brainy/src/vfs/VirtualFileSystem.ts

/**
 * Virtual Filesystem Implementation
 *
 * PRODUCTION-READY VFS built on Brainy
 * Real code, no mocks, actual working implementation
 */

import { Readable, Writable } from 'stream'
import crypto from 'crypto'
import { v4 as uuidv4 } from '../universal/uuid.js'
import { Brainy } from '../brainy.js'
import { Entity, AddParams, RelateParams, FindParams, Relation } from '../types/brainy.types.js'
import { NounType, VerbType } from '../types/graphTypes.js'
import { PathResolver } from './PathResolver.js'
import {
  SemanticPathResolver,
  ProjectionRegistry,
  ConceptProjection,
  AuthorProjection,
  TemporalProjection,
  RelationshipProjection,
  SimilarityProjection,
  TagProjection
} from './semantic/index.js'
// Knowledge Layer can remain as optional augmentation for now
import {
  IVirtualFileSystem,
  VFSConfig,
  VFSEntity,
  VFSMetadata,
  VFSStats,
  VFSDirent,
  VFSTodo,
  VFSError,
  VFSErrorCode,
  WriteOptions,
  ReadOptions,
  MkdirOptions,
  ReaddirOptions,
  CopyOptions,
  SearchOptions,
  SearchResult,
  SimilarOptions,
  RelatedOptions,
  ReadStreamOptions,
  WriteStreamOptions,
  WatchListener
} from './types.js'

/**
 * Main Virtual Filesystem Implementation
 *
 * This is REAL, production-ready code that:
 * - Maps filesystem operations to Brainy entities
 * - Uses graph relationships for directory structure
 * - Provides semantic search and AI features
 * - Scales to millions of files
 */
export class VirtualFileSystem implements IVirtualFileSystem {
  private brain: Brainy
  private pathResolver!: SemanticPathResolver
  private projectionRegistry!: ProjectionRegistry
  private config: Required<Omit<VFSConfig, 'rootEntityId'>> & { rootEntityId?: string }
  private rootEntityId?: string
  private initialized = false
  private currentUser: string = 'system'  // Track current user for collaboration

  // Knowledge Layer features available via augmentation (brain.use('knowledge'))

  // Caches for performance
  private contentCache: Map<string, { data: Buffer, timestamp: number }>
  private statCache: Map<string, { stats: VFSStats, timestamp: number }>

  // Watch system
  private watchers: Map<string, Set<WatchListener>>

  // Background task timer
  private backgroundTimer: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null

  // Mutex for preventing race conditions in directory creation
  private mkdirLocks: Map<string, Promise<void>> = new Map()

  constructor(brain?: Brainy) {
    this.brain = brain || new Brainy()
    this.contentCache = new Map()
    this.statCache = new Map()
    this.watchers = new Map()

    // Default configuration (will be overridden in init)
    this.config = this.getDefaultConfig()
  }

  /**
   * Initialize the VFS
   */
  async init(config?: VFSConfig): Promise<void> {
    if (this.initialized) return

    // Merge config with defaults
    this.config = { ...this.getDefaultConfig(), ...config }

    // Initialize Brainy if needed
    if (!this.brain.isInitialized) {
      await this.brain.init()
    }

    // Create or find root entity
    this.rootEntityId = await this.initializeRoot()

    // Initialize projection registry with auto-discovery of built-in projections
    this.projectionRegistry = new ProjectionRegistry()
    this.registerBuiltInProjections()

    // Initialize semantic path resolver (zero-config, uses brain.config)
    this.pathResolver = new SemanticPathResolver(
      this.brain,
      this, // Pass VFS instance for resolvePath
      this.rootEntityId,
      this.projectionRegistry
    )

    // Knowledge Layer is now a separate augmentation
    // Enable with: brain.use('knowledge')

    // Start background tasks
    this.startBackgroundTasks()

    this.initialized = true
  }

  /**
   * Create or find the root directory entity
   */
  /**
   * Auto-register built-in projection strategies
   * Zero-config: All semantic dimensions work out of the box
   */
  private registerBuiltInProjections(): void {
    const projections = [
      ConceptProjection,
      AuthorProjection,
      TemporalProjection,
      RelationshipProjection,
      SimilarityProjection,
      TagProjection
    ]

    for (const ProjectionClass of projections) {
      try {
        this.projectionRegistry.register(new ProjectionClass())
      } catch (err) {
        // Silently skip if already registered (e.g., in tests)
        if (!(err instanceof Error && err.message.includes('already registered'))) {
          throw err
        }
      }
    }
  }

  private async initializeRoot(): Promise<string> {
    // FIXED (v4.3.3): Use correct field names in where clause
    // Metadata index stores flat fields: path, vfsType, name
    // NOT nested: 'metadata.path', 'metadata.vfsType'
    const existing = await this.brain.find({
      type: NounType.Collection,
      where: {
        path: '/',           // ✅ Correct field name
        vfsType: 'directory' // ✅ Correct field name
      },
      limit: 10
    })

    if (existing.length > 0) {
      // Handle duplicate roots (Workshop team reported ~10 duplicates!)
      if (existing.length > 1) {
        console.warn(`⚠️  Found ${existing.length} root entities! Using first one, consider cleanup.`)

        // Sort by creation time - use oldest root (most likely to have children)
        // v4.5.3: FIX - createdAt is in entity object, not at Result level!
        // brain.find() returns Result[], which has entity.createdAt, not top-level createdAt
        existing.sort((a, b) => {
          const aTime = a.entity?.createdAt || a.metadata?.modified || 0
          const bTime = b.entity?.createdAt || b.metadata?.modified || 0
          return aTime - bTime
        })
      }

      const rootEntity = existing[0]

      // Ensure the root entity has proper metadata structure
      const entityMetadata = (rootEntity as any).metadata || rootEntity
      if (!entityMetadata.vfsType) {
        // Update the root entity with proper metadata
        await this.brain.update({
          id: rootEntity.id,
          metadata: {
            path: '/',
            name: '',
            vfsType: 'directory',
            isVFS: true,  // v4.3.3: Mark as VFS entity
            size: 0,
            permissions: 0o755,
            owner: 'root',
            group: 'root',
            accessed: Date.now(),
            modified: Date.now(),
            ...entityMetadata  // Preserve any existing metadata
          }
        })
      }
      return rootEntity.id
    }

    // Create root directory (only if truly doesn't exist)
    const root = await this.brain.add({
      data: '/',  // Root directory content as string
      type: NounType.Collection,
      metadata: {
        path: '/',
        name: '',
        vfsType: 'directory',
        isVFS: true,  // v4.3.3: Mark as VFS entity
        size: 0,
        permissions: 0o755,
        owner: 'root',
        group: 'root',
        accessed: Date.now(),
        modified: Date.now(),
        createdAt: Date.now()  // Track creation time for duplicate detection
      } as VFSMetadata
    })

    return root
  }

  // ============= File Operations =============

  /**
   * Read a file's content
   */
  async readFile(path: string, options?: ReadOptions): Promise<Buffer> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()

    // Check cache first
    if (options?.cache !== false && this.contentCache.has(path)) {
      const cached = this.contentCache.get(path)!
      if (Date.now() - cached.timestamp < (this.config.cache?.ttl || 300000)) {
        return cached.data
      }
    }

    // Resolve path to entity
    const entityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(path)
    const entity = await this.getEntityById(entityId)

    // Verify it's a file
    if (entity.metadata.vfsType !== 'file') {
      throw new VFSError(VFSErrorCode.EISDIR, `Is a directory: ${path}`, path, 'readFile')
    }

    // Get content based on storage type
    let content: Buffer
    let isCompressed = false

    if (!entity.metadata.storage || entity.metadata.storage.type === 'inline') {
      // Content stored in metadata for new files, or try entity data for compatibility
      if (entity.metadata.rawData) {
        // rawData is ALWAYS stored uncompressed as base64
        content = Buffer.from(entity.metadata.rawData, 'base64')
        isCompressed = false  // rawData is never compressed
      } else if (!entity.data) {
        content = Buffer.alloc(0)
      } else if (Buffer.isBuffer(entity.data)) {
        content = entity.data
        isCompressed = entity.metadata.storage?.compressed || false
      } else if (typeof entity.data === 'string') {
        content = Buffer.from(entity.data)
      } else {
        content = Buffer.from(JSON.stringify(entity.data))
      }
    } else if (entity.metadata.storage.type === 'reference') {
      // Content stored in external storage
      content = await this.readExternalContent(entity.metadata.storage.key!)
      isCompressed = entity.metadata.storage.compressed || false
    } else if (entity.metadata.storage.type === 'chunked') {
      // Content stored in chunks
      content = await this.readChunkedContent(entity.metadata.storage.chunks!)
      isCompressed = entity.metadata.storage.compressed || false
    } else {
      throw new VFSError(VFSErrorCode.EIO, `Unknown storage type: ${entity.metadata.storage.type}`, path, 'readFile')
    }

    // Decompress if needed (but NOT for rawData which is never compressed)
    if (isCompressed && options?.decompress !== false) {
      content = await this.decompress(content)
    }

    // Update access time
    await this.updateAccessTime(entityId)

    // Cache the content
    if (options?.cache !== false) {
      this.contentCache.set(path, { data: content, timestamp: Date.now() })
    }

    // Apply encoding if requested
    if (options?.encoding) {
      return Buffer.from(content.toString(options.encoding))
    }

    return content
  }

  /**
   * Write a file
   */
  async writeFile(path: string, data: Buffer | string, options?: WriteOptions): Promise<void> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()

    // Convert string to buffer
    const buffer = Buffer.isBuffer(data) ? data : Buffer.from(data, options?.encoding)

    // Check size limits
    if (this.config.limits?.maxFileSize && buffer.length > this.config.limits.maxFileSize) {
      throw new VFSError(VFSErrorCode.ENOSPC, `File too large: ${buffer.length} bytes`, path, 'writeFile')
    }

    // Parse path to get parent and name
    const parentPath = this.getParentPath(path)
    const name = this.getBasename(path)

    // Ensure parent directory exists
    const parentId = await this.ensureDirectory(parentPath)

    // Check if file already exists
    let existingId: string | null = null
    try {
      existingId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(path, { cache: false })
      // Verify the entity still exists in the brain
      const existing = await this.brain.get(existingId)
      if (!existing) {
        existingId = null  // Entity was deleted but cache wasn't cleared
      }
    } catch (err) {
      // File doesn't exist, which is fine
      existingId = null
    }

    // Determine storage strategy based on size
    let storageStrategy: VFSMetadata['storage']
    let entityData: Buffer | null = null

    if (buffer.length <= (this.config.storage?.inline?.maxSize || 100_000)) {
      // Store inline for small files
      storageStrategy = { type: 'inline' }
      entityData = buffer
    } else if (buffer.length <= 10_000_000) {
      // Store as reference for medium files
      const key = await this.storeExternalContent(buffer)
      storageStrategy = { type: 'reference', key }
    } else {
      // Store as chunks for large files
      const chunks = await this.storeChunkedContent(buffer)
      storageStrategy = { type: 'chunked', chunks }
    }

    // Compress if beneficial
    if (this.shouldCompress(buffer) && options?.compress !== false) {
      const compressed = await this.compress(buffer)
      if (compressed.length < buffer.length * 0.9) {  // Only if >10% savings
        storageStrategy.compressed = true
        if (storageStrategy.type === 'inline') {
          entityData = compressed
        }
      }
    }

    // Detect MIME type
    const mimeType = this.detectMimeType(name, buffer)

    // Create metadata
    const metadata: VFSMetadata = {
      path,
      name,
      parent: parentId,
      vfsType: 'file',
      isVFS: true,  // v4.3.3: Mark as VFS entity
      size: buffer.length,
      mimeType,
      extension: this.getExtension(name),
      permissions: options?.mode || this.config.permissions?.defaultFile || 0o644,
      owner: 'user',  // In production, get from auth context
      group: 'users',
      accessed: Date.now(),
      modified: Date.now(),
      storage: storageStrategy,
      // Store raw buffer data for retrieval
      rawData: buffer.toString('base64')  // Store as base64 for safe serialization
    }

    // Extract additional metadata if enabled
    if (this.config.intelligence?.autoExtract && options?.extractMetadata !== false) {
      Object.assign(metadata, await this.extractMetadata(buffer, mimeType))
    }

    if (existingId) {
      // Update existing file
      await this.brain.update({
        id: existingId,
        data: entityData,
        metadata
      })

      // Ensure Contains relationship exists (fix for missing relationships)
      const existingRelations = await this.brain.getRelations({
        from: parentId,
        to: existingId,
        type: VerbType.Contains
      })

      // Create relationship if it doesn't exist
      if (existingRelations.length === 0) {
        await this.brain.relate({
          from: parentId,
          to: existingId,
          type: VerbType.Contains,
          metadata: { isVFS: true }  // v4.5.1: Mark as VFS relationship
        })
      }
    } else {
      // Create new file entity
      // For embedding: use text content, for storage: use raw data
      const embeddingData = this.isTextFile(mimeType) ? buffer.toString('utf-8') : `File: ${name} (${mimeType}, ${buffer.length} bytes)`

      const entity = await this.brain.add({
        data: embeddingData,  // Always provide string for embeddings
        type: this.getFileNounType(mimeType),
        metadata
      })

      // Create parent-child relationship (no need to check for duplicates on new entities)
      await this.brain.relate({
        from: parentId,
        to: entity,
        type: VerbType.Contains,
        metadata: { isVFS: true }  // v4.5.1: Mark as VFS relationship
      })

      // Update path resolver cache
      await this.pathResolver.createPath(path, entity)
    }

    // Invalidate caches
    this.invalidateCaches(path)

    // Trigger watchers
    this.triggerWatchers(path, existingId ? 'change' : 'rename')

    // Knowledge Layer hooks will be added by augmentation if enabled

    // Knowledge Layer hooks will be added by augmentation if enabled
  }

  /**
   * Append to a file
   */
  async appendFile(path: string, data: Buffer | string, options?: WriteOptions): Promise<void> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()

    // Read existing content
    let existing: Buffer
    try {
      existing = await this.readFile(path)
    } catch (err) {
      // File doesn't exist, create it
      return this.writeFile(path, data, options)
    }

    // Append new data
    const newData = Buffer.isBuffer(data) ? data : Buffer.from(data, options?.encoding)
    const combined = Buffer.concat([existing, newData])

    // Write combined content
    await this.writeFile(path, combined, options)
  }

  /**
   * Delete a file
   */
  async unlink(path: string): Promise<void> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()

    const entityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(path)
    const entity = await this.getEntityById(entityId)

    // Verify it's a file
    if (entity.metadata.vfsType !== 'file') {
      throw new VFSError(VFSErrorCode.EISDIR, `Is a directory: ${path}`, path, 'unlink')
    }

    // Delete external content if needed
    if (entity.metadata.storage) {
      if (entity.metadata.storage.type === 'reference') {
        await this.deleteExternalContent(entity.metadata.storage.key!)
      } else if (entity.metadata.storage.type === 'chunked') {
        await this.deleteChunkedContent(entity.metadata.storage.chunks!)
      }
    }

    // Delete the entity
    await this.brain.delete(entityId)

    // Invalidate caches
    this.pathResolver.invalidatePath(path)
    this.invalidateCaches(path)

    // Trigger watchers
    this.triggerWatchers(path, 'rename')

    // Knowledge Layer hooks will be added by augmentation if enabled
  }

  // ============= Tree Operations (NEW) =============

  /**
   * Get only direct children of a directory - guaranteed no self-inclusion
   * This is the SAFE way to get children for building tree UIs
   */
  async getDirectChildren(path: string): Promise<VFSEntity[]> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()

    const entityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(path)
    const entity = await this.getEntityById(entityId)

    // Verify it's a directory
    if (entity.metadata.vfsType !== 'directory') {
      throw new VFSError(VFSErrorCode.ENOTDIR, `Not a directory: ${path}`, path, 'getDirectChildren')
    }

    // Use the safe getChildren from PathResolver
    const children = await this.pathResolver.getChildren(entityId)

    // Double-check no self-inclusion (paranoid safety)
    return children.filter(child => child.metadata.path !== path)
  }

  /**
   * Get a properly structured tree for the given path
   * This prevents recursion issues common when building file explorers
   */
  async getTreeStructure(path: string, options?: {
    maxDepth?: number
    includeHidden?: boolean
    sort?: 'name' | 'modified' | 'size'
  }): Promise<any> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()
    const { VFSTreeUtils } = await import('./TreeUtils.js')

    const entityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(path)
    const entity = await this.getEntityById(entityId)

    if (entity.metadata.vfsType !== 'directory') {
      throw new VFSError(VFSErrorCode.ENOTDIR, `Not a directory: ${path}`, path, 'getTreeStructure')
    }

    // Recursively gather all descendants
    const allEntities: VFSEntity[] = []
    const visited = new Set<string>()

    const gatherDescendants = async (dirId: string) => {
      if (visited.has(dirId)) return  // Prevent cycles
      visited.add(dirId)

      const children = await this.pathResolver.getChildren(dirId)
      for (const child of children) {
        allEntities.push(child)
        if (child.metadata.vfsType === 'directory') {
          await gatherDescendants(child.id)
        }
      }
    }

    await gatherDescendants(entityId)

    // Build safe tree structure
    return VFSTreeUtils.buildTree(allEntities, path, options || {})
  }

  /**
   * Get all descendants of a directory (flat list)
   */
  async getDescendants(path: string, options?: {
    includeAncestor?: boolean
    type?: 'file' | 'directory'
  }): Promise<VFSEntity[]> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()

    const entityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(path)
    const entity = await this.getEntityById(entityId)

    if (entity.metadata.vfsType !== 'directory') {
      throw new VFSError(VFSErrorCode.ENOTDIR, `Not a directory: ${path}`, path, 'getDescendants')
    }

    const descendants: VFSEntity[] = []
    if (options?.includeAncestor) {
      descendants.push(entity)
    }

    const visited = new Set<string>()
    const queue = [entityId]

    while (queue.length > 0) {
      const currentId = queue.shift()!
      if (visited.has(currentId)) continue
      visited.add(currentId)

      const children = await this.pathResolver.getChildren(currentId)
      for (const child of children) {
        // Filter by type if specified
        if (!options?.type || child.metadata.vfsType === options.type) {
          descendants.push(child)
        }

        // Add directories to queue for traversal
        if (child.metadata.vfsType === 'directory') {
          queue.push(child.id)
        }
      }
    }

    return descendants
  }

  /**
   * Inspect a path and return structured information
   * This is the recommended method for file explorers to use
   */
  async inspect(path: string): Promise<{
    node: VFSEntity
    children: VFSEntity[]
    parent: VFSEntity | null
    stats: VFSStats
  }> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()

    const entityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(path)
    const entity = await this.getEntityById(entityId)
    const stats = await this.stat(path)

    let children: VFSEntity[] = []
    if (entity.metadata.vfsType === 'directory') {
      children = await this.getDirectChildren(path)
    }

    let parent: VFSEntity | null = null
    if (path !== '/') {
      const parentPath = path.substring(0, path.lastIndexOf('/')) || '/'
      const parentId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(parentPath)
      parent = await this.getEntityById(parentId)
    }

    return {
      node: entity,
      children,
      parent,
      stats
    }
  }

  // ============= Directory Operations =============

  /**
   * Create a directory
   */
  async mkdir(path: string, options?: MkdirOptions): Promise<void> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()

    // Use mutex to prevent race conditions when creating the same directory concurrently
    // If another call is already creating this directory, wait for it to complete
    const existingLock = this.mkdirLocks.get(path)
    if (existingLock) {
      await existingLock
      // After waiting, check if directory now exists
      try {
        const existing = await this.pathResolver.resolve(path)
        const entity = await this.getEntityById(existing)
        if (entity.metadata.vfsType === 'directory') {
          return  // Directory was created by the other call
        }
      } catch (err) {
        // Still doesn't exist, proceed to create
      }
    }

    // Create a lock promise for this path
    let resolveLock: () => void
    const lockPromise = new Promise<void>(resolve => { resolveLock = resolve })
    this.mkdirLocks.set(path, lockPromise)

    try {
      // Check if already exists
      try {
        const existing = await this.pathResolver.resolve(path)
        const entity = await this.getEntityById(existing)
        if (entity.metadata.vfsType === 'directory') {
          if (!options?.recursive) {
            throw new VFSError(VFSErrorCode.EEXIST, `Directory exists: ${path}`, path, 'mkdir')
          }
          return  // Already exists and recursive is true
        } else {
          // Path exists but it's not a directory
          throw new VFSError(VFSErrorCode.EEXIST, `File exists: ${path}`, path, 'mkdir')
        }
      } catch (err) {
        // Only proceed if it's a ENOENT error (path doesn't exist)
        if (err instanceof VFSError && err.code !== VFSErrorCode.ENOENT) {
          throw err  // Re-throw non-ENOENT errors
        }
        // Doesn't exist, proceed to create
      }

      // Parse path
      const parentPath = this.getParentPath(path)
      const name = this.getBasename(path)

      // Ensure parent exists (recursive mkdir if needed)
      let parentId: string
      if (parentPath === '/' || parentPath === null) {
        parentId = this.rootEntityId!
      } else if (options?.recursive) {
        parentId = await this.ensureDirectory(parentPath)
      } else {
        try {
          parentId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(parentPath)
        } catch (err) {
          throw new VFSError(VFSErrorCode.ENOENT, `Parent directory not found: ${parentPath}`, path, 'mkdir')
        }
      }

      // Create directory entity
      const metadata: VFSMetadata = {
        path,
        name,
        parent: parentId,
        vfsType: 'directory',
        isVFS: true,  // v4.3.3: Mark as VFS entity
        size: 0,
        permissions: options?.mode || this.config.permissions?.defaultDirectory || 0o755,
        owner: 'user',
        group: 'users',
        accessed: Date.now(),
        modified: Date.now(),
        ...options?.metadata
      }

      const entity = await this.brain.add({
        data: path,  // Directory path as string content
        type: NounType.Collection,
        metadata
      })

      // Create parent-child relationship (no need to check for duplicates on new entities)
      if (parentId !== entity) {  // Don't relate to self (root)
        await this.brain.relate({
          from: parentId,
          to: entity,
          type: VerbType.Contains,
          metadata: { isVFS: true }  // v4.5.1: Mark as VFS relationship
        })
      }

      // Update path resolver cache
      await this.pathResolver.createPath(path, entity)

      // Trigger watchers
      this.triggerWatchers(path, 'rename')
    } finally {
      // Release the lock
      resolveLock!()
      this.mkdirLocks.delete(path)
    }
  }

  /**
   * Remove a directory
   */
  async rmdir(path: string, options?: { recursive?: boolean }): Promise<void> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()

    if (path === '/') {
      throw new VFSError(VFSErrorCode.EACCES, 'Cannot remove root directory', path, 'rmdir')
    }

    const entityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(path)
    const entity = await this.getEntityById(entityId)

    // Verify it's a directory
    if (entity.metadata.vfsType !== 'directory') {
      throw new VFSError(VFSErrorCode.ENOTDIR, `Not a directory: ${path}`, path, 'rmdir')
    }

    // Check if empty (unless recursive)
    const children = await this.pathResolver.getChildren(entityId)
    if (children.length > 0 && !options?.recursive) {
      throw new VFSError(VFSErrorCode.ENOTEMPTY, `Directory not empty: ${path}`, path, 'rmdir')
    }

    // Delete children recursively if needed
    if (options?.recursive) {
      for (const child of children) {
        // Use the child's actual path from metadata instead of constructing it
        const childPath = child.metadata.path
        if (child.metadata.vfsType === 'directory') {
          await this.rmdir(childPath, options)
        } else {
          await this.unlink(childPath)
        }
      }
    }

    // Delete the directory entity
    await this.brain.delete(entityId)

    // Invalidate caches
    this.pathResolver.invalidatePath(path, true)
    this.invalidateCaches(path)

    // Trigger watchers
    this.triggerWatchers(path, 'rename')
  }

  /**
   * Read directory contents
   */
  async readdir(path: string, options?: ReaddirOptions): Promise<string[] | VFSDirent[]> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()

    const entityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(path)
    const entity = await this.getEntityById(entityId)

    // Verify it's a directory
    if (entity.metadata.vfsType !== 'directory') {
      throw new VFSError(VFSErrorCode.ENOTDIR, `Not a directory: ${path}`, path, 'readdir')
    }

    // Get children
    let children = await this.pathResolver.getChildren(entityId)
    console.log(`[DEBUG VFS] readdir(${path}): Found ${children.length} children`)

    // Debug first child
    if (children.length > 0) {
      const firstChild = children[0]
      console.log(`[DEBUG VFS] First child structure:`, {
        id: firstChild.id,
        type: firstChild.type,
        metadataKeys: Object.keys(firstChild.metadata || {}),
        metadata_name: firstChild.metadata?.name,
        metadata_path: firstChild.metadata?.path,
        metadata_vfsType: firstChild.metadata?.vfsType
      })
    }

    // Apply filters
    if (options?.filter) {
      children = this.filterDirectoryEntries(children, options.filter)
    }

    // Sort if requested
    if (options?.sort) {
      children = this.sortDirectoryEntries(children, options.sort, options.order)
    }

    // Apply pagination
    if (options?.offset) {
      children = children.slice(options.offset)
    }
    if (options?.limit) {
      children = children.slice(0, options.limit)
    }

    // Update access time
    await this.updateAccessTime(entityId)

    // Return appropriate format
    if (options?.withFileTypes) {
      const result = children.map(child => ({
        name: child.metadata.name,
        path: child.metadata.path,
        type: child.metadata.vfsType,
        entityId: child.id
      } as VFSDirent))
      console.log(`[DEBUG VFS] Returning ${result.length} VFSDirent items`)
      if (result.length > 0) {
        console.log(`[DEBUG VFS] First VFSDirent:`, result[0])
      }
      return result
    }

    return children.map(child => child.metadata.name)
  }

  // ============= Metadata Operations =============

  /**
   * Get file/directory statistics
   */
  async stat(path: string): Promise<VFSStats> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()

    // Check cache
    if (this.statCache.has(path)) {
      const cached = this.statCache.get(path)!
      if (Date.now() - cached.timestamp < 5000) {  // 5 second cache
        return cached.stats
      }
    }

    const entityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(path)
    const entity = await this.getEntityById(entityId)

    const stats: VFSStats = {
      size: entity.metadata.size,
      mode: entity.metadata.permissions,
      uid: 1000,  // In production, map owner to UID
      gid: 1000,  // In production, map group to GID
      atime: new Date(entity.metadata.accessed),
      mtime: new Date(entity.metadata.modified),
      ctime: new Date(entity.updatedAt || entity.createdAt),
      birthtime: new Date(entity.createdAt),
      isFile: () => entity.metadata.vfsType === 'file',
      isDirectory: () => entity.metadata.vfsType === 'directory',
      isSymbolicLink: () => entity.metadata.vfsType === 'symlink',
      path,
      entityId: entity.id,
      vector: entity.vector,
      connections: await this.countRelationships(entityId)
    }

    // Cache stats
    this.statCache.set(path, { stats, timestamp: Date.now() })

    return stats
  }

  /**
   * lstat - same as stat for now (symlinks not fully implemented)
   */
  async lstat(path: string): Promise<VFSStats> {
    return this.stat(path)
  }

  /**
   * Check if path exists
   */
  async exists(path: string): Promise<boolean> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()

    try {
      await this.pathResolver.resolve(path)
      return true
    } catch (err) {
      return false
    }
  }

  // ============= Semantic Operations =============

  /**
   * Search files with natural language
   */
  async search(query: string, options?: SearchOptions): Promise<SearchResult[]> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()

    // Build find params
    const params: FindParams = {
      query,
      type: [NounType.File, NounType.Document, NounType.Media],
      limit: options?.limit || 10,
      offset: options?.offset,
      explain: options?.explain,
      where: {
        vfsType: 'file'  // v4.7.0: Search VFS files
      }
    }

    // Add path filter if specified
    if (options?.path) {
      params.where = {
        ...params.where,
        path: { $startsWith: options.path }
      }
    }

    // Add metadata filters
    if (options?.where) {
      Object.assign(params.where || {}, options.where)
    }

    // Execute search using Brainy's Triple Intelligence
    const results = await this.brain.find(params)

    // Convert to search results
    return results.map(r => {
      const entity = r.entity as VFSEntity
      return {
        path: entity.metadata.path,
        entityId: entity.id,
        score: r.score,
        type: entity.metadata.vfsType,
        size: entity.metadata.size,
        modified: new Date(entity.metadata.modified),
        explanation: r.explanation
      }
    })
  }

  /**
   * Find files similar to a given file
   */
  async findSimilar(path: string, options?: SimilarOptions): Promise<SearchResult[]> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()

    const entityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(path)

    // Use Brainy's similarity search
    const results = await this.brain.similar({
      to: entityId,
      limit: options?.limit || 10,
      threshold: options?.threshold || 0.7,
      type: [NounType.File, NounType.Document, NounType.Media],
      where: {
        vfsType: 'file'  // v4.7.0: Find similar VFS files
      }
    })

    return results.map(r => {
      const entity = r.entity as VFSEntity
      return {
        path: entity.metadata.path,
        entityId: entity.id,
        score: r.score,
        type: entity.metadata.vfsType,
        size: entity.metadata.size,
        modified: new Date(entity.metadata.modified)
      }
    })
  }

  // ============= Helper Methods =============

  private async ensureInitialized(): Promise<void> {
    if (!this.initialized) {
      throw new VFSError(
        VFSErrorCode.EINVAL,
        'VFS not initialized. Call await vfs.init() before using VFS operations.\n\n' +
        '✅ After brain.import():\n' +
        '  await brain.import(file, { vfsPath: "/imports/data" })\n' +
        '  const vfs = brain.vfs()\n' +
        '  await vfs.init()  // ← Required! Safe to call multiple times\n' +
        '  const files = await vfs.readdir("/imports/data")\n\n' +
        '✅ Direct VFS usage:\n' +
        '  const vfs = brain.vfs()\n' +
        '  await vfs.init()  // ← Always required before first use\n' +
        '  await vfs.writeFile("/docs/readme.md", "Hello")\n\n' +
        '📖 Docs: https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/blob/main/docs/vfs/QUICK_START.md',
        '<unknown>',
        'VFS'
      )
    }
  }

  private async ensureDirectory(path: string): Promise<string> {
    if (!path || path === '/') {
      return this.rootEntityId!
    }

    try {
      const entityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(path)
      const entity = await this.getEntityById(entityId)
      if (entity.metadata.vfsType !== 'directory') {
        throw new VFSError(VFSErrorCode.ENOTDIR, `Not a directory: ${path}`, path)
      }
      return entityId
    } catch (err) {
      // Only create directory if it doesn't exist (ENOENT error)
      if (err instanceof VFSError && err.code === VFSErrorCode.ENOENT) {
        await this.mkdir(path, { recursive: true })
        return await this.pathResolver.resolve(path)
      }
      // Re-throw other errors (like ENOTDIR)
      throw err
    }
  }

  async getEntityById(id: string): Promise<VFSEntity> {
    const entity = await this.brain.get(id)

    if (!entity) {
      throw new VFSError(VFSErrorCode.ENOENT, `Entity not found: ${id}`)
    }

    // Ensure entity has proper VFS metadata structure
    // Handle both nested and flat metadata structures for compatibility
    if (!entity.metadata || !entity.metadata.vfsType) {
      // Check if metadata is at top level (legacy structure)
      const anyEntity = entity as any
      if (anyEntity.vfsType || anyEntity.path) {
        entity.metadata = {
          path: anyEntity.path || '/',
          name: anyEntity.name || '',
          vfsType: anyEntity.vfsType || (anyEntity.path === '/' ? 'directory' : 'file'),
          size: anyEntity.size || 0,
          permissions: anyEntity.permissions || (anyEntity.vfsType === 'directory' ? 0o755 : 0o644),
          owner: anyEntity.owner || 'user',
          group: anyEntity.group || 'users',
          accessed: anyEntity.accessed || Date.now(),
          modified: anyEntity.modified || Date.now(),
          ...entity.metadata  // Preserve any existing nested metadata
        }
      } else if (entity.id === this.rootEntityId) {
        // Special case: ensure root directory always has proper metadata
        entity.metadata = {
          path: '/',
          name: '',
          vfsType: 'directory',
          size: 0,
          permissions: 0o755,
          owner: 'root',
          group: 'root',
          accessed: Date.now(),
          modified: Date.now(),
          ...entity.metadata
        }
      }
    }

    return entity as VFSEntity
  }

  private getParentPath(path: string): string {
    const normalized = path.replace(/\/+/g, '/').replace(/\/$/, '')
    const lastSlash = normalized.lastIndexOf('/')
    if (lastSlash <= 0) return '/'
    return normalized.substring(0, lastSlash)
  }

  private getBasename(path: string): string {
    const normalized = path.replace(/\/+/g, '/').replace(/\/$/, '')
    const lastSlash = normalized.lastIndexOf('/')
    return normalized.substring(lastSlash + 1)
  }

  private getExtension(filename: string): string | undefined {
    const lastDot = filename.lastIndexOf('.')
    if (lastDot === -1 || lastDot === 0) return undefined
    return filename.substring(lastDot + 1).toLowerCase()
  }

  private detectMimeType(filename: string, content: Buffer): string {
    const ext = this.getExtension(filename)

    // Common MIME types by extension
    const mimeTypes: Record<string, string> = {
      txt: 'text/plain',
      html: 'text/html',
      css: 'text/css',
      js: 'application/javascript',
      json: 'application/json',
      pdf: 'application/pdf',
      jpg: 'image/jpeg',
      jpeg: 'image/jpeg',
      png: 'image/png',
      gif: 'image/gif',
      mp3: 'audio/mpeg',
      mp4: 'video/mp4',
      zip: 'application/zip'
    }

    return mimeTypes[ext || ''] || 'application/octet-stream'
  }

  private isTextFile(mimeType: string): boolean {
    return mimeType.startsWith('text/') ||
           mimeType.includes('json') ||
           mimeType.includes('javascript') ||
           mimeType.includes('xml') ||
           mimeType.includes('yaml') ||
           mimeType === 'application/json'
  }

  private getFileNounType(mimeType: string): NounType {
    if (mimeType.startsWith('text/') || mimeType.includes('json')) {
      return NounType.Document
    }
    if (mimeType.startsWith('image/') || mimeType.startsWith('video/') || mimeType.startsWith('audio/')) {
      return NounType.Media
    }
    return NounType.File
  }

  private shouldCompress(buffer: Buffer): boolean {
    if (!this.config.storage?.compression?.enabled) return false
    if (buffer.length < (this.config.storage.compression.minSize || 10_000)) return false

    // Don't compress already compressed formats
    const firstBytes = buffer.slice(0, 4).toString('hex')
    const compressedSignatures = [
      '504b0304',  // ZIP
      '1f8b',      // GZIP
      '425a',      // BZIP2
      '89504e47',  // PNG
      'ffd8ff'     // JPEG
    ]

    return !compressedSignatures.some(sig => firstBytes.startsWith(sig))
  }

  // External storage methods - leverages Brainy's storage adapters (memory, file, S3, R2)
  private async readExternalContent(key: string): Promise<Buffer> {
    // Read from Brainy - Brainy's storage adapter handles retrieval
    const entity = await this.brain.get(key)
    if (!entity) {
      throw new Error(`External content not found: ${key}`)
    }

    // Content is stored in the data field
    // Brainy handles storage/retrieval through its adapters (memory, file, S3, R2)
    return Buffer.isBuffer(entity.data) ? entity.data : Buffer.from(entity.data)
  }

  private async storeExternalContent(buffer: Buffer): Promise<string> {
    // Store as Brainy entity - let Brainy's storage adapter handle it
    // Brainy automatically handles large data through its storage adapters (memory, file, S3, R2)
    const entityId = await this.brain.add({
      data: buffer,  // Store actual buffer - Brainy will handle it efficiently
      type: NounType.File,
      metadata: {
        vfsType: 'external-storage',
        size: buffer.length,
        created: Date.now()
      }
    })

    return entityId
  }

  private async deleteExternalContent(key: string): Promise<void> {
    // Delete the external storage entity
    try {
      await this.brain.delete(key)
    } catch (error) {
      console.debug('Failed to delete external content:', key, error)
    }
  }

  private async readChunkedContent(chunks: string[]): Promise<Buffer> {
    // Read all chunk entities and combine
    const buffers: Buffer[] = []

    for (const chunkId of chunks) {
      const entity = await this.brain.get(chunkId)
      if (!entity) {
        throw new Error(`Chunk not found: ${chunkId}`)
      }
      // Read actual data from entity - Brainy handles storage
      const chunkBuffer = Buffer.isBuffer(entity.data) ? entity.data : Buffer.from(entity.data)
      buffers.push(chunkBuffer)
    }

    return Buffer.concat(buffers)
  }

  private async storeChunkedContent(buffer: Buffer): Promise<string[]> {
    const chunkSize = this.config.storage?.chunking?.chunkSize || 5_000_000 // 5MB chunks
    const chunks: string[] = []

    for (let i = 0; i < buffer.length; i += chunkSize) {
      const chunk = buffer.slice(i, Math.min(i + chunkSize, buffer.length))

      // Store each chunk as a separate entity
      // Let Brainy handle the chunk data efficiently
      const chunkId = await this.brain.add({
        data: chunk,  // Store actual chunk - Brainy handles it
        type: NounType.File,
        metadata: {
          vfsType: 'chunk',
          chunkIndex: chunks.length,
          size: chunk.length,
          created: Date.now()
        }
      })

      chunks.push(chunkId)
    }

    return chunks
  }

  private async deleteChunkedContent(chunks: string[]): Promise<void> {
    // Delete all chunk entities
    await Promise.all(
      chunks.map(chunkId =>
        this.brain.delete(chunkId).catch(err =>
          console.debug('Failed to delete chunk:', chunkId, err)
        )
      )
    )
  }

  private async compress(buffer: Buffer): Promise<Buffer> {
    const zlib = await import('zlib')
    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
      zlib.gzip(buffer, (err, compressed) => {
        if (err) reject(err)
        else resolve(compressed)
      })
    })
  }

  private async decompress(buffer: Buffer): Promise<Buffer> {
    const zlib = await import('zlib')
    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
      zlib.gunzip(buffer, (err, decompressed) => {
        if (err) reject(err)
        else resolve(decompressed)
      })
    })
  }

  private async generateEmbedding(buffer: Buffer, mimeType: string): Promise<number[] | undefined> {
    try {
      // Use text content for text files, description for binary
      let content: string
      if (this.isTextFile(mimeType)) {
        // Use first 10KB for embedding
        content = buffer.toString('utf8', 0, Math.min(10240, buffer.length))
      } else {
        // For binary files, create a description
        content = `Binary file: ${mimeType}, size: ${buffer.length} bytes`
      }

      // Ensure content is actually a string
      if (typeof content !== 'string') {
        console.debug('Content is not a string:', typeof content, content)
        return undefined
      }

      // Ensure content is not empty or invalid
      if (!content || content.length === 0) {
        console.debug('Content is empty')
        return undefined
      }

      const vector = await this.brain.embed(content)
      return vector
    } catch (error) {
      console.debug('Failed to generate embedding:', error)
      return undefined
    }
  }

  private async extractMetadata(buffer: Buffer, mimeType: string): Promise<Partial<VFSMetadata>> {
    const metadata: Partial<VFSMetadata> = {}

    // Extract basic metadata based on content type
    if (this.isTextFile(mimeType)) {
      const text = buffer.toString('utf8')
      metadata.lineCount = text.split('\n').length
      metadata.wordCount = text.split(/\s+/).filter(w => w).length
      metadata.charset = 'utf-8'

      // Extract concepts using brain.extractConcepts() (neural extraction)
      if (this.config.intelligence?.autoConcepts) {
        try {
          const concepts = await this.brain.extractConcepts(text, { limit: 20 })
          metadata.conceptNames = concepts // Flattened for O(log n) queries
        } catch (error) {
          // Concept extraction is optional - don't fail if it errors
          console.debug('Concept extraction failed:', error)
        }
      }
    }

    // Extract hash for integrity
    const crypto = await import('crypto')
    metadata.hash = crypto.createHash('sha256').update(buffer).digest('hex')

    return metadata
  }

  private async updateAccessTime(entityId: string): Promise<void> {
    // Update access timestamp
    const entity = await this.getEntityById(entityId)
    await this.brain.update({
      id: entityId,
      metadata: {
        ...entity.metadata,
        accessed: Date.now()
      }
    })
  }

  private async countRelationships(entityId: string): Promise<number> {
    const relations = await this.brain.getRelations({ from: entityId })
    const relationsTo = await this.brain.getRelations({ to: entityId })
    return relations.length + relationsTo.length
  }

  private filterDirectoryEntries(entries: VFSEntity[], filter: any): VFSEntity[] {
    return entries.filter(entry => {
      if (filter.type && entry.metadata.vfsType !== filter.type) return false
      if (filter.pattern && !this.matchGlob(entry.metadata.name, filter.pattern)) return false
      if (filter.minSize && entry.metadata.size < filter.minSize) return false
      if (filter.maxSize && entry.metadata.size > filter.maxSize) return false
      if (filter.modifiedAfter && entry.metadata.modified < filter.modifiedAfter.getTime()) return false
      if (filter.modifiedBefore && entry.metadata.modified > filter.modifiedBefore.getTime()) return false
      return true
    })
  }

  private sortDirectoryEntries(entries: VFSEntity[], sort: string, order?: 'asc' | 'desc'): VFSEntity[] {
    const sorted = [...entries].sort((a, b) => {
      let comparison = 0
      switch (sort) {
        case 'name':
          comparison = a.metadata.name.localeCompare(b.metadata.name)
          break
        case 'size':
          comparison = a.metadata.size - b.metadata.size
          break
        case 'modified':
          comparison = a.metadata.modified - b.metadata.modified
          break
        case 'created':
          comparison = a.createdAt - b.createdAt
          break
      }
      return order === 'desc' ? -comparison : comparison
    })
    return sorted
  }

  private matchGlob(name: string, pattern: string): boolean {
    // Simple glob matching (in production, use proper glob library)
    const regex = pattern
      .replace(/\*/g, '.*')
      .replace(/\?/g, '.')
    return new RegExp(`^${regex}$`).test(name)
  }

  private invalidateCaches(path: string): void {
    this.contentCache.delete(path)
    this.statCache.delete(path)
  }

  private triggerWatchers(path: string, event: 'rename' | 'change'): void {
    const watchers = this.watchers.get(path)
    if (watchers) {
      for (const listener of watchers) {
        listener(event, path)
      }
    }
  }

  private async updateChildrenPaths(parentId: string, oldParentPath: string, newParentPath: string): Promise<void> {
    // Get all children recursively
    const children = await this.pathResolver.getChildren(parentId)

    for (const child of children) {
      const oldChildPath = child.metadata.path as string
      const relativePath = oldChildPath.substring(oldParentPath.length)
      const newChildPath = newParentPath + relativePath

      // Update child entity
      const updatedChild = {
        ...child,
        metadata: {
          ...child.metadata,
          path: newChildPath,
          modified: Date.now()
        }
      }
      await this.brain.update({
        ...updatedChild,
        id: child.id
      })

      // Update path cache
      this.pathResolver.invalidatePath(oldChildPath)
      await this.pathResolver.createPath(newChildPath, child.id)

      // Recursively update if it's a directory
      if (child.metadata.vfsType === 'directory') {
        await this.updateChildrenPaths(child.id, oldChildPath, newChildPath)
      }
    }
  }

  private startBackgroundTasks(): void {
    // Clean up caches periodically
    this.backgroundTimer = setInterval(() => {
      const now = Date.now()

      // Clean content cache
      for (const [path, entry] of this.contentCache) {
        if (now - entry.timestamp > (this.config.cache?.ttl || 300000)) {
          this.contentCache.delete(path)
        }
      }

      // Clean stat cache
      for (const [path, entry] of this.statCache) {
        if (now - entry.timestamp > 5000) {
          this.statCache.delete(path)
        }
      }
    }, 60000)  // Every minute
  }

  private getDefaultConfig(): Required<Omit<VFSConfig, 'rootEntityId'>> & { rootEntityId?: string } {
    return {
      root: '/',
      rootEntityId: undefined,
      cache: {
        enabled: true,
        maxPaths: 100_000,
        maxContent: 100_000_000,  // 100MB
        ttl: 5 * 60 * 1000  // 5 minutes
      },
      storage: {
        inline: {
          maxSize: 100_000  // 100KB
        },
        chunking: {
          enabled: true,
          chunkSize: 5_000_000,  // 5MB
          parallel: 4
        },
        compression: {
          enabled: true,
          minSize: 10_000,  // 10KB
          algorithm: 'gzip'
        }
      },
      intelligence: {
        enabled: true,
        autoEmbed: true,
        autoExtract: true,
        autoTag: false,
        autoConcepts: false
      },
      permissions: {
        defaultFile: 0o644,
        defaultDirectory: 0o755,
        umask: 0o022
      },
      limits: {
        maxFileSize: 1_000_000_000,  // 1GB
        maxPathLength: 4096,
        maxDirectoryEntries: 100_000
      }
    }
  }

  // ============= Not Yet Implemented =============

  async close(): Promise<void> {
    // Cleanup PathResolver resources
    if (this.pathResolver) {
      this.pathResolver.cleanup()
    }

    // Stop background tasks
    if (this.backgroundTimer) {
      clearInterval(this.backgroundTimer)
      this.backgroundTimer = null
    }

    // Clear caches
    this.contentCache.clear()

    // Clear watchers
    this.watchers.clear()

    this.initialized = false
  }

  async chmod(path: string, mode: number): Promise<void> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()

    const entityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(path)
    const entity = await this.getEntityById(entityId)

    // Update permissions in metadata
    await this.brain.update({
      ...entity,
      id: entityId,
      metadata: {
        ...entity.metadata,
        permissions: mode,
        modified: Date.now()
      }
    })

    // Invalidate caches
    this.invalidateCaches(path)
  }

  async chown(path: string, uid: number, gid: number): Promise<void> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()

    const entityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(path)
    const entity = await this.getEntityById(entityId)

    // Update ownership in metadata
    await this.brain.update({
      ...entity,
      id: entityId,
      metadata: {
        ...entity.metadata,
        uid,
        gid,
        modified: Date.now()
      }
    })

    // Invalidate caches
    this.invalidateCaches(path)
  }

  async utimes(path: string, atime: Date, mtime: Date): Promise<void> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()

    const entityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(path)
    const entity = await this.getEntityById(entityId)

    // Update timestamps in metadata
    await this.brain.update({
      ...entity,
      id: entityId,
      metadata: {
        ...entity.metadata,
        accessed: atime.getTime(),
        modified: mtime.getTime()
      }
    })

    // Invalidate caches
    this.invalidateCaches(path)
  }

  async rename(oldPath: string, newPath: string): Promise<void> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()

    // Check if source exists
    const entityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(oldPath)
    const entity = await this.brain.get(entityId)

    if (!entity) {
      throw new VFSError(VFSErrorCode.ENOENT, `No such file or directory: ${oldPath}`, oldPath, 'rename')
    }

    // Check if target already exists
    try {
      await this.pathResolver.resolve(newPath)
      throw new VFSError(VFSErrorCode.EEXIST, `File exists: ${newPath}`, newPath, 'rename')
    } catch (err: any) {
      if (err.code !== VFSErrorCode.ENOENT) throw err
    }

    // Update entity metadata
    const updatedEntity = {
      ...entity,
      metadata: {
        ...entity.metadata,
        path: newPath,
        name: this.getBasename(newPath),
        modified: Date.now()
      }
    }

    // Update parent relationships if needed
    const oldParentPath = this.getParentPath(oldPath)
    const newParentPath = this.getParentPath(newPath)

    if (oldParentPath !== newParentPath) {
      // Remove from old parent
      if (oldParentPath) {
        const oldParentId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(oldParentPath)
        // unrelate takes the relation ID, not params - need to find and remove relation
        // For now, skip unrelate as it's not critical for rename
      }

      // Add to new parent
      if (newParentPath && newParentPath !== '/') {
        const newParentId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(newParentPath)
        await this.brain.relate({
          from: newParentId,
          to: entityId,
          type: VerbType.Contains,
          metadata: { isVFS: true }  // v4.5.1: Mark as VFS relationship
        })
      }
    }

    // Update the entity
    await this.brain.update({
      ...updatedEntity,
      id: entityId
    })

    // Update path cache
    this.pathResolver.invalidatePath(oldPath, true)
    await this.pathResolver.createPath(newPath, entityId)

    // If it's a directory, update all children paths
    if (entity.metadata.vfsType === 'directory') {
      await this.updateChildrenPaths(entityId, oldPath, newPath)
    }

    // Trigger watchers
    this.triggerWatchers(oldPath, 'rename')
    this.triggerWatchers(newPath, 'rename')
  }

  async copy(src: string, dest: string, options?: CopyOptions): Promise<void> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()

    // Get source entity
    const srcEntityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(src)
    const srcEntity = await this.brain.get(srcEntityId)

    if (!srcEntity) {
      throw new VFSError(VFSErrorCode.ENOENT, `No such file or directory: ${src}`, src, 'copy')
    }

    // Check if destination already exists
    if (!options?.overwrite) {
      try {
        await this.pathResolver.resolve(dest)
        throw new VFSError(VFSErrorCode.EEXIST, `File exists: ${dest}`, dest, 'copy')
      } catch (err: any) {
        if (err.code !== VFSErrorCode.ENOENT) throw err
      }
    }

    // Copy the entity
    if (srcEntity.metadata.vfsType === 'file') {
      await this.copyFile(srcEntity, dest, options)
    } else if (srcEntity.metadata.vfsType === 'directory') {
      await this.copyDirectory(src, dest, options)
    }
  }

  private async copyFile(srcEntity: Entity, destPath: string, options?: CopyOptions): Promise<void> {
    // Create new entity with same content but different path
    const newEntity = await this.brain.add({
      type: srcEntity.type,
      data: srcEntity.data,
      vector: options?.preserveVector ? srcEntity.vector : undefined,
      metadata: {
        ...srcEntity.metadata,
        path: destPath,
        name: this.getBasename(destPath),
        created: Date.now(),
        modified: Date.now(),
        copiedFrom: srcEntity.metadata.path
      }
    })

    // Add to parent directory
    const parentPath = this.getParentPath(destPath)
    if (parentPath && parentPath !== '/') {
      const parentId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(parentPath)
      await this.brain.relate({
        from: parentId,
        to: newEntity,
        type: VerbType.Contains,
        metadata: { isVFS: true }  // v4.5.1: Mark as VFS relationship
      })
    }

    // Update path cache
    await this.pathResolver.createPath(destPath, newEntity)

    // Copy relationships if requested
    if (options?.preserveRelationships) {
      const relations = await this.brain.getRelations({ from: srcEntity.id })
      for (const relation of relations) {
        if (relation.type !== VerbType.Contains) {
          // Skip relationship without Contains type
          // Future: implement proper relation copying
        }
      }
    }
  }

  private async copyDirectory(srcPath: string, destPath: string, options?: CopyOptions): Promise<void> {
    // Create destination directory
    await this.mkdir(destPath, { recursive: true })

    // Copy all children
    if (options?.deepCopy !== false) {
      const children = await this.readdir(srcPath, { withFileTypes: true }) as VFSDirent[]

      for (const child of children) {
        const srcChildPath = `${srcPath}/${child.name}`
        const destChildPath = `${destPath}/${child.name}`

        if (child.type === 'file') {
          const childEntity = await this.brain.get(child.entityId)
          await this.copyFile(childEntity!, destChildPath, options)
        } else if (child.type === 'directory') {
          await this.copyDirectory(srcChildPath, destChildPath, options)
        }
      }
    }
  }

  async move(src: string, dest: string): Promise<void> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()

    // Move is just copy + delete
    await this.copy(src, dest, { overwrite: false })

    // Delete source after successful copy
    const srcEntityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(src)
    const srcEntity = await this.brain.get(srcEntityId)

    if (srcEntity!.metadata.vfsType === 'file') {
      await this.unlink(src)
    } else {
      await this.rmdir(src, { recursive: true })
    }
  }

  async symlink(target: string, path: string): Promise<void> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()

    // Check if symlink already exists
    try {
      await this.pathResolver.resolve(path)
      throw new VFSError(VFSErrorCode.EEXIST, `File exists: ${path}`, path, 'symlink')
    } catch (err: any) {
      if (err.code !== VFSErrorCode.ENOENT) throw err
    }

    // Parse path to get parent and name
    const parentPath = this.getParentPath(path)
    const name = this.getBasename(path)

    // Ensure parent directory exists
    const parentId = await this.ensureDirectory(parentPath)

    // Create symlink entity
    const metadata: VFSMetadata = {
      path,
      name,
      parent: parentId,
      vfsType: 'symlink',
      symlinkTarget: target,
      size: 0,
      permissions: 0o777,
      owner: 'user',
      group: 'users',
      accessed: Date.now(),
      modified: Date.now()
    }

    const entity = await this.brain.add({
      data: `symlink:${target}`,
      type: NounType.File,  // Symlinks are special files
      metadata
    })

    // Create parent-child relationship
    await this.brain.relate({
      from: parentId,
      to: entity,
      type: VerbType.Contains,
      metadata: { isVFS: true }  // v4.5.1: Mark as VFS relationship
    })

    // Update path resolver cache
    await this.pathResolver.createPath(path, entity)
  }

  async readlink(path: string): Promise<string> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()

    const entityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(path)
    const entity = await this.getEntityById(entityId)

    // Verify it's a symlink
    if (entity.metadata.vfsType !== 'symlink') {
      throw new VFSError(VFSErrorCode.EINVAL, `Not a symbolic link: ${path}`, path, 'readlink')
    }

    return entity.metadata.symlinkTarget || ''
  }

  async realpath(path: string): Promise<string> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()

    // Resolve symlinks recursively
    let currentPath = path
    let depth = 0
    const maxDepth = 20 // Prevent infinite loops

    while (depth < maxDepth) {
      try {
        const entityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(currentPath)
        const entity = await this.getEntityById(entityId)

        if (entity.metadata.vfsType === 'symlink') {
          // Follow the symlink
          currentPath = entity.metadata.symlinkTarget || ''
          depth++
        } else {
          // Not a symlink, we have the real path
          return currentPath
        }
      } catch (err) {
        throw new VFSError(VFSErrorCode.ENOENT, `No such file or directory: ${path}`, path, 'realpath')
      }
    }

    throw new VFSError(VFSErrorCode.ELOOP, `Too many symbolic links: ${path}`, path, 'realpath')
  }

  async getxattr(path: string, name: string): Promise<any> {
    const entityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(path)
    const entity = await this.getEntityById(entityId)
    return entity.metadata.attributes?.[name]
  }

  async setxattr(path: string, name: string, value: any): Promise<void> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()

    const entityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(path)
    const entity = await this.getEntityById(entityId)

    // Create extended attributes object
    const xattrs = entity.metadata.attributes || {}
    xattrs[name] = value

    // Update entity metadata
    await this.brain.update({
      id: entityId,
      metadata: {
        ...entity.metadata,
        attributes: xattrs
      }
    })

    // Invalidate caches
    this.invalidateCaches(path)
  }

  async listxattr(path: string): Promise<string[]> {
    const entityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(path)
    const entity = await this.getEntityById(entityId)
    return Object.keys(entity.metadata.attributes || {})
  }

  async removexattr(path: string, name: string): Promise<void> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()

    const entityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(path)
    const entity = await this.getEntityById(entityId)

    // Remove from extended attributes
    const xattrs = { ...entity.metadata.attributes }
    delete xattrs[name]

    // Update entity metadata
    await this.brain.update({
      ...entity,
      id: entityId,
      metadata: {
        ...entity.metadata,
        attributes: xattrs
      }
    })

    // Invalidate caches
    this.invalidateCaches(path)
  }

  async getRelated(path: string, options?: RelatedOptions): Promise<Array<{
    path: string
    relationship: string
    direction: 'from' | 'to'
  }>> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()

    const entityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(path)
    const results: Array<{ path: string, relationship: string, direction: 'from' | 'to' }> = []

    // Use proper Brainy relationship API to get all relationships
    const [fromRelations, toRelations] = await Promise.all([
      this.brain.getRelations({ from: entityId }),
      this.brain.getRelations({ to: entityId })
    ])

    // Add outgoing relationships
    for (const rel of fromRelations) {
      const targetEntity = await this.brain.get(rel.to)
      if (targetEntity && targetEntity.metadata?.path) {
        results.push({
          path: targetEntity.metadata.path,
          relationship: rel.type || 'related',
          direction: 'from'
        })
      }
    }

    // Add incoming relationships
    for (const rel of toRelations) {
      const sourceEntity = await this.brain.get(rel.from)
      if (sourceEntity && sourceEntity.metadata?.path) {
        results.push({
          path: sourceEntity.metadata.path,
          relationship: rel.type || 'related',
          direction: 'to'
        })
      }
    }

    return results
  }

  async getRelationships(path: string): Promise<Relation[]> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()

    const entityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(path)
    const relationships: Relation[] = []

    // Use proper Brainy relationship API
    const [fromRelations, toRelations] = await Promise.all([
      this.brain.getRelations({ from: entityId }),
      this.brain.getRelations({ to: entityId })
    ])

    // Process outgoing relationships (excluding Contains for parent-child)
    for (const rel of fromRelations) {
      if (rel.type !== VerbType.Contains) {  // Skip filesystem hierarchy
        const targetEntity = await this.brain.get(rel.to)
        if (targetEntity && targetEntity.metadata?.path) {
          relationships.push({
            id: rel.id || crypto.randomUUID(),
            from: entityId,
            to: rel.to,
            type: rel.type,
            createdAt: rel.createdAt || Date.now()
          })
        }
      }
    }

    // Process incoming relationships (excluding Contains for parent-child)
    for (const rel of toRelations) {
      if (rel.type !== VerbType.Contains) {  // Skip filesystem hierarchy
        const sourceEntity = await this.brain.get(rel.from)
        if (sourceEntity && sourceEntity.metadata?.path) {
          relationships.push({
            id: rel.id || crypto.randomUUID(),
            from: rel.from,
            to: entityId,
            type: rel.type,
            createdAt: rel.createdAt || Date.now()
          })
        }
      }
    }

    return relationships
  }

  async addRelationship(from: string, to: string, type: string): Promise<void> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()

    const fromEntityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(from)
    const toEntityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(to)

    // Create relationship using brain
    await this.brain.relate({
      from: fromEntityId,
      to: toEntityId,
      type: type as any,  // Convert string to VerbType
      metadata: { isVFS: true }  // v4.5.1: Mark as VFS relationship
    })

    // Invalidate caches for both paths
    this.invalidateCaches(from)
    this.invalidateCaches(to)
  }

  async removeRelationship(from: string, to: string, type?: string): Promise<void> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()

    const fromEntityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(from)
    const toEntityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(to)

    // Find and delete the relationship
    const relations = await this.brain.getRelations({ from: fromEntityId })
    for (const relation of relations) {
      if (relation.to === toEntityId && (!type || relation.type === type)) {
        // Delete the relationship using brain.unrelate
        if (relation.id) {
          await this.brain.unrelate(relation.id)
        }
      }
    }

    // Invalidate caches
    this.invalidateCaches(from)
    this.invalidateCaches(to)
  }

  async getTodos(path: string): Promise<VFSMetadata['todos']> {
    const entityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(path)
    const entity = await this.getEntityById(entityId)
    return entity.metadata.todos
  }

  async setTodos(path: string, todos: VFSTodo[]): Promise<void> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()

    const entityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(path)
    const entity = await this.getEntityById(entityId)

    // Update todos in metadata
    await this.brain.update({
      ...entity,
      id: entityId,
      metadata: {
        ...entity.metadata,
        todos,
        modified: Date.now()
      }
    })

    // Invalidate caches
    this.invalidateCaches(path)
  }

  async addTodo(path: string, todo: VFSTodo): Promise<void> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()

    const entityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(path)
    const entity = await this.getEntityById(entityId)

    // Get existing todos
    const todos = entity.metadata.todos || []

    // Add new todo with ID if not provided
    const newTodo: VFSTodo = {
      id: todo.id || crypto.randomUUID(),
      task: todo.task,
      priority: todo.priority || 'medium',
      status: todo.status || 'pending',
      assignee: todo.assignee,
      due: todo.due
    }

    todos.push(newTodo)

    // Update entity metadata
    await this.brain.update({
      id: entityId,
      metadata: {
        ...entity.metadata,
        todos
      }
    })

    // Invalidate caches
    this.invalidateCaches(path)
  }

  /**
   * Get metadata for a file or directory
   */
  async getMetadata(path: string): Promise<VFSMetadata | undefined> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()

    const entityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(path)
    const entity = await this.getEntityById(entityId)

    return entity.metadata
  }

  /**
   * Set custom metadata for a file or directory
   * Merges with existing metadata
   */
  async setMetadata(path: string, metadata: Partial<VFSMetadata>): Promise<void> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()

    const entityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(path)
    const entity = await this.getEntityById(entityId)

    // Merge with existing metadata
    await this.brain.update({
      id: entityId,
      metadata: {
        ...entity.metadata,
        ...metadata,
        modified: Date.now()
      }
    })

    // Invalidate caches
    this.invalidateCaches(path)
  }


  /**
   * Set the current user for tracking who makes changes
   */
  setUser(username: string): void {
    this.currentUser = username || 'system'
  }

  /**
   * Get the current user
   */
  getCurrentUser(): string {
    return this.currentUser
  }

  /**
   * Get all todos recursively from a path
   */
  async getAllTodos(path: string = '/'): Promise<VFSTodo[]> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()

    const allTodos: VFSTodo[] = []

    // Get entity for this path
    try {
      const entityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(path)
      const entity = await this.getEntityById(entityId)

      // Add todos from this entity
      if (entity.metadata.todos) {
        allTodos.push(...entity.metadata.todos)
      }

      // If it's a directory, recursively get todos from children
      if (entity.metadata.vfsType === 'directory') {
        const children = await this.readdir(path)

        for (const child of children) {
          const childPath = path === '/' ? `/${child}` : `${path}/${child}`
          const childTodos = await this.getAllTodos(childPath)
          allTodos.push(...childTodos)
        }
      }
    } catch (error) {
      // Path doesn't exist, return empty
    }

    return allTodos
  }

  /**
   * Export directory structure to JSON
   */
  async exportToJSON(path: string = '/'): Promise<any> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()

    const result: any = {}

    const traverse = async (currentPath: string, target: any) => {
      try {
        const entityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(currentPath)
        const entity = await this.getEntityById(entityId)

        if (entity.metadata.vfsType === 'directory') {
          // Add directory metadata
          target._meta = {
            type: 'directory',
            path: currentPath,
            modified: entity.metadata.modified ? new Date(entity.metadata.modified) : undefined
          }

          // Traverse children
          const children = await this.readdir(currentPath)
          for (const child of children) {
            const childName = typeof child === 'string' ? child : child.name
            const childPath = currentPath === '/' ? `/${childName}` : `${currentPath}/${childName}`
            target[childName] = {}
            await traverse(childPath, target[childName])
          }
        } else if (entity.metadata.vfsType === 'file') {
          // For files, include content and metadata
          try {
            const content = await this.readFile(currentPath)
            const textContent = content.toString('utf8')

            // Try to parse JSON files
            if (currentPath.endsWith('.json')) {
              try {
                target._content = JSON.parse(textContent)
              } catch {
                target._content = textContent
              }
            } else {
              target._content = textContent
            }
          } catch {
            // Binary or unreadable file
            target._content = '[binary]'
          }

          target._meta = {
            type: 'file',
            path: currentPath,
            size: entity.metadata.size || 0,
            mimeType: entity.metadata.mimeType,
            modified: entity.metadata.modified ? new Date(entity.metadata.modified) : undefined,
            todos: entity.metadata.todos || []
          }
        }
      } catch (error) {
        // Skip inaccessible paths
        target._error = 'inaccessible'
      }
    }

    await traverse(path, result)
    return result
  }

  /**
   * Search for entities with filters
   */
  async searchEntities(query: {
    type?: string
    name?: string
    where?: Record<string, any>
    limit?: number
  }): Promise<Array<{
    id: string
    path: string
    type: string
    metadata: any
  }>> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()

    // Build query for brain.find()
    const searchQuery: any = {
      where: {
        ...query.where,
        vfsType: 'entity'
      },
      limit: query.limit || 100
    }

    if (query.type) {
      searchQuery.where.entityType = query.type
    }

    if (query.name) {
      searchQuery.query = query.name
    }

    const results = await this.brain.find(searchQuery)

    return results.map(result => ({
      id: result.id,
      path: result.entity?.metadata?.path || '',
      type: result.entity?.metadata?.type || result.entity?.metadata?.entityType || 'unknown',
      metadata: result.entity?.metadata || {}
    }))
  }

  /**
   * Bulk write operations for performance
   */
  async bulkWrite(operations: Array<{
    type: 'write' | 'delete' | 'mkdir' | 'update'
    path: string
    data?: Buffer | string
    options?: any
  }>): Promise<{
    successful: number
    failed: Array<{ operation: any, error: string }>
  }> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()

    const result = {
      successful: 0,
      failed: [] as Array<{ operation: any, error: string }>
    }

    // Process operations in batches for better performance
    const batchSize = 10
    for (let i = 0; i < operations.length; i += batchSize) {
      const batch = operations.slice(i, i + batchSize)

      // Process batch in parallel
      const promises = batch.map(async (op) => {
        try {
          switch (op.type) {
            case 'write':
              await this.writeFile(op.path, op.data || '', op.options)
              break
            case 'delete':
              await this.unlink(op.path)
              break
            case 'mkdir':
              await this.mkdir(op.path, op.options)
              break
            case 'update': {
              // Update only metadata without changing content
              const entityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(op.path)
              await this.brain.update({
                id: entityId,
                metadata: op.options?.metadata
              })
              break
            }
          }
          result.successful++
        } catch (error: any) {
          result.failed.push({
            operation: op,
            error: error.message || 'Unknown error'
          })
        }
      })

      await Promise.all(promises)
    }

    return result
  }

  /**
   * Get project statistics for a path
   */
  async getProjectStats(path: string = '/'): Promise<{
    fileCount: number
    directoryCount: number
    totalSize: number
    todoCount: number
    averageFileSize: number
    largestFile: { path: string, size: number } | null
    modifiedRange: { earliest: Date, latest: Date } | null
  }> {
    await this.ensureInitialized()

    const stats = {
      fileCount: 0,
      directoryCount: 0,
      totalSize: 0,
      todoCount: 0,
      averageFileSize: 0,
      largestFile: null as { path: string, size: number } | null,
      modifiedRange: null as { earliest: Date, latest: Date } | null
    }

    let earliestModified: number | null = null
    let latestModified: number | null = null

    const traverse = async (currentPath: string, isRoot = false) => {
      try {
        const entityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(currentPath)
        const entity = await this.getEntityById(entityId)

        if (entity.metadata.vfsType === 'directory') {
          // Don't count the root/starting directory itself
          if (!isRoot) {
            stats.directoryCount++
          }

          // Traverse children
          const children = await this.readdir(currentPath)
          for (const child of children) {
            const childPath = currentPath === '/' ? `/${child}` : `${currentPath}/${child}`
            await traverse(childPath, false)
          }
        } else if (entity.metadata.vfsType === 'file') {
          stats.fileCount++
          const size = entity.metadata.size || 0
          stats.totalSize += size

          // Track largest file
          if (!stats.largestFile || size > stats.largestFile.size) {
            stats.largestFile = { path: currentPath, size }
          }

          // Track modification times
          const modified = entity.metadata.modified
          if (modified) {
            if (!earliestModified || modified < earliestModified) {
              earliestModified = modified
            }
            if (!latestModified || modified > latestModified) {
              latestModified = modified
            }
          }

          // Count todos
          if (entity.metadata.todos) {
            stats.todoCount += entity.metadata.todos.length
          }
        }
      } catch (error) {
        // Skip if path doesn't exist
      }
    }

    await traverse(path, true)

    // Calculate averages
    if (stats.fileCount > 0) {
      stats.averageFileSize = Math.round(stats.totalSize / stats.fileCount)
    }

    // Set date range
    if (earliestModified && latestModified) {
      stats.modifiedRange = {
        earliest: new Date(earliestModified),
        latest: new Date(latestModified)
      }
    }

    return stats
  }




  /**
   * Get all versions of a file (semantic versioning)
   */


  createReadStream(path: string, options?: ReadStreamOptions): NodeJS.ReadableStream {
    // Lazy import to avoid circular dependencies
    const { VFSReadStream } = require('./streams/VFSReadStream.js')
    return new VFSReadStream(this, path, options)
  }

  createWriteStream(path: string, options?: WriteStreamOptions): NodeJS.WritableStream {
    // Lazy import to avoid circular dependencies
    const { VFSWriteStream } = require('./streams/VFSWriteStream.js')
    return new VFSWriteStream(this, path, options)
  }

  watch(path: string, listener: WatchListener): { close(): void } {
    if (!this.watchers.has(path)) {
      this.watchers.set(path, new Set())
    }
    this.watchers.get(path)!.add(listener)

    return {
      close: () => {
        const watchers = this.watchers.get(path)
        if (watchers) {
          watchers.delete(listener)
          if (watchers.size === 0) {
            this.watchers.delete(path)
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }

  // ============= Import/Export Operations =============

  /**
   * Import a single file from the real filesystem into VFS
   */
  async importFile(sourcePath: string, targetPath: string): Promise<void> {
    const fs = await import('fs/promises')
    const pathModule = await import('path')

    // Read file from local filesystem
    const content = await fs.readFile(sourcePath)
    const stats = await fs.stat(sourcePath)

    // Ensure parent directory exists in VFS
    const parentPath = pathModule.dirname(targetPath)
    if (parentPath !== '/' && parentPath !== '.') {
      try {
        await this.mkdir(parentPath, { recursive: true })
      } catch (error: any) {
        if (error.code !== 'EEXIST') throw error
      }
    }

    // Write to VFS with metadata from source
    await this.writeFile(targetPath, content, {
      metadata: {
        imported: true,
        importedFrom: sourcePath,
        sourceSize: stats.size,
        sourceMtime: stats.mtime.getTime(),
        sourceMode: stats.mode
      }
    })
  }

  /**
   * Import a directory from the real filesystem into VFS
   */
  async importDirectory(sourcePath: string, options?: any): Promise<any> {
    const { DirectoryImporter } = await import('./importers/DirectoryImporter.js')
    const importer = new DirectoryImporter(this, this.brain)
    return await importer.import(sourcePath, options)
  }

  /**
   * Import a directory with progress tracking
   */
  async *importStream(sourcePath: string, options?: any): AsyncGenerator<any> {
    const { DirectoryImporter } = await import('./importers/DirectoryImporter.js')
    const importer = new DirectoryImporter(this, this.brain)
    yield* importer.importStream(sourcePath, options)
  }

  watchFile(path: string, listener: WatchListener): void {
    this.watch(path, listener)
  }

  unwatchFile(path: string): void {
    this.watchers.delete(path)
  }

  async getEntity(path: string): Promise<VFSEntity> {
    const entityId = await this.pathResolver.resolve(path)
    return this.getEntityById(entityId)
  }

  /**
   * Resolve a path to its normalized form
   * Returns the normalized absolute path (e.g., '/foo/bar/file.txt')
   */
  async resolvePath(path: string, from?: string): Promise<string> {
    // Handle relative paths
    if (!path.startsWith('/') && from) {
      path = `${from}/${path}`
    }

    // Normalize path: remove multiple slashes, trailing slashes
    return path.replace(/\/+/g, '/').replace(/\/$/, '') || '/'
  }

  /**
   * Resolve a path to its entity ID
   * Returns the UUID of the entity representing this path
   */
  async resolvePathToId(path: string, from?: string): Promise<string> {
    // Handle relative paths
    if (!path.startsWith('/') && from) {
      path = `${from}/${path}`
    }

    // Normalize path
    const normalizedPath = path.replace(/\/+/g, '/').replace(/\/$/, '') || '/'

    // Special case for root
    if (normalizedPath === '/') {
      return this.rootEntityId!
    }

    // Resolve the path to an entity ID
    return await this.pathResolver.resolve(normalizedPath)
  }
}