# README
boltqueue
import "github.com/rickb777/boltqueue"
Package boltqueue provides a persistent priority queue (PQueue) using as its store
BBolt, which
is a derivative of BoltDB.
Built on this, a channel implementation is provided that uses the BBolt backing store to provide a channel with persistent buffering on a large scale. This is intended to complement (not replace) standard message queuing technologies.
Priority Queue
The PQueue type represents a priority queue. Messages may be inserted into the queue at a numeric priority. Higher numbered priorities take precedence over lower numbered ones. Messages are dequeued following priority order, then time ordering, with the oldest messages of the highest priority emerging first.
IChan
The IChan channel provides a communication pipe with the same semantics as normal
buffered Go channels. The message type is always []byte, however. Buffering uses
a BoltDB file store. This allows the channel to be persistent and outside-of-memory,
but will impair performance compared to an equivalent in-memory channel.