Remove need for &mut self in create_cf and drop_cf (v2) (#506)

.github/workflows/rust.yml

@@ -88,7 +88,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           command: test
           args: --manifest-path=librocksdb-sys/Cargo.toml
-      - name: Run rocksdb tests
+      - name: Run rocksdb tests (single-threaded cf)
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           command: test
+      - name: Run rocksdb tests (multi-threaded cf)
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        env:
+          RUSTFLAGS: -Awarnings # Suppress "variable does not need to be mutable" warnings
+        with:
+          command: test
+          args: --features multi-threaded-cf

Cargo.toml

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ lz4 = ["librocksdb-sys/lz4"]
 zstd = ["librocksdb-sys/zstd"]
 zlib = ["librocksdb-sys/zlib"]
 bzip2 = ["librocksdb-sys/bzip2"]
+multi-threaded-cf = []
 
 [dependencies]
 libc = "0.2"

README.md

@@ -42,3 +42,12 @@ compression support, make these changes to your Cargo.toml:
 default-features = false
 features = ["lz4"]
 ```
+
+## Multi-threaded ColumnFamily alternation
+
+The underlying RocksDB does allow column families to be created and dropped
+from multiple threads concurrently. But this crate doesn't allow it by default
+for compatibility. If you need to modify column families concurrently, enable
+crate feature called `multi-threaded-cf`, which makes this binding's
+data structures to use RwLock by default. Alternatively, you can directly create
+`DBWithThreadMode<MultiThreaded>` without enabling the crate feature.

src/backup.rs

@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ impl Default for BackupEngineOptions {
         unsafe {
             let opts = ffi::rocksdb_options_create();
             if opts.is_null() {
-                panic!("Could not create RocksDB backup options".to_owned());
+                panic!("Could not create RocksDB backup options");
             }
             BackupEngineOptions { inner: opts }
         }
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ impl Default for RestoreOptions {
         unsafe {
             let opts = ffi::rocksdb_restore_options_create();
             if opts.is_null() {
-                panic!("Could not create RocksDB restore options".to_owned());
+                panic!("Could not create RocksDB restore options");
             }
             RestoreOptions { inner: opts }
         }

src/column_family.rs

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-use crate::{ffi, Options};
+use crate::{db::MultiThreaded, ffi, Options};
 
 /// The name of the default column family.
 ///
@@ -47,4 +47,42 @@ pub struct ColumnFamily {
     pub(crate) inner: *mut ffi::rocksdb_column_family_handle_t,
 }
 
+/// A specialized opaque type used to represent a column family by the [`MultiThreaded`]
+/// mode. Clone (and Copy) is derived to behave like `&ColumnFamily` (this is used for
+/// single-threaded mode). `Clone`/`Copy` is safe because this lifetime is bound to DB like
+/// iterators/snapshots. On top of it, this is as cheap and small as `&ColumnFamily` because
+/// this only has a single pointer-wide field.
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct BoundColumnFamily<'a> {
+    pub(crate) inner: *mut ffi::rocksdb_column_family_handle_t,
+    pub(crate) multi_threaded_cfs: std::marker::PhantomData<&'a MultiThreaded>,
+}
+
+/// Handy type alias to hide actual type difference to reference [`ColumnFamily`]
+/// depending on the `multi-threaded-cf` crate feature.
+#[cfg(not(feature = "multi-threaded-cf"))]
+pub type ColumnFamilyRef<'a> = &'a ColumnFamily;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "multi-threaded-cf")]
+pub type ColumnFamilyRef<'a> = BoundColumnFamily<'a>;
+
+/// Utility trait to accept both supported references to `ColumnFamily`
+/// (`&ColumnFamily` and `BoundColumnFamily`)
+pub trait AsColumnFamilyRef {
+    fn inner(&self) -> *mut ffi::rocksdb_column_family_handle_t;
+}
+
+impl<'a> AsColumnFamilyRef for &'a ColumnFamily {
+    fn inner(&self) -> *mut ffi::rocksdb_column_family_handle_t {
+        self.inner
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> AsColumnFamilyRef for BoundColumnFamily<'a> {
+    fn inner(&self) -> *mut ffi::rocksdb_column_family_handle_t {
+        self.inner
+    }
+}
+
 unsafe impl Send for ColumnFamily {}
+unsafe impl<'a> Send for BoundColumnFamily<'a> {}

src/db.rs

@@ -14,12 +14,14 @@
 //
 
 use crate::{
+    column_family::AsColumnFamilyRef,
+    column_family::BoundColumnFamily,
     ffi,
     ffi_util::{from_cstr, opt_bytes_to_ptr, raw_data, to_cpath},
-    ColumnFamily, ColumnFamilyDescriptor, CompactOptions, DBIterator, DBPinnableSlice,
-    DBRawIterator, DBWALIterator, Direction, Error, FlushOptions, IngestExternalFileOptions,
-    IteratorMode, Options, ReadOptions, Snapshot, WriteBatch, WriteOptions,
-    DEFAULT_COLUMN_FAMILY_NAME,
+    ColumnFamily, ColumnFamilyDescriptor, CompactOptions, DBIteratorWithThreadMode,
+    DBPinnableSlice, DBRawIteratorWithThreadMode, DBWALIterator, Direction, Error, FlushOptions,
+    IngestExternalFileOptions, IteratorMode, Options, ReadOptions, SnapshotWithThreadMode,
+    WriteBatch, WriteOptions, DEFAULT_COLUMN_FAMILY_NAME,
 };
 
 use libc::{self, c_char, c_int, c_uchar, c_void, size_t};
@@ -27,30 +29,159 @@ use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::ffi::{CStr, CString};
 use std::fmt;
 use std::fs;
+use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::ptr;
 use std::slice;
 use std::str;
+use std::sync::RwLock;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
+// Marker trait to specify single or multi threaded column family alternations for DB
+// Also, this is minimum common API sharable between SingleThreaded and
+// MultiThreaded. Others differ in self mutability and return type.
+pub trait ThreadMode {
+    fn new(cf_map: BTreeMap<String, ColumnFamily>) -> Self;
+    fn cf_drop_all(&mut self);
+}
+
+/// Actual marker type for the internal marker trait `ThreadMode`, which holds
+/// a collection of column families without synchronization primitive, providing
+/// no overhead for the single-threaded column family alternations. The other
+/// mode is [`MultiThreaded`].
+///
+/// See [`DB`] for more details, including performance implications for each mode
+pub struct SingleThreaded {
+    cfs: BTreeMap<String, ColumnFamily>,
+}
+
+/// Actual marker type for the internal marker trait `ThreadMode`, which holds
+/// a collection of column families wrapped in a RwLock to be mutated
+/// concurrently. The other mode is [`SingleThreaded`].
+///
+/// See [`DB`] for more details, including performance implications for each mode
+pub struct MultiThreaded {
+    cfs: RwLock<BTreeMap<String, ColumnFamily>>,
+}
+
+impl ThreadMode for SingleThreaded {
+    fn new(cfs: BTreeMap<String, ColumnFamily>) -> Self {
+        Self { cfs }
+    }
+
+    fn cf_drop_all(&mut self) {
+        for cf in self.cfs.values() {
+            unsafe {
+                ffi::rocksdb_column_family_handle_destroy(cf.inner);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl ThreadMode for MultiThreaded {
+    fn new(cfs: BTreeMap<String, ColumnFamily>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            cfs: RwLock::new(cfs),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn cf_drop_all(&mut self) {
+        for cf in self.cfs.read().unwrap().values() {
+            unsafe {
+                ffi::rocksdb_column_family_handle_destroy(cf.inner);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// A RocksDB database.
 ///
 /// See crate level documentation for a simple usage example.
-pub struct DB {
+pub struct DBWithThreadMode<T: ThreadMode> {
     pub(crate) inner: *mut ffi::rocksdb_t,
-    cfs: BTreeMap<String, ColumnFamily>,
+    cfs: T, // Column families are held differently depending on thread mode
     path: PathBuf,
 }
 
+/// Minimal set of DB-related methods, intended to be  generic over
+/// `DBWithThreadMode<T>`. Mainly used internally
+pub trait DBAccess {
+    fn inner(&self) -> *mut ffi::rocksdb_t;
+
+    fn get_opt<K: AsRef<[u8]>>(
+        &self,
+        key: K,
+        readopts: &ReadOptions,
+    ) -> Result<Option<Vec<u8>>, Error>;
+
+    fn get_cf_opt<K: AsRef<[u8]>>(
+        &self,
+        cf: impl AsColumnFamilyRef,
+        key: K,
+        readopts: &ReadOptions,
+    ) -> Result<Option<Vec<u8>>, Error>;
+}
+
+impl<T: ThreadMode> DBAccess for DBWithThreadMode<T> {
+    fn inner(&self) -> *mut ffi::rocksdb_t {
+        self.inner
+    }
+
+    fn get_opt<K: AsRef<[u8]>>(
+        &self,
+        key: K,
+        readopts: &ReadOptions,
+    ) -> Result<Option<Vec<u8>>, Error> {
+        self.get_opt(key, readopts)
+    }
+
+    fn get_cf_opt<K: AsRef<[u8]>>(
+        &self,
+        cf: impl AsColumnFamilyRef,
+        key: K,
+        readopts: &ReadOptions,
+    ) -> Result<Option<Vec<u8>>, Error> {
+        self.get_cf_opt(cf, key, readopts)
+    }
+}
+
+/// A type alias to DB instance type with the single-threaded column family
+/// creations/deletions
+///
+/// # Compatibility and multi-threaded mode
+///
+/// Previously, `DB` was defined as a direct struct. Now, it's type-aliased for
+/// compatibility. Use `DBWithThreadMode<MultiThreaded>` for multi-threaded
+/// column family alternations.
+///
+/// # Limited performance implication for single-threaded mode
+///
+/// Even with [`SingleThreaded`], almost all of RocksDB operations is
+/// multi-threaded unless the underlying RocksDB instance is
+/// specifically configured otherwise. `SingleThreaded` only forces
+/// serialization of column family alternations by requring `&mut self` of DB
+/// instance due to its wrapper implementation details.
+///
+/// # Multi-threaded mode
+///
+/// [`MultiThreaded`] can be appropriate for the situation of multi-threaded
+/// workload including multi-threaded column family alternations, costing the
+/// RwLock overhead inside `DB`.
+#[cfg(not(feature = "multi-threaded-cf"))]
+pub type DB = DBWithThreadMode<SingleThreaded>;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "multi-threaded-cf")]
+pub type DB = DBWithThreadMode<MultiThreaded>;
+
 // Safety note: auto-implementing Send on most db-related types is prevented by the inner FFI
 // pointer. In most cases, however, this pointer is Send-safe because it is never aliased and
 // rocksdb internally does not rely on thread-local information for its user-exposed types.
-unsafe impl Send for DB {}
+unsafe impl<T: ThreadMode> Send for DBWithThreadMode<T> {}
 
 // Sync is similarly safe for many types because they do not expose interior mutability, and their
 // use within the rocksdb library is generally behind a const reference
-unsafe impl Sync for DB {}
+unsafe impl<T: ThreadMode> Sync for DBWithThreadMode<T> {}
 
 // Specifies whether open DB for read only.
 enum AccessType<'a> {
@@ -60,17 +191,17 @@ enum AccessType<'a> {
     WithTTL { ttl: Duration },
 }
 
-impl DB {
+impl<T: ThreadMode> DBWithThreadMode<T> {
     /// Opens a database with default options.
-    pub fn open_default<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Result<DB, Error> {
+    pub fn open_default<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Result<Self, Error> {
         let mut opts = Options::default();
         opts.create_if_missing(true);
-        DB::open(&opts, path)
+        Self::open(&opts, path)
     }
 
     /// Opens the database with the specified options.
-    pub fn open<P: AsRef<Path>>(opts: &Options, path: P) -> Result<DB, Error> {
-        DB::open_cf(opts, path, None::<&str>)
+    pub fn open<P: AsRef<Path>>(opts: &Options, path: P) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        Self::open_cf(opts, path, None::<&str>)
     }
 
     /// Opens the database for read only with the specified options.
@@ -78,8 +209,8 @@ impl DB {
         opts: &Options,
         path: P,
         error_if_log_file_exist: bool,
-    ) -> Result<DB, Error> {
-        DB::open_cf_for_read_only(opts, path, None::<&str>, error_if_log_file_exist)
+    ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        Self::open_cf_for_read_only(opts, path, None::<&str>, error_if_log_file_exist)
     }
 
     /// Opens the database as a secondary.
@@ -87,8 +218,8 @@ impl DB {
         opts: &Options,
         primary_path: P,
         secondary_path: P,
-    ) -> Result<DB, Error> {
-        DB::open_cf_as_secondary(opts, primary_path, secondary_path, None::<&str>)
+    ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        Self::open_cf_as_secondary(opts, primary_path, secondary_path, None::<&str>)
     }
 
     /// Opens the database with a Time to Live compaction filter.
@@ -96,16 +227,16 @@ impl DB {
         opts: &Options,
         path: P,
         ttl: Duration,
-    ) -> Result<DB, Error> {
+    ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
         let c_path = to_cpath(&path)?;
-        let db = DB::open_raw(opts, &c_path, &AccessType::WithTTL { ttl })?;
+        let db = Self::open_raw(opts, &c_path, &AccessType::WithTTL { ttl })?;
         if db.is_null() {
             return Err(Error::new("Could not initialize database.".to_owned()));
         }
 
-        Ok(DB {
+        Ok(Self {
             inner: db,
-            cfs: BTreeMap::new(),
+            cfs: T::new(BTreeMap::new()),
             path: path.as_ref().to_path_buf(),
         })
     }
@@ -113,7 +244,7 @@ impl DB {
     /// Opens a database with the given database options and column family names.
     ///
     /// Column families opened using this function will be created with default `Options`.
-    pub fn open_cf<P, I, N>(opts: &Options, path: P, cfs: I) -> Result<DB, Error>
+    pub fn open_cf<P, I, N>(opts: &Options, path: P, cfs: I) -> Result<Self, Error>
     where
         P: AsRef<Path>,
         I: IntoIterator<Item = N>,
@@ -123,7 +254,7 @@ impl DB {
             .into_iter()
             .map(|name| ColumnFamilyDescriptor::new(name.as_ref(), Options::default()));
 
-        DB::open_cf_descriptors_internal(opts, path, cfs, &AccessType::ReadWrite)
+        Self::open_cf_descriptors_internal(opts, path, cfs, &AccessType::ReadWrite)
     }
 
     /// Opens a database for read only with the given database options and column family names.
@@ -132,7 +263,7 @@ impl DB {
         path: P,
         cfs: I,
         error_if_log_file_exist: bool,
-    ) -> Result<DB, Error>
+    ) -> Result<Self, Error>
     where
         P: AsRef<Path>,
         I: IntoIterator<Item = N>,
@@ -142,7 +273,7 @@ impl DB {
             .into_iter()
             .map(|name| ColumnFamilyDescriptor::new(name.as_ref(), Options::default()));
 
-        DB::open_cf_descriptors_internal(
+        Self::open_cf_descriptors_internal(
             opts,
             path,
             cfs,
@@ -158,7 +289,7 @@ impl DB {
         primary_path: P,
         secondary_path: P,
         cfs: I,
-    ) -> Result<DB, Error>
+    ) -> Result<Self, Error>
     where
         P: AsRef<Path>,
         I: IntoIterator<Item = N>,
@@ -168,7 +299,7 @@ impl DB {
             .into_iter()
             .map(|name| ColumnFamilyDescriptor::new(name.as_ref(), Options::default()));
 
-        DB::open_cf_descriptors_internal(
+        Self::open_cf_descriptors_internal(
             opts,
             primary_path,
             cfs,
@@ -179,12 +310,12 @@ impl DB {
     }
 
     /// Opens a database with the given database options and column family descriptors.
-    pub fn open_cf_descriptors<P, I>(opts: &Options, path: P, cfs: I) -> Result<DB, Error>
+    pub fn open_cf_descriptors<P, I>(opts: &Options, path: P, cfs: I) -> Result<Self, Error>
     where
         P: AsRef<Path>,
         I: IntoIterator<Item = ColumnFamilyDescriptor>,
     {
-        DB::open_cf_descriptors_internal(opts, path, cfs, &AccessType::ReadWrite)
+        Self::open_cf_descriptors_internal(opts, path, cfs, &AccessType::ReadWrite)
     }
 
     /// Internal implementation for opening RocksDB.
@@ -193,7 +324,7 @@ impl DB {
         path: P,
         cfs: I,
         access_type: &AccessType,
-    ) -> Result<DB, Error>
+    ) -> Result<Self, Error>
     where
         P: AsRef<Path>,
         I: IntoIterator<Item = ColumnFamilyDescriptor>,
@@ -213,7 +344,7 @@ impl DB {
         let mut cf_map = BTreeMap::new();
 
         if cfs.is_empty() {
-            db = DB::open_raw(opts, &cpath, access_type)?;
+            db = Self::open_raw(opts, &cpath, access_type)?;
         } else {
             let mut cfs_v = cfs;
             // Always open the default column family.
@@ -240,7 +371,7 @@ impl DB {
                 .map(|cf| cf.options.inner as *const _)
                 .collect();
 
-            db = DB::open_cf_raw(
+            db = Self::open_cf_raw(
                 opts,
                 &cpath,
                 &cfs_v,
@@ -266,10 +397,10 @@ impl DB {
             return Err(Error::new("Could not initialize database.".to_owned()));
         }
 
-        Ok(DB {
+        Ok(Self {
             inner: db,
-            cfs: cf_map,
             path: path.as_ref().to_path_buf(),
+            cfs: T::new(cf_map),
         })
     }
 
@@ -408,16 +539,24 @@ impl DB {
     }
 
     /// Flushes database memtables to SST files on the disk for a given column family.
-    pub fn flush_cf_opt(&self, cf: &ColumnFamily, flushopts: &FlushOptions) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    pub fn flush_cf_opt(
+        &self,
+        cf: impl AsColumnFamilyRef,
+        flushopts: &FlushOptions,
+    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
         unsafe {
-            ffi_try!(ffi::rocksdb_flush_cf(self.inner, flushopts.inner, cf.inner));
+            ffi_try!(ffi::rocksdb_flush_cf(
+                self.inner,
+                flushopts.inner,
+                cf.inner()
+            ));
         }
         Ok(())
     }
 
     /// Flushes database memtables to SST files on the disk for a given column family using default
     /// options.
-    pub fn flush_cf(&self, cf: &ColumnFamily) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    pub fn flush_cf(&self, cf: impl AsColumnFamilyRef) -> Result<(), Error> {
         self.flush_cf_opt(cf, &FlushOptions::default())
     }
 
@@ -462,7 +601,7 @@ impl DB {
     /// [`get_pinned_cf_opt`](#method.get_pinned_cf_opt) to avoid unnecessary memory.
     pub fn get_cf_opt<K: AsRef<[u8]>>(
         &self,
-        cf: &ColumnFamily,
+        cf: impl AsColumnFamilyRef,
         key: K,
         readopts: &ReadOptions,
     ) -> Result<Option<Vec<u8>>, Error> {
@@ -475,7 +614,7 @@ impl DB {
     /// [`get_pinned_cf`](#method.get_pinned_cf) to avoid unnecessary memory.
     pub fn get_cf<K: AsRef<[u8]>>(
         &self,
-        cf: &ColumnFamily,
+        cf: impl AsColumnFamilyRef,
         key: K,
     ) -> Result<Option<Vec<u8>>, Error> {
         self.get_cf_opt(cf, key.as_ref(), &ReadOptions::default())
@@ -524,7 +663,7 @@ impl DB {
     /// allows specifying ColumnFamily
     pub fn get_pinned_cf_opt<K: AsRef<[u8]>>(
         &self,
-        cf: &ColumnFamily,
+        cf: impl AsColumnFamilyRef,
         key: K,
         readopts: &ReadOptions,
     ) -> Result<Option<DBPinnableSlice>, Error> {
@@ -541,7 +680,7 @@ impl DB {
             let val = ffi_try!(ffi::rocksdb_get_pinned_cf(
                 self.inner,
                 readopts.inner,
-                cf.inner,
+                cf.inner(),
                 key.as_ptr() as *const c_char,
                 key.len() as size_t,
             ));
@@ -558,7 +697,7 @@ impl DB {
     /// leverages default options.
     pub fn get_pinned_cf<K: AsRef<[u8]>>(
         &self,
-        cf: &ColumnFamily,
+        cf: impl AsColumnFamilyRef,
         key: K,
     ) -> Result<Option<DBPinnableSlice>, Error> {
         self.get_pinned_cf_opt(cf, key, &ReadOptions::default())
@@ -607,23 +746,25 @@ impl DB {
     }
 
     /// Return the values associated with the given keys and column families.
-    pub fn multi_get_cf<'c, K, I>(&self, keys: I) -> Result<Vec<Vec<u8>>, Error>
+    pub fn multi_get_cf<K, I, W>(&self, keys: I) -> Result<Vec<Vec<u8>>, Error>
     where
         K: AsRef<[u8]>,
-        I: IntoIterator<Item = (&'c ColumnFamily, K)>,
+        I: IntoIterator<Item = (W, K)>,
+        W: AsColumnFamilyRef,
     {
         self.multi_get_cf_opt(keys, &ReadOptions::default())
     }
 
     /// Return the values associated with the given keys and column families using read options.
-    pub fn multi_get_cf_opt<'c, K, I>(
+    pub fn multi_get_cf_opt<K, I, W>(
         &self,
         keys: I,
         readopts: &ReadOptions,
     ) -> Result<Vec<Vec<u8>>, Error>
     where
         K: AsRef<[u8]>,
-        I: IntoIterator<Item = (&'c ColumnFamily, K)>,
+        I: IntoIterator<Item = (W, K)>,
+        W: AsColumnFamilyRef,
     {
         let mut boxed_keys: Vec<Box<[u8]>> = Vec::new();
         let mut keys_sizes = Vec::new();
@@ -639,7 +780,7 @@ impl DB {
             .collect();
         let ptr_cfs: Vec<_> = column_families
             .iter()
-            .map(|c| c.inner as *const _)
+            .map(|c| c.inner() as *const _)
             .collect();
 
         let mut values = vec![ptr::null_mut(); boxed_keys.len()];
@@ -660,44 +801,31 @@ impl DB {
         Ok(convert_values(values, values_sizes))
     }
 
-    pub fn create_cf<N: AsRef<str>>(&mut self, name: N, opts: &Options) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        let cf_name = if let Ok(c) = CString::new(name.as_ref().as_bytes()) {
+    fn create_inner_cf_handle(
+        &self,
+        name: &str,
+        opts: &Options,
+    ) -> Result<*mut ffi::rocksdb_column_family_handle_t, Error> {
+        let cf_name = if let Ok(c) = CString::new(name.as_bytes()) {
             c
         } else {
             return Err(Error::new(
                 "Failed to convert path to CString when creating cf".to_owned(),
             ));
         };
-        unsafe {
-            let inner = ffi_try!(ffi::rocksdb_create_column_family(
+        Ok(unsafe {
+            ffi_try!(ffi::rocksdb_create_column_family(
                 self.inner,
                 opts.inner,
                 cf_name.as_ptr(),
-            ));
-
-            self.cfs
-                .insert(name.as_ref().to_string(), ColumnFamily { inner });
-        };
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    pub fn drop_cf(&mut self, name: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        if let Some(cf) = self.cfs.remove(name) {
-            unsafe {
-                ffi_try!(ffi::rocksdb_drop_column_family(self.inner, cf.inner));
-            }
-            Ok(())
-        } else {
-            Err(Error::new(format!("Invalid column family: {}", name)))
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Return the underlying column family handle.
-    pub fn cf_handle(&self, name: &str) -> Option<&ColumnFamily> {
-        self.cfs.get(name)
+            ))
+        })
     }
 
-    pub fn iterator<'a: 'b, 'b>(&'a self, mode: IteratorMode) -> DBIterator<'b> {
+    pub fn iterator<'a: 'b, 'b>(
+        &'a self,
+        mode: IteratorMode,
+    ) -> DBIteratorWithThreadMode<'b, Self> {
         let readopts = ReadOptions::default();
         self.iterator_opt(mode, readopts)
     }
@@ -706,34 +834,40 @@ impl DB {
         &'a self,
         mode: IteratorMode,
         readopts: ReadOptions,
-    ) -> DBIterator<'b> {
-        DBIterator::new(self, readopts, mode)
+    ) -> DBIteratorWithThreadMode<'b, Self> {
+        DBIteratorWithThreadMode::new(self, readopts, mode)
     }
 
     /// Opens an iterator using the provided ReadOptions.
     /// This is used when you want to iterate over a specific ColumnFamily with a modified ReadOptions
     pub fn iterator_cf_opt<'a: 'b, 'b>(
         &'a self,
-        cf_handle: &ColumnFamily,
+        cf_handle: impl AsColumnFamilyRef,
         readopts: ReadOptions,
         mode: IteratorMode,
-    ) -> DBIterator<'b> {
-        DBIterator::new_cf(self, cf_handle, readopts, mode)
+    ) -> DBIteratorWithThreadMode<'b, Self> {
+        DBIteratorWithThreadMode::new_cf(self, cf_handle.inner(), readopts, mode)
     }
 
     /// Opens an iterator with `set_total_order_seek` enabled.
     /// This must be used to iterate across prefixes when `set_memtable_factory` has been called
     /// with a Hash-based implementation.
-    pub fn full_iterator<'a: 'b, 'b>(&'a self, mode: IteratorMode) -> DBIterator<'b> {
+    pub fn full_iterator<'a: 'b, 'b>(
+        &'a self,
+        mode: IteratorMode,
+    ) -> DBIteratorWithThreadMode<'b, Self> {
         let mut opts = ReadOptions::default();
         opts.set_total_order_seek(true);
-        DBIterator::new(self, opts, mode)
+        DBIteratorWithThreadMode::new(self, opts, mode)
     }
 
-    pub fn prefix_iterator<'a: 'b, 'b, P: AsRef<[u8]>>(&'a self, prefix: P) -> DBIterator<'b> {
+    pub fn prefix_iterator<'a: 'b, 'b, P: AsRef<[u8]>>(
+        &'a self,
+        prefix: P,
+    ) -> DBIteratorWithThreadMode<'b, Self> {
         let mut opts = ReadOptions::default();
         opts.set_prefix_same_as_start(true);
-        DBIterator::new(
+        DBIteratorWithThreadMode::new(
             self,
             opts,
             IteratorMode::From(prefix.as_ref(), Direction::Forward),
@@ -742,66 +876,72 @@ impl DB {
 
     pub fn iterator_cf<'a: 'b, 'b>(
         &'a self,
-        cf_handle: &ColumnFamily,
+        cf_handle: impl AsColumnFamilyRef,
         mode: IteratorMode,
-    ) -> DBIterator<'b> {
+    ) -> DBIteratorWithThreadMode<'b, Self> {
         let opts = ReadOptions::default();
-        DBIterator::new_cf(self, cf_handle, opts, mode)
+        DBIteratorWithThreadMode::new_cf(self, cf_handle.inner(), opts, mode)
     }
 
     pub fn full_iterator_cf<'a: 'b, 'b>(
         &'a self,
-        cf_handle: &ColumnFamily,
+        cf_handle: impl AsColumnFamilyRef,
         mode: IteratorMode,
-    ) -> DBIterator<'b> {
+    ) -> DBIteratorWithThreadMode<'b, Self> {
         let mut opts = ReadOptions::default();
         opts.set_total_order_seek(true);
-        DBIterator::new_cf(self, cf_handle, opts, mode)
+        DBIteratorWithThreadMode::new_cf(self, cf_handle.inner(), opts, mode)
     }
 
-    pub fn prefix_iterator_cf<'a: 'b, 'b, P: AsRef<[u8]>>(
+    pub fn prefix_iterator_cf<'a, P: AsRef<[u8]>>(
         &'a self,
-        cf_handle: &ColumnFamily,
+        cf_handle: impl AsColumnFamilyRef,
         prefix: P,
-    ) -> DBIterator<'b> {
+    ) -> DBIteratorWithThreadMode<'a, Self> {
         let mut opts = ReadOptions::default();
         opts.set_prefix_same_as_start(true);
-        DBIterator::new_cf(
+        DBIteratorWithThreadMode::<'a, Self>::new_cf(
             self,
-            cf_handle,
+            cf_handle.inner(),
             opts,
             IteratorMode::From(prefix.as_ref(), Direction::Forward),
         )
     }
 
     /// Opens a raw iterator over the database, using the default read options
-    pub fn raw_iterator<'a: 'b, 'b>(&'a self) -> DBRawIterator<'b> {
+    pub fn raw_iterator<'a: 'b, 'b>(&'a self) -> DBRawIteratorWithThreadMode<'b, Self> {
         let opts = ReadOptions::default();
-        DBRawIterator::new(self, opts)
+        DBRawIteratorWithThreadMode::new(self, opts)
     }
 
     /// Opens a raw iterator over the given column family, using the default read options
-    pub fn raw_iterator_cf<'a: 'b, 'b>(&'a self, cf_handle: &ColumnFamily) -> DBRawIterator<'b> {
+    pub fn raw_iterator_cf<'a: 'b, 'b>(
+        &'a self,
+        cf_handle: impl AsColumnFamilyRef,
+    ) -> DBRawIteratorWithThreadMode<'b, Self> {
         let opts = ReadOptions::default();
-        DBRawIterator::new_cf(self, cf_handle, opts)
+        DBRawIteratorWithThreadMode::new_cf(self, cf_handle.inner(), opts)
     }
 
     /// Opens a raw iterator over the database, using the given read options
-    pub fn raw_iterator_opt<'a: 'b, 'b>(&'a self, readopts: ReadOptions) -> DBRawIterator<'b> {
-        DBRawIterator::new(self, readopts)
+    pub fn raw_iterator_opt<'a: 'b, 'b>(
+        &'a self,
+        readopts: ReadOptions,
+    ) -> DBRawIteratorWithThreadMode<'b, Self> {
+        DBRawIteratorWithThreadMode::new(self, readopts)
     }
 
     /// Opens a raw iterator over the given column family, using the given read options
     pub fn raw_iterator_cf_opt<'a: 'b, 'b>(
         &'a self,
-        cf_handle: &ColumnFamily,
+        cf_handle: impl AsColumnFamilyRef,
         readopts: ReadOptions,
-    ) -> DBRawIterator<'b> {
-        DBRawIterator::new_cf(self, cf_handle, readopts)
+    ) -> DBRawIteratorWithThreadMode<'b, Self> {
+        DBRawIteratorWithThreadMode::new_cf(self, cf_handle.inner(), readopts)
     }
 
-    pub fn snapshot(&self) -> Snapshot {
-        Snapshot::new(self)
+    pub fn snapshot(&self) -> SnapshotWithThreadMode<Self> {
+        SnapshotWithThreadMode::<Self>::new(self)
     }
 
     pub fn put_opt<K, V>(&self, key: K, value: V, writeopts: &WriteOptions) -> Result<(), Error>
@@ -827,7 +967,7 @@ impl DB {
 
     pub fn put_cf_opt<K, V>(
         &self,
-        cf: &ColumnFamily,
+        cf: impl AsColumnFamilyRef,
         key: K,
         value: V,
         writeopts: &WriteOptions,
@@ -843,7 +983,7 @@ impl DB {
             ffi_try!(ffi::rocksdb_put_cf(
                 self.inner,
                 writeopts.inner,
-                cf.inner,
+                cf.inner(),
                 key.as_ptr() as *const c_char,
                 key.len() as size_t,
                 value.as_ptr() as *const c_char,
@@ -876,7 +1016,7 @@ impl DB {
 
     pub fn merge_cf_opt<K, V>(
         &self,
-        cf: &ColumnFamily,
+        cf: impl AsColumnFamilyRef,
         key: K,
         value: V,
         writeopts: &WriteOptions,
@@ -892,7 +1032,7 @@ impl DB {
             ffi_try!(ffi::rocksdb_merge_cf(
                 self.inner,
                 writeopts.inner,
-                cf.inner,
+                cf.inner(),
                 key.as_ptr() as *const c_char,
                 key.len() as size_t,
                 value.as_ptr() as *const c_char,
@@ -922,7 +1062,7 @@ impl DB {
 
     pub fn delete_cf_opt<K: AsRef<[u8]>>(
         &self,
-        cf: &ColumnFamily,
+        cf: impl AsColumnFamilyRef,
         key: K,
         writeopts: &WriteOptions,
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
@@ -932,7 +1072,7 @@ impl DB {
             ffi_try!(ffi::rocksdb_delete_cf(
                 self.inner,
                 writeopts.inner,
-                cf.inner,
+                cf.inner(),
                 key.as_ptr() as *const c_char,
                 key.len() as size_t,
             ));
@@ -943,7 +1083,7 @@ impl DB {
     /// Removes the database entries in the range `["from", "to")` using given write options.
     pub fn delete_range_cf_opt<K: AsRef<[u8]>>(
         &self,
-        cf: &ColumnFamily,
+        cf: impl AsColumnFamilyRef,
         from: K,
         to: K,
         writeopts: &WriteOptions,
@@ -955,7 +1095,7 @@ impl DB {
             ffi_try!(ffi::rocksdb_delete_range_cf(
                 self.inner,
                 writeopts.inner,
-                cf.inner,
+                cf.inner(),
                 from.as_ptr() as *const c_char,
                 from.len() as size_t,
                 to.as_ptr() as *const c_char,
@@ -973,7 +1113,7 @@ impl DB {
         self.put_opt(key.as_ref(), value.as_ref(), &WriteOptions::default())
     }
 
-    pub fn put_cf<K, V>(&self, cf: &ColumnFamily, key: K, value: V) -> Result<(), Error>
+    pub fn put_cf<K, V>(&self, cf: impl AsColumnFamilyRef, key: K, value: V) -> Result<(), Error>
     where
         K: AsRef<[u8]>,
         V: AsRef<[u8]>,
@@ -989,7 +1129,7 @@ impl DB {
         self.merge_opt(key.as_ref(), value.as_ref(), &WriteOptions::default())
     }
 
-    pub fn merge_cf<K, V>(&self, cf: &ColumnFamily, key: K, value: V) -> Result<(), Error>
+    pub fn merge_cf<K, V>(&self, cf: impl AsColumnFamilyRef, key: K, value: V) -> Result<(), Error>
     where
         K: AsRef<[u8]>,
         V: AsRef<[u8]>,
@@ -1001,14 +1141,18 @@ impl DB {
         self.delete_opt(key.as_ref(), &WriteOptions::default())
     }
 
-    pub fn delete_cf<K: AsRef<[u8]>>(&self, cf: &ColumnFamily, key: K) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    pub fn delete_cf<K: AsRef<[u8]>>(
+        &self,
+        cf: impl AsColumnFamilyRef,
+        key: K,
+    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
         self.delete_cf_opt(cf, key.as_ref(), &WriteOptions::default())
     }
 
     /// Removes the database entries in the range `["from", "to")` using default write options.
     pub fn delete_range_cf<K: AsRef<[u8]>>(
         &self,
-        cf: &ColumnFamily,
+        cf: impl AsColumnFamilyRef,
         from: K,
         to: K,
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
@@ -1057,7 +1201,7 @@ impl DB {
     /// given column family. This is not likely to be needed for typical usage.
     pub fn compact_range_cf<S: AsRef<[u8]>, E: AsRef<[u8]>>(
         &self,
-        cf: &ColumnFamily,
+        cf: impl AsColumnFamilyRef,
         start: Option<S>,
         end: Option<E>,
     ) {
@@ -1067,7 +1211,7 @@ impl DB {
 
             ffi::rocksdb_compact_range_cf(
                 self.inner,
-                cf.inner,
+                cf.inner(),
                 opt_bytes_to_ptr(start),
                 start.map_or(0, |s| s.len()) as size_t,
                 opt_bytes_to_ptr(end),
@@ -1079,7 +1223,7 @@ impl DB {
     /// Same as `compact_range_cf` but with custom options.
     pub fn compact_range_cf_opt<S: AsRef<[u8]>, E: AsRef<[u8]>>(
         &self,
-        cf: &ColumnFamily,
+        cf: impl AsColumnFamilyRef,
         start: Option<S>,
         end: Option<E>,
         opts: &CompactOptions,
@@ -1090,7 +1234,7 @@ impl DB {
 
             ffi::rocksdb_compact_range_cf_opt(
                 self.inner,
-                cf.inner,
+                cf.inner(),
                 opts.inner,
                 opt_bytes_to_ptr(start),
                 start.map_or(0, |s| s.len()) as size_t,
@@ -1118,7 +1262,7 @@ impl DB {
 
     pub fn set_options_cf(
         &self,
-        cf_handle: &ColumnFamily,
+        cf: impl AsColumnFamilyRef,
         opts: &[(&str, &str)],
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let copts = convert_options(opts)?;
@@ -1128,7 +1272,7 @@ impl DB {
         unsafe {
             ffi_try!(ffi::rocksdb_set_options_cf(
                 self.inner,
-                cf_handle.inner,
+                cf.inner(),
                 count,
                 cnames.as_ptr(),
                 cvalues.as_ptr(),
@@ -1179,7 +1323,7 @@ impl DB {
     /// [here](https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb/blob/08809f5e6cd9cc4bc3958dd4d59457ae78c76660/include/rocksdb/db.h#L428-L634).
     pub fn property_value_cf(
         &self,
-        cf: &ColumnFamily,
+        cf: impl AsColumnFamilyRef,
         name: &str,
     ) -> Result<Option<String>, Error> {
         let prop_name = match CString::new(name) {
@@ -1193,7 +1337,7 @@ impl DB {
         };
 
         unsafe {
-            let value = ffi::rocksdb_property_value_cf(self.inner, cf.inner, prop_name.as_ptr());
+            let value = ffi::rocksdb_property_value_cf(self.inner, cf.inner(), prop_name.as_ptr());
             if value.is_null() {
                 return Ok(None);
             }
@@ -1237,7 +1381,7 @@ impl DB {
     /// [here](https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb/blob/08809f5e6cd9cc4bc3958dd4d59457ae78c76660/include/rocksdb/db.h#L654-L689).
     pub fn property_int_value_cf(
         &self,
-        cf: &ColumnFamily,
+        cf: impl AsColumnFamilyRef,
         name: &str,
     ) -> Result<Option<u64>, Error> {
         match self.property_value_cf(cf, name) {
@@ -1314,17 +1458,17 @@ impl DB {
     /// with default opts
     pub fn ingest_external_file_cf<P: AsRef<Path>>(
         &self,
-        cf: &ColumnFamily,
+        cf: impl AsColumnFamilyRef,
         paths: Vec<P>,
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let opts = IngestExternalFileOptions::default();
-        self.ingest_external_file_cf_opts(&cf, &opts, paths)
+        self.ingest_external_file_cf_opts(cf, &opts, paths)
     }
 
     /// Loads a list of external SST files created with SstFileWriter into the DB for given Column Family
     pub fn ingest_external_file_cf_opts<P: AsRef<Path>>(
         &self,
-        cf: &ColumnFamily,
+        cf: impl AsColumnFamilyRef,
         opts: &IngestExternalFileOptions,
         paths: Vec<P>,
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
@@ -1335,7 +1479,7 @@ impl DB {
 
         let cpaths: Vec<_> = paths_v.iter().map(|path| path.as_ptr()).collect();
 
-        self.ingest_external_file_raw_cf(&cf, &opts, &paths_v, &cpaths)
+        self.ingest_external_file_raw_cf(cf, &opts, &paths_v, &cpaths)
     }
 
     fn ingest_external_file_raw(
@@ -1357,7 +1501,7 @@ impl DB {
 
     fn ingest_external_file_raw_cf(
         &self,
-        cf: &ColumnFamily,
+        cf: impl AsColumnFamilyRef,
         opts: &IngestExternalFileOptions,
         paths_v: &[CString],
         cpaths: &[*const c_char],
@@ -1365,7 +1509,7 @@ impl DB {
         unsafe {
             ffi_try!(ffi::rocksdb_ingest_external_file_cf(
                 self.inner,
-                cf.inner,
+                cf.inner(),
                 cpaths.as_ptr(),
                 paths_v.len(),
                 opts.inner as *const _
@@ -1427,7 +1571,7 @@ impl DB {
     ///
     /// Note: L0 files are left regardless of whether they're in the range.
     ///
-    /// Snapshots before the delete might not see the data in the given range.
+    /// SnapshotWithThreadModes before the delete might not see the data in the given range.
     pub fn delete_file_in_range<K: AsRef<[u8]>>(&self, from: K, to: K) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let from = from.as_ref();
         let to = to.as_ref();
@@ -1446,7 +1590,7 @@ impl DB {
     /// Same as `delete_file_in_range` but only for specific column family
     pub fn delete_file_in_range_cf<K: AsRef<[u8]>>(
         &self,
-        cf: &ColumnFamily,
+        cf: impl AsColumnFamilyRef,
         from: K,
         to: K,
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
@@ -1455,7 +1599,7 @@ impl DB {
         unsafe {
             ffi_try!(ffi::rocksdb_delete_file_in_range_cf(
                 self.inner,
-                cf.inner,
+                cf.inner(),
                 from.as_ptr() as *const c_char,
                 from.len() as size_t,
                 to.as_ptr() as *const c_char,
@@ -1473,18 +1617,85 @@ impl DB {
     }
 }
 
-impl Drop for DB {
+impl DBWithThreadMode<SingleThreaded> {
+    /// Creates column family with given name and options
+    pub fn create_cf<N: AsRef<str>>(&mut self, name: N, opts: &Options) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        let inner = self.create_inner_cf_handle(name.as_ref(), opts)?;
+        self.cfs
+            .cfs
+            .insert(name.as_ref().to_string(), ColumnFamily { inner });
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Drops the column family with the given name
+    pub fn drop_cf(&mut self, name: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        let inner = self.inner;
+        if let Some(cf) = self.cfs.cfs.remove(name) {
+            unsafe {
+                ffi_try!(ffi::rocksdb_drop_column_family(inner, cf.inner));
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        } else {
+            Err(Error::new(format!("Invalid column family: {}", name)))
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the underlying column family handle
+    pub fn cf_handle<'a>(&'a self, name: &str) -> Option<&'a ColumnFamily> {
+        self.cfs.cfs.get(name)
+    }
+}
+
+impl DBWithThreadMode<MultiThreaded> {
+    /// Creates column family with given name and options
+    pub fn create_cf<N: AsRef<str>>(&self, name: N, opts: &Options) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        let inner = self.create_inner_cf_handle(name.as_ref(), opts)?;
+        self.cfs
+            .cfs
+            .write()
+            .unwrap()
+            .insert(name.as_ref().to_string(), ColumnFamily { inner });
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Drops the column family with the given name by internally locking the inner column
+    /// family map. This avoids needing `&mut self` reference
+    pub fn drop_cf(&self, name: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        let inner = self.inner;
+        if let Some(cf) = self.cfs.cfs.write().unwrap().remove(name) {
+            unsafe {
+                ffi_try!(ffi::rocksdb_drop_column_family(inner, cf.inner));
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        } else {
+            Err(Error::new(format!("Invalid column family: {}", name)))
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the underlying column family handle
+    pub fn cf_handle(&self, name: &str) -> Option<BoundColumnFamily> {
+        self.cfs
+            .cfs
+            .read()
+            .unwrap()
+            .get(name)
+            .map(|cf| BoundColumnFamily {
+                inner: cf.inner,
+                multi_threaded_cfs: PhantomData,
+            })
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: ThreadMode> Drop for DBWithThreadMode<T> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         unsafe {
-            for cf in self.cfs.values() {
-                ffi::rocksdb_column_family_handle_destroy(cf.inner);
-            }
+            self.cfs.cf_drop_all();
             ffi::rocksdb_close(self.inner);
         }
     }
 }
 
-impl fmt::Debug for DB {
+impl<T: ThreadMode> fmt::Debug for DBWithThreadMode<T> {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         write!(f, "RocksDB {{ path: {:?} }}", self.path())
     }

src/db_iterator.rs

@@ -12,15 +12,19 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-use crate::{ffi, ColumnFamily, Error, ReadOptions, WriteBatch, DB};
+use crate::db::{DBAccess, DB};
+use crate::{ffi, Error, ReadOptions, WriteBatch};
 use libc::{c_char, c_uchar, size_t};
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::slice;
 
+/// A type alias to keep compatibility. See [`DBRawIteratorWithThreadMode`] for details
+pub type DBRawIterator<'a> = DBRawIteratorWithThreadMode<'a, DB>;
+
 /// An iterator over a database or column family, with specifiable
 /// ranges and direction.
 ///
-/// This iterator is different to the standard ``DBIterator`` as it aims Into
+/// This iterator is different to the standard ``DBIteratorWithThreadMode`` as it aims Into
 /// replicate the underlying iterator API within RocksDB itself. This should
 /// give access to more performance and flexibility but departs from the
 /// widely recognised Rust idioms.
@@ -65,7 +69,7 @@ use std::slice;
 /// }
 /// let _ = DB::destroy(&Options::default(), path);
 /// ```
-pub struct DBRawIterator<'a> {
+pub struct DBRawIteratorWithThreadMode<'a, D: DBAccess> {
     inner: *mut ffi::rocksdb_iterator_t,
 
     /// When iterate_upper_bound is set, the inner C iterator keeps a pointer to the upper bound
@@ -73,14 +77,14 @@ pub struct DBRawIterator<'a> {
     /// iterator is being used.
     _readopts: ReadOptions,
 
-    db: PhantomData<&'a DB>,
+    db: PhantomData<&'a D>,
 }
 
-impl<'a> DBRawIterator<'a> {
-    pub(crate) fn new(db: &DB, readopts: ReadOptions) -> DBRawIterator<'a> {
+impl<'a, D: DBAccess> DBRawIteratorWithThreadMode<'a, D> {
+    pub(crate) fn new(db: &D, readopts: ReadOptions) -> DBRawIteratorWithThreadMode<'a, D> {
         unsafe {
-            DBRawIterator {
-                inner: ffi::rocksdb_create_iterator(db.inner, readopts.inner),
+            DBRawIteratorWithThreadMode {
+                inner: ffi::rocksdb_create_iterator(db.inner(), readopts.inner),
                 _readopts: readopts,
                 db: PhantomData,
             }
@@ -88,13 +92,13 @@ impl<'a> DBRawIterator<'a> {
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn new_cf(
-        db: &DB,
-        cf_handle: &ColumnFamily,
+        db: &'a D,
+        cf_handle: *mut ffi::rocksdb_column_family_handle_t,
         readopts: ReadOptions,
-    ) -> DBRawIterator<'a> {
+    ) -> DBRawIteratorWithThreadMode<'a, D> {
         unsafe {
-            DBRawIterator {
-                inner: ffi::rocksdb_create_iterator_cf(db.inner, readopts.inner, cf_handle.inner),
+            DBRawIteratorWithThreadMode {
+                inner: ffi::rocksdb_create_iterator_cf(db.inner(), readopts.inner, cf_handle),
                 _readopts: readopts,
                 db: PhantomData,
             }
@@ -105,7 +109,7 @@ impl<'a> DBRawIterator<'a> {
     /// it reaches the end of its defined range, or when it encounters an error.
     ///
     /// To check whether the iterator encountered an error after `valid` has
-    /// returned `false`, use the [`status`](DBRawIterator::status) method. `status` will never
+    /// returned `false`, use the [`status`](DBRawIteratorWithThreadMode::status) method. `status` will never
     /// return an error when `valid` is `true`.
     pub fn valid(&self) -> bool {
         unsafe { ffi::rocksdb_iter_valid(self.inner) != 0 }
@@ -113,7 +117,7 @@ impl<'a> DBRawIterator<'a> {
 
     /// Returns an error `Result` if the iterator has encountered an error
     /// during operation. When an error is encountered, the iterator is
-    /// invalidated and [`valid`](DBRawIterator::valid) will return `false` when called.
+    /// invalidated and [`valid`](DBRawIteratorWithThreadMode::valid) will return `false` when called.
     ///
     /// Performing a seek will discard the current status.
     pub fn status(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
@@ -323,7 +327,7 @@ impl<'a> DBRawIterator<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> Drop for DBRawIterator<'a> {
+impl<'a, D: DBAccess> Drop for DBRawIteratorWithThreadMode<'a, D> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         unsafe {
             ffi::rocksdb_iter_destroy(self.inner);
@@ -331,8 +335,11 @@ impl<'a> Drop for DBRawIterator<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-unsafe impl<'a> Send for DBRawIterator<'a> {}
-unsafe impl<'a> Sync for DBRawIterator<'a> {}
+unsafe impl<'a, D: DBAccess> Send for DBRawIteratorWithThreadMode<'a, D> {}
+unsafe impl<'a, D: DBAccess> Sync for DBRawIteratorWithThreadMode<'a, D> {}
+
+/// A type alias to keep compatibility. See [`DBIteratorWithThreadMode`] for details
+pub type DBIterator<'a> = DBIteratorWithThreadMode<'a, DB>;
 
 /// An iterator over a database or column family, with specifiable
 /// ranges and direction.
@@ -365,8 +372,8 @@ unsafe impl<'a> Sync for DBRawIterator<'a> {}
 /// }
 /// let _ = DB::destroy(&Options::default(), path);
 /// ```
-pub struct DBIterator<'a> {
-    raw: DBRawIterator<'a>,
+pub struct DBIteratorWithThreadMode<'a, D: DBAccess> {
+    raw: DBRawIteratorWithThreadMode<'a, D>,
     direction: Direction,
     just_seeked: bool,
 }
@@ -384,10 +391,10 @@ pub enum IteratorMode<'a> {
     From(&'a [u8], Direction),
 }
 
-impl<'a> DBIterator<'a> {
-    pub(crate) fn new(db: &DB, readopts: ReadOptions, mode: IteratorMode) -> DBIterator<'a> {
-        let mut rv = DBIterator {
-            raw: DBRawIterator::new(db, readopts),
+impl<'a, D: DBAccess> DBIteratorWithThreadMode<'a, D> {
+    pub(crate) fn new(db: &D, readopts: ReadOptions, mode: IteratorMode) -> Self {
+        let mut rv = DBIteratorWithThreadMode {
+            raw: DBRawIteratorWithThreadMode::new(db, readopts),
             direction: Direction::Forward, // blown away by set_mode()
             just_seeked: false,
         };
@@ -396,13 +403,13 @@ impl<'a> DBIterator<'a> {
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn new_cf(
-        db: &DB,
-        cf_handle: &ColumnFamily,
+        db: &'a D,
+        cf_handle: *mut ffi::rocksdb_column_family_handle_t,
         readopts: ReadOptions,
         mode: IteratorMode,
-    ) -> DBIterator<'a> {
-        let mut rv = DBIterator {
-            raw: DBRawIterator::new_cf(db, cf_handle, readopts),
+    ) -> Self {
+        let mut rv = DBIteratorWithThreadMode {
+            raw: DBRawIteratorWithThreadMode::new_cf(db, cf_handle, readopts),
             direction: Direction::Forward, // blown away by set_mode()
             just_seeked: false,
         };
@@ -433,18 +440,18 @@ impl<'a> DBIterator<'a> {
         self.just_seeked = true;
     }
 
-    /// See [`valid`](DBRawIterator::valid)
+    /// See [`valid`](DBRawIteratorWithThreadMode::valid)
     pub fn valid(&self) -> bool {
         self.raw.valid()
     }
 
-    /// See [`status`](DBRawIterator::status)
+    /// See [`status`](DBRawIteratorWithThreadMode::status)
     pub fn status(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
         self.raw.status()
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> Iterator for DBIterator<'a> {
+impl<'a, D: DBAccess> Iterator for DBIteratorWithThreadMode<'a, D> {
     type Item = KVBytes;
 
     fn next(&mut self) -> Option<KVBytes> {
@@ -475,8 +482,8 @@ impl<'a> Iterator for DBIterator<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> Into<DBRawIterator<'a>> for DBIterator<'a> {
-    fn into(self) -> DBRawIterator<'a> {
+impl<'a, D: DBAccess> Into<DBRawIteratorWithThreadMode<'a, D>> for DBIteratorWithThreadMode<'a, D> {
+    fn into(self) -> DBRawIteratorWithThreadMode<'a, D> {
         self.raw
     }
 }

src/db_options.rs

@@ -22,12 +22,13 @@ use crate::{
     compaction_filter::{self, CompactionFilterCallback, CompactionFilterFn},
     compaction_filter_factory::{self, CompactionFilterFactory},
     comparator::{self, ComparatorCallback, CompareFn},
+    db::DBAccess,
     ffi,
     merge_operator::{
         self, full_merge_callback, partial_merge_callback, MergeFn, MergeOperatorCallback,
     },
     slice_transform::SliceTransform,
-    Error, Snapshot,
+    Error, SnapshotWithThreadMode,
 };
 
 fn new_cache(capacity: size_t) -> *mut ffi::rocksdb_cache_t {
@@ -2849,7 +2850,7 @@ impl ReadOptions {
     /// Sets the snapshot which should be used for the read.
     /// The snapshot must belong to the DB that is being read and must
     /// not have been released.
-    pub(crate) fn set_snapshot(&mut self, snapshot: &Snapshot) {
+    pub(crate) fn set_snapshot<D: DBAccess>(&mut self, snapshot: &SnapshotWithThreadMode<D>) {
         unsafe {
             ffi::rocksdb_readoptions_set_snapshot(self.inner, snapshot.inner);
         }

src/lib.rs

@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@
     clippy::missing_safety_doc,
     clippy::needless_pass_by_value,
     clippy::option_if_let_else,
+    clippy::ptr_as_ptr,
+    clippy::missing_panics_doc,
+    clippy::from_over_into,
+    clippy::upper_case_acronyms,
 )]
 
 #[macro_use]
@@ -93,10 +97,16 @@ mod sst_file_writer;
 mod write_batch;
 
 pub use crate::{
-    column_family::{ColumnFamily, ColumnFamilyDescriptor, DEFAULT_COLUMN_FAMILY_NAME},
+    column_family::{
+        AsColumnFamilyRef, BoundColumnFamily, ColumnFamily, ColumnFamilyDescriptor,
+        ColumnFamilyRef, DEFAULT_COLUMN_FAMILY_NAME,
+    },
     compaction_filter::Decision as CompactionDecision,
-    db::{LiveFile, DB},
-    db_iterator::{DBIterator, DBRawIterator, DBWALIterator, Direction, IteratorMode},
+    db::{DBWithThreadMode, LiveFile, MultiThreaded, SingleThreaded, DB},
+    db_iterator::{
+        DBIterator, DBIteratorWithThreadMode, DBRawIterator, DBRawIteratorWithThreadMode,
+        DBWALIterator, Direction, IteratorMode,
+    },
     db_options::{
         BlockBasedIndexType, BlockBasedOptions, BottommostLevelCompaction, Cache, CompactOptions,
         DBCompactionStyle, DBCompressionType, DBPath, DBRecoveryMode, DataBlockIndexType, Env,
@@ -108,7 +118,7 @@ pub use crate::{
     merge_operator::MergeOperands,
     perf::{PerfContext, PerfMetric, PerfStatsLevel},
     slice_transform::SliceTransform,
-    snapshot::Snapshot,
+    snapshot::{Snapshot, SnapshotWithThreadMode},
     sst_file_writer::SstFileWriter,
     write_batch::{WriteBatch, WriteBatchIterator},
 };
@@ -162,9 +172,9 @@ impl fmt::Display for Error {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use super::{
-        BlockBasedOptions, ColumnFamily, ColumnFamilyDescriptor, DBIterator, DBRawIterator,
-        IngestExternalFileOptions, Options, PlainTableFactoryOptions, ReadOptions, Snapshot,
-        SstFileWriter, WriteBatch, WriteOptions, DB,
+        BlockBasedOptions, BoundColumnFamily, ColumnFamily, ColumnFamilyDescriptor, DBIterator,
+        DBRawIterator, IngestExternalFileOptions, Options, PlainTableFactoryOptions, ReadOptions,
+        Snapshot, SstFileWriter, WriteBatch, WriteOptions, DB,
     };
 
     #[test]
@@ -188,6 +198,7 @@ mod test {
         is_send::<PlainTableFactoryOptions>();
         is_send::<ColumnFamilyDescriptor>();
         is_send::<ColumnFamily>();
+        is_send::<BoundColumnFamily<'_>>();
         is_send::<SstFileWriter>();
         is_send::<WriteBatch>();
     }

src/snapshot.rs

@@ -12,7 +12,13 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-use crate::{ffi, ColumnFamily, DBIterator, DBRawIterator, Error, IteratorMode, ReadOptions, DB};
+use crate::{
+    db::DBAccess, ffi, AsColumnFamilyRef, DBIteratorWithThreadMode, DBRawIteratorWithThreadMode,
+    Error, IteratorMode, ReadOptions, DB,
+};
+
+/// A type alias to keep compatibility. See [`SnapshotWithThreadMode`] for details
+pub type Snapshot<'a> = SnapshotWithThreadMode<'a, DB>;
 
 /// A consistent view of the database at the point of creation.
 ///
@@ -30,80 +36,91 @@ use crate::{ffi, ColumnFamily, DBIterator, DBRawIterator, Error, IteratorMode, R
 /// let _ = DB::destroy(&Options::default(), path);
 /// ```
 ///
-pub struct Snapshot<'a> {
-    db: &'a DB,
+pub struct SnapshotWithThreadMode<'a, D: DBAccess> {
+    db: &'a D,
     pub(crate) inner: *const ffi::rocksdb_snapshot_t,
 }
 
-impl<'a> Snapshot<'a> {
-    /// Creates a new `Snapshot` of the database `db`.
-    pub fn new(db: &DB) -> Snapshot {
-        let snapshot = unsafe { ffi::rocksdb_create_snapshot(db.inner) };
-        Snapshot {
+impl<'a, D: DBAccess> SnapshotWithThreadMode<'a, D> {
+    /// Creates a new `SnapshotWithThreadMode` of the database `db`.
+    pub fn new(db: &'a D) -> Self {
+        let snapshot = unsafe { ffi::rocksdb_create_snapshot(db.inner()) };
+        Self {
             db,
             inner: snapshot,
         }
     }
 
     /// Creates an iterator over the data in this snapshot, using the default read options.
-    pub fn iterator(&self, mode: IteratorMode) -> DBIterator<'a> {
+    pub fn iterator(&self, mode: IteratorMode) -> DBIteratorWithThreadMode<'a, D> {
         let readopts = ReadOptions::default();
         self.iterator_opt(mode, readopts)
     }
 
     /// Creates an iterator over the data in this snapshot under the given column family, using
     /// the default read options.
-    pub fn iterator_cf(&self, cf_handle: &ColumnFamily, mode: IteratorMode) -> DBIterator {
+    pub fn iterator_cf(
+        &self,
+        cf_handle: impl AsColumnFamilyRef,
+        mode: IteratorMode,
+    ) -> DBIteratorWithThreadMode<D> {
         let readopts = ReadOptions::default();
         self.iterator_cf_opt(cf_handle, readopts, mode)
     }
 
     /// Creates an iterator over the data in this snapshot, using the given read options.
-    pub fn iterator_opt(&self, mode: IteratorMode, mut readopts: ReadOptions) -> DBIterator<'a> {
+    pub fn iterator_opt(
+        &self,
+        mode: IteratorMode,
+        mut readopts: ReadOptions,
+    ) -> DBIteratorWithThreadMode<'a, D> {
         readopts.set_snapshot(self);
-        DBIterator::new(self.db, readopts, mode)
+        DBIteratorWithThreadMode::<D>::new(self.db, readopts, mode)
     }
 
     /// Creates an iterator over the data in this snapshot under the given column family, using
     /// the given read options.
     pub fn iterator_cf_opt(
         &self,
-        cf_handle: &ColumnFamily,
+        cf_handle: impl AsColumnFamilyRef,
         mut readopts: ReadOptions,
         mode: IteratorMode,
-    ) -> DBIterator {
+    ) -> DBIteratorWithThreadMode<D> {
         readopts.set_snapshot(self);
-        DBIterator::new_cf(self.db, cf_handle, readopts, mode)
+        DBIteratorWithThreadMode::new_cf(self.db, cf_handle.inner(), readopts, mode)
     }
 
     /// Creates a raw iterator over the data in this snapshot, using the default read options.
-    pub fn raw_iterator(&self) -> DBRawIterator {
+    pub fn raw_iterator(&self) -> DBRawIteratorWithThreadMode<D> {
         let readopts = ReadOptions::default();
         self.raw_iterator_opt(readopts)
     }
 
     /// Creates a raw iterator over the data in this snapshot under the given column family, using
     /// the default read options.
-    pub fn raw_iterator_cf(&self, cf_handle: &ColumnFamily) -> DBRawIterator {
+    pub fn raw_iterator_cf(
+        &self,
+        cf_handle: impl AsColumnFamilyRef,
+    ) -> DBRawIteratorWithThreadMode<D> {
         let readopts = ReadOptions::default();
         self.raw_iterator_cf_opt(cf_handle, readopts)
     }
 
     /// Creates a raw iterator over the data in this snapshot, using the given read options.
-    pub fn raw_iterator_opt(&self, mut readopts: ReadOptions) -> DBRawIterator {
+    pub fn raw_iterator_opt(&self, mut readopts: ReadOptions) -> DBRawIteratorWithThreadMode<D> {
         readopts.set_snapshot(self);
-        DBRawIterator::new(self.db, readopts)
+        DBRawIteratorWithThreadMode::new(self.db, readopts)
     }
 
     /// Creates a raw iterator over the data in this snapshot under the given column family, using
     /// the given read options.
     pub fn raw_iterator_cf_opt(
         &self,
-        cf_handle: &ColumnFamily,
+        cf_handle: impl AsColumnFamilyRef,
         mut readopts: ReadOptions,
-    ) -> DBRawIterator {
+    ) -> DBRawIteratorWithThreadMode<D> {
         readopts.set_snapshot(self);
-        DBRawIterator::new_cf(self.db, cf_handle, readopts)
+        DBRawIteratorWithThreadMode::new_cf(self.db, cf_handle.inner(), readopts)
     }
 
     /// Returns the bytes associated with a key value with default read options.
@@ -116,7 +133,7 @@ impl<'a> Snapshot<'a> {
     /// options.
     pub fn get_cf<K: AsRef<[u8]>>(
         &self,
-        cf: &ColumnFamily,
+        cf: impl AsColumnFamilyRef,
         key: K,
     ) -> Result<Option<Vec<u8>>, Error> {
         let readopts = ReadOptions::default();
@@ -136,7 +153,7 @@ impl<'a> Snapshot<'a> {
     /// Returns the bytes associated with a key value, given column family and read options.
     pub fn get_cf_opt<K: AsRef<[u8]>>(
         &self,
-        cf: &ColumnFamily,
+        cf: impl AsColumnFamilyRef,
         key: K,
         mut readopts: ReadOptions,
     ) -> Result<Option<Vec<u8>>, Error> {
@@ -145,15 +162,15 @@ impl<'a> Snapshot<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> Drop for Snapshot<'a> {
+impl<'a, D: DBAccess> Drop for SnapshotWithThreadMode<'a, D> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         unsafe {
-            ffi::rocksdb_release_snapshot(self.db.inner, self.inner);
+            ffi::rocksdb_release_snapshot(self.db.inner(), self.inner);
         }
     }
 }
 
-/// `Send` and `Sync` implementations for `Snapshot` are safe, because `Snapshot` is
+/// `Send` and `Sync` implementations for `SnapshotWithThreadMode` are safe, because `SnapshotWithThreadMode` is
 /// immutable and can be safely shared between threads.
-unsafe impl<'a> Send for Snapshot<'a> {}
-unsafe impl<'a> Sync for Snapshot<'a> {}
+unsafe impl<'a, D: DBAccess> Send for SnapshotWithThreadMode<'a, D> {}
+unsafe impl<'a, D: DBAccess> Sync for SnapshotWithThreadMode<'a, D> {}

src/write_batch.rs

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-use crate::{ffi, ColumnFamily};
+use crate::{ffi, AsColumnFamilyRef};
 use libc::{c_char, c_void, size_t};
 use std::slice;
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ impl WriteBatch {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn put_cf<K, V>(&mut self, cf: &ColumnFamily, key: K, value: V)
+    pub fn put_cf<K, V>(&mut self, cf: impl AsColumnFamilyRef, key: K, value: V)
     where
         K: AsRef<[u8]>,
         V: AsRef<[u8]>,
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ impl WriteBatch {
         unsafe {
             ffi::rocksdb_writebatch_put_cf(
                 self.inner,
-                cf.inner,
+                cf.inner(),
                 key.as_ptr() as *const c_char,
                 key.len() as size_t,
                 value.as_ptr() as *const c_char,
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ impl WriteBatch {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn merge_cf<K, V>(&mut self, cf: &ColumnFamily, key: K, value: V)
+    pub fn merge_cf<K, V>(&mut self, cf: impl AsColumnFamilyRef, key: K, value: V)
     where
         K: AsRef<[u8]>,
         V: AsRef<[u8]>,
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ impl WriteBatch {
         unsafe {
             ffi::rocksdb_writebatch_merge_cf(
                 self.inner,
-                cf.inner,
+                cf.inner(),
                 key.as_ptr() as *const c_char,
                 key.len() as size_t,
                 value.as_ptr() as *const c_char,
@@ -206,13 +206,13 @@ impl WriteBatch {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn delete_cf<K: AsRef<[u8]>>(&mut self, cf: &ColumnFamily, key: K) {
+    pub fn delete_cf<K: AsRef<[u8]>>(&mut self, cf: impl AsColumnFamilyRef, key: K) {
         let key = key.as_ref();
 
         unsafe {
             ffi::rocksdb_writebatch_delete_cf(
                 self.inner,
-                cf.inner,
+                cf.inner(),
                 key.as_ptr() as *const c_char,
                 key.len() as size_t,
             );
@@ -243,13 +243,13 @@ impl WriteBatch {
     /// Removes the database entries in the range ["begin_key", "end_key"), i.e.,
     /// including "begin_key" and excluding "end_key". It is not an error if no
     /// keys exist in the range ["begin_key", "end_key").
-    pub fn delete_range_cf<K: AsRef<[u8]>>(&mut self, cf: &ColumnFamily, from: K, to: K) {
+    pub fn delete_range_cf<K: AsRef<[u8]>>(&mut self, cf: impl AsColumnFamilyRef, from: K, to: K) {
         let (start_key, end_key) = (from.as_ref(), to.as_ref());
 
         unsafe {
             ffi::rocksdb_writebatch_delete_range_cf(
                 self.inner,
-                cf.inner,
+                cf.inner(),
                 start_key.as_ptr() as *const c_char,
                 start_key.len() as size_t,
                 end_key.as_ptr() as *const c_char,

tests/fail/open_with_multiple_refs_as_single_threaded.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+use rocksdb::{SingleThreaded, DBWithThreadMode, Options};
+
+fn main() {
+    let db = DBWithThreadMode::<SingleThreaded>::open_default("/path/to/dummy").unwrap();
+    let db_ref1 = &db;
+    let db_ref2 = &db;
+    let opts = Options::default();
+    db_ref1.create_cf("cf1", &opts).unwrap();
+    db_ref2.create_cf("cf2", &opts).unwrap();
+}

tests/fail/open_with_multiple_refs_as_single_threaded.stderr

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+error[E0596]: cannot borrow `*db_ref1` as mutable, as it is behind a `&` reference
+ --> $DIR/open_with_multiple_refs_as_single_threaded.rs:8:5
+  |
+5 |     let db_ref1 = &db;
+  |                   --- help: consider changing this to be a mutable reference: `&mut db`
+...
+8 |     db_ref1.create_cf("cf1", &opts).unwrap();
+  |     ^^^^^^^ `db_ref1` is a `&` reference, so the data it refers to cannot be borrowed as mutable
+
+error[E0596]: cannot borrow `*db_ref2` as mutable, as it is behind a `&` reference
+ --> $DIR/open_with_multiple_refs_as_single_threaded.rs:9:5
+  |
+6 |     let db_ref2 = &db;
+  |                   --- help: consider changing this to be a mutable reference: `&mut db`
+...
+9 |     db_ref2.create_cf("cf2", &opts).unwrap();
+  |     ^^^^^^^ `db_ref2` is a `&` reference, so the data it refers to cannot be borrowed as mutable

tests/test_db.rs

@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@ use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
 
 use rocksdb::{
     perf::get_memory_usage_stats, BlockBasedOptions, BottommostLevelCompaction, Cache,
-    CompactOptions, DBCompactionStyle, Env, Error, FifoCompactOptions, IteratorMode, Options,
-    PerfContext, PerfMetric, ReadOptions, SliceTransform, Snapshot, UniversalCompactOptions,
-    UniversalCompactionStopStyle, WriteBatch, DB,
+    CompactOptions, DBCompactionStyle, DBWithThreadMode, Env, Error, FifoCompactOptions,
+    IteratorMode, MultiThreaded, Options, PerfContext, PerfMetric, ReadOptions, SingleThreaded,
+    SliceTransform, Snapshot, UniversalCompactOptions, UniversalCompactionStopStyle, WriteBatch,
+    DB,
 };
 use util::DBPath;
 
@@ -528,6 +529,36 @@ fn test_open_with_ttl() {
     assert!(db.get(b"key1").unwrap().is_none());
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_open_as_single_threaded() {
+    let primary_path = DBPath::new("_rust_rocksdb_test_open_as_single_threaded");
+
+    let mut db = DBWithThreadMode::<SingleThreaded>::open_default(&primary_path).unwrap();
+    let db_ref1 = &mut db;
+    let opts = Options::default();
+    db_ref1.create_cf("cf1", &opts).unwrap();
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_open_with_multiple_refs_as_multi_threaded() {
+    // This tests multiple references can be allowed while creating column families
+    let primary_path = DBPath::new("_rust_rocksdb_test_open_as_multi_threaded");
+
+    let db = DBWithThreadMode::<MultiThreaded>::open_default(&primary_path).unwrap();
+    let db_ref1 = &db;
+    let db_ref2 = &db;
+    let opts = Options::default();
+    db_ref1.create_cf("cf1", &opts).unwrap();
+    db_ref2.create_cf("cf2", &opts).unwrap();
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_open_with_multiple_refs_as_single_threaded() {
+    // This tests multiple references CANNOT be allowed while creating column families
+    let t = trybuild::TestCases::new();
+    t.compile_fail("tests/fail/open_with_multiple_refs_as_single_threaded.rs");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn compact_range_test() {
     let path = DBPath::new("_rust_rocksdb_compact_range_test");