# terminusdb_ex
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An idiomatic Elixir client for [TerminusDB](https://terminusdb.org), the document
graph database with built-in version control. It is built on
[Req](https://hexdocs.pm/req) and treats connection context as **immutable data**,
making it safe for concurrent use.
> **Status:** v0.1 (foundation). `Config`, `Error`, `Telemetry`, `Client`, and the
> `Database` management API are implemented and tested. Document, schema, branch,
> commit, diff, merge, WOQL, GraphQL, and streaming APIs, plus optional Ecto and
> ExDatalog integrations, are planned for later milestones. See `ARCHITECTURE.md`
> and `AGENTS.md` for the roadmap.
## Installation
Add `terminusdb_client` to your dependencies in `mix.exs`:
```elixir
def deps do
[
{:terminusdb_client, "~> 0.1.0"}
]
end
```
Then run `mix deps.get`.
## Quick start
```elixir
# 1. Configure a connection (immutable context). Default auth is admin:root.
config = TerminusDB.Config.new(endpoint: "http://localhost:6363")
# 2. Create a database.
{:ok, _} =
TerminusDB.Database.create(config, "mydb",
label: "My Database",
comment: "A demo database",
schema: true
)
# 3. Inspect it.
{:ok, details} = TerminusDB.Database.info(config, "mydb")
true = TerminusDB.Database.exists?(config, "mydb")
# 4. Scope the config to a database (for later document work).
config = TerminusDB.Config.with_database(config, "mydb")
# 5. Clean up.
:ok = TerminusDB.Database.delete(config, "mydb")
```
All public functions return `{:ok, result}` or `{:error, %TerminusDB.Error{}}`. Each
`!/1`-suffixed variant raises `TerminusDB.Error` instead.
## Authentication
Basic auth (default `admin`/`root`) or a bearer token:
```elixir
config = TerminusDB.Config.new(endpoint: "http://localhost:6363", token: "tok_abc")
```
## Telemetry
Every operation emits `[:terminusdb, <area>, :start]` and `[:stop]` events
(`<area>` is `:database`, `:document`, `:query`, `:branch`, `:merge`, `:diff`, or
`:connection`). Attach with `:telemetry.attach_many/4`. See `TerminusDB.Telemetry`
and ADR-0005.
```elixir
:telemetry.attach_many(
"my-handler",
[[:terminusdb, :database, :stop]],
fn _event, %{duration: duration}, meta, _ctx ->
:telemetry.execute([:my_app, :db, :duration], %{duration: duration}, %{path: meta.path})
end,
nil
)
```
## Development
```bash
mix deps.get
mix test # hermetic unit + doctests
mix coveralls # coverage (target 80%, enforced via coveralls.json)
mix quality # format + credo + sobelow + dialyzer
mix verify # full quality gate + tests + docs
```
Integration tests run against a Dockerized TerminusDB (the image has no in-container
healthcheck, so poll from the host):
```bash
docker compose up -d
until curl -sf http://localhost:6363/api/ok >/dev/null 2>&1; do sleep 1; done
mix test --only integration
docker compose down
```
See `AGENTS.md` for the full operating guide and `ARCHITECTURE.md` + `docs/adr/` for
the design.
## License
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
See [LICENSE](LICENSE).