docs.sheetjs.com/docz/docs/03-demos/41-nosql.md

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title: NoSQL Data Stores
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So-called "Schema-less" databases allow for arbitrary keys and values within the
entries in the database.  K/V stores and Objects add additional restrictions.

:::note

These data stores are capable of storing structured data.  Those use cases are
covered in the [Database demo](./database).

:::

## Arbitrary Data to Spreadsheets

There is no natural way to translate arbitrarily shaped schemas to worksheets
in a workbook.  One common trick is to dedicate one worksheet to holding named
keys.  For example, considering the JS object:

```json
{
  "title": "SheetDB",
  "metadata": {
    "author": "SheetJS",
    "code": 7262
  },
  "data": [
    { "Name": "Barack Obama", "Index": 44 },
    { "Name": "Donald Trump", "Index": 45 },
  ]
}
```

A dedicated worksheet should store the one-off named values:

```
XXX|        A        |    B    |
---+-----------------+---------+
 1 | Path            | Value   |
 2 | title           | SheetDB |
 3 | metadata.author | SheetJS |
 4 | metadata.code   |    7262 |
```

## Data Stores

### Redis

Redis has 5 core data types: "String", List", "Set", "Sorted Set", and "Hash".
Since the keys and values are limited to simple strings (and numbers), it is
possible to store complete databases in a single worksheet.

![SheetJSRedis.xlsx](pathname:///nosql/sheetjsredis.png)

#### Mapping

The first row holds the data type and the second row holds the property name.

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  <TabItem value="strings" label="Strings">

Strings can be stored in a unified String table. The first column holds keys
and the second column holds values:

```
XXX|    A    |   B   |
---+---------+-------+
 1 | Strings |       |
 2 |         |       |
 3 | Hello   | World |
 4 | Sheet   | JS    |
```

The SheetJS array-of-arrays representation of the string table is an array of
key/value pairs:

```js
let aoa = ["Strings"]; aoa.length = 2; // [ "Strings", empty ]
const keys = await client.KEYS("*");
for(let key of keys) {
  const type = await client.TYPE(key);
  if(type == "string") aoa.push([key, await client.GET(key)]);
}
```

  </TabItem>
  <TabItem value="list" label="Lists">

Lists are unidimensional and can be stored in their own columns.

```
XXX|    C    |
---+---------+
 1 | List    |
 2 | List1   |
 3 | List1V1 |
 4 | List1V2 |
```

The SheetJS array-of-arrays representation of lists is a column of values.

```js
if(type == "list") {
  let values = await client.LRANGE(key, 0, -1);
  aoa = [ ["List"], [key] ].concat(values.map(v => [v]));
}
```

  </TabItem>
  <TabItem value="set" label="Sets">

Sets are unidimensional and can be stored in their own columns.

```
XXX|   D   |
---+-------+
 1 | Set   |
 2 | Set1  |
 3 | Set1A |
 4 | Set1B |
```

The SheetJS array-of-arrays representation of sets is a column of values.

```js
if(type == "set") {
  let values = await client.SMEMBERS(key);
  aoa = [ ["Set"], [key] ].concat(values.map(v => [v]));
}
```

  </TabItem>
  <TabItem value="zset" label="Sorted Sets">

Sorted Sets have an associated score which can be stored in the second column.

```
XXX|    E    | F |
---+---------+---+
 1 | Sorted  |   |
 2 | ZSet1   |   |
 3 | Key1    | 1 |
 4 | Key2    | 2 |
```

The SheetJS array-of-arrays representation is an array of key/score pairs.

```js
if(type == "zset") {
  let values = await client.ZRANGE_WITHSCORES(key, 0, -1);
  aoa = [ ["Sorted"], [key] ].concat(values.map(v => [v.value, v.score]));
}
```

  </TabItem>
  <TabItem value="hashes" label="Hashes">

Hashes are stored like the string table, with key and value columns in order.

```
XXX|   G   |   H   |
---+-------+-------+
 1 | Hash  |       |
 2 | Hash1 |       |
 3 | Key1  | Val1  |
 4 | Key2  | Val2  |
```

The SheetJS array-of-arrays representation is an array of key/value pairs.

```js
if(type == "hash") {
  let values = await client.HGETALL(key);
  aoa = [ ["Hash"], [key] ].concat(Object.entries(values));
}
```

  </TabItem>
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#### Example

<details><summary><b>Complete Example</b> (click to show)</summary>

0) Set up and start a local Redis server

1) Download the following scripts:

- [`SheetJSRedis.mjs`](pathname:///nosql/SheetJSRedis.mjs)
- [`SheetJSRedisTest.mjs`](pathname:///nosql/SheetJSRedisTest.mjs)

2) Install dependencies and run:

```bash
npm i --save https://cdn.sheetjs.com/xlsx-latest/xlsx-latest.tgz redis
node SheetJSRedisTest.mjs
```

Inspect the output and compare with the data in `SheetJSRedisTest.mjs`.

Open `SheetJSRedis.xlsx` and verify the columns have the correct data

</details>