Decentralized Storage
JOEL provides first-class support for decentralized storage systems.
IPFS Storage
Uploading Data
[Interpreted]
import dstore
let data = bytes("Hello, Web3!")
let cid = dstore.ipfs.put(data)
print("CID:", cid) # QmHash...Retrieving Data
let cid = "QmHash123..."
let data = dstore.ipfs.get(cid)
print("Data:", data.to_string())Uploading Files
let file_data = File.read("document.pdf")
let cid = dstore.ipfs.put(file_data)
print("File CID:", cid)Filecoin Storage
# Store with Filecoin (coming soon)
let cid = dstore.filecoin.put(data, duration:365)
let deal = dstore.filecoin.get_deal(cid)Arweave Storage
# Permanent storage (coming soon)
let tx_id = dstore.arweave.put(data)
let stored = dstore.arweave.get(tx_id)S3-Compatible Storage
# Traditional cloud storage
let s3 = dstore.s3.connect({
endpoint: "s3.amazonaws.com",
bucket: "my-bucket"
})
let key = s3.put("path/to/file.txt", data)
let retrieved = s3.get(key)Examples
Storing User Data
[Interpreted]
import dstore
fn store_user_data(user: map[str, str]) -> str {
let json_data = json.encode(user)
let cid = dstore.ipfs.put(bytes(json_data))
return cid
}
fn retrieve_user_data(cid: str) -> map[str, str] {
let data = dstore.ipfs.get(cid)
let user = json.decode(data.to_string())
return user
}
fn main() {
let user = {"name": "JOEL", "age": "24"}
let cid = store_user_data(user)
print("Stored at:", cid)
let retrieved = retrieve_user_data(cid)
print("Retrieved:", retrieved)
}
main()Image Storage
fn store_image(url: str) -> str {
let image_data = http.get(url)
let cid = dstore.ipfs.put(image_data)
return cid
}
fn get_image_url(cid: str) -> str {
return "https://ipfs.io/ipfs/" + cid
}Storage Providers
JOEL supports multiple storage backends:
- IPFS: Distributed file system
- Filecoin: Decentralized storage marketplace
- Arweave: Permanent storage
- S3: Traditional cloud storage
Best Practices
- Hash verification: Always verify CID matches data
- Error handling: Handle network failures gracefully
- Pinning: Pin important data to prevent garbage collection
- Redundancy: Store critical data in multiple locations
- Encryption: Encrypt sensitive data before storage