README.md

KV-Store

KV-Store is a simple key-value store command-line application built in Go. It allows users to store, retrieve, and manage key-value pairs with ease.

Features

• Put: Store a key-value pair in the store.
• Get: Retrieve a key-value pair from the store based on the key.
• Delete: Remove a key-value pair from the store based on the key.
• Job: Can run this in the background to delete expired keys.
• Version: Display the current version of the KV-Store application.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have met the following requirements:

• Go 1.15 or later
• PostgreSQL database

Installation

To install KV-Store, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/kv-store.git

2. Change directory to the project root:

   cd kv-store

3. Build the application:

   go build -o kv-store .

Environment Setup

Before running KV-Store, you need to configure the database connection. This is done by setting the DATABASE_URL environment variable in a .env file in the project root directory.

1. Create a .env file in the root directory.

2. Add the following line to the .env file:

   DATABASE_URL=postgres://username:password@localhost:5432/kvstore?sslmode=disable

   Replace username and password with your PostgreSQL username and password, respectively.

3. Save the .env file.

Usage

To use KV-Store, follow these steps:

• Put a key-value pair in the store:

  ./kv-store PUT key value

• Retrieve a key-value pair from the store:

  ./kv-store GET key

• Run the job to delete expired keys:

  ./kv-store job

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.