Add disk tables support

Author: krasun

README.md

@@ -6,6 +6,125 @@
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+lsmtree is a log-structured merge-tree implementation in Go.
+
+**Attention!** lsmtree is **not** goroutine-safe - calling any methods on it from a different goroutine without synchronization is not safe and might lead to data corruption.  Make sure that the access is synchronized if the tree is used from the separate goroutines.
+
+## Installation
+
+As simple as:
+
+```
+go get github.com/krasun/lsmtree
+```
+
+## Quickstart
+
+A fully-featured example:
+
+```
+package lsmtree_test
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/krasun/lsmtree"
+)
+
+func Example() {
+	dbDir, err := ioutil.TempDir(os.TempDir(), "example")
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("failed to create %s: %w", dbDir, err))
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := os.RemoveAll(dbDir); err != nil {
+			panic(fmt.Errorf("failed to remove %s: %w", dbDir, err))
+		}
+	}()
+
+	tree, err := lsmtree.Open(dbDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("failed to open LSM tree %s: %w", dbDir, err))
+	}
+
+	err = tree.Put([]byte("Hi!"), []byte("Hello world, LSMTree!"))
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("failed to put: %w", err))
+	}
+
+	err = tree.Put([]byte("Does it override key?"), []byte("No!"))
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("failed to put: %w", err))
+	}
+
+	err = tree.Put([]byte("Does it override key?"), []byte("Yes, absolutely! The key has been overridden."))
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("failed to put: %w", err))
+	}
+
+	if err := tree.Close(); err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("failed to close: %w", err))
+	}
+
+	tree, err = lsmtree.Open(dbDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("failed to open LSM tree %s: %w", dbDir, err))
+	}
+
+	value, ok, err := tree.Get([]byte("Hi!"))
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("failed to get value: %w", err))
+	}
+	if !ok {
+		fmt.Println("failed to find value")
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println(string(value))
+
+	value, ok, err = tree.Get([]byte("Does it override key?"))
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("failed to get value: %w", err))
+	}
+	if !ok {
+		fmt.Println("failed to find value")
+	}
+
+	if err := tree.Close(); err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("failed to close: %w", err))
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println(string(value))
+	// Output:
+	// Hello world, LSMTree!
+	// Yes, absolutely! The key has been overridden.
+}
+```
+
+## Tests 
+
+To make sure that the code is fully tested and covered:
+
+```
+$ go test -cover .
+ok  	github.com/krasun/lsmtree	0.675s	coverage: 100.0% of statements
+```
+
+## TODO
+
+- [ ] strategies for merge and flush 
+- [ ] files check sum https://golang.org/pkg/hash/crc32/#example_MakeTable
+- [ ] bloom filter file https://llimllib.github.io/bloomfilter-tutorial/ 
+- [ ] 100% coverage
+- [ ] performance tests
+- [ ] option to write to file without sync, or "periodic" sync (with lock)
+- [ ] use specific types instead of int for encoding and check overflows
+
+## Known Usages 
+
+1. [krasun/gosqldb](https://github.com/krasun/gosqldb) - my experimental implementation of a simple database.
+
 ## License 
 
 lsmtree is released under [the MIT license](LICENSE).