working created DB over RPC

herodb/src/main.rs

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ async fn main() {
     // Start RPC server if enabled
     let rpc_handle = if args.enable_rpc {
         let rpc_addr = format!("127.0.0.1:{}", args.rpc_port).parse().unwrap();
-        let base_dir = format!("{}/rpc_databases", args.dir);
+        let base_dir = args.dir.clone();
 
         match rpc_server::start_rpc_server(rpc_addr, Arc::clone(&server), base_dir).await {
             Ok(handle) => {

herodb/src/rpc.rs

@@ -106,17 +106,36 @@ impl RpcServer for RpcServerImpl {
     }
 
     async fn create_database(&self, db_index: u64) -> RpcResult<bool> {
-        // Pre-create the database by accessing it through the main server
-        let server_guard = self.main_server.lock().await;
+        // Lock the main server to create the database
+        let mut server_guard = self.main_server.lock().await;
 
-        // We can't directly modify selected_db, but we can try to access the storage
-        // This will create the database file if it doesn't exist
-        // Note: This is a simplified approach - in practice, we'd need to modify the server to allow database pre-creation
+        // Save the current selected_db to restore it later
+        let original_db = server_guard.selected_db;
 
-        println!("Note: Database {} will be created when first accessed via Redis protocol", db_index);
-        println!("Use: redis-cli -p 6379, then: SELECT {}", db_index);
+        // Temporarily set the selected_db to the target database
+        server_guard.selected_db = db_index;
 
-        Ok(true)
+        // Call current_storage() which will create the database file if it doesn't exist
+        match server_guard.current_storage() {
+            Ok(_) => {
+                println!("Successfully created database at index {}", db_index);
+
+                // Restore the original selected_db
+                server_guard.selected_db = original_db;
+
+                Ok(true)
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                // Restore the original selected_db even on error
+                server_guard.selected_db = original_db;
+
+                Err(jsonrpsee::types::ErrorObjectOwned::owned(
+                    -32000,
+                    format!("Failed to create database {}: {}", db_index, e.0),
+                    None::<()>
+                ))
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     async fn set_database_encryption(&self, db_index: u64, encryption_key: String) -> RpcResult<bool> {