The type for errors.

pp_error is the pretty-printer for errors.

The type representing the internal state of the key-value store.

Disconnect from the key-value store. While this might take some time to complete, it can never result in an error.

The type for keys.

exists t k is Some `Value if k is bound to a value in t, Some `Dictionary if k is a prefix of a valid key in t and None if no key with that prefix exists in t.

exists answers two questions: does the key exist and is it referring to a value or a dictionary.

An error occurs when the underlying storage layer fails.

get t k is the value bound to k in t.

The result is Error (`Value_expected k) if k refers to a dictionary in t.

get_partial t k ~offset ~length is the length bytes wide value bound at offset of k in t.

If the size of k is less than offset, get_partial returns an empty string. If the size of k is less than offset+length, get_partial returns a short string. The result is Error (`Value_expected k) if k refers to a dictionary in t.

list t k is the list of entries and their types in the dictionary referenced by k in t. The returned keys are all absolute (i.e. Key.add k entry).

The result is Error (`Dictionary_expected k) if k refers to a value in t.

last_modified t k is the last time the value bound to k in t has been modified.

When the value bound to k is a dictionary, the implementation is free to decide how to compute a last modified timestamp, or return Error (`Value_expected _).

digest t k is the unique digest of the value bound to k in t.

When the value bound to k is a dictionary, the implementation is allowed to return Error (`Value_expected _). Otherwise, the digest is a unique and deterministic digest of its entries.

size t k is the size of k in t.