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)
Shutdown/close/flush now properly flushes all 4 components in parallel:
metadataIndex, graphIndex, HNSW dirty nodes, and storage counts. Previously
only counts were flushed, causing native provider data loss on restart.
Also:
- Wire roaring, msgpack, entityIdMapper provider consumption from plugins
- Fix allOf filter O(n²) intersection → O(n) Set-based
- Fix ne/exists negation filter to use Set-based exclusion
- Add setMsgpackImplementation() swap in SSTable for native msgpack
- Add setRoaringImplementation() swap for native CRoaring bitmaps
- Add getAllIntIds() to EntityIdMapper for bitmap operations
- Remove TypeAwareHNSWIndex from default index creation path
- Export memory detection utilities from internals
- Clean up 26 permanently-skipped dead tests
## Bug Fix
**Issue**: When using `brain.import(filePath, { preserveSource: true })`,
binary files (PDFs, images, Excel) were NOT being preserved in VFS, causing
Z_DATA_ERROR when trying to read them back.
**Root Cause**: ImportCoordinator line 444 checked for `type === 'buffer'`,
but normalizeSource() returns `type: 'path'` for file paths (the most common
case). This caused `sourceBuffer = undefined`, silently failing to preserve
the source file.
**Fix**: Changed condition to `Buffer.isBuffer(normalizedSource.data)` to
handle both Buffer objects and file paths correctly.
## Code Changes
**src/import/ImportCoordinator.ts:445**
```typescript
// BEFORE (v5.1.1)
sourceBuffer: normalizedSource.type === 'buffer' ? normalizedSource.data as Buffer : undefined
// AFTER (v5.1.2)
sourceBuffer: Buffer.isBuffer(normalizedSource.data) ? normalizedSource.data as Buffer : undefined
```
## Testing
Added comprehensive tests in `tests/unit/import/preserve-source-fix.test.ts`:
- ✅ File path import with preserveSource: true (main fix)
- ✅ Verify preserveSource: false works correctly
- ✅ Binary file integrity (no corruption)
## Impact
**Before**: Workshop team experienced Z_DATA_ERROR reading imported PDFs
**After**: Binary files correctly preserved and readable from VFS
## Related Issues
Fixes bug reported in:
/media/dpsifr/storage/home/Projects/brain-cloud/apps/workshop/BRAINY_BUG_REPORT.md
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