Toolchain

Complete development toolkit: validation, GUI editors, server deployment, and administration.

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dsm_util.py

CLI

Command-line tool for validating DSM models, creating databases, and generating Python packages.

python3 tools/dsm_util.py check model.dsm

check Validate DSM syntax

create_commit_database Create versioned database

create_database Create simple database

create_python_package Generate Python package

encode Convert DSM to binary

decode Convert binary to DSM

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Database Editors

GUI tools for exploring and managing CommitDatabases with version history and synchronization.

Recommended

cdbe.py

CommitDatabase Editor

Full-featured GUI for versioned data with commit history, branching, and synchronization.

python3 tools/cdbe.py project.cdb

Browse commit history (DAG visualization)
Inspect documents by attachment
View CommitCommands in selected commit
Undo/Redo stack visualization
Synchronization with remote server
Blob storage browser

cdbe - Documents view — Documents Browser

cdbe - DSM Definitions — Embedded DSM Definitions

cdbe - Commit history — Commit History (DAG)

dbe.py

Database Editor

Simplified GUI for exploring Database files without commit history.

python3 tools/dbe.py project.vpr

Browse documents by attachment
Inspect binary blob content
View UUID, codec, definitions
Connect to remote Database server

dbe - Documents view — Documents Browser

dbe - DSM Definitions — Embedded DSM Definitions

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Server & Administration

Tools for running CommitDatabase as a network service and performing administrative operations.

commit_database_server.py

RPC Server

Expose CommitDatabase over the network for multi-client synchronization.

python3 tools/commit_database_server.py project.cdb

--host Bind address (default: 0.0.0.0)

--port TCP port (default: 54321)

--socket-path Unix socket (alternative to TCP)

commit_admin.py

Administration CLI

Database administration: reset, sync, and merge heads.

python3 tools/commit_admin.py --database project.cdb reset

reset Reset to initial commit

reduce_heads Merge multiple heads

sync Sync with remote server

Multi-Client Architecture

cdbe.py cdbe.py Python app

RPC

commit_database_server

File

project.cdb

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Install dsviper and explore the complete toolchain for your projects.

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