transferred to disk, thus providing a stronger durability.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_DISABLE_MMAP </li> Do not use memory mapped files for I/O.
+ * By default, hamsterdb checks if it can use mmap,
+ * since mmap is faster than read/write. For performance
+ * reasons, this flag should not be used.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_CACHE_UNLIMITED </li> Do not limit the cache. Nearly as
+ * fast as an In-Memory Database. Not allowed in combination
+ * with a limited cache size.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_ENABLE_TRANSACTIONS </li> Enables Transactions for this
+ * Environment. This flag imples @ref HAM_ENABLE_RECOVERY.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_ENABLE_RECOVERY </li> Enables logging/recovery for this
+ * Environment. Will return @ref HAM_NEED_RECOVERY, if the Environment
+ * is in an inconsistent state. Not allowed in combination
+ * with @ref HAM_IN_MEMORY.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_DISABLE_RECOVERY</li> Disables logging/recovery for this
+ * Environment.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_AUTO_RECOVERY </li> Automatically recover the Environment,
+ * if necessary. This flag implies @ref HAM_ENABLE_RECOVERY.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_FLUSH_WHEN_COMMITTED</li> Immediately flushes committed
+ * Transactions and writes them to the Btree. Disabled by default. If
+ * disabled then hamsterdb buffers committed Transactions and only starts
+ * flushing when too many Transactions were committed.
+ * </ul>
+ * @param param An array of ham_parameter_t structures. The following
+ * parameters are available:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>@ref HAM_PARAM_CACHE_SIZE </li> The size of the Database cache,
+ * in bytes. The default size is defined in src/config.h
+ * as @a HAM_DEFAULT_CACHE_SIZE - usually 2MB
+ * <li>@ref HAM_PARAM_POSIX_FADVISE</li> Sets the "advice" for
+ * posix_fadvise(). Only on supported platforms. Allowed values are
+ * @ref HAM_POSIX_FADVICE_NORMAL (which is the default) or
+ * @ref HAM_POSIX_FADVICE_RANDOM.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_PARAM_FILE_SIZE_LIMIT</li> Sets a file size limit (in bytes).
+ * Disabled by default. If the limit is exceeded, API functions
+ * return @ref HAM_LIMITS_REACHED.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_PARAM_LOG_DIRECTORY</li> The path of the log file
+ * and the journal files; default is the same path as the database
+ * file. Ignored for remote Environments.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_PARAM_NETWORK_TIMEOUT_SEC</li> Timeout (in seconds) when
+ * waiting for data from a remote server. By default, no timeout is set.
+ * </ul>
+ *
+ * @return @ref HAM_SUCCESS upon success.
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if the @a env pointer is NULL, an
+ * invalid combination of flags was specified
+ * @return @ref HAM_FILE_NOT_FOUND if the file does not exist
+ * @return @ref HAM_IO_ERROR if the file could not be opened or reading failed
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_FILE_VERSION if the Environment version is not
+ * compatible with the library version.
+ * @return @ref HAM_OUT_OF_MEMORY if memory could not be allocated
+ * @return @ref HAM_WOULD_BLOCK if another process has locked the file
+ * @return @ref HAM_NEED_RECOVERY if the Database is in an inconsistent state
+ * @return @ref HAM_LOG_INV_FILE_HEADER if the logfile is corrupt
+ * @return @ref HAM_ENVIRONMENT_ALREADY_OPEN if @a env is already in use
+ * @return @ref HAM_NETWORK_ERROR if a remote server is not reachable
+ */
+HAM_EXPORT ham_status_t HAM_CALLCONV
+ham_env_open(ham_env_t **env, const char *filename,
+ uint32_t flags, const ham_parameter_t *param);
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve the current value for a given Environment setting
+ *
+ * Only those values requested by the parameter array will be stored.
+ *
+ * The following parameters are supported:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>HAM_PARAM_CACHE_SIZE</li> returns the cache size
+ * <li>HAM_PARAM_PAGE_SIZE</li> returns the page size
+ * <li>HAM_PARAM_MAX_DATABASES</li> returns the max. number of
+ * Databases of this Database's Environment
+ * <li>HAM_PARAM_FLAGS</li> returns the flags which were used to
+ * open or create this Database
+ * <li>HAM_PARAM_FILEMODE</li> returns the @a mode parameter which
+ * was specified when creating this Database
+ * <li>HAM_PARAM_FILENAME</li> returns the filename (the @a value
+ * of this parameter is a const char * pointer casted to a
+ * uint64_t variable)
+ * <li>@ref HAM_PARAM_LOG_DIRECTORY</li> The path of the log file
+ * and the journal files. Ignored for remote Environments.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_PARAM_JOURNAL_COMPRESSION</li> Returns the
+ * selected algorithm for journal compression, or 0 if compression
+ * is disabled
+ * </ul>
+ *
+ * @param env A valid Environment handle
+ * @param param An array of ham_parameter_t structures
+ *
+ * @return @ref HAM_SUCCESS upon success
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if the @a env pointer is NULL or
+ * @a param is NULL
+ */
+HAM_EXPORT ham_status_t HAM_CALLCONV
+ham_env_get_parameters(ham_env_t *env, ham_parameter_t *param);
+
+/**
+ * Creates a new Database in a Database Environment
+ *
+ * An Environment can contain a (limited) amount of Databases; the exact
+ * limit depends on the page size and is above 600.
+ *
+ * Each Database in an Environment is identified by a positive 16bit
+ * value. 0 and values at or above 0xf000 are reserved.
+ *
+ * This function initializes the ham_db_t handle (the second parameter).
+ * When the handle is no longer in use, it should be closed with
+ * @ref ham_db_close. Alternatively, the Database handle is closed
+ * automatically if @ref ham_env_close is called with the flag
+ * @ref HAM_AUTO_CLEANUP.
+ *
+ * A Database can (and should) be configured and optimized for the data that
+ * is inserted. The data is described through flags and parameters. hamsterdb
+ * differentiates between several data characteristics, and offers predefined
+ * "types" to describe the keys. In general, the default key type
+ * (@ref HAM_TYPE_BINARY) is slower than the other types, and
+ * fixed-length binary keys (@ref HAM_TYPE_BINARY in combination with
+ * @ref HAM_PARAM_KEY_SIZE) is faster than variable-length binary
+ * keys. It is therefore recommended to always set the key size and record size,
+ * although it is not required.
+ *
+ * Internally, hamsterdb uses two different layouts ("default" and "pax)
+ * depending on the settings specified by the user. The "default" layout
+ * is enabled for variable-length keys or if duplicate keys are enabled.
+ * For fixed-length keys (without duplicates) the "pax" layout is chosen.
+ * The "pax" layout is more compact and usually faster.
+ *
+ * A word of warning regarding the use of fixed length binary keys
+ * (@ref HAM_TYPE_CUSTOM or @ref HAM_TYPE_BINARY in combination with
+ * @ref HAM_PARAM_KEY_SIZE): if your key size is too large, only few keys
+ * will fit in a Btree node. The Btree fanout will be very high, which will
+ * decrease performance. In such cases it might be better to NOT specify
+ * the key size; then hamsterdb will store keys as blobs if they are too large.
+ *
+ * See the Wiki documentation for <a href=
+ "https://github.com/cruppstahl/hamsterdb/wiki/Evaluating-and-Benchmarking">
+ * Evaluating and Benchmarking</a> on how to test different configurations and
+ * optimize for performance.
+ *
+ * The key type is set with @ref HAM_PARAM_KEY_TYPE and can have either
+ * of the following values:
+ *
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>HAM_TYPE_BINARY</li> This is the default key type: a binary blob.
+ * Internally, hamsterdb uses memcmp(3) for the sort order. Key size depends
+ * on @ref HAM_PARAM_KEY_SIZE and is unlimited (@ref HAM_KEY_SIZE_UNLIMITED)
+ * by default.
+ * <li>HAM_TYPE_CUSTOM</li> Similar to @ref HAM_TYPE_BINARY, but
+ * uses a callback function for the sort order. This function is supplied
+ * by the application with @sa ham_db_set_compare_func.
+ * <li>HAM_TYPE_UINT8</li> Key is a 8bit (1 byte) unsigned integer
+ * <li>HAM_TYPE_UINT16</li> Key is a 16bit (2 byte) unsigned integer
+ * <li>HAM_TYPE_UINT32</li> Key is a 32bit (4 byte) unsigned integer
+ * <li>HAM_TYPE_UINT64</li> Key is a 64bit (8 byte) unsigned integer
+ * <li>HAM_TYPE_REAL32</li> Key is a 32bit (4 byte) float
+ * <li>HAM_TYPE_REAL64</li> Key is a 64bit (8 byte) double
+ * </ul>
+ *
+ * If the key type is ommitted then @ref HAM_TYPE_BINARY is the default.
+ *
+ * If binary/custom keys are so big that they cannot be stored in the Btree,
+ * then the full key will be stored in an overflow area, which has
+ * performance implications when accessing such keys.
+ *
+ * In addition to the flags above, you can specify @a HAM_ENABLE_DUPLICATE_KEYS
+ * to insert duplicate keys, i.e. to model 1:n or n:m relationships.
+ *
+ * If the size of the records is always constant, then
+ * @ref HAM_PARAM_RECORD_SIZE should be used to specify this size. This allows
+ * hamsterdb to optimize the record storage, and small records will
+ * automatically be stored in the Btree's leaf nodes instead of a separately
+ * allocated blob, allowing faster access.
+ * A record size of 0 is valid and suited for boolean values ("key exists"
+ * vs "key doesn't exist"). The default record size is
+ * @ref HAM_RECORD_SIZE_UNLIMITED.
+ *
+ * @param env A valid Environment handle.
+ * @param db A valid Database handle, which will point to the created
+ * Database. To close the handle, use @ref ham_db_close.
+ * @param name The name of the Database. If a Database with this name
+ * already exists, the function will fail with
+ * @ref HAM_DATABASE_ALREADY_EXISTS. Database names from 0xf000 to
+ * 0xffff and 0 are reserved.
+ * @param flags Optional flags for creating the Database, combined with
+ * bitwise OR. Possible flags are:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>@ref HAM_ENABLE_DUPLICATE_KEYS </li> Enable duplicate keys for this
+ * Database. By default, duplicate keys are disabled.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_RECORD_NUMBER32 </li> Creates an "auto-increment" Database.
+ * Keys in Record Number Databases are automatically assigned an
+ * incrementing 32bit value. If key->data is not NULL
+ * (and key->flags is @ref HAM_KEY_USER_ALLOC), the value of the current
+ * key is returned in @a key. If key-data is NULL and key->size is 0,
+ * key->data is temporarily allocated by hamsterdb.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_RECORD_NUMBER64 </li> Creates an "auto-increment" Database.
+ * Keys in Record Number Databases are automatically assigned an
+ * incrementing 64bit value. If key->data is not NULL
+ * (and key->flags is @ref HAM_KEY_USER_ALLOC), the value of the current
+ * key is returned in @a key. If key-data is NULL and key->size is 0,
+ * key->data is temporarily allocated by hamsterdb.
+ * </ul>
+ *
+ * @param params An array of ham_parameter_t structures. The following
+ * parameters are available:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>@ref HAM_PARAM_KEY_TYPE </li> The type of the keys in the B+Tree
+ * index. The default is @ref HAM_TYPE_BINARY. See above for more
+ * information.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_PARAM_KEY_SIZE </li> The (fixed) size of the keys in
+ * the B+Tree index; or @ref HAM_KEY_SIZE_UNLIMITED for unlimited and
+ * variable keys (this is the default).
+ * <li>@ref HAM_PARAM_RECORD_SIZE </li> The (fixed) size of the records;
+ * or @ref HAM_RECORD_SIZE_UNLIMITED if there was no fixed record size
+ * specified (this is the default).
+ * </ul>
+ *
+ * @return @ref HAM_SUCCESS upon success
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if the @a env pointer is NULL or an
+ * invalid combination of flags was specified
+ * @return @ref HAM_DATABASE_ALREADY_EXISTS if a Database with this @a name
+ * already exists in this Environment
+ * @return @ref HAM_OUT_OF_MEMORY if memory could not be allocated
+ * @return @ref HAM_LIMITS_REACHED if the maximum number of Databases per
+ * Environment was already created
+ */
+HAM_EXPORT ham_status_t HAM_CALLCONV
+ham_env_create_db(ham_env_t *env, ham_db_t **db,
+ uint16_t name, uint32_t flags, const ham_parameter_t *params);
+
+/**
+ * Opens a Database in a Database Environment
+ *
+ * Each Database in an Environment is identified by a positive 16bit
+ * value (except 0 and values at or above 0xf000).
+ *
+ * This function initializes the ham_db_t handle (the second parameter).
+ * When the handle is no longer in use, it should be closed with
+ * @ref ham_db_close. Alternatively, the Database handle is closed
+ * automatically if @ref ham_env_close is called with the flag
+ * @ref HAM_AUTO_CLEANUP.
+ *
+ * @param env A valid Environment handle
+ * @param db A valid Database handle, which will point to the opened
+ * Database. To close the handle, use @see ham_db_close.
+ * @param name The name of the Database. If a Database with this name
+ * does not exist, the function will fail with
+ * @ref HAM_DATABASE_NOT_FOUND.
+ * @param flags Optional flags for opening the Database, combined with
+ * bitwise OR. Possible flags are:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>@ref HAM_READ_ONLY </li> Opens the Database for reading only.
+ * Operations that need write access (i.e. @ref ham_db_insert) will
+ * return @ref HAM_WRITE_PROTECTED.
+ * </ul>
+ * @param params Reserved; set to NULL
+ *
+ * @return @ref HAM_SUCCESS upon success
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if the @a env pointer is NULL or an
+ * invalid combination of flags was specified
+ * @return @ref HAM_DATABASE_NOT_FOUND if a Database with this @a name
+ * does not exist in this Environment.
+ * @return @ref HAM_DATABASE_ALREADY_OPEN if this Database was already
+ * opened
+ * @return @ref HAM_OUT_OF_MEMORY if memory could not be allocated
+ */
+HAM_EXPORT ham_status_t HAM_CALLCONV
+ham_env_open_db(ham_env_t *env, ham_db_t **db,
+ uint16_t name, uint32_t flags, const ham_parameter_t *params);
+
+/**
+ * Renames a Database in an Environment.
+ *
+ * @param env A valid Environment handle.
+ * @param oldname The old name of the existing Database. If a Database
+ * with this name does not exist, the function will fail with
+ * @ref HAM_DATABASE_NOT_FOUND.
+ * @param newname The new name of this Database. If a Database
+ * with this name already exists, the function will fail with
+ * @ref HAM_DATABASE_ALREADY_EXISTS.
+ * @param flags Optional flags for renaming the Database, combined with
+ * bitwise OR; unused, set to 0.
+ *
+ * @return @ref HAM_SUCCESS upon success
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if the @a env pointer is NULL or if
+ * the new Database name is reserved
+ * @return @ref HAM_DATABASE_NOT_FOUND if a Database with this @a name
+ * does not exist in this Environment
+ * @return @ref HAM_DATABASE_ALREADY_EXISTS if a Database with the new name
+ * already exists
+ * @return @ref HAM_OUT_OF_MEMORY if memory could not be allocated
+ * @return @ref HAM_NOT_READY if the Environment @a env was not initialized
+ * correctly (i.e. not yet opened or created)
+ */
+HAM_EXPORT ham_status_t HAM_CALLCONV
+ham_env_rename_db(ham_env_t *env, uint16_t oldname,
+ uint16_t newname, uint32_t flags);
+
+/**
+ * Deletes a Database from an Environment
+ *
+ * @param env A valid Environment handle
+ * @param name The name of the Database to delete. If a Database
+ * with this name does not exist, the function will fail with
+ * @ref HAM_DATABASE_NOT_FOUND. If the Database was already opened,
+ * the function will fail with @ref HAM_DATABASE_ALREADY_OPEN.
+ * @param flags Optional flags for deleting the Database; unused, set to 0.
+ *
+ * @return @ref HAM_SUCCESS upon success
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if the @a env pointer is NULL or if
+ * the new Database name is reserved
+ * @return @ref HAM_DATABASE_NOT_FOUND if a Database with this @a name
+ * does not exist
+ * @return @ref HAM_DATABASE_ALREADY_OPEN if a Database with this name is
+ * still open
+ */
+HAM_EXPORT ham_status_t HAM_CALLCONV
+ham_env_erase_db(ham_env_t *env, uint16_t name, uint32_t flags);
+
+/* internal flag - only flush committed transactions, not the btree pages */
+#define HAM_FLUSH_COMMITTED_TRANSACTIONS 1
+
+/**
+ * Flushes the Environment
+ *
+ * This function flushes the Environment caches and writes the whole file
+ * to disk. All Databases of this Environment are flushed as well.
+ *
+ * Since In-Memory Databases do not have a file on disk, the
+ * function will have no effect and will return @ref HAM_SUCCESS.
+ *
+ * @param env A valid Environment handle
+ * @param flags Optional flags for flushing; unused, set to 0
+ *
+ * @return @ref HAM_SUCCESS upon success
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if @a db is NULL
+ */
+HAM_EXPORT ham_status_t HAM_CALLCONV
+ham_env_flush(ham_env_t *env, uint32_t flags);
+
+/* internal use only - don't lock mutex */
+#define HAM_DONT_LOCK 0xf0000000
+
+/**
+ * Returns the names of all Databases in an Environment
+ *
+ * This function returns the names of all Databases and the number of
+ * Databases in an Environment.
+ *
+ * The memory for @a names must be allocated by the user. @a count
+ * must be the size of @a names when calling the function, and will be
+ * the number of Databases when the function returns. The function returns
+ * @ref HAM_LIMITS_REACHED if @a names is not big enough; in this case, the
+ * caller should resize the array and call the function again.
+ *
+ * @param env A valid Environment handle
+ * @param names Pointer to an array for the Database names
+ * @param count Pointer to the size of the array; will be used to store the
+ * number of Databases when the function returns.
+ *
+ * @return @ref HAM_SUCCESS upon success
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if @a env, @a names or @a count is NULL
+ * @return @ref HAM_LIMITS_REACHED if @a names is not large enough to hold
+ * all Database names
+ */
+HAM_EXPORT ham_status_t HAM_CALLCONV
+ham_env_get_database_names(ham_env_t *env, uint16_t *names,
+ uint32_t *count);
+
+/**
+ * Closes the Database Environment
+ *
+ * This function closes the Database Environment. It also frees the
+ * memory resources allocated in the @a env handle, and tries to truncate
+ * the file (see below).
+ *
+ * If the flag @ref HAM_AUTO_CLEANUP is specified, hamsterdb automatically
+ * calls @ref ham_db_close with flag @ref HAM_AUTO_CLEANUP on all open
+ * Databases (which closes all open Databases and their Cursors). This
+ * invalidates the ham_db_t and ham_cursor_t handles!
+ *
+ * If the flag is not specified, the application must close all Database
+ * handles with @ref ham_db_close to prevent memory leaks.
+ *
+ * This function also aborts all Transactions which were not yet committed,
+ * and therefore renders all Transaction handles invalid. If the flag
+ * @ref HAM_TXN_AUTO_COMMIT is specified, all Transactions will be committed.
+ *
+ * This function also tries to truncate the file and "cut off" unused space
+ * at the end of the file to reduce the file size. This feature is disabled
+ * on Win32 if memory mapped I/O is used (see @ref HAM_DISABLE_MMAP).
+ *
+ * @param env A valid Environment handle
+ * @param flags Optional flags for closing the handle. Possible flags are:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>@ref HAM_AUTO_CLEANUP. Calls @ref ham_db_close with the flag
+ * @ref HAM_AUTO_CLEANUP on every open Database
+ * <li>@ref HAM_TXN_AUTO_COMMIT. Automatically commit all open
+ * Transactions
+ * <li>@ref HAM_TXN_AUTO_ABORT. Automatically abort all open
+ * Transactions; this is the default behaviour
+ * </ul>
+ *
+ * @return @ref HAM_SUCCESS upon success
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if @a env is NULL
+ */
+HAM_EXPORT ham_status_t HAM_CALLCONV
+ham_env_close(ham_env_t *env, uint32_t flags);
+
+/**
+ * @}
+ */
+
+
+/**
+ * @defgroup ham_txn hamsterdb Transaction Functions
+ * @{
+ */
+
+/**
+ * The hamsterdb Transaction structure
+ *
+ * This structure is allocated with @ref ham_txn_begin and deleted with
+ * @ref ham_txn_commit or @ref ham_txn_abort.
+ */
+struct ham_txn_t;
+typedef struct ham_txn_t ham_txn_t;
+
+/**
+ * Begins a new Transaction
+ *
+ * A Transaction is an atomic sequence of Database operations. With @ref
+ * ham_txn_begin such a new sequence is started. To write all operations of this
+ * sequence to the Database use @ref ham_txn_commit. To abort and cancel
+ * this sequence use @ref ham_txn_abort.
+ *
+ * In order to use Transactions, the Environment has to be created or
+ * opened with the flag @ref HAM_ENABLE_TRANSACTIONS.
+ *
+ * You can create as many Transactions as you want (older versions of
+ * hamsterdb did not allow to create more than one Transaction in parallel).
+ *
+ * @param txn Pointer to a pointer of a Transaction structure
+ * @param env A valid Environment handle
+ * @param name An optional Transaction name
+ * @param reserved A reserved pointer; always set to NULL
+ * @param flags Optional flags for beginning the Transaction, combined with
+ * bitwise OR. Possible flags are:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>@ref HAM_TXN_READ_ONLY </li> This Transaction is read-only and
+ * will not modify the Database.
+ * </ul>
+ *
+ * @return @ref HAM_SUCCESS upon success
+ * @return @ref HAM_OUT_OF_MEMORY if memory allocation failed
+ */
+HAM_EXPORT ham_status_t
+ham_txn_begin(ham_txn_t **txn, ham_env_t *env, const char *name,
+ void *reserved, uint32_t flags);
+
+/** Flag for @ref ham_txn_begin */
+#define HAM_TXN_READ_ONLY 1
+
+/* Internal flag for @ref ham_txn_begin */
+#define HAM_TXN_TEMPORARY 2
+
+/**
+ * Retrieves the Transaction name
+ *
+ * @returns NULL if the name was not assigned or if @a txn is invalid
+ */
+HAM_EXPORT const char *
+ham_txn_get_name(ham_txn_t *txn);
+
+/**
+ * Commits a Transaction
+ *
+ * This function applies the sequence of Database operations.
+ *
+ * Note that the function will fail with @ref HAM_CURSOR_STILL_OPEN if
+ * a Cursor was attached to this Transaction (with @ref ham_cursor_create
+ * or @ref ham_cursor_clone), and the Cursor was not closed.
+ *
+ * @param txn Pointer to a Transaction structure
+ * @param flags Optional flags for committing the Transaction, combined with
+ * bitwise OR. Unused, set to 0.
+ *
+ * @return @ref HAM_SUCCESS upon success
+ * @return @ref HAM_IO_ERROR if writing to the file failed
+ * @return @ref HAM_CURSOR_STILL_OPEN if there are Cursors attached to this
+ * Transaction
+ */
+HAM_EXPORT ham_status_t
+ham_txn_commit(ham_txn_t *txn, uint32_t flags);
+
+/**
+ * Aborts a Transaction
+ *
+ * This function aborts (= cancels) the sequence of Database operations.
+ *
+ * Note that the function will fail with @ref HAM_CURSOR_STILL_OPEN if
+ * a Cursor was attached to this Transaction (with @ref ham_cursor_create
+ * or @ref ham_cursor_clone), and the Cursor was not closed.
+ *
+ * @param txn Pointer to a Transaction structure
+ * @param flags Optional flags for aborting the Transaction, combined with
+ * bitwise OR. Unused, set to 0.
+ *
+ * @return @ref HAM_SUCCESS upon success
+ * @return @ref HAM_IO_ERROR if writing to the Database file or logfile failed
+ * @return @ref HAM_CURSOR_STILL_OPEN if there are Cursors attached to this
+ * Transaction
+ */
+HAM_EXPORT ham_status_t
+ham_txn_abort(ham_txn_t *txn, uint32_t flags);
+
+/**
+ * @}
+ */
+
+
+/**
+ * @defgroup ham_database hamsterdb Database Functions
+ * @{
+ */
+
+/** Flag for @ref ham_env_open, @ref ham_env_create.
+ * This flag is non persistent. */
+#define HAM_ENABLE_FSYNC 0x00000001
+
+/* unused 0x00000002 */
+
+/** Flag for @ref ham_env_open, @ref ham_env_open_db.
+ * This flag is non persistent. */
+#define HAM_READ_ONLY 0x00000004
+
+/* unused 0x00000008 */
+
+/* unused 0x00000010 */
+
+/* reserved 0x00000020 */
+
+/* unused 0x00000040 */
+
+/** Flag for @ref ham_env_create.
+ * This flag is non persistent. */
+#define HAM_IN_MEMORY 0x00000080
+
+/* reserved: DB_USE_MMAP (not persistent) 0x00000100 */
+
+/** Flag for @ref ham_env_open, @ref ham_env_create.
+ * This flag is non persistent. */
+#define HAM_DISABLE_MMAP 0x00000200
+
+/* deprecated */
+#define HAM_RECORD_NUMBER HAM_RECORD_NUMBER64
+
+/** Flag for @ref ham_env_create_db.
+ * This flag is persisted in the Database. */
+#define HAM_RECORD_NUMBER32 0x00001000
+
+/** Flag for @ref ham_env_create_db.
+ * This flag is persisted in the Database. */
+#define HAM_RECORD_NUMBER64 0x00002000
+
+/** Flag for @ref ham_env_create_db.
+ * This flag is persisted in the Database. */
+#define HAM_ENABLE_DUPLICATE_KEYS 0x00004000
+/* deprecated */
+#define HAM_ENABLE_DUPLICATES HAM_ENABLE_DUPLICATE_KEYS
+
+/** Flag for @ref ham_env_create, @ref ham_env_open.
+ * This flag is non persistent. */
+#define HAM_ENABLE_RECOVERY 0x00008000
+
+/** Flag for @ref ham_env_open.
+ * This flag is non persistent. */
+#define HAM_AUTO_RECOVERY 0x00010000
+
+/** Flag for @ref ham_env_create, @ref ham_env_open.
+ * This flag is non persistent. */
+#define HAM_ENABLE_TRANSACTIONS 0x00020000
+
+/** Flag for @ref ham_env_open, @ref ham_env_create.
+ * This flag is non persistent. */
+#define HAM_CACHE_UNLIMITED 0x00040000
+
+/** Flag for @ref ham_env_create, @ref ham_env_open.
+ * This flag is non persistent. */
+#define HAM_DISABLE_RECOVERY 0x00080000
+
+/* internal use only! (not persistent) */
+#define HAM_IS_REMOTE_INTERNAL 0x00200000
+
+/* internal use only! (not persistent) */
+#define HAM_DISABLE_RECLAIM_INTERNAL 0x00400000
+
+/* internal use only! (persistent) */
+#define HAM_FORCE_RECORDS_INLINE 0x00800000
+
+/** Flag for @ref ham_env_open, @ref ham_env_create.
+ * This flag is non persistent. */
+#define HAM_FLUSH_WHEN_COMMITTED 0x01000000
+
+/** Pro: Flag for @ref ham_env_open, @ref ham_env_create.
+ * This flag is non persistent. */
+#define HAM_ENABLE_CRC32 0x02000000
+
+/**
+ * Returns the last error code
+ *
+ * @note This API is deprecated! It will be removed in one of the
+ * next versions.
+ *
+ * @param db A valid Database handle
+ *
+ * @return The last error code which was returned by one of the
+ * hamsterdb API functions. Use @ref ham_strerror to translate
+ * this code to a descriptive string
+ */
+HAM_EXPORT ham_status_t HAM_CALLCONV
+ham_db_get_error(ham_db_t *db);
+
+/**
+ * Typedef for a key comparison function
+ *
+ * @remark This function compares two index keys. It returns -1, if @a lhs
+ * ("left-hand side", the parameter on the left side) is smaller than
+ * @a rhs ("right-hand side"), 0 if both keys are equal, and 1 if @a lhs
+ * is larger than @a rhs.
+ */
+typedef int HAM_CALLCONV (*ham_compare_func_t)(ham_db_t *db,
+ const uint8_t *lhs, uint32_t lhs_length,
+ const uint8_t *rhs, uint32_t rhs_length);
+
+/**
+ * Sets the comparison function
+ *
+ * The comparison function compares two index keys. It returns -1 if the
+ * first key is smaller, +1 if the second key is smaller or 0 if both
+ * keys are equal.
+ *
+ * Supplying a comparison function is only allowed for the key type
+ * @ref HAM_TYPE_CUSTOM; see the documentation of @sa ham_env_create_db
+ * for more information.
+ *
+ * @param db A valid Database handle
+ * @param foo A pointer to the compare function
+ *
+ * @return @ref HAM_SUCCESS upon success
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if one of the parameters is NULL
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if the database's key type was not
+ * specified as @ref HAM_TYPE_CUSTOM
+ */
+HAM_EXPORT ham_status_t HAM_CALLCONV
+ham_db_set_compare_func(ham_db_t *db, ham_compare_func_t foo);
+
+/**
+ * Searches an item in the Database
+ *
+ * This function searches the Database for @a key. If the key
+ * is found, @a record will receive the record of this item and
+ * @ref HAM_SUCCESS is returned. If the key is not found, the function
+ * returns @ref HAM_KEY_NOT_FOUND.
+ *
+ * A ham_record_t structure should be initialized with
+ * zeroes before it is being used. This can be done with the C library
+ * routines memset(3) or bzero(2).
+ *
+ * If the function completes successfully, the @a record pointer is
+ * initialized with the size of the record (in @a record.size) and the
+ * actual record data (in @a record.data). If the record is empty,
+ * @a size is 0 and @a data points to NULL.
+ *
+ * The @a data pointer is a temporary pointer and will be overwritten
+ * by subsequent hamsterdb API calls using the same Transaction
+ * (or, if Transactions are disabled, using the same Database).
+ * You can alter this behaviour by allocating the @a data pointer in
+ * the application and setting @a record.flags to @ref HAM_RECORD_USER_ALLOC.
+ * Make sure that the allocated buffer is large enough.
+ *
+ * When specifying @ref HAM_DIRECT_ACCESS, the @a data pointer will point
+ * directly to the record that is stored in hamsterdb; the data can be modified,
+ * but the pointer must not be reallocated or freed. The flag @ref
+ * HAM_DIRECT_ACCESS is only allowed in In-Memory Databases and not if
+ * Transactions are enabled.
+ *
+ * @ref ham_db_find can not search for duplicate keys. If @a key has
+ * multiple duplicates, only the first duplicate is returned.
+ *
+ * You can read only portions of the record by specifying the flag
+ * @ref HAM_PARTIAL. In this case, hamsterdb will read
+ * <b>record->partial_size</b> bytes of the record data at offset
+ * <b>record->partial_offset</b>. If necessary, the record data will
+ * be limited to the original record size. The number of actually read
+ * bytes is returned in <b>record->partial_size</b>. The original size of
+ * the record is stored in <b>record->size</b>.
+ *
+ * @ref HAM_PARTIAL is not allowed if record->size is <= 8 or if Transactions
+ * are enabled. In such a case, @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER is returned.
+ *
+ * If Transactions are enabled (see @ref HAM_ENABLE_TRANSACTIONS) and
+ * @a txn is NULL then hamsterdb will create a temporary Transaction.
+ * When moving the Cursor, and the new key is currently modified in an
+ * active Transaction (one that is not yet committed or aborted) then
+ * hamsterdb will skip this key and move to the next/previous one. However if
+ * @a flags are 0 (and the Cursor is not moved), and @a key or @a rec
+ * is NOT NULL, then hamsterdb will return error @ref HAM_TXN_CONFLICT.
+ *
+ * @param db A valid Database handle
+ * @param txn A Transaction handle, or NULL
+ * @param key The key of the item
+ * @param record The record of the item
+ * @param flags Optional flags for searching, which can be combined with
+ * bitwise OR. Possible flags are:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>@ref HAM_FIND_LT_MATCH </li> Cursor 'find' flag 'Less Than': the
+ * cursor is moved to point at the last record which' key
+ * is less than the specified key. When such a record cannot
+ * be located, an error is returned.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_FIND_GT_MATCH </li> Cursor 'find' flag 'Greater Than':
+ * the cursor is moved to point at the first record which' key is
+ * larger than the specified key. When such a record cannot be
+ * located, an error is returned.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_FIND_LEQ_MATCH </li> Cursor 'find' flag 'Less or EQual':
+ * the cursor is moved to point at the record which' key matches
+ * the specified key and when such a record is not available
+ * the cursor is moved to point at the last record which' key
+ * is less than the specified key. When such a record cannot be
+ * located, an error is returned.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_FIND_GEQ_MATCH </li> Cursor 'find' flag 'Greater or
+ * Equal': the cursor is moved to point at the record which' key
+ * matches the specified key and when such a record
+ * is not available the cursor is moved to point at the first
+ * record which' key is larger than the specified key.
+ * When such a record cannot be located, an error is returned.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_FIND_NEAR_MATCH </li> Cursor 'find' flag 'Any Near Or
+ * Equal': the cursor is moved to point at the record which'
+ * key matches the specified key and when such a record is
+ * not available the cursor is moved to point at either the
+ * last record which' key is less than the specified key or
+ * the first record which' key is larger than the specified
+ * key, whichever of these records is located first.
+ * When such records cannot be located, an error is returned.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_DIRECT_ACCESS </li> Only for In-Memory Databases
+ * and not if Transactions are enabled!
+ * Returns a direct pointer to the data blob stored by the
+ * hamsterdb engine. This pointer must not be resized or freed,
+ * but the data in this memory can be modified.
+ * </ul>
+ *
+ * @return @ref HAM_SUCCESS upon success
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if @a db, @a key or @a record is NULL
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if @a HAM_DIRECT_ACCESS is specified,
+ * but the Database is not an In-Memory Database.
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if @a HAM_DIRECT_ACCESS and
+ * @a HAM_ENABLE_TRANSACTIONS were both specified.
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if @ref HAM_PARTIAL is set but record
+ * size is <= 8 or Transactions are enabled
+ * @return @ref HAM_KEY_NOT_FOUND if the @a key does not exist
+ * @return @ref HAM_TXN_CONFLICT if the same key was inserted in another
+ * Transaction which was not yet committed or aborted
+ *
+ * @remark When either or both @ref HAM_FIND_LT_MATCH and/or @ref
+ * HAM_FIND_GT_MATCH have been specified as flags, the @a key structure
+ * will be overwritten when an approximate match was found: the
+ * @a key and @a record structures will then point at the located
+ * @a key and @a record. In this case the caller should ensure @a key
+ * points at a structure which must adhere to the same restrictions
+ * and conditions as specified for @ref ham_cursor_move(...,
+ * HAM_CURSOR_NEXT).
+ *
+ * @sa HAM_RECORD_USER_ALLOC
+ * @sa HAM_KEY_USER_ALLOC
+ * @sa ham_record_t
+ * @sa ham_key_t
+ */
+HAM_EXPORT ham_status_t HAM_CALLCONV
+ham_db_find(ham_db_t *db, ham_txn_t *txn, ham_key_t *key,
+ ham_record_t *record, uint32_t flags);
+
+/**
+ * Inserts a Database item
+ *
+ * This function inserts a key/record pair as a new Database item.
+ *
+ * If the key already exists in the Database, error @ref HAM_DUPLICATE_KEY
+ * is returned.
+ *
+ * If you wish to overwrite an existing entry specify the
+ * flag @ref HAM_OVERWRITE.
+ *
+ * You can write only portions of the record by specifying the flag
+ * @ref HAM_PARTIAL. In this case, hamsterdb will write <b>partial_size</b>
+ * bytes of the record data at offset <b>partial_offset</b>. The full record
+ * size will always be given in <b>record->size</b>! If
+ * partial_size+partial_offset exceed record->size then partial_size will
+ * be limited. To shrink or grow the record, adjust record->size.
+ * @ref HAM_PARTIAL automatically overwrites existing records.
+ * Gaps will be filled with null-bytes if the record did not yet exist.
+ *
+ * @ref HAM_PARTIAL is not allowed if record->size is <= 8 or if Transactions
+ * are enabled. In such a case, @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER is returned.
+ *
+ * If you wish to insert a duplicate key specify the flag @ref HAM_DUPLICATE.
+ * (Note that the Database has to be created with @ref HAM_ENABLE_DUPLICATE_KEYS
+ * in order to use duplicate keys.)
+ * The duplicate key is inserted after all other duplicate keys (see
+ * @ref HAM_DUPLICATE_INSERT_LAST).
+ *
+ * Record Number Databases (created with @ref HAM_RECORD_NUMBER32 or
+ * @ref HAM_RECORD_NUMBER64) expect either an empty @a key (with a size of
+ * 0 and data pointing to NULL), or a user-supplied key (with key.flag
+ * @ref HAM_KEY_USER_ALLOC and a valid data pointer).
+ * If key.size is 0 and key.data is NULL, hamsterdb will temporarily
+ * allocate memory for key->data, which will then point to an 4-byte (or 8-byte)
+ * unsigned integer.
+ *
+ * For very fast sequential inserts please use @ref ham_cursor_insert in
+ * combination with the flag @ref HAM_HINT_APPEND.
+ *
+ * @param db A valid Database handle
+ * @param txn A Transaction handle, or NULL
+ * @param key The key of the new item
+ * @param record The record of the new item
+ * @param flags Optional flags for inserting. Possible flags are:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>@ref HAM_OVERWRITE. If the @a key already exists, the record is
+ * overwritten. Otherwise, the key is inserted. Flag is not
+ * allowed in combination with @ref HAM_DUPLICATE.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_DUPLICATE. If the @a key already exists, a duplicate
+ * key is inserted. The key is inserted before the already
+ * existing key, or according to the sort order. Flag is not
+ * allowed in combination with @ref HAM_OVERWRITE.
+ * </ul>
+ *
+ * @return @ref HAM_SUCCESS upon success
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if @a db, @a key or @a record is NULL
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if the Database is a Record Number Database
+ * and the key is invalid (see above)
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if @ref HAM_PARTIAL is set but record
+ * size is <= 8 or Transactions are enabled
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if the flags @ref HAM_OVERWRITE <b>and</b>
+ * @ref HAM_DUPLICATE were specified, or if @ref HAM_DUPLICATE
+ * was specified, but the Database was not created with
+ * flag @ref HAM_ENABLE_DUPLICATE_KEYS.
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if @ref HAM_PARTIAL is specified and
+ * record->partial_offset+record->partial_size exceeds the
+ * record->size
+ * @return @ref HAM_WRITE_PROTECTED if you tried to insert a key in a read-only
+ * Database
+ * @return @ref HAM_TXN_CONFLICT if the same key was inserted in another
+ * Transaction which was not yet committed or aborted
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_KEY_SIZE if the key size is larger than the
+ * @a HAM_PARAMETER_KEY_SIZE parameter specified for
+ * @ref ham_env_create_db
+ * OR if the key's size is greater than the Btree key size (see
+ * @ref HAM_PARAM_KEY_SIZE).
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_RECORD_SIZE if the record size is different from
+ * the one specified with @a HAM_PARAM_RECORD_SIZE
+ */
+HAM_EXPORT ham_status_t HAM_CALLCONV
+ham_db_insert(ham_db_t *db, ham_txn_t *txn, ham_key_t *key,
+ ham_record_t *record, uint32_t flags);
+
+/**
+ * Flag for @ref ham_db_insert and @ref ham_cursor_insert
+ *
+ * When specified with @ref ham_db_insert and in case a key
+ * is specified which stores duplicates in the Database, the first
+ * duplicate record will be overwritten.
+ *
+ * When used with @ref ham_cursor_insert and assuming the same
+ * conditions, the duplicate currently referenced by the Cursor
+ * will be overwritten.
+*/
+#define HAM_OVERWRITE 0x0001
+
+/** Flag for @ref ham_db_insert and @ref ham_cursor_insert */
+#define HAM_DUPLICATE 0x0002
+
+/** Flag for @ref ham_cursor_insert */
+#define HAM_DUPLICATE_INSERT_BEFORE 0x0004
+
+/** Flag for @ref ham_cursor_insert */
+#define HAM_DUPLICATE_INSERT_AFTER 0x0008
+
+/** Flag for @ref ham_cursor_insert */
+#define HAM_DUPLICATE_INSERT_FIRST 0x0010
+
+/** Flag for @ref ham_cursor_insert */
+#define HAM_DUPLICATE_INSERT_LAST 0x0020
+
+/** Flag for @ref ham_db_find, @ref ham_cursor_find, @ref ham_cursor_move */
+#define HAM_DIRECT_ACCESS 0x0040
+
+/** Flag for @ref ham_db_insert, @ref ham_cursor_insert, @ref ham_db_find,
+ * @ref ham_cursor_find, @ref ham_cursor_move */
+#define HAM_PARTIAL 0x0080
+
+/* Internal flag for @ref ham_db_find, @ref ham_cursor_find,
+ * @ref ham_cursor_move */
+#define HAM_FORCE_DEEP_COPY 0x0100
+
+/**
+ * Flag for @ref ham_cursor_insert
+ *
+ * Mutually exclusive with flag @ref HAM_HINT_PREPEND.
+ *
+ * Hints the hamsterdb engine that the current key will
+ * compare as @e larger than any key already existing in the Database.
+ * The hamsterdb engine will verify this postulation and when found not
+ * to be true, will revert to a regular insert operation
+ * as if this flag was not specified. The incurred cost then is only one
+ * additional key comparison.
+ */
+#define HAM_HINT_APPEND 0x00080000
+
+/**
+ * Flag for @ref ham_cursor_insert
+ *
+ * Mutually exclusive with flag @ref HAM_HINT_APPEND.
+ *
+ * Hints the hamsterdb engine that the current key will
+ * compare as @e smaller than any key already existing in the Database.
+ * The hamsterdb engine will verify this postulation and when found not
+ * to be true, will revert to a regular insert operation
+ * as if this flag was not specified. The incurred cost then is only one
+ * additional key comparison.
+ */
+#define HAM_HINT_PREPEND 0x00100000
+
+/**
+ * Flag mask to extract the common hint flags from a find/move/insert/erase
+ * flag value.
+ */
+#define HAM_HINTS_MASK 0x001F0000
+
+/**
+ * Erases a Database item
+ *
+ * This function erases a Database item. If the item @a key
+ * does not exist, @ref HAM_KEY_NOT_FOUND is returned.
+ *
+ * Note that ham_db_erase can not erase a single duplicate key. If the key
+ * has multiple duplicates, all duplicates of this key will be erased. Use
+ * @ref ham_cursor_erase to erase a specific duplicate key.
+ *
+ * @param db A valid Database handle
+ * @param txn A Transaction handle, or NULL
+ * @param key The key to delete
+ * @param flags Optional flags for erasing; unused, set to 0
+ *
+ * @return @ref HAM_SUCCESS upon success
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if @a db or @a key is NULL
+ * @return @ref HAM_WRITE_PROTECTED if you tried to erase a key from a read-only
+ * Database
+ * @return @ref HAM_KEY_NOT_FOUND if @a key was not found
+ * @return @ref HAM_TXN_CONFLICT if the same key was inserted in another
+ * Transaction which was not yet committed or aborted
+ */
+HAM_EXPORT ham_status_t HAM_CALLCONV
+ham_db_erase(ham_db_t *db, ham_txn_t *txn, ham_key_t *key, uint32_t flags);
+
+/* internal flag for ham_db_erase() - do not use */
+#define HAM_ERASE_ALL_DUPLICATES 1
+
+/**
+ * Returns the number of keys stored in the Database
+ *
+ * You can specify the @ref HAM_SKIP_DUPLICATES if you do now want
+ * to include any duplicates in the count. This will also speed up the
+ * counting.
+ *
+ * @param db A valid Database handle
+ * @param txn A Transaction handle, or NULL
+ * @param flags Optional flags:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>@ref HAM_SKIP_DUPLICATES. Excludes any duplicates from
+ * the count
+ * </ul>
+ * @param keycount A reference to a variable which will receive
+ * the calculated key count per page
+ *
+ * @return @ref HAM_SUCCESS upon success
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if @a db or @a keycount is NULL or when
+ * @a flags contains an invalid flag set
+ */
+HAM_EXPORT ham_status_t HAM_CALLCONV
+ham_db_get_key_count(ham_db_t *db, ham_txn_t *txn, uint32_t flags,
+ uint64_t *keycount);
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve the current value for a given Database setting
+ *
+ * Only those values requested by the parameter array will be stored.
+ *
+ * The following parameters are supported:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>HAM_PARAM_FLAGS</li> returns the flags which were used to
+ * open or create this Database
+ * <li>HAM_PARAM_DATABASE_NAME</li> returns the Database name
+ * <li>HAM_PARAM_KEY_TYPE</li> returns the Btree key type
+ * <li>HAM_PARAM_KEY_SIZE</li> returns the Btree key size
+ * or @ref HAM_KEY_SIZE_UNLIMITED if there was no fixed key size
+ * specified.
+ * <li>HAM_PARAM_RECORD_SIZE</li> returns the record size,
+ * or @ref HAM_RECORD_SIZE_UNLIMITED if there was no fixed record size
+ * specified.
+ * <li>HAM_PARAM_MAX_KEYS_PER_PAGE</li> returns the maximum number
+ * of keys per page. This number is precise if the key size is fixed
+ * and duplicates are disabled; otherwise it's an estimate.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_PARAM_RECORD_COMPRESSION</li> Returns the
+ * selected algorithm for record compression, or 0 if compression
+ * is disabled
+ * <li>@ref HAM_PARAM_KEY_COMPRESSION</li> Returns the
+ * selected algorithm for key compression, or 0 if compression
+ * is disabled
+ * </ul>
+ *
+ * @param db A valid Database handle
+ * @param param An array of ham_parameter_t structures
+ *
+ * @return @ref HAM_SUCCESS upon success
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if the @a db pointer is NULL or
+ * @a param is NULL
+ */
+HAM_EXPORT ham_status_t HAM_CALLCONV
+ham_db_get_parameters(ham_db_t *db, ham_parameter_t *param);
+
+/** Parameter name for @ref ham_env_open, @ref ham_env_create;
+ * Journal files are switched whenever the number of new Transactions exceeds
+ * this threshold. */
+#define HAM_PARAM_JOURNAL_SWITCH_THRESHOLD 0x00001
+
+/** Parameter name for @ref ham_env_open, @ref ham_env_create;
+ * sets the cache size */
+#define HAM_PARAM_CACHE_SIZE 0x00000100
+/* deprecated */
+#define HAM_PARAM_CACHESIZE HAM_PARAM_CACHE_SIZE
+
+/** Parameter name for @ref ham_env_create; sets the page size */
+#define HAM_PARAM_PAGE_SIZE 0x00000101
+/* deprecated */
+#define HAM_PARAM_PAGESIZE HAM_PARAM_PAGE_SIZE
+
+/** Parameter name for @ref ham_env_create_db; sets the key size */
+#define HAM_PARAM_KEY_SIZE 0x00000102
+/* deprecated */
+#define HAM_PARAM_KEYSIZE HAM_PARAM_KEY_SIZE
+
+/** Parameter name for @ref ham_env_get_parameters; retrieves the number
+ * of maximum Databases */
+#define HAM_PARAM_MAX_DATABASES 0x00000103
+
+/** Parameter name for @ref ham_env_create_db; sets the key type */
+#define HAM_PARAM_KEY_TYPE 0x00000104
+
+/** Parameter name for @ref ham_env_open, @ref ham_env_create;
+ * sets the path of the log files */
+#define HAM_PARAM_LOG_DIRECTORY 0x00000105
+
+/** hamsterdb pro: Parameter name for @ref ham_env_open, @ref ham_env_create;
+ * sets the AES encryption key */
+#define HAM_PARAM_ENCRYPTION_KEY 0x00000106
+
+/** Parameter name for @ref ham_env_open, @ref ham_env_create;
+ * sets the network timeout (in seconds) */
+#define HAM_PARAM_NETWORK_TIMEOUT_SEC 0x00000107
+
+/** Parameter name for @ref ham_env_create_db; sets the key size */
+#define HAM_PARAM_RECORD_SIZE 0x00000108
+
+/** Parameter name for @ref ham_env_create, @ref ham_env_open; sets a
+ * limit for the file size (in bytes) */
+#define HAM_PARAM_FILE_SIZE_LIMIT 0x00000109
+
+/** Parameter name for @ref ham_env_create, @ref ham_env_open; sets the
+ * parameter for posix_fadvise() */
+#define HAM_PARAM_POSIX_FADVISE 0x00000110
+
+/** Value for @ref HAM_PARAM_POSIX_FADVISE */
+#define HAM_POSIX_FADVICE_NORMAL 0
+
+/** Value for @ref HAM_PARAM_POSIX_FADVISE */
+#define HAM_POSIX_FADVICE_RANDOM 1
+
+/** Value for unlimited record sizes */
+#define HAM_RECORD_SIZE_UNLIMITED ((uint32_t)-1)
+
+/** Value for unlimited key sizes */
+#define HAM_KEY_SIZE_UNLIMITED ((uint16_t)-1)
+
+/** Retrieves the Database/Environment flags as were specified at the time of
+ * @ref ham_env_create/@ref ham_env_open invocation. */
+#define HAM_PARAM_FLAGS 0x00000200
+
+/** Retrieves the filesystem file access mode as was specified at the time
+ * of @ref ham_env_create/@ref ham_env_open invocation. */
+#define HAM_PARAM_FILEMODE 0x00000201
+
+/**
+ * Return a <code>const char *</code> pointer to the current
+ * Environment/Database file name in the @ref uint64_t value
+ * member, when the Database is actually stored on disc.
+ *
+ * In-memory Databases will return a NULL (0) pointer instead.
+ */
+#define HAM_PARAM_FILENAME 0x00000202
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve the Database 'name' number of this @ref ham_db_t Database within
+ * the current @ref ham_env_t Environment.
+*/
+#define HAM_PARAM_DATABASE_NAME 0x00000203
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve the maximum number of keys per page; this number depends on the
+ * currently active page and key sizes. Can be an estimate if keys do not
+ * have constant sizes or if duplicate keys are used.
+ */
+#define HAM_PARAM_MAX_KEYS_PER_PAGE 0x00000204
+
+/**
+ * hamsterdb pro: Parameter name for @ref ham_env_create, @ref ham_env_open;
+ * enables compression for the journal.
+ */
+#define HAM_PARAM_JOURNAL_COMPRESSION 0x00001000
+
+/**
+ * hamsterdb pro: Parameter name for @ref ham_env_create_db,
+ * @ref ham_env_open_db; enables compression for the records of
+ * a Database.
+ */
+#define HAM_PARAM_RECORD_COMPRESSION 0x00001001
+
+/**
+ * hamsterdb pro: Parameter name for @ref ham_env_create_db,
+ * @ref ham_env_open_db; enables compression for the records of
+ * a Database.
+ */
+#define HAM_PARAM_KEY_COMPRESSION 0x00001002
+
+/** hamsterdb pro: helper macro for disabling compression */
+#define HAM_COMPRESSOR_NONE 0
+
+/**
+ * hamsterdb pro: selects zlib compression
+ * http://www.zlib.net/
+ */
+#define HAM_COMPRESSOR_ZLIB 1
+
+/**
+ * hamsterdb pro: selects google snappy compression
+ * http://code.google.com/p/snappy
+ */
+#define HAM_COMPRESSOR_SNAPPY 2
+
+/**
+ * hamsterdb pro: selects lzf compression
+ * http://oldhome.schmorp.de/marc/liblzf.html
+ */
+#define HAM_COMPRESSOR_LZF 3
+
+/**
+ * hamsterdb pro: selects lzo compression
+ * http://www.oberhumer.com/opensource/lzo
+ */
+#define HAM_COMPRESSOR_LZO 4
+
+/**
+ * Retrieves the Environment handle of a Database
+ *
+ * @param db A valid Database handle
+ *
+ * @return The Environment handle
+ */
+HAM_EXPORT ham_env_t *HAM_CALLCONV
+ham_db_get_env(ham_db_t *db);
+
+/**
+ * Returns the kind of key match which produced this key as it was
+ * returned by one of the @ref ham_db_find() and @ref ham_cursor_find().
+ *
+ * This routine assumes the key was passed back by one of the @ref ham_db_find
+ * and @ref ham_cursor_find functions and not used by any other hamsterdb
+ * functions after that.
+ *
+ * As such, this function produces an answer akin to the 'sign' of the
+ * specified key as it was returned by the find operation.
+ *
+ * @param key A valid key
+ *
+ * @return 1 (greater than) or -1 (less than) when the given key is an
+ * approximate result / zero (0) otherwise. Specifically:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>+1 when the key is greater than the item searched for (key
+ * was a GT match)
+ * <li>-1 when the key is less than the item searched for (key was
+ * a LT match)
+ * <li>zero (0) otherwise (key was an EQ (EXACT) match)
+ * </ul>
+ */
+HAM_EXPORT int HAM_CALLCONV
+ham_key_get_approximate_match_type(ham_key_t *key);
+
+/**
+ * Closes the Database
+ *
+ * This function flushes the Database and then closes the file handle.
+ * It also free the memory resources allocated in the @a db handle.
+ *
+ * If the flag @ref HAM_AUTO_CLEANUP is specified, hamsterdb automatically
+ * calls @ref ham_cursor_close on all open Cursors. This invalidates the
+ * ham_cursor_t handle!
+ *
+ * If the flag is not specified, the application must close all Database
+ * Cursors with @ref ham_cursor_close to prevent memory leaks.
+ *
+ * This function also aborts all Transactions which were not yet committed,
+ * and therefore renders all Transaction handles invalid. If the flag
+ * @ref HAM_TXN_AUTO_COMMIT is specified, all Transactions will be committed.
+ *
+ * @param db A valid Database handle
+ * @param flags Optional flags for closing the Database. Possible values are:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>@ref HAM_AUTO_CLEANUP. Automatically closes all open Cursors
+ * <li>@ref HAM_TXN_AUTO_COMMIT. Automatically commit all open
+ * Transactions
+ * <li>@ref HAM_TXN_AUTO_ABORT. Automatically abort all open
+ * Transactions; this is the default behaviour
+ * </ul>
+ *
+ * @return @ref HAM_SUCCESS upon success
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if @a db is NULL
+ * @return @ref HAM_CURSOR_STILL_OPEN if not all Cursors of this Database
+ * were closed, and @ref HAM_AUTO_CLEANUP was not specified
+ * @return @ref HAM_TXN_STILL_OPEN if this Database is modified by a
+ * currently active Transaction
+ */
+HAM_EXPORT ham_status_t HAM_CALLCONV
+ham_db_close(ham_db_t *db, uint32_t flags);
+
+/** Flag for @ref ham_db_close, @ref ham_env_close */
+#define HAM_AUTO_CLEANUP 1
+
+/** @internal (Internal) flag for @ref ham_db_close, @ref ham_env_close */
+#define HAM_DONT_CLEAR_LOG 2
+
+/** Automatically abort all open Transactions (the default) */
+#define HAM_TXN_AUTO_ABORT 4
+
+/** Automatically commit all open Transactions */
+#define HAM_TXN_AUTO_COMMIT 8
+
+/**
+ * @}
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @defgroup ham_cursor hamsterdb Cursor Functions
+ * @{
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Creates a Database Cursor
+ *
+ * Creates a new Database Cursor. Cursors can be used to
+ * traverse the Database from start to end or vice versa. Cursors
+ * can also be used to insert, delete or search Database items.
+ *
+ * A newly created Cursor does not point to any item in the Database.
+ *
+ * The application should close all Cursors of a Database before closing
+ * the Database.
+ *
+ * If Transactions are enabled (@ref HAM_ENABLE_TRANSACTIONS), but @a txn
+ * is NULL, then each Cursor operation (i.e. @ref ham_cursor_insert,
+ * @ref ham_cursor_find etc) will create its own, temporary Transaction
+ * <b>only</b> for the lifetime of this operation and not for the lifetime
+ * of the whole Cursor!
+ *
+ * @param db A valid Database handle
+ * @param txn A Transaction handle, or NULL
+ * @param flags Optional flags for creating the Cursor; unused, set to 0
+ * @param cursor A pointer to a pointer which is allocated for the
+ * new Cursor handle
+ *
+ * @return @ref HAM_SUCCESS upon success
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if @a db or @a cursor is NULL
+ * @return @ref HAM_OUT_OF_MEMORY if the new structure could not be allocated
+ */
+HAM_EXPORT ham_status_t HAM_CALLCONV
+ham_cursor_create(ham_cursor_t **cursor, ham_db_t *db, ham_txn_t *txn,
+ uint32_t flags);
+
+/**
+ * Clones a Database Cursor
+ *
+ * Clones an existing Cursor. The new Cursor will point to
+ * exactly the same item as the old Cursor. If the old Cursor did not point
+ * to any item, so will the new Cursor.
+ *
+ * If the old Cursor is bound to a Transaction, then the new Cursor will
+ * also be bound to this Transaction.
+ *
+ * @param src The existing Cursor
+ * @param dest A pointer to a pointer, which is allocated for the
+ * cloned Cursor handle
+ *
+ * @return @ref HAM_SUCCESS upon success
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if @a src or @a dest is NULL
+ * @return @ref HAM_OUT_OF_MEMORY if the new structure could not be allocated
+ */
+HAM_EXPORT ham_status_t HAM_CALLCONV
+ham_cursor_clone(ham_cursor_t *src, ham_cursor_t **dest);
+
+/**
+ * Moves the Cursor
+ *
+ * Moves the Cursor. Use the @a flags to specify the direction.
+ * After the move, key and record of the item are returned, if @a key
+ * and/or @a record are valid pointers.
+ *
+ * If the direction is not specified, the Cursor will not move. Do not
+ * specify a direction if you want to fetch the key and/or record of
+ * the current item.
+ *
+ * When specifying @ref HAM_DIRECT_ACCESS, the @a data pointer will point
+ * directly to the record that is stored in hamsterdb; the data can be modified,
+ * but the pointer must not be reallocated or freed. The flag @ref
+ * HAM_DIRECT_ACCESS is only allowed in In-Memory Databases and not if
+ * Transactions are enabled.
+ *
+ * You can read only portions of the record by specifying the flag
+ * @ref HAM_PARTIAL. In this case, hamsterdb will read
+ * <b>record->partial_size</b> bytes of the record data at offset
+ * <b>record->partial_offset</b>. If necessary, the record data will
+ * be limited to the original record size. The number of actually read
+ * bytes is returned in <b>record->partial_size</b>. The original size of
+ * the record is stored in <b>record->size</b>.
+ *
+ * @ref HAM_PARTIAL is not allowed if record->size is <= 8 or if Transactions
+ * are enabled. In such a case, @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER is returned.
+ *
+ * If Transactions are enabled (see @ref HAM_ENABLE_TRANSACTIONS), and
+ * the Cursor moves next or previous to a key which is currently modified
+ * in an active Transaction (one that is not yet committed or aborted), then
+ * hamsterdb will skip the modified key. (This behavior is different from i.e.
+ * @a ham_cursor_find, which would return the error @ref HAM_TXN_CONFLICT).
+ *
+ * If a key has duplicates and any of the duplicates is currently modified
+ * in another active Transaction, then ALL duplicate keys are skipped when
+ * moving to the next or previous key.
+ *
+ * If the first (@ref HAM_CURSOR_FIRST) or last (@ref HAM_CURSOR_LAST) key
+ * is requested, and the current key (or any of its duplicates) is currently
+ * modified in an active Transaction, then @ref HAM_TXN_CONFLICT is
+ * returned.
+ *
+ * If this Cursor is nil (i.e. because it was not yet used or the Cursor's
+ * item was erased) then the flag @a HAM_CURSOR_NEXT (or @a
+ * HAM_CURSOR_PREVIOUS) will be identical to @a HAM_CURSOR_FIRST (or
+ * @a HAM_CURSOR_LAST).
+ *
+ * @param cursor A valid Cursor handle
+ * @param key An optional pointer to a @ref ham_key_t structure. If this
+ * pointer is not NULL, the key of the new item is returned.
+ * Note that key->data will point to temporary data. This pointer
+ * will be invalidated by subsequent hamsterdb API calls. See
+ * @ref HAM_KEY_USER_ALLOC on how to change this behaviour.
+ * @param record An optional pointer to a @ref ham_record_t structure. If this
+ * pointer is not NULL, the record of the new item is returned.
+ * Note that record->data will point to temporary data. This pointer
+ * will be invalidated by subsequent hamsterdb API calls. See
+ * @ref HAM_RECORD_USER_ALLOC on how to change this behaviour.
+ * @param flags The flags for this operation. They are used to specify
+ * the direction for the "move". If you do not specify a direction,
+ * the Cursor will remain on the current position.
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>@ref HAM_CURSOR_FIRST </li> positions the Cursor on the first
+ * item in the Database
+ * <li>@ref HAM_CURSOR_LAST </li> positions the Cursor on the last
+ * item in the Database
+ * <li>@ref HAM_CURSOR_NEXT </li> positions the Cursor on the next
+ * item in the Database; if the Cursor does not point to any
+ * item, the function behaves as if direction was
+ * @ref HAM_CURSOR_FIRST.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_CURSOR_PREVIOUS </li> positions the Cursor on the
+ * previous item in the Database; if the Cursor does not point to
+ * any item, the function behaves as if direction was
+ * @ref HAM_CURSOR_LAST.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_SKIP_DUPLICATES </li> skips duplicate keys of the
+ * current key. Not allowed in combination with
+ * @ref HAM_ONLY_DUPLICATES.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_ONLY_DUPLICATES </li> only move through duplicate keys
+ * of the current key. Not allowed in combination with
+ * @ref HAM_SKIP_DUPLICATES.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_DIRECT_ACCESS </li> Only for In-Memory Databases and
+ * not if Transactions are enabled!
+ * Returns a direct pointer to the data blob stored by the
+ * hamsterdb engine. This pointer must not be resized or freed,
+ * but the data in this memory can be modified.
+ * </ul>
+ *
+ * @return @ref HAM_SUCCESS upon success
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if @a cursor is NULL, or if an invalid
+ * combination of flags was specified
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if @ref HAM_PARTIAL is set but record
+ * size is <= 8 or Transactions are enabled
+ * @return @ref HAM_CURSOR_IS_NIL if the Cursor does not point to an item, but
+ * key and/or record were requested
+ * @return @ref HAM_KEY_NOT_FOUND if @a cursor points to the first (or last)
+ * item, and a move to the previous (or next) item was
+ * requested
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if @a HAM_DIRECT_ACCESS is specified,
+ * but the Database is not an In-Memory Database.
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if @a HAM_DIRECT_ACCESS and
+ * @a HAM_ENABLE_TRANSACTIONS were both specified.
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if @ref HAM_PARTIAL is specified and
+ * record->partial_offset+record->partial_size exceeds the
+ * record->size
+ * @return @ref HAM_TXN_CONFLICT if @ref HAM_CURSOR_FIRST or @ref
+ * HAM_CURSOR_LAST is specified but the first (or last) key or
+ * any of its duplicates is currently modified in an active
+ * Transaction
+ *
+ * @sa HAM_RECORD_USER_ALLOC
+ * @sa HAM_KEY_USER_ALLOC
+ * @sa ham_record_t
+ * @sa ham_key_t
+ */
+HAM_EXPORT ham_status_t HAM_CALLCONV
+ham_cursor_move(ham_cursor_t *cursor, ham_key_t *key,
+ ham_record_t *record, uint32_t flags);
+
+/** Flag for @ref ham_cursor_move */
+#define HAM_CURSOR_FIRST 0x0001
+
+/** Flag for @ref ham_cursor_move */
+#define HAM_CURSOR_LAST 0x0002
+
+/** Flag for @ref ham_cursor_move */
+#define HAM_CURSOR_NEXT 0x0004
+
+/** Flag for @ref ham_cursor_move */
+#define HAM_CURSOR_PREVIOUS 0x0008
+
+/** Flag for @ref ham_cursor_move and @ref ham_db_get_key_count */
+#define HAM_SKIP_DUPLICATES 0x0010
+
+/** Flag for @ref ham_cursor_move */
+#define HAM_ONLY_DUPLICATES 0x0020
+
+/**
+ * Overwrites the current record
+ *
+ * This function overwrites the record of the current item.
+ *
+ * @param cursor A valid Cursor handle
+ * @param record A valid record structure
+ * @param flags Optional flags for overwriting the item; unused, set to 0
+ *
+ * @return @ref HAM_SUCCESS upon success
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if @a cursor or @a record is NULL
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if @a cursor points to an item with
+ * duplicates and duplicate sorting is enabled
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if duplicate sorting is enabled
+ * @return @ref HAM_CURSOR_IS_NIL if the Cursor does not point to an item
+ * @return @ref HAM_TXN_CONFLICT if the same key was inserted in another
+ * Transaction which was not yet committed or aborted
+ */
+HAM_EXPORT ham_status_t HAM_CALLCONV
+ham_cursor_overwrite(ham_cursor_t *cursor, ham_record_t *record,
+ uint32_t flags);
+
+/**
+ * Searches with a key and points the Cursor to the key found, retrieves
+ * the located record
+ *
+ * Searches for an item in the Database and points the Cursor to this item.
+ * If the item could not be found, the Cursor is not modified.
+ *
+ * Note that @ref ham_cursor_find can not search for duplicate keys. If @a key
+ * has multiple duplicates, only the first duplicate is returned.
+ *
+ * When specifying @ref HAM_DIRECT_ACCESS, the @a data pointer will point
+ * directly to the record that is stored in hamsterdb; the data can be modified,
+ * but the pointer must not be reallocated or freed. The flag @ref
+ * HAM_DIRECT_ACCESS is only allowed in In-Memory Databases and not if
+ * Transactions are enabled.
+ *
+ * You can read only portions of the record by specifying the flag
+ * @ref HAM_PARTIAL. In this case, hamsterdb will read
+ * <b>record->partial_size</b> bytes of the record data at offset
+ * <b>record->partial_offset</b>. If necessary, the record data will
+ * be limited to the original record size. The number of actually read
+ * bytes is returned in <b>record->partial_size</b>. The original size of
+ * the record is stored in <b>record->size</b>.
+ *
+ * @ref HAM_PARTIAL is not allowed if record->size is <= 8 or if Transactions
+ * are enabled. In such a case, @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER is returned.
+ *
+ * When either or both @ref HAM_FIND_LT_MATCH and/or @ref HAM_FIND_GT_MATCH
+ * have been specified as flags, the @a key structure will be overwritten
+ * when an approximate match was found: the @a key and @a record
+ * structures will then point at the located @a key (and @a record).
+ * In this case the caller should ensure @a key points at a structure
+ * which must adhere to the same restrictions and conditions as specified
+ * for @ref ham_cursor_move(...,HAM_CURSOR_*):
+ * key->data will point to temporary data upon return. This pointer
+ * will be invalidated by subsequent hamsterdb API calls using the same
+ * Transaction (or the same Database, if Transactions are disabled). See
+ * @ref HAM_KEY_USER_ALLOC on how to change this behaviour.
+ *
+ * Further note that the @a key structure must be non-const at all times as its
+ * internal flag bits may be written to. This is done for your benefit, as
+ * you may pass the returned @a key structure to
+ * @ref ham_key_get_approximate_match_type() to retrieve additional info about
+ * the precise nature of the returned key: the sign value produced
+ * by @ref ham_key_get_approximate_match_type() tells you which kind of match
+ * (equal, less than, greater than) occurred. This is very useful to
+ * discern between the various possible successful answers produced by the
+ * combinations of @ref HAM_FIND_LT_MATCH and @ref HAM_FIND_GT_MATCH.
+ *
+ * @param cursor A valid Cursor handle
+ * @param key A pointer to a @ref ham_key_t structure. If this
+ * pointer is not NULL, the key of the new item is returned.
+ * Note that key->data will point to temporary data. This pointer
+ * will be invalidated by subsequent hamsterdb API calls. See
+ * @a HAM_KEY_USER_ALLOC on how to change this behaviour.
+ * @param record Optional pointer to a @ref ham_record_t structure. If this
+ * pointer is not NULL, the record of the new item is returned.
+ * Note that record->data will point to temporary data. This pointer
+ * will be invalidated by subsequent hamsterdb API calls. See
+ * @ref HAM_RECORD_USER_ALLOC on how to change this behaviour.
+ * @param flags Optional flags for searching, which can be combined with
+ * bitwise OR. Possible flags are:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>@ref HAM_FIND_LT_MATCH </li> Cursor 'find' flag 'Less Than': the
+ * cursor is moved to point at the last record which' key
+ * is less than the specified key. When such a record cannot
+ * be located, an error is returned.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_FIND_GT_MATCH </li> Cursor 'find' flag 'Greater Than':
+ * the cursor is moved to point at the first record which' key is
+ * larger than the specified key. When such a record cannot be
+ * located, an error is returned.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_FIND_LEQ_MATCH </li> Cursor 'find' flag 'Less or EQual':
+ * the cursor is moved to point at the record which' key matches
+ * the specified key and when such a record is not available
+ * the cursor is moved to point at the last record which' key
+ * is less than the specified key. When such a record cannot be
+ * located, an error is returned.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_FIND_GEQ_MATCH </li> Cursor 'find' flag 'Greater or
+ * Equal': the cursor is moved to point at the record which' key
+ * matches the specified key and when such a record
+ * is not available the cursor is moved to point at the first
+ * record which' key is larger than the specified key.
+ * When such a record cannot be located, an error is returned.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_FIND_NEAR_MATCH </li> Cursor 'find' flag 'Any Near Or
+ * Equal': the cursor is moved to point at the record which'
+ * key matches the specified key and when such a record is
+ * not available the cursor is moved to point at either the
+ * last record which' key is less than the specified key or
+ * the first record which' key is larger than the specified
+ * key, whichever of these records is located first.
+ * When such records cannot be located, an error is returned.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_DIRECT_ACCESS </li> Only for In-Memory Databases and
+ * not if Transactions are enabled!
+ * Returns a direct pointer to the data blob stored by the
+ * hamsterdb engine. This pointer must not be resized or freed,
+ * but the data in this memory can be modified.
+ * </ul>
+ *
+ * <b>Remark</b>
+ * For Approximate Matching the returned match will either match the
+ * key exactly or is either the first key available above or below the
+ * given key when an exact match could not be found; 'find' does NOT
+ * spend any effort, in the sense of determining which of both is the
+ * 'nearest' to the given key, when both a key above and a key below the
+ * one given exist; 'find' will simply return the first of both found.
+ * As such, this flag is the simplest possible combination of the
+ * combined @ref HAM_FIND_LEQ_MATCH and @ref HAM_FIND_GEQ_MATCH flags.
+ *
+ * Note that these flags may be bitwise OR-ed to form functional combinations.
+ *
+ * @ref HAM_FIND_LEQ_MATCH, @ref HAM_FIND_GEQ_MATCH and
+ * @ref HAM_FIND_LT_MATCH, @ref HAM_FIND_GT_MATCH
+ *
+ * @return @ref HAM_SUCCESS upon success. Mind the remarks about the
+ * @a key flags being adjusted and the useful invocation of
+ * @ref ham_key_get_approximate_match_type() afterwards.
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if @a db, @a key or @a record is NULL
+ * @return @ref HAM_CURSOR_IS_NIL if the Cursor does not point to an item
+ * @return @ref HAM_KEY_NOT_FOUND if no suitable @a key (record) exists
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if @a HAM_DIRECT_ACCESS is specified,
+ * but the Database is not an In-Memory Database.
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if @a HAM_DIRECT_ACCESS and
+ * @a HAM_ENABLE_TRANSACTIONS were both specified.
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if @ref HAM_PARTIAL is set but record
+ * size is <= 8 or Transactions are enabled
+ * @return @ref HAM_TXN_CONFLICT if the same key was inserted in another
+ * Transaction which was not yet committed or aborted
+ *
+ * @sa HAM_KEY_USER_ALLOC
+ * @sa ham_key_t
+ * @sa HAM_RECORD_USER_ALLOC
+ * @sa ham_record_t
+ */
+HAM_EXPORT ham_status_t HAM_CALLCONV
+ham_cursor_find(ham_cursor_t *cursor, ham_key_t *key,
+ ham_record_t *record, uint32_t flags);
+
+/* internal flag */
+#define HAM_FIND_EXACT_MATCH 0x4000
+
+/**
+ * Cursor 'find' flag 'Less Than': return the nearest match below the
+ * given key, whether an exact match exists or not.
+ */
+#define HAM_FIND_LT_MATCH 0x1000
+
+/**
+ * Cursor 'find' flag 'Greater Than': return the nearest match above the
+ * given key, whether an exact match exists or not.
+ */
+#define HAM_FIND_GT_MATCH 0x2000
+
+/**
+ * Cursor 'find' flag 'Less or EQual': return the nearest match below the
+ * given key, when an exact match does not exist.
+ *
+ * May be combined with @ref HAM_FIND_GEQ_MATCH to accept any 'near' key, or
+ * you can use the @ref HAM_FIND_NEAR_MATCH constant as a shorthand for that.
+ */
+#define HAM_FIND_LEQ_MATCH (HAM_FIND_LT_MATCH | HAM_FIND_EXACT_MATCH)
+
+/**
+ * Cursor 'find' flag 'Greater or Equal': return the nearest match above
+ * the given key, when an exact match does not exist.
+ *
+ * May be combined with @ref HAM_FIND_LEQ_MATCH to accept any 'near' key,
+ * or you can use the @ref HAM_FIND_NEAR_MATCH constant as a shorthand for that.
+ */
+#define HAM_FIND_GEQ_MATCH (HAM_FIND_GT_MATCH | HAM_FIND_EXACT_MATCH)
+
+/**
+ * Cursor 'find' flag 'Any Near Or Equal': return a match directly below or
+ * above the given key, when an exact match does not exist.
+ *
+ * Be aware that the returned match will either match the key exactly or
+ * is either the first key available above or below the given key when an
+ * exact match could not be found; 'find' does NOT spend any effort, in the
+ * sense of determining which of both is the 'nearest' to the given key,
+ * when both a key above and a key below the one given exist; 'find' will
+ * simply return the first of both found. As such, this flag is the simplest
+ * possible combination of the combined @ref HAM_FIND_LEQ_MATCH and
+ * @ref HAM_FIND_GEQ_MATCH flags.
+ */
+#define HAM_FIND_NEAR_MATCH (HAM_FIND_LT_MATCH | HAM_FIND_GT_MATCH \
+ | HAM_FIND_EXACT_MATCH)
+
+/**
+ * Inserts a Database item and points the Cursor to the inserted item
+ *
+ * This function inserts a key/record pair as a new Database item.
+ * If the key already exists in the Database, error @ref HAM_DUPLICATE_KEY
+ * is returned.
+ *
+ * If you wish to overwrite an existing entry specify the
+ * flag @ref HAM_OVERWRITE. The use of this flag is not allowed in combination
+ * with @ref HAM_DUPLICATE.
+ *
+ * If you wish to insert a duplicate key specify the flag @ref HAM_DUPLICATE.
+ * (In order to use duplicate keys, the Database has to be created with
+ * @ref HAM_ENABLE_DUPLICATE_KEYS.)
+ * By default, the duplicate key is inserted after all other duplicate keys
+ * (see @ref HAM_DUPLICATE_INSERT_LAST). This behaviour can be overwritten by
+ * specifying @ref HAM_DUPLICATE_INSERT_FIRST, @ref HAM_DUPLICATE_INSERT_BEFORE
+ * or @ref HAM_DUPLICATE_INSERT_AFTER.
+ *
+ * You can write only portions of the record by specifying the flag
+ * @ref HAM_PARTIAL. In this case, hamsterdb will write <b>partial_size</b>
+ * bytes of the record data at offset <b>partial_offset</b>. If necessary, the
+ * record data will grow. Gaps will be filled with null-bytes, if the record
+ * did not yet exist.
+ *
+ * @ref HAM_PARTIAL is not allowed if record->size is <= 8 or if Transactions
+ * are enabled. In such a case, @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER is returned.
+ *
+ * Specify the flag @ref HAM_HINT_APPEND if you insert sequential data
+ * and the current @a key is greater than any other key in this Database.
+ * In this case hamsterdb will optimize the insert algorithm. hamsterdb will
+ * verify that this key is the greatest; if not, it will perform a normal
+ * insert. This flag is the default for Record Number Databases.
+ *
+ * Specify the flag @ref HAM_HINT_PREPEND if you insert sequential data
+ * and the current @a key is lower than any other key in this Database.
+ * In this case hamsterdb will optimize the insert algorithm. hamsterdb will
+ * verify that this key is the lowest; if not, it will perform a normal
+ * insert.
+ *
+ * After inserting, the Cursor will point to the new item. If inserting
+ * the item failed, the Cursor is not modified.
+ *
+ * Record Number Databases (created with @ref HAM_RECORD_NUMBER32 or
+ * @ref HAM_RECORD_NUMBER64) expect either an empty @a key (with a size of
+ * 0 and data pointing to NULL), or a user-supplied key (with key.flag
+ * @ref HAM_KEY_USER_ALLOC and a valid data pointer).
+ * If key.size is 0 and key.data is NULL, hamsterdb will temporarily
+ * allocate memory for key->data, which will then point to an 4-byte (or 8-byte)
+ * unsigned integer.
+ *
+ * @param cursor A valid Cursor handle
+ * @param key A valid key structure
+ * @param record A valid record structure
+ * @param flags Optional flags for inserting the item, combined with
+ * bitwise OR. Possible flags are:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>@ref HAM_OVERWRITE. If the @a key already exists, the record is
+ * overwritten. Otherwise, the key is inserted. Not allowed in
+ * combination with @ref HAM_DUPLICATE.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_DUPLICATE. If the @a key already exists, a duplicate
+ * key is inserted. Same as @ref HAM_DUPLICATE_INSERT_LAST. Not
+ * allowed in combination with @ref HAM_DUPLICATE.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_DUPLICATE_INSERT_BEFORE. If the @a key already exists,
+ * a duplicate key is inserted before the duplicate pointed
+ * to by the Cursor. Not allowed if duplicate sorting is enabled.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_DUPLICATE_INSERT_AFTER. If the @a key already exists,
+ * a duplicate key is inserted after the duplicate pointed
+ * to by the Cursor. Not allowed if duplicate sorting is enabled.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_DUPLICATE_INSERT_FIRST. If the @a key already exists,
+ * a duplicate key is inserted as the first duplicate of
+ * the current key. Not allowed if duplicate sorting is enabled.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_DUPLICATE_INSERT_LAST. If the @a key already exists,
+ * a duplicate key is inserted as the last duplicate of
+ * the current key. Not allowed if duplicate sorting is enabled.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_HINT_APPEND. Hints the hamsterdb engine that the
+ * current key will compare as @e larger than any key already
+ * existing in the Database. The hamsterdb engine will verify
+ * this postulation and when found not to be true, will revert
+ * to a regular insert operation as if this flag was not
+ * specified. The incurred cost then is only one additional key
+ * comparison. Mutually exclusive with flag @ref HAM_HINT_PREPEND.
+ * This is the default for Record Number Databases.
+ * <li>@ref HAM_HINT_PREPEND. Hints the hamsterdb engine that the
+ * current key will compare as @e lower than any key already
+ * existing in the Database. The hamsterdb engine will verify
+ * this postulation and when found not to be true, will revert
+ * to a regular insert operation as if this flag was not
+ * specified. The incurred cost then is only one additional key
+ * comparison. Mutually exclusive with flag @ref HAM_HINT_APPEND.
+ * </ul>
+ *
+ * @return @ref HAM_SUCCESS upon success
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if @a key or @a record is NULL
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if the Database is a Record Number Database
+ * and the key is invalid (see above)
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if @ref HAM_PARTIAL is set but record
+ * size is <= 8 or Transactions are enabled
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if the flags @ref HAM_OVERWRITE <b>and</b>
+ * @ref HAM_DUPLICATE were specified, or if @ref HAM_DUPLICATE
+ * was specified, but the Database was not created with
+ * flag @ref HAM_ENABLE_DUPLICATE_KEYS.
+ * @return @ref HAM_WRITE_PROTECTED if you tried to insert a key to a read-only
+ * Database.
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_KEY_SIZE if the key size is different from
+ * the one specified with @a HAM_PARAM_KEY_SIZE
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_RECORD_SIZE if the record size is different from
+ * the one specified with @a HAM_PARAM_RECORD_SIZE
+ * @return @ref HAM_CURSOR_IS_NIL if the Cursor does not point to an item
+ * @return @ref HAM_TXN_CONFLICT if the same key was inserted in another
+ * Transaction which was not yet committed or aborted
+ */
+HAM_EXPORT ham_status_t HAM_CALLCONV
+ham_cursor_insert(ham_cursor_t *cursor, ham_key_t *key,
+ ham_record_t *record, uint32_t flags);
+
+/**
+ * Erases the current key
+ *
+ * Erases a key from the Database. If the erase was
+ * successful, the Cursor is invalidated and does no longer point to
+ * any item. In case of an error, the Cursor is not modified.
+ *
+ * If the Database was opened with the flag @ref HAM_ENABLE_DUPLICATE_KEYS,
+ * this function erases only the duplicate item to which the Cursor refers.
+ *
+ * @param cursor A valid Cursor handle
+ * @param flags Unused, set to 0
+ *
+ * @return @ref HAM_SUCCESS upon success
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if @a cursor is NULL
+ * @return @ref HAM_WRITE_PROTECTED if you tried to erase a key from a read-only
+ * Database
+ * @return @ref HAM_CURSOR_IS_NIL if the Cursor does not point to an item
+ * @return @ref HAM_TXN_CONFLICT if the same key was inserted in another
+ * Transaction which was not yet committed or aborted
+ */
+HAM_EXPORT ham_status_t HAM_CALLCONV
+ham_cursor_erase(ham_cursor_t *cursor, uint32_t flags);
+
+/**
+ * Returns the number of duplicate keys
+ *
+ * Returns the number of duplicate keys of the item to which the
+ * Cursor currently refers.
+ * Returns 1 if the key has no duplicates.
+ *
+ * @param cursor A valid Cursor handle
+ * @param count Returns the number of duplicate keys
+ * @param flags Optional flags; unused, set to 0.
+ *
+ * @return @ref HAM_SUCCESS upon success
+ * @return @ref HAM_CURSOR_IS_NIL if the Cursor does not point to an item
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if @a cursor or @a count is NULL
+ * @return @ref HAM_TXN_CONFLICT if the same key was inserted in another
+ * Transaction which was not yet committed or aborted
+ */
+HAM_EXPORT ham_status_t HAM_CALLCONV
+ham_cursor_get_duplicate_count(ham_cursor_t *cursor,
+ uint32_t *count, uint32_t flags);
+
+/**
+ * Returns the current cursor position in the duplicate list
+ *
+ * Returns the position in the duplicate list of the current key. The position
+ * is 0-based.
+ *
+ * @param cursor A valid Cursor handle
+ * @param position Returns the duplicate position
+ *
+ * @return @ref HAM_SUCCESS upon success
+ * @return @ref HAM_CURSOR_IS_NIL if the Cursor does not point to an item
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if @a cursor or @a position is NULL
+ */
+HAM_EXPORT ham_status_t HAM_CALLCONV
+ham_cursor_get_duplicate_position(ham_cursor_t *cursor,
+ uint32_t *position);
+
+/**
+ * Returns the record size of the current key
+ *
+ * Returns the record size of the item to which the Cursor currently refers.
+ *
+ * @param cursor A valid Cursor handle
+ * @param size Returns the record size, in bytes
+ *
+ * @return @ref HAM_SUCCESS upon success
+ * @return @ref HAM_CURSOR_IS_NIL if the Cursor does not point to an item
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if @a cursor or @a size is NULL
+ */
+HAM_EXPORT ham_status_t HAM_CALLCONV
+ham_cursor_get_record_size(ham_cursor_t *cursor, uint64_t *size);
+
+/**
+ * Closes a Database Cursor
+ *
+ * Closes a Cursor and frees allocated memory. All Cursors
+ * should be closed before closing the Database (see @ref ham_db_close).
+ *
+ * @param cursor A valid Cursor handle
+ *
+ * @return @ref HAM_SUCCESS upon success
+ * @return @ref HAM_CURSOR_IS_NIL if the Cursor does not point to an item
+ * @return @ref HAM_INV_PARAMETER if @a cursor is NULL
+ *
+ * @sa ham_db_close
+ */
+HAM_EXPORT ham_status_t HAM_CALLCONV
+ham_cursor_close(ham_cursor_t *cursor);
+
+/**
+ * @}
+ */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+} // extern "C"
+#endif
+
+#endif /* HAM_HAMSTERDB_H */