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+require 'pstore'
+require 'fileutils'
+
+module Prism
+  module Orm
+    class Store
+      class RecordNotFound < StandardError; end
+      class UnknownTable < StandardError; end
+      class TableExists < StandardError; end
+
+      def initialize(path)
+        @path = path
+        directory = File.dirname(path)
+        FileUtils.mkdir_p(directory) unless directory == '.' || Dir.exist?(directory)
+        @pstore = PStore.new(path)
+        @in_transaction = false
+        transaction { @pstore[:tables] ||= {} }
+      end
+
+      def transaction
+        within_transaction { yield }
+      end
+
+      def create_table(name, columns = [])
+        table = name.to_s
+        within_transaction do
+          raise TableExists, "table #{table} already exists" if @pstore[:tables].key?(table)
+          @pstore[:tables][table] = { columns: columns.map(&:to_s), rows: {}, next_id: 1 }
+        end
+      end
+
+      def drop_table(name)
+        within_transaction { @pstore[:tables].delete(name.to_s) }
+      end
+
+      def add_column(table, column, default: nil)
+        within_transaction do
+          definition = table_definition(table)
+          column = column.to_s
+          next if definition[:columns].include?(column)
+          definition[:columns] << column
+          definition[:rows].each_value { |row| row[column] = default }
+        end
+      end
+
+      def remove_column(table, column)
+        within_transaction do
+          definition = table_definition(table)
+          definition[:columns].delete(column.to_s)
+          definition[:rows].each_value { |row| row.delete(column.to_s) }
+        end
+      end
+
+      def table_exists?(table)
+        within_transaction(read_only: true) { @pstore[:tables].key?(table.to_s) }
+      end
+
+      def columns(table)
+        within_transaction(read_only: true) { table_definition(table)[:columns].dup }
+      end
+
+      def insert(table, attributes)
+        within_transaction do
+          definition = table_definition(table)
+          id = definition[:next_id]
+          definition[:rows][id] = attributes.transform_keys(&:to_s).merge('id' => id)
+          definition[:next_id] = id + 1
+          id
+        end
+      end
+
+      def update(table, id, attributes)
+        within_transaction do
+          row = table_definition(table)[:rows][id.to_i]
+          raise RecordNotFound, "no #{table} with id #{id}" unless row
+          row.merge!(attributes.transform_keys(&:to_s))
+          row.dup
+        end
+      end
+
+      def delete(table, id)
+        within_transaction { table_definition(table)[:rows].delete(id.to_i) }
+      end
+
+      def find(table, id)
+        within_transaction(read_only: true) { table_definition(table)[:rows][id.to_i]&.dup }
+      end
+
+      def all(table)
+        within_transaction(read_only: true) { table_definition(table)[:rows].values.map(&:dup) }
+      end
+
+      def count(table)
+        within_transaction(read_only: true) { table_definition(table)[:rows].size }
+      end
+
+      def applied_migrations
+        within_transaction(read_only: true) { (@pstore[:schema_migrations] || []).dup }
+      end
+
+      def record_migration(version)
+        within_transaction do
+          @pstore[:schema_migrations] ||= []
+          @pstore[:schema_migrations] << version.to_s unless @pstore[:schema_migrations].include?(version.to_s)
+        end
+      end
+
+      def forget_migration(version)
+        within_transaction { (@pstore[:schema_migrations] || []).delete(version.to_s) }
+      end
+
+      private
+
+      def within_transaction(read_only: false)
+        return yield if @in_transaction
+
+        @pstore.transaction(read_only) do
+          @in_transaction = true
+          begin
+            yield
+          ensure
+            @in_transaction = false
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      def table_definition(table)
+        @pstore[:tables].fetch(table.to_s) { raise UnknownTable, "no table #{table}" }
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end