operates with a String key instead of usize id for get

src/main.rs

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ fn main() {
 
     let mut table = Table::init().unwrap();
 
-    table.insert(peeps).unwrap();
+    table.insert_collection(peeps, String::from("Potato")).unwrap();
 
     // let mut table = Table::init().unwrap();
 

src/table.rs

@@ -10,32 +10,33 @@ use crate::collection::Collection;
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)]
 struct TableRow {
     id: usize,
-    name: Uuid,
+    key: Uuid,
     num_entries: usize,
     path: String,
-    file_pos: u64
+    file_pos: u64,
+    name: String
 }
 
 impl TableRow
 {
-    fn new<T:Serialize>(id: usize, name: Uuid, entry: Collection<T>, file_pos: u64) -> Result<TableRow, Box<dyn Error>>{
-        let path = format!("{}.bson", name);
+    fn new<T:Serialize>(id: usize, key: Uuid, entry: Collection<T>, file_pos: u64, name: String) -> Result<TableRow, Box<dyn Error>>{
+        let path = format!("{}.bson", key);
         let file = File::create(&path)?;
         entry.save(file)?;
         Ok(
-            TableRow { id: id, name: name, num_entries: entry.entries.len(), path: path, file_pos: file_pos  }
+            TableRow { id: id, key, num_entries: entry.entries.len(), path: path, file_pos: file_pos, name: name  }
         )
     }
 }
 
 pub struct Table{
-    rows: Vec<TableRow>
+    collections: std::collections::HashMap<String, TableRow>
 }
 
 impl Table {
 
     fn new() -> Table{
-        Table{ rows:Vec::new()}
+        Table{ collections: std::collections::HashMap::new()}
     }
 
     pub fn init() -> Result<Table, Box<dyn Error>>{
@@ -48,7 +49,9 @@ impl Table {
             let n = file.metadata()?.len();
             let mut file = BufReader::new(file);
             while file.stream_position()? < n {
-                table.rows.push(serde_json::from_reader(&mut file)?);
+                let row : TableRow = serde_json::from_reader(&mut file)?;
+                let name = row.name.clone();
+                table.collections.insert(name, row);
             }
         }
         Ok(table)
@@ -57,14 +60,14 @@ impl Table {
     fn rewrite_table(&mut self) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>>{
         remove_file("metalize.table")?;
         let file = File::create("metalize.table")?;
-        for row in self.rows.iter(){
-            let x = serde_json::to_value(row)?;
+        for coll in self.collections.iter(){
+            let x = serde_json::to_value(coll.1)?;
             serde_json::to_writer(&file, &x)?;
         }
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn insert<T:Serialize>(&mut self, entry: Collection<T>) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> { 
+    pub fn insert_collection<T:Serialize>(&mut self, entry: Collection<T>, name: String) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> { 
         let path = Path::new("metalize.table");
         let y = if path.exists() {
             File::open(path)?
@@ -73,20 +76,21 @@ impl Table {
         };
         let new_pos = y.metadata()?.len();
         let table_row = TableRow::new(
-            self.rows.len()+1,
+            self.collections.len()+1,
             Uuid::new_v4(),
             entry,
-            new_pos
+            new_pos,
+            name.clone()
         )?;
         let x = serde_json::to_value(&table_row)?;
         serde_json::to_writer(&y, &x)?;
-        self.rows.push(table_row);
+        self.collections.insert(name, table_row);
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn add_to_collection<T:Serialize + DeserializeOwned>(&mut self, collection_id : usize, object: T) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>>{
+    pub fn add_to_collection<T:Serialize + DeserializeOwned>(&mut self, name: String, object: T) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>>{
         // TODO: this currently wipes out files and rewrites the entirety of them. Update to only change the sections that need to change.
-        let selected_row = self.get_row(collection_id);
+        let selected_row = self.get_row(name).expect("No collection with that name in table.");
         let mut selected_collection: Collection<T> = Collection::load(File::open(&selected_row.path)?)?;
         remove_file(&selected_row.path)?;
         selected_collection.entries.push(object);
@@ -96,9 +100,9 @@ impl Table {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn update<T:Serialize>(&mut self, id: usize, entry: Collection<T>)-> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>>{
+    pub fn update<T:Serialize>(&mut self, name: String, entry: Collection<T>)-> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>>{
         // TODO: this currently wipes out files and rewrites the entirety of them. Update to only change the sections that need to change.
-        let selected_row = self.get_row(id);
+        let selected_row = self.get_row(name).expect("No collection with that name in table.");
         remove_file(&selected_row.path)?;
         selected_row.num_entries = entry.entries.len();
         entry.save(File::create(&selected_row.path)?)?;
@@ -106,15 +110,13 @@ impl Table {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn get_row(&mut self, id: usize) -> &mut TableRow{
-        let row_index = self.rows.iter().position(move |row |{
-            row.id == id
-        }).expect("Failed to find that row in table.");
-        &mut self.rows[row_index]
+    fn get_row(&mut self, name: String) -> Result<&mut TableRow, Box<dyn Error>>{
+        let row = self.collections.get_mut(&name).expect("No collection with that name in table.");
+        Ok(row)
     }
 
-    pub fn get<T:DeserializeOwned>(&mut self, id: usize)-> Result<Collection<T>, Box<dyn Error>>{
-        let table_row = self.get_row(id);
+    pub fn get<T:DeserializeOwned>(&mut self, name:String)-> Result<Collection<T>, Box<dyn Error>>{
+        let table_row = self.get_row(name).expect("No collection with that name in table.");
         let file = File::open(&table_row.path)?;
         Collection::load(file)
     }