Riak KV is an open source Erlang application that is distributed using the riak_core Erlang library. Riak KV provides a key/value datastore and features MapReduce, lightweight data relations, and several different client APIs.
You must have Erlang/OTP R13B04 or later and a GNU-style build
system to compile and run riak_kv. The easiest way to utilize riak_kv is by installing the full
Riak application available on Github.
We encourage contributions to riak_kv from the community.
- Fork the
riak_kvrepository on Github. - Clone your fork or add the remote if you already have a clone of the repository.
git clone [email protected]:yourusername/riak_kv.git
# or
git remote add mine [email protected]:yourusername/riak_kv.git- Create a topic branch for your change.
git checkout -b some-topic-branch- Make your change and commit. Use a clear and descriptive commit message, spanning multiple lines if detailed explanation is needed.
- Push to your fork of the repository and then send a pull-request through Github.
git push mine some-topic-branch- A Basho engineer or community maintainer will review your patch and merge it into the main repository or send you feedback.