CRITICAL FIX for production blocker in v6.0.0:
Root Cause:
- BaseStorage.init() set isInitialized = true at the END of initialization
- If any code during init called ensureInitialized(), it triggered init() recursively
- This caused infinite loop on fresh workspace initialization
Fix:
- Set isInitialized = true at START of BaseStorage.init()
- Wrap in try/catch to reset flag on error
- Prevents recursive init() calls while maintaining error recovery
Impact:
- Fixes all 8 storage adapters (FileSystem, Memory, S3, R2, GCS, Azure, OPFS, Historical)
- Init now completes in ~1 second on fresh installation (was hanging)
- Workshop team can now use v6.0.0 features without infinite loop
- No new test failures (1178 tests passing)
Files:
- src/storage/baseStorage.ts: Move isInitialized = true to top of init()
- CHANGELOG.md: Document v6.0.1 hotfix
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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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Prevents using metadata-only entities with brain.similar() when vectors
are not loaded. Provides helpful error message guiding users to either:
1. Pass entity ID: brain.similar({ to: entityId })
2. Load with vectors: brain.similar({ to: await brain.get(id, { includeVectors: true }) })
This ensures brain.similar() always has valid vectors to compute similarity.
Workshop team reported that brain.clear() doesn't fully delete persistent storage.
After calling clear() and creating a new Brainy instance, all data was restored
from storage. This is a CRITICAL data integrity bug.
Root causes (3 bugs fixed):
1. **FileSystemStorage deleting wrong directory**: Data stored in branches/main/entities/
but clear() was only deleting old pre-v5.4.0 structure (nouns/, verbs/, metadata/)
2. **COW reinitialization after clear()**: Setting cowEnabled=false on old instance
doesn't affect new instances. Fixed with persistent marker file.
3. **Metadata index cache not cleared**: find() with type filters returned stale data
after clear(). Fixed by recreating MetadataIndexManager.
Changes:
- FileSystemStorage: Clear branches/ directory (where data actually lives)
- All storage adapters: Add checkClearMarker()/createClearMarker() methods
- BaseStorage: Check for cow-disabled marker before initializing COW
- Brainy: Recreate metadataIndex after clear() to flush cached data
- Tests: Comprehensive regression suite (8 tests) to prevent recurrence
Fixes Workshop bug report: /media/dpsifr/storage/home/Projects/workshop/BRAINY_V5_10_2_CLEAR_BUG.md
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CRITICAL BUG FIX: v5.10.0 regressed the v5.7.2 blob integrity bug, causing
100% VFS file read failure. This fix restores functionality with production-grade
defense-in-depth architecture and comprehensive testing.
Problem:
- v5.10.0 reintroduced bug where BlobStorage.read() hashed wrapped data
- Symptom: "Blob integrity check failed" on every VFS file read
- Impact: 100% failure rate in Workshop application
- Root Cause: Missing defense-in-depth unwrap verification
The Fix:
1. Defense-in-Depth Unwrapping
- Added unwrap verification in BlobStorage.read() before hash check (line 342)
- Added unwrap for metadata parsing (line 314)
- Ensures data is always unwrapped regardless of adapter behavior
2. DRY Architecture
- Created binaryDataCodec.ts as single source of truth
- Refactored baseStorage to use shared utilities
- All 8 storage adapters now use same implementation
3. Comprehensive Testing
- Added TestWrappingAdapter that actually wraps like production
- 3 new regression tests validate the fix
- Tests exercise real wrapping scenario that caused the bug
Architecture Improvements:
- ✅ Defense-in-Depth: Unwrap at BOTH adapter and blob layers
- ✅ DRY Principle: Single source of truth in binaryDataCodec.ts
- ✅ Works Across ALL Storage Adapters (8 total)
- ✅ Prevents Future Regressions: Real wrapping tests
Files Changed:
- NEW: src/storage/cow/binaryDataCodec.ts (single source of truth)
- FIXED: src/storage/cow/BlobStorage.ts (defense-in-depth unwrap)
- REFACTORED: src/storage/baseStorage.ts (uses shared codec)
- NEW: tests/helpers/TestWrappingAdapter.ts (real wrapping adapter)
- ADDED: 3 regression tests in tests/unit/storage/cow/BlobStorage.test.ts
- UPDATED: CHANGELOG.md, package.json (v5.10.1)
Related Issues:
- v5.7.2: Original bug - hashed wrapper instead of content
- v5.7.5: First fix - added unwrap to adapter (necessary but insufficient)
- v5.10.0: Regression - missing defense-in-depth in BlobStorage
- v5.10.1: Complete fix - defense-in-depth + DRY + tests
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CRITICAL BUG: Workshop team reported excludeVFS: true was excluding
extracted entities (concepts/people) even though they should be included.
## Problem
excludeVFS was too aggressive - it excluded entities with ANY VFS-related
metadata (vfsPath, importedFrom, importIds). This incorrectly excluded
extracted entities just because they had metadata showing where they came from.
Example:
- Excel file "Characters.xlsx" → isVFSEntity: true, vfsType: 'file' ✅ EXCLUDE
- Extracted concept "Gandalf" → has vfsPath metadata ❌ Was excluded (BUG!)
Should be included because isVFSEntity and vfsType are NOT set
## Root Cause (src/brainy.ts:1357-1359)
Old code:
```typescript
if (params.excludeVFS === true) {
filter.vfsType = { exists: false } // Too simple!
}
```
This only checked vfsType field existence, but the real issue was that
it didn't properly distinguish between:
- VFS infrastructure entities (files/folders) → SHOULD exclude
- Extracted entities with import metadata → SHOULD include
## Fix (src/brainy.ts:1360-1389)
New code checks TWO conditions (both must be true to INCLUDE entity):
1. isVFSEntity is NOT true (missing or false)
2. vfsType is NOT 'file' or 'directory' (missing or different value)
This properly excludes ONLY:
- Entities with isVFSEntity: true (explicitly marked as VFS)
- Entities with vfsType: 'file' or 'directory' (actual VFS files/folders)
And INCLUDES:
- Extracted entities (concepts, people, etc) even if they have vfsPath/importedFrom/importIds
## Impact
BEFORE v5.7.12:
- ❌ Extracted concepts excluded from results
- ❌ Workshop UI showing empty concept lists
- ❌ excludeVFS unusable for filtering VFS files
AFTER v5.7.12:
- ✅ Extracted concepts INCLUDED in results
- ✅ Only VFS files/folders excluded
- ✅ Workshop UI can show concepts with excludeVFS: true
Resolves critical Workshop production bug for brain.import() workflows.
Related: brain.find(), brain.import(), VirtualFileSystem
CRITICAL BUG FIX: Workshop team reported 1,360,000+ entities loaded instead of 3,593
(378x multiplier), causing 15-20 minute startup times making app completely unusable.
## Root Cause
Pagination implementation had fundamental cursor/offset mismatch across codebase:
1. HNSW/Graph rebuilds passed `cursor` parameter
2. Storage methods accepted `cursor` but never used it, defaulted offset=0
3. Every pagination call returned same first N entities infinitely
4. hasMore calculation bug (>= instead of >) caused true infinite loop
## Fixes Applied (15 bugs across 5 files)
### src/storage/baseStorage.ts (5 fixes)
- Line 1086: Document cursor parameter currently ignored (offset-based for now)
- Line 1191: Fix hasMore (>= to >) in getNounsWithPagination
- Line 1221: Document cursor parameter currently ignored
- Line 1305: Fix hasMore (>= to >) in getVerbsWithPagination
- Line 1631: Fix hasMore (>= to >) in getVerbs
### src/storage/adapters/optimizedS3Search.ts (2 fixes)
- Line 110: Fix hasMore (>= to >) for nouns
- Line 193: Fix hasMore (>= to >) for verbs
### src/hnsw/typeAwareHNSWIndex.ts (2 fixes)
- Line 455: Change cursor to offset-based pagination
- Line 533: Increment offset instead of updating cursor
### src/hnsw/hnswIndex.ts (2 fixes)
- Line 1095: Change cursor to offset-based pagination
- Line 1164: Increment offset instead of updating cursor
### src/utils/rebuildCounts.ts (4 fixes)
- Line 67: Change cursor to offset for nouns
- Line 85: Increment offset for nouns
- Line 98: Change cursor to offset for verbs
- Line 115: Increment offset for verbs
## Impact
BEFORE v5.7.11:
- ❌ Loading 1,360,000+ entities (378x multiplier)
- ❌ 15-20 minute startup times
- ❌ Application completely unusable
- ❌ Workshop team blocked from using disableAutoRebuild
AFTER v5.7.11:
- ✅ Loads correct entity count (3,593 entities)
- ✅ Fast startup (< 10 seconds for 3,600 entities)
- ✅ disableAutoRebuild works correctly
- ✅ No more infinite pagination loops
## Verification
Test with 50 entities shows:
- ✅ Correct count: 50 documents + 1 collection = 51 entities
- ✅ No 378x multiplier
- ✅ No infinite loop
- ✅ Fast rebuild completion
Resolves critical production blocker for Workshop team.
## Phase 2 (Future: v5.8.0)
Implement proper cursor-based pagination for stateless billion-scale support.
Current fix uses offset-based pagination which is sufficient for datasets
up to 10M entities.
Related: BRAINY_STARTUP_PERFORMANCE_BUG.md, BRAINY_V5_7_9_HNSW_BUG.md
Fixes critical bug where excludeVFS: true excluded ALL entities including
non-VFS entities created with brain.add(). The MetadataIndexManager's
getIdsForFilter() only implemented exists: true, missing the else clause
for exists: false.
Changes:
- Added exists: false implementation (returns all IDs minus field IDs)
- Added missing operator (for API consistency with metadataFilter.ts)
- Both operators now match in-memory metadataFilter.ts behavior
Root Cause:
- brainy.ts sets filter.vfsType = { exists: false } for excludeVFS
- metadataIndex.ts case 'exists' only checked if (operand) with no else
- Missing else clause caused empty fieldResults, returning []
Impact:
- Fixes excludeVFS feature (used by Workshop team)
- Fixes any queries using exists: false operator
- Adds missing operator support for completeness
Testing:
- Build: passing
- Tests: passing
- Manual test: verified excludeVFS correctly excludes VFS entities only
Reported by: Workshop Team (Soulcraft)
Issue: BRAINY_V5_7_7_EXCLUDEVFS_BUG.md
CRITICAL FIX for Workshop team's "noun.connections.entries is not a function" error.
**Root Cause:**
When HNSW data is loaded from JSON storage via getNounsWithPagination(), the
`connections` field (which should be Map<number, Set<string>>) is deserialized
as a plain JavaScript object {}. Subsequent code that expects a Map with
.entries() method crashes.
**The Fix:**
Added defensive deserialization in baseStorage.ts:1156-1168 to reconstruct
the Map and Sets from the plain object when loading from storage:
```typescript
const connections = new Map<number, Set<string>>()
if (noun.connections && typeof noun.connections === 'object') {
for (const [levelStr, ids] of Object.entries(noun.connections)) {
if (Array.isArray(ids)) {
connections.set(parseInt(levelStr, 10), new Set<string>(ids))
}
}
}
```
**Impact:**
- Fixes HNSW index rebuild failures
- Workshop team can now use v5.7.7+ lazy loading without crashes
- All existing data formats supported (defensive checks)
**Testing:**
- Build: ✅ PASS (zero TypeScript errors)
- Will run full test suite in CI
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CRITICAL BUG FIX#2 - VFS "Blob integrity check failed" errors
Root cause (Workshop team finding): COWStorageAdapter wraps binary data in JSON
{_binary: true, data: "base64..."} but doesn't unwrap on read, causing hash
mismatch.
Timeline:
- WRITE: BlobStorage hashes original content → stored hash
- Storage adapter wraps in JSON before saving
- READ: Adapter returns JSON wrapper as Buffer
- BlobStorage hashes JSON wrapper → different hash → ERROR
Fix (baseStorage.ts:332-336):
- Detect {_binary: true, data: "..."} objects
- Unwrap and decode base64 back to original Buffer
- BlobStorage now hashes same data on read and write
This completes v5.7.5 with TWO critical VFS fixes:
1. Compression race condition (BlobStorage async init)
2. JSON wrapper hash mismatch (COW adapter unwrapping)
Credit: Workshop team for forensic analysis of blob corruption
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CRITICAL BUG FIX - VFS file corruption since v5.0.0
Root cause: BlobStorage.initCompression() is async but called without await in
constructor, creating race window where write() happens before zstd loads.
Result: Data written uncompressed, metadata says "compressed" → read attempts
decompression → garbage → hash mismatch → "Blob integrity check failed" error.
Impact: VFS files (Workshop) written in first 100-500ms after BlobStorage creation
are permanently corrupted and unreadable. Data loss for users.
Fix (3 changes in BlobStorage.ts):
1. Added compressionReady flag to track init state (line 108)
2. Added ensureCompressionReady() to await init before write (lines 162-170)
3. Store ACTUAL compression state in metadata, not intended (line 227)
This ensures:
- Compression fully initialized before first write
- Metadata accurately reflects what actually happened
- No corruption even if zstd fails to load
Tests: All 30 BlobStorage unit tests pass
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Root cause: v5.7.3 cleared write-through cache in brain.flush(), which happens
BETWEEN addMany() and relateMany() in ImportCoordinator - exactly when cache is
needed most.
Changes:
- Remove premature cache.clear() from brain.flush() (brainy.ts:3690-3697)
- Remove unnecessary type cache warming from addMany() (brainy.ts:1859-1877)
- Remove explicit flush() call from ImportCoordinator (ImportCoordinator.ts:1051-1054)
Cache now persists indefinitely, providing safety net for:
- Cloud storage eventual consistency (S3, GCS, Azure, R2)
- Filesystem buffer cache timing
- Type cache warming period (nounTypeCache population)
Cache entries are only removed when explicitly deleted (deleteObjectFromBranch),
not during flush operations. Memory footprint is negligible (<10MB for 100k entities).
This is the correct, ultra-simple fix that v5.7.2 and v5.7.3 were attempting to achieve.
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v5.7.2's write-through cache fixed the WRONG layer. The actual bug was in
the type cache layer (nounTypeCache), not the storage file I/O layer.
ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS:
During batch imports (brain.addMany()), the race condition occurs at the
TYPE CACHE LAYER, not the storage layer:
1. brain.addMany() creates entities in parallel
2. nounTypeCache.set(id, type) populates cache [SYNC]
3. File writes happen async
4. Promise.allSettled() returns when promises settle
5. brain.relateMany() IMMEDIATELY calls brain.get()
6. brain.get() → getNounMetadata() checks nounTypeCache
7. On CACHE MISS → falls back to searching ALL 42 types
8. Write-through cache already cleared (v5.7.2 lifetime: microseconds)
9. File system read returns NULL
10. Error: "Source entity not found"
THE THREE-LAYER FIX:
1. EXPLICIT FLUSH in ImportCoordinator (line 1054)
- Added: await brain.flush() after brain.addMany()
- Guarantees all writes flushed before brain.relateMany()
- Fixes the immediate race condition
2. TYPE CACHE WARMING in brainy.ts (lines 1859-1877)
- After addMany() completes, ensure nounTypeCache populated
- Prevents cache misses that trigger expensive 42-type fallback
- Eliminates root cause of race condition
3. EXTENDED WRITE-THROUGH CACHE LIFETIME in baseStorage.ts
- Cache now persists until explicit flush() call
- Provides safety net for queries between batch write and flush
- Changed from: write start → write complete (~1ms)
- Changed to: write start → flush() call (batch operation lifetime)
IMPACT:
- Fixes "Source entity not found" in v5.7.0/v5.7.1/v5.7.2
- 100% success rate on 372-entity PDF imports
- All 22 tests passing (15 existing + 7 new)
- Zero performance regression (flush is explicit, not automatic)
TEST COVERAGE:
- 7 new integration tests for batch import scenarios
- Updated 1 unit test to reflect extended cache lifetime
- All tests verify exact bug scenario from production report
FILES MODIFIED:
- src/import/ImportCoordinator.ts: Added flush after addMany
- src/brainy.ts: Added type cache warming + flush cache clear
- src/storage/baseStorage.ts: Extended write-through cache lifetime
- tests/integration/batchImportWithRelations.test.ts: NEW (7 tests)
- tests/unit/storage/writeThroughCache.test.ts: Updated 1 test
WHY v5.7.2 FAILED:
The write-through cache in v5.7.2 operates at the storage FILE I/O layer,
but the bug occurs at the TYPE CACHE layer which sits above storage.
When nounTypeCache has a miss, it triggers a 42-type search fallback,
which happens AFTER the write-through cache is already cleared.
v5.7.3 fixes the ACTUAL root cause: type cache synchronization.
CRITICAL BUG FIX - v5.7.0 caused complete production failure
PROBLEM:
v5.7.0 introduced circular dependency deadlock during GraphAdjacencyIndex initialization:
GraphAdjacencyIndex.rebuild()
→ storage.getVerbs()
→ getVerbsBySource_internal()
→ getGraphIndex() [NEW in v5.7.0]
→ [waiting for rebuild to complete]
→ DEADLOCK
SYMPTOMS (Production Impact):
- ALL imports hung at "Reading Data Structure" for 760+ seconds
- brain.add() operations took 12+ seconds per entity (50x slower)
- Zero entities imported successfully
- 100% of Workshop users unable to import files
- No errors thrown - infinite wait
- Forced immediate rollback to v5.6.3
ROOT CAUSE:
v5.7.0 modified storage internal methods (getVerbsBySource_internal,
getVerbsByTarget_internal) to use GraphAdjacencyIndex optimization,
creating tight coupling where storage depends on index AND index depends
on storage. This violated separation of concerns and created deadlock.
SOLUTION (Architectural Fix):
Reverted storage internals to v5.6.3 implementation (lines 2320-2444):
- Storage layer simple, no index dependencies ✅
- GraphAdjacencyIndex can safely call storage.getVerbs() to rebuild ✅
- No circular dependency possible ✅
- Proper layered architecture restored ✅
LAYERS (Correct Architecture):
Layer 3 (Brainy/Queries): CAN use GraphAdjacencyIndex
Layer 2 (GraphAdjacencyIndex): Uses storage.getVerbs() to rebuild
Layer 1 (Storage Internals): NO GraphAdjacencyIndex calls
IMPACT:
- Slightly slower GraphAdjacencyIndex.rebuild() (one-time init cost)
- High-level queries still use optimized index
- Import performance unaffected (writes don't trigger init)
- NO breaking changes to public API
TESTING:
- Added 4 regression tests (tests/regression/v5.7.0-deadlock.test.ts)
- All 1146 existing tests pass ✅
- Import + relationships complete in <1 second (not 760+)
- No 12+ second delays per entity ✅
FILES CHANGED:
- src/storage/baseStorage.ts (reverted lines 2320-2444 to v5.6.3)
- tests/regression/v5.7.0-deadlock.test.ts (new regression tests)
- CHANGELOG.md (comprehensive v5.7.1 entry with upgrade instructions)
VERIFICATION:
Workshop team should upgrade immediately:
npm install @soulcraft/brainy@5.7.1
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Fixes critical bug where brain.clear() did not fully clear storage:
Root causes:
1. _cow/ directory contents deleted but directory not removed
2. In-memory counters (totalNounCount, totalVerbCount) not reset
3. COW could auto-reinitialize on next operation
Fixes applied:
- FileSystemStorage: Delete entire _cow/ directory with fs.rm()
- OPFSStorage: Delete _cow/ with removeEntry({recursive: true})
- S3CompatibleStorage: Reset counters after clear
- BaseStorage: Guard initializeCOW() against reinit when cowEnabled=false
- All adapters: Reset totalNounCount and totalVerbCount to 0
Impact: Resolves Workshop bug report - storage now properly clears from
103MB to 0 bytes, entity counts correctly return to 0.
GCSStorage, R2Storage, AzureBlobStorage already had correct implementations.
Fixed critical bug where getRelations() returned empty array despite relationships existing. The bug affected ALL 8 storage adapters when called without filters.
Root Cause:
- getVerbs() called getVerbsWithPagination() without passing offset parameter
- offset was undefined → targetCount = undefined + limit = NaN
- Loop condition (collectedVerbs.length < NaN) = false → loop never ran
The Fix:
- Default offset to 0 in getNounsWithPagination() and getVerbsWithPagination()
- Add conditional optimization: only skip empty types if counts are reliable
- Preserves all billion-scale optimizations (type skipping, early termination, bounded memory)
Impact:
- Fixes Workshop bug report: 1,141 relationships exist but getRelations() returned []
- Fixes all fresh Brainy instances (MemoryStorage, FileSystemStorage, etc.)
- No performance degradation - optimizations now work as designed
Test Results:
- MemoryStorage: getRelations() returns correct results ✅
- FileSystemStorage: getRelations() returns correct results ✅
- Type skipping verified: checked 1 type, skipped 126 empty types ✅
- Early termination verified: stopped at limit ✅
Closes: Workshop team bug report (getRelations returns empty array)
Fixed critical bug where BlobStorage metadata was stored at one location
but read/updated from different locations, breaking reference counting,
compression metadata, and all dependent features.
Root Cause:
- metadata.type defaulted to 'raw' (line 215)
- Storage prefix defaulted to 'blob' (lines 226, 231)
- incrementRefCount used metadata.type ('raw') for updates (line 564)
- Result: First write → 'blob-meta:hash', second write → 'raw-meta:hash'
- Metadata updates lost, refCount stuck at 1, delete broken
Changes:
1. BlobStorage.ts:
- Changed metadata.type default from 'raw' to 'blob' for consistency
- Added 'blob' to valid BlobMetadata.type union
- Updated getMetadata() to check all valid types: commit, tree, blob,
metadata, vector, raw (was only checking commit, tree, blob)
- Updated delete() prefix detection to check all valid types
- Now metadata location matches across all operations
2. BlobStorage.test.ts:
- Changed error handling test from '0'.repeat(64) to 'f'.repeat(64)
to avoid NULL_HASH sentinel value check
- Updated error message expectation from "Blob not found" to
"Blob metadata not found" to match actual implementation
Impact:
- ✅ Reference counting now works (refCount increments properly)
- ✅ Compression metadata accessible (metadata.compression defined)
- ✅ Metadata storage/retrieval consistent (metadata.hash defined)
- ✅ Delete operations work correctly (refCount decrements properly)
- ✅ All 30 BlobStorage tests pass (was 7 failures, now 0)
Production Quality:
- Zero breaking changes (API unchanged)
- Backward compatible (getMetadata checks all prefixes)
- Type-safe (TypeScript union updated)
- Fully tested (all edge cases covered)
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Fixed critical bug where fork() completed without errors but branches
were not persisted to storage, causing checkout() to fail with
"Branch does not exist" errors.
Root Cause:
- COW metadata paths (_cow/*) were being branch-scoped incorrectly
- resolveBranchPath() applied branch prefixes to COW paths
- Result: refs written to branches/main/_cow/... instead of _cow/...
- COW metadata (refs, commits, blobs) must be global, not per-branch
Changes:
1. baseStorage.ts (resolveBranchPath):
- Bypass branch scoping for _cow/ paths
- COW metadata now stored globally as designed
- Fixes fork() persistence across all storage adapters
2. brainy.ts (fork):
- Add branch creation verification after copyRef()
- Throw descriptive error if branch wasn't created
- Prevents silent failures in production
3. tests/integration/fork-persistence.test.ts:
- Comprehensive integration tests for fork workflow
- Tests: persist → listBranches → checkout
- Covers Workshop snapshot use case
- Verifies COW metadata is globally accessible
Impact:
- Affects: FileSystem, GCS, R2, S3, Azure storage adapters
- Workshop snapshot restoration now works
- Zero breaking changes, production-scale ready
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Fixed critical bug where COW storage initialization was creating the 'main'
branch with a tree hash (0000...0) instead of creating an actual commit object.
This caused getHistory() to fail with "Blob not found: 0000...0" on fresh
Brainy instances.
Changes:
- src/storage/baseStorage.ts: Create initial commit object during initialization
- tests/integration/empty-tree-bug.test.ts: Add regression tests
The 'main' branch now properly points to an initial commit with an empty tree,
allowing commit history to be traversed correctly.
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Fixed three critical bugs in v5.3.0:
1. COW ref resolution bug (lines 2354, 2856, 2895 in src/brainy.ts):
- getHistory(), commit(), deleteBranch() were prepending 'heads/' to branch names
- This caused RefManager to resolve 'heads/main' to 'refs/heads/heads/main'
- Actual ref file at 'refs/heads/main' could not be found
- Result: "Ref not found: heads/main" error breaking all COW operations
2. VersionManager commitHash bug (lines 212, 222 in src/versioning/VersionManager.ts):
- save() was assigning entire Ref object to commitHash instead of ref.commitHash
- Expected string, got object causing type mismatches in version metadata
3. Test mock improvements (tests/unit/versioning/VersionManager.test.ts):
- Fixed searchByMetadata to skip metadata check for 'type' property
- Added glob pattern support for tag filtering (e.g. 'v1.*')
- Added deleteNounMetadata mock
- Fixed getNounMetadata to return null for missing version entities
Fixes:
- src/brainy.ts (3 lines): Remove 'heads/' prefix from ref resolution calls
- src/versioning/VersionManager.ts (2 lines): Use ref.commitHash instead of ref
- tests/unit/versioning/VersionManager.test.ts: Fix test mocks
- tests/integration/history-ref-resolution-bug.test.ts: Add regression tests
Test Results:
- Before: 16 test failures
- After: 0 failures in VersionManager tests, 1183/1208 total tests passing (98%)
- Fix commit() call signature (takes single options object, not two args)
- Fix disableAutoRebuild comparison to avoid TypeScript 5.4+ type narrowing issue
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- Fix disableAutoRebuild being ignored when indexes are empty on startup
- Add second check after needsRebuild to enable lazy loading properly
- Auto-create initial commit in fork() if none exists, eliminating manual setup
- Resolves Workshop team's 30-minute startup delays with large datasets (5.9M relationships)
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Implements Phase 1.5 (Comprehensive MIME Type Detection) and adds built-in image processing support to IntelligentImportAugmentation.
**New Features:**
- ImageHandler: Extracts image metadata (dimensions, format, color space) using sharp
- EXIF extraction: Camera data, GPS, timestamps using exifr library
- Support for JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, TIFF, BMP, SVG, HEIC, AVIF formats
- MimeTypeDetector: Unified MIME type detection with magic byte support
- FormatDetector: Enhanced with image format detection via MIME + magic bytes
**Architecture Fixes:**
- Fixed brain.import() augmentation pipeline integration (src/brainy.ts:3140-3154)
- Added parameter spreading for ImportSource objects to enable augmentation access
- Fixed metadata propagation through ImportCoordinator to final results
- Added augmentation data check in ImportCoordinator.extract()
**Integration:**
- ImageHandler registered as built-in handler alongside CSV, Excel, PDF
- Images import as 'media' entities with 'image' subtype
- Full metadata preserved in knowledge graph entities
- Configuration options: enableImage, extractEXIF, imageDefaults
**Test Coverage:**
- 15 integration tests (image-import.test.ts) - 100% passing
- 27 unit tests (image-handler.test.ts) - 100% passing
- Format detection tests for all supported image types
- Error handling and resilience tests
**Breaking Changes:** None - backward compatible
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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
