--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "mariuz" <mariuz@...> wrote:

> > Is there any solution (or are there any works on such solution) that allows NoSQL access to FireBird database? (Something like HandlerSocket plugin for MySQL).
> >
> > We'd like to port to FireBird large legacy application that has a significant part of database access functions implemented in NoSQL-like way so such functionality would be rather useful (both form the point of speed and decreased complexity of porting).
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> I looked just a bit at the protocol and at the source code
> The protocol can be implemented for example in nodejs/python and it could work over standard firebird sql
> https://github.com/ahiguti/HandlerSocket-Plugin-for-MySQL/blob/master/docs-en/protocol.en.txt
>
>
> For a node/C++ plugin that can access raw firebird tables without parsing the sql it is worth a
> Firebird-devel discussion

Yes, it can be implemented as a wrapper over API+SQL (and we also conider that way) but at least from the first glance it doesn't work too fast (even with prepared in advance statements), so I have a hope for solution with less overhead. In fact I don't need exactly HandleSocket protocol, but any fast cursor over index (better bidirectional) with possibility to seek to key.

Do you suggest posting question to Firebird-devel group?

With respect,
Alex