diff --git a/plugins/__init__.py b/plugins/__init__.py
index 382b74180..54e41981c 100644
--- a/plugins/__init__.py
+++ b/plugins/__init__.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import os
 import re
 import csv
 import sys
+import math
 import sets
 import time
 import random
@@ -357,6 +358,135 @@ class PeriodicFileDownloader(object):
             world.threadsSpawned += 1
 
 
+class FlatfileDB(object):
+    def __init__(self, filename, maxSize=10**6):
+        self.filename = filename
+        try:
+            fd = file(self.filename)
+            strId = fd.readline().rstrip()
+            self.maxSize = len(strId)
+            self.currentId = int(strId)
+        except EnvironmentError, e:
+            # File couldn't be opened.
+            self.maxSize = int(math.log10(maxSize))
+            self.currentId = 0
+            self._incrementCurrentId()
+
+    def serialize(self, record):
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def unserialize(self, s):
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def _canonicalId(self, id):
+        if id is not None:
+            return str(id).zfill(self.maxSize)
+        else:
+            return '-'*self.maxSize
+    
+    def _incrementCurrentId(self, fd=None):
+        fdWasNone = fd is None
+        if fdWasNone:
+            fd = file(self.filename, 'a')
+        fd.seek(0)
+        self.currentId += 1
+        fd.write(self._canonicalId(self.currentId))
+        fd.write('\n')
+        if fdWasNone:
+            fd.close()
+        
+    def _splitLine(self, line):
+        line = line.rstrip('\r\n')
+        (strId, strRecord) = line.split(':', 1)
+        return (strId, strRecord)
+
+    def _joinLine(self, id, record):
+        return '%s:%s\n' % (self._canonicalId(id), self.serialize(record))
+
+    def addRecord(self, record):
+        line = self._joinLine(self.currentId, record)
+        try:
+            fd = file(self.filename, 'r+')
+            fd.seek(0, 2) # End.
+            fd.write(line)
+            self._incrementCurrentId(fd)
+        finally:
+            fd.close()
+
+    def getRecord(self, id):
+        strId = self._canonicalId(id)
+        try:
+            fd = file(self.filename)
+            fd.readline() # First line, nextId.
+            for line in fd:
+                (lineId, strRecord) = self._splitLine(line)
+                if lineId == strId:
+                    return self.unserialize(strRecord)
+            raise KeyError, id
+        finally:
+            fd.close()
+
+    def setRecord(self, id, record):
+        strLine = self._joinLine(id, record)
+        try:
+            fd = file(self.filename, 'r+')
+            self.delRecord(id, fd)
+            fd.seek(0, 2) # End.
+            fd.write(strLine)
+        finally:
+            fd.close()
+
+    def delRecord(self, id, fd=None):
+        fdWasNone = fd is None
+        strId = self._canonicalId(id)
+        try:
+            if fdWasNone:
+                fd = file(self.filename, 'r+')
+            fd.seek(0)
+            fd.readline() # First line, nextId
+            pos = fd.tell()
+            line = fd.readline()
+            while line:
+                (lineId, strRecord) = self._splitLine(line)
+                if lineId == strId:
+                    fd.seek(pos)
+                    fd.write(self._canonicalId(None))
+                    fd.seek(pos)
+                    fd.readline() # Same line we just rewrote the id for.
+                pos = fd.tell()
+                line = fd.readline()
+            # We should be at the end.
+        finally:
+            if fdWasNone:
+                fd.close()
+
+    def records(self):
+        fd = file(self.filename)
+        fd.readline() # First line, nextId.
+        for line in fd:
+            (strId, strRecord) = self._splitLine(line)
+            if not strId.startswith('-'):
+                yield (int(strId), self.unserialize(strRecord))
+        fd.close()
+
+    def vacuum(self):
+        infd = file(self.filename)
+        outfd = utils.transactionalFile(self.filename)
+        outfd.write(infd.readline()) # First line, nextId.
+        for line in infd:
+            if not line.startswith('-'):
+                outfd.write(line)
+        infd.close()
+        outfd.close()
+
+    def flush(self):
+        pass # No-op, we maintain no open files.
+
+    def close(self):
+        self.vacuum() # Should we do this?  It should be fine.
+        
+        
+
 _randomnickRe = re.compile(r'\$rand(?:om)?nick', re.I)
 _randomdateRe = re.compile(r'\$rand(?:om)?date', re.I)
 _randomintRe = re.compile(r'\$rand(?:omint)?', re.I)