Databases

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Fauna implements a new architecture that differs from other databases you might be familiar with. A database is a logical construct for grouping other documents. There is no notion of resource provisioning or warmup wait interval. When you create a database, the result is instantaneous. More importantly, there is no limit to the number of databases you can create.

Database structure

A database is a logical grouping of documents. A database can have a schema definition document that describes the database structure. These include collections, functions, child databases, and user-created documents.

Databases exist in the system-global root database context. Other than keys, all other documents exist in the context of a database.

Databases have immutable history in that you can’t insert events with timestamps in the past. This means that after a database is deleted, it can’t be resurrected.

Field Type Definition and Requirements

name

Name of the database.

global_id

A read-only string that provides a unique global identifier for this database.

data

(Optional) A JSON object with metadata about this database.

Operational constraints

Queries are limited to a single database and can’t span databases.

You can rename a database by updating its name field. Renaming a database changes its reference but preserves inbound references to the database. Data in a renamed database remains accessible using existing keys.

When a database is deleted, its associated data becomes inaccessible and is deleted asynchronously.

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