a plaintext database format
stores a list of elements
at the start of file the keys are defined along with their types
valid types are TEXT
, NUMBER
, BOOL
and {A, LIST, OF, VALUES}
optional other data can be added by adding __WITH_DATA
to the type and adding __{whatever}
to the value
each data is seperated by an empty line the values have to be in the order of the types, and if there are no more values, the keys afterward are treated as optional
at the end of the file should be an empty line
NAME : TEXT__WITH_DATA
KIND: {MOVIE, BOOK, SHOW, GAME, MUSIC, PODCAST}
DATE : DATE
RATING: {STOPPED, FINISHED, LIKED, AMAZING}
NUMBER_TEST: NUMBER
BOOL_TEST: BOOL
SINGLE_ENUM: {TEST}
NOTE: TEXT
Steven Universe Future__S01
SHOW
2019-12-27
AMAZING
The Leftovers
SHOW
2017-06-04
AMAZING
5
TRUE
{
header: [
{name: "NAME", type: "TEXT"},
{name: "NAME__DATA", type: "TEXT"},
{
name: "KIND",
type: [
"MOVIE",
"BOOK",
"SHOW",
"GAME",
"MUSIC",
"PODCAST",
],
},
{name: "DATE", type: "DATE"},
{
name: "RATING",
type: [
"STOPPED",
"FINISHED",
"LIKED",
"AMAZING",
],
},
{name: "NUMBER_TEST", type: "NUMBER"},
{name: "BOOL_TEST", type: "BOOL"},
{name: "SINGLE_ENUM", type: ["TEST"]},
{name: "NOTE", type: "TEXT"},
],
data: [
{
NAME: "Steven Universe Future",
NAME__DATA: "S01",
KIND: "SHOW",
DATE: "2019-12-27T00:00:00.000Z",
RATING: "AMAZING",
},
{
NAME: "The Leftovers",
KIND: "SHOW",
DATE: "2017-06-04T00:00:00.000Z",
RATING: "AMAZING",
NUMBER_TEST: 5,
BOOL_TEST: true,
},
],
}