README.md

Universal Storage Format (USF)

By Swarms.ai

USF (Universal Storage Format) is a next-generation, high-performance storage format designed for enterprise-grade data management. It provides adaptive compression, intelligent data organization, and robust error handling in a single, unified format.

Key Features

🚀 High Performance

• Block-based architecture with 64KB optimal blocks
• Parallel compression/decompression capabilities
• Zero-copy data access where possible

🔒 Enterprise-Grade Security

• XXH3 checksums for data integrity
• Block-level encryption (optional)
• Corruption isolation and recovery

📦 Intelligent Compression

• Adaptive compression based on data type
• Delta encoding for structured data
• WebP optimization for images
• Zstandard compression for general data

🎯 Universal Compatibility

• Supports all data types (text, binary, images, structured data)
• Cross-platform compatibility
• Language-agnostic format specification

Quick Start

Installation

Add USF to your Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
usf = "1.0.0"

Basic Usage

use usf::UniversalStorage;
use usf::DataType;

// Create new storage
let mut storage = UniversalStorage::create("data.usf")?;

// Store different types of data
storage.store("text", "Hello world".as_bytes(), DataType::Text)?;
storage.store("image", image_bytes, DataType::Image)?;
storage.store("json", json_bytes, DataType::Json)?;

// Retrieve data
let data = storage.retrieve("text")?;

Performance Benchmarks

Operation	Size	USF	ZIP	TAR
Write	1GB	0.8s	2.1s	1.9s
Read	1GB	0.3s	1.2s	0.9s
Compress	1GB	65%	70%	71%

Benchmarks performed on AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, 64GB RAM, NVMe SSD

Enterprise Features

High Availability

• Built-in replication support
• Automatic corruption recovery
• Hot backup capabilities

Monitoring

• Prometheus metrics export
• Detailed performance analytics
• Health check endpoints

Security

• AES-256 encryption support
• Role-based access control
• Audit logging

Documentation

• Full Documentation
• Architecture Guide
• Security Overview
• Performance Tuning
• Enterprise Deployment

Examples

Large File Handling

// Efficiently handle large files with automatic blocking
let large_file = vec![0u8; 1_000_000];
storage.store("large.dat", &large_file, DataType::Binary)?;

Structured Data

// Automatic delta encoding for sequential data
let numbers = vec![1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
storage.store("nums.dat", &bincode::serialize(&numbers)?, DataType::Structured)?;

Image Optimization

// Automatic WebP conversion and optimization
storage.store("image.png", png_bytes, DataType::Image)?;

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see our Contributing Guide for details.

Development Setup

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/The-Swarm-Corporation/USF.git
cd USF

# Install development dependencies
cargo install --path .

# Run tests
cargo test

# Run benchmarks
cargo bench

Enterprise Support

Enterprise support, custom development, and consulting services are available through Swarms.ai.

• 24/7 Support
• SLA guarantees
• Custom feature development
• Performance optimization
• Deployment assistance

License

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• The Rust Community
• Contributors and maintainers
• Our enterprise users and partners

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