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NAME

       TokyoCabinet - Perl Binding of Tokyo Cabinet

SYNOPSYS

        use TokyoCabinet;

INTRODUCTION

       Tokyo Cabinet is a library of routines for managing a database.  The database is a simple data file
       containing records, each is a pair of a key and a value.  Every key and value is serial bytes with
       variable length.  Both binary data and character string can be used as a key and a value.  There is
       neither concept of data tables nor data types.  Records are organized in hash table, B+ tree, or fixed-
       length array.

       As for database of hash table, each key must be unique within a database, so it is impossible to store
       two or more records with a key overlaps.  The following access methods are provided to the database:
       storing a record with a key and a value, deleting a record by a key, retrieving a record by a key.
       Moreover, traversal access to every key are provided, although the order is arbitrary.  These access
       methods are similar to ones of DBM (or its followers: NDBM and GDBM) library defined in the UNIX
       standard.  Tokyo Cabinet is an alternative for DBM because of its higher performance.

       As for database of B+ tree, records whose keys are duplicated can be stored.  Access methods of storing,
       deleting, and retrieving are provided as with the database of hash table.  Records are stored in order by
       a comparison function assigned by a user.  It is possible to access each record with the cursor in
       ascending or descending order.  According to this mechanism, forward matching search for strings and
       range search for integers are realized.

       As for database of fixed-length array, records are stored with unique natural numbers.  It is impossible
       to store two or more records with a key overlaps.  Moreover, the length of each record is limited by the
       specified length.  Provided operations are the same as ones of hash database.

       Table database is also provided as a variant of hash database.  Each record is identified by the primary
       key and has a set of named columns.  Although there is no concept of data schema, it is possible to
       search for records with complex conditions efficiently by using indices of arbitrary columns.

   Setting
       Install the latest version of Tokyo Cabinet beforehand and get the package of the Perl binding of Tokyo
       Cabinet.

       Enter the directory of the extracted package then perform installation.

        perl Makefile.PL
        make
        make test
        su
        make install

       The package `TokyoCabinet' should be loaded in each source file of application programs.

        use TokyoCabinet;

       If you want to enable runtime assertion, set the variable `$TokyoCabinet::DEBUG' to be true.

        $TokyoCabinet::DEBUG = 1;

EXAMPLE

       The following code is an example to use a hash database.

        use TokyoCabinet;
        use strict;
        use warnings;

        # create the object
        my $hdb = TokyoCabinet::HDB->new();

        # open the database
        if(!$hdb->open("casket.tch", $hdb->OWRITER | $hdb->OCREAT)){
            my $ecode = $hdb->ecode();
            printf STDERR ("open error: %s\n", $hdb->errmsg($ecode));
        }

        # store records
        if(!$hdb->put("foo", "hop") ||
           !$hdb->put("bar", "step") ||
           !$hdb->put("baz", "jump")){
            my $ecode = $hdb->ecode();
            printf STDERR ("put error: %s\n", $hdb->errmsg($ecode));
        }

        # retrieve records
        my $value = $hdb->get("foo");
        if(defined($value)){
            printf("%s\n", $value);
        } else {
            my $ecode = $hdb->ecode();
            printf STDERR ("get error: %s\n", $hdb->errmsg($ecode));
        }

        # traverse records
        $hdb->iterinit();
        while(defined(my $key = $hdb->iternext())){
            my $value = $hdb->get($key);
            if(defined($value)){
                printf("%s:%s\n", $key, $value);
            }
        }

        # close the database
        if(!$hdb->close()){
            my $ecode = $hdb->ecode();
            printf STDERR ("close error: %s\n", $hdb->errmsg($ecode));
        }

        # tying usage
        my %hash;
        if(!tie(%hash, "TokyoCabinet::HDB", "casket.tch", TokyoCabinet::HDB::OWRITER)){
            printf STDERR ("tie error\n");
        }
        $hash{"quux"} = "touchdown";
        printf("%s\n", $hash{"quux"});
        while(my ($key, $value) = each(%hash)){
            printf("%s:%s\n", $key, $value);
        }
        untie(%hash);

       The following code is an example to use a B+ tree database.

        use TokyoCabinet;
        use strict;
        use warnings;

        # create the object
        my $bdb = TokyoCabinet::BDB->new();

        # open the database
        if(!$bdb->open("casket.tcb", $bdb->OWRITER | $bdb->OCREAT)){
            my $ecode = $bdb->ecode();
            printf STDERR ("open error: %s\n", $bdb->errmsg($ecode));
        }

        # store records
        if(!$bdb->put("foo", "hop") ||
           !$bdb->put("bar", "step") ||
           !$bdb->put("baz", "jump")){
            my $ecode = $bdb->ecode();
            printf STDERR ("put error: %s\n", $bdb->errmsg($ecode));
        }

        # retrieve records
        my $value = $bdb->get("foo");
        if(defined($value)){
            printf("%s\n", $value);
        } else {
            my $ecode = $bdb->ecode();
            printf STDERR ("get error: %s\n", $bdb->errmsg($ecode));
        }

        # traverse records
        my $cur = TokyoCabinet::BDBCUR->new($bdb);
        $cur->first();
        while(defined(my $key = $cur->key())){
            my $value = $cur->val();
            if(defined($value)){
                printf("%s:%s\n", $key, $value);
            }
            $cur->next();
        }

        # close the database
        if(!$bdb->close()){
            my $ecode = $bdb->ecode();
            printf STDERR ("close error: %s\n", $bdb->errmsg($ecode));
        }

        # tying usage
        my %hash;
        if(!tie(%hash, "TokyoCabinet::BDB", "casket.tcb", TokyoCabinet::BDB::OWRITER)){
            printf STDERR ("tie error\n");
        }
        $hash{"quux"} = "touchdown";
        printf("%s\n", $hash{"quux"});
        while(my ($key, $value) = each(%hash)){
            printf("%s:%s\n", $key, $value);
        }
        untie(%hash);

       The following code is an example to use a fixed-length database.

        use TokyoCabinet;
        use strict;
        use warnings;

        # create the object
        my $fdb = TokyoCabinet::FDB->new();

        # open the database
        if(!$fdb->open("casket.tcf", $fdb->OWRITER | $fdb->OCREAT)){
            my $ecode = $fdb->ecode();
            printf STDERR ("open error: %s\n", $fdb->errmsg($ecode));
        }

        # store records
        if(!$fdb->put(1, "one") ||
           !$fdb->put(12, "twelve") ||
           !$fdb->put(144, "one forty four")){
            my $ecode = $fdb->ecode();
            printf STDERR ("put error: %s\n", $fdb->errmsg($ecode));
        }

        # retrieve records
        my $value = $fdb->get(1);
        if(defined($value)){
            printf("%s\n", $value);
        } else {
            my $ecode = $fdb->ecode();
            printf STDERR ("get error: %s\n", $fdb->errmsg($ecode));
        }

        # traverse records
        $fdb->iterinit();
        while(defined(my $key = $fdb->iternext())){
            my $value = $fdb->get($key);
            if(defined($value)){
                printf("%s:%s\n", $key, $value);
            }
        }

        # close the database
        if(!$fdb->close()){
            my $ecode = $fdb->ecode();
            printf STDERR ("close error: %s\n", $fdb->errmsg($ecode));
        }

        # tying usage
        my %hash;
        if(!tie(%hash, "TokyoCabinet::FDB", "casket.tcf", TokyoCabinet::FDB::OWRITER)){
            printf STDERR ("tie error\n");
        }
        $hash{1728} = "seventeen twenty eight";
        printf("%s\n", $hash{1728});
        while(my ($key, $value) = each(%hash)){
            printf("%s:%s\n", $key, $value);
        }
        untie(%hash);

       The following code is an example to use a table database.

        use TokyoCabinet;
        use strict;
        use warnings;

        # create the object
        my $tdb = TokyoCabinet::TDB->new();

        # open the database
        if(!$tdb->open("casket.tct", $tdb->OWRITER | $tdb->OCREAT)){
            my $ecode = $tdb->ecode();
            printf STDERR ("open error: %s\n", $tdb->errmsg($ecode));
        }

        # store a record
        my $pkey = $tdb->genuid();
        my $cols = { "name" => "mikio", "age" => "30", "lang" => "ja,en,c" };
        if(!$tdb->put($pkey, $cols)){
            my $ecode = $tdb->ecode();
            printf STDERR ("put error: %s\n", $tdb->errmsg($ecode));
        }

        # store another record
        $cols = { "name" => "falcon", "age" => "31", "lang" => "ja", "skill" => "cook,blog" };
        if(!$tdb->put("x12345", $cols)){
            my $ecode = $tdb->ecode();
            printf STDERR ("put error: %s\n", $tdb->errmsg($ecode));
        }

        # search for records
        my $qry = TokyoCabinet::TDBQRY->new($tdb);
        $qry->addcond("age", $qry->QCNUMGE, "20");
        $qry->addcond("lang", $qry->QCSTROR, "ja,en");
        $qry->setorder("name", $qry->QOSTRASC);
        $qry->setlimit(10);
        my $res = $qry->search();
        foreach my $rkey (@$res){
            my $rcols = $tdb->get($rkey);
            printf("name:%s\n", $rcols->{name});
        }

        # close the database
        if(!$tdb->close()){
            my $ecode = $tdb->ecode();
            printf STDERR ("close error: %s\n", $tdb->errmsg($ecode));
        }

        # tying usage
        my %hash;
        if(!tie(%hash, "TokyoCabinet::TDB", "casket.tct", TokyoCabinet::TDB::OWRITER)){
            printf STDERR ("tie error\n");
        }
        $hash{"joker"} = { "name" => "ozma", "lang" => "en", "skill" => "song,dance" };
        printf("%s\n", $hash{joker}->{name});
        while(my ($key, $value) = each(%hash)){
            printf("%s:%s\n", $key, $value->{name});
        }
        untie(%hash);

       The following code is an example to use an abstract database.

        use TokyoCabinet;
        use strict;
        use warnings;

        # create the object
        my $adb = TokyoCabinet::ADB->new();

        # open the database
        if(!$adb->open("casket.tch")){
            printf STDERR ("open error\n");
        }

        # store records
        if(!$adb->put("foo", "hop") ||
           !$adb->put("bar", "step") ||
           !$adb->put("baz", "jump")){
            printf STDERR ("put error\n");
        }

        # retrieve records
        my $value = $adb->get("foo");
        if(defined($value)){
            printf("%s\n", $value);
        } else {
            printf STDERR ("get error\n");
        }

        # traverse records
        $adb->iterinit();
        while(defined(my $key = $adb->iternext())){
            my $value = $adb->get($key);
            if(defined($value)){
                printf("%s:%s\n", $key, $value);
            }
        }

        # close the database
        if(!$adb->close()){
            printf STDERR ("close error\n");
        }

        # tying usage
        my %hash;
        if(!tie(%hash, "TokyoCabinet::ADB", "casket.tch")){
            printf STDERR ("tie error\n");
        }
        $hash{"quux"} = "touchdown";
        printf("%s\n", $hash{"quux"});
        while(my ($key, $value) = each(%hash)){
            printf("%s:%s\n", $key, $value);
        }
        untie(%hash);

DESCRIPTION

   Class TokyoCabinet
       The following functions are utilities to handle records by applications.

       TokyoCabinet::VERSION()

           Get the version information of Tokyo Cabinet.

           The return value is the version information.

       TokyoCabinet::atoi(str)

           Convert a string to an integer.

           The return value is the integer value.

       TokyoCabinet::atof(str)

           Convert a string to a real number.

           The return value is the real number value.

       TokyoCabinet::bercompress(aryref)

           Serialize an array of nonnegative integers with BER encoding.

           `aryref' specifies the reference to an array of nonnegative integers.

           The return value is the reference to the serialized scalar.

       TokyoCabinet::beruncompress(selref)

           Deserialize a BER encoded scalar to an array.

           `selref' specifies the reference to the BER encoded scalar.

           The return value is the reference to the array of nonnegative integers.

       TokyoCabinet::diffcompress(aryref)

           Serialize an array of sorted nonnegative integers with difference BER encoding.

           `aryref' specifies the reference to an array of sorted nonnegative integers.

           The return value is the reference to the serialized scalar.

       TokyoCabinet::diffuncompress(selref)

           Deserialize a difference BER encoded scalar to an array.

           `selref' specifies the reference to the BER encoded scalar.

           The return value is the reference to the array of sorted nonnegative integers.

       TokyoCabinet::strdistance(aref, bref, isutf)

           Calculate the edit distance of two strings.

           `aref' specifies the reference to a string.

           `bref' specifies the reference to the other string.

           `isutf' specifies whether the cost is calculated by Unicode character of UTF-8 strings.

           The return value is the edit distance which is known as the Levenshtein distance.

   Class TokyoCabinet::HDB
       Hash  database  is  a  file  containing  a  hash table and is handled with the hash database API.  Before
       operations to store or retrieve records, it is necessary to open a database file  and  connect  the  hash
       database  object to it.  The method `open' is used to open a database file and the method `close' is used
       to close the database file.  To avoid data missing or corruption, it is important to close every database
       file when it is no longer in use.  It is forbidden for multible database objects in a process to open the
       same database at the same time.

       $hdb = TokyoCabinet::HDB->new()

           Create a hash database object.

           The return value is the new hash database object.

       $hdb->errmsg(ecode)

           Get the message string corresponding to an error code.

           `ecode' specifies the error code.  If it is not defined or negative, the last happened error code  is
           specified.

           The return value is the message string of the error code.

       $hdb->ecode()

           Get the last happened error code.

           The return value is the last happened error code.

           The  following  error  codes are defined: `$hdb->ESUCCESS' for success, `$hdb->ETHREAD' for threading
           error, `$hdb->EINVALID' for invalid operation, `$hdb->ENOFILE' for file  not  found,  `$hdb->ENOPERM'
           for  no  permission,  `$hdb->EMETA'  for invalid meta data, `$hdb->ERHEAD' for invalid record header,
           `$hdb->EOPEN' for open error,  `$hdb->ECLOSE'  for  close  error,  `$hdb->ETRUNC'  for  trunc  error,
           `$hdb->ESYNC'   for  sync  error,  `$hdb->ESTAT'  for  stat  error,  `$hdb->ESEEK'  for  seek  error,
           `$hdb->EREAD' for  read  error,  `$hdb->EWRITE'  for  write  error,  `$hdb->EMMAP'  for  mmap  error,
           `$hdb->ELOCK'  for  lock  error,  `$hdb->EUNLINK' for unlink error, `$hdb->ERENAME' for rename error,
           `$hdb->EMKDIR' for mkdir error, `$hdb->ERMDIR' for rmdir error, `$hdb->EKEEP'  for  existing  record,
           `$hdb->ENOREC' for no record found, and `$hdb->EMISC' for miscellaneous error.

       $hdb->tune(bnum, apow, fpow, opts)

           Set the tuning parameters.

           `bnum'  specifies  the number of elements of the bucket array.  If it is not defined or not more than
           0, the default value is specified.  The default value is 131071.  Suggested size of the bucket  array
           is about from 0.5 to 4 times of the number of all records to be stored.

           `apow'  specifies  the size of record alignment by power of 2.  If it is not defined or negative, the
           default value is specified.  The default value is 4 standing for 2^4=16.

           `fpow' specifies the maximum number of elements of the free block pool by power of 2.  If it  is  not
           defined or negative, the default value is specified.  The default value is 10 standing for 2^10=1024.

           `opts' specifies options by bitwise-or: `$hdb->TLARGE' specifies that the size of the database can be
           larger  than  2GB  by  using  64-bit  bucket  array,  `$hdb->TDEFLATE'  specifies that each record is
           compressed with Deflate encoding, `$hdb->TBZIP' specifies that each record is compressed  with  BZIP2
           encoding,  `$hdb->TTCBS'  specifies  that each record is compressed with TCBS encoding.  If it is not
           defined, no option is specified.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.  Note that the tuning parameters  of  the
           database should be set before the database is opened.

       $hdb->setcache(rcnum)

           Set the caching parameters.

           `rcnum'  specifies the maximum number of records to be cached.  If it is not defined or not more than
           0, the record cache is disabled. It is disabled by default.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           Note that the caching parameters of the database should be set before the database is opened.

       $hdb->setxmsiz(xmsiz)

           Set the size of the extra mapped memory.

           `xmsiz' specifies the size of the extra mapped memory.  If it is not defined or not more than 0,  the
           extra mapped memory is disabled.  The default size is 67108864.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           Note that the mapping parameters should be set before the database is opened.

       $hdb->setdfunit(dfunit)

           Set the unit step number of auto defragmentation.

           `dfunit'  specifie  the  unit  step  number.   If  it is not more than 0, the auto defragmentation is
           disabled.  It is disabled by default.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           Note that the defragmentation parameters should be set before the database is opened.

       $hdb->open(path, omode)

           Open a database file.

           `path' specifies the path of the database file.

           `omode' specifies the connection mode: `$hdb->OWRITER' as a writer, `$hdb->OREADER' as a reader.   If
           the mode is `$hdb->OWRITER', the following may be added by bitwise-or: `$hdb->OCREAT', which means it
           creates a new database if not exist, `$hdb->OTRUNC', which means it creates a new database regardless
           if  one  exists, `$hdb->OTSYNC', which means every transaction synchronizes updated contents with the
           device.  Both of `$hdb->OREADER' and `$hdb->OWRITER' can be added to by  bitwise-or:  `$hdb->ONOLCK',
           which  means  it opens the database file without file locking, or `$hdb->OLCKNB', which means locking
           is performed without blocking.  If it is not defined, `$hdb->OREADER' is specified.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

       $hdb->close()

           Close the database file.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           Update of a database is assured to be written when the database is  closed.   If  a  writer  opens  a
           database but does not close it appropriately, the database will be broken.

       $hdb->put(key, value)

           Store a record.

           `key' specifies the key.

           `value' specifies the value.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           If a record with the same key exists in the database, it is overwritten.

       $hdb->putkeep(key, value)

           Store a new record.

           `key' specifies the key.

           `value' specifies the value.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           If a record with the same key exists in the database, this method has no effect.

       $hdb->putcat(key, value)

           Concatenate a value at the end of the existing record.

           `key' specifies the key.

           `value' specifies the value.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           If there is no corresponding record, a new record is created.

       $hdb->putasync(key, value)

           Store a record in asynchronous fashion.

           `key' specifies the key.

           `value' specifies the value.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           If  a  record  with  the  same key exists in the database, it is overwritten.  Records passed to this
           method are accumulated into the inner buffer and wrote into the file at a blast.

       $hdb->out(key)

           Remove a record.

           `key' specifies the key.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

       $hdb->get(key)

           Retrieve a record.

           `key' specifies the key.

           If successful, the return value is the value of the corresponding record.  `undef' is returned if  no
           record corresponds.

       $hdb->vsiz(key)

           Get the size of the value of a record.

           `key' specifies the key.

           If successful, the return value is the size of the value of the corresponding record, else, it is -1.

       $hdb->iterinit()

           Initialize the iterator.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           The iterator is used in order to access the key of every record stored in a database.

       $hdb->iternext()

           Get the next key of the iterator.

           If  successful,  the  return value is the next key, else, it is `undef'.  `undef' is returned when no
           record is to be get out of the iterator.

           It is possible to access every record by iteration of calling this method.  It is allowed  to  update
           or remove records whose keys are fetched while the iteration.  However, it is not assured if updating
           the  database is occurred while the iteration.  Besides, the order of this traversal access method is
           arbitrary, so it is not assured that the order of storing matches the one of the traversal access.

       $hdb->fwmkeys(prefix, max)

           Get forward matching keys.

           `prefix' specifies the prefix of the corresponding keys.

           `max' specifies the maximum number of keys to be fetched.  If it is not defined or negative, no limit
           is specified.

           The return value is the reference to an array of the keys of the corresponding records.  This  method
           does never fail.  It returns an empty array even if no record corresponds.

           Note that this method may be very slow because every key in the database is scanned.

       $hdb->addint(key, num)

           Add an integer to a record.

           `key' specifies the key.

           `num' specifies the additional value.

           If successful, the return value is the summation value, else, it is `undef'.

           If the corresponding record exists, the value is treated as an integer and is added to.  If no record
           corresponds,  a  new  record of the additional value is stored.  Because records are stored in binary
           format, they should be processed with the `unpack' function with the `i' operator after retrieval.

       $hdb->adddouble(key, num)

           Add a real number to a record.

           `key' specifies the key.

           `num' specifies the additional value.

           If successful, the return value is the summation value, else, it is `undef'.

           If the corresponding record exists, the value is treated as a real number and is  added  to.   If  no
           record  corresponds,  a  new record of the additional value is stored.  Because records are stored in
           binary format, they should be processed with the  `unpack'  function  with  the  `d'  operator  after
           retrieval.

       $hdb->sync()

           Synchronize updated contents with the file and the device.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           This method is useful when another process connects the same database file.

       $hdb->optimize(bnum, apow, fpow, opts)

           Optimize the database file.

           `bnum'  specifies  the number of elements of the bucket array.  If it is not defined or not more than
           0, the default value is specified.  The default value is two times of the number of records.

           `apow' specifies the size of record alignment by power of 2.  If it is not defined or  negative,  the
           current setting is not changed.

           `fpow'  specifies  the maximum number of elements of the free block pool by power of 2.  If it is not
           defined or negative, the current setting is not changed.

           `opts' specifies options by bitwise-or: `$hdb->TLARGE' specifies that the size of the database can be
           larger than 2GB by using  64-bit  bucket  array,  `$hdb->TDEFLATE'  specifies  that  each  record  is
           compressed  with  Deflate encoding, `$hdb->TBZIP' specifies that each record is compressed with BZIP2
           encoding, `$hdb->TTCBS' specifies that each record is compressed with TCBS encoding.  If  it  is  not
           defined or 0xff, the current setting is not changed.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           This  method  is useful to reduce the size of the database file with data fragmentation by successive
           updating.

       $hdb->vanish()

           Remove all records.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

       $hdb->copy(path)

           Copy the database file.

           `path' specifies the path of the destination file.  If it begins with `@', the trailing substring  is
           executed as a command line.

           If  successful,  the  return  value  is  true,  else, it is false.  False is returned if the executed
           command returns non-zero code.

           The database file is assured to be kept synchronized and not modified while the copying or  executing
           operation is in progress.  So, this method is useful to create a backup file of the database file.

       $hdb->tranbegin()

           Begin the transaction.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           The  database  is  locked  by  the  thread  while the transaction so that only one transaction can be
           activated with a database object at the same time.  Thus, the serializable isolation level is assumed
           if every database operation is performed in the transaction.  All updated regions are kept  track  of
           by  write  ahead  logging  while  the transaction.  If the database is closed during transaction, the
           transaction is aborted implicitly.

       $hdb->trancommit()

           Commit the transaction.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           Update in the transaction is fixed when it is committed successfully.

       $hdb->tranabort()

           Abort the transaction.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           Update in the transaction is discarded when it is aborted.  The state of the database  is  rollbacked
           to before transaction.

       $hdb->path()

           Get the path of the database file.

           The  return  value  is the path of the database file or `undef' if the object does not connect to any
           database file.

       $hdb->rnum()

           Get the number of records.

           The return value is the number of records or 0 if the object does not connect to any database file.

       $hdb->fsiz()

           Get the size of the database file.

           The return value is the size of the database file or 0 if the object does not connect to any database
           file.

   Tying functions of TokyoCabinet::HDB
       tie(%hash, "TokyoCabinet::HDB", path, omode, bnum, apow, fpow, opts, rcnum)

           Tie a hash variable to a hash database file.

           `path' specifies the path of the database file.

           `omode'   specifies   the   connection    mode:    `TokyoCabinet::HDB::OWRITER'    as    a    writer,
           `TokyoCabinet::HDB::OREADER' as a reader.  If the mode is `TokyoCabinet::HDB::OWRITER', the following
           may be added by bitwise-or: `TokyoCabinet::HDB::OCREAT', which means it creates a new database if not
           exist,  `TokyoCabinet::HDB::OTRUNC',  which means it creates a new database regardless if one exists,
           `TokyoCabinet::HDB::OTSYNC', which means every transaction synchronizes  updated  contents  with  the
           device.   Both  of  `TokyoCabinet::HDB::OREADER'  and `TokyoCabinet::HDB::OWRITER' can be added to by
           bitwise-or: `TokyoCabinet::HDB::ONOLCK', which means it opens the database file without file locking,
           or `TokyoCabinet::HDB::OLCKNB', which means locking is performed without  blocking.   If  it  is  not
           defined, `TokyoCabinet::HDB::OREADER' is specified.

           `bnum'  specifies  the number of elements of the bucket array.  If it is not defined or not more than
           0, the default value is specified.  The default value is 131071.  Suggested size of the bucket  array
           is about from 0.5 to 4 times of the number of all records to be stored.

           `apow'  specifies  the size of record alignment by power of 2.  If it is not defined or negative, the
           default value is specified.  The default value is 4 standing for 2^4=16.

           `fpow' specifies the maximum number of elements of the free block pool by power of 2.  If it  is  not
           defined or negative, the default value is specified.  The default value is 10 standing for 2^10=1024.

           `opts'  specifies  options  by bitwise-or: `TokyoCabinet::HDB::TLARGE' specifies that the size of the
           database can be larger than 2GB by using 64-bit bucket array, `TokyoCabinet::HDB::TDEFLATE' specifies
           that each record is compressed with Deflate encoding, `TokyoCabinet::HDB::TBZIP' specifies that  each
           record  is  compressed  with BZIP2 encoding, `TokyoCabinet::HDB::TTCBS' specifies that each record is
           compressed with TCBS encoding.  If it is not defined, no option is specified.

           `rcnum' specifies the maximum number of records to be cached.  If it is not defined or not more  than
           0, the record cache is disabled. It is disabled by default.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

       untie(%hash)

           Untie a hash variable from the database file.

           The return value is always true.

       $hash{key} = value

           Store a record.

           `key' specifies the key.

           `value' specifies the value.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           If a record with the same key exists in the database, it is overwritten.

       delete($hash{key})

           Remove a record.

           `key' specifies the key.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

       $hash{key}

           Retrieve a record.

           `key' specifies the key.

           If  successful, the return value is the value of the corresponding record.  `undef' is returned if no
           record corresponds.

       exists($hash{key})

           Check whether a record corrsponding a key exists.

           `key' specifies the key.

           The return value is true if the record exists, else it is false.

       $hash = ()

           Remove all records.

           The return value is always `undef'.

       (the iterator)

           The inner methods `FIRSTKEY' and `NEXTKEY' are also  implemented  so  that  you  can  use  the  tying
           functions `each', `keys', and so on.

   Class TokyoCabinet::BDB
       B+  tree  database  is  a file containing a B+ tree and is handled with the B+ tree database API.  Before
       operations to store or retrieve records, it is necessary to open a database file and connect the B+  tree
       database  object to it.  The method `open' is used to open a database file and the method `close' is used
       to close the database file.  To avoid data missing or corruption, it is important to close every database
       file when it is no longer in use.  It is forbidden for multible database objects in a process to open the
       same database at the same time.

       $bdb = TokyoCabinet::BDB->new()

           Create a B+ tree database object.

           The return value is the new B+ tree database object.

       $bdb->errmsg(ecode)

           Get the message string corresponding to an error code.

           `ecode' specifies the error code.  If it is not defined or negative, the last happened error code  is
           specified.

           The return value is the message string of the error code.

       $bdb->ecode()

           Get the last happened error code.

           The return value is the last happened error code.

           The  following  error  codes are defined: `$bdb->ESUCCESS' for success, `$bdb->ETHREAD' for threading
           error, `$bdb->EINVALID' for invalid operation, `$bdb->ENOFILE' for file  not  found,  `$bdb->ENOPERM'
           for  no  permission,  `$bdb->EMETA'  for invalid meta data, `$bdb->ERHEAD' for invalid record header,
           `$bdb->EOPEN' for open error,  `$bdb->ECLOSE'  for  close  error,  `$bdb->ETRUNC'  for  trunc  error,
           `$bdb->ESYNC'   for  sync  error,  `$bdb->ESTAT'  for  stat  error,  `$bdb->ESEEK'  for  seek  error,
           `$bdb->EREAD' for  read  error,  `$bdb->EWRITE'  for  write  error,  `$bdb->EMMAP'  for  mmap  error,
           `$bdb->ELOCK'  for  lock  error,  `$bdb->EUNLINK' for unlink error, `$bdb->ERENAME' for rename error,
           `$bdb->EMKDIR' for mkdir error, `$bdb->ERMDIR' for rmdir error, `$bdb->EKEEP'  for  existing  record,
           `$bdb->ENOREC' for no record found, and `$bdb->EMISC' for miscellaneous error.

       $bdb->setcmpfunc(cmp)

           Set the custom comparison function.

           `cmp'  specifies  the  custom  comparison function.  It can be either the reference of a block or the
           name of a function.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           The default comparison function compares keys  of  two  records  by  lexical  order.   The  constants
           `$bdb->CMPLEXICAL'  (dafault),  `$bdb->CMPDECIMAL', `$bdb->CMPINT32', and `$bdb->CMPINT64' are built-
           in.  Note that the comparison function should be set before the database is opened.  Moreover,  user-
           defined comparison functions should be set every time the database is being opened.

       $bdb->tune(lmemb, nmemb, bnum, apow, fpow, opts)

           Set the tuning parameters.

           `lmemb'  specifies the number of members in each leaf page.  If it is not defined or not more than 0,
           the default value is specified.  The default value is 128.

           `nmemb' specifies the number of members in each non-leaf page.  If it is not defined or not more than
           0, the default value is specified.  The default value is 256.

           `bnum' specifies the number of elements of the bucket array.  If it is not defined or not  more  than
           0,  the  default value is specified.  The default value is 32749.  Suggested size of the bucket array
           is about from 1 to 4 times of the number of all pages to be stored.

           `apow' specifies the size of record alignment by power of 2.  If it is not defined or  negative,  the
           default value is specified.  The default value is 4 standing for 2^8=256.

           `fpow'  specifies  the maximum number of elements of the free block pool by power of 2.  If it is not
           defined or negative, the default value is specified.  The default value is 10 standing for 2^10=1024.

           `opts' specifies options by bitwise-or: `$bdb->TLARGE' specifies that the size of the database can be
           larger than 2GB by using  64-bit  bucket  array,  `$bdb->TDEFLATE'  specifies  that  each  record  is
           compressed  with  Deflate encoding, `$bdb->TBZIP' specifies that each record is compressed with BZIP2
           encoding, `$bdb->TTCBS' specifies that each record is compressed with TCBS encoding.  If  it  is  not
           defined, no option is specified.

           If  successful,  the return value is true, else, it is false.  Note that the tuning parameters of the
           database should be set before the database is opened.

       $bdb->setcache(lcnum, ncnum)

           Set the caching parameters.

           `lcnum' specifies the maximum number of leaf nodes to be cached.  If it is not defined  or  not  more
           than 0, the default value is specified.  The default value is 1024.

           `ncnum'  specifies  the  maximum  number of non-leaf nodes to be cached.  If it is not defined or not
           more than 0, the default value is specified.  The default value is 512.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           Note that the caching parameters of the database should be set before the database is opened.

       $bdb->setxmsiz(xmsiz)

           Set the size of the extra mapped memory.

           `xmsiz' specifies the size of the extra mapped memory.  If it is not defined or not more than 0,  the
           extra mapped memory is disabled.  It is disabled by default.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           Note that the mapping parameters should be set before the database is opened.

       $bdb->setdfunit(dfunit)

           Set the unit step number of auto defragmentation.

           `dfunit'  specifie  the  unit  step  number.   If  it is not more than 0, the auto defragmentation is
           disabled.  It is disabled by default.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           Note that the defragmentation parameters should be set before the database is opened.

       $bdb->open(path, omode)

           Open a database file.

           `path' specifies the path of the database file.

           `omode' specifies the connection mode: `$bdb->OWRITER' as a writer, `$bdb->OREADER' as a reader.   If
           the mode is `$bdb->OWRITER', the following may be added by bitwise-or: `$bdb->OCREAT', which means it
           creates a new database if not exist, `$bdb->OTRUNC', which means it creates a new database regardless
           if  one  exists, `$bdb->OTSYNC', which means every transaction synchronizes updated contents with the
           device.  Both of `$bdb->OREADER' and `$bdb->OWRITER' can be added to by  bitwise-or:  `$bdb->ONOLCK',
           which  means  it opens the database file without file locking, or `$bdb->OLCKNB', which means locking
           is performed without blocking.  If it is not defined, `$bdb->OREADER' is specified.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

       $bdb->close()

           Close the database file.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           Update of a database is assured to be written when the database is  closed.   If  a  writer  opens  a
           database but does not close it appropriately, the database will be broken.

       $bdb->put(key, value)

           Store a record.

           `key' specifies the key.

           `value' specifies the value.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           If a record with the same key exists in the database, it is overwritten.

       $bdb->putkeep(key, value)

           Store a new record.

           `key' specifies the key.

           `value' specifies the value.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           If a record with the same key exists in the database, this method has no effect.

       $bdb->putcat(key, value)

           Concatenate a value at the end of the existing record.

           `key' specifies the key.

           `value' specifies the value.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           If there is no corresponding record, a new record is created.

       $bdb->putdup(key, value)

           Store a record with allowing duplication of keys.

           `key' specifies the key.

           `value' specifies the value.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           If  a  record  with  the same key exists in the database, the new record is placed after the existing
           one.

       $bdb->putlist(key, values)

           Store records with allowing duplication of keys.

           `key' specifies the key.

           `values' specifies the reference to an array of the values.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           If a record with the same key exists in the database, the new records are placed after  the  existing
           one.

       $bdb->out(key)

           Remove a record.

           `key' specifies the key.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           If the key of duplicated records is specified, the first one is selected.

       $bdb->outlist(key)

           Remove records.

           `key' specifies the key.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           If the key of duplicated records is specified, all of them are removed.

       $bdb->get(key)

           Retrieve a record.

           `key' specifies the key.

           If  successful, the return value is the value of the corresponding record.  `undef' is returned if no
           record corresponds.

           If the key of duplicated records is specified, the first one is selected.

       $bdb->getlist(key)

           Retrieve records.

           `key' specifies the key.

           If successful, the return value is the reference to an array  of  the  values  of  the  corresponding
           records.  `undef' is returned if no record corresponds.

       $bdb->vnum(key)

           Get the number of records corresponding a key.

           `key' specifies the key.

           If successful, the return value is the number of the corresponding records, else, it is 0.

       $bdb->vsiz(key)

           Get the size of the value of a record.

           `key' specifies the key.

           If successful, the return value is the size of the value of the corresponding record, else, it is -1.

           If the key of duplicated records is specified, the first one is selected.

       $bdb->range(bkey, binc, ekey, einc, max)

           Get keys of ranged records.

           `bkey'  specifies  the  key  of  the  beginning  border.  If  it  is not defined, the first record is
           specified.

           `binc' specifies whether the beginning border is inclusive or not.  If it is not  defined,  false  is
           specified.

           `ekey' specifies the key of the ending border. If it is not defined, the last record is specified.

           `einc'  specifies  whether  the  ending  border  is inclusive or not.  If it is not defined, false is
           specified.

           `max' specifies the maximum number of keys to be fetched.  If it is not defined or negative, no limit
           is specified.

           The return value is the reference to an array of the keys of the corresponding records.  This  method
           does never fail.  It returns an empty array even if no record corresponds.

       $bdb->fwmkeys(prefix, max)

           Get forward matching keys.

           `prefix' specifies the prefix of the corresponding keys.

           `max' specifies the maximum number of keys to be fetched.  If it is not defined or negative, no limit
           is specified.

           The  return value is the reference to an array of the keys of the corresponding records.  This method
           does never fail.  It returns an empty array even if no record corresponds.

       $bdb->addint(key, num)

           Add an integer to a record.

           `key' specifies the key.

           `num' specifies the additional value.

           If successful, the return value is the summation value, else, it is `undef'.

           If the corresponding record exists, the value is treated as an integer and is added to.  If no record
           corresponds, a new record of the additional value is stored.  Because records are  stored  in  binary
           format, they should be processed with the `unpack' function with the `i' operator after retrieval.

       $bdb->adddouble(key, num)

           Add a real number to a record.

           `key' specifies the key.

           `num' specifies the additional value.

           If successful, the return value is the summation value, else, it is `undef'.

           If  the  corresponding  record  exists, the value is treated as a real number and is added to.  If no
           record corresponds, a new record of the additional value is stored.  Because records  are  stored  in
           binary  format,  they  should  be  processed  with  the `unpack' function with the `d' operator after
           retrieval.

       $bdb->sync()

           Synchronize updated contents with the file and the device.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           This method is useful when another process connects the same database file.

       $bdb->optimize(lmemb, nmemb, bnum, apow, fpow, opts)

           Optimize the database file.

           `lmemb' specifies the number of members in each leaf page.  If it is not defined or not more than  0,
           the current setting is not changed.

           `nmemb' specifies the number of members in each non-leaf page.  If it is not defined or not more than
           0, the current setting is not changed.

           `bnum'  specifies  the number of elements of the bucket array.  If it is not defined or not more than
           0, the default value is specified.  The default value is two times of the number of pages.

           `apow' specifies the size of record alignment by power of 2.  If it is not defined or  negative,  the
           current setting is not changed.

           `fpow'  specifies  the maximum number of elements of the free block pool by power of 2.  If it is not
           defined or negative, the current setting is not changed.

           `opts' specifies options by bitwise-or: `$bdb->TLARGE' specifies that the size of the database can be
           larger than 2GB by using  64-bit  bucket  array,  `$bdb->TDEFLATE'  specifies  that  each  record  is
           compressed  with  Deflate encoding, `$bdb->TBZIP' specifies that each record is compressed with BZIP2
           encoding, `$bdb->TTCBS' specifies that each record is compressed with TCBS encoding.  If  it  is  not
           defined or 0xff, the current setting is not changed.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           This  method  is useful to reduce the size of the database file with data fragmentation by successive
           updating.

       $bdb->vanish()

           Remove all records.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

       $bdb->copy(path)

           Copy the database file.

           `path' specifies the path of the destination file.  If it begins with `@', the trailing substring  is
           executed as a command line.

           If  successful,  the  return  value  is  true,  else, it is false.  False is returned if the executed
           command returns non-zero code.

           The database file is assured to be kept synchronized and not modified while the copying or  executing
           operation is in progress.  So, this method is useful to create a backup file of the database file.

       $bdb->tranbegin()

           Begin the transaction.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           The  database  is  locked  by  the  thread  while the transaction so that only one transaction can be
           activated with a database object at the same time.  Thus, the serializable isolation level is assumed
           if every database operation is performed in the transaction.  Because all pages are cached on  memory
           while  the  transaction,  the  amount  of referred records is limited by the memory capacity.  If the
           database is closed during transaction, the transaction is aborted implicitly.

       $bdb->trancommit()

           Commit the transaction.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           Update in the transaction is fixed when it is committed successfully.

       $bdb->tranabort()

           Abort the transaction.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           Update in the transaction is discarded when it is aborted.  The state of the database  is  rollbacked
           to before transaction.

       $bdb->path()

           Get the path of the database file.

           The  return  value  is the path of the database file or `undef' if the object does not connect to any
           database file.

       $bdb->rnum()

           Get the number of records.

           The return value is the number of records or 0 if the object does not connect to any database file.

       $bdb->fsiz()

           Get the size of the database file.

           The return value is the size of the database file or 0 if the object does not connect to any database
           file.

   Class TokyoCabinet::BDBCUR
       $cur = TokyoCabinet::BDBCUR->new(bdb)

           Create a cursor object.

           `bdb' specifies the B+ tree database object.

           The return value is the new cursor object.

           Note that the cursor is available only after initialization with the `first' or  the  `jump'  methods
           and  so  on.   Moreover,  the  position of the cursor will be indefinite when the database is updated
           after the initialization of the cursor.

       $cur->first()

           Move the cursor to the first record.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.  False is returned if there is no  record
           in the database.

       $cur->last()

           Move the cursor to the last record.

           If  successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.  False is returned if there is no record
           in the database.

       $cur->jump(key)

           Move the cursor to the front of records corresponding a key.

           `key' specifies the key.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.  False is returned if there is no  record
           corresponding the condition.

           The  cursor  is  set  to  the first record corresponding the key or the next substitute if completely
           matching record does not exist.

       $cur->prev()

           Move the cursor to the previous record.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is  false.   False  is  returned  if  there  is  no
           previous record.

       $cur->next()

           Move the cursor to the next record.

           If  successful,  the  return value is true, else, it is false.  False is returned if there is no next
           record.

       $cur->put(value, cpmode)

           Insert a record around the cursor.

           `value' specifies the value.

           `cpmode' specifies detail adjustment: `$cur->CPCURRENT', which means that the value  of  the  current
           record  is  overwritten,  `$cur->CPBEFORE',  which  means  that the new record is inserted before the
           current record, `$cur->CPAFTER', which means that the  new  record  is  inserted  after  the  current
           record.

           If  successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.  False is returned when the cursor is at
           invalid position.

           After insertion, the cursor is moved to the inserted record.

       $cur->out()

           Remove the record where the cursor is.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.  False is returned when the cursor is  at
           invalid position.

           After deletion, the cursor is moved to the next record if possible.

       $cur->key()

           Get the key of the record where the cursor is.

           If successful, the return value is the key, else, it is `undef'.  'undef' is returned when the cursor
           is at invalid position.

       $cur->val()

           Get the value of the record where the cursor is.

           If  successful,  the  return  value  is the value, else, it is `undef'.  'undef' is returned when the
           cursor is at invalid position.

   Tying functions of TokyoCabinet::BDB
       tie(%hash, "TokyoCabinet::BDB", path, omode, lmemb, nmemb, bnum, apow, fpow, opts, lcnum, ncnum)

           Tie a hash variable to a B+ tree database file.

           `path' specifies the path of the database file.

           `omode'   specifies   the   connection    mode:    `TokyoCabinet::BDB::OWRITER'    as    a    writer,
           `TokyoCabinet::BDB::OREADER' as a reader.  If the mode is `TokyoCabinet::BDB::OWRITER', the following
           may be added by bitwise-or: `TokyoCabinet::BDB::OCREAT', which means it creates a new database if not
           exist,  `TokyoCabinet::BDB::OTRUNC',  which means it creates a new database regardless if one exists,
           `TokyoCabinet::BDB::OTSYNC', which means every transaction synchronizes  updated  contents  with  the
           device.   Both  of  `TokyoCabinet::BDB::OREADER'  and `TokyoCabinet::BDB::OWRITER' can be added to by
           bitwise-or: `TokyoCabinet::BDB::ONOLCK', which means it opens the database file without file locking,
           or `TokyoCabinet::BDB::OLCKNB', which means locking is performed without  blocking.   If  it  is  not
           defined, `TokyoCabinet::BDB::OREADER' is specified.

           `lmemb'  specifies the number of members in each leaf page.  If it is not defined or not more than 0,
           the default value is specified.  The default value is 128.

           `nmemb' specifies the number of members in each non-leaf page.  If it is not defined or not more than
           0, the default value is specified.  The default value is 256.

           `bnum' specifies the number of elements of the bucket array.  If it is not defined or not  more  than
           0, the default value is specified.  The default value is 32749.

           `apow'  specifies  the size of record alignment by power of 2.  If it is not defined or negative, the
           default value is specified.  The default value is 4 standing for 2^8=256.

           `fpow' specifies the maximum number of elements of the free block pool by power of 2.  If it  is  not
           defined or negative, the default value is specified.  The default value is 10 standing for 2^10=1024.

           `opts'  specifies  options  by bitwise-or: `TokyoCabinet::BDB::TLARGE' specifies that the size of the
           database can be larger than 2GB by using 64-bit bucket array, `TokyoCabinet::BDB::TDEFLATE' specifies
           that each record is compressed with Deflate encoding, `TokyoCabinet::BDB::TBZIP' specifies that  each
           record  is  compressed  with BZIP2 encoding, `TokyoCabinet::BDB::TTCBS' specifies that each record is
           compressed with TCBS encoding.  If it is not defined, no option is specified.

           `lcnum' specifies the maximum number of leaf nodes to be cached.  If it is not defined  or  not  more
           than 0, the default value is specified.

           `ncnum'  specifies  the  maximum  number of non-leaf nodes to be cached.  If it is not defined or not
           more than 0, the default value is specified.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

       untie(%hash)

           Untie a hash variable from the database file.

           The return value is always true.

       $hash{key} = value

           Store a record.

           `key' specifies the key.

           `value' specifies the value.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           If a record with the same key exists in the database, it is overwritten.

       delete($hash{key})

           Remove a record.

           `key' specifies the key.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

       $hash{key}

           Retrieve a record.

           `key' specifies the key.

           If successful, the return value is the value of the corresponding record.  `undef' is returned if  no
           record corresponds.

       exists($hash{key})

           Check whether a record corrsponding a key exists.

           `key' specifies the key.

           The return value is true if the record exists, else it is false.

       $hash = ()

           Remove all records.

           The return value is always `undef'.

       (the iterator)

           The  inner  methods  `FIRSTKEY'  and  `NEXTKEY'  are  also  implemented so that you can use the tying
           functions `each', `keys', and so on.

   Class TokyoCabinet::FDB
       Fixed-length database is a file containing an array of fixed-length elements  and  is  handled  with  the
       fixed-length  database  API.   Before  operations to store or retrieve records, it is necessary to open a
       database file and connect the fixed-length database object to it.  The method `open' is used  to  open  a
       database  file  and  the  method  `close'  is  used to close the database file.  To avoid data missing or
       corruption, it is important to close every database file when it is no longer in use.   It  is  forbidden
       for multible database objects in a process to open the same database at the same time.

       $fdb = TokyoCabinet::FDB->new()

           Create a fixed-length database object.

           The return value is the new fixed-length database object.

       $fdb->errmsg(ecode)

           Get the message string corresponding to an error code.

           `ecode'  specifies the error code.  If it is not defined or negative, the last happened error code is
           specified.

           The return value is the message string of the error code.

       $fdb->ecode()

           Get the last happened error code.

           The return value is the last happened error code.

           The following error codes are defined: `$fdb->ESUCCESS' for success,  `$fdb->ETHREAD'  for  threading
           error,  `$fdb->EINVALID'  for  invalid operation, `$fdb->ENOFILE' for file not found, `$fdb->ENOPERM'
           for no permission, `$fdb->EMETA' for invalid meta data, `$fdb->ERHEAD'  for  invalid  record  header,
           `$fdb->EOPEN'  for  open  error,  `$fdb->ECLOSE'  for  close  error,  `$fdb->ETRUNC' for trunc error,
           `$fdb->ESYNC'  for  sync  error,  `$fdb->ESTAT'  for  stat  error,  `$fdb->ESEEK'  for  seek   error,
           `$fdb->EREAD'  for  read  error,  `$fdb->EWRITE'  for  write  error,  `$fdb->EMMAP'  for  mmap error,
           `$fdb->ELOCK' for lock error, `$fdb->EUNLINK' for unlink error,  `$fdb->ERENAME'  for  rename  error,
           `$fdb->EMKDIR'  for  mkdir  error, `$fdb->ERMDIR' for rmdir error, `$fdb->EKEEP' for existing record,
           `$fdb->ENOREC' for no record found, and `$fdb->EMISC' for miscellaneous error.

       $fdb->tune(width, limsiz);

           Set the tuning parameters.

           `width' specifies the width of the value of each record.  If it is not defined or not  more  than  0,
           the default value is specified.  The default value is 255.

           `limsiz' specifies the limit size of the database file.  If it is not defined or not more than 0, the
           default value is specified.  The default value is 268435456.

           If  successful,  the return value is true, else, it is false.  Note that the tuning parameters of the
           database should be set before the database is opened.

       $fdb->open(path, omode)

           Open a database file.

           `path' specifies the path of the database file.

           `omode' specifies the connection mode: `$fdb->OWRITER' as a writer, `$fdb->OREADER' as a reader.   If
           the mode is `$fdb->OWRITER', the following may be added by bitwise-or: `$fdb->OCREAT', which means it
           creates a new database if not exist, `$fdb->OTRUNC', which means it creates a new database regardless
           if  one  exists.   Both  of  `$fdb->OREADER'  and  `$fdb->OWRITER'  can  be  added  to by bitwise-or:
           `$fdb->ONOLCK', which means it opens the database file without file locking, or `$fdb->OLCKNB', which
           means locking is performed without blocking.  If it is not defined, `$fdb->OREADER' is specified.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

       $fdb->close()

           Close the database file.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           Update of a database is assured to be written when the database is  closed.   If  a  writer  opens  a
           database but does not close it appropriately, the database will be broken.

       $fdb->put(key, value)

           Store a record.

           `key'  specifies  the  key.   It  should  be  more  than 0.  If it is "min", the minimum ID number of
           existing records is specified.  If it is "prev", the number less by one than the minimum ID number of
           existing records is specified.  If it is  "max",  the  maximum  ID  number  of  existing  records  is
           specified.  If it is "next", the number greater by one than the maximum ID number of existing records
           is specified.

           `value' specifies the value.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           If a record with the same key exists in the database, it is overwritten.

       $fdb->putkeep(key, value)

           Store a new record.

           `key'  specifies  the  key.   It  should  be  more  than 0.  If it is "min", the minimum ID number of
           existing records is specified.  If it is "prev", the number less by one than the minimum ID number of
           existing records is specified.  If it is  "max",  the  maximum  ID  number  of  existing  records  is
           specified.  If it is "next", the number greater by one than the maximum ID number of existing records
           is specified.

           `value' specifies the value.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           If a record with the same key exists in the database, this method has no effect.

       $fdb->putcat(key, value)

           Concatenate a value at the end of the existing record.

           `key'  specifies  the  key.   It  should  be  more  than 0.  If it is "min", the minimum ID number of
           existing records is specified.  If it is "prev", the number less by one than the minimum ID number of
           existing records is specified.  If it is  "max",  the  maximum  ID  number  of  existing  records  is
           specified.  If it is "next", the number greater by one than the maximum ID number of existing records
           is specified.

           `value' specifies the value.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           If there is no corresponding record, a new record is created.

       $fdb->out(key)

           Remove a record.

           `key'  specifies  the  key.   It  should  be  more  than 0.  If it is "min", the minimum ID number of
           existing records is specified.  If it is  "max",  the  maximum  ID  number  of  existing  records  is
           specified.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

       $fdb->get(key)

           Retrieve a record.

           `key'  specifies  the  key.   It  should  be  more  than 0.  If it is "min", the minimum ID number of
           existing records is specified.  If it is  "max",  the  maximum  ID  number  of  existing  records  is
           specified.

           If  successful, the return value is the value of the corresponding record.  `undef' is returned if no
           record corresponds.

       $fdb->vsiz(key)

           Get the size of the value of a record.

           `key' specifies the key.  It should be more than 0.  If  it  is  "min",  the  minimum  ID  number  of
           existing  records  is  specified.   If  it  is  "max",  the  maximum ID number of existing records is
           specified.

           If successful, the return value is the size of the value of the corresponding record, else, it is -1.

       $fdb->iterinit()

           Initialize the iterator.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           The iterator is used in order to access the key of every record stored in a database.

       $fdb->iternext()

           Get the next key of the iterator.

           If successful, the return value is the next key, else, it is `undef'.  `undef' is  returned  when  no
           record is to be get out of the iterator.

           It  is  possible to access every record by iteration of calling this method.  It is allowed to update
           or remove records whose keys are fetched while the iteration.  The order  of  this  traversal  access
           method is ascending of the ID number.

       $fdb->range(interval, max)

           Get keys with an interval notation.

           `interval' specifies the interval notation.

           `max' specifies the maximum number of keys to be fetched.  If it is not defined or negative, no limit
           is specified.

           The  return value is the reference to an array of the keys of the corresponding records.  This method
           does never fail.  It returns an empty array even if no record corresponds.

       $fdb->addint(key, num)

           Add an integer to a record.

           `key' specifies the key.  It should be more than 0.  If  it  is  "min",  the  minimum  ID  number  of
           existing records is specified.  If it is "prev", the number less by one than the minimum ID number of
           existing  records  is  specified.   If  it  is  "max",  the  maximum ID number of existing records is
           specified.  If it is "next", the number greater by one than the maximum ID number of existing records
           is specified.

           `num' specifies the additional value.

           If successful, the return value is the summation value, else, it is `undef'.

           If the corresponding record exists, the value is treated as an integer and is added to.  If no record
           corresponds, a new record of the additional value is stored.  Because records are  stored  in  binary
           format, they should be processed with the `unpack' function with the `i' operator after retrieval.

       $fdb->adddouble(key, num)

           Add a real number to a record.

           `key'  specifies  the  key.   It  should  be  more  than 0.  If it is "min", the minimum ID number of
           existing records is specified.  If it is "prev", the number less by one than the minimum ID number of
           existing records is specified.  If it is  "max",  the  maximum  ID  number  of  existing  records  is
           specified.  If it is "next", the number greater by one than the maximum ID number of existing records
           is specified.

           `num' specifies the additional value.

           If successful, the return value is the summation value, else, it is `undef'.

           If  the  corresponding  record  exists, the value is treated as a real number and is added to.  If no
           record corresponds, a new record of the additional value is stored.  Because records  are  stored  in
           binary  format,  they  should  be  processed  with  the `unpack' function with the `d' operator after
           retrieval.

       $fdb->sync()

           Synchronize updated contents with the file and the device.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           This method is useful when another process connects the same database file.

       $fdb->optimize(width, limsiz)

           Optimize the database file.

           `width' specifies the width of the value of each record.  If it is not defined or not  more  than  0,
           the current setting is not changed.

           `limsiz' specifies the limit size of the database file.  If it is not defined or not more than 0, the
           current setting is not changed.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

       $fdb->vanish()

           Remove all records.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

       $fdb->copy(path)

           Copy the database file.

           `path'  specifies the path of the destination file.  If it begins with `@', the trailing substring is
           executed as a command line.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is  false.   False  is  returned  if  the  executed
           command returns non-zero code.

           The  database file is assured to be kept synchronized and not modified while the copying or executing
           operation is in progress.  So, this method is useful to create a backup file of the database file.

       $fdb->tranbegin()

           Begin the transaction.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           The database is locked by the thread while the transaction  so  that  only  one  transaction  can  be
           activated with a database object at the same time.  Thus, the serializable isolation level is assumed
           if  every  database operation is performed in the transaction.  All updated regions are kept track of
           by write ahead logging while the transaction.  If the database  is  closed  during  transaction,  the
           transaction is aborted implicitly.

       $fdb->trancommit()

           Commit the transaction.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           Update in the transaction is fixed when it is committed successfully.

       $fdb->tranabort()

           Abort the transaction.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           Update  in  the transaction is discarded when it is aborted.  The state of the database is rollbacked
           to before transaction.

       $fdb->path()

           Get the path of the database file.

           The return value is the path of the database file or `undef' if the object does not  connect  to  any
           database file.

       $fdb->rnum()

           Get the number of records.

           The return value is the number of records or 0 if the object does not connect to any database file.

       $fdb->fsiz()

           Get the size of the database file.

           The return value is the size of the database file or 0 if the object does not connect to any database
           file.

   Tying functions of TokyoCabinet::FDB
       tie(%hash, "TokyoCabinet::FDB", path, omode, width, limsiz)

           Tie a hash variable to a hash database file.

           `path' specifies the path of the database file.

           `omode'    specifies    the    connection    mode:    `TokyoCabinet::FDB::OWRITER'   as   a   writer,
           `TokyoCabinet::FDB::OREADER' as a reader.  If the mode is `TokyoCabinet::FDB::OWRITER', the following
           may be added by bitwise-or: `TokyoCabinet::FDB::OCREAT', which means it creates a new database if not
           exist, `TokyoCabinet::FDB::OTRUNC', which means it creates a new database regardless if  one  exists.
           Both  of `TokyoCabinet::FDB::OREADER' and `TokyoCabinet::FDB::OWRITER' can be added to by bitwise-or:
           `TokyoCabinet::FDB::ONOLCK', which means  it  opens  the  database  file  without  file  locking,  or
           `TokyoCabinet::FDB::OLCKNB',  which  means  locking  is  performed  without  blocking.   If it is not
           defined, `TokyoCabinet::FDB::OREADER' is specified.

           `width' specifies the width of the value of each record.  If it is not defined or not  more  than  0,
           the default value is specified.  The default value is 255.

           `limsiz' specifies the limit size of the database file.  If it is not defined or not more than 0, the
           default value is specified.  The default value is 268435456.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

       untie(%hash)

           Untie a hash variable from the database file.

           The return value is always true.

       $hash{key} = value

           Store a record.

           `key'  specifies  the  key.   It  should  be  more  than 0.  If it is "min", the minimum ID number of
           existing records is specified.  If it is "prev", the number less by one than the minimum ID number of
           existing records is specified.  If it is  "max",  the  maximum  ID  number  of  existing  records  is
           specified.  If it is "next", the number greater by one than the maximum ID number of existing records
           is specified.

           `value' specifies the value.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           If a record with the same key exists in the database, it is overwritten.

       delete($hash{key})

           Remove a record.

           `key'  specifies  the  key.   It  should  be  more  than 0.  If it is "min", the minimum ID number of
           existing records is specified.  If it is  "max",  the  maximum  ID  number  of  existing  records  is
           specified.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

       $hash{key}

           Retrieve a record.

           `key'  specifies  the  key.   It  should  be  more  than 0.  If it is "min", the minimum ID number of
           existing records is specified.  If it is  "max",  the  maximum  ID  number  of  existing  records  is
           specified.

           If  successful, the return value is the value of the corresponding record.  `undef' is returned if no
           record corresponds.

       exists($hash{key})

           Check whether a record corrsponding a key exists.

           `key' specifies the key.  It should be more than 0.  If  it  is  "min",  the  minimum  ID  number  of
           existing  records  is  specified.   If  it  is  "max",  the  maximum ID number of existing records is
           specified.

           The return value is true if the record exists, else it is false.

       $hash = ()

           Remove all records.

           The return value is always `undef'.

       (the iterator)

           The inner methods `FIRSTKEY' and `NEXTKEY' are also  implemented  so  that  you  can  use  the  tying
           functions `each', `keys', and so on.

   Class TokyoCabinet::TDB
       Table  database  is  a  file containing records composed of the primary keys and arbitrary columns and is
       handled with the table database API.  Before operations to store or retrieve records, it is necessary  to
       open  a  database  file and connect the table database object to it.  The method `open' is used to open a
       database file and the method `close' is used to close the  database  file.   To  avoid  data  missing  or
       corruption,  it  is  important to close every database file when it is no longer in use.  It is forbidden
       for multible database objects in a process to open the same database at the same time.

       $tdb = TokyoCabinet::TDB->new()

           Create a table database object.

           The return value is the new table database object.

       $tdb->errmsg(ecode)

           Get the message string corresponding to an error code.

           `ecode' specifies the error code.  If it is not defined or negative, the last happened error code  is
           specified.

           The return value is the message string of the error code.

       $tdb->ecode()

           Get the last happened error code.

           The return value is the last happened error code.

           The  following  error  codes are defined: `$tdb->ESUCCESS' for success, `$tdb->ETHREAD' for threading
           error, `$tdb->EINVALID' for invalid operation, `$tdb->ENOFILE' for file  not  found,  `$tdb->ENOPERM'
           for  no  permission,  `$tdb->EMETA'  for invalid meta data, `$tdb->ERHEAD' for invalid record header,
           `$tdb->EOPEN' for open error,  `$tdb->ECLOSE'  for  close  error,  `$tdb->ETRUNC'  for  trunc  error,
           `$tdb->ESYNC'   for  sync  error,  `$tdb->ESTAT'  for  stat  error,  `$tdb->ESEEK'  for  seek  error,
           `$tdb->EREAD' for  read  error,  `$tdb->EWRITE'  for  write  error,  `$tdb->EMMAP'  for  mmap  error,
           `$tdb->ELOCK'  for  lock  error,  `$tdb->EUNLINK' for unlink error, `$tdb->ERENAME' for rename error,
           `$tdb->EMKDIR' for mkdir error, `$tdb->ERMDIR' for rmdir error, `$tdb->EKEEP'  for  existing  record,
           `$tdb->ENOREC' for no record found, and `$tdb->EMISC' for miscellaneous error.

       $tdb->tune(bnum, apow, fpow, opts)

           Set the tuning parameters.

           `bnum'  specifies  the number of elements of the bucket array.  If it is not defined or not more than
           0, the default value is specified.  The default value is 131071.  Suggested size of the bucket  array
           is about from 0.5 to 4 times of the number of all records to be stored.

           `apow'  specifies  the size of record alignment by power of 2.  If it is not defined or negative, the
           default value is specified.  The default value is 4 standing for 2^4=16.

           `fpow' specifies the maximum number of elements of the free block pool by power of 2.  If it  is  not
           defined or negative, the default value is specified.  The default value is 10 standing for 2^10=1024.

           `opts' specifies options by bitwise-or: `$tdb->TLARGE' specifies that the size of the database can be
           larger  than  2GB  by  using  64-bit  bucket  array,  `$tdb->TDEFLATE'  specifies that each record is
           compressed with Deflate encoding, `$tdb->TBZIP' specifies that each record is compressed  with  BZIP2
           encoding,  `$tdb->TTCBS'  specifies  that each record is compressed with TCBS encoding.  If it is not
           defined, no option is specified.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.  Note that the tuning parameters  of  the
           database should be set before the database is opened.

       $tdb->setcache(rcnum, lcnum, ncnum)

           Set the caching parameters.

           `rcnum'  specifies the maximum number of records to be cached.  If it is not defined or not more than
           0, the record cache is disabled. It is disabled by default.

           `lcnum' specifies the maximum number of leaf nodes to be cached.  If it is not defined  or  not  more
           than 0, the default value is specified.  The default value is 4096.

           `ncnum'  specifies  the  maximum  number of non-leaf nodes to be cached.  If it is not defined or not
           more than 0, the default value is specified.  The default value is 512.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           Note that the caching parameters of the database should be set before the database is opened.

       $tdb->setxmsiz(xmsiz)

           Set the size of the extra mapped memory.

           `xmsiz' specifies the size of the extra mapped memory.  If it is not defined or not more than 0,  the
           extra mapped memory is disabled.  The default size is 67108864.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           Note that the mapping parameters should be set before the database is opened.

       $tdb->setdfunit(dfunit)

           Set the unit step number of auto defragmentation.

           `dfunit'  specifie  the  unit  step  number.   If  it is not more than 0, the auto defragmentation is
           disabled.  It is disabled by default.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           Note that the defragmentation parameters should be set before the database is opened.

       $tdb->open(path, omode)

           Open a database file.

           `path' specifies the path of the database file.

           `omode' specifies the connection mode: `$tdb->OWRITER' as a writer, `$tdb->OREADER' as a reader.   If
           the mode is `$tdb->OWRITER', the following may be added by bitwise-or: `$tdb->OCREAT', which means it
           creates a new database if not exist, `$tdb->OTRUNC', which means it creates a new database regardless
           if  one  exists, `$tdb->OTSYNC', which means every transaction synchronizes updated contents with the
           device.  Both of `$tdb->OREADER' and `$tdb->OWRITER' can be added to by  bitwise-or:  `$tdb->ONOLCK',
           which  means  it opens the database file without file locking, or `$tdb->OLCKNB', which means locking
           is performed without blocking.  If it is not defined, `$tdb->OREADER' is specified.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

       $tdb->close()

           Close the database file.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           Update of a database is assured to be written when the database is  closed.   If  a  writer  opens  a
           database but does not close it appropriately, the database will be broken.

       $tdb->put(pkey, cols)

           Store a record.

           `pkey' specifies the primary key.

           `cols' specifies the reference to a hash containing columns.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           If a record with the same key exists in the database, it is overwritten.

       $tdb->putkeep(pkey, cols)

           Store a new record.

           `pkey' specifies the primary key.

           `cols' specifies the reference to a hash containing columns.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           If a record with the same key exists in the database, this method has no effect.

       $tdb->putcat(pkey, cols)

           Concatenate columns of the existing record.

           `pkey' specifies the primary key.

           `cols' specifies the reference to a hash containing columns.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           If there is no corresponding record, a new record is created.

       $tdb->out(pkey)

           Remove a record.

           `pkey' specifies the primary key.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

       $tdb->get(pkey)

           Retrieve a record.

           `pkey' specifies the primary key.

           If  successful,  the  return  value  is  the  reference to a hash of the columns of the corresponding
           record.  `undef' is returned if no record corresponds.

       $tdb->vsiz(pkey)

           Get the size of the value of a record.

           `pkey' specifies the primary key.

           If successful, the return value is the size of the value of the corresponding record, else, it is -1.

       $tdb->iterinit()

           Initialize the iterator.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           The iterator is used in order to access the primary key of every record stored in a database.

       $tdb->iternext()

           Get the next primary key of the iterator.

           If successful, the return value is the next primary key, else, it is `undef'.   `undef'  is  returned
           when no record is to be get out of the iterator.

           It  is  possible to access every record by iteration of calling this method.  It is allowed to update
           or remove records whose keys are fetched while the iteration.  However, it is not assured if updating
           the database is occurred while the iteration.  Besides, the order of this traversal access method  is
           arbitrary, so it is not assured that the order of storing matches the one of the traversal access.

       $tdb->fwmkeys(prefix, max)

           Get forward matching primary keys.

           `prefix' specifies the prefix of the corresponding keys.

           `max' specifies the maximum number of keys to be fetched.  If it is not defined or negative, no limit
           is specified.

           The  return value is the reference to an array of the keys of the corresponding records.  This method
           does never fail.  It returns an empty array even if no record corresponds.

           Note that this method may be very slow because every key in the database is scanned.

       $tdb->addint(pkey, num)

           Add an integer to a record.

           `pkey' specifies primary key.

           `num' specifies the additional value.

           If successful, the return value is the summation value, else, it is `undef'.

           The additional value is stored as a decimal string value of a column whose name  is  "_num".   If  no
           record corresponds, a new record with the additional value is stored.

       $tdb->adddouble(pkey, num)

           Add a real number to a record.

           `pkey' specifies primary key.

           `num' specifies the additional value.

           If successful, the return value is the summation value, else, it is `undef'.

           The  additional  value  is  stored as a decimal string value of a column whose name is "_num".  If no
           record corresponds, a new record with the additional value is stored.

       $tdb->sync()

           Synchronize updated contents with the file and the device.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           This method is useful when another process connects the same database file.

       $tdb->optimize(bnum, apow, fpow, opts)

           Optimize the database file.

           `bnum' specifies the number of elements of the bucket array.  If it is not defined or not  more  than
           0, the default value is specified.  The default value is two times of the number of records.

           `apow'  specifies  the size of record alignment by power of 2.  If it is not defined or negative, the
           current setting is not changed.

           `fpow' specifies the maximum number of elements of the free block pool by power of 2.  If it  is  not
           defined or negative, the current setting is not changed.

           `opts' specifies options by bitwise-or: `$tdb->TLARGE' specifies that the size of the database can be
           larger  than  2GB  by  using  64-bit  bucket  array,  `$tdb->TDEFLATE'  specifies that each record is
           compressed with Deflate encoding, `$tdb->TBZIP' specifies that each record is compressed  with  BZIP2
           encoding,  `$tdb->TTCBS'  specifies  that each record is compressed with TCBS encoding.  If it is not
           defined or 0xff, the current setting is not changed.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           This method is useful to reduce the size of the database file with data fragmentation  by  successive
           updating.

       $tdb->vanish()

           Remove all records.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

       $tdb->copy(path)

           Copy the database file.

           `path'  specifies the path of the destination file.  If it begins with `@', the trailing substring is
           executed as a command line.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is  false.   False  is  returned  if  the  executed
           command returns non-zero code.

           The  database file is assured to be kept synchronized and not modified while the copying or executing
           operation is in progress.  So, this method is useful to create a backup file of the database file.

       $tdb->tranbegin()

           Begin the transaction.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           The database is locked by the thread while the transaction  so  that  only  one  transaction  can  be
           activated with a database object at the same time.  Thus, the serializable isolation level is assumed
           if  every  database operation is performed in the transaction.  All updated regions are kept track of
           by write ahead logging while the transaction.  If the database  is  closed  during  transaction,  the
           transaction is aborted implicitly.

       $tdb->trancommit()

           Commit the transaction.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           Update in the transaction is fixed when it is committed successfully.

       $tdb->tranabort()

           Abort the transaction.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           Update  in  the transaction is discarded when it is aborted.  The state of the database is rollbacked
           to before transaction.

       $tdb->path()

           Get the path of the database file.

           The return value is the path of the database file or `undef' if the object does not  connect  to  any
           database file.

       $tdb->rnum()

           Get the number of records.

           The return value is the number of records or 0 if the object does not connect to any database file.

       $tdb->fsiz()

           Get the size of the database file.

           The return value is the size of the database file or 0 if the object does not connect to any database
           file.

       $tdb->setindex(name, type)

           Set a column index.

           `name'  specifies  the name of a column.  If the name of an existing index is specified, the index is
           rebuilt.  An empty string means the primary key.

           `type' specifies the index type: `$tdb->ITLEXICAL' for lexical string, `$tdb->ITDECIMAL' for  decimal
           string,  `$tdb->ITTOKEN'  for token inverted index, `$tdb->ITQGRAM' for q-gram inverted index.  If it
           is `$tdb->ITOPT', the index is optimized.  If  it  is  `$tdb->ITVOID',  the  index  is  removed.   If
           `$tdb->ITKEEP' is added by bitwise-or and the index exists, this method merely returns failure.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

       $tdb->genuid()

           Generate a unique ID number.

           The return value is the new unique ID number or -1 on failure.

   Class TokyoCabinet::TDBQRY
       $qry = TokyoCabinet::TDBQRY->new(tdb)

           Create a query object.

           `tdb' specifies the table database object.

           The return value is the new query object.

       $qry->addcond(name, op, expr)

           Add a narrowing condition.

           `name' specifies the name of a column.  An empty string means the primary key.

           `op'  specifies  an  operation  type:  `$qry->QCSTREQ'  for  string which is equal to the expression,
           `$qry->QCSTRINC' for string which is included in the expression,  `$qry->QCSTRBW'  for  string  which
           begins   with   the   expression,   `$qry->QCSTREW'  for  string  which  ends  with  the  expression,
           `$qry->QCSTRAND' for string which includes all tokens in the expression, `$qry->QCSTROR'  for  string
           which  includes  at least one token in the expression, `$qry->QCSTROREQ' for string which is equal to
           at least one token in the expression, `$qry->QCSTRRX' for string which matches regular expressions of
           the expression, `$qry->QCNUMEQ' for number which is equal  to  the  expression,  `$qry->QCNUMGT'  for
           number  which  is  greater  than  the expression, `$qry->QCNUMGE' for number which is greater than or
           equal  to  the  expression,  `$qry->QCNUMLT'  for  number  which  is  less   than   the   expression,
           `$qry->QCNUMLE'  for number which is less than or equal to the expression, `$qry->QCNUMBT' for number
           which is between two tokens of the expression, `$qry->QCNUMOREQ' for number  which  is  equal  to  at
           least  one  token  in  the  expression,  `$qry->QCFTSPH'  for full-text search with the phrase of the
           expression, `$qry->QCFTSAND' for full-text search with all tokens in the expression,  `$qry->QCFTSOR'
           for  full-text search with at least one token in the expression, `$qry->QCFTSEX' for full-text search
           with the compound expression.  All operations can be  flagged  by  bitwise-or:  `$qry->QCNEGATE'  for
           negation, `$qry->QCNOIDX' for using no index.

           `expr' specifies an operand exression.

           The return value is always `undef'.

       $qry->setorder(name, type)

           Set the order of the result.

           `name' specifies the name of a column.  An empty string means the primary key.

           `type'  specifies the order type: `$qry->QOSTRASC' for string ascending, `$qry->QOSTRDESC' for string
           descending, `$qry->QONUMASC' for number ascending, `$qry->QONUMDESC' for number descending.  If it is
           not defined, `$qry->QOSTRASC' is specified.

           The return value is always `undef'.

       $qry->setlimit(max, skip)

           Set the maximum number of records of the result.

           `max' specifies the maximum number of records of the result.  If it is not defined  or  negative,  no
           limit is specified.

           `skip'  specifies the number of skipped records of the result.  If it is not defined or not more than
           0, no record is skipped.

           The return value is always `undef'.

       $qry->search()

           Execute the search.

           The return value is the reference to an array of the primary keys of the corresponding records.  This
           method does never fail.  It returns an empty array even if no record corresponds.

       $qry->searchout()

           Remove each corresponding record.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

       $qry->proc(proc)

           Process each corresponding record.

           `proc' specifies the iterator function called for each record.  It can be either the reference  of  a
           block  or  the name of a function.  The function receives two parameters.  The first parameter is the
           primary key.  The second parameter is the reference to a hash containing columns.  It  returns  flags
           of  the post treatment by bitwise-or: `$qry->QPPUT' to modify the record, `$qry->QPOUT' to remove the
           record, `$qry->QPSTOP' to stop the iteration.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

       $qry->hint()

           Get the hint string.

           The return value is the hint string.

       $qry->metasearch(others, type)

           Retrieve records with multiple query objects and get the set of the result.

           `others' specifies the reference to an array of the query objects except for the self object.

           `type' specifies a set operation type: `$qry->MSUNION' for the union  set,  `$qry->MSISECT'  for  the
           intersection  set,  `$qry->MSDIFF'  for the difference set.  If it is not defined, `$qry->MSUNION' is
           specified.

           The return value is the reference to an array of the primary keys of the corresponding records.  This
           method does never fail.  It returns an empty array even if no record corresponds.

           If the first query object has the order setting, the result array is sorted by the order.

       $qry->kwic(cols, name, width, opts)

           Generate keyword-in-context strings.

           `cols' specifies the reference to a hash containing columns.

           `name' specifies the name of a column.  If it is not defined,  the  first  column  of  the  query  is
           specified.

           `width'  specifies  the  width  of  strings  picked  up around each keyword.  If it is not defined or
           negative, the whole text is picked up.

           `opts' specifies options by bitwise-or: `$qry->KWMUTAB' specifies that  each  keyword  is  marked  up
           between  two  tab  characters,  `$qry->KWMUCTRL'  specifies that each keyword is marked up by the STX
           (0x02) code and the ETX (0x03) code, `$qry->KWMUBRCT' specifies that each keyword is marked up by the
           two square brackets, `$qry->KWNOOVER' specifies that each context does not overlap,  `$qry->KWPULEAD'
           specifies that the lead string is picked up forcibly.  If it is not defined, no option is specified.

           The return value is the reference to an array of strings around keywords.

   Tying functions of TokyoCabinet::TDB
       tie(%hash, "TokyoCabinet::TDB", path, omode, bnum, apow, fpow, opts, rcnum, lcnum, ncnum)

           Tie a hash variable to a table database file.

           `path' specifies the path of the database file.

           `omode'    specifies    the    connection    mode:    `TokyoCabinet::TDB::OWRITER'   as   a   writer,
           `TokyoCabinet::TDB::OREADER' as a reader.  If the mode is `TokyoCabinet::TDB::OWRITER', the following
           may be added by bitwise-or: `TokyoCabinet::TDB::OCREAT', which means it creates a new database if not
           exist, `TokyoCabinet::TDB::OTRUNC', which means it creates a new database regardless if  one  exists,
           `TokyoCabinet::TDB::OTSYNC',  which  means  every  transaction synchronizes updated contents with the
           device.  Both of `TokyoCabinet::TDB::OREADER' and `TokyoCabinet::TDB::OWRITER' can  be  added  to  by
           bitwise-or: `TokyoCabinet::TDB::ONOLCK', which means it opens the database file without file locking,
           or  `TokyoCabinet::TDB::OLCKNB',  which  means  locking  is performed without blocking.  If it is not
           defined, `TokyoCabinet::TDB::OREADER' is specified.

           `bnum' specifies the number of elements of the bucket array.  If it is not defined or not  more  than
           0,  the default value is specified.  The default value is 131071.  Suggested size of the bucket array
           is about from 0.5 to 4 times of the number of all records to be stored.

           `apow' specifies the size of record alignment by power of 2.  If it is not defined or  negative,  the
           default value is specified.  The default value is 4 standing for 2^4=16.

           `fpow'  specifies  the maximum number of elements of the free block pool by power of 2.  If it is not
           defined or negative, the default value is specified.  The default value is 10 standing for 2^10=1024.

           `opts' specifies options by bitwise-or: `TokyoCabinet::TDB::TLARGE' specifies that the  size  of  the
           database can be larger than 2GB by using 64-bit bucket array, `TokyoCabinet::TDB::TDEFLATE' specifies
           that  each record is compressed with Deflate encoding, `TokyoCabinet::TDB::TBZIP' specifies that each
           record is compressed with BZIP2 encoding, `TokyoCabinet::TDB::TTCBS' specifies that  each  record  is
           compressed with TCBS encoding.  If it is not defined, no option is specified.

           `rcnum'  specifies the maximum number of records to be cached.  If it is not defined or not more than
           0, the record cache is disabled. It is disabled by default.

           `lcnum' specifies the maximum number of leaf nodes to be cached.  If it is not defined  or  not  more
           than 0, the default value is specified.  The default value is 2048.

           `ncnum'  specifies  the  maximum  number of non-leaf nodes to be cached.  If it is not defined or not
           more than 0, the default value is specified.  The default value is 512.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

       untie(%hash)

           Untie a hash variable from the database file.

           The return value is always true.

       $hash{pkey} = cols

           Store a record.

           `pkey' specifies primary key.

           `cols' specifies the reference to a hash containing columns.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           If a record with the same key exists in the database, it is overwritten.

       delete($hash{pkey})

           Remove a record.

           `pkey' specifies primary key.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

       $hash{pkey}

           Retrieve a record.

           `pkey' specifies primary key.

           If successful, the return value is the reference to a  hash  of  the  columns  of  the  corresponding
           record.  `undef' is returned if no record corresponds.

       exists($hash{pkey})

           Check whether a record corrsponding a key exists.

           `pkey' specifies primary key.

           The return value is true if the record exists, else it is false.

       $hash = ()

           Remove all records.

           The return value is always `undef'.

       (the iterator)

           The  inner  methods  `FIRSTKEY'  and  `NEXTKEY'  are  also  implemented so that you can use the tying
           functions `each', `keys', and so on.

   Class TokyoCabinet::ADB
       Abstract database is a set of interfaces to use on-memory hash database, on-memory  tree  database,  hash
       database,  B+  tree  database,  fixed-length  database,  and  table  database  with the same API.  Before
       operations to store or retrieve records, it is necessary to connect the abstract database object  to  the
       concrete  one.   The  method `open' is used to open a concrete database and the method `close' is used to
       close the database.  To avoid data missing or  corruption,  it  is  important  to  close  every  database
       instance when it is no longer in use.  It is forbidden for multible database objects in a process to open
       the same database at the same time.

       $adb = TokyoCabinet::ADB->new()

           Create an abstract database object.

           The return value is the new abstract database object.

       $adb->open(name)

           Open a database.

           `name'  specifies  the  name  of  the database.  If it is "*", the database will be an on-memory hash
           database.  If it is "+", the database will be an on-memory tree database.  If its suffix  is  ".tch",
           the  database  will  be  a  hash  database.   If its suffix is ".tcb", the database will be a B+ tree
           database.  If its suffix is ".tcf", the database will be a fixed-length database.  If its  suffix  is
           ".tct",  the database will be a table database.  Otherwise, this method fails.  Tuning parameters can
           trail the name, separated by "#".  Each parameter is composed of the name and the value, separated by
           "=".  On-memory hash database supports "bnum",  "capnum",  and  "capsiz".   On-memory  tree  database
           supports  "capnum"  and  "capsiz".   Hash  database  supports "mode", "bnum", "apow", "fpow", "opts",
           "rcnum", and "xmsiz".  B+ tree database supports "mode", "lmemb", "nmemb",  "bnum",  "apow",  "fpow",
           "opts", "lcnum", "ncnum", and "xmsiz".  Fixed-length database supports "mode", "width", and "limsiz".
           Table  database  supports "mode", "bnum", "apow", "fpow", "opts", "rcnum", "lcnum", "ncnum", "xmsiz",
           and "idx".

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           The tuning parameter "capnum" specifies the capacity  number  of  records.   "capsiz"  specifies  the
           capacity  size  of  using  memory.   Records  spilled  the capacity are removed by the storing order.
           "mode" can contain "w" of writer, "r" of reader, "c" of  creating,  "t"  of  truncating,  "e"  of  no
           locking,  and  "f"  of non-blocking lock.  The default mode is relevant to "wc".  "opts" can contains
           "l" of large option, "d" of Deflate option, "b" of BZIP2 option,  and  "t"  of  TCBS  option.   "idx"
           specifies   the   column   name   of   an  index  and  its  type  separated  by  ":".   For  example,
           "casket.tch#bnum=1000000#opts=ld" means that the name of the database file is "casket.tch",  and  the
           bucket number is 1000000, and the options are large and Deflate.

       $adb->close()

           Close the database.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           Update  of  a  database  is  assured  to be written when the database is closed.  If a writer opens a
           database but does not close it appropriately, the database will be broken.

       $adb->put(key, value)

           Store a record.

           `key' specifies the key.

           `value' specifies the value.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           If a record with the same key exists in the database, it is overwritten.

       $adb->putkeep(key, value)

           Store a new record.

           `key' specifies the key.

           `value' specifies the value.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           If a record with the same key exists in the database, this method has no effect.

       $adb->putcat(key, value)

           Concatenate a value at the end of the existing record.

           `key' specifies the key.

           `value' specifies the value.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           If there is no corresponding record, a new record is created.

       $adb->out(key)

           Remove a record.

           `key' specifies the key.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

       $adb->get(key)

           Retrieve a record.

           `key' specifies the key.

           If successful, the return value is the value of the corresponding record.  `undef' is returned if  no
           record corresponds.

       $adb->vsiz(key)

           Get the size of the value of a record.

           `key' specifies the key.

           If successful, the return value is the size of the value of the corresponding record, else, it is -1.

       $adb->iterinit()

           Initialize the iterator.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           The iterator is used in order to access the key of every record stored in a database.

       $adb->iternext()

           Get the next key of the iterator.

           If  successful,  the  return value is the next key, else, it is `undef'.  `undef' is returned when no
           record is to be get out of the iterator.

           It is possible to access every record by iteration of calling this method.  It is allowed  to  update
           or remove records whose keys are fetched while the iteration.  However, it is not assured if updating
           the  database is occurred while the iteration.  Besides, the order of this traversal access method is
           arbitrary, so it is not assured that the order of storing matches the one of the traversal access.

       $adb->fwmkeys(prefix, max)

           Get forward matching keys.

           `prefix' specifies the prefix of the corresponding keys.

           `max' specifies the maximum number of keys to be fetched.  If it is not defined or negative, no limit
           is specified.

           The return value is the reference to an array of the keys of the corresponding records.  This  method
           does never fail.  It returns an empty array even if no record corresponds.

           Note that this method may be very slow because every key in the database is scanned.

       $adb->addint(key, num)

           Add an integer to a record.

           `key' specifies the key.

           `num' specifies the additional value.

           If successful, the return value is the summation value, else, it is `undef'.

           If the corresponding record exists, the value is treated as an integer and is added to.  If no record
           corresponds,  a  new  record of the additional value is stored.  Because records are stored in binary
           format, they should be processed with the `unpack' function with the `i' operator after retrieval.

       $adb->adddouble(key, num)

           Add a real number to a record.

           `key' specifies the key.

           `num' specifies the additional value.

           If successful, the return value is the summation value, else, it is `undef'.

           If the corresponding record exists, the value is treated as a real number and is  added  to.   If  no
           record  corresponds,  a  new record of the additional value is stored.  Because records are stored in
           binary format, they should be processed with the  `unpack'  function  with  the  `d'  operator  after
           retrieval.

       $adb->sync()

           Synchronize updated contents with the file and the device.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

       $adb->optimize(params)

           Optimize the storage.

           `params'  specifies the string of the tuning parameters, which works as with the tuning of parameters
           the method `open'.  If it is not defined, it is not used.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

       $adb->vanish()

           Remove all records.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

       $adb->copy(path)

           Copy the database file.

           `path' specifies the path of the destination file.  If it begins with `@', the trailing substring  is
           executed as a command line.

           If  successful,  the  return  value  is  true,  else, it is false.  False is returned if the executed
           command returns non-zero code.

           The database file is assured to be kept synchronized and not modified while the copying or  executing
           operation is in progress.  So, this method is useful to create a backup file of the database file.

       $adb->tranbegin()

           Begin the transaction.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           The  database  is  locked  by  the  thread  while the transaction so that only one transaction can be
           activated with a database object at the same time.  Thus, the serializable isolation level is assumed
           if every database operation is performed in the transaction.  All updated regions are kept  track  of
           by  write  ahead  logging  while  the transaction.  If the database is closed during transaction, the
           transaction is aborted implicitly.

       $adb->trancommit()

           Commit the transaction.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           Update in the transaction is fixed when it is committed successfully.

       $adb->tranabort()

           Abort the transaction.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           Update in the transaction is discarded when it is aborted.  The state of the database  is  rollbacked
           to before transaction.

       $adb->path()

           Get the path of the database file.

           The  return  value  is the path of the database file or `undef' if the object does not connect to any
           database instance.  "*" stands for on-memory hash database.  "+" stands for on-memory tree database.

       $adb->rnum()

           Get the number of records.

           The return value is the number of records or 0 if  the  object  does  not  connect  to  any  database
           instance.

       $adb->size()

           Get the size of the database.

           The return value is the size of the database file or 0 if the object does not connect to any database
           instance.

       $adb->misc(name, args)

           Call a versatile function for miscellaneous operations.

           `name' specifies the name of the function.

           `args'  specifies  the  reference  to  an  array  of arguments.  If it is not defined, no argument is
           specified.

           If successful, the return value is the reference to an array of the result.  `undef' is  returned  on
           failure.

   Tying functions of TokyoCabinet::ADB
       tie(%hash, "TokyoCabinet::ADB", name)

           Tie a hash variable to an abstract database instance.

           `name'  specifies  the  name  of  the database.  If it is "*", the database will be an on-memory hash
           database.  If it is "+", the database will be an on-memory tree database.  If its suffix  is  ".tch",
           the  database  will  be  a  hash  database.   If its suffix is ".tcb", the database will be a B+ tree
           database.  If its suffix is ".tcf", the database will be a fixed-length database.  If its  suffix  is
           ".tct",  the database will be a table database.  Otherwise, this method fails.  Tuning parameters can
           trail the name, separated by "#".  Each parameter is composed of the name and the value, separated by
           "=".  On-memory hash database supports "bnum",  "capnum",  and  "capsiz".   On-memory  tree  database
           supports  "capnum"  and  "capsiz".   Hash  database  supports "mode", "bnum", "apow", "fpow", "opts",
           "rcnum", and "xmsiz".  B+ tree database supports "mode", "lmemb", "nmemb",  "bnum",  "apow",  "fpow",
           "opts", "lcnum", "ncnum", and "xmsiz".  Fixed-length database supports "mode", "width", and "limsiz".
           Table  database  supports "mode", "bnum", "apow", "fpow", "opts", "rcnum", "lcnum", "ncnum", "xmsiz",
           and "idx".

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

       untie(%hash)

           Untie a hash variable from the database.

           The return value is always true.

       $hash{key} = value

           Store a record.

           `key' specifies the key.

           `value' specifies the value.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

           If a record with the same key exists in the database, it is overwritten.

       delete($hash{key})

           Remove a record.

           `key' specifies the key.

           If successful, the return value is true, else, it is false.

       $hash{key}

           Retrieve a record.

           `key' specifies the key.

           If successful, the return value is the value of the corresponding record.  `undef' is returned if  no
           record corresponds.

       exists($hash{key})

           Check whether a record corrsponding a key exists.

           `key' specifies the key.

           The return value is true if the record exists, else it is false.

       $hash = ()

           Remove all records.

           The return value is always `undef'.

       (the iterator)

           The  inner  methods  `FIRSTKEY'  and  `NEXTKEY'  are  also  implemented so that you can use the tying
           functions `each', `keys', and so on.

LICENSE

        Copyright (C) 2006-2010 FAL Labs
        All rights reserved.

       Tokyo Cabinet is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it  under  the  terms  of  the  GNU
       Lesser  General  Public  License  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the
       License or any later version.  Tokyo Cabinet is distributed in the hope  that  it  will  be  useful,  but
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       the GNU Lesser General Public License along with Tokyo Cabinet;  if  not,  write  to  the  Free  Software
       Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA.

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