Gunnery.js

Gunnery.js makes GUN easier to use. It is still under heavy construction.

Installation

yarn add gunnery

Quick Example

import gunnery from "gunnery"

const db = new gunnery({ peers: ["http://localhost:8765/gun"] })

// only one authenticated user per instance is possible
const pub = await db.auth("alias", "password")

// but you can use multiple instances at the same time
const db2 = new gunnery({ peers: ["http://localhost:8765/gun"] })
const pub2 = await db2.auth("alias2", "password2")

const data = { example: 1 }

// save data to authenticated user
await db.put(data, "key1", "key2")
const my_data = await db.get("key1", "key2")

// get data from non-authenticated user with a public key (u of uget = user)
const user_data = await db.uget(pub2, "key1", "key2")

// save data to a public path (g of gget = global)
await db.gput(data, "key1", "key2")
const public_data = await db.gget("key1", "key2")

// encrypt the data so only the currently authenticated user can read
await db.put(data, "key1", "key2", {enc: true})
const enc_data = await db.get("key1", "key2", {enc: true})

// encrypt the data so only a specified user can read
await db.gput(data, "key1", "key2", {enc: pub2})
const enc_data2 = await db2.gget("key1", "key2", {enc: pub})

// save frozen data with hash, hash will be appended to the last key
await db.gput(data, "#", "", {hash: true})
await db.gput(data, "#inbox", "2021/August#", {hash: true})

// map child nodes
await db.map("key1",(data)=>{
  console.log(data)
})

// listen to data changes
await db.on("key1","key2", (data)=>{
  console.log(data)
})

// pagination
const page = await db.page("key1")
await page.put("key2", data)
const p1 = await page.next()
const p2 = await page.next()
const p3 = await page.next()

API

arguments

pub

A public key of a non-authenticated user. There is no writing (uput) to other users' nodes.

const data = await db.uget(pub, "key1", "key2")

opt* (optional)

Most functions take an optional opt object.

enc

• true encrypt the data so only the currently authenticated user can read
• public key encrypt the data so only the specified user can read

sign

• true sign the data, so the data owner can be verified later

aec

• true encrypt the data with AEC-GCM key

hash

• true freeze the data with hash, this option has to be used with # in the keys

You can freeze encrypted data by setting both options true.

// save frozen data only you can read.
// the last key is empty but the hash will be appended here, so you still need it.
await db.gput(data, "#", "", { enc: true, hash: true })

cb* (optional)

In case of on functions, cb (callback function to receive the data) also receives a off function to remove the listener. This appies to on gon uon mapon gmapon umapon.

await db.on("key1", "key2", (data, off)=>{ console.log(data) })

path

path can be any length (depth).

await db.get("key1", "key2", "key3", "key4", opt })

desc

• true save data in reverse order, only applicable to page instances.

timeout

• millisecond wait until there exists data, but return undefined when timeout has passed.

Authentication

auth (alias, password)

There can be only one authenticated user per instance, but you can use multiple instances at the same time.

const pub = await db.auth("alias", "password")

authPair (pair, alias*)

You can also authenticate a user with a pair, the optional alias is an arbitrary value.

const pub = await db.authPair(pair)

Write Operations

put (data, opt*, ...path)

Put data to the authenticated user.

await db.put(data, "key1", "key2")

gput (data, opt*, ...path)

Put data to public.

await db.gput(data, "key1", "key2")

share (pub, ...path)

Share encrypted data with another user with pub.

await db.share(pub, "key1", "key2")

Single Node Read Operations

get (opt*, ...path)

Get data stored to the authenticated user.

const data = await db.get("key1", "key2")

uget (pub , opt*, ...path)

Get data stored to a specified user.

const data = await db.uget(pub, "key1", "key2")

gget (opt*, ...path)

Get public data.

const data = await db.gget("key1", "key2")

sget (pub, ...path)

Get shared data. pub is the user who shared the data with you.

const data = await db.sget(pub, "key1", "key2")

on (opt*, cb* ...path)

Get and listen to changes of data stored to the authenticated user.

await db.on("key1", "key2", (data, off)=>{ console.log(data) })

uon (pub, opt*, cb* ...path)

Get and listen to changes of data stored to a specified user.

await db.uon(pub, "key1", "key2", (data, off)=>{ console.log(data) })

gon (opt*, cb* ...path)

Get and listen to changes of public data.

await db.gon("key1", "key2", (data, off)=>{ console.log(data) })

Child Nodes Map Read Operations

map (opt*, cb* ...path)

Map child nodes stored to the currently authenticated user.

await db.map("list", (data)=>{ console.log(data) })

umap (pub, opt*, cb* ...path)

Map child nodes stored to a specified user.

await db.umap("list", (data)=>{ console.log(data) })

gmap (opt*, cb* ...path)

Map public child nodes.

await db.umap("list", (data)=>{ console.log(data) })

mapon (opt*, cb* ...path)

Map and listen to changes of child nodes stored to the currently authenticated user.

await db.mapon("list", (data, off)=>{ console.log(data) })

umapon (pub, opt*, cb* ...path)

Map and listen to changes of child nodes stored to a specified user.

await db.umapon(pub, "list", (data, off)=>{ console.log(data) })

gmapon (opt*, cb* ...path)

Map and listen to changes of public child nodes.

await db.gmapon("list", (data, off)=>{ console.log(data) })

pagination

Pagination is hard with graph database, but gunnery makes it simple.

page (...path)

upage (pub, ...path)

gpage (...path)

const page = await db.page("articles")
await page.init()
const id = "testid"
const id2 = "testid2"
const id3 = "testid3"
const page.put(id, data)
const page1 = await page.next()
const page2 = await page.next()

// listen for new items (only effective with { desc: true })
page.on((data)=> console.log("new item", data))

// delete item
await page.del(id)

// blacklist items, so they won't show in the result of next()
page.blacklistIds([id,id2,id3])