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This patch adds yet another test for Alternator's unimplemented feature of adding a GSI to an already existing table (issue #5022), but this test is for a very specific corner case - tables which contain string attributes with an empty value - the corner case described in issue #9424: DynamoDB used to forbid any string attributes from being set to an empty string, but this changed in May 2020, and since then empty strings are allowed - but NOT as keys. So although it is legal to set a string attribute to an empty string, if this table has a GSI whose key is that specific attribute, the update command is refused. We already had a test for this - test_gsi_empty_value. However, the case in this patch is the case where a GSI is added to a table *after* the table already has data. In this case (as this test demonstrates), we are supposed to drop the items which have the empty string key from the GSI. Even when #5022 (the ability to add GSIs to existing tables) will be done, this test will continue to fail. The unique problem of this test is that Scylla's materialized views *do* allow empty strings as clustering keys (right now) and even partition keys (after #9375 will be solved), while we don't want them to enter the GSI. We will probably need to add to the view's filter, which right now contains (as required) "x IS NOT NULL" also the filter "x != ''" (when x's type is a string or binary) so that items with empty-string keys will be dropped. Refs #5022 Refs #9375 Refs #9424 Signed-off-by: Nadav Har'El <nyh@scylladb.com> Message-Id: <20211003170636.477582-1-nyh@scylladb.com>
Scylla
What is Scylla?
Scylla is the real-time big data database that is API-compatible with Apache Cassandra and Amazon DynamoDB. Scylla embraces a shared-nothing approach that increases throughput and storage capacity to realize order-of-magnitude performance improvements and reduce hardware costs.
For more information, please see the ScyllaDB web site.
Build Prerequisites
Scylla is fairly fussy about its build environment, requiring very recent versions of the C++20 compiler and of many libraries to build. The document HACKING.md includes detailed information on building and developing Scylla, but to get Scylla building quickly on (almost) any build machine, Scylla offers a frozen toolchain, This is a pre-configured Docker image which includes recent versions of all the required compilers, libraries and build tools. Using the frozen toolchain allows you to avoid changing anything in your build machine to meet Scylla's requirements - you just need to meet the frozen toolchain's prerequisites (mostly, Docker or Podman being available).
Building Scylla
Building Scylla with the frozen toolchain dbuild is as easy as:
$ git submodule update --init --force --recursive
$ ./tools/toolchain/dbuild ./configure.py
$ ./tools/toolchain/dbuild ninja build/release/scylla
For further information, please see:
- Developer documentation for more information on building Scylla.
- Build documentation on how to build Scylla binaries, tests, and packages.
- Docker image build documentation for information on how to build Docker images.
Running Scylla
To start Scylla server, run:
$ ./tools/toolchain/dbuild ./build/release/scylla --workdir tmp --smp 1 --developer-mode 1
This will start a Scylla node with one CPU core allocated to it and data files stored in the tmp directory.
The --developer-mode is needed to disable the various checks Scylla performs at startup to ensure the machine is configured for maximum performance (not relevant on development workstations).
Please note that you need to run Scylla with dbuild if you built it with the frozen toolchain.
For more run options, run:
$ ./tools/toolchain/dbuild ./build/release/scylla --help
Testing
See test.py manual.
Scylla APIs and compatibility
By default, Scylla is compatible with Apache Cassandra and its APIs - CQL and Thrift. There is also support for the API of Amazon DynamoDB™, which needs to be enabled and configured in order to be used. For more information on how to enable the DynamoDB™ API in Scylla, and the current compatibility of this feature as well as Scylla-specific extensions, see Alternator and Getting started with Alternator.
Documentation
Documentation can be found here. Seastar documentation can be found here. User documentation can be found here.
Training
Training material and online courses can be found at Scylla University. The courses are free, self-paced and include hands-on examples. They cover a variety of topics including Scylla data modeling, administration, architecture, basic NoSQL concepts, using drivers for application development, Scylla setup, failover, compactions, multi-datacenters and how Scylla integrates with third-party applications.
Contributing to Scylla
If you want to report a bug or submit a pull request or a patch, please read the contribution guidelines.
If you are a developer working on Scylla, please read the developer guidelines.
Contact
- The users mailing list and Slack channel are for users to discuss configuration, management, and operations of the ScyllaDB open source.
- The developers mailing list is for developers and people interested in following the development of ScyllaDB to discuss technical topics.