diff --git a/backup.go b/backup.go
index 6b89ef6d1..375b5a316 100644
--- a/backup.go
+++ b/backup.go
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ func (db *DB) Backup(w io.Writer, since uint64) (uint64, error) {
 func (db *DB) Load(r io.Reader) error {
 	br := bufio.NewReaderSize(r, 16<<10)
 	unmarshalBuf := make([]byte, 1<<10)
-	var entries []*entry
+	var entries []*Entry
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	errChan := make(chan error, 1)
 
 	// func to check for pending error before sending off a batch for writing
-	batchSetAsyncIfNoErr := func(entries []*entry) error {
+	batchSetAsyncIfNoErr := func(entries []*Entry) error {
 		select {
 		case err := <-errChan:
 			return err
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func (db *DB) Load(r io.Reader) error {
 		if err = e.Unmarshal(unmarshalBuf[:sz]); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		entries = append(entries, &entry{
+		entries = append(entries, &Entry{
 			Key:       y.KeyWithTs(e.Key, e.Version),
 			Value:     e.Value,
 			UserMeta:  e.UserMeta[0],
diff --git a/db.go b/db.go
index 654124580..236bf1769 100644
--- a/db.go
+++ b/db.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ const (
 	kvWriteChCapacity = 1000
 )
 
-func replayFunction(out *DB) func(entry, valuePointer) error {
+func replayFunction(out *DB) func(Entry, valuePointer) error {
 	type txnEntry struct {
 		nk []byte
 		v  y.ValueStruct
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func replayFunction(out *DB) func(entry, valuePointer) error {
 	}
 
 	first := true
-	return func(e entry, vp valuePointer) error { // Function for replaying.
+	return func(e Entry, vp valuePointer) error { // Function for replaying.
 		if first {
 			out.elog.Printf("First key=%s\n", e.Key)
 		}
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ var requestPool = sync.Pool{
 	},
 }
 
-func (db *DB) shouldWriteValueToLSM(e entry) bool {
+func (db *DB) shouldWriteValueToLSM(e Entry) bool {
 	return len(e.Value) < db.opt.ValueThreshold
 }
 
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ func (db *DB) writeRequests(reqs []*request) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (db *DB) sendToWriteCh(entries []*entry) (*request, error) {
+func (db *DB) sendToWriteCh(entries []*Entry) (*request, error) {
 	var count, size int64
 	for _, e := range entries {
 		size += int64(e.estimateSize(db.opt.ValueThreshold))
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ func (db *DB) doWrites(lc *y.Closer) {
 // batchSet applies a list of badger.Entry. If a request level error occurs it
 // will be returned.
 //   Check(kv.BatchSet(entries))
-func (db *DB) batchSet(entries []*entry) error {
+func (db *DB) batchSet(entries []*Entry) error {
 	req, err := db.sendToWriteCh(entries)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ func (db *DB) batchSet(entries []*entry) error {
 //   err := kv.BatchSetAsync(entries, func(err error)) {
 //      Check(err)
 //   }
-func (db *DB) batchSetAsync(entries []*entry, f func(error)) error {
+func (db *DB) batchSetAsync(entries []*Entry, f func(error)) error {
 	req, err := db.sendToWriteCh(entries)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ func (db *DB) purgeVersionsBelow(txn *Txn, key []byte, ts uint64) error {
 	opts.PrefetchValues = false
 	it := txn.NewIterator(opts)
 
-	var entries []*entry
+	var entries []*Entry
 
 	for it.Seek(key); it.ValidForPrefix(key); it.Next() {
 		item := it.Item()
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ func (db *DB) purgeVersionsBelow(txn *Txn, key []byte, ts uint64) error {
 
 		// Found an older version. Mark for deletion
 		entries = append(entries,
-			&entry{
+			&Entry{
 				Key:  y.KeyWithTs(key, item.version),
 				meta: bitDelete,
 			})
@@ -913,14 +913,14 @@ func (db *DB) PurgeOlderVersions() error {
 		opts.PrefetchValues = false
 		it := txn.NewIterator(opts)
 
-		var entries []*entry
+		var entries []*Entry
 		var lastKey []byte
 		var count int
 		var wg sync.WaitGroup
 		errChan := make(chan error, 1)
 
 		// func to check for pending error before sending off a batch for writing
-		batchSetAsyncIfNoErr := func(entries []*entry) error {
+		batchSetAsyncIfNoErr := func(entries []*Entry) error {
 			select {
 			case err := <-errChan:
 				return err
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ func (db *DB) PurgeOlderVersions() error {
 			}
 			// Found an older version. Mark for deletion
 			entries = append(entries,
-				&entry{
+				&Entry{
 					Key:  y.KeyWithTs(lastKey, item.version),
 					meta: bitDelete,
 				})
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ func (db *DB) PurgeOlderVersions() error {
 					return err
 				}
 				count = 0
-				entries = []*entry{}
+				entries = []*Entry{}
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index 841915207..09547a42f 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ func (h *header) Decode(buf []byte) {
 	h.userMeta = buf[17]
 }
 
-// entry provides Key, Value, UserMeta and ExpiresAt. This struct can be used by the user to set data.
-type entry struct {
+// Entry provides Key, Value, UserMeta and ExpiresAt. This struct can be used by the user to set data.
+type Entry struct {
 	Key       []byte
 	Value     []byte
 	UserMeta  byte
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ type entry struct {
 	offset uint32
 }
 
-func (e *entry) estimateSize(threshold int) int {
+func (e *Entry) estimateSize(threshold int) int {
 	if len(e.Value) < threshold {
 		return len(e.Key) + len(e.Value) + 2 // Meta, UserMeta
 	}
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func (e *entry) estimateSize(threshold int) int {
 }
 
 // Encodes e to buf. Returns number of bytes written.
-func encodeEntry(e *entry, buf *bytes.Buffer) (int, error) {
+func encodeEntry(e *Entry, buf *bytes.Buffer) (int, error) {
 	h := header{
 		klen:      uint32(len(e.Key)),
 		vlen:      uint32(len(e.Value)),
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func encodeEntry(e *entry, buf *bytes.Buffer) (int, error) {
 	return len(headerEnc) + len(e.Key) + len(e.Value) + len(crcBuf), nil
 }
 
-func (e entry) print(prefix string) {
+func (e Entry) print(prefix string) {
 	fmt.Printf("%s Key: %s Meta: %d UserMeta: %d Offset: %d len(val)=%d",
 		prefix, e.Key, e.meta, e.UserMeta, e.offset, len(e.Value))
 }
diff --git a/transaction.go b/transaction.go
index 962606a4b..7617b3be9 100644
--- a/transaction.go
+++ b/transaction.go
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ type Txn struct {
 	reads  []uint64 // contains fingerprints of keys read.
 	writes []uint64 // contains fingerprints of keys written.
 
-	pendingWrites map[string]*entry // cache stores any writes done by txn.
+	pendingWrites map[string]*Entry // cache stores any writes done by txn.
 
 	db        *DB
 	callbacks []func()
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ type Txn struct {
 }
 
 type pendingWritesIterator struct {
-	entries  []*entry
+	entries  []*Entry
 	nextIdx  int
 	readTs   uint64
 	reversed bool
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ func (txn *Txn) newPendingWritesIterator(reversed bool) *pendingWritesIterator {
 	if !txn.update || len(txn.pendingWrites) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
-	entries := make([]*entry, 0, len(txn.pendingWrites))
+	entries := make([]*Entry, 0, len(txn.pendingWrites))
 	for _, e := range txn.pendingWrites {
 		entries = append(entries, e)
 	}
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ func (txn *Txn) newPendingWritesIterator(reversed bool) *pendingWritesIterator {
 	}
 }
 
-func (txn *Txn) checkSize(e *entry) error {
+func (txn *Txn) checkSize(e *Entry) error {
 	count := txn.count + 1
 	// Extra bytes for version in key.
 	size := txn.size + int64(e.estimateSize(txn.db.opt.ValueThreshold)) + 10
@@ -286,11 +286,11 @@ func (txn *Txn) checkSize(e *entry) error {
 // It will return ErrReadOnlyTxn if update flag was set to false when creating the
 // transaction.
 func (txn *Txn) Set(key, val []byte) error {
-	e := &entry{
+	e := &Entry{
 		Key:   key,
 		Value: val,
 	}
-	return txn.setEntry(e)
+	return txn.SetEntry(e)
 }
 
 // SetWithMeta adds a key-value pair to the database, along with a metadata
@@ -298,8 +298,8 @@ func (txn *Txn) Set(key, val []byte) error {
 // interpret the value or store other contextual bits corresponding to the
 // key-value pair.
 func (txn *Txn) SetWithMeta(key, val []byte, meta byte) error {
-	e := &entry{Key: key, Value: val, UserMeta: meta}
-	return txn.setEntry(e)
+	e := &Entry{Key: key, Value: val, UserMeta: meta}
+	return txn.SetEntry(e)
 }
 
 // SetWithTTL adds a key-value pair to the database, along with a time-to-live
@@ -307,11 +307,13 @@ func (txn *Txn) SetWithMeta(key, val []byte, meta byte) error {
 // the time has elapsed , and be eligible for garbage collection.
 func (txn *Txn) SetWithTTL(key, val []byte, dur time.Duration) error {
 	expire := time.Now().Add(dur).Unix()
-	e := &entry{Key: key, Value: val, ExpiresAt: uint64(expire)}
-	return txn.setEntry(e)
+	e := &Entry{Key: key, Value: val, ExpiresAt: uint64(expire)}
+	return txn.SetEntry(e)
 }
 
-func (txn *Txn) setEntry(e *entry) error {
+// SetEntry takes an Entry struct and adds the key-value pair in the struct, along
+// with other metadata to the database.
+func (txn *Txn) SetEntry(e *Entry) error {
 	switch {
 	case !txn.update:
 		return ErrReadOnlyTxn
@@ -348,7 +350,7 @@ func (txn *Txn) Delete(key []byte) error {
 		return exceedsMaxKeySizeError(key)
 	}
 
-	e := &entry{
+	e := &Entry{
 		Key:  key,
 		meta: bitDelete,
 	}
@@ -474,7 +476,7 @@ func (txn *Txn) Commit(callback func(error)) error {
 		return ErrConflict
 	}
 
-	entries := make([]*entry, 0, len(txn.pendingWrites)+1)
+	entries := make([]*Entry, 0, len(txn.pendingWrites)+1)
 	for _, e := range txn.pendingWrites {
 		// Suffix the keys with commit ts, so the key versions are sorted in
 		// descending order of commit timestamp.
@@ -482,7 +484,7 @@ func (txn *Txn) Commit(callback func(error)) error {
 		e.meta |= bitTxn
 		entries = append(entries, e)
 	}
-	e := &entry{
+	e := &Entry{
 		Key:   y.KeyWithTs(txnKey, commitTs),
 		Value: []byte(strconv.FormatUint(commitTs, 10)),
 		meta:  bitFinTxn,
@@ -532,7 +534,7 @@ func (db *DB) NewTransaction(update bool) *Txn {
 		size:   int64(len(txnKey) + 10), // Some buffer for the extra entry.
 	}
 	if update {
-		txn.pendingWrites = make(map[string]*entry)
+		txn.pendingWrites = make(map[string]*Entry)
 		txn.db.orc.addRef()
 	}
 	return txn
diff --git a/transaction_test.go b/transaction_test.go
index fe1566ce9..d88e0b82c 100644
--- a/transaction_test.go
+++ b/transaction_test.go
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ func TestIteratorAllVersionsButDeleted(t *testing.T) {
 		err = db.View(func(txn *Txn) error {
 			item, err := txn.Get([]byte("answer1"))
 			require.NoError(t, err)
-			err = txn.db.batchSet([]*entry{
+			err = txn.db.batchSet([]*Entry{
 				{
 					Key:  y.KeyWithTs(item.key, item.version),
 					meta: bitDelete,
diff --git a/value.go b/value.go
index 67e3797ca..1e99f274e 100644
--- a/value.go
+++ b/value.go
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func (lf *logFile) sync() error {
 
 var errStop = errors.New("Stop iteration")
 
-type logEntry func(e entry, vp valuePointer) error
+type logEntry func(e Entry, vp valuePointer) error
 
 // iterate iterates over log file. It doesn't not allocate new memory for every kv pair.
 // Therefore, the kv pair is only valid for the duration of fn call.
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func (vlog *valueLog) iterate(lf *logFile, offset uint32, fn logEntry) error {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		var e entry
+		var e Entry
 		e.offset = recordOffset
 		h.Decode(hbuf[:])
 		if h.klen > maxKeySize {
@@ -268,12 +268,12 @@ func (vlog *valueLog) rewrite(f *logFile) error {
 	defer elog.Finish()
 	elog.Printf("Rewriting fid: %d", f.fid)
 
-	wb := make([]*entry, 0, 1000)
+	wb := make([]*Entry, 0, 1000)
 	var size int64
 
 	y.AssertTrue(vlog.kv != nil)
 	var count int
-	fe := func(e entry) error {
+	fe := func(e Entry) error {
 		count++
 		if count%10000 == 0 {
 			elog.Printf("Processing entry %d", count)
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ func (vlog *valueLog) rewrite(f *logFile) error {
 		}
 		if vp.Fid == f.fid && vp.Offset == e.offset {
 			// This new entry only contains the key, and a pointer to the value.
-			ne := new(entry)
+			ne := new(Entry)
 			ne.meta = 0 // Remove all bits.
 			ne.UserMeta = e.UserMeta
 			ne.Key = make([]byte, len(e.Key))
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ func (vlog *valueLog) rewrite(f *logFile) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	err := vlog.iterate(f, 0, func(e entry, vp valuePointer) error {
+	err := vlog.iterate(f, 0, func(e Entry, vp valuePointer) error {
 		return fe(e)
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ func (vlog *valueLog) Replay(ptr valuePointer, fn logEntry) error {
 
 type request struct {
 	// Input values
-	Entries []*entry
+	Entries []*Entry
 	// Output values and wait group stuff below
 	Ptrs []valuePointer
 	Wg   sync.WaitGroup
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ func (vlog *valueLog) readValueBytes(vp valuePointer) ([]byte, func(), error) {
 }
 
 // Test helper
-func valueBytesToEntry(buf []byte) (e entry) {
+func valueBytesToEntry(buf []byte) (e Entry) {
 	var h header
 	h.Decode(buf)
 	n := uint32(headerBufSize)
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ func (vlog *valueLog) pickLog(head valuePointer) *logFile {
 	return vlog.filesMap[fids[idx]]
 }
 
-func discardEntry(e entry, vs y.ValueStruct) bool {
+func discardEntry(e Entry, vs y.ValueStruct) bool {
 	if vs.Version != y.ParseTs(e.Key) {
 		// Version not found. Discard.
 		return true
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ func (vlog *valueLog) doRunGC(gcThreshold float64, head valuePointer) (err error
 
 	start := time.Now()
 	y.AssertTrue(vlog.kv != nil)
-	err = vlog.iterate(lf, 0, func(e entry, vp valuePointer) error {
+	err = vlog.iterate(lf, 0, func(e Entry, vp valuePointer) error {
 		esz := float64(vp.Len) / (1 << 20) // in MBs. +4 for the CAS stuff.
 		skipped += esz
 		if skipped < skipFirstM {
diff --git a/value_test.go b/value_test.go
index 220339621..294a359dc 100644
--- a/value_test.go
+++ b/value_test.go
@@ -41,19 +41,19 @@ func TestValueBasic(t *testing.T) {
 	const val2 = "samplevalb012345678901234567890123"
 	require.True(t, len(val1) >= kv.opt.ValueThreshold)
 
-	e := &entry{
+	e := &Entry{
 		Key:   []byte("samplekey"),
 		Value: []byte(val1),
 		meta:  bitValuePointer,
 	}
-	e2 := &entry{
+	e2 := &Entry{
 		Key:   []byte("samplekeyb"),
 		Value: []byte(val2),
 		meta:  bitValuePointer,
 	}
 
 	b := new(request)
-	b.Entries = []*entry{e, e2}
+	b.Entries = []*Entry{e, e2}
 
 	log.write([]*request{b})
 	require.Len(t, b.Ptrs, 2)
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ func TestValueBasic(t *testing.T) {
 	defer runCallback(cb1)
 	defer runCallback(cb2)
 
-	readEntries := []entry{valueBytesToEntry(buf1), valueBytesToEntry(buf2)}
-	require.EqualValues(t, []entry{
+	readEntries := []Entry{valueBytesToEntry(buf1), valueBytesToEntry(buf2)}
+	require.EqualValues(t, []Entry{
 		{
 			Key:   []byte("samplekey"),
 			Value: []byte(val1),
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ func TestChecksums(t *testing.T) {
 	require.True(t, len(v0) >= kv.opt.ValueThreshold)
 
 	// Use a vlog with K0=V0 and a (corrupted) second transaction(k1,k2)
-	buf := createVlog(t, []*entry{
+	buf := createVlog(t, []*Entry{
 		{Key: k0, Value: v0},
 		{Key: k1, Value: v1},
 		{Key: k2, Value: v2},
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ func TestPartialAppendToValueLog(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Create truncated vlog to simulate a partial append.
 	// k0 - single transaction, k1 and k2 in another transaction
-	buf := createVlog(t, []*entry{
+	buf := createVlog(t, []*Entry{
 		{Key: k0, Value: v0},
 		{Key: k1, Value: v1},
 		{Key: k2, Value: v2},
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ func TestValueLogTrigger(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, ErrRejected, err, "Error should be returned after closing DB.")
 }
 
-func createVlog(t *testing.T, entries []*entry) []byte {
+func createVlog(t *testing.T, entries []*Entry) []byte {
 	dir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "badger")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(dir)
@@ -585,11 +585,11 @@ func BenchmarkReadWrite(b *testing.B) {
 				b.ResetTimer()
 
 				for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-					e := new(entry)
+					e := new(Entry)
 					e.Key = make([]byte, 16)
 					e.Value = make([]byte, vsz)
 					bl := new(request)
-					bl.Entries = []*entry{e}
+					bl.Entries = []*Entry{e}
 
 					var ptrs []valuePointer