| MinneStoreDB instance method | Behavior |
| getAll: objectSetName | Start a query. Answers an instance of MSObjectSet |
| getOne: objectSetName | Start a query. Answers an instance of MSObjectSet |
| getCount: objectSetName | Start a query. Answers an instance of MSObjectSet |
| getValuesOf: indexName for: objectSetName | Start a query of index values. Answers an instance of MSObjectSet (version 2.03) |
| forAll: objectSetName do: aOneArgumentBlock | Do something for each object in object set |
| store: anObject | Insert or update an object |
| store: anObject ifChanged: aZeroArgumentBlock | Store an object |
| storeAll: anObject | Insert or update a collection of objects |
| replace: anObject with: anotherObject | This is pretty self-explanatory |
| transaction: aZeroArgumentBlock | Used to group store commands into a transaction (not supported until v2.1) |
| removeFromCache: anObject | Remove a previously retrieved object from the identity cache |
| MSObjectSet instance method | Behavior |
| where: indexName eq: aValue | Limit query to values equal to aValue. aValue may be a collection of values. |
| where: indexName lt: aValue | Limit query to values less than aValue |
| where: indexName le: aValue | Limit query to values less than or equal to aValue |
| where: indexName gt: aValue | Limit query to values greater than aValue |
| where: indexName ge: aValue | Limit query to values greater than or equal to aValue |
| where: indexName between: aValue1 and: aValue2 | Limit query to values between aValue1 and aValue2 inclusive |
| where: indexName startsWith: aString | Limit query to values that start with aString. (Use only with String domain indexes) |
| where: indexName hasWord: aString | Limit query to values including word aString. (Use only with MSText domain indexes) |
| where: indexName hasAllWords: aString | Limit query to values including all words in aString.
(Use only with MSText domain indexes) |
| where: indexName hasSomeWords: aString | Limit query to values including at least one of the words
in aString. (Use only with MSText domain indexes) |
| execute | Answers the objects that match the preceding criteria |
Note: Any of the "where:" methods can have "and:" or "or:" in place of the "where:" for subsequent statements. (Except in Dolphin version 1 which tries to inline the "and:" and "or:". This should be fixed in the next version. Use "and;where:" and "or;where:" instead.)
Database definition protocol
| MinneStoreDB method | Behavior |
| class>>newOn: pathNameString | Define a new database on pathNameString. Answers an instance of MinneStoreDB. |
| class>>openOn: pathNameString | Open an existing database on pathNameString. Answers an instance of MinneStoreDB. |
| addObjectSetNamed: aSymbol | Define a new object set. Answers an instance of MSObjectSet. |
| MSObjectSet instance method | Behavior |
| objectsPerFile: anInteger | Defines how many objects to be stored in each data file of this object set. Do not change this number once objects have been stored to it. |
| storesClass: aClass | Defines which class(es) will be stored in this object set. |
| indexOn: aSymbol domain: aClass | aSymbol is the object method selector that answers the value to be indexed. |
| aspect: aspectName getter: aSymbol1 setter: aSymbol2 hasOne: objectSetName | Define a one-to-one aspect of this object set. Aspects are stored in their own object set. |
| aspect: aspectName hasOne: objectSetName | Same as above, but assume the getter method is the same as aspectName. Setter adds a colon to the end. |
| aspect: aspectName getter: aSymbol1 setter: aSymbol2 hasMany: objectSetName | Define a one-to-many aspect of this object set. Aspects are stored in their own object set. |
| aspect: aspectName hasMany: objectSetName | Same as above, but assume the getter method is the same as aspectName. Setter adds a colon to the end. |
| hasChangedMethod: aSymbol | Method named aSymbol should answer true or false whether object has changed since last read or not. |
| beforeStoringMethod: aSymbol | Method named aSymbol will be sent to an object before storing it. |
| afterStoringMethod: aSymbol | Method named aSymbol will be sent to an object after storing it. |
| afterGettingMethod: aSymbol | Method named aSymbol will be sent to an object after reading it. |