Set flushing to false

README.md

@@ -2,20 +2,18 @@ ColdDB
 ===========
 
 ColdDB is a minetest mod that implements a serverless, asynchronous, NoSQL database engine.<br>
-It provides a key or key-value storage system using plain Lua tables. It also can iterate through the keys.<br>
+It provides a key or key-value storage system using plain Lua tables, also it can iterate through the keys.<br>
-It is not required to add this mod to secure.trusted_mods this mod will still work.
 
 Usage
 ===========
 
-Copy *colddb.lua* file to your minetest mod or game. Copy the code from colddb's init file to your mods init file<br>
+Copy both *colddb.lua* and *async* files to your minetest mod or game. Copy the code from colddb's init file to your mods init file<br>
-Then create a lua file for handling database's or any file you like.<br>
 Write this code in your lua file.
 1. create a directory and link it as a database.
 ```lua
 coldbase = colddb.get_db("mydb")
 ```
-2. added an extra folder to the directory. every new file will be added to the global tag(folder).
+2. add an extra folder to the directory. every new file will be added to the global tag(folder).
 ```lua
 colddb.add_global_tag(coldbase,"ips")
 ```
@@ -54,15 +52,15 @@ coldbase.add_to_mem_pool = true
 ```lua
 coldbase.indexes = true
 ```
-9. only if coldbase.indexes == true. returns the amount of keys are in the indexing file.
+9. only if coldbase.indexes is true. returns the amount of keys that are in the indexing file.
 ```lua
 colddb.get_count(coldbase)
 ```
-10. only if coldbase.indexes == true. iterates through the indexing file(breaks and ends if it reached the end of the file).
+10. only if coldbase.indexes is true. iterates through the indexing file(breaks and ends if it reaches the end of the file).
 ```lua
 colddb.iterate_index_table(coldbase,nil,func_list_keys,nil)
 ```
-11. adds folders which can be used in other functions that have tag_name arg.
+11. adds a folder which can be used in other functions that have tag_name arg.
 ```lua
 colddb.add_tag(coldbase,"Extra_Folder",{"Extra","Folder"})
 ```
@@ -110,7 +108,7 @@ minetest.register_chatcommand("ip", {
     func = function(name, param)
 		-- Get the ip record asynchronously.
 		colddb.get(ip_db,param,nil,function(record)
-			-- If record is contains data send it to the player.
+			-- If database contains the record data then send it to the player.
 			if record then
 				minetest.chat_send_player(name,string.format("%s:%s",param,record))
 			else
@@ -143,36 +141,66 @@ API
   
   - **colddb.add_tag(db,name,tag)**
   
-  - **colddb.get_or_add_tag(db,name,tag)**
+  -
+  
+  - **colddb.get_or_add_tag(db,name,tag) --> tag_name**
+  
+  Returns a tag or creates a new one if does not exist.
   
   - **colddb.remove_tag(db,name)**
   
-  - **colddb.get_count(db,tag_name)**
+  Removes a tag.
+  
+  - **colddb.get_count(db,tag_name) --> count**
+  
+  Returns the count from the index table file.
   
   - **colddb.iterate_index_table(db,begin_func,func_on_iterate,end_func,args,tag_name)**
   
-    - **begin_func(args)**
+  - function iterates through the index table file.
+    
+	- **begin_func(args) --> args**
+	
+	- function that is ran before the loop begins.
 	
 	- **func_on_iterate(key,index,args)**
 	
+	- function that is ran in the for loop.
+	
 	- **end_func(args)**
 	
+	- end function that is ran after the for loop ends.
+  
   - **colddb.set(db,name,_table,tag_name)**
   
+  - Writes data to the database. Key-Value.
+  
   - **colddb.set_key(db,name,tag_name)**
   
+  - Writes data to the database. Key-nil.
+  
   - **colddb.get(db,name,tag_name,callback(arg))**
   
+  - Returns specified data from the database in a callback function.
+  
   - **colddb.get_key(db,name,tag_name,callback(arg))**
   
+  - Returns if the key exist in the database.
+  
   - **colddb.remove(db,name,tag_name)**
   
+  - Deletes the specified data from the database.
+  
 - **Database object fields**
 
   - **indexes**
   
+  - If truth the database makes a indexing file for keys.
+  
   - **add_to_mem_pool**
   
+  - If truth when you get keys or values it gets cached in the memory for faster access next time.
+
 License
 ===========
 

colddb.lua

@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ function colddb.append_index_table(db,key,tag_name)
 		local fl = f.file
 		if f.needs_flushing == true then
 			fl:flush()
+			f.needs_flushing = false
 		end
 		db.indexes_pool[cs].needs_flushing = true
 		fl:seek("end")
@@ -337,6 +338,7 @@ function colddb.append_index_table(db,key,tag_name)
 		local fl = f.file
 		if f.needs_flushing == true then
 			fl:flush()
+			f.needs_flushing = false
 		end
 		db.indexes_pool[cs].needs_flushing = true
 		local c = 0
@@ -367,7 +369,7 @@ function colddb.get_count(db,tag_name)
 		local fl = f.file
 		if f.needs_flushing == true then
 			fl:flush()
-			f.needs_flushing = true
+			f.needs_flushing = false
 		end
 		fl:seek("set")
 		local count = tonumber(fl:read("*l"))
@@ -429,7 +431,7 @@ function colddb.iterate_index_table(db,begin_func,func_on_iterate,end_func,args,
 		local fl = f.file
 		if f.needs_flushing == true then
 			fl:flush()
-			f.needs_flushing = true
+			f.needs_flushing = false
 		end
 		-- Get count
 		fl:seek("set")