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+/*
+File Name:  Store.go
+Copyright:  2021 Peernet s.r.o.
+Author:     Peter Kleissner
+
+Simple key-value store implementation. Currently in-memory only.
+*/
+
+package dht
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// Store is the interface for implementing the storage mechanism for the DHT.
+type Store interface {
+	// Store should store a key/value pair for the local node with the given replication and expiration times.
+	Store(key []byte, data []byte, replication time.Time, expiration time.Time) error
+
+	// Retrieve should return the local key/value if it exists.
+	Retrieve(key []byte) (data []byte, found bool)
+
+	// Delete should delete a key/value pair from the Store
+	Delete(key []byte)
+
+	// GetAllKeysForReplication should return the keys of all data to be replicated across the network. Typically all data should be replicated every tReplicate seconds.
+	GetAllKeysForReplication() [][]byte
+
+	// ExpireKeys should expire all key/values due for expiration.
+	ExpireKeys()
+}
+
+// NewMemoryStore create a properly initialized memory store.
+func NewMemoryStore(dht *DHT) *MemoryStore {
+	return &MemoryStore{
+		data:         make(map[string][]byte),
+		mutex:        &sync.Mutex{},
+		replicateMap: make(map[string]time.Time),
+		expireMap:    make(map[string]time.Time),
+	}
+}
+
+// MemoryStore is a simple in-memory key/value store used for unit testing, and the CLI example
+type MemoryStore struct {
+	mutex        *sync.Mutex
+	data         map[string][]byte
+	replicateMap map[string]time.Time
+	expireMap    map[string]time.Time
+}
+
+// GetAllKeysForReplication should return the keys of all data to be replicated across the network. Typically all data should be replicated every tReplicate seconds.
+func (ms *MemoryStore) GetAllKeysForReplication() [][]byte {
+	ms.mutex.Lock()
+	defer ms.mutex.Unlock()
+	var keys [][]byte
+	for k := range ms.data {
+		if time.Now().After(ms.replicateMap[k]) {
+			keys = append(keys, []byte(k))
+		}
+	}
+	return keys
+}
+
+// ExpireKeys should expire all key/values due for expiration.
+func (ms *MemoryStore) ExpireKeys() {
+	ms.mutex.Lock()
+	defer ms.mutex.Unlock()
+	for k, v := range ms.expireMap {
+		if time.Now().After(v) {
+			delete(ms.replicateMap, k)
+			delete(ms.expireMap, k)
+			delete(ms.data, k)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Store will store a key/value pair for the local node with the given replication and expiration times.
+func (ms *MemoryStore) Store(key []byte, data []byte, replication time.Time, expiration time.Time) error {
+	ms.mutex.Lock()
+	defer ms.mutex.Unlock()
+	ms.replicateMap[string(key)] = replication
+	ms.expireMap[string(key)] = expiration
+	ms.data[string(key)] = data
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Retrieve will return the local key/value if it exists
+func (ms *MemoryStore) Retrieve(key []byte) (data []byte, found bool) {
+	ms.mutex.Lock()
+	defer ms.mutex.Unlock()
+	data, found = ms.data[string(key)]
+	return data, found
+}
+
+// Delete deletes a key/value pair from the MemoryStore
+func (ms *MemoryStore) Delete(key []byte) {
+	ms.mutex.Lock()
+	defer ms.mutex.Unlock()
+	delete(ms.replicateMap, string(key))
+	delete(ms.expireMap, string(key))
+	delete(ms.data, string(key))
+}