5 files changed, 142 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/table/data.rs b/src/table/data.rs
index cae18999..e3b8c93f 100644
--- a/src/table/data.rs
+++ b/src/table/data.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ pub struct TableData<F: TableSchema, R: TableReplication> {
 	pub(crate) merkle_tree: db::Tree,
 	pub(crate) merkle_todo: db::Tree,
 	pub(crate) merkle_todo_notify: Notify,
+
+	pub(crate) insert_queue: db::Tree,
+	pub(crate) insert_queue_notify: Notify,
+
 	pub(crate) gc_todo: CountedTree,
 
 	pub(crate) metrics: TableMetrics,
@@ -53,9 +57,13 @@ where
 			.open_tree(&format!("{}:merkle_todo", F::TABLE_NAME))
 			.expect("Unable to open DB Merkle TODO tree");
 
+		let insert_queue = db
+			.open_tree(&format!("{}:insert_queue", F::TABLE_NAME))
+			.expect("Unable to open insert queue DB tree");
+
 		let gc_todo = db
 			.open_tree(&format!("{}:gc_todo_v2", F::TABLE_NAME))
-			.expect("Unable to open DB tree");
+			.expect("Unable to open GC DB tree");
 		let gc_todo = CountedTree::new(gc_todo).expect("Cannot count gc_todo_v2");
 
 		let metrics = TableMetrics::new(
@@ -74,6 +82,8 @@ where
 			merkle_tree,
 			merkle_todo,
 			merkle_todo_notify: Notify::new(),
+			insert_queue,
+			insert_queue_notify: Notify::new(),
 			gc_todo,
 			metrics,
 		})
@@ -306,6 +316,32 @@ where
 		Ok(removed)
 	}
 
+	// ---- Insert queue functions ----
+
+	pub(crate) fn queue_insert(
+		&self,
+		tx: &mut db::Transaction,
+		ins: &F::E,
+	) -> db::TxResult<(), Error> {
+		let tree_key = self.tree_key(ins.partition_key(), ins.sort_key());
+
+		let new_entry = match tx.get(&self.insert_queue, &tree_key)? {
+			Some(old_v) => {
+				let mut entry = self.decode_entry(&old_v).map_err(db::TxError::Abort)?;
+				entry.merge(ins);
+				rmp_to_vec_all_named(&entry)
+					.map_err(Error::RmpEncode)
+					.map_err(db::TxError::Abort)?
+			}
+			None => rmp_to_vec_all_named(ins)
+				.map_err(Error::RmpEncode)
+				.map_err(db::TxError::Abort)?,
+		};
+		tx.insert(&self.insert_queue, &tree_key, new_entry)?;
+
+		Ok(())
+	}
+
 	// ---- Utility functions ----
 
 	pub fn tree_key(&self, p: &F::P, s: &F::S) -> Vec<u8> {
diff --git a/src/table/lib.rs b/src/table/lib.rs
index b0153e9a..fdf114a6 100644
--- a/src/table/lib.rs
+++ b/src/table/lib.rs
@@ -4,16 +4,18 @@
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate tracing;
 
-mod metrics;
 pub mod schema;
 pub mod util;
 
 pub mod data;
+pub mod replication;
+pub mod table;
+
 mod gc;
 mod merkle;
-pub mod replication;
+mod metrics;
+mod queue;
 mod sync;
-pub mod table;
 
 pub use schema::*;
 pub use table::*;
diff --git a/src/table/merkle.rs b/src/table/merkle.rs
index e977bfb5..bcf9f9d7 100644
--- a/src/table/merkle.rs
+++ b/src/table/merkle.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use tokio::select;
 use tokio::sync::watch;
 
 use garage_db as db;
@@ -343,7 +344,10 @@ where
 		if *must_exit.borrow() {
 			return WorkerState::Done;
 		}
-		tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(10)).await;
+		select! {
+			_ = tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(60)) => (),
+			_ = self.0.data.merkle_todo_notify.notified() => (),
+		}
 		WorkerState::Busy
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/table/queue.rs b/src/table/queue.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3671ea7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/table/queue.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use tokio::select;
+use tokio::sync::watch;
+
+use garage_util::background::*;
+use garage_util::error::Error;
+
+use crate::replication::*;
+use crate::schema::*;
+use crate::table::*;
+
+const BATCH_SIZE: usize = 100;
+
+pub(crate) struct InsertQueueWorker<F, R>(pub(crate) Arc<Table<F, R>>)
+where
+	F: TableSchema + 'static,
+	R: TableReplication + 'static;
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl<F, R> Worker for InsertQueueWorker<F, R>
+where
+	F: TableSchema + 'static,
+	R: TableReplication + 'static,
+{
+	fn name(&self) -> String {
+		format!("{} queue", F::TABLE_NAME)
+	}
+
+	fn status(&self) -> WorkerStatus {
+		WorkerStatus {
+			queue_length: Some(self.0.data.insert_queue.len().unwrap_or(0) as u64),
+			..Default::default()
+		}
+	}
+
+	async fn work(&mut self, _must_exit: &mut watch::Receiver<bool>) -> Result<WorkerState, Error> {
+		let mut kv_pairs = vec![];
+		let mut values = vec![];
+
+		for entry_kv in self.0.data.insert_queue.iter()? {
+			let (k, v) = entry_kv?;
+
+			values.push(self.0.data.decode_entry(&v)?);
+			kv_pairs.push((k, v));
+
+			if kv_pairs.len() > BATCH_SIZE {
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if kv_pairs.is_empty() {
+			return Ok(WorkerState::Idle);
+		}
+
+		self.0.insert_many(values).await?;
+
+		self.0.data.insert_queue.db().transaction(|mut tx| {
+			for (k, v) in kv_pairs.iter() {
+				if let Some(v2) = tx.get(&self.0.data.insert_queue, k)? {
+					if &v2 == v {
+						tx.remove(&self.0.data.insert_queue, k)?;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			Ok(())
+		})?;
+
+		Ok(WorkerState::Busy)
+	}
+
+	async fn wait_for_work(&mut self, must_exit: &watch::Receiver<bool>) -> WorkerState {
+		if *must_exit.borrow() {
+			return WorkerState::Done;
+		}
+		select! {
+			_ = tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(600)) => (),
+			_ = self.0.data.insert_queue_notify.notified() => (),
+		}
+		WorkerState::Busy
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/table/table.rs b/src/table/table.rs
index 8a66c420..c8e0576e 100644
--- a/src/table/table.rs
+++ b/src/table/table.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ use crate::crdt::Crdt;
 use crate::data::*;
 use crate::gc::*;
 use crate::merkle::*;
+use crate::queue::InsertQueueWorker;
 use crate::replication::*;
 use crate::schema::*;
 use crate::sync::*;
@@ -88,6 +89,11 @@ where
 			endpoint,
 		});
 
+		table
+			.system
+			.background
+			.spawn_worker(InsertQueueWorker(table.clone()));
+
 		table.endpoint.set_handler(table.clone());
 
 		table
@@ -128,6 +134,11 @@ where
 		Ok(())
 	}
 
+	/// Insert item locally
+	pub fn queue_insert(&self, tx: &mut db::Transaction, e: &F::E) -> db::TxResult<(), Error> {
+		self.data.queue_insert(tx, e)
+	}
+
 	pub async fn insert_many<I, IE>(&self, entries: I) -> Result<(), Error>
 	where
 		I: IntoIterator<Item = IE> + Send + Sync,