Bat-KV v1.0 Release

Bat-KV.zip

Bat-KV v1.0 Release

This is the first official release of Bat-KV, a lightweight, zero-dependency key-value database for Windows Batch scripts.

Features

• Single-file implementation: Bat-KV.bat
• Provides simple CRUD operations: BKV.New, BKV.Append, BKV.Fetch, BKV.Remove, BKV.Include
• Human-readable .bkv text format (key\value)
• No external dependencies; runs under standard Windows environments
• Suitable for configuration management, data persistence, and basic querying

Included

• Bat-KV.bat — core database functions
• Basic-Test.bat — basic usage test
• Basic-Test.bat — a basic DBMS for Bat-KV
• Documentation

Getting Started

1. Download and unzip the release package.
2. Place Bat-KV.bat in your project or in a directory available via PATH.
3. Import and call functions within your batch scripts.

call Bat-KV.bat :BKV.New
call Bat-KV.bat :BKV.Append "username" "Alice"
call Bat-KV.bat :BKV.Fetch "username"
echo Username: %BKV_RESULT%

Bat-KV provides a straightforward way to manage persistent data in batch scripts while keeping the implementation minimal and transparent.

Bat-KV v2.0 Release

Bat-KV.zip

Bat-KV v2.0 Release

This is a major update of Bat-KV, a lightweight, zero-dependency key-value database for Windows Batch scripts.

What's New in v2.0

• New file format: Fixed-width key field (36 characters, backslash-padded) + value
• Empty value support: Values can now be empty strings
• Special character support: Values can contain any character including backslashes
• Breaking change: v1.x .bkv files are not compatible with v2.0

Features

• Single-file implementation: Bat-KV.bat
• Provides simple CRUD operations: BKV.New, BKV.Append, BKV.Fetch, BKV.Remove, BKV.Include
• Plain text .bkv format with fixed-width key field
• No external dependencies; runs under standard Windows environments
• Suitable for configuration management, data persistence, and basic querying

Included

• Bat-KV.bat — core database functions
• BKV-Test.bat — basic usage test
• BKV-DBMS.bat — a basic DBMS for Bat-KV
• Documentation

Getting Started

1. Download and unzip the release package.
2. Place Bat-KV.bat in your project or in a directory available via PATH.
3. Import and call functions within your batch scripts.

call Bat-KV.bat :BKV.New
call Bat-KV.bat :BKV.Append "username" "Alice"
call Bat-KV.bat :BKV.Append "path" "C:\Users\test"
call Bat-KV.bat :BKV.Fetch "username"
echo Username: %BKV_RESULT%

Bat-KV provides a straightforward way to manage persistent data in batch scripts while keeping the implementation minimal and transparent.