Aquila.AqlStore 1.0.6

Aquila.AqlStore

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Aquila.AqlStore is a lightweight, file‑based local data store for .NET & .NET MAUI that uses a custom human‑readable format called AQL instead of JSON or SQLite.

Aquila.AqlStore is a lightweight, human‑readable, high‑performance local data store designed for .NET / .NET MAUI applications. It provides a structured alternative to JSON while remaining easy to read, write, debug, and version‑control.

This README uses the Sample_Aqlstore (.NET MAUI) project you built as a real, working example.

✨ Why Aquila.AqlStore?

Modern apps often need:

• Fast local storage
• Easy debugging
• Human‑readable files
• No heavy database setup
• Cross‑platform compatibility

Problems with common approaches

AQL Store solves this gap.

🧠 What is AQL?

AQL (Aquila Query Language) is a structured text format optimized for:

• Configuration data
• Small to medium datasets
• Debug‑friendly persistence

Example AQL Record

id: 101
name: "Person 101"
age: 28
city: "City 42"

Readable. Editable. Git‑friendly.

🚀 Key Features

• ⚡ Fast read/write
• 🧾 Human‑readable storage
• 🔄 No schema or migrations
• 🧵 Safe UI‑thread integration (MAUI)
• 📦 Works offline
• 🧪 Easy bulk‑data generation (500+ records)

🏗 Architecture Overview

MAUI UI
   ↓
ViewModel / Code‑Behind
   ↓
AqlStore API
   ↓
.aql file (local storage)

📦 Installation

Add the Aquila.AqlStore project or NuGet package:

dotnet add package Aquila.AqlStore

🧩 Sample Project Overview

Project: Sample_Aqlstore

This MAUI app demonstrates:

• CRUD operations
• Bulk record generation (500 records)
• CollectionView binding
• Thread‑safe storage writes

🧱 Data Model Example

public class Person
{
    public int Id { get; set; }
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public int Age { get; set; }
    public string City { get; set; }
}

🖊 Writing Data to AQL Store

Create / Update (Upsert)

string aql = $"""
id: {id}
name: \"{name}\"
age: {age}
city: \"{city}\"
""";

_store.Set($"person.{id}", aql);

✔ Automatically creates or updates ✔ No serialization ✔ No mapping ✔ No schema

📖 Reading Data

Read a single record

string? aql = _store.Get("person.1");

Read all records

var records = _store.GetAll();

Convert AQL → Model and bind to UI.

🔁 Bulk Data Generation (500 Records)

Your project safely generates records using:

• Background thread for performance
• Main thread for safe writes

await Task.Run(async () =>
{
    for (int i = 1; i <= 500; i++)
    {
        int id = NextId();

        MainThread.BeginInvokeOnMainThread(() =>
        {
            _store.Set($"person.{id}", aql);
        });
    }
});

✔ Why this works

• Prevents UI freeze
• Avoids race conditions
• Maintains correct ID increments

🧠 ID Management (Important)

AQL Store does not auto‑increment IDs.

You control it:

private int NextId()
{
    return _store.GetAll().Count + 1;
}

✔ Predictable ✔ Transparent

🗑 Deleting Data

Delete a record by key

_store.Delete("person.1");

✔ Immediately removes the file ✔ Safe to call multiple times

🔍 Key Queries

Get keys by prefix

var keys = _store.GetKeysByPrefix("person.");

Useful for grouping records.

🖥 UI Integration (MAUI)

CollectionView (Scrollable by default)

<CollectionView ItemsSource="{Binding Items}" />

No ScrollView needed.

📊 Performance Comparison

🔐 Permissions

✅ No special permissions required

Uses:

• App local storage
• Sandboxed MAUI environment

🧪 Best Use Cases

• Demo apps
• Offline apps
• Prototypes
• Learning projects
• Config storage
• Logs & snapshots

⚠ When NOT to Use

• Millions of records
• Complex relational queries
• Multi‑user concurrent writes

(Use SQLite / PostgreSQL instead)

📂 File Output Example

person.1.aql
person.2.aql
person.3.aql
...

Readable. Debuggable.

🧠 Design Philosophy

"Simple things should be simple."

AQL Store prioritizes:

• Developer happiness
• Transparency
• Debug‑first design

📌 Roadmap

• 🔍 Indexed search
• 📦 Compression
• 🔄 Sync support
• 🧪 Validation helpers

🤝 Contributing

Pull requests welcome.

🧑‍💻 Author

Aswin Sadhasivam 📧 mail@aquilainnovations.in

⭐ Final Thoughts

If you want:

• Zero friction storage
• Full control
• Clean debugging

Aquila.AqlStore is built for you.

Aquila.AqlStore — because sometimes you just need something fast and persistent without the overhead.