Show HN: Tinykv – Minimal file-backed key-value store for Rust

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21 points hasanyildiz | 3 comments | 04 Jul 25 22:21 UTC | HN request time: 0.869s | source

I built tinykv because I kept reaching for simple persistent storage in Rust projects but found existing solutions either too complex (sled) or unmaintained (pickledb).

tinykv focuses on simplicity: JSON-based, serde-powered, with optional TTL. Perfect for CLI tools, game saves, config storage.

Would appreciate any feedback from the HN community!

1. WaxProlix ◴[05 Jul 25 00:24 UTC] No.44469128[source]▶
Maybe a replacement for sqlite in some contexts if it's even lighter? What does tinykv do better than the current standard for file backed lightweight DB?
2. porridgeraisin ◴[05 Jul 25 06:05 UTC] No.44470431[source]▶
I love `dbm` in python for this usecase. It supports a handful of backends, including sqlite.