macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install sparkeylocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install sparkeyMacPorts ports tree · databases/sparkey/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 16023
Install sparkey with Homebrew, MacPorts
Constant key-value store, best for frequent read/infrequent write uses. Version 1.0.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with macports: sudo port install sparkey.
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overview
Package summary
Constant key-value store, best for frequent read/infrequent write uses
Project links
Commands and aliases
- sparkey
- sparkey_bench
history
Project history and usage
Sparkey is Spotify's simple persistent key-value storage library and CLI for read-heavy systems with infrequent bulk writes. It is intentionally not a distributed database; it is closer to an immutable on-disk hash table.
Project history
The public repository was created in 2013. The official README says Sparkey came out of Spotify hackdays, motivated by services that needed to serve large static data sets with high throughput and low latency after limits in earlier storage choices became problematic.
Adoption history
Sparkey's README documents use inside Spotify for user-facing services backed by periodically generated static storage files. Public packaging is narrower than general-purpose CLIs, but the supplied input shows entries in Homebrew and MacPorts, which fits a C library plus utility used by developers who need local tooling.
How it is used
Developers build it with the GNU build system, optionally generate API docs with Doxygen, and use the C library or the `sparkey` utility to inspect and read Sparkey index/log files. The design uses append-only log files and immutable hash index files optimized for bulk creation and concurrent independent readers.
Why package nerds care
Sparkey appeals to package and systems people because it is deliberately small, file-format-oriented infrastructure: a C library, command-line utility, Java and Python bindings, and explicit tradeoffs around immutability, compression, mmap-style serving, and bulk regeneration rather than online mutation.
Timeline
- 2013: Public GitHub repository created.
- 2010s: README records Sparkey's origin in Spotify hackdays and production-oriented static-data serving use cases.
- 2020s: Supplied package-manager data lists Homebrew and MacPorts packages.
Related projects
- The official README lists spotify/sparkey-python and spotify/sparkey-java, and compares Sparkey's motivation against earlier use of CDB and Tokyo Cabinet.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
sparkey | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
sparkey_bench | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version1.0.0
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:sparkey |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/spotify/sparkey/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/spotify/sparkey |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
MacPorts95%
sparkey
sudo port install sparkey- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sparkey
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation