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+package db
+
+import (
+ "encoding/json"
+ "reflect"
+
+ pkgerrors "github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+// DBconn interface used to talk to a concrete Database connection
+var DBconn Store
+
+// Key is an interface that will be implemented by anypackage
+// that wants to use the Store interface. This allows various
+// db backends and key types.
+type Key interface {
+ String() string
+}
+
+// Store is an interface for accessing a database
+type Store interface {
+ // Returns nil if db health is good
+ HealthCheck() error
+
+ // Unmarshal implements any unmarshaling needed for the database
+ Unmarshal(inp []byte, out interface{}) error
+
+ // Creates a new master table with key and links data with tag and
+ // creates a pointer to the newly added data in the master table
+ Create(table string, key Key, tag string, data interface{}) error
+
+ // Reads data for a particular key with specific tag.
+ Read(table string, key Key, tag string) ([]byte, error)
+
+ // Update data for particular key with specific tag
+ Update(table string, key Key, tag string, data interface{}) error
+
+ // Deletes a specific tag data for key.
+ // TODO: If tag is empty, it will delete all tags under key.
+ Delete(table string, key Key, tag string) error
+
+ // Reads all master tables and data from the specified tag in table
+ ReadAll(table string, tag string) (map[string][]byte, error)
+}
+
+// CreateDBClient creates the DB client
+func CreateDBClient(dbType string) error {
+ var err error
+ switch dbType {
+ case "mongo":
+ // create a mongodb database with ICN as the name
+ DBconn, err = NewMongoStore("icn", nil)
+ default:
+ return pkgerrors.New(dbType + "DB not supported")
+ }
+ return err
+}
+
+// Serialize converts given data into a JSON string
+func Serialize(v interface{}) (string, error) {
+ out, err := json.Marshal(v)
+ if err != nil {
+ return "", pkgerrors.Wrap(err, "Error serializing "+reflect.TypeOf(v).String())
+ }
+ return string(out), nil
+}
+
+// DeSerialize converts string to a json object specified by type
+func DeSerialize(str string, v interface{}) error {
+ err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(str), &v)
+ if err != nil {
+ return pkgerrors.Wrap(err, "Error deSerializing "+str)
+ }
+ return nil
+}