I'll research a bit on providing a different approach. I am now thinking about returning arrays (containing a $status var), but will remain open to ideas.
I am currently working on a cluster system. I am gauging whether to use the Raft consensus algorithm, or the typical master-slave replication schema. Not only that, but I am working on this as we speak.
As your question about long-term goals goes: I am interested in real time analytics, so hopefully we can deploy a SaaS-based platform. I am working hard to make our modules developer-friendly, so you can have access to C++ speeds with little coding. These are dreams for now, as we are just getting started, I hope you understand.
BerylDB is still in beta, and your input is appreciated.
I'm working on a small key-value database, written in C++ and powered by RocksDB. It started as a hobby, but I am trying to slowly turn it into a stable project.
The project is called BerylDB. A PHP API was released a couple of days ago, and currently working on a NodeJS gateway. I'm super excited about the project and actively improving its functionalities. The server is fully modular, which means that components can be loaded/unloaded as required. In addition to data storage, the server has channels, and clients can subscribe to them. This make it a great solution for real time analytics.
The ultimate goal of this project is to have a community of custom modules that users may be interested on. This may be useful for developers and/or companies requiring specific needs.
I'm open to collaborations! If you happen to have interested in databases, please let me know. I am on Discord. Any kind of collaboration or feedback would be appreciated. If you work for an startup or need high speed performance, please let me know!
Also, consider opening a discord server to talk more about this project!