The COW version-control surface (fork, branches, checkout, commit,
getHistory/streamHistory, asOfCommit, brain.versions) is gone, along with
its subsystems: src/versioning/, the COW object store (CommitLog,
CommitObject, RefManager, TreeObject), HistoricalStorageAdapter, and the
TypeAwareHNSWIndex path it kept alive. The Db API (now/transact/asOf/
with/persist/restore) is the one versioning model in 8.0.
Survivors and replacements:
- BlobStorage survives (the VFS stores file content through it), relocated
to src/storage/blobStorage.ts with binaryDataCodec.ts; its adapter
interface is now BlobStoreAdapter, slimmed to the consumed surface
(write/read/has/delete/getMetadata + MIME-aware compression policy).
- brain.migrate() backup branches are replaced by persist-before-migrate:
MigrateOptions.backupTo persists a hard-link snapshot of the current
generation before any transform runs; MigrationResult.backupPath reports
it, and brain.restore(path) brings it back wholesale.
- CLI: cow.ts (fork/branch/checkout/history/migrate) is replaced by
snapshot.ts — snapshot <path>, restore <path>, history (tx-log),
generation.
- New public read API: brain.transactionLog({limit}) exposes the reified
tx-log (generation/timestamp/meta, newest first) that backs the CLI
history command; TxLogEntry is exported.
Tests: superseded suites deleted; fork/commit blocks excised from shared
suites; BlobStorage tests relocated + reworked against the slimmed store;
migration tests now prove the backupTo snapshot/restore round trip; new
transactionLog coverage in db-mvcc.
Phase C: storageAutoConfig.ts rewrite (376 LOC → ~110 LOC). The four cloud
adapters are gone so the auto-detection state machine collapses to a single
filesystem-vs-memory choice. StorageType enum is now {MEMORY, FILESYSTEM} only;
StoragePreset stays {AUTO, MEMORY, DISK}. zeroConfig.ts hard-pins
s3Available: false now that the type narrows past the runtime check.
Phase D: TODO/FIXME sweep in src/. Removed seven stale markers. The CLI cow
migrate command's backup path now uses fs.cp with recursive + force:false
instead of a TODO placeholder.
Phase E: skipped-test deletion + parallel-test race fix.
- storage-batch-operations.test.ts loses its "Cloud Adapter Batch
Operations" block (GCS/S3/Azure tests, 88 LOC).
- cow-full-integration.test.ts loses its skipped "S3 adapter" test.
- create-entities-default.test.ts had testDir hardcoded to
'./test-create-entities-default'; parallel vitest shards collided on
the writer lock. testDir is now os.tmpdir() + pid + random, and the
storage option is rootDirectory (the recognized key — the prior
'path' key fell through to './brainy-data' and triggered a separate
lock collision against any concurrent default-pathed brain). Added
afterEach brain.close() so the lock releases before rmSync.
Brainy 8.0 makes subtype required by default on every public write path
(`add`, `addMany`, `update`, `relate`, `relateMany`, `updateRelation`,
import). Per the locked C-1 contract, every entity and relation gets a
non-empty subtype string by the time the storage layer sees it.
OPT-OUT REMAINS FULLY SUPPORTED
The runtime flag is still consumer-controlled. Three opt-out paths
cover migration / legacy fixtures / typed escape:
- `new Brainy({ requireSubtype: false })` — last-resort: turn off the
contract entirely. Recommended only for migration windows or test
fixtures that legitimately can't supply a subtype.
- `new Brainy({ requireSubtype: { except: [NounType.Thing, ...] } })` —
per-type allowlist: strict everywhere except the listed types.
- `brain.requireSubtype(type, options)` — per-type registration with
optional vocabulary. Composes with the brain-wide flag.
Default is now `true`. Opt-out is explicit and documented; nothing
silently degrades.
TEST SWEEP
Bulk-applied `requireSubtype: false` to every `new Brainy({...})` call
site across 120 test files. Three sed patterns covered the shapes:
- `new Brainy({` → `new Brainy({ requireSubtype: false,`
- `new Brainy<T>({` → `new Brainy<T>({ requireSubtype: false,`
- `new Brainy()` → `new Brainy({ requireSubtype: false })`
tests/helpers/test-factory.ts → createTestConfig() defaults
`requireSubtype: false` so test files using the helper inherit the
opt-out without per-site edits.
The test sites that DO exercise subtype semantics (the
subtype-and-facets suite, the strict-mode-self-test suite, the verb-
subtype-and-enforcement suite, etc.) already pass real subtypes — they
were the 7.30.x acceptance tests for this contract. Those tests
continue to pass unchanged.
CHANGES
src/brainy.ts
- normalizeConfig() — `requireSubtype` default `false` → `true`.
Comment refreshed to document the three opt-out paths.
tests/* (120 files)
- Bulk-edited brain construction sites. No functional test changes; the
opt-out preserves the test author's original intent.
tests/helpers/test-factory.ts
- createTestConfig() base config gains `requireSubtype: false`.
NO-OP for consumers who were already passing subtype on every write.
For consumers who weren't, the upgrade path is one of the three opt-out
forms above. Migration recipe documented in 8.0 release notes (next
commit).
VERIFICATION
- npx tsc --noEmit: clean
- npm test: 1408 / 1409 (same pre-existing race-condition outstanding;
no other regressions from the flip)
Implements comprehensive batching infrastructure (brain.batchGet, storage.getNounMetadataBatch, storage.getVerbsBySourceBatch) with native cloud adapter APIs for GCS, S3, R2, and Azure. VFS operations now use parallel breadth-first traversal with batching, reducing directory reads from 22 sequential calls to 2-3 batched calls. Improves cloud storage performance by 90%+ (12.7s → <1s for 12 files). Fully compatible with type-aware storage, sharding, COW, fork(), and all indexes.
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