# DBAL - Data Bus Abstraction Layer

The DBAL (Data Bus Abstraction Layer) provides a comprehensive implementation guide and source code documentation for the distributed data architecture that powers MetaBuilder.

## 📚 Documentation

### Getting Started

- [Quick Start Guide](./QUICK_START.md) - Setup and first steps
- [README](./README.md) - Project overview

### Implementation Guides

- [Phase 2 Implementation](./PHASE2_IMPLEMENTATION.md) - Version 2 features and design
- [Phase 2 Complete](./PHASE2_COMPLETE.md) - Implementation completion status
- [Implementation Summary](./IMPLEMENTATION_SUMMARY.md) - Feature overview

### Architecture

- [Project Documentation](./PROJECT.md) - Complete project reference
- [Agent Instructions](./AGENTS.md) - AI development guidelines

## 📂 Directory Structure

```
dbal/
├── QUICK_START.md           # Quick start guide
├── README.md                # Project overview
├── PROJECT.md               # Complete documentation
├── IMPLEMENTATION_SUMMARY.md # Implementation status
├── PHASE2_IMPLEMENTATION.md # Version 2 design
├── PHASE2_COMPLETE.md       # Completion status
├── AGENTS.md                # AI development guidelines
├── api/                     # API specifications
├── backends/                # Backend implementations
├── common/                  # Shared utilities
├── cpp/                     # C++ implementations
├── docs/                    # Additional documentation
├── scripts/                 # Utility scripts
├── tools/                   # Development tools
└── ts/                      # TypeScript implementations
```

## 🎯 Key Concepts

DBAL provides:

- **Abstraction Layer** - Unified interface across multiple backends
- **Type Safety** - Full TypeScript support
- **Performance** - Optimized C++ implementations
- **Flexibility** - Multiple backend options (SQL, NoSQL, etc.)
- **Reliability** - Comprehensive test coverage
- **Documentation** - Extensive guides and examples

## 📖 Common Tasks

### Understanding DBAL Architecture

See [PROJECT.md](./PROJECT.md) for complete architecture documentation.

### Setting Up Development Environment

See [QUICK_START.md](./QUICK_START.md) for setup instructions.

### Implementing New Features

See [PHASE2_IMPLEMENTATION.md](./PHASE2_IMPLEMENTATION.md) for design patterns.

### AI-Assisted Development

See [AGENTS.md](./AGENTS.md) for guidelines on working with AI development tools.

## 🔗 Related Documentation

- [MetaBuilder Root README](../README.md)
- [Architecture Guides](../docs/architecture/)
- [Database Guide](../docs/architecture/database.md)

## 📄 License

See [LICENSE](./LICENSE) file.
