Simplify datastore keys

lib/src/key/database.rs

@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 use crate::err::Error;
 use crate::key::bytes::{deserialize, serialize};
-use crate::key::BASE;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Database {
-	kv: String,
-	_a: String,
-	ns: String,
-	_b: String,
-	db: String,
+	__: char,
+	_a: char,
+	pub ns: String,
+	_b: char,
+	pub db: String,
 }
 
 impl From<Database> for Vec<u8> {
@@ -31,10 +30,10 @@ pub fn new(ns: &str, db: &str) -> Database {
 impl Database {
 	pub fn new(ns: String, db: String) -> Database {
 		Database {
-			kv: BASE.to_owned(),
-			_a: String::from("*"),
+			__: '/',
+			_a: '*',
 			ns,
-			_b: String::from("*"),
+			_b: '*',
 			db,
 		}
 	}

lib/src/key/db.rs

@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 use crate::err::Error;
 use crate::key::bytes::{deserialize, serialize};
-use crate::key::BASE;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Db {
-	kv: String,
-	_a: String,
-	ns: String,
-	_b: String,
-	db: String,
+	__: char,
+	_a: char,
+	pub ns: String,
+	_b: char,
+	_c: char,
+	_d: char,
+	pub db: String,
 }
 
 impl From<Db> for Vec<u8> {
@@ -31,10 +32,12 @@ pub fn new(ns: &str, db: &str) -> Db {
 impl Db {
 	pub fn new(ns: String, db: String) -> Db {
 		Db {
-			kv: BASE.to_owned(),
-			_a: String::from("*"),
+			__: '/',
+			_a: '*',
 			ns,
-			_b: String::from("!db"),
+			_b: '!',
+			_c: 'd',
+			_d: 'b',
 			db,
 		}
 	}

lib/src/key/dl.rs

@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 use crate::err::Error;
 use crate::key::bytes::{deserialize, serialize};
-use crate::key::BASE;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Dl {
-	kv: String,
-	_a: String,
-	ns: String,
-	_b: String,
-	db: String,
-	_c: String,
-	us: String,
+	__: char,
+	_a: char,
+	pub ns: String,
+	_b: char,
+	pub db: String,
+	_c: char,
+	_d: char,
+	_e: char,
+	pub dl: String,
 }
 
 impl From<Dl> for Vec<u8> {
@@ -26,20 +27,22 @@ impl From<Vec<u8>> for Dl {
 	}
 }
 
-pub fn new(ns: &str, db: &str, us: &str) -> Dl {
-	Dl::new(ns.to_string(), db.to_string(), us.to_string())
+pub fn new(ns: &str, db: &str, dl: &str) -> Dl {
+	Dl::new(ns.to_string(), db.to_string(), dl.to_string())
 }
 
 impl Dl {
-	pub fn new(ns: String, db: String, us: String) -> Dl {
+	pub fn new(ns: String, db: String, dl: String) -> Dl {
 		Dl {
-			kv: BASE.to_owned(),
-			_a: String::from("*"),
+			__: '/',
+			_a: '*',
 			ns,
-			_b: String::from("*"),
+			_b: '*',
 			db,
-			_c: String::from("!us"),
-			us,
+			_c: '!',
+			_d: 'd',
+			_e: 'l',
+			dl,
 		}
 	}
 	pub fn encode(&self) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Error> {

lib/src/key/dt.rs

@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 use crate::err::Error;
 use crate::key::bytes::{deserialize, serialize};
-use crate::key::BASE;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Dt {
-	kv: String,
-	_a: String,
-	ns: String,
-	_b: String,
-	db: String,
-	_c: String,
-	tk: String,
+	__: char,
+	_a: char,
+	pub ns: String,
+	_b: char,
+	pub db: String,
+	_c: char,
+	_d: char,
+	_e: char,
+	pub tk: String,
 }
 
 impl From<Dt> for Vec<u8> {
@@ -33,12 +34,14 @@ pub fn new(ns: &str, db: &str, tb: &str) -> Dt {
 impl Dt {
 	pub fn new(ns: String, db: String, tk: String) -> Dt {
 		Dt {
-			kv: BASE.to_owned(),
-			_a: String::from("*"),
+			__: '/',
+			_a: '*',
 			ns,
-			_b: String::from("*"),
+			_b: '*',
 			db,
-			_c: String::from("!tk"),
+			_c: '!',
+			_d: 'd',
+			_e: 't',
 			tk,
 		}
 	}

lib/src/key/ev.rs

@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 use crate::err::Error;
 use crate::key::bytes::{deserialize, serialize};
-use crate::key::BASE;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Ev {
-	kv: String,
-	_a: String,
-	ns: String,
-	_b: String,
-	db: String,
-	_c: String,
-	tb: String,
-	_d: String,
-	ev: String,
+	__: char,
+	_a: char,
+	pub ns: String,
+	_b: char,
+	pub db: String,
+	_c: char,
+	pub tb: String,
+	_d: char,
+	_e: char,
+	_f: char,
+	pub ev: String,
 }
 
 impl From<Ev> for Vec<u8> {
@@ -35,14 +36,16 @@ pub fn new(ns: &str, db: &str, tb: &str, ev: &str) -> Ev {
 impl Ev {
 	pub fn new(ns: String, db: String, tb: String, ev: String) -> Ev {
 		Ev {
-			kv: BASE.to_owned(),
-			_a: String::from("*"),
+			__: '/',
+			_a: '*',
 			ns,
-			_b: String::from("*"),
+			_b: '*',
 			db,
-			_c: String::from("*"),
+			_c: '*',
 			tb,
-			_d: String::from("!ev"),
+			_d: '!',
+			_e: 'e',
+			_f: 'v',
 			ev,
 		}
 	}

lib/src/key/fd.rs

@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 use crate::err::Error;
 use crate::key::bytes::{deserialize, serialize};
-use crate::key::BASE;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Fd {
-	kv: String,
-	_a: String,
-	ns: String,
-	_b: String,
-	db: String,
-	_c: String,
-	tb: String,
-	_d: String,
-	fd: String,
+	__: char,
+	_a: char,
+	pub ns: String,
+	_b: char,
+	pub db: String,
+	_c: char,
+	pub tb: String,
+	_d: char,
+	_e: char,
+	_f: char,
+	pub fd: String,
 }
 
 impl From<Fd> for Vec<u8> {
@@ -35,14 +36,16 @@ pub fn new(ns: &str, db: &str, tb: &str, fd: &str) -> Fd {
 impl Fd {
 	pub fn new(ns: String, db: String, tb: String, fd: String) -> Fd {
 		Fd {
-			kv: BASE.to_owned(),
-			_a: String::from("*"),
+			__: '/',
+			_a: '*',
 			ns,
-			_b: String::from("*"),
+			_b: '*',
 			db,
-			_c: String::from("*"),
+			_c: '*',
 			tb,
-			_d: String::from("!fd"),
+			_d: '!',
+			_e: 'f',
+			_f: 'd',
 			fd,
 		}
 	}

lib/src/key/ft.rs

@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 use crate::err::Error;
 use crate::key::bytes::{deserialize, serialize};
-use crate::key::BASE;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Ft {
-	kv: String,
-	_a: String,
-	ns: String,
-	_b: String,
-	db: String,
-	_d: String,
-	tb: String,
-	_c: String,
-	ft: String,
+	__: char,
+	_a: char,
+	pub ns: String,
+	_b: char,
+	pub db: String,
+	_c: char,
+	pub tb: String,
+	_d: char,
+	_e: char,
+	_f: char,
+	pub ft: String,
 }
 
 impl From<Ft> for Vec<u8> {
@@ -35,14 +36,16 @@ pub fn new(ns: &str, db: &str, tb: &str, ft: &str) -> Ft {
 impl Ft {
 	pub fn new(ns: String, db: String, tb: String, ft: String) -> Ft {
 		Ft {
-			kv: BASE.to_owned(),
-			_a: String::from("*"),
+			__: '/',
+			_a: '*',
 			ns,
-			_b: String::from("*"),
+			_b: '*',
 			db,
-			_c: String::from("*"),
+			_c: '*',
 			tb,
-			_d: String::from("!ft"),
+			_d: '!',
+			_e: 'f',
+			_f: 't',
 			ft,
 		}
 	}

lib/src/key/index.rs

@@ -1,21 +1,20 @@
 use crate::err::Error;
 use crate::key::bytes::{deserialize, serialize};
-use crate::key::BASE;
 use crate::sql::value::Value;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Index {
-	kv: String,
-	_a: String,
-	ns: String,
-	_b: String,
-	db: String,
-	_c: String,
-	tb: String,
-	_d: String,
-	ix: String,
-	fd: Value,
+	__: char,
+	_a: char,
+	pub ns: String,
+	_b: char,
+	pub db: String,
+	_c: char,
+	pub tb: String,
+	_d: char,
+	pub ix: String,
+	pub fd: Value,
 }
 
 impl From<Index> for Vec<u8> {
@@ -37,14 +36,14 @@ pub fn new(ns: &str, db: &str, tb: &str, ix: &str, fd: Value) -> Index {
 impl Index {
 	pub fn new(ns: String, db: String, tb: String, ix: String, fd: Value) -> Index {
 		Index {
-			kv: BASE.to_owned(),
-			_a: String::from("*"),
+			__: '/',
+			_a: '*',
 			ns,
-			_b: String::from("*"),
+			_b: '*',
 			db,
-			_c: String::from("*"),
+			_c: '*',
 			tb,
-			_d: String::from("¤"),
+			_d: '¤',
 			ix,
 			fd,
 		}

lib/src/key/ix.rs

@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 use crate::err::Error;
 use crate::key::bytes::{deserialize, serialize};
-use crate::key::BASE;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Ix {
-	kv: String,
-	_a: String,
-	ns: String,
-	_b: String,
-	db: String,
-	_c: String,
-	tb: String,
-	_d: String,
-	ix: String,
+	__: char,
+	_a: char,
+	pub ns: String,
+	_b: char,
+	pub db: String,
+	_c: char,
+	pub tb: String,
+	_d: char,
+	_e: char,
+	_f: char,
+	pub ix: String,
 }
 
 impl From<Ix> for Vec<u8> {
@@ -35,14 +36,16 @@ pub fn new(ns: &str, db: &str, tb: &str, ix: &str) -> Ix {
 impl Ix {
 	pub fn new(ns: String, db: String, tb: String, ix: String) -> Ix {
 		Ix {
-			kv: BASE.to_owned(),
-			_a: String::from("*"),
+			__: '/',
+			_a: '*',
 			ns,
-			_b: String::from("*"),
+			_b: '*',
 			db,
-			_c: String::from("*"),
+			_c: '*',
 			tb,
-			_d: String::from("!ix"),
+			_d: '!',
+			_e: 'i',
+			_f: 'x',
 			ix,
 		}
 	}

lib/src/key/key.rs

@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ use crate::err::Error;
 use crate::key::bytes::{deserialize, serialize};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
-// Default base key
-pub const BASE: &str = "surreal";
 // Ignore specifies an ignored field
 pub const IGNORE: &str = "\x00";
 // Prefix is the lowest char found in a key

lib/src/key/lv.rs

@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 use crate::err::Error;
 use crate::key::bytes::{deserialize, serialize};
-use crate::key::BASE;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Lv {
-	kv: String,
-	_a: String,
-	ns: String,
-	_b: String,
-	db: String,
-	_c: String,
-	tb: String,
-	_d: String,
-	lv: String,
+	__: char,
+	_a: char,
+	pub ns: String,
+	_b: char,
+	pub db: String,
+	_c: char,
+	pub tb: String,
+	_d: char,
+	_e: char,
+	_f: char,
+	pub lv: String,
 }
 
 impl From<Lv> for Vec<u8> {
@@ -35,14 +36,16 @@ pub fn new(ns: &str, db: &str, tb: &str, lv: &str) -> Lv {
 impl Lv {
 	pub fn new(ns: String, db: String, tb: String, lv: String) -> Lv {
 		Lv {
-			kv: BASE.to_owned(),
-			_a: String::from("*"),
+			__: '/',
+			_a: '*',
 			ns,
-			_b: String::from("*"),
+			_b: '*',
 			db,
-			_c: String::from("*"),
+			_c: '*',
 			tb,
-			_d: String::from("!lv"),
+			_d: '!',
+			_e: 'l',
+			_f: 'v',
 			lv,
 		}
 	}

lib/src/key/namespace.rs

@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 use crate::err::Error;
 use crate::key::bytes::{deserialize, serialize};
-use crate::key::BASE;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Namespace {
-	kv: String,
-	_a: String,
-	ns: String,
+	__: char,
+	_a: char,
+	pub ns: String,
 }
 
 impl From<Namespace> for Vec<u8> {
@@ -29,8 +28,8 @@ pub fn new(ns: &str) -> Namespace {
 impl Namespace {
 	pub fn new(ns: String) -> Namespace {
 		Namespace {
-			kv: BASE.to_owned(),
-			_a: String::from("*"),
+			__: '/',
+			_a: '*',
 			ns,
 		}
 	}

lib/src/key/nl.rs

@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 use crate::err::Error;
 use crate::key::bytes::{deserialize, serialize};
-use crate::key::BASE;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Nl {
-	kv: String,
-	_a: String,
-	ns: String,
-	_b: String,
-	us: String,
+	__: char,
+	_a: char,
+	pub ns: String,
+	_b: char,
+	_c: char,
+	_d: char,
+	pub us: String,
 }
 
 impl From<Nl> for Vec<u8> {
@@ -31,10 +32,12 @@ pub fn new(ns: &str, us: &str) -> Nl {
 impl Nl {
 	pub fn new(ns: String, us: String) -> Nl {
 		Nl {
-			kv: BASE.to_owned(),
-			_a: String::from("*"),
+			__: '/',
+			_a: '*',
 			ns,
-			_b: String::from("!us"),
+			_b: '!',
+			_c: 'n',
+			_d: 'l',
 			us,
 		}
 	}

lib/src/key/ns.rs

@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 use crate::err::Error;
 use crate::key::bytes::{deserialize, serialize};
-use crate::key::BASE;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Ns {
-	kv: String,
-	_a: String,
-	ns: String,
+	__: char,
+	_a: char,
+	_b: char,
+	_c: char,
+	pub ns: String,
 }
 
 impl From<Ns> for Vec<u8> {
@@ -29,8 +30,10 @@ pub fn new(ns: &str) -> Ns {
 impl Ns {
 	pub fn new(ns: String) -> Ns {
 		Ns {
-			kv: BASE.to_owned(),
-			_a: String::from("!ns"),
+			__: '/',
+			_a: '!',
+			_b: 'n',
+			_c: 's',
 			ns,
 		}
 	}

lib/src/key/nt.rs

@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 use crate::err::Error;
 use crate::key::bytes::{deserialize, serialize};
-use crate::key::BASE;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Nt {
-	kv: String,
-	_a: String,
-	ns: String,
-	_b: String,
-	tk: String,
+	__: char,
+	_a: char,
+	pub ns: String,
+	_b: char,
+	_c: char,
+	_d: char,
+	pub tk: String,
 }
 
 impl From<Nt> for Vec<u8> {
@@ -31,10 +32,12 @@ pub fn new(ns: &str, tk: &str) -> Nt {
 impl Nt {
 	pub fn new(ns: String, tk: String) -> Nt {
 		Nt {
-			kv: BASE.to_owned(),
-			_a: String::from("*"),
+			__: '/',
+			_a: '*',
 			ns,
-			_b: String::from("!tk"),
+			_b: '!',
+			_c: 'n',
+			_d: 't',
 			tk,
 		}
 	}

lib/src/key/point.rs

@@ -1,22 +1,21 @@
 use crate::err::Error;
 use crate::key::bytes::{deserialize, serialize};
-use crate::key::BASE;
 use crate::sql::value::Value;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Point {
-	kv: String,
-	_a: String,
-	ns: String,
-	_b: String,
-	db: String,
-	_c: String,
-	tb: String,
-	_d: String,
-	ix: String,
-	fd: Value,
-	id: String,
+	__: char,
+	_a: char,
+	pub ns: String,
+	_b: char,
+	pub db: String,
+	_c: char,
+	pub tb: String,
+	_d: char,
+	pub ix: String,
+	pub fd: Value,
+	pub id: String,
 }
 
 impl From<Point> for Vec<u8> {
@@ -38,14 +37,14 @@ pub fn new(ns: &str, db: &str, tb: &str, ix: &str, fd: Value, id: &str) -> Point
 impl Point {
 	pub fn new(ns: String, db: String, tb: String, ix: String, fd: Value, id: String) -> Point {
 		Point {
-			kv: BASE.to_owned(),
-			_a: String::from("*"),
+			__: '/',
+			_a: '*',
 			ns,
-			_b: String::from("*"),
+			_b: '*',
 			db,
-			_c: String::from("*"),
+			_c: '*',
 			tb,
-			_d: String::from("¤"),
+			_d: '¤',
 			ix,
 			fd,
 			id,

lib/src/key/sc.rs

@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 use crate::err::Error;
 use crate::key::bytes::{deserialize, serialize};
-use crate::key::BASE;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Sc {
-	kv: String,
-	_a: String,
-	ns: String,
-	_b: String,
-	db: String,
-	_c: String,
-	sc: String,
+	__: char,
+	_a: char,
+	pub ns: String,
+	_b: char,
+	pub db: String,
+	_c: char,
+	_d: char,
+	_e: char,
+	pub sc: String,
 }
 
 impl From<Sc> for Vec<u8> {
@@ -33,12 +34,14 @@ pub fn new(ns: &str, db: &str, sc: &str) -> Sc {
 impl Sc {
 	pub fn new(ns: String, db: String, sc: String) -> Sc {
 		Sc {
-			kv: BASE.to_owned(),
-			_a: String::from("*"),
+			__: '/',
+			_a: '*',
 			ns,
-			_b: String::from("*"),
+			_b: '*',
 			db,
-			_c: String::from("!sc"),
+			_c: '!',
+			_d: 's',
+			_e: 'c',
 			sc,
 		}
 	}

lib/src/key/st.rs

@@ -1,19 +1,22 @@
 use crate::err::Error;
 use crate::key::bytes::{deserialize, serialize};
-use crate::key::BASE;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct St {
-	kv: String,
-	_a: String,
-	ns: String,
-	_b: String,
-	db: String,
-	_c: String,
-	sc: String,
-	_d: String,
-	tk: String,
+	__: char,
+	_a: char,
+	pub ns: String,
+	_b: char,
+	pub db: String,
+	_c: char,
+	_d: char,
+	_e: char,
+	pub sc: String,
+	_f: char,
+	_g: char,
+	_h: char,
+	pub tk: String,
 }
 
 impl From<St> for Vec<u8> {
@@ -35,14 +38,18 @@ pub fn new(ns: &str, db: &str, sc: &str, tk: &str) -> St {
 impl St {
 	pub fn new(ns: String, db: String, sc: String, tk: String) -> St {
 		St {
-			kv: BASE.to_owned(),
-			_a: String::from("*"),
+			__: '/',
+			_a: '*',
 			ns,
-			_b: String::from("*"),
+			_b: '*',
 			db,
-			_c: String::from("!st"),
+			_c: '!',
+			_d: 's',
+			_e: 't',
 			sc,
-			_d: String::from("!tk"),
+			_f: '!',
+			_g: 't',
+			_h: 'k',
 			tk,
 		}
 	}

lib/src/key/table.rs

@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 use crate::err::Error;
 use crate::key::bytes::{deserialize, serialize};
-use crate::key::BASE;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Table {
-	kv: String,
-	_a: String,
-	ns: String,
-	_b: String,
-	db: String,
-	_c: String,
-	tb: String,
+	__: char,
+	_a: char,
+	pub ns: String,
+	_b: char,
+	pub db: String,
+	_c: char,
+	pub tb: String,
 }
 
 impl From<Table> for Vec<u8> {
@@ -33,12 +32,12 @@ pub fn new(ns: &str, db: &str, tb: &str) -> Table {
 impl Table {
 	pub fn new(ns: String, db: String, tb: String) -> Table {
 		Table {
-			kv: BASE.to_owned(),
-			_a: String::from("*"),
+			__: '/',
+			_a: '*',
 			ns,
-			_b: String::from("*"),
+			_b: '*',
 			db,
-			_c: String::from("*"),
+			_c: '*',
 			tb,
 		}
 	}

lib/src/key/tb.rs

@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 use crate::err::Error;
 use crate::key::bytes::{deserialize, serialize};
-use crate::key::BASE;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Tb {
-	kv: String,
-	_a: String,
-	ns: String,
-	_b: String,
-	db: String,
-	_c: String,
-	tb: String,
+	__: char,
+	_a: char,
+	pub ns: String,
+	_b: char,
+	pub db: String,
+	_c: char,
+	_d: char,
+	_e: char,
+	pub tb: String,
 }
 
 impl From<Tb> for Vec<u8> {
@@ -33,12 +34,14 @@ pub fn new(ns: &str, db: &str, tb: &str) -> Tb {
 impl Tb {
 	pub fn new(ns: String, db: String, tb: String) -> Tb {
 		Tb {
-			kv: BASE.to_owned(),
-			_a: String::from("*"),
+			__: '/',
+			_a: '*',
 			ns,
-			_b: String::from("*"),
+			_b: '*',
 			db,
-			_c: String::from("!tb"),
+			_c: '!',
+			_d: 't',
+			_e: 'b',
 			tb,
 		}
 	}

lib/src/key/thing.rs

@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
 use crate::err::Error;
 use crate::key::bytes::{deserialize, serialize};
-use crate::key::BASE;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Thing {
-	kv: String,
-	_a: String,
-	ns: String,
-	_b: String,
-	db: String,
-	_c: String,
-	tb: String,
-	_d: String,
-	id: String,
+	__: char,
+	_a: char,
+	pub ns: String,
+	_b: char,
+	pub db: String,
+	_c: char,
+	pub tb: String,
+	_d: char,
+	pub id: String,
 }
 
 impl From<Thing> for Vec<u8> {
@@ -28,6 +27,12 @@ impl From<Vec<u8>> for Thing {
 	}
 }
 
+impl From<&Vec<u8>> for Thing {
+	fn from(val: &Vec<u8>) -> Self {
+		Thing::decode(&val).unwrap()
+	}
+}
+
 pub fn new(ns: &str, db: &str, tb: &str, id: &str) -> Thing {
 	Thing::new(ns.to_string(), db.to_string(), tb.to_string(), id.to_string())
 }
@@ -35,14 +40,14 @@ pub fn new(ns: &str, db: &str, tb: &str, id: &str) -> Thing {
 impl Thing {
 	pub fn new(ns: String, db: String, tb: String, id: String) -> Thing {
 		Thing {
-			kv: BASE.to_owned(),
-			_a: String::from("*"),
+			__: '/',
+			_a: '*',
 			ns,
-			_b: String::from("*"),
+			_b: '*',
 			db,
-			_c: String::from("*"),
+			_c: '*',
 			tb,
-			_d: String::from("*"),
+			_d: '*',
 			id,
 		}
 	}