Key-value store with partial data access

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing computer usable program code executable to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• receiving a first value associated with a first key, for storage in a key-value store;
• creating a set of new key-value pairs comprising new values associated with new keys, the new values of a block size, wherein:
• a new value is based on a portion of the first value,
• a new key is based on the first key and on metadata for an associated new value,
• a new key comprises a start offset and an end offset for an associated new value, the start offset and the end offset appended to the first key,
• the start offset indicates a first byte location within the data object, and
• the end offset indicates a second byte location within the data object;
• and
• writing the new key-value pairs to the key-value store in place of the first key and the first value.

An apparatus comprising:

• means for receiving a data object for storage in a key-value store, the data object comprising a key and a value;
• means for generating a plurality of block objects smaller than the data object, wherein:
• each block object of the plurality of block objects comprises a new key and a new value, the new key based on the key for the data object and on metadata for the new value, the new value based on a portion of the value for the data object,
• the new key comprises a start offset and an end offset for the new value, the start offset and the end offset appended to the key for the data object,
• the start offset indicates a first byte location within the data object, and
• the end offset indicates a second byte location within the data object;
• and
• means for storing the plurality of block objects in the key-value store without storing the data object as a single object,
• wherein the means for receiving, means for generating, and means for storing comprise one or more processors, one or more non-transitory computer readable storage mediums storing computer usable program code executable to perform operations, or a combination thereof.