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perf: store a unique index as one id per key instead of a one-element list #1295

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52 changes: 39 additions & 13 deletions nitrite/src/main/java/org/dizitart/no2/collection/operation/IndexManager.java
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import java.util.*;
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;

import static org.dizitart.no2.common.util.IndexUtils.deriveCompositeIndexMapName;
import static org.dizitart.no2.common.util.IndexUtils.deriveIndexMapName;
import static org.dizitart.no2.common.util.IndexUtils.deriveUniqueIndexMapName;
import static org.dizitart.no2.common.util.IndexUtils.deriveIndexMetaMapName;

/**
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Iterable<IndexMeta> indexMetas = indexMetaMap.values();
for (IndexMeta indexMeta : indexMetas) {
if (indexMeta != null && indexMeta.getIndexDescriptor() != null) {
String indexMapName = indexMeta.getIndexMap();
NitriteMap<?, ?> indexMap = nitriteStore.openMap(indexMapName, Object.class, Object.class);
indexMap.close();
for (NitriteMap<?, ?> indexMap : existingLayoutMaps(indexMeta)) {
indexMap.close();
}
}
}

// close index meta
indexMetaMap.close();
}
}

public void clearAll() {
// close all index maps
// clear and close all index maps
if (!indexMetaMap.isClosed() && !indexMetaMap.isDropped()) {
Iterable<IndexMeta> indexMetas = indexMetaMap.values();
for (IndexMeta indexMeta : indexMetas) {
if (indexMeta != null && indexMeta.getIndexDescriptor() != null) {
String indexMapName = indexMeta.getIndexMap();
NitriteMap<?, ?> indexMap = nitriteStore.openMap(indexMapName, Object.class, Object.class);
indexMap.clear();
indexMap.close();
for (NitriteMap<?, ?> indexMap : existingLayoutMaps(indexMeta)) {
indexMap.clear();
indexMap.close();
}
}
}
}
}

/**
* The maps an index actually occupies in the store. {@link IndexMeta#getIndexMap()} records
* the classic map name, but a single-field index may instead live in the composite layout
* (non-unique) or the single-id layout (unique), each under a derived name of its own, and
* an index in mid-migration can briefly have two. Closing, clearing or dropping only the
* recorded map leaves the real one behind: after {@code clear()} its stale entries resolve
* to deleted documents, and a unique index rejects the very keys the collection no longer
* holds.
*/
private List<NitriteMap<?, ?>> existingLayoutMaps(IndexMeta indexMeta) {
List<String> names = new ArrayList<>();
names.add(indexMeta.getIndexMap());
IndexDescriptor descriptor = indexMeta.getIndexDescriptor();
if (!descriptor.isCompoundIndex()) {
names.add(deriveCompositeIndexMapName(descriptor));
names.add(deriveUniqueIndexMapName(descriptor));
}
List<NitriteMap<?, ?>> maps = new ArrayList<>();
for (String name : names) {
if (nitriteStore.hasMap(name)) {
maps.add(nitriteStore.openMap(name, Object.class, Object.class));
}
}
return maps;
}

/**
* Is dirty index boolean.
*
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -174,11 +201,10 @@ IndexDescriptor createIndexDescriptor(Fields fields, String indexType) {
void dropIndexDescriptor(Fields fields) {
IndexMeta meta = indexMetaMap.get(fields);
if (meta != null && meta.getIndexDescriptor() != null) {
String indexMapName = meta.getIndexMap();
NitriteMap<?, ?> indexMap = nitriteStore.openMap(indexMapName, Object.class, Object.class);
indexMap.drop();
for (NitriteMap<?, ?> indexMap : existingLayoutMaps(meta)) {
indexMap.drop();
}
}

indexMetaMap.remove(fields);
updateIndexDescriptorCache();
}
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11 changes: 11 additions & 0 deletions nitrite/src/main/java/org/dizitart/no2/common/util/IndexUtils.java
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Expand Up @@ -48,6 +48,17 @@ public static String deriveCompositeIndexMapName(IndexDescriptor descriptor) {
return deriveIndexMapName(descriptor) + INTERNAL_NAME_SEPARATOR + "composite";
}

/**
* Derives the name of the map holding a unique index in its single-id layout, one
* {@code value -> id} entry per key.
*
* @param descriptor the index descriptor
* @return the map name
*/
public static String deriveUniqueIndexMapName(IndexDescriptor descriptor) {
return deriveIndexMapName(descriptor) + INTERNAL_NAME_SEPARATOR + "unique";
}

public static String deriveIndexMetaMapName(String collectionName) {
return INDEX_META_PREFIX + INTERNAL_NAME_SEPARATOR + collectionName;
}
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27 changes: 24 additions & 3 deletions nitrite/src/main/java/org/dizitart/no2/index/IndexMap.java
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Expand Up @@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ public class IndexMap {
// (value, id) pairs (see IndexEntryKey). This IndexMap still presents the classic
// value -> List<NitriteId> view to the scanner and the filters.
private NitriteMap<IndexEntryKey, ?> compositeMap;
// single-id layout (unique index): values are NitriteIds, exposed as one-element lists
private boolean singleValued;

@Getter
@Setter
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -79,6 +81,24 @@ public static IndexMap composite(NitriteMap<IndexEntryKey, ?> compositeMap) {
return new IndexMap(compositeMap, true);
}

/**
* Instantiates an {@link IndexMap} over a unique index stored in the single-id layout
* ({@code value -> id}). The scanner and the filters expect a list of ids under every key,
* so each stored id is handed out as a one-element list.
*
* @param uniqueMap the backing map
* @return the index map
*/
public static IndexMap unique(NitriteMap<DBValue, NitriteId> uniqueMap) {
IndexMap indexMap = new IndexMap(uniqueMap);
indexMap.singleValued = true;
return indexMap;
}

private static Object exposeValue(Object value, boolean singleValued) {
return singleValued && value instanceof NitriteId ? Collections.singletonList(value) : value;
}

/**
* Normalizes a key returned by the backing map to the {@link DBNull} singleton
* when it represents the null key. Persistent stores deserialize the stored null
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -228,7 +248,7 @@ public Object get(DBValue dbValue) {
return compositeGet(dbValue == null ? DBNull.getInstance() : dbValue);
}
if (nitriteMap != null) {
return nitriteMap.get(dbValue);
return exposeValue(nitriteMap.get(dbValue), singleValued);
} else if (navigableMap != null) {
return navigableMap.get(dbValue);
}
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -284,10 +304,11 @@ public boolean hasNext() {
public Pair<DBValue, ?> next() {
Pair<DBValue, ?> next = entryIterator.next();
DBValue dbKey = next.getFirst();
Object value = exposeValue(next.getSecond(), singleValued);
if (dbKey instanceof DBNull) {
return new Pair<>(null, next.getSecond());
return new Pair<>(null, value);
} else {
return new Pair<>(dbKey, next.getSecond());
return new Pair<>(dbKey, value);
}
}
};
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions nitrite/src/main/java/org/dizitart/no2/index/NitriteIndex.java
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Expand Up @@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ default List<NitriteId> addNitriteIds(List<NitriteId> nitriteIds, FieldValues fi
// ConcurrentModificationException. CopyOnWriteArrayList swaps its backing array
// atomically on each mutation, so the background serializer always sees a stable
// snapshot. Non-unique indexes avoid list values entirely via the composite layout
// (issue #1260); only unique indexes and the text index reach this path, where the
// per-key list is small enough that copy-on-write cost is negligible.
// (issue #1260) and unique indexes store their single id directly; only the text
// index still reaches this path.
nitriteIds = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<>();
}

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100 changes: 67 additions & 33 deletions nitrite/src/main/java/org/dizitart/no2/index/SingleFieldIndex.java
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import org.dizitart.no2.common.Fields;
import org.dizitart.no2.common.tuples.Pair;
import org.dizitart.no2.filters.ComparableFilter;
import org.dizitart.no2.exceptions.UniqueConstraintException;
import org.dizitart.no2.store.NitriteMap;
import org.dizitart.no2.store.NitriteStore;

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import static org.dizitart.no2.common.util.IndexUtils.deriveCompositeIndexMapName;
import static org.dizitart.no2.common.util.IndexUtils.deriveIndexMapName;
import static org.dizitart.no2.common.util.IndexUtils.deriveUniqueIndexMapName;
import static org.dizitart.no2.common.util.ObjectUtils.convertToObjectArray;

/**
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private final IndexDescriptor indexDescriptor;
private final NitriteStore<?> nitriteStore;
private volatile boolean migrationChecked;
private volatile boolean uniqueMigrationChecked;

/**
* Instantiates a new {@link SingleFieldIndex}.
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}

/**
* The composite-key layout (issue #1260) is used for every non-unique index. Unique indexes
* keep the classic {@code value -> [id]} array layout because the uniqueness check relies on
* its single-array shape.
* The composite-key layout (issue #1260) is used for every non-unique index. A unique index
* has at most one id per key, so it stores that id directly ({@code value -> id}); the
* classic {@code value -> [id]} list layout it used before is migrated on first use.
*/
private boolean useCompositeLayout() {
return !isUnique();
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Object element = fieldValues.get(firstField);

if (!useCompositeLayout()) {
// unique indexes (and stores without comparable key ordering) keep the classic
// value -> [id] layout.
NitriteMap<DBValue, List<?>> indexMap = findIndexMap();
forEachElement(element, dbValue -> addIndexElement(indexMap, fieldValues, dbValue));
// one id per key: a violation is another document already holding the key
NitriteMap<DBValue, NitriteId> indexMap = findUniqueMap();
forEachElement(element, dbValue -> {
NitriteId existing = indexMap.get(dbValue);
if (existing != null && !existing.equals(fieldValues.getNitriteId())) {
throw new UniqueConstraintException("Unique key constraint violation for " + fields);
}
indexMap.put(dbValue, fieldValues.getNitriteId());
});
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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Rollback partial unique-index writes on insert. For a unique-indexed array or iterable, SingleFieldIndex.write stores each value immediately. If a later value conflicts, WriteOperations.insert removes only the document and leaves earlier index entries mapped to the failed document ID. A later valid document can then fail with UniqueConstraintException. Validate all values before writing, or remove every value written by this operation when the write fails.

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In `@nitrite/src/main/java/org/dizitart/no2/index/SingleFieldIndex.java` around
lines 84 - 92, The SingleFieldIndex.write path must avoid leaving partial
entries in the unique index when a later array or iterable value conflicts.
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} else {
// non-unique indexes use the composite-key layout: one O(log n) point write per
// (value, id) pair, instead of an O(n) read-modify-write of a shared list (issue #1260)
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Object element = fieldValues.get(firstField);

if (!useCompositeLayout()) {
NitriteMap<DBValue, List<?>> indexMap = findIndexMap();
forEachElement(element, dbValue -> removeIndexElement(indexMap, fieldValues, dbValue));
NitriteMap<DBValue, NitriteId> indexMap = findUniqueMap();
forEachElement(element, dbValue -> {
NitriteId existing = indexMap.get(dbValue);
if (existing != null && existing.equals(fieldValues.getNitriteId())) {
indexMap.remove(dbValue);
}
});
} else {
NitriteMap<IndexEntryKey, Object> indexMap = findCompositeMap();
forEachElement(element, dbValue ->
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@Override
public void drop() {
if (!useCompositeLayout()) {
NitriteMap<DBValue, List<?>> indexMap = findIndexMap();
indexMap.clear();
indexMap.drop();
// drop whichever layouts exist without migrating first; nothing being dropped
// needs converting
dropMapIfPresent(deriveUniqueIndexMapName(indexDescriptor), DBValue.class, NitriteId.class);
dropMapIfPresent(deriveIndexMapName(indexDescriptor), DBValue.class, ArrayList.class);
} else {
NitriteMap<IndexEntryKey, Object> indexMap = findCompositeMap();
indexMap.clear();
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IndexMap iMap = useCompositeLayout()
? IndexMap.composite(findCompositeMap())
: new IndexMap(findIndexMap());
: IndexMap.unique(findUniqueMap());
return scanIndex(findPlan, iMap);
}

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keys.add(new Pair<>(key.getValue(), key.getNitriteId()));
}
} else {
for (Pair<DBValue, List<?>> entry : (Iterable<Pair<DBValue, List<?>>>) (Iterable<?>) findIndexMap().entries()) {
for (NitriteId nitriteId : (List<NitriteId>) entry.getSecond()) {
if (!seen.add(nitriteId)) return null;
keys.add(new Pair<>(entry.getFirst(), nitriteId));
}
for (Pair<DBValue, NitriteId> entry : findUniqueMap().entries()) {
if (!seen.add(entry.getSecond())) return null;
keys.add(new Pair<>(entry.getFirst(), entry.getSecond()));
}
}

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}
}

@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
private void addIndexElement(NitriteMap<DBValue, List<?>> indexMap,
FieldValues fieldValues, DBValue element) {
List<NitriteId> nitriteIds = (List<NitriteId>) indexMap.get(element);
nitriteIds = addNitriteIds(nitriteIds, fieldValues);
indexMap.put(element, nitriteIds);
private NitriteMap<DBValue, NitriteId> findUniqueMap() {
migrateLegacyUniqueIndex();
return nitriteStore.openMap(deriveUniqueIndexMapName(indexDescriptor), DBValue.class, NitriteId.class);
}

/**
* Rewrites a unique index left in the classic {@code value -> [id]} list layout into the
* single-id layout the first time the index is accessed, then drops the legacy map. The
* list layout paid a copy-on-write list per key for a list that never held more than one
* id. Idempotent and run once per index instance.
*/
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
private void removeIndexElement(NitriteMap<DBValue, List<?>> indexMap,
FieldValues fieldValues, DBValue element) {
List<NitriteId> nitriteIds = (List<NitriteId>) indexMap.get(element);
if (nitriteIds != null && !nitriteIds.isEmpty()) {
nitriteIds.remove(fieldValues.getNitriteId());
if (nitriteIds.size() == 0) {
indexMap.remove(element);
} else {
indexMap.put(element, nitriteIds);
private void migrateLegacyUniqueIndex() {
if (uniqueMigrationChecked) return;
synchronized (this) {
if (uniqueMigrationChecked) return;
String legacyName = deriveIndexMapName(indexDescriptor);
if (nitriteStore.hasMap(legacyName)) {
NitriteMap<DBValue, List<?>> legacy = findIndexMap();
if (!legacy.isEmpty()) {
NitriteMap<DBValue, NitriteId> unique = nitriteStore.openMap(
deriveUniqueIndexMapName(indexDescriptor), DBValue.class, NitriteId.class);
for (Pair<DBValue, List<?>> entry : (Iterable<Pair<DBValue, List<?>>>) (Iterable<?>) legacy.entries()) {
List<NitriteId> nitriteIds = (List<NitriteId>) entry.getSecond();
if (nitriteIds != null && !nitriteIds.isEmpty()) {
unique.put(entry.getFirst(), nitriteIds.get(0));
}
}
}
legacy.clear();
legacy.drop();
}
uniqueMigrationChecked = true;
}
}

private void dropMapIfPresent(String mapName, Class<?> keyType, Class<?> valueType) {
if (nitriteStore.hasMap(mapName)) {
NitriteMap<?, ?> map = nitriteStore.openMap(mapName, keyType, valueType);
map.clear();
map.drop();
}
}

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