Merge branch 'append'

2025-09-11 15:31:47 +02:00
parent d931770e90 5ea34b4445
commit f3da14b957
53 changed files with 11344 additions and 455 deletions
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
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--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,29 @@
-[workspace]
-members = ["herodb"]
-resolver = "2"
+[package]
+name = "herodb"
+version = "0.0.1"
+authors = ["ThreeFold Tech NV"]
+edition = "2024"

-# You can define shared profiles for all workspace members here
-[profile.release]
-lto = true
-codegen-units = 1
-strip = true
+[dependencies]
+anyhow = "1.0.59"
+bytes = "1.3.0"
+thiserror = "1.0.32"
+tokio = { version = "1.23.0", features = ["full"] }
+clap = { version = "4.5.20", features = ["derive"] }
+byteorder = "1.4.3"
+futures = "0.3"
+sled = "0.34"
+redb = "2.1.3"
+serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = "1.0"
+bincode = "1.3"
+chacha20poly1305 = "0.10.1"
+rand = "0.8"
+sha2 = "0.10"
+age = "0.10"
+secrecy = "0.8"
+ed25519-dalek = "2"
+base64 = "0.22"
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+redis = { version = "0.24", features = ["aio", "tokio-comp"] }
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # HeroDB

+<<<<<<< HEAD
 Redis-compatible database server with encryption and AGE cryptographic operations.

 ## Features
@@ -13,11 +14,37 @@ Redis-compatible database server with encryption and AGE cryptographic operation
 - Persistent storage using redb

 ## Installation
+=======
+HeroDB is a Redis-compatible database built with Rust, offering a flexible and secure storage solution. It supports two primary storage backends: `redb` (default) and `sled`, both with full encryption capabilities. HeroDB aims to provide a robust and performant key-value store with advanced features like data-at-rest encryption, hash operations, list operations, and cursor-based scanning.
+
+## Purpose
+
+The main purpose of HeroDB is to offer a lightweight, embeddable, and Redis-compatible database that prioritizes data security through transparent encryption. It's designed for applications that require fast, reliable data storage with the option for strong cryptographic protection, without the overhead of a full-fledged Redis server.
+
+## Features
+
+- **Redis Compatibility**: Supports a subset of Redis commands over RESP (Redis Serialization Protocol) via TCP.
+- **Dual Backend Support**:
+    - `redb` (default): Optimized for concurrent access and high-throughput scenarios.
+    - `sled`: A lock-free, log-structured database, excellent for specific workloads.
+- **Data-at-Rest Encryption**: Transparent encryption for both backends using the `age` encryption library.
+- **Key-Value Operations**: Full support for basic string, hash, and list operations.
+- **Expiration**: Time-to-live (TTL) functionality for keys.
+- **Scanning**: Cursor-based iteration for keys and hash fields (`SCAN`, `HSCAN`).
+- **AGE Cryptography Commands**: HeroDB-specific extensions for cryptographic operations.
+
+## Quick Start
+
+### Building HeroDB
+
+To build HeroDB, navigate to the project root and run:
+>>>>>>> append

 ```bash
 cargo build --release
 ```

+<<<<<<< HEAD
 ## Usage

 ```bash
@@ -80,4 +107,61 @@ redis-cli -p 6379 AGE GENENC
 - **Storage**: redb embedded database
 - **Protocol**: Redis RESP protocol over TCP
 - **Encryption**: ChaCha20-Poly1305 for data, AGE for operations
- **Concurrency**: Tokio async runtime
+- **Concurrency**: Tokio async runtime
+=======
+### Running HeroDB
+
+You can start HeroDB with different backends and encryption options:
+
+#### Default `redb` Backend
+
+```bash
+./target/release/herodb --dir /tmp/herodb_redb --port 6379
+```
+
+#### `sled` Backend
+
+```bash
+./target/release/herodb --dir /tmp/herodb_sled --port 6379 --sled
+```
+
+#### `redb` with Encryption
+
+```bash
+./target/release/herodb --dir /tmp/herodb_encrypted --port 6379 --encrypt --key mysecretkey
+```
+
+#### `sled` with Encryption
+
+```bash
+./target/release/herodb --dir /tmp/herodb_sled_encrypted --port 6379 --sled --encrypt --key mysecretkey
+```
+
+## Usage with Redis Clients
+
+HeroDB can be interacted with using any standard Redis client, such as `redis-cli`, `redis-py` (Python), or `ioredis` (Node.js).
+
+### Example with `redis-cli`
+
+```bash
+redis-cli -p 6379 SET mykey "Hello from HeroDB!"
+redis-cli -p 6379 GET mykey
+# → "Hello from HeroDB!"
+
+redis-cli -p 6379 HSET user:1 name "Alice" age "30"
+redis-cli -p 6379 HGET user:1 name
+# → "Alice"
+
+redis-cli -p 6379 SCAN 0 MATCH user:* COUNT 10
+# → 1) "0"
+#    2) 1) "user:1"
+```
+
+## Documentation
+
+For more detailed information on commands, features, and advanced usage, please refer to the documentation:
+
+- [Basics](docs/basics.md)
+- [Supported Commands](docs/cmds.md)
+- [AGE Cryptography](docs/age.md)
+>>>>>>> append
--- a/herodb/build.sh
+++ b/herodb/build.sh
--- a/herodb/docs/age.md
+++ b/herodb/docs/age.md
--- a/herodb/docs/basics.md
+++ b/herodb/docs/basics.md
--- a/docs/cmds.md
+++ b/docs/cmds.md
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+
+## Backend Support
+
+HeroDB supports two storage backends, both with full encryption support:
+
+- **redb** (default): Full-featured, optimized for production use
+- **sled**: Alternative embedded database with encryption support
+
+### Starting HeroDB with Different Backends
+
+```bash
+# Use default redb backend
+./target/release/herodb --dir /tmp/herodb_redb --port 6379
+
+# Use sled backend
+./target/release/herodb --dir /tmp/herodb_sled --port 6379 --sled
+
+# Use redb with encryption
+./target/release/herodb --dir /tmp/herodb_encrypted --port 6379 --encrypt --key mysecretkey
+
+# Use sled with encryption
+./target/release/herodb --dir /tmp/herodb_sled_encrypted --port 6379 --sled --encrypt --key mysecretkey
+```
+
+### Command Support by Backend
+
+Command Category | redb | sled | Notes |
+|-----------------|------|------|-------|
+**Strings** | | | |
+SET | ✅ | ✅ | Full support |
+GET | ✅ | ✅ | Full support |
+DEL | ✅ | ✅ | Full support |
+EXISTS | ✅ | ✅ | Full support |
+INCR/DECR | ✅ | ✅ | Full support |
+MGET/MSET | ✅ | ✅ | Full support |
+**Hashes** | | | |
+HSET | ✅ | ✅ | Full support |
+HGET | ✅ | ✅ | Full support |
+HGETALL | ✅ | ✅ | Full support |
+HDEL | ✅ | ✅ | Full support |
+HEXISTS | ✅ | ✅ | Full support |
+HKEYS | ✅ | ✅ | Full support |
+HVALS | ✅ | ✅ | Full support |
+HLEN | ✅ | ✅ | Full support |
+HMGET | ✅ | ✅ | Full support |
+HSETNX | ✅ | ✅ | Full support |
+HINCRBY/HINCRBYFLOAT | ✅ | ✅ | Full support |
+HSCAN | ✅ | ✅ | Full support with pattern matching |
+**Lists** | | | |
+LPUSH/RPUSH | ✅ | ✅ | Full support |
+LPOP/RPOP | ✅ | ✅ | Full support |
+LLEN | ✅ | ✅ | Full support |
+LRANGE | ✅ | ✅ | Full support |
+LINDEX | ✅ | ✅ | Full support |
+LTRIM | ✅ | ✅ | Full support |
+LREM | ✅ | ✅ | Full support |
+BLPOP/BRPOP | ✅ | ❌ | Blocking operations not in sled |
+**Expiration** | | | |
+EXPIRE | ✅ | ✅ | Full support in both |
+TTL | ✅ | ✅ | Full support in both |
+PERSIST | ✅ | ✅ | Full support in both |
+SETEX/PSETEX | ✅ | ✅ | Full support in both |
+EXPIREAT/PEXPIREAT | ✅ | ✅ | Full support in both |
+**Scanning** | | | |
+KEYS | ✅ | ✅ | Full support with patterns |
+SCAN | ✅ | ✅ | Full cursor-based iteration |
+HSCAN | ✅ | ✅ | Full cursor-based iteration |
+**Transactions** | | | |
+MULTI/EXEC/DISCARD | ✅ | ❌ | Only supported in redb |
+**Encryption** | | | |
+Data-at-rest encryption | ✅ | ✅ | Both support [age](age.tech) encryption |
+AGE commands | ✅ | ✅ | Both support AGE crypto commands |
+**Full-Text Search** | | | |
+FT.CREATE | ✅ | ✅ | Create search index with schema |
+FT.ADD | ✅ | ✅ | Add document to search index |
+FT.SEARCH | ✅ | ✅ | Search documents with query |
+FT.DEL | ✅ | ✅ | Delete document from index |
+FT.INFO | ✅ | ✅ | Get index information |
+FT.DROP | ✅ | ✅ | Drop search index |
+FT.ALTER | ✅ | ✅ | Alter index schema |
+FT.AGGREGATE | ✅ | ✅ | Aggregate search results |
+
+### Performance Considerations
+
+- **redb**: Optimized for concurrent access, better for high-throughput scenarios
+- **sled**: Lock-free architecture, excellent for specific workloads
+
+### Encryption Features
+
+Both backends support:
+- Transparent data-at-rest encryption using the `age` encryption library
+- Per-database encryption (databases >= 10 are encrypted when `--encrypt` flag is used)
+- Secure key derivation using the master key
+
+### Backend Selection Examples
+
+```bash
+# Example: Testing both backends
+redis-cli -p 6379 SET mykey "redb value"
+redis-cli -p 6381 SET mykey "sled value"
+
+# Example: Using encryption with both
+./target/release/herodb --port 6379 --encrypt --key secret123
+./target/release/herodb --port 6381 --sled --encrypt --key secret123
+
+# Both support the same Redis commands
+redis-cli -p 6379 HSET user:1 name "Alice" age "30"
+redis-cli -p 6381 HSET user:1 name "Alice" age "30"
+
+# Both support SCAN operations
+redis-cli -p 6379 SCAN 0 MATCH user:* COUNT 10
+redis-cli -p 6381 SCAN 0 MATCH user:* COUNT 10
+```
+
+### Migration Between Backends
+
+To migrate data between backends, use Redis replication or dump/restore:
+
+```bash
+# Export from redb
+redis-cli -p 6379 --rdb dump.rdb
+
+# Import to sled
+redis-cli -p 6381 --pipe < dump.rdb
+```
--- a/docs/search.md
+++ b/docs/search.md
@@ -0,0 +1,397 @@
+# Full-Text Search with Tantivy
+
+HeroDB includes powerful full-text search capabilities powered by [Tantivy](https://github.com/quickwit-oss/tantivy), a fast full-text search engine library written in Rust. This provides Redis-compatible search commands similar to RediSearch.
+
+## Overview
+
+The search functionality allows you to:
+- Create search indexes with custom schemas
+- Index documents with multiple field types
+- Perform complex queries with filters
+- Support for text, numeric, date, and geographic data
+- Real-time search with high performance
+
+## Search Commands
+
+### FT.CREATE - Create Search Index
+
+Create a new search index with a defined schema.
+
+```bash
+FT.CREATE index_name SCHEMA field_name field_type [options] [field_name field_type [options] ...]
+```
+
+**Field Types:**
+- `TEXT` - Full-text searchable text fields
+- `NUMERIC` - Numeric fields (integers, floats)
+- `TAG` - Tag fields for exact matching
+- `GEO` - Geographic coordinates (lat,lon)
+- `DATE` - Date/timestamp fields
+
+**Field Options:**
+- `STORED` - Store field value for retrieval
+- `INDEXED` - Make field searchable
+- `TOKENIZED` - Enable tokenization for text fields
+- `FAST` - Enable fast access for numeric fields
+
+**Example:**
+```bash
+# Create a product search index
+FT.CREATE products SCHEMA 
+  title TEXT STORED INDEXED TOKENIZED
+  description TEXT STORED INDEXED TOKENIZED  
+  price NUMERIC STORED INDEXED FAST
+  category TAG STORED
+  location GEO STORED
+  created_date DATE STORED INDEXED
+```
+
+### FT.ADD - Add Document to Index
+
+Add a document to a search index.
+
+```bash
+FT.ADD index_name doc_id [SCORE score] FIELDS field_name field_value [field_name field_value ...]
+```
+
+**Example:**
+```bash
+# Add a product document
+FT.ADD products product:1 SCORE 1.0 FIELDS 
+  title "Wireless Headphones" 
+  description "High-quality wireless headphones with noise cancellation"
+  price 199.99
+  category "electronics"
+  location "37.7749,-122.4194"
+  created_date 1640995200000
+```
+
+### FT.SEARCH - Search Documents
+
+Search for documents in an index.
+
+```bash
+FT.SEARCH index_name query [LIMIT offset count] [FILTER field min max] [RETURN field [field ...]]
+```
+
+**Query Syntax:**
+- Simple terms: `wireless headphones`
+- Phrase queries: `"noise cancellation"`
+- Field-specific: `title:wireless`
+- Boolean operators: `wireless AND headphones`
+- Wildcards: `head*`
+
+**Examples:**
+```bash
+# Simple text search
+FT.SEARCH products "wireless headphones"
+
+# Search with filters
+FT.SEARCH products "headphones" FILTER price 100 300 LIMIT 0 10
+
+# Field-specific search
+FT.SEARCH products "title:wireless AND category:electronics"
+
+# Return specific fields only
+FT.SEARCH products "*" RETURN title price
+```
+
+### FT.DEL - Delete Document
+
+Remove a document from the search index.
+
+```bash
+FT.DEL index_name doc_id
+```
+
+**Example:**
+```bash
+FT.DEL products product:1
+```
+
+### FT.INFO - Get Index Information
+
+Get information about a search index.
+
+```bash
+FT.INFO index_name
+```
+
+**Returns:**
+- Index name and document count
+- Field definitions and types
+- Index configuration
+
+**Example:**
+```bash
+FT.INFO products
+```
+
+### FT.DROP - Drop Index
+
+Delete an entire search index.
+
+```bash
+FT.DROP index_name
+```
+
+**Example:**
+```bash
+FT.DROP products
+```
+
+### FT.ALTER - Alter Index Schema
+
+Add new fields to an existing index.
+
+```bash
+FT.ALTER index_name SCHEMA ADD field_name field_type [options]
+```
+
+**Example:**
+```bash
+FT.ALTER products SCHEMA ADD brand TAG STORED
+```
+
+### FT.AGGREGATE - Aggregate Search Results
+
+Perform aggregations on search results.
+
+```bash
+FT.AGGREGATE index_name query [GROUPBY field] [REDUCE function field AS alias]
+```
+
+**Example:**
+```bash
+# Group products by category and count
+FT.AGGREGATE products "*" GROUPBY category REDUCE COUNT 0 AS count
+```
+
+## Field Types in Detail
+
+### TEXT Fields
+- **Purpose**: Full-text search on natural language content
+- **Features**: Tokenization, stemming, stop-word removal
+- **Options**: `STORED`, `INDEXED`, `TOKENIZED`
+- **Example**: Product titles, descriptions, content
+
+### NUMERIC Fields  
+- **Purpose**: Numeric data for range queries and sorting
+- **Types**: I64, U64, F64
+- **Options**: `STORED`, `INDEXED`, `FAST`
+- **Example**: Prices, quantities, ratings
+
+### TAG Fields
+- **Purpose**: Exact-match categorical data
+- **Features**: No tokenization, exact string matching
+- **Options**: `STORED`, case sensitivity control
+- **Example**: Categories, brands, status values
+
+### GEO Fields
+- **Purpose**: Geographic coordinates
+- **Format**: "latitude,longitude" (e.g., "37.7749,-122.4194")
+- **Features**: Geographic distance queries
+- **Options**: `STORED`
+
+### DATE Fields
+- **Purpose**: Timestamp and date data
+- **Format**: Unix timestamp in milliseconds
+- **Features**: Range queries, temporal filtering
+- **Options**: `STORED`, `INDEXED`, `FAST`
+
+## Search Query Syntax
+
+### Basic Queries
+```bash
+# Single term
+FT.SEARCH products "wireless"
+
+# Multiple terms (AND by default)
+FT.SEARCH products "wireless headphones"
+
+# Phrase query
+FT.SEARCH products "\"noise cancellation\""
+```
+
+### Field-Specific Queries
+```bash
+# Search in specific field
+FT.SEARCH products "title:wireless"
+
+# Multiple field queries
+FT.SEARCH products "title:wireless AND description:bluetooth"
+```
+
+### Boolean Operators
+```bash
+# AND operator
+FT.SEARCH products "wireless AND headphones"
+
+# OR operator  
+FT.SEARCH products "wireless OR bluetooth"
+
+# NOT operator
+FT.SEARCH products "headphones NOT wired"
+```
+
+### Wildcards and Fuzzy Search
+```bash
+# Wildcard search
+FT.SEARCH products "head*"
+
+# Fuzzy search (approximate matching)
+FT.SEARCH products "%headphone%"
+```
+
+### Range Queries
+```bash
+# Numeric range in query
+FT.SEARCH products "@price:[100 300]"
+
+# Date range
+FT.SEARCH products "@created_date:[1640995200000 1672531200000]"
+```
+
+## Filtering and Sorting
+
+### FILTER Clause
+```bash
+# Numeric filter
+FT.SEARCH products "headphones" FILTER price 100 300
+
+# Multiple filters
+FT.SEARCH products "*" FILTER price 100 500 FILTER rating 4 5
+```
+
+### LIMIT Clause
+```bash
+# Pagination
+FT.SEARCH products "wireless" LIMIT 0 10    # First 10 results
+FT.SEARCH products "wireless" LIMIT 10 10   # Next 10 results
+```
+
+### RETURN Clause
+```bash
+# Return specific fields
+FT.SEARCH products "*" RETURN title price
+
+# Return all stored fields (default)
+FT.SEARCH products "*"
+```
+
+## Performance Considerations
+
+### Indexing Strategy
+- Only index fields you need to search on
+- Use `FAST` option for frequently filtered numeric fields
+- Consider storage vs. search performance trade-offs
+
+### Query Optimization
+- Use specific field queries when possible
+- Combine filters with text queries for better performance
+- Use pagination with LIMIT for large result sets
+
+### Memory Usage
+- Tantivy indexes are memory-mapped for performance
+- Index size depends on document count and field configuration
+- Monitor disk space for index storage
+
+## Integration with Redis Commands
+
+Search indexes work alongside regular Redis data:
+
+```bash
+# Store product data in Redis hash
+HSET product:1 title "Wireless Headphones" price "199.99"
+
+# Index the same data for search
+FT.ADD products product:1 FIELDS title "Wireless Headphones" price 199.99
+
+# Search returns document IDs that can be used with Redis commands
+FT.SEARCH products "wireless"
+# Returns: product:1
+
+# Retrieve full data using Redis
+HGETALL product:1
+```
+
+## Example Use Cases
+
+### E-commerce Product Search
+```bash
+# Create product catalog index
+FT.CREATE catalog SCHEMA 
+  name TEXT STORED INDEXED TOKENIZED
+  description TEXT INDEXED TOKENIZED
+  price NUMERIC STORED INDEXED FAST
+  category TAG STORED
+  brand TAG STORED
+  rating NUMERIC STORED FAST
+
+# Add products
+FT.ADD catalog prod:1 FIELDS name "iPhone 14" price 999 category "phones" brand "apple" rating 4.5
+FT.ADD catalog prod:2 FIELDS name "Samsung Galaxy" price 899 category "phones" brand "samsung" rating 4.3
+
+# Search queries
+FT.SEARCH catalog "iPhone"
+FT.SEARCH catalog "phones" FILTER price 800 1000
+FT.SEARCH catalog "@brand:apple"
+```
+
+### Content Management
+```bash
+# Create content index
+FT.CREATE content SCHEMA
+  title TEXT STORED INDEXED TOKENIZED
+  body TEXT INDEXED TOKENIZED
+  author TAG STORED
+  published DATE STORED INDEXED
+  tags TAG STORED
+
+# Search content
+FT.SEARCH content "machine learning"
+FT.SEARCH content "@author:john AND @tags:ai"
+FT.SEARCH content "*" FILTER published 1640995200000 1672531200000
+```
+
+### Geographic Search
+```bash
+# Create location-based index
+FT.CREATE places SCHEMA
+  name TEXT STORED INDEXED TOKENIZED
+  location GEO STORED
+  type TAG STORED
+
+# Add locations
+FT.ADD places place:1 FIELDS name "Golden Gate Bridge" location "37.8199,-122.4783" type "landmark"
+
+# Geographic queries (future feature)
+FT.SEARCH places "@location:[37.7749 -122.4194 10 km]"
+```
+
+## Error Handling
+
+Common error responses:
+- `ERR index not found` - Index doesn't exist
+- `ERR field not found` - Field not defined in schema
+- `ERR invalid query syntax` - Malformed query
+- `ERR document not found` - Document ID doesn't exist
+
+## Best Practices
+
+1. **Schema Design**: Plan your schema carefully - changes require reindexing
+2. **Field Selection**: Only store and index fields you actually need
+3. **Batch Operations**: Add multiple documents efficiently
+4. **Query Testing**: Test queries for performance with realistic data
+5. **Monitoring**: Monitor index size and query performance
+6. **Backup**: Include search indexes in backup strategies
+
+## Future Enhancements
+
+Planned features:
+- Geographic distance queries
+- Advanced aggregations and faceting
+- Highlighting of search results
+- Synonyms and custom analyzers
+- Real-time suggestions and autocomplete
+- Index replication and sharding
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+# HeroDB Tantivy Search Examples
+
+This directory contains examples demonstrating HeroDB's full-text search capabilities powered by Tantivy.
+
+## Tantivy Search Demo (Bash Script)
+
+### Overview
+The `tantivy_search_demo.sh` script provides a comprehensive demonstration of HeroDB's search functionality using Redis commands. It showcases various search scenarios including basic text search, filtering, sorting, geographic queries, and more.
+
+### Prerequisites
+1. **HeroDB Server**: The server must be running on port 6381
+2. **Redis CLI**: The `redis-cli` tool must be installed and available in your PATH
+
+### Running the Demo
+
+#### Step 1: Start HeroDB Server
+```bash
+# From the project root directory
+cargo run -- --port 6381
+```
+
+#### Step 2: Run the Demo (in a new terminal)
+```bash
+# From the project root directory
+./examples/tantivy_search_demo.sh
+```
+
+### What the Demo Covers
+
+The script demonstrates 15 different search scenarios:
+
+1. **Index Creation** - Creating a search index with various field types
+2. **Data Insertion** - Adding sample products to the index
+3. **Basic Text Search** - Simple keyword searches
+4. **Filtered Search** - Combining text search with category filters
+5. **Numeric Range Search** - Finding products within price ranges
+6. **Sorting Results** - Ordering results by different fields
+7. **Limited Results** - Pagination and result limiting
+8. **Complex Queries** - Multi-field searches with sorting
+9. **Geographic Search** - Location-based queries
+10. **Index Information** - Getting statistics about the search index
+11. **Search Comparison** - Tantivy vs simple pattern matching
+12. **Fuzzy Search** - Typo tolerance and approximate matching
+13. **Phrase Search** - Exact phrase matching
+14. **Boolean Queries** - AND, OR, NOT operators
+15. **Cleanup** - Removing test data
+
+### Sample Data
+
+The demo uses a product catalog with the following fields:
+- **title** (TEXT) - Product name with higher search weight
+- **description** (TEXT) - Detailed product description
+- **category** (TAG) - Comma-separated categories
+- **price** (NUMERIC) - Product price for range queries
+- **rating** (NUMERIC) - Customer rating for sorting
+- **location** (GEO) - Geographic coordinates for location searches
+
+### Key Redis Commands Demonstrated
+
+#### Index Management
+```bash
+# Create search index
+FT.CREATE product_catalog ON HASH PREFIX 1 product: SCHEMA title TEXT WEIGHT 2.0 SORTABLE description TEXT category TAG SEPARATOR , price NUMERIC SORTABLE rating NUMERIC SORTABLE location GEO
+
+# Get index information
+FT.INFO product_catalog
+
+# Drop index
+FT.DROPINDEX product_catalog
+```
+
+#### Search Queries
+```bash
+# Basic text search
+FT.SEARCH product_catalog wireless
+
+# Filtered search
+FT.SEARCH product_catalog 'organic @category:{food}'
+
+# Numeric range
+FT.SEARCH product_catalog '@price:[50 150]'
+
+# Sorted results
+FT.SEARCH product_catalog '@category:{electronics}' SORTBY price ASC
+
+# Geographic search
+FT.SEARCH product_catalog '@location:[37.7749 -122.4194 50 km]'
+
+# Boolean queries
+FT.SEARCH product_catalog 'wireless AND audio'
+FT.SEARCH product_catalog 'coffee OR tea'
+
+# Phrase search
+FT.SEARCH product_catalog '"noise canceling"'
+```
+
+### Interactive Features
+
+The demo script includes:
+- **Colored output** for better readability
+- **Pause between steps** to review results
+- **Error handling** with clear error messages
+- **Automatic cleanup** of test data
+- **Progress indicators** showing what each step demonstrates
+
+### Troubleshooting
+
+#### HeroDB Not Running
+```
+✗ HeroDB is not running on port 6381
+ℹ Please start HeroDB with: cargo run -- --port 6381
+```
+**Solution**: Start the HeroDB server in a separate terminal.
+
+#### Redis CLI Not Found
+```
+redis-cli: command not found
+```
+**Solution**: Install Redis tools or use an alternative Redis client.
+
+#### Connection Refused
+```
+Could not connect to Redis at localhost:6381: Connection refused
+```
+**Solution**: Ensure HeroDB is running and listening on the correct port.
+
+### Manual Testing
+
+You can also run individual commands manually:
+
+```bash
+# Connect to HeroDB
+redis-cli -h localhost -p 6381
+
+# Create a simple index
+FT.CREATE myindex ON HASH SCHEMA title TEXT description TEXT
+
+# Add a document
+HSET doc:1 title "Hello World" description "This is a test document"
+
+# Search
+FT.SEARCH myindex hello
+```
+
+### Performance Notes
+
+- **Indexing**: Documents are indexed in real-time as they're added
+- **Search Speed**: Full-text search is much faster than pattern matching on large datasets
+- **Memory Usage**: Tantivy indexes are memory-efficient and disk-backed
+- **Scalability**: Supports millions of documents with sub-second search times
+
+### Advanced Features
+
+The demo showcases advanced Tantivy features:
+- **Relevance Scoring** - Results ranked by relevance
+- **Fuzzy Matching** - Handles typos and approximate matches
+- **Field Weighting** - Title field has higher search weight
+- **Multi-field Search** - Search across multiple fields simultaneously
+- **Geographic Queries** - Distance-based location searches
+- **Numeric Ranges** - Efficient range queries on numeric fields
+- **Tag Filtering** - Fast categorical filtering
+
+### Next Steps
+
+After running the demo, explore:
+1. **Custom Schemas** - Define your own field types and configurations
+2. **Large Datasets** - Test with thousands or millions of documents
+3. **Real Applications** - Integrate search into your applications
+4. **Performance Tuning** - Optimize for your specific use case
+
+For more information, see the [search documentation](../herodb/docs/search.md).
--- a/herodb/examples/age_bash_demo.sh
+++ b/herodb/examples/age_bash_demo.sh
--- a/herodb/examples/age_persist_demo.rs
+++ b/herodb/examples/age_persist_demo.rs
--- a/examples/simple_demo.sh
+++ b/examples/simple_demo.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Simple HeroDB Demo - Basic Redis Commands
+# This script demonstrates basic Redis functionality that's currently implemented
+
+set -e  # Exit on any error
+
+# Configuration
+REDIS_HOST="localhost"
+REDIS_PORT="6381"
+REDIS_CLI="redis-cli -h $REDIS_HOST -p $REDIS_PORT"
+
+# Colors for output
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+BLUE='\033[0;34m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+
+# Function to print colored output
+print_header() {
+    echo -e "${BLUE}=== $1 ===${NC}"
+}
+
+print_success() {
+    echo -e "${GREEN}✓ $1${NC}"
+}
+
+print_info() {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}ℹ $1${NC}"
+}
+
+print_error() {
+    echo -e "${RED}✗ $1${NC}"
+}
+
+# Function to check if HeroDB is running
+check_herodb() {
+    print_info "Checking if HeroDB is running on port $REDIS_PORT..."
+    if ! $REDIS_CLI ping > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        print_error "HeroDB is not running on port $REDIS_PORT"
+        print_info "Please start HeroDB with: cargo run -- --port $REDIS_PORT"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    print_success "HeroDB is running and responding"
+}
+
+# Function to execute Redis command with error handling
+execute_cmd() {
+    local cmd="$1"
+    local description="$2"
+    
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Command:${NC} $cmd"
+    if result=$($REDIS_CLI $cmd 2>&1); then
+        echo -e "${GREEN}Result:${NC} $result"
+        return 0
+    else
+        print_error "Failed: $description"
+        echo "Error: $result"
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+# Main demo function
+main() {
+    clear
+    print_header "HeroDB Basic Functionality Demo"
+    echo "This demo shows basic Redis commands that are currently implemented"
+    echo "HeroDB runs on port $REDIS_PORT (instead of Redis default 6379)"
+    echo
+
+    # Check if HeroDB is running
+    check_herodb
+    echo
+
+    print_header "Step 1: Basic Key-Value Operations"
+    
+    execute_cmd "SET greeting 'Hello HeroDB!'" "Setting a simple key-value pair"
+    echo
+    execute_cmd "GET greeting" "Getting the value"
+    echo
+    execute_cmd "SET counter 42" "Setting a numeric value"
+    echo
+    execute_cmd "INCR counter" "Incrementing the counter"
+    echo
+    execute_cmd "GET counter" "Getting the incremented value"
+    echo
+
+    print_header "Step 2: Hash Operations"
+    
+    execute_cmd "HSET user:1 name 'John Doe' email 'john@example.com' age 30" "Setting hash fields"
+    echo
+    execute_cmd "HGET user:1 name" "Getting a specific field"
+    echo
+    execute_cmd "HGETALL user:1" "Getting all fields"
+    echo
+    execute_cmd "HLEN user:1" "Getting hash length"
+    echo
+
+    print_header "Step 3: List Operations"
+    
+    execute_cmd "LPUSH tasks 'Write code' 'Test code' 'Deploy code'" "Adding items to list"
+    echo
+    execute_cmd "LLEN tasks" "Getting list length"
+    echo
+    execute_cmd "LRANGE tasks 0 -1" "Getting all list items"
+    echo
+    execute_cmd "LPOP tasks" "Popping from left"
+    echo
+    execute_cmd "LRANGE tasks 0 -1" "Checking remaining items"
+    echo
+
+    print_header "Step 4: Key Management"
+    
+    execute_cmd "KEYS *" "Listing all keys"
+    echo
+    execute_cmd "EXISTS greeting" "Checking if key exists"
+    echo
+    execute_cmd "TYPE user:1" "Getting key type"
+    echo
+    execute_cmd "DBSIZE" "Getting database size"
+    echo
+
+    print_header "Step 5: Expiration"
+    
+    execute_cmd "SET temp_key 'temporary value'" "Setting temporary key"
+    echo
+    execute_cmd "EXPIRE temp_key 5" "Setting 5 second expiration"
+    echo
+    execute_cmd "TTL temp_key" "Checking time to live"
+    echo
+    print_info "Waiting 2 seconds..."
+    sleep 2
+    execute_cmd "TTL temp_key" "Checking TTL again"
+    echo
+
+    print_header "Step 6: Multiple Operations"
+    
+    execute_cmd "MSET key1 'value1' key2 'value2' key3 'value3'" "Setting multiple keys"
+    echo
+    execute_cmd "MGET key1 key2 key3" "Getting multiple values"
+    echo
+    execute_cmd "DEL key1 key2" "Deleting multiple keys"
+    echo
+    execute_cmd "EXISTS key1 key2 key3" "Checking existence of multiple keys"
+    echo
+
+    print_header "Step 7: Search Commands (Placeholder)"
+    print_info "Testing FT.CREATE command (currently returns placeholder response)"
+    
+    execute_cmd "FT.CREATE test_index SCHEMA title TEXT description TEXT" "Creating search index"
+    echo
+
+    print_header "Step 8: Server Information"
+    
+    execute_cmd "INFO" "Getting server information"
+    echo
+    execute_cmd "CONFIG GET dir" "Getting configuration"
+    echo
+
+    print_header "Step 9: Cleanup"
+    
+    execute_cmd "FLUSHDB" "Clearing database"
+    echo
+    execute_cmd "DBSIZE" "Confirming database is empty"
+    echo
+
+    print_header "Demo Summary"
+    echo "This demonstration showed:"
+    echo "• Basic key-value operations (GET, SET, INCR)"
+    echo "• Hash operations (HSET, HGET, HGETALL)"
+    echo "• List operations (LPUSH, LPOP, LRANGE)"
+    echo "• Key management (KEYS, EXISTS, TYPE, DEL)"
+    echo "• Expiration handling (EXPIRE, TTL)"
+    echo "• Multiple key operations (MSET, MGET)"
+    echo "• Server information commands"
+    echo
+    print_success "HeroDB basic functionality demo completed successfully!"
+    echo
+    print_info "Note: Full-text search (FT.*) commands are defined but not yet fully implemented"
+    print_info "To run HeroDB server: cargo run -- --port 6381"
+    print_info "To connect with redis-cli: redis-cli -h localhost -p 6381"
+}
+
+# Run the demo
+main "$@"
--- a/herodb/Cargo.toml
+++ b/herodb/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-[package]
-name = "herodb"
-version = "0.0.1"
-authors = ["ThreeFold Tech"]
-edition = "2024"
-
-[dependencies]
-anyhow = "1.0.59"
-bytes = "1.3.0"
-thiserror = "1.0.32"
-tokio = { version = "1.23.0", features = ["full"] }
-clap = { version = "4.5.20", features = ["derive"] }
-byteorder = "1.4.3"
-futures = "0.3"
-redb = "2.1.3"
-serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
-serde_json = "1.0"
-bincode = "1.3.3"
-chacha20poly1305 = "0.10.1"
-rand = "0.8"
-sha2 = "0.10"
-age = "0.10"
-secrecy = "0.8"
-ed25519-dalek = "2"
-base64 = "0.22"
-
-[dev-dependencies]
-redis = { version = "0.24", features = ["aio", "tokio-comp"] }
--- a/herodb/docs/cmds.md
+++ b/herodb/docs/cmds.md
@@ -1,227 +0,0 @@
-
-# HeroDB Redis Protocol Support: Commands & Client Usage
-
-HeroDB is a Redis-compatible database built using the `redb` database backend. 
-
-It supports a subset of Redis commands over the standard RESP (Redis Serialization Protocol) via TCP, allowing you to interact with it using standard Redis clients like `redis-cli`, Python's `redis-py`, Node.js's `ioredis`, etc.
-
-This document provides:
- A list of all currently supported Redis commands.
- Example usage with standard Redis clients.
- Bash and Rust test-inspired usage examples.
-
-## Quick Start
-
-Assuming the server is running on localhost at port `$PORT`:
-
-```bash
-# Build HeroDB
-cargo build --release
-
-# Start HeroDB server
-./target/release/herodb --dir /tmp/herodb_data --port 6381 --debug
-```
-
-## Using Standard Redis Clients
-
-### With `redis-cli`
-
-```bash
-redis-cli -p 6381 SET mykey "hello"
-redis-cli -p 6381 GET mykey
-```
-
-### With Python (`redis-py`)
-
-```python
-import redis
-
-r = redis.Redis(host='localhost', port=6381, db=0)
-r.set('mykey', 'hello')
-print(r.get('mykey').decode())
-```
-
-### With Node.js (`ioredis`)
-
-```js
-const Redis = require("ioredis");
-const redis = new Redis({ port: 6381, host: "localhost" });
-
-await redis.set("mykey", "hello");
-const value = await redis.get("mykey");
-console.log(value); // "hello"
-```
-
-## Supported Redis Commands
-
-### String Commands
-
-| Command       | Description                              | Example Usage                             |
-|---------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
-| `SET`         | Set a key to a string value              | `SET name "Alice"`                        |
-| `GET`         | Get the value of a key                   | `GET name`                                |
-| `DEL`         | Delete one or more keys                  | `DEL name age`                            |
-| `INCR`        | Increment the integer value of a key     | `INCR counter`                            |
-| `DECR`        | Decrement the integer value of a key     | `DECR counter`                            |
-| `INCRBY`      | Increment key by a given integer         | `INCRBY counter 5`                        |
-| `DECRBY`      | Decrement key by a given integer         | `DECRBY counter 3`                        |
-| `EXISTS`      | Check if a key exists                    | `EXISTS name`                             |
-| `TYPE`        | Return the type of a key                 | `TYPE name`                               |
-
-### Hash Commands
-
-| Command       | Description                              | Example Usage                             |
-|---------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
-| `HSET`        | Set field in hash stored at key          | `HSET user:1 name "Alice"`                |
-| `HGET`        | Get value of a field in hash             | `HGET user:1 name`                        |
-| `HGETALL`     | Get all fields and values in a hash      | `HGETALL user:1`                          |
-| `HDEL`        | Delete one or more fields from hash      | `HDEL user:1 name age`                    |
-| `HEXISTS`     | Check if field exists in hash            | `HEXISTS user:1 name`                     |
-| `HKEYS`       | Get all field names in a hash            | `HKEYS user:1`                            |
-| `HVALS`       | Get all values in a hash                 | `HVALS user:1`                            |
-| `HLEN`        | Get number of fields in a hash           | `HLEN user:1`                             |
-| `HMGET`       | Get values of multiple fields            | `HMGET user:1 name age`                   |
-| `HSETNX`      | Set field only if it does not exist      | `HSETNX user:1 email alice@example.com`   |
-
-### List Commands
-
-| Command       | Description                              | Example Usage                             |
-|---------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
-| `LPUSH`       | Insert elements at the head of a list    | `LPUSH mylist "item1" "item2"`            |
-| `RPUSH`       | Insert elements at the tail of a list    | `RPUSH mylist "item3" "item4"`            |
-| `LPOP`        | Remove and return element from head      | `LPOP mylist`                             |
-| `RPOP`        | Remove and return element from tail      | `RPOP mylist`                             |
-| `BLPOP`       | Blocking remove from head with timeout   | `BLPOP mylist1 mylist2 5`                 |
-| `BRPOP`       | Blocking remove from tail with timeout   | `BRPOP mylist1 mylist2 5`                 |
-| `LLEN`        | Get the length of a list                 | `LLEN mylist`                             |
-| `LREM`        | Remove elements from list                | `LREM mylist 2 "item"`                    |
-| `LTRIM`       | Trim list to specified range             | `LTRIM mylist 0 5`                         |
-| `LINDEX`      | Get element by index                     | `LINDEX mylist 0`                         |
-| `LRANGE`      | Get range of elements                    | `LRANGE mylist 0 -1`                      |
-
-### Keys & Scanning
-
-| Command       | Description                              | Example Usage                             |
-|---------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
-| `KEYS`        | Find all keys matching a pattern         | `KEYS user:*`                             |
-| `SCAN`        | Incrementally iterate keys               | `SCAN 0 MATCH user:* COUNT 10`            |
-
-### Expiration
-
-| Command       | Description                              | Example Usage                             |
-|---------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
-| `EXPIRE`      | Set a key's time to live in seconds      | `EXPIRE tempkey 60`                       |
-| `TTL`         | Get the time to live for a key           | `TTL tempkey`                             |
-| `PERSIST`     | Remove the expiration from a key         | `PERSIST tempkey`                         |
-
-### Transactions
-
-| Command       | Description                              | Example Usage                             |
-|---------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
-| `MULTI`       | Start a transaction block                | `MULTI`                                   |
-| `EXEC`        | Execute all commands in a transaction    | `EXEC`                                    |
-| `DISCARD`     | Discard all commands in a transaction    | `DISCARD`                                 |
-
-### Configuration
-
-| Command       | Description                              | Example Usage                             |
-|---------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
-| `CONFIG GET`  | Get configuration parameters             | `CONFIG GET dir`                           |
-| `CONFIG SET`  | Set configuration parameters             | `CONFIG SET maxmemory 100mb`               |
-
-### Info & Monitoring
-
-| Command       | Description                              | Example Usage                             |
-|---------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
-| `INFO`        | Get information and statistics about server | `INFO`                                 |
-| `PING`        | Ping the server                          | `PING`                                    |
-
-### AGE Cryptography Commands
-
-| Command            | Description                                   | Example Usage                                 |
-|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
-| `AGE GENENC`       | Generate ephemeral encryption keypair         | `AGE GENENC`                                  |
-| `AGE GENSIGN`      | Generate ephemeral signing keypair            | `AGE GENSIGN`                                 |
-| `AGE ENCRYPT`      | Encrypt a message using a public key          | `AGE ENCRYPT <recipient> "msg"`               |
-| `AGE DECRYPT`      | Decrypt a message using a secret key          | `AGE DECRYPT <identity> <ciphertext>`        |
-| `AGE SIGN`         | Sign a message using a secret key            | `AGE SIGN <sign_secret> "msg"`                |
-| `AGE VERIFY`       | Verify a signature using a public key         | `AGE VERIFY <pubkey> "msg" <signature>`      |
-| `AGE KEYGEN`       | Create and persist a named encryption key    | `AGE KEYGEN app1`                             |
-| `AGE SIGNKEYGEN`   | Create and persist a named signing key       | `AGE SIGNKEYGEN app1`                          |
-| `AGE ENCRYPTNAME`  | Encrypt using a named key                     | `AGE ENCRYPTNAME app1 "msg"`                   |
-| `AGE DECRYPTNAME`  | Decrypt using a named key                     | `AGE DECRYPTNAME app1 <ciphertext>`           |
-| `AGE SIGNNAME`     | Sign using a named key                       | `AGE SIGNNAME app1 "msg"`                      |
-| `AGE VERIFYNAME`   | Verify using a named key                      | `AGE VERIFYNAME app1 "msg" <signature>`       |
-| `AGE LIST`         | List all persisted named keys                | `AGE LIST`                                    |
-
-> Note: AGE commands are not part of standard Redis. They are HeroDB-specific extensions for cryptographic operations.
-
-## Example Usage
-
-### Basic String Operations
-
-```bash
-redis-cli -p 6381 SET greeting "Hello, HeroDB!"
-redis-cli -p 6381 GET greeting
-# → "Hello, HeroDB!"
-
-redis-cli -p 6381 INCR visits
-redis-cli -p 6381 INCR visits
-redis-cli -p 6381 GET visits
-# → "2"
-```
-
-### Hash Operations
-
-```bash
-redis-cli -p 6381 HSET user:1000 name "Alice" age "30" city "NYC"
-redis-cli -p 6381 HGET user:1000 name
-# → "Alice"
-
-redis-cli -p 6381 HGETALL user:1000
-# → 1) "name"
-#    2) "Alice"
-#    3) "age"
-#    4) "30"
-#    5) "city"
-#    6) "NYC"
-```
-
-### Expiration
-
-```bash
-redis-cli -p 6381 SET tempkey "temporary"
-redis-cli -p 6381 EXPIRE tempkey 5
-redis-cli -p 6381 TTL tempkey
-# → (integer) 4
-
-# After 5 seconds:
-redis-cli -p 6381 GET tempkey
-# → (nil)
-```
-
-### Transactions
-
-```bash
-redis-cli -p 6381 MULTI
-redis-cli -p 6381 SET txkey1 "value1"
-redis-cli -p 6381 SET txkey2 "value2"
-redis-cli -p 6381 INCR counter
-redis-cli -p 6381 EXEC
-# → 1) OK
-#    2) OK
-#    3) (integer) 3
-```
-
-### Scanning Keys
-
-```bash
-redis-cli -p 6381 SET scankey1 "val1"
-redis-cli -p 6381 SET scankey2 "val2"
-redis-cli -p 6381 HSET scanhash field1 "val1"
-
-redis-cli -p 6381 SCAN 0 MATCH scankey*
-# → 1) "0"
-#    2) 1) "scankey1"
-#       2) "scankey2"
-```
--- a/herodb/src/options.rs
+++ b/herodb/src/options.rs
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct DBOption {
-    pub dir: String,
-    pub port: u16,
-    pub debug: bool,
-    pub encrypt: bool,
-    pub encryption_key: Option<String>, // Master encryption key
-}
--- a/herodb/src/storage/mod.rs
+++ b/herodb/src/storage/mod.rs
@@ -1,126 +0,0 @@
-use std::{
-    path::Path,
-    time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH},
-};
-
-use redb::{Database, TableDefinition};
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-
-use crate::crypto::CryptoFactory;
-use crate::error::DBError;
-
-// Re-export modules
-mod storage_basic;
-mod storage_hset;
-mod storage_lists;
-mod storage_extra;
-
-// Re-export implementations
-// Note: These imports are used by the impl blocks in the submodules
-// The compiler shows them as unused because they're not directly used in this file
-// but they're needed for the Storage struct methods to be available
-pub use storage_extra::*;
-
-// Table definitions for different Redis data types
-const TYPES_TABLE: TableDefinition<&str, &str> = TableDefinition::new("types");
-const STRINGS_TABLE: TableDefinition<&str, &[u8]> = TableDefinition::new("strings");
-const HASHES_TABLE: TableDefinition<(&str, &str), &[u8]> = TableDefinition::new("hashes");
-const LISTS_TABLE: TableDefinition<&str, &[u8]> = TableDefinition::new("lists");
-const STREAMS_META_TABLE: TableDefinition<&str, &[u8]> = TableDefinition::new("streams_meta");
-const STREAMS_DATA_TABLE: TableDefinition<(&str, &str), &[u8]> = TableDefinition::new("streams_data");
-const ENCRYPTED_TABLE: TableDefinition<&str, u8> = TableDefinition::new("encrypted");
-const EXPIRATION_TABLE: TableDefinition<&str, u64> = TableDefinition::new("expiration");
-
-#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct StreamEntry {
-    pub fields: Vec<(String, String)>,
-}
-
-#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct ListValue {
-    pub elements: Vec<String>,
-}
-
-#[inline]
-pub fn now_in_millis() -> u128 {
-    let start = SystemTime::now();
-    let duration_since_epoch = start.duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH).unwrap();
-    duration_since_epoch.as_millis()
-}
-
-pub struct Storage {
-    db: Database,
-    crypto: Option<CryptoFactory>,
-}
-
-impl Storage {
-    pub fn new(path: impl AsRef<Path>, should_encrypt: bool, master_key: Option<&str>) -> Result<Self, DBError> {
-        let db = Database::create(path)?;
-        
-        // Create tables if they don't exist
-        let write_txn = db.begin_write()?;
-        {
-            let _ = write_txn.open_table(TYPES_TABLE)?;
-            let _ = write_txn.open_table(STRINGS_TABLE)?;
-            let _ = write_txn.open_table(HASHES_TABLE)?;
-            let _ = write_txn.open_table(LISTS_TABLE)?;
-            let _ = write_txn.open_table(STREAMS_META_TABLE)?;
-            let _ = write_txn.open_table(STREAMS_DATA_TABLE)?;
-            let _ = write_txn.open_table(ENCRYPTED_TABLE)?;
-            let _ = write_txn.open_table(EXPIRATION_TABLE)?;
-        }
-        write_txn.commit()?;
-        
-        // Check if database was previously encrypted
-        let read_txn = db.begin_read()?;
-        let encrypted_table = read_txn.open_table(ENCRYPTED_TABLE)?;
-        let was_encrypted = encrypted_table.get("encrypted")?.map(|v| v.value() == 1).unwrap_or(false);
-        drop(read_txn);
-        
-        let crypto = if should_encrypt || was_encrypted {
-            if let Some(key) = master_key {
-                Some(CryptoFactory::new(key.as_bytes()))
-            } else {
-                return Err(DBError("Encryption requested but no master key provided".to_string()));
-            }
-        } else {
-            None
-        };
-        
-        // If we're enabling encryption for the first time, mark it
-        if should_encrypt && !was_encrypted {
-            let write_txn = db.begin_write()?;
-            {
-                let mut encrypted_table = write_txn.open_table(ENCRYPTED_TABLE)?;
-                encrypted_table.insert("encrypted", &1u8)?;
-            }
-            write_txn.commit()?;
-        }
-        
-        Ok(Storage {
-            db,
-            crypto,
-        })
-    }
-    
-    pub fn is_encrypted(&self) -> bool {
-        self.crypto.is_some()
-    }
-
-    // Helper methods for encryption
-    fn encrypt_if_needed(&self, data: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<u8>, DBError> {
-        if let Some(crypto) = &self.crypto {
-            Ok(crypto.encrypt(data))
-        } else {
-            Ok(data.to_vec())
-        }
-    }
-    
-    fn decrypt_if_needed(&self, data: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<u8>, DBError> {
-        if let Some(crypto) = &self.crypto {
-            Ok(crypto.decrypt(data)?)
-        } else {
-            Ok(data.to_vec())
-        }
-    }
-}
--- a/herodb/run_tests.sh
+++ b/herodb/run_tests.sh
--- a/herodb/specs/backgroundinfo/encrypt.md
+++ b/herodb/specs/backgroundinfo/encrypt.md
--- a/specs/backgroundinfo/lance.md
+++ b/specs/backgroundinfo/lance.md
--- a/specs/backgroundinfo/lancedb.md
+++ b/specs/backgroundinfo/lancedb.md
--- a/herodb/specs/backgroundinfo/redb.md
+++ b/herodb/specs/backgroundinfo/redb.md
--- a/herodb/specs/backgroundinfo/redis_basic_client.md
+++ b/herodb/specs/backgroundinfo/redis_basic_client.md
--- a/herodb/specs/backgroundinfo/redis_basics.md
+++ b/herodb/specs/backgroundinfo/redis_basics.md
--- a/herodb/specs/backgroundinfo/redis_hset_functions.md
+++ b/herodb/specs/backgroundinfo/redis_hset_functions.md
--- a/herodb/specs/backgroundinfo/redis_lists.md
+++ b/herodb/specs/backgroundinfo/redis_lists.md
--- a/specs/backgroundinfo/sled.md
+++ b/specs/backgroundinfo/sled.md
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+========================
+CODE SNIPPETS
+========================
+TITLE: Basic Database Operations with sled in Rust
+DESCRIPTION: This snippet demonstrates fundamental operations using the `sled` embedded database in Rust. It covers opening a database tree, inserting and retrieving key-value pairs, performing range queries, deleting entries, and executing an atomic compare-and-swap operation. It also shows how to flush changes to disk for durability.
+
+SOURCE: https://github.com/spacejam/sled/blob/main/README.md#_snippet_0
+
+LANGUAGE: Rust
+CODE:
+```
+let tree = sled::open("/tmp/welcome-to-sled")?;
+
+// insert and get, similar to std's BTreeMap
+let old_value = tree.insert("key", "value")?;
+
+assert_eq!(
+  tree.get(&"key")?,
+  Some(sled::IVec::from("value")),
+);
+
+// range queries
+for kv_result in tree.range("key_1".."key_9") {}
+
+// deletion
+let old_value = tree.remove(&"key")?;
+
+// atomic compare and swap
+tree.compare_and_swap(
+  "key",
+  Some("current_value"),
+  Some("new_value"),
+)?;
+
+// block until all operations are stable on disk
+// (flush_async also available to get a Future)
+tree.flush()?;
+```
+
+----------------------------------------
+
+TITLE: Subscribing to sled Events Asynchronously (Rust)
+DESCRIPTION: This snippet demonstrates how to asynchronously subscribe to events on key prefixes in a `sled` database. It initializes a `sled` database, creates a `Subscriber` for all key prefixes, inserts a key-value pair to trigger an event, and then uses `extreme::run` to await and process incoming events. The `Subscriber` struct implements `Future<Output=Option<Event>>`, allowing it to be awaited in an async context.
+
+SOURCE: https://github.com/spacejam/sled/blob/main/README.md#_snippet_1
+
+LANGUAGE: Rust
+CODE:
+```
+let sled = sled::open("my_db").unwrap();
+
+let mut sub = sled.watch_prefix("");
+
+sled.insert(b"a", b"a").unwrap();
+
+extreme::run(async move {
+    while let Some(event) = (&mut sub).await {
+        println!("got event {:?}", event);
+    }
+});
+```
+
+----------------------------------------
+
+TITLE: Iterating Subscriber Events with Async/Await in Rust
+DESCRIPTION: This snippet demonstrates how to asynchronously iterate over events from a `Subscriber` instance in Rust. Since `Subscriber` now implements `Future`, it can be awaited in a loop to process incoming events, enabling efficient prefix watching. The loop continues as long as new events are available.
+
+SOURCE: https://github.com/spacejam/sled/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#_snippet_0
+
+LANGUAGE: Rust
+CODE:
+```
+while let Some(event) = (&mut subscriber).await {}
+```
+
+----------------------------------------
+
+TITLE: Suppressing TSAN Race on Arc::drop in Rust
+DESCRIPTION: This suppression addresses a false positive race detection by ThreadSanitizer in Rust's `Arc::drop` implementation. TSAN fails to correctly reason about the raw atomic `Acquire` fence used after the strong-count atomic subtraction with a `Release` fence in the `Drop` implementation, leading to an erroneous race report.
+
+SOURCE: https://github.com/spacejam/sled/blob/main/tsan_suppressions.txt#_snippet_0
+
+LANGUAGE: TSAN Suppression
+CODE:
+```
+race:Arc*drop
+```
+
+----------------------------------------
+
+TITLE: Suppressing TSAN Race on std::thread::local in Rust
+DESCRIPTION: This suppression addresses ThreadSanitizer false positives when using Rust's `std::thread::local`. Similar to `lazy_static`, `std::thread::local` utilizes implicit barriers that TSAN fails to recognize, leading to incorrect race condition reports.
+
+SOURCE: https://github.com/spacejam/sled/blob/main/tsan_suppressions.txt#_snippet_2
+
+LANGUAGE: TSAN Suppression
+CODE:
+```
+race:std::thread::local
+```
+
+----------------------------------------
+
+TITLE: Suppressing TSAN Race on lazy_static in Rust
+DESCRIPTION: This suppression targets ThreadSanitizer false positives related to the `lazy_static` crate in Rust. `lazy_static` relies on implicit memory barriers that TSAN does not correctly detect, causing it to report races where none exist.
+
+SOURCE: https://github.com/spacejam/sled/blob/main/tsan_suppressions.txt#_snippet_1
+
+LANGUAGE: TSAN Suppression
+CODE:
+```
+race:lazy_static
+```
--- a/specs/backgroundinfo/tantivy.md
+++ b/specs/backgroundinfo/tantivy.md
--- a/specs/lance_implementation.md
+++ b/specs/lance_implementation.md
@@ -0,0 +1,735 @@
+Looking at your request to ensure embedding happens with an external embedding provider configured in Redis at `config:core:aiembed:url`, I'll modify the implementation to use an external embedding service instead of local models.
+
+## Updated Implementation with External Embedding Provider
+
+### 1. Update Dependencies in `Cargo.toml`
+
+```toml
+[dependencies]
+# ... existing dependencies ...
+lance = "0.18"
+lance-index = "0.18"
+lance-linalg = "0.18"
+arrow = "52"
+arrow-array = "52"
+arrow-schema = "52"
+parquet = "52"
+uuid = { version = "1.10", features = ["v4"] }
+reqwest = { version = "0.11", features = ["json"] }
+serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = "1.0"
+base64 = "0.22"
+image = "0.25"
+```
+
+### 2. Create Enhanced Lance Module with External Embedding
+
+Create `src/lance_store.rs`:
+
+```rust
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use tokio::sync::RwLock;
+
+use arrow::array::{Float32Array, StringArray, BinaryArray, ArrayRef};
+use arrow::datatypes::{DataType, Field, Schema};
+use arrow::record_batch::RecordBatch;
+use lance::dataset::{Dataset, WriteParams, WriteMode};
+use lance::index::vector::VectorIndexParams;
+use lance_index::vector::pq::PQBuildParams;
+use lance_index::vector::ivf::IvfBuildParams;
+
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use crate::error::DBError;
+use crate::cmd::Protocol;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct EmbeddingRequest {
+    texts: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    images: Option<Vec<String>>, // base64 encoded
+    model: Option<String>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct EmbeddingResponse {
+    embeddings: Vec<Vec<f32>>,
+    model: String,
+    usage: Option<HashMap<String, u32>>,
+}
+
+pub struct LanceStore {
+    datasets: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<String, Arc<Dataset>>>>,
+    data_dir: PathBuf,
+    http_client: reqwest::Client,
+}
+
+impl LanceStore {
+    pub async fn new(data_dir: PathBuf) -> Result<Self, DBError> {
+        // Create data directory if it doesn't exist
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(&data_dir)
+            .map_err(|e| DBError(format!("Failed to create Lance data directory: {}", e)))?;
+        
+        let http_client = reqwest::Client::builder()
+            .timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(30))
+            .build()
+            .map_err(|e| DBError(format!("Failed to create HTTP client: {}", e)))?;
+        
+        Ok(Self {
+            datasets: Arc::new(RwLock::new(HashMap::new())),
+            data_dir,
+            http_client,
+        })
+    }
+    
+    /// Get embedding service URL from Redis config
+    async fn get_embedding_url(&self, server: &crate::server::Server) -> Result<String, DBError> {
+        // Get the embedding URL from Redis config
+        let key = "config:core:aiembed:url";
+        
+        // Use HGET to retrieve the URL from Redis hash
+        let cmd = crate::cmd::Cmd::HGet {
+            key: key.to_string(),
+            field: "url".to_string(),
+        };
+        
+        // Execute command to get the config
+        let result = cmd.run(server).await?;
+        
+        match result {
+            Protocol::BulkString(url) => Ok(url),
+            Protocol::SimpleString(url) => Ok(url),
+            Protocol::Nil => Err(DBError(
+                "Embedding service URL not configured. Set it with: HSET config:core:aiembed:url url <YOUR_EMBEDDING_SERVICE_URL>".to_string()
+            )),
+            _ => Err(DBError("Invalid embedding URL configuration".to_string())),
+        }
+    }
+    
+    /// Call external embedding service
+    async fn call_embedding_service(
+        &self,
+        server: &crate::server::Server,
+        texts: Option<Vec<String>>,
+        images: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<Vec<f32>>, DBError> {
+        let url = self.get_embedding_url(server).await?;
+        
+        let request = EmbeddingRequest {
+            texts,
+            images,
+            model: None, // Let the service use its default
+        };
+        
+        let response = self.http_client
+            .post(&url)
+            .json(&request)
+            .send()
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| DBError(format!("Failed to call embedding service: {}", e)))?;
+        
+        if !response.status().is_success() {
+            let status = response.status();
+            let error_text = response.text().await.unwrap_or_default();
+            return Err(DBError(format!(
+                "Embedding service returned error {}: {}", 
+                status, error_text
+            )));
+        }
+        
+        let embedding_response: EmbeddingResponse = response
+            .json()
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| DBError(format!("Failed to parse embedding response: {}", e)))?;
+        
+        Ok(embedding_response.embeddings)
+    }
+    
+    pub async fn embed_text(
+        &self, 
+        server: &crate::server::Server,
+        texts: Vec<String>
+    ) -> Result<Vec<Vec<f32>>, DBError> {
+        if texts.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(Vec::new());
+        }
+        
+        self.call_embedding_service(server, Some(texts), None).await
+    }
+    
+    pub async fn embed_image(
+        &self,
+        server: &crate::server::Server,
+        image_bytes: Vec<u8>
+    ) -> Result<Vec<f32>, DBError> {
+        // Convert image bytes to base64
+        let base64_image = base64::encode(&image_bytes);
+        
+        let embeddings = self.call_embedding_service(
+            server, 
+            None, 
+            Some(vec![base64_image])
+        ).await?;
+        
+        embeddings.into_iter()
+            .next()
+            .ok_or_else(|| DBError("No embedding returned for image".to_string()))
+    }
+    
+    pub async fn create_dataset(
+        &self,
+        name: &str,
+        schema: Schema,
+    ) -> Result<(), DBError> {
+        let dataset_path = self.data_dir.join(format!("{}.lance", name));
+        
+        // Create empty dataset with schema
+        let write_params = WriteParams {
+            mode: WriteMode::Create,
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        
+        // Create an empty RecordBatch with the schema
+        let empty_batch = RecordBatch::new_empty(Arc::new(schema));
+        let batches = vec![empty_batch];
+        
+        let dataset = Dataset::write(
+            batches,
+            dataset_path.to_str().unwrap(),
+            Some(write_params)
+        ).await
+        .map_err(|e| DBError(format!("Failed to create dataset: {}", e)))?;
+        
+        let mut datasets = self.datasets.write().await;
+        datasets.insert(name.to_string(), Arc::new(dataset));
+        
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    
+    pub async fn write_vectors(
+        &self,
+        dataset_name: &str,
+        vectors: Vec<Vec<f32>>,
+        metadata: Option<HashMap<String, Vec<String>>>,
+    ) -> Result<usize, DBError> {
+        let dataset_path = self.data_dir.join(format!("{}.lance", dataset_name));
+        
+        // Open or get cached dataset
+        let dataset = self.get_or_open_dataset(dataset_name).await?;
+        
+        // Build RecordBatch
+        let num_vectors = vectors.len();
+        if num_vectors == 0 {
+            return Ok(0);
+        }
+        
+        let dim = vectors.first()
+            .ok_or_else(|| DBError("Empty vectors".to_string()))?
+            .len();
+        
+        // Flatten vectors
+        let flat_vectors: Vec<f32> = vectors.into_iter().flatten().collect();
+        let vector_array = Float32Array::from(flat_vectors);
+        let vector_array = arrow::array::FixedSizeListArray::try_new_from_values(
+            vector_array, 
+            dim as i32
+        ).map_err(|e| DBError(format!("Failed to create vector array: {}", e)))?;
+        
+        let mut arrays: Vec<ArrayRef> = vec![Arc::new(vector_array)];
+        let mut fields = vec![Field::new(
+            "vector",
+            DataType::FixedSizeList(
+                Arc::new(Field::new("item", DataType::Float32, true)),
+                dim as i32
+            ),
+            false
+        )];
+        
+        // Add metadata columns if provided
+        if let Some(metadata) = metadata {
+            for (key, values) in metadata {
+                if values.len() != num_vectors {
+                    return Err(DBError(format!(
+                        "Metadata field '{}' has {} values but expected {}", 
+                        key, values.len(), num_vectors
+                    )));
+                }
+                let array = StringArray::from(values);
+                arrays.push(Arc::new(array));
+                fields.push(Field::new(&key, DataType::Utf8, true));
+            }
+        }
+        
+        let schema = Arc::new(Schema::new(fields));
+        let batch = RecordBatch::try_new(schema, arrays)
+            .map_err(|e| DBError(format!("Failed to create RecordBatch: {}", e)))?;
+        
+        // Append to dataset
+        let write_params = WriteParams {
+            mode: WriteMode::Append,
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        
+        Dataset::write(
+            vec![batch],
+            dataset_path.to_str().unwrap(),
+            Some(write_params)
+        ).await
+        .map_err(|e| DBError(format!("Failed to write to dataset: {}", e)))?;
+        
+        // Refresh cached dataset
+        let mut datasets = self.datasets.write().await;
+        datasets.remove(dataset_name);
+        
+        Ok(num_vectors)
+    }
+    
+    pub async fn search_vectors(
+        &self,
+        dataset_name: &str,
+        query_vector: Vec<f32>,
+        k: usize,
+        nprobes: Option<usize>,
+        refine_factor: Option<usize>,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<(f32, HashMap<String, String>)>, DBError> {
+        let dataset = self.get_or_open_dataset(dataset_name).await?;
+        
+        // Build query
+        let mut query = dataset.scan();
+        query = query.nearest(
+            "vector",
+            &query_vector,
+            k,
+        ).map_err(|e| DBError(format!("Failed to build search query: {}", e)))?;
+        
+        if let Some(nprobes) = nprobes {
+            query = query.nprobes(nprobes);
+        }
+        
+        if let Some(refine) = refine_factor {
+            query = query.refine_factor(refine);
+        }
+        
+        // Execute search
+        let results = query
+            .try_into_stream()
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| DBError(format!("Failed to execute search: {}", e)))?
+            .try_collect::<Vec<_>>()
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| DBError(format!("Failed to collect results: {}", e)))?;
+        
+        // Process results
+        let mut output = Vec::new();
+        for batch in results {
+            // Get distances
+            let distances = batch
+                .column_by_name("_distance")
+                .ok_or_else(|| DBError("No distance column".to_string()))?
+                .as_any()
+                .downcast_ref::<Float32Array>()
+                .ok_or_else(|| DBError("Invalid distance type".to_string()))?;
+            
+            // Get metadata
+            for i in 0..batch.num_rows() {
+                let distance = distances.value(i);
+                let mut metadata = HashMap::new();
+                
+                for field in batch.schema().fields() {
+                    if field.name() != "vector" && field.name() != "_distance" {
+                        if let Some(col) = batch.column_by_name(field.name()) {
+                            if let Some(str_array) = col.as_any().downcast_ref::<StringArray>() {
+                                if !str_array.is_null(i) {
+                                    metadata.insert(
+                                        field.name().to_string(),
+                                        str_array.value(i).to_string()
+                                    );
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                
+                output.push((distance, metadata));
+            }
+        }
+        
+        Ok(output)
+    }
+    
+    pub async fn store_multimodal(
+        &self,
+        server: &crate::server::Server,
+        dataset_name: &str,
+        text: Option<String>,
+        image_bytes: Option<Vec<u8>>,
+        metadata: HashMap<String, String>,
+    ) -> Result<String, DBError> {
+        // Generate ID
+        let id = uuid::Uuid::new_v4().to_string();
+        
+        // Generate embeddings using external service
+        let embedding = if let Some(text) = text.as_ref() {
+            self.embed_text(server, vec![text.clone()]).await?
+                .into_iter()
+                .next()
+                .ok_or_else(|| DBError("No embedding returned".to_string()))?
+        } else if let Some(img) = image_bytes.as_ref() {
+            self.embed_image(server, img.clone()).await?
+        } else {
+            return Err(DBError("No text or image provided".to_string()));
+        };
+        
+        // Prepare metadata
+        let mut full_metadata = metadata;
+        full_metadata.insert("id".to_string(), id.clone());
+        if let Some(text) = text {
+            full_metadata.insert("text".to_string(), text);
+        }
+        if let Some(img) = image_bytes {
+            full_metadata.insert("image_base64".to_string(), base64::encode(img));
+        }
+        
+        // Convert metadata to column vectors
+        let mut metadata_cols = HashMap::new();
+        for (key, value) in full_metadata {
+            metadata_cols.insert(key, vec![value]);
+        }
+        
+        // Write to dataset
+        self.write_vectors(dataset_name, vec![embedding], Some(metadata_cols)).await?;
+        
+        Ok(id)
+    }
+    
+    pub async fn search_with_text(
+        &self,
+        server: &crate::server::Server,
+        dataset_name: &str,
+        query_text: String,
+        k: usize,
+        nprobes: Option<usize>,
+        refine_factor: Option<usize>,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<(f32, HashMap<String, String>)>, DBError> {
+        // Embed the query text using external service
+        let embeddings = self.embed_text(server, vec![query_text]).await?;
+        let query_vector = embeddings.into_iter()
+            .next()
+            .ok_or_else(|| DBError("No embedding returned for query".to_string()))?;
+        
+        // Search with the embedding
+        self.search_vectors(dataset_name, query_vector, k, nprobes, refine_factor).await
+    }
+    
+    pub async fn create_index(
+        &self,
+        dataset_name: &str,
+        index_type: &str,
+        num_partitions: Option<usize>,
+        num_sub_vectors: Option<usize>,
+    ) -> Result<(), DBError> {
+        let dataset = self.get_or_open_dataset(dataset_name).await?;
+        
+        let mut params = VectorIndexParams::default();
+        
+        match index_type.to_uppercase().as_str() {
+            "IVF_PQ" => {
+                params.ivf = IvfBuildParams {
+                    num_partitions: num_partitions.unwrap_or(256),
+                    ..Default::default()
+                };
+                params.pq = PQBuildParams {
+                    num_sub_vectors: num_sub_vectors.unwrap_or(16),
+                    ..Default::default()
+                };
+            }
+            _ => return Err(DBError(format!("Unsupported index type: {}", index_type))),
+        }
+        
+        dataset.create_index(
+            &["vector"],
+            lance::index::IndexType::Vector,
+            None,
+            &params,
+            true
+        ).await
+        .map_err(|e| DBError(format!("Failed to create index: {}", e)))?;
+        
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    
+    async fn get_or_open_dataset(&self, name: &str) -> Result<Arc<Dataset>, DBError> {
+        let mut datasets = self.datasets.write().await;
+        
+        if let Some(dataset) = datasets.get(name) {
+            return Ok(dataset.clone());
+        }
+        
+        let dataset_path = self.data_dir.join(format!("{}.lance", name));
+        if !dataset_path.exists() {
+            return Err(DBError(format!("Dataset '{}' does not exist", name)));
+        }
+        
+        let dataset = Dataset::open(dataset_path.to_str().unwrap())
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| DBError(format!("Failed to open dataset: {}", e)))?;
+        
+        let dataset = Arc::new(dataset);
+        datasets.insert(name.to_string(), dataset.clone());
+        
+        Ok(dataset)
+    }
+    
+    pub async fn list_datasets(&self) -> Result<Vec<String>, DBError> {
+        let mut datasets = Vec::new();
+        
+        let entries = std::fs::read_dir(&self.data_dir)
+            .map_err(|e| DBError(format!("Failed to read data directory: {}", e)))?;
+        
+        for entry in entries {
+            let entry = entry.map_err(|e| DBError(format!("Failed to read entry: {}", e)))?;
+            let path = entry.path();
+            
+            if path.is_dir() {
+                if let Some(name) = path.file_name() {
+                    if let Some(name_str) = name.to_str() {
+                        if name_str.ends_with(".lance") {
+                            let dataset_name = name_str.trim_end_matches(".lance");
+                            datasets.push(dataset_name.to_string());
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        Ok(datasets)
+    }
+    
+    pub async fn drop_dataset(&self, name: &str) -> Result<(), DBError> {
+        // Remove from cache
+        let mut datasets = self.datasets.write().await;
+        datasets.remove(name);
+        
+        // Delete from disk
+        let dataset_path = self.data_dir.join(format!("{}.lance", name));
+        if dataset_path.exists() {
+            std::fs::remove_dir_all(dataset_path)
+                .map_err(|e| DBError(format!("Failed to delete dataset: {}", e)))?;
+        }
+        
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    
+    pub async fn get_dataset_info(&self, name: &str) -> Result<HashMap<String, String>, DBError> {
+        let dataset = self.get_or_open_dataset(name).await?;
+        
+        let mut info = HashMap::new();
+        info.insert("name".to_string(), name.to_string());
+        info.insert("version".to_string(), dataset.version().to_string());
+        info.insert("num_rows".to_string(), dataset.count_rows().await?.to_string());
+        
+        // Get schema info
+        let schema = dataset.schema();
+        let fields: Vec<String> = schema.fields()
+            .iter()
+            .map(|f| format!("{}:{}", f.name(), f.data_type()))
+            .collect();
+        info.insert("schema".to_string(), fields.join(", "));
+        
+        Ok(info)
+    }
+}
+```
+
+### 3. Update Command Implementations
+
+Update the command implementations to pass the server reference for embedding service access:
+
+```rust
+// In cmd.rs, update the lance command implementations
+
+async fn lance_store_cmd(
+    server: &Server,
+    dataset: &str,
+    text: Option<String>,
+    image_base64: Option<String>,
+    metadata: HashMap<String, String>,
+) -> Result<Protocol, DBError> {
+    let lance_store = server.lance_store()?;
+    
+    // Decode image if provided
+    let image_bytes = if let Some(b64) = image_base64 {
+        Some(base64::decode(b64).map_err(|e| 
+            DBError(format!("Invalid base64 image: {}", e)))?)
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+    
+    // Pass server reference for embedding service access
+    let id = lance_store.store_multimodal(
+        server,  // Pass server to access Redis config
+        dataset,
+        text,
+        image_bytes,
+        metadata,
+    ).await?;
+    
+    Ok(Protocol::BulkString(id))
+}
+
+async fn lance_embed_text_cmd(
+    server: &Server,
+    texts: &[String],
+) -> Result<Protocol, DBError> {
+    let lance_store = server.lance_store()?;
+    
+    // Pass server reference for embedding service access
+    let embeddings = lance_store.embed_text(server, texts.to_vec()).await?;
+    
+    // Return as array of vectors
+    let mut output = Vec::new();
+    for embedding in embeddings {
+        let vector_str = format!("[{}]", 
+            embedding.iter()
+                .map(|f| f.to_string())
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+                .join(",")
+        );
+        output.push(Protocol::BulkString(vector_str));
+    }
+    
+    Ok(Protocol::Array(output))
+}
+
+async fn lance_search_text_cmd(
+    server: &Server,
+    dataset: &str,
+    query_text: &str,
+    k: usize,
+    nprobes: Option<usize>,
+    refine_factor: Option<usize>,
+) -> Result<Protocol, DBError> {
+    let lance_store = server.lance_store()?;
+    
+    // Search using text query (will be embedded automatically)
+    let results = lance_store.search_with_text(
+        server,
+        dataset,
+        query_text.to_string(),
+        k,
+        nprobes,
+        refine_factor,
+    ).await?;
+    
+    // Format results
+    let mut output = Vec::new();
+    for (distance, metadata) in results {
+        let metadata_json = serde_json::to_string(&metadata)
+            .unwrap_or_else(|_| "{}".to_string());
+        
+        output.push(Protocol::Array(vec![
+            Protocol::BulkString(distance.to_string()),
+            Protocol::BulkString(metadata_json),
+        ]));
+    }
+    
+    Ok(Protocol::Array(output))
+}
+
+// Add new command for text-based search
+pub enum Cmd {
+    // ... existing commands ...
+    LanceSearchText {
+        dataset: String,
+        query_text: String,
+        k: usize,
+        nprobes: Option<usize>,
+        refine_factor: Option<usize>,
+    },
+}
+```
+
+## Usage Examples
+
+### 1. Configure the Embedding Service
+
+First, users need to configure the embedding service URL:
+
+```bash
+# Configure the embedding service endpoint
+redis-cli> HSET config:core:aiembed:url url "http://localhost:8000/embeddings"
+OK
+
+# Or use a cloud service
+redis-cli> HSET config:core:aiembed:url url "https://api.openai.com/v1/embeddings"
+OK
+```
+
+### 2. Use Lance Commands with Automatic External Embedding
+
+```bash
+# Create a dataset
+redis-cli> LANCE.CREATE products DIM 1536 SCHEMA name:string price:float category:string
+OK
+
+# Store text with automatic embedding (calls external service)
+redis-cli> LANCE.STORE products TEXT "Wireless noise-canceling headphones with 30-hour battery" name:AirPods price:299.99 category:Electronics
+"uuid-123-456"
+
+# Search using text query (automatically embeds the query)
+redis-cli> LANCE.SEARCH.TEXT products "best headphones for travel" K 5
+1) "0.92" 
+2) "{\"id\":\"uuid-123\",\"name\":\"AirPods\",\"price\":\"299.99\"}"
+
+# Get embeddings directly
+redis-cli> LANCE.EMBED.TEXT "This text will be embedded"
+1) "[0.123, 0.456, 0.789, ...]"
+```
+
+## External Embedding Service API Specification
+
+The external embedding service should accept POST requests with this format:
+
+```json
+// Request
+{
+  "texts": ["text1", "text2"],  // Optional
+  "images": ["base64_img1"],    // Optional
+  "model": "text-embedding-ada-002"  // Optional
+}
+
+// Response
+{
+  "embeddings": [[0.1, 0.2, ...], [0.3, 0.4, ...]],
+  "model": "text-embedding-ada-002",
+  "usage": {
+    "prompt_tokens": 100,
+    "total_tokens": 100
+  }
+}
+```
+
+## Error Handling
+
+The implementation includes comprehensive error handling:
+
+1. **Missing Configuration**: Clear error message if embedding URL not configured
+2. **Service Failures**: Graceful handling of embedding service errors
+3. **Timeout Protection**: 30-second timeout for embedding requests
+4. **Retry Logic**: Could be added for resilience
+
+## Benefits of This Approach
+
+1. **Flexibility**: Supports any embedding service with compatible API
+2. **Cost Control**: Use your preferred embedding provider
+3. **Scalability**: Embedding service can be scaled independently
+4. **Consistency**: All embeddings use the same configured service
+5. **Security**: API keys and endpoints stored securely in Redis
+
+This implementation ensures that all embedding operations go through the external service configured in Redis, providing a clean separation between the vector database functionality and the embedding generation.
+
+
+TODO EXTRA:
+
+- secret for the embedding service API key
+
--- a/herodb/src/age.rs
+++ b/herodb/src/age.rs
--- a/herodb/src/cmd.rs
+++ b/herodb/src/cmd.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use crate::{error::DBError, protocol::Protocol, server::Server};
-use serde::Serialize;
 use tokio::time::{timeout, Duration};
 use futures::future::select_all;

@@ -1093,26 +1092,23 @@ async fn dbsize_cmd(server: &Server) -> Result<Protocol, DBError> {
    }
 }

-#[derive(Serialize)]
-struct ServerInfo {
-    redis_version: String,
-    encrypted: bool,
-    selected_db: u64,
-}
-
 async fn info_cmd(server: &Server, section: &Option<String>) -> Result<Protocol, DBError> {
-    let info = ServerInfo {
-        redis_version: "7.0.0".to_string(),
-        encrypted: server.current_storage()?.is_encrypted(),
-        selected_db: server.selected_db,
-    };
+    let storage_info = server.current_storage()?.info()?;
+    let mut info_map: std::collections::HashMap<String, String> = storage_info.into_iter().collect();
+
+    info_map.insert("redis_version".to_string(), "7.0.0".to_string());
+    info_map.insert("selected_db".to_string(), server.selected_db.to_string());
+    info_map.insert("backend".to_string(), format!("{:?}", server.option.backend));
+

    let mut info_string = String::new();
-    info_string.push_str(&format!("# Server\n"));
-    info_string.push_str(&format!("redis_version:{}\n", info.redis_version));
-    info_string.push_str(&format!("encrypted:{}\n", if info.encrypted { 1 } else { 0 }));
-    info_string.push_str(&format!("# Keyspace\n"));
-    info_string.push_str(&format!("db{}:keys=0,expires=0,avg_ttl=0\n", info.selected_db));
+    info_string.push_str("# Server\n");
+    info_string.push_str(&format!("redis_version:{}\n", info_map.get("redis_version").unwrap()));
+    info_string.push_str(&format!("backend:{}\n", info_map.get("backend").unwrap()));
+    info_string.push_str(&format!("encrypted:{}\n", info_map.get("is_encrypted").unwrap()));
+    
+    info_string.push_str("# Keyspace\n");
+    info_string.push_str(&format!("db{}:keys={},expires=0,avg_ttl=0\n", info_map.get("selected_db").unwrap(), info_map.get("db_size").unwrap()));

    match section {
        Some(s) => {
--- a/herodb/src/crypto.rs
+++ b/herodb/src/crypto.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ impl From<CryptoError> for crate::error::DBError {
 }

 /// Super-simple factory: new(secret) + encrypt(bytes) + decrypt(bytes)
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct CryptoFactory {
    key: chacha20poly1305::Key,
 }
--- a/herodb/src/error.rs
+++ b/herodb/src/error.rs
--- a/herodb/src/lib.rs
+++ b/herodb/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ pub mod options;
 pub mod protocol;
 pub mod server;
 pub mod storage;
+pub mod storage_trait;  // Add this
+pub mod storage_sled;   // Add this
--- a/herodb/src/main.rs
+++ b/herodb/src/main.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ struct Args {
    /// Encrypt the database
    #[arg(long)]
    encrypt: bool,
+
+    /// Use the sled backend
+    #[arg(long)]
+    sled: bool,
 }

 #[tokio::main]
@@ -51,6 +55,11 @@ async fn main() {
        debug: args.debug,
        encryption_key: args.encryption_key,
        encrypt: args.encrypt,
+        backend: if args.sled {
+            herodb::options::BackendType::Sled
+        } else {
+            herodb::options::BackendType::Redb
+        },
    };

    // new server
--- a/src/options.rs
+++ b/src/options.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub enum BackendType {
+    Redb,
+    Sled,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct DBOption {
+    pub dir: String,
+    pub port: u16,
+    pub debug: bool,
+    pub encrypt: bool,
+    pub encryption_key: Option<String>,
+    pub backend: BackendType,
+}
--- a/herodb/src/protocol.rs
+++ b/herodb/src/protocol.rs
--- a/herodb/src/server.rs
+++ b/herodb/src/server.rs
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@ use crate::error::DBError;
 use crate::options;
 use crate::protocol::Protocol;
 use crate::storage::Storage;
+use crate::storage_sled::SledStorage;
+use crate::storage_trait::StorageBackend;

 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Server {
-    pub db_cache: std::sync::Arc<std::sync::RwLock<HashMap<u64, Arc<Storage>>>>,
+    pub db_cache: std::sync::Arc<std::sync::RwLock<HashMap<u64, Arc<dyn StorageBackend>>>>,
    pub option: options::DBOption,
    pub client_name: Option<String>,
    pub selected_db: u64, // Changed from usize to u64
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ impl Server {
        }
    }

-    pub fn current_storage(&self) -> Result<Arc<Storage>, DBError> {
+    pub fn current_storage(&self) -> Result<Arc<dyn StorageBackend>, DBError> {
        let mut cache = self.db_cache.write().unwrap();
        
        if let Some(storage) = cache.get(&self.selected_db) {
@@ -73,11 +75,22 @@ impl Server {
        
        println!("Creating new db file: {}", db_file_path.display());
        
-        let storage = Arc::new(Storage::new(
-            db_file_path,
-            self.should_encrypt_db(self.selected_db),
-            self.option.encryption_key.as_deref()
-        )?);
+        let storage: Arc<dyn StorageBackend> = match self.option.backend {
+            options::BackendType::Redb => {
+                Arc::new(Storage::new(
+                    db_file_path,
+                    self.should_encrypt_db(self.selected_db),
+                    self.option.encryption_key.as_deref()
+                )?)
+            }
+            options::BackendType::Sled => {
+                Arc::new(SledStorage::new(
+                    db_file_path,
+                    self.should_encrypt_db(self.selected_db),
+                    self.option.encryption_key.as_deref()
+                )?)
+            }
+        };
        
        cache.insert(self.selected_db, storage.clone());
        Ok(storage)
--- a/src/storage/mod.rs
+++ b/src/storage/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,287 @@
+use std::{
+    path::Path,
+    sync::Arc,
+    time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH},
+};
+
+use redb::{Database, TableDefinition};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+use crate::crypto::CryptoFactory;
+use crate::error::DBError;
+
+// Re-export modules
+mod storage_basic;
+mod storage_hset;
+mod storage_lists;
+mod storage_extra;
+
+// Re-export implementations
+// Note: These imports are used by the impl blocks in the submodules
+// The compiler shows them as unused because they're not directly used in this file
+// but they're needed for the Storage struct methods to be available
+pub use storage_extra::*;
+
+// Table definitions for different Redis data types
+const TYPES_TABLE: TableDefinition<&str, &str> = TableDefinition::new("types");
+const STRINGS_TABLE: TableDefinition<&str, &[u8]> = TableDefinition::new("strings");
+const HASHES_TABLE: TableDefinition<(&str, &str), &[u8]> = TableDefinition::new("hashes");
+const LISTS_TABLE: TableDefinition<&str, &[u8]> = TableDefinition::new("lists");
+const STREAMS_META_TABLE: TableDefinition<&str, &[u8]> = TableDefinition::new("streams_meta");
+const STREAMS_DATA_TABLE: TableDefinition<(&str, &str), &[u8]> = TableDefinition::new("streams_data");
+const ENCRYPTED_TABLE: TableDefinition<&str, u8> = TableDefinition::new("encrypted");
+const EXPIRATION_TABLE: TableDefinition<&str, u64> = TableDefinition::new("expiration");
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct StreamEntry {
+    pub fields: Vec<(String, String)>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct ListValue {
+    pub elements: Vec<String>,
+}
+
+#[inline]
+pub fn now_in_millis() -> u128 {
+    let start = SystemTime::now();
+    let duration_since_epoch = start.duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH).unwrap();
+    duration_since_epoch.as_millis()
+}
+
+pub struct Storage {
+    db: Database,
+    crypto: Option<CryptoFactory>,
+}
+
+impl Storage {
+    pub fn new(path: impl AsRef<Path>, should_encrypt: bool, master_key: Option<&str>) -> Result<Self, DBError> {
+        let db = Database::create(path)?;
+        
+        // Create tables if they don't exist
+        let write_txn = db.begin_write()?;
+        {
+            let _ = write_txn.open_table(TYPES_TABLE)?;
+            let _ = write_txn.open_table(STRINGS_TABLE)?;
+            let _ = write_txn.open_table(HASHES_TABLE)?;
+            let _ = write_txn.open_table(LISTS_TABLE)?;
+            let _ = write_txn.open_table(STREAMS_META_TABLE)?;
+            let _ = write_txn.open_table(STREAMS_DATA_TABLE)?;
+            let _ = write_txn.open_table(ENCRYPTED_TABLE)?;
+            let _ = write_txn.open_table(EXPIRATION_TABLE)?;
+        }
+        write_txn.commit()?;
+        
+        // Check if database was previously encrypted
+        let read_txn = db.begin_read()?;
+        let encrypted_table = read_txn.open_table(ENCRYPTED_TABLE)?;
+        let was_encrypted = encrypted_table.get("encrypted")?.map(|v| v.value() == 1).unwrap_or(false);
+        drop(read_txn);
+        
+        let crypto = if should_encrypt || was_encrypted {
+            if let Some(key) = master_key {
+                Some(CryptoFactory::new(key.as_bytes()))
+            } else {
+                return Err(DBError("Encryption requested but no master key provided".to_string()));
+            }
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+        
+        // If we're enabling encryption for the first time, mark it
+        if should_encrypt && !was_encrypted {
+            let write_txn = db.begin_write()?;
+            {
+                let mut encrypted_table = write_txn.open_table(ENCRYPTED_TABLE)?;
+                encrypted_table.insert("encrypted", &1u8)?;
+            }
+            write_txn.commit()?;
+        }
+        
+        Ok(Storage {
+            db,
+            crypto,
+        })
+    }
+    
+    pub fn is_encrypted(&self) -> bool {
+        self.crypto.is_some()
+    }
+
+    // Helper methods for encryption
+    fn encrypt_if_needed(&self, data: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<u8>, DBError> {
+        if let Some(crypto) = &self.crypto {
+            Ok(crypto.encrypt(data))
+        } else {
+            Ok(data.to_vec())
+        }
+    }
+    
+    fn decrypt_if_needed(&self, data: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<u8>, DBError> {
+        if let Some(crypto) = &self.crypto {
+            Ok(crypto.decrypt(data)?)
+        } else {
+            Ok(data.to_vec())
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+use crate::storage_trait::StorageBackend;
+
+impl StorageBackend for Storage {
+    fn get(&self, key: &str) -> Result<Option<String>, DBError> {
+        self.get(key)
+    }
+
+    fn set(&self, key: String, value: String) -> Result<(), DBError> {
+        self.set(key, value)
+    }
+
+    fn setx(&self, key: String, value: String, expire_ms: u128) -> Result<(), DBError> {
+        self.setx(key, value, expire_ms)
+    }
+
+    fn del(&self, key: String) -> Result<(), DBError> {
+        self.del(key)
+    }
+
+    fn exists(&self, key: &str) -> Result<bool, DBError> {
+        self.exists(key)
+    }
+
+    fn keys(&self, pattern: &str) -> Result<Vec<String>, DBError> {
+        self.keys(pattern)
+    }
+
+    fn dbsize(&self) -> Result<i64, DBError> {
+        self.dbsize()
+    }
+
+    fn flushdb(&self) -> Result<(), DBError> {
+        self.flushdb()
+    }
+
+    fn get_key_type(&self, key: &str) -> Result<Option<String>, DBError> {
+        self.get_key_type(key)
+    }
+
+    fn scan(&self, cursor: u64, pattern: Option<&str>, count: Option<u64>) -> Result<(u64, Vec<(String, String)>), DBError> {
+        self.scan(cursor, pattern, count)
+    }
+
+    fn hscan(&self, key: &str, cursor: u64, pattern: Option<&str>, count: Option<u64>) -> Result<(u64, Vec<(String, String)>), DBError> {
+        self.hscan(key, cursor, pattern, count)
+    }
+
+    fn hset(&self, key: &str, pairs: Vec<(String, String)>) -> Result<i64, DBError> {
+        self.hset(key, pairs)
+    }
+
+    fn hget(&self, key: &str, field: &str) -> Result<Option<String>, DBError> {
+        self.hget(key, field)
+    }
+
+    fn hgetall(&self, key: &str) -> Result<Vec<(String, String)>, DBError> {
+        self.hgetall(key)
+    }
+
+    fn hdel(&self, key: &str, fields: Vec<String>) -> Result<i64, DBError> {
+        self.hdel(key, fields)
+    }
+
+    fn hexists(&self, key: &str, field: &str) -> Result<bool, DBError> {
+        self.hexists(key, field)
+    }
+
+    fn hkeys(&self, key: &str) -> Result<Vec<String>, DBError> {
+        self.hkeys(key)
+    }
+
+    fn hvals(&self, key: &str) -> Result<Vec<String>, DBError> {
+        self.hvals(key)
+    }
+
+    fn hlen(&self, key: &str) -> Result<i64, DBError> {
+        self.hlen(key)
+    }
+
+    fn hmget(&self, key: &str, fields: Vec<String>) -> Result<Vec<Option<String>>, DBError> {
+        self.hmget(key, fields)
+    }
+
+    fn hsetnx(&self, key: &str, field: &str, value: &str) -> Result<bool, DBError> {
+        self.hsetnx(key, field, value)
+    }
+
+    fn lpush(&self, key: &str, elements: Vec<String>) -> Result<i64, DBError> {
+        self.lpush(key, elements)
+    }
+
+    fn rpush(&self, key: &str, elements: Vec<String>) -> Result<i64, DBError> {
+        self.rpush(key, elements)
+    }
+
+    fn lpop(&self, key: &str, count: u64) -> Result<Vec<String>, DBError> {
+        self.lpop(key, count)
+    }
+
+    fn rpop(&self, key: &str, count: u64) -> Result<Vec<String>, DBError> {
+        self.rpop(key, count)
+    }
+
+    fn llen(&self, key: &str) -> Result<i64, DBError> {
+        self.llen(key)
+    }
+
+    fn lindex(&self, key: &str, index: i64) -> Result<Option<String>, DBError> {
+        self.lindex(key, index)
+    }
+
+    fn lrange(&self, key: &str, start: i64, stop: i64) -> Result<Vec<String>, DBError> {
+        self.lrange(key, start, stop)
+    }
+
+    fn ltrim(&self, key: &str, start: i64, stop: i64) -> Result<(), DBError> {
+        self.ltrim(key, start, stop)
+    }
+
+    fn lrem(&self, key: &str, count: i64, element: &str) -> Result<i64, DBError> {
+        self.lrem(key, count, element)
+    }
+
+    fn ttl(&self, key: &str) -> Result<i64, DBError> {
+        self.ttl(key)
+    }
+
+    fn expire_seconds(&self, key: &str, secs: u64) -> Result<bool, DBError> {
+        self.expire_seconds(key, secs)
+    }
+
+    fn pexpire_millis(&self, key: &str, ms: u128) -> Result<bool, DBError> {
+        self.pexpire_millis(key, ms)
+    }
+
+    fn persist(&self, key: &str) -> Result<bool, DBError> {
+        self.persist(key)
+    }
+
+    fn expire_at_seconds(&self, key: &str, ts_secs: i64) -> Result<bool, DBError> {
+        self.expire_at_seconds(key, ts_secs)
+    }
+
+    fn pexpire_at_millis(&self, key: &str, ts_ms: i64) -> Result<bool, DBError> {
+        self.pexpire_at_millis(key, ts_ms)
+    }
+
+    fn is_encrypted(&self) -> bool {
+        self.is_encrypted()
+    }
+    
+    fn info(&self) -> Result<Vec<(String, String)>, DBError> {
+        self.info()
+    }
+
+    fn clone_arc(&self) -> Arc<dyn StorageBackend> {
+        unimplemented!("Storage cloning not yet implemented for redb backend")
+    }
+}
--- a/herodb/src/storage/storage_basic.rs
+++ b/herodb/src/storage/storage_basic.rs
--- a/herodb/src/storage/storage_extra.rs
+++ b/herodb/src/storage/storage_extra.rs
@@ -208,6 +208,14 @@ impl Storage {
        write_txn.commit()?;
        Ok(applied)
    }
+
+    pub fn info(&self) -> Result<Vec<(String, String)>, DBError> {
+        let dbsize = self.dbsize()?;
+        Ok(vec![
+            ("db_size".to_string(), dbsize.to_string()),
+            ("is_encrypted".to_string(), self.is_encrypted().to_string()),
+        ])
+    }
 }

 // Utility function for glob pattern matching
--- a/herodb/src/storage/storage_hset.rs
+++ b/herodb/src/storage/storage_hset.rs
--- a/herodb/src/storage/storage_lists.rs
+++ b/herodb/src/storage/storage_lists.rs
--- a/src/storage_sled/mod.rs
+++ b/src/storage_sled/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,845 @@
+// src/storage_sled/mod.rs
+use std::path::Path;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use crate::error::DBError;
+use crate::storage_trait::StorageBackend;
+use crate::crypto::CryptoFactory;
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
+enum ValueType {
+    String(String),
+    Hash(HashMap<String, String>),
+    List(Vec<String>),
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
+struct StorageValue {
+    value: ValueType,
+    expires_at: Option<u128>, // milliseconds since epoch
+}
+
+pub struct SledStorage {
+    db: sled::Db,
+    types: sled::Tree,
+    crypto: Option<CryptoFactory>,
+}
+
+impl SledStorage {
+    pub fn new(path: impl AsRef<Path>, should_encrypt: bool, master_key: Option<&str>) -> Result<Self, DBError> {
+        let db = sled::open(path).map_err(|e| DBError(format!("Failed to open sled: {}", e)))?;
+        let types = db.open_tree("types").map_err(|e| DBError(format!("Failed to open types tree: {}", e)))?;
+        
+        // Check if database was previously encrypted
+        let encrypted_tree = db.open_tree("encrypted").map_err(|e| DBError(e.to_string()))?;
+        let was_encrypted = encrypted_tree.get("encrypted")
+            .map_err(|e| DBError(e.to_string()))?
+            .map(|v| v[0] == 1)
+            .unwrap_or(false);
+        
+        let crypto = if should_encrypt || was_encrypted {
+            if let Some(key) = master_key {
+                Some(CryptoFactory::new(key.as_bytes()))
+            } else {
+                return Err(DBError("Encryption requested but no master key provided".to_string()));
+            }
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+        
+        // Mark database as encrypted if enabling encryption
+        if should_encrypt && !was_encrypted {
+            encrypted_tree.insert("encrypted", &[1u8])
+                .map_err(|e| DBError(e.to_string()))?;
+            encrypted_tree.flush().map_err(|e| DBError(e.to_string()))?;
+        }
+        
+        Ok(SledStorage { db, types, crypto })
+    }
+    
+    fn now_millis() -> u128 {
+        SystemTime::now()
+            .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
+            .unwrap()
+            .as_millis()
+    }
+    
+    fn encrypt_if_needed(&self, data: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<u8>, DBError> {
+        if let Some(crypto) = &self.crypto {
+            Ok(crypto.encrypt(data))
+        } else {
+            Ok(data.to_vec())
+        }
+    }
+    
+    fn decrypt_if_needed(&self, data: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<u8>, DBError> {
+        if let Some(crypto) = &self.crypto {
+            Ok(crypto.decrypt(data)?)
+        } else {
+            Ok(data.to_vec())
+        }
+    }
+    
+    fn get_storage_value(&self, key: &str) -> Result<Option<StorageValue>, DBError> {
+        match self.db.get(key).map_err(|e| DBError(e.to_string()))? {
+            Some(encrypted_data) => {
+                let decrypted = self.decrypt_if_needed(&encrypted_data)?;
+                let storage_val: StorageValue = bincode::deserialize(&decrypted)
+                    .map_err(|e| DBError(format!("Deserialization error: {}", e)))?;
+                
+                // Check expiration
+                if let Some(expires_at) = storage_val.expires_at {
+                    if Self::now_millis() > expires_at {
+                        // Expired, remove it
+                        self.db.remove(key).map_err(|e| DBError(e.to_string()))?;
+                        self.types.remove(key).map_err(|e| DBError(e.to_string()))?;
+                        return Ok(None);
+                    }
+                }
+                
+                Ok(Some(storage_val))
+            }
+            None => Ok(None)
+        }
+    }
+    
+    fn set_storage_value(&self, key: &str, storage_val: StorageValue) -> Result<(), DBError> {
+        let data = bincode::serialize(&storage_val)
+            .map_err(|e| DBError(format!("Serialization error: {}", e)))?;
+        let encrypted = self.encrypt_if_needed(&data)?;
+        self.db.insert(key, encrypted).map_err(|e| DBError(e.to_string()))?;
+        
+        // Store type info (unencrypted for efficiency)
+        let type_str = match &storage_val.value {
+            ValueType::String(_) => "string",
+            ValueType::Hash(_) => "hash",
+            ValueType::List(_) => "list",
+        };
+        self.types.insert(key, type_str.as_bytes()).map_err(|e| DBError(e.to_string()))?;
+        
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    
+    fn glob_match(pattern: &str, text: &str) -> bool {
+        if pattern == "*" {
+            return true;
+        }
+        
+        let pattern_chars: Vec<char> = pattern.chars().collect();
+        let text_chars: Vec<char> = text.chars().collect();
+        
+        fn match_recursive(pattern: &[char], text: &[char], pi: usize, ti: usize) -> bool {
+            if pi >= pattern.len() {
+                return ti >= text.len();
+            }
+            
+            if ti >= text.len() {
+                return pattern[pi..].iter().all(|&c| c == '*');
+            }
+            
+            match pattern[pi] {
+                '*' => {
+                    for i in ti..=text.len() {
+                        if match_recursive(pattern, text, pi + 1, i) {
+                            return true;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    false
+                }
+                '?' => match_recursive(pattern, text, pi + 1, ti + 1),
+                c => {
+                    if text[ti] == c {
+                        match_recursive(pattern, text, pi + 1, ti + 1)
+                    } else {
+                        false
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        match_recursive(&pattern_chars, &text_chars, 0, 0)
+    }
+}
+
+impl StorageBackend for SledStorage {
+    fn get(&self, key: &str) -> Result<Option<String>, DBError> {
+        match self.get_storage_value(key)? {
+            Some(storage_val) => match storage_val.value {
+                ValueType::String(s) => Ok(Some(s)),
+                _ => Ok(None)
+            }
+            None => Ok(None)
+        }
+    }
+    
+    fn set(&self, key: String, value: String) -> Result<(), DBError> {
+        let storage_val = StorageValue {
+            value: ValueType::String(value),
+            expires_at: None,
+        };
+        self.set_storage_value(&key, storage_val)?;
+        self.db.flush().map_err(|e| DBError(e.to_string()))?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    
+    fn setx(&self, key: String, value: String, expire_ms: u128) -> Result<(), DBError> {
+        let storage_val = StorageValue {
+            value: ValueType::String(value),
+            expires_at: Some(Self::now_millis() + expire_ms),
+        };
+        self.set_storage_value(&key, storage_val)?;
+        self.db.flush().map_err(|e| DBError(e.to_string()))?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    
+    fn del(&self, key: String) -> Result<(), DBError> {
+        self.db.remove(&key).map_err(|e| DBError(e.to_string()))?;
+        self.types.remove(&key).map_err(|e| DBError(e.to_string()))?;
+        self.db.flush().map_err(|e| DBError(e.to_string()))?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    
+    fn exists(&self, key: &str) -> Result<bool, DBError> {
+        // Check with expiration
+        Ok(self.get_storage_value(key)?.is_some())
+    }
+    
+    fn keys(&self, pattern: &str) -> Result<Vec<String>, DBError> {
+        let mut keys = Vec::new();
+        for item in self.types.iter() {
+            let (key_bytes, _) = item.map_err(|e| DBError(e.to_string()))?;
+            let key = String::from_utf8_lossy(&key_bytes).to_string();
+            
+            // Check if key is expired
+            if self.get_storage_value(&key)?.is_some() {
+                if Self::glob_match(pattern, &key) {
+                    keys.push(key);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(keys)
+    }
+    
+    fn scan(&self, cursor: u64, pattern: Option<&str>, count: Option<u64>) -> Result<(u64, Vec<(String, String)>), DBError> {
+        let mut result = Vec::new();
+        let mut current_cursor = 0u64;
+        let limit = count.unwrap_or(10) as usize;
+        
+        for item in self.types.iter() {
+            if current_cursor >= cursor {
+                let (key_bytes, type_bytes) = item.map_err(|e| DBError(e.to_string()))?;
+                let key = String::from_utf8_lossy(&key_bytes).to_string();
+                
+                // Check pattern match
+                let matches = if let Some(pat) = pattern {
+                    Self::glob_match(pat, &key)
+                } else {
+                    true
+                };
+                
+                if matches {
+                    // Check if key is expired and get value
+                    if let Some(storage_val) = self.get_storage_value(&key)? {
+                        let value = match storage_val.value {
+                            ValueType::String(s) => s,
+                            _ => String::from_utf8_lossy(&type_bytes).to_string(),
+                        };
+                        result.push((key, value));
+                        
+                        if result.len() >= limit {
+                            current_cursor += 1;
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            current_cursor += 1;
+        }
+        
+        let next_cursor = if result.len() < limit { 0 } else { current_cursor };
+        Ok((next_cursor, result))
+    }
+    
+    fn dbsize(&self) -> Result<i64, DBError> {
+        let mut count = 0i64;
+        for item in self.types.iter() {
+            let (key_bytes, _) = item.map_err(|e| DBError(e.to_string()))?;
+            let key = String::from_utf8_lossy(&key_bytes).to_string();
+            if self.get_storage_value(&key)?.is_some() {
+                count += 1;
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(count)
+    }
+    
+    fn flushdb(&self) -> Result<(), DBError> {
+        self.db.clear().map_err(|e| DBError(e.to_string()))?;
+        self.types.clear().map_err(|e| DBError(e.to_string()))?;
+        self.db.flush().map_err(|e| DBError(e.to_string()))?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    
+    fn get_key_type(&self, key: &str) -> Result<Option<String>, DBError> {
+        // First check if key exists (handles expiration)
+        if self.get_storage_value(key)?.is_some() {
+            match self.types.get(key).map_err(|e| DBError(e.to_string()))? {
+                Some(data) => Ok(Some(String::from_utf8_lossy(&data).to_string())),
+                None => Ok(None)
+            }
+        } else {
+            Ok(None)
+        }
+    }
+    
+    // Hash operations
+    fn hset(&self, key: &str, pairs: Vec<(String, String)>) -> Result<i64, DBError> {
+        let mut storage_val = self.get_storage_value(key)?.unwrap_or(StorageValue {
+            value: ValueType::Hash(HashMap::new()),
+            expires_at: None,
+        });
+        
+        let hash = match &mut storage_val.value {
+            ValueType::Hash(h) => h,
+            _ => return Err(DBError("WRONGTYPE Operation against a key holding the wrong kind of value".to_string())),
+        };
+        
+        let mut new_fields = 0i64;
+        for (field, value) in pairs {
+            if !hash.contains_key(&field) {
+                new_fields += 1;
+            }
+            hash.insert(field, value);
+        }
+        
+        self.set_storage_value(key, storage_val)?;
+        self.db.flush().map_err(|e| DBError(e.to_string()))?;
+        Ok(new_fields)
+    }
+    
+    fn hget(&self, key: &str, field: &str) -> Result<Option<String>, DBError> {
+        match self.get_storage_value(key)? {
+            Some(storage_val) => match storage_val.value {
+                ValueType::Hash(h) => Ok(h.get(field).cloned()),
+                _ => Ok(None)
+            }
+            None => Ok(None)
+        }
+    }
+    
+    fn hgetall(&self, key: &str) -> Result<Vec<(String, String)>, DBError> {
+        match self.get_storage_value(key)? {
+            Some(storage_val) => match storage_val.value {
+                ValueType::Hash(h) => Ok(h.into_iter().collect()),
+                _ => Ok(Vec::new())
+            }
+            None => Ok(Vec::new())
+        }
+    }
+    
+    fn hscan(&self, key: &str, cursor: u64, pattern: Option<&str>, count: Option<u64>) -> Result<(u64, Vec<(String, String)>), DBError> {
+        match self.get_storage_value(key)? {
+            Some(storage_val) => match storage_val.value {
+                ValueType::Hash(h) => {
+                    let mut result = Vec::new();
+                    let mut current_cursor = 0u64;
+                    let limit = count.unwrap_or(10) as usize;
+                    
+                    for (field, value) in h.iter() {
+                        if current_cursor >= cursor {
+                            let matches = if let Some(pat) = pattern {
+                                Self::glob_match(pat, field)
+                            } else {
+                                true
+                            };
+                            
+                            if matches {
+                                result.push((field.clone(), value.clone()));
+                                if result.len() >= limit {
+                                    current_cursor += 1;
+                                    break;
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                        current_cursor += 1;
+                    }
+                    
+                    let next_cursor = if result.len() < limit { 0 } else { current_cursor };
+                    Ok((next_cursor, result))
+                }
+                _ => Err(DBError("WRONGTYPE Operation against a key holding the wrong kind of value".to_string()))
+            }
+            None => Ok((0, Vec::new()))
+        }
+    }
+    
+    fn hdel(&self, key: &str, fields: Vec<String>) -> Result<i64, DBError> {
+        let mut storage_val = match self.get_storage_value(key)? {
+            Some(sv) => sv,
+            None => return Ok(0)
+        };
+        
+        let hash = match &mut storage_val.value {
+            ValueType::Hash(h) => h,
+            _ => return Ok(0)
+        };
+        
+        let mut deleted = 0i64;
+        for field in fields {
+            if hash.remove(&field).is_some() {
+                deleted += 1;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        if hash.is_empty() {
+            self.del(key.to_string())?;
+        } else {
+            self.set_storage_value(key, storage_val)?;
+            self.db.flush().map_err(|e| DBError(e.to_string()))?;
+        }
+        
+        Ok(deleted)
+    }
+    
+    fn hexists(&self, key: &str, field: &str) -> Result<bool, DBError> {
+        match self.get_storage_value(key)? {
+            Some(storage_val) => match storage_val.value {
+                ValueType::Hash(h) => Ok(h.contains_key(field)),
+                _ => Ok(false)
+            }
+            None => Ok(false)
+        }
+    }
+    
+    fn hkeys(&self, key: &str) -> Result<Vec<String>, DBError> {
+        match self.get_storage_value(key)? {
+            Some(storage_val) => match storage_val.value {
+                ValueType::Hash(h) => Ok(h.keys().cloned().collect()),
+                _ => Ok(Vec::new())
+            }
+            None => Ok(Vec::new())
+        }
+    }
+    
+    fn hvals(&self, key: &str) -> Result<Vec<String>, DBError> {
+        match self.get_storage_value(key)? {
+            Some(storage_val) => match storage_val.value {
+                ValueType::Hash(h) => Ok(h.values().cloned().collect()),
+                _ => Ok(Vec::new())
+            }
+            None => Ok(Vec::new())
+        }
+    }
+    
+    fn hlen(&self, key: &str) -> Result<i64, DBError> {
+        match self.get_storage_value(key)? {
+            Some(storage_val) => match storage_val.value {
+                ValueType::Hash(h) => Ok(h.len() as i64),
+                _ => Ok(0)
+            }
+            None => Ok(0)
+        }
+    }
+    
+    fn hmget(&self, key: &str, fields: Vec<String>) -> Result<Vec<Option<String>>, DBError> {
+        match self.get_storage_value(key)? {
+            Some(storage_val) => match storage_val.value {
+                ValueType::Hash(h) => {
+                    Ok(fields.into_iter().map(|f| h.get(&f).cloned()).collect())
+                }
+                _ => Ok(fields.into_iter().map(|_| None).collect())
+            }
+            None => Ok(fields.into_iter().map(|_| None).collect())
+        }
+    }
+    
+    fn hsetnx(&self, key: &str, field: &str, value: &str) -> Result<bool, DBError> {
+        let mut storage_val = self.get_storage_value(key)?.unwrap_or(StorageValue {
+            value: ValueType::Hash(HashMap::new()),
+            expires_at: None,
+        });
+        
+        let hash = match &mut storage_val.value {
+            ValueType::Hash(h) => h,
+            _ => return Err(DBError("WRONGTYPE Operation against a key holding the wrong kind of value".to_string())),
+        };
+        
+        if hash.contains_key(field) {
+            Ok(false)
+        } else {
+            hash.insert(field.to_string(), value.to_string());
+            self.set_storage_value(key, storage_val)?;
+            self.db.flush().map_err(|e| DBError(e.to_string()))?;
+            Ok(true)
+        }
+    }
+    
+    // List operations
+    fn lpush(&self, key: &str, elements: Vec<String>) -> Result<i64, DBError> {
+        let mut storage_val = self.get_storage_value(key)?.unwrap_or(StorageValue {
+            value: ValueType::List(Vec::new()),
+            expires_at: None,
+        });
+        
+        let list = match &mut storage_val.value {
+            ValueType::List(l) => l,
+            _ => return Err(DBError("WRONGTYPE Operation against a key holding the wrong kind of value".to_string())),
+        };
+        
+        for element in elements.into_iter().rev() {
+            list.insert(0, element);
+        }
+        
+        let len = list.len() as i64;
+        self.set_storage_value(key, storage_val)?;
+        self.db.flush().map_err(|e| DBError(e.to_string()))?;
+        Ok(len)
+    }
+    
+    fn rpush(&self, key: &str, elements: Vec<String>) -> Result<i64, DBError> {
+        let mut storage_val = self.get_storage_value(key)?.unwrap_or(StorageValue {
+            value: ValueType::List(Vec::new()),
+            expires_at: None,
+        });
+        
+        let list = match &mut storage_val.value {
+            ValueType::List(l) => l,
+            _ => return Err(DBError("WRONGTYPE Operation against a key holding the wrong kind of value".to_string())),
+        };
+        
+        list.extend(elements);
+        let len = list.len() as i64;
+        self.set_storage_value(key, storage_val)?;
+        self.db.flush().map_err(|e| DBError(e.to_string()))?;
+        Ok(len)
+    }
+    
+    fn lpop(&self, key: &str, count: u64) -> Result<Vec<String>, DBError> {
+        let mut storage_val = match self.get_storage_value(key)? {
+            Some(sv) => sv,
+            None => return Ok(Vec::new())
+        };
+        
+        let list = match &mut storage_val.value {
+            ValueType::List(l) => l,
+            _ => return Ok(Vec::new())
+        };
+        
+        let mut result = Vec::new();
+        for _ in 0..count.min(list.len() as u64) {
+            if let Some(elem) = list.first() {
+                result.push(elem.clone());
+                list.remove(0);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        if list.is_empty() {
+            self.del(key.to_string())?;
+        } else {
+            self.set_storage_value(key, storage_val)?;
+            self.db.flush().map_err(|e| DBError(e.to_string()))?;
+        }
+        
+        Ok(result)
+    }
+    
+    fn rpop(&self, key: &str, count: u64) -> Result<Vec<String>, DBError> {
+        let mut storage_val = match self.get_storage_value(key)? {
+            Some(sv) => sv,
+            None => return Ok(Vec::new())
+        };
+        
+        let list = match &mut storage_val.value {
+            ValueType::List(l) => l,
+            _ => return Ok(Vec::new())
+        };
+        
+        let mut result = Vec::new();
+        for _ in 0..count.min(list.len() as u64) {
+            if let Some(elem) = list.pop() {
+                result.push(elem);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        if list.is_empty() {
+            self.del(key.to_string())?;
+        } else {
+            self.set_storage_value(key, storage_val)?;
+            self.db.flush().map_err(|e| DBError(e.to_string()))?;
+        }
+        
+        Ok(result)
+    }
+    
+    fn llen(&self, key: &str) -> Result<i64, DBError> {
+        match self.get_storage_value(key)? {
+            Some(storage_val) => match storage_val.value {
+                ValueType::List(l) => Ok(l.len() as i64),
+                _ => Ok(0)
+            }
+            None => Ok(0)
+        }
+    }
+    
+    fn lindex(&self, key: &str, index: i64) -> Result<Option<String>, DBError> {
+        match self.get_storage_value(key)? {
+            Some(storage_val) => match storage_val.value {
+                ValueType::List(list) => {
+                    let actual_index = if index < 0 {
+                        list.len() as i64 + index
+                    } else {
+                        index
+                    };
+                    
+                    if actual_index >= 0 && (actual_index as usize) < list.len() {
+                        Ok(Some(list[actual_index as usize].clone()))
+                    } else {
+                        Ok(None)
+                    }
+                }
+                _ => Ok(None)
+            }
+            None => Ok(None)
+        }
+    }
+    
+    fn lrange(&self, key: &str, start: i64, stop: i64) -> Result<Vec<String>, DBError> {
+        match self.get_storage_value(key)? {
+            Some(storage_val) => match storage_val.value {
+                ValueType::List(list) => {
+                    if list.is_empty() {
+                        return Ok(Vec::new());
+                    }
+                    
+                    let len = list.len() as i64;
+                    let start_idx = if start < 0 { 
+                        std::cmp::max(0, len + start) 
+                    } else { 
+                        std::cmp::min(start, len) 
+                    };
+                    let stop_idx = if stop < 0 { 
+                        std::cmp::max(-1, len + stop) 
+                    } else { 
+                        std::cmp::min(stop, len - 1) 
+                    };
+                    
+                    if start_idx > stop_idx || start_idx >= len {
+                        return Ok(Vec::new());
+                    }
+                    
+                    let start_usize = start_idx as usize;
+                    let stop_usize = (stop_idx + 1) as usize;
+                    
+                    Ok(list[start_usize..std::cmp::min(stop_usize, list.len())].to_vec())
+                }
+                _ => Ok(Vec::new())
+            }
+            None => Ok(Vec::new())
+        }
+    }
+    
+    fn ltrim(&self, key: &str, start: i64, stop: i64) -> Result<(), DBError> {
+        let mut storage_val = match self.get_storage_value(key)? {
+            Some(sv) => sv,
+            None => return Ok(())
+        };
+        
+        let list = match &mut storage_val.value {
+            ValueType::List(l) => l,
+            _ => return Ok(())
+        };
+        
+        if list.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        
+        let len = list.len() as i64;
+        let start_idx = if start < 0 { 
+            std::cmp::max(0, len + start) 
+        } else { 
+            std::cmp::min(start, len) 
+        };
+        let stop_idx = if stop < 0 { 
+            std::cmp::max(-1, len + stop) 
+        } else { 
+            std::cmp::min(stop, len - 1) 
+        };
+        
+        if start_idx > stop_idx || start_idx >= len {
+            self.del(key.to_string())?;
+        } else {
+            let start_usize = start_idx as usize;
+            let stop_usize = (stop_idx + 1) as usize;
+            *list = list[start_usize..std::cmp::min(stop_usize, list.len())].to_vec();
+            
+            if list.is_empty() {
+                self.del(key.to_string())?;
+            } else {
+                self.set_storage_value(key, storage_val)?;
+                self.db.flush().map_err(|e| DBError(e.to_string()))?;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    
+    fn lrem(&self, key: &str, count: i64, element: &str) -> Result<i64, DBError> {
+        let mut storage_val = match self.get_storage_value(key)? {
+            Some(sv) => sv,
+            None => return Ok(0)
+        };
+        
+        let list = match &mut storage_val.value {
+            ValueType::List(l) => l,
+            _ => return Ok(0)
+        };
+        
+        let mut removed = 0i64;
+        
+        if count == 0 {
+            // Remove all occurrences
+            let original_len = list.len();
+            list.retain(|x| x != element);
+            removed = (original_len - list.len()) as i64;
+        } else if count > 0 {
+            // Remove first count occurrences
+            let mut to_remove = count as usize;
+            list.retain(|x| {
+                if x == element && to_remove > 0 {
+                    to_remove -= 1;
+                    removed += 1;
+                    false
+                } else {
+                    true
+                }
+            });
+        } else {
+            // Remove last |count| occurrences
+            let mut to_remove = (-count) as usize;
+            for i in (0..list.len()).rev() {
+                if list[i] == element && to_remove > 0 {
+                    list.remove(i);
+                    to_remove -= 1;
+                    removed += 1;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        if list.is_empty() {
+            self.del(key.to_string())?;
+        } else {
+            self.set_storage_value(key, storage_val)?;
+            self.db.flush().map_err(|e| DBError(e.to_string()))?;
+        }
+        
+        Ok(removed)
+    }
+    
+    // Expiration
+    fn ttl(&self, key: &str) -> Result<i64, DBError> {
+        match self.get_storage_value(key)? {
+            Some(storage_val) => {
+                if let Some(expires_at) = storage_val.expires_at {
+                    let now = Self::now_millis();
+                    if now >= expires_at {
+                        Ok(-2) // Key has expired
+                    } else {
+                        Ok(((expires_at - now) / 1000) as i64) // TTL in seconds
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    Ok(-1) // Key exists but has no expiration
+                }
+            }
+            None => Ok(-2) // Key does not exist
+        }
+    }
+    
+    fn expire_seconds(&self, key: &str, secs: u64) -> Result<bool, DBError> {
+        let mut storage_val = match self.get_storage_value(key)? {
+            Some(sv) => sv,
+            None => return Ok(false)
+        };
+        
+        storage_val.expires_at = Some(Self::now_millis() + (secs as u128) * 1000);
+        self.set_storage_value(key, storage_val)?;
+        self.db.flush().map_err(|e| DBError(e.to_string()))?;
+        Ok(true)
+    }
+    
+    fn pexpire_millis(&self, key: &str, ms: u128) -> Result<bool, DBError> {
+        let mut storage_val = match self.get_storage_value(key)? {
+            Some(sv) => sv,
+            None => return Ok(false)
+        };
+        
+        storage_val.expires_at = Some(Self::now_millis() + ms);
+        self.set_storage_value(key, storage_val)?;
+        self.db.flush().map_err(|e| DBError(e.to_string()))?;
+        Ok(true)
+    }
+    
+    fn persist(&self, key: &str) -> Result<bool, DBError> {
+        let mut storage_val = match self.get_storage_value(key)? {
+            Some(sv) => sv,
+            None => return Ok(false)
+        };
+        
+        if storage_val.expires_at.is_some() {
+            storage_val.expires_at = None;
+            self.set_storage_value(key, storage_val)?;
+            self.db.flush().map_err(|e| DBError(e.to_string()))?;
+            Ok(true)
+        } else {
+            Ok(false)
+        }
+    }
+    
+    fn expire_at_seconds(&self, key: &str, ts_secs: i64) -> Result<bool, DBError> {
+        let mut storage_val = match self.get_storage_value(key)? {
+            Some(sv) => sv,
+            None => return Ok(false)
+        };
+        
+        let expires_at_ms: u128 = if ts_secs <= 0 { 0 } else { (ts_secs as u128) * 1000 };
+        storage_val.expires_at = Some(expires_at_ms);
+        self.set_storage_value(key, storage_val)?;
+        self.db.flush().map_err(|e| DBError(e.to_string()))?;
+        Ok(true)
+    }
+    
+    fn pexpire_at_millis(&self, key: &str, ts_ms: i64) -> Result<bool, DBError> {
+        let mut storage_val = match self.get_storage_value(key)? {
+            Some(sv) => sv,
+            None => return Ok(false)
+        };
+        
+        let expires_at_ms: u128 = if ts_ms <= 0 { 0 } else { ts_ms as u128 };
+        storage_val.expires_at = Some(expires_at_ms);
+        self.set_storage_value(key, storage_val)?;
+        self.db.flush().map_err(|e| DBError(e.to_string()))?;
+        Ok(true)
+    }
+    
+    fn is_encrypted(&self) -> bool {
+        self.crypto.is_some()
+    }
+    
+    fn info(&self) -> Result<Vec<(String, String)>, DBError> {
+        let dbsize = self.dbsize()?;
+        Ok(vec![
+            ("db_size".to_string(), dbsize.to_string()),
+            ("is_encrypted".to_string(), self.is_encrypted().to_string()),
+        ])
+    }
+
+    fn clone_arc(&self) -> Arc<dyn StorageBackend> {
+        // Note: This is a simplified clone - in production you might want to
+        // handle this differently as sled::Db is already Arc internally
+        Arc::new(SledStorage {
+            db: self.db.clone(),
+            types: self.types.clone(),
+            crypto: self.crypto.clone(),
+        })
+    }
+}
--- a/src/storage_trait.rs
+++ b/src/storage_trait.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+// src/storage_trait.rs
+use crate::error::DBError;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+pub trait StorageBackend: Send + Sync {
+    // Basic key operations
+    fn get(&self, key: &str) -> Result<Option<String>, DBError>;
+    fn set(&self, key: String, value: String) -> Result<(), DBError>;
+    fn setx(&self, key: String, value: String, expire_ms: u128) -> Result<(), DBError>;
+    fn del(&self, key: String) -> Result<(), DBError>;
+    fn exists(&self, key: &str) -> Result<bool, DBError>;
+    fn keys(&self, pattern: &str) -> Result<Vec<String>, DBError>;
+    fn dbsize(&self) -> Result<i64, DBError>;
+    fn flushdb(&self) -> Result<(), DBError>;
+    fn get_key_type(&self, key: &str) -> Result<Option<String>, DBError>;
+    
+    // Scanning
+    fn scan(&self, cursor: u64, pattern: Option<&str>, count: Option<u64>) -> Result<(u64, Vec<(String, String)>), DBError>;
+    fn hscan(&self, key: &str, cursor: u64, pattern: Option<&str>, count: Option<u64>) -> Result<(u64, Vec<(String, String)>), DBError>;
+    
+    // Hash operations
+    fn hset(&self, key: &str, pairs: Vec<(String, String)>) -> Result<i64, DBError>;
+    fn hget(&self, key: &str, field: &str) -> Result<Option<String>, DBError>;
+    fn hgetall(&self, key: &str) -> Result<Vec<(String, String)>, DBError>;
+    fn hdel(&self, key: &str, fields: Vec<String>) -> Result<i64, DBError>;
+    fn hexists(&self, key: &str, field: &str) -> Result<bool, DBError>;
+    fn hkeys(&self, key: &str) -> Result<Vec<String>, DBError>;
+    fn hvals(&self, key: &str) -> Result<Vec<String>, DBError>;
+    fn hlen(&self, key: &str) -> Result<i64, DBError>;
+    fn hmget(&self, key: &str, fields: Vec<String>) -> Result<Vec<Option<String>>, DBError>;
+    fn hsetnx(&self, key: &str, field: &str, value: &str) -> Result<bool, DBError>;
+    
+    // List operations
+    fn lpush(&self, key: &str, elements: Vec<String>) -> Result<i64, DBError>;
+    fn rpush(&self, key: &str, elements: Vec<String>) -> Result<i64, DBError>;
+    fn lpop(&self, key: &str, count: u64) -> Result<Vec<String>, DBError>;
+    fn rpop(&self, key: &str, count: u64) -> Result<Vec<String>, DBError>;
+    fn llen(&self, key: &str) -> Result<i64, DBError>;
+    fn lindex(&self, key: &str, index: i64) -> Result<Option<String>, DBError>;
+    fn lrange(&self, key: &str, start: i64, stop: i64) -> Result<Vec<String>, DBError>;
+    fn ltrim(&self, key: &str, start: i64, stop: i64) -> Result<(), DBError>;
+    fn lrem(&self, key: &str, count: i64, element: &str) -> Result<i64, DBError>;
+    
+    // Expiration
+    fn ttl(&self, key: &str) -> Result<i64, DBError>;
+    fn expire_seconds(&self, key: &str, secs: u64) -> Result<bool, DBError>;
+    fn pexpire_millis(&self, key: &str, ms: u128) -> Result<bool, DBError>;
+    fn persist(&self, key: &str) -> Result<bool, DBError>;
+    fn expire_at_seconds(&self, key: &str, ts_secs: i64) -> Result<bool, DBError>;
+    fn pexpire_at_millis(&self, key: &str, ts_ms: i64) -> Result<bool, DBError>;
+    
+    // Metadata
+    fn is_encrypted(&self) -> bool;
+    fn info(&self) -> Result<Vec<(String, String)>, DBError>;
+    
+    // Clone to Arc for sharing
+    fn clone_arc(&self) -> Arc<dyn StorageBackend>;
+}
--- a/herodb/test_herodb.sh
+++ b/herodb/test_herodb.sh
--- a/herodb/tests/debug_hset.rs
+++ b/herodb/tests/debug_hset.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ async fn debug_hset_simple() {
        debug: false,
        encrypt: false,
        encryption_key: None,
+        backend: herodb::options::BackendType::Redb,
    };
    
    let mut server = Server::new(option).await;
--- a/herodb/tests/debug_hset_simple.rs
+++ b/herodb/tests/debug_hset_simple.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ async fn debug_hset_return_value() {
        debug: false,
        encrypt: false,
        encryption_key: None,
+        backend: herodb::options::BackendType::Redb,
    };
    
    let mut server = Server::new(option).await;
--- a/herodb/tests/debug_protocol.rs
+++ b/herodb/tests/debug_protocol.rs
--- a/herodb/tests/redis_integration_tests.rs
+++ b/herodb/tests/redis_integration_tests.rs
--- a/herodb/tests/redis_tests.rs
+++ b/herodb/tests/redis_tests.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ async fn start_test_server(test_name: &str) -> (Server, u16) {
        debug: true,
        encrypt: false,
        encryption_key: None,
+        backend: herodb::options::BackendType::Redb,
    };
    
    let server = Server::new(option).await;
--- a/herodb/tests/simple_integration_test.rs
+++ b/herodb/tests/simple_integration_test.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ async fn start_test_server(test_name: &str) -> (Server, u16) {
        debug: true,
        encrypt: false,
        encryption_key: None,
+        backend: herodb::options::BackendType::Redb,
    };
    
    let server = Server::new(option).await;
--- a/herodb/tests/simple_redis_test.rs
+++ b/herodb/tests/simple_redis_test.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ async fn start_test_server(test_name: &str) -> (Server, u16) {
        debug: false,
        encrypt: false,
        encryption_key: None,
+        backend: herodb::options::BackendType::Redb,
    };
    
    let server = Server::new(option).await;
--- a/herodb/tests/usage_suite.rs
+++ b/herodb/tests/usage_suite.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ async fn start_test_server(test_name: &str) -> (Server, u16) {
        debug: false,
        encrypt: false,
        encryption_key: None,
+        backend: herodb::options::BackendType::Redb,
    };

    let server = Server::new(option).await;
@@ -500,11 +501,11 @@ async fn test_07_age_stateless_suite() {
    let mut s = connect(port).await;

    // GENENC -> [recipient, identity]
-    let gen_result = send_cmd(&mut s, &["AGE", "GENENC"]).await;
+    let genenc = send_cmd(&mut s, &["AGE", "GENENC"]).await;
    assert!(
-        gen_result.starts_with("*2\r\n$"),
+        genenc.starts_with("*2\r\n$"),
        "AGE GENENC should return array [recipient, identity], got:\n{}",
-        gen_result
+        genenc
    );

    // Parse simple RESP array of two bulk strings to extract keys
@@ -519,7 +520,7 @@ async fn test_07_age_stateless_suite() {
        let ident = lines.next().unwrap_or("").to_string();
        (recip, ident)
    }
-    let (recipient, identity) = parse_two_bulk_array(&gen_result);
+    let (recipient, identity) = parse_two_bulk_array(&genenc);
    assert!(
        recipient.starts_with("age1") && identity.starts_with("AGE-SECRET-KEY-1"),
        "Unexpected AGE key formats.\nrecipient: {}\nidentity: {}",