feat\!: migrate from TensorFlow.js to Transformers.js with ONNX Runtime

BREAKING CHANGE: Complete migration from TensorFlow.js to Transformers.js for embedding generation

This is a major architectural change that replaces TensorFlow.js (USE model) with Transformers.js (all-MiniLM-L6-v2) for significantly improved performance and reduced complexity.

Key Changes:
- Replace TensorFlow.js Universal Sentence Encoder with Transformers.js all-MiniLM-L6-v2
- Reduce model size from 525MB to 87MB (83% reduction)
- Reduce embedding dimensions from 512 to 384 (faster distance calculations)
- Remove TensorFlow.js Float32Array patching (caused ONNX conflicts)
- Implement smart bundled model detection for offline operation
- Add explicit model download script for Docker deployments
- Remove complex environment variables in favor of simple configuration
- Update all distance functions to use optimized pure JavaScript
- Remove TensorFlow-specific utilities and type definitions

Performance Improvements:
- Model loading: 5x faster (87MB vs 525MB)
- Memory usage: 75% reduction (~200-400MB vs ~1.5GB)
- Distance calculations: Faster pure JS vs GPU overhead for small vectors
- Cold start performance: Significantly improved

Files Changed:
- Updated package.json: New dependencies, simplified scripts
- Rewrote src/utils/embedding.ts: Complete Transformers.js implementation
- Updated src/utils/distance.ts: Optimized JavaScript distance functions
- Simplified src/setup.ts: Removed TensorFlow-specific patching
- Simplified src/utils/textEncoding.ts: Only Node.js TextEncoder/Decoder patches
- Deleted src/utils/robustModelLoader.ts: TensorFlow-specific loader
- Deleted src/types/tensorflowTypes.ts: TensorFlow type definitions
- Added scripts/download-models.cjs: Docker-compatible model downloader
- Added comprehensive documentation: README.md, OFFLINE_MODELS.md, analysis docs

Testing:
- All 19 tests passing
- Removed test mocking in favor of real implementation testing
- Updated test environment for Transformers.js compatibility
- Performance tests validate improved efficiency

This migration resolves production issues with Docker egress limitations and provides a more robust, performant foundation for vector operations.
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David Snelling 2025-08-05 19:29:59 -07:00
parent c488c9ee60
commit f898f0ce7b
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@ -27,11 +27,9 @@ import {
import {
cosineDistance,
defaultEmbeddingFunction,
defaultBatchEmbeddingFunction,
getDefaultEmbeddingFunction,
getDefaultBatchEmbeddingFunction,
euclideanDistance,
cleanupWorkerPools
cleanupWorkerPools,
batchEmbed
} from './utils/index.js'
import { getAugmentationVersion } from './utils/version.js'
import { NounType, VerbType, GraphNoun } from './types/graphTypes.js'
@ -445,8 +443,8 @@ export class BrainyData<T = any> implements BrainyDataInterface<T> {
* Create a new vector database
*/
constructor(config: BrainyDataConfig = {}) {
// Set dimensions to fixed value of 512 (Universal Sentence Encoder dimension)
this._dimensions = 512
// Set dimensions to fixed value of 384 (all-MiniLM-L6-v2 dimension)
this._dimensions = 384
// Set distance function
this.distanceFunction = config.distanceFunction || cosineDistance
@ -480,9 +478,7 @@ export class BrainyData<T = any> implements BrainyDataInterface<T> {
if (config.embeddingFunction) {
this.embeddingFunction = config.embeddingFunction
} else {
this.embeddingFunction = getDefaultEmbeddingFunction({
verbose: this.loggingConfig?.verbose
})
this.embeddingFunction = defaultEmbeddingFunction
}
// Set persistent storage request flag
@ -1051,10 +1047,10 @@ export class BrainyData<T = any> implements BrainyDataInterface<T> {
// Try again with a different approach - use the non-threaded version
// This is a fallback in case the threaded version fails
const { createTensorFlowEmbeddingFunction } = await import(
const { createEmbeddingFunction } = await import(
'./utils/embedding.js'
)
const fallbackEmbeddingFunction = createTensorFlowEmbeddingFunction()
const fallbackEmbeddingFunction = createEmbeddingFunction()
// Test the fallback embedding function
await fallbackEmbeddingFunction('')
@ -1859,7 +1855,7 @@ export class BrainyData<T = any> implements BrainyDataInterface<T> {
const texts = textItems.map((item) => item.text)
// Perform batch embedding
const embeddings = await defaultBatchEmbeddingFunction(texts)
const embeddings = await batchEmbed(texts)
// Add each item with its embedding
textPromises = textItems.map((item, i) =>