[ANN] ram, an in-memory distributed KV store

[Roberto Ostinelli]

Let’s write a database! Well not really, but I think it’s a little sad that
there doesn’t seem to be a simple in-memory distributed KV database in
Erlang. Many times all I need is a consistent distributed ETS table.

The two main ones I normally consider are:


   - *Riak* which is great, it handles loads of data and is based on DHTs.
   This means that when there are cluster changes there is a need for
   redistribution of data and the process needs to be properly managed, with
   handoffs and so on. It is really great but it’s eventually consistent and
   on many occasions it may be overkill when all I’m looking for is a simple
   in-memory ACI(not D) KV solution which can have 100% of its data replicated
   on every node.
   - *mnesia* which could be it, but unfortunately requires special
   attention when initializing tables and making them distributed (which is
   tricky), handles net splits very badly, needs hacks to resolve conflicts,
   and does not really support dynamic clusters (additions can be kind of ok,
   but for instance you can’t remove nodes unless you stop the app).
   - …other solutions? In general people end up using Foundation DB or
   REDIS (which has master-slave replication), so external from the beam.
   Pity, no?


So… :) Well I don’t plan to write a database (since ETS is *awesome*),
rather distributing it in a cluster. I’d simply want a distributed ETS
solution after all!

I’ve already started the work and released a version 0.1.0 or ram:
https://github.com/ostinelli/ram

Docs are here:
https://hexdocs.pm/ram

Please note this is a very early stage. It started as an experiment and it
might remain one. So feedback is welcome to decide its future!

Best,
r.
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