SirixDB is an embeddable bitemporal database system and document store designed for workloads where complete history matters.
It stores JSON and XML resources as immutable, append-only revisions, making it possible to query past states directly instead of reconstructing them from logs or replaying events. The project is aimed at use cases such as audit trails, document versioning, temporal analytics, and change tracking, and it also provides tools such as a REST API, CLI utilities, and a web interface for exploring revision history.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Stores the full revision history of JSON and XML resources as immutable snapshots.
- Supports bitemporal data management with both transaction time and valid time.
- Uses append-only storage with structural sharing to reduce revision storage overhead.
- Provides JSONiq and XQuery support for querying data across revisions.
- Includes REST API, command-line tools, and a web GUI for interacting with databases.
- Offers path, CAS, and name indexes to speed up navigation and value lookups.
- Can compute diffs and track the evolution of individual nodes across revisions.
Website: github.com/sirixdb/sirix
Support:
Developer: Johannes Lichtenberger and contributors
License: BSD 3-Clause License
SirixDB is written in Java. Learn Java with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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