Per user direction and BRAINY-8.0-RENAME-COORDINATION § G.2: the
`config.vector.advanced.{hnsw, diskann}` escape-hatch surface was
over-engineered. The 8.0 config surface collapses to **three knobs**:
```
config.vector = {
recall?: 'fast' | 'balanced' | 'accurate'
quantization?: { enabled?, bits?: 8 | 4 }
persistMode?: 'immediate' | 'deferred'
}
```
The algorithm-internal HNSW knobs (`M`, `efConstruction`, `efSearch`,
`ml`) and DiskANN knobs (`pqM`, `searchListSize`, `alpha`, …) are no
longer exposed at the public surface. The `recall` preset covers the
legitimate quality/latency tradeoff; algorithm-internal tuning is
intentionally hidden. If users need it later, we can add it back —
shipping with too few knobs is easier to evolve than shipping with too
many.
CHANGES
src/types/brainy.types.ts
- BrainyConfig.hnswPersistMode (7.x top-level) → BrainyConfig.vector.persistMode.
- BrainyConfig.vector — dropped `advanced.{hnsw, diskann}` sub-block.
- BrainyConfig.vector.quantization — dropped `rerankMultiplier` (hardcoded to 3).
- BrainyConfig.vector — dropped `vectorStorage: 'memory' | 'lazy'`. Brainy
always keeps vectors resident in 8.0; the lazy-eviction path was a
cloud-storage optimisation that's no longer needed (cloud adapters are gone).
- JSDoc tightened to reflect the closed-form contract.
src/utils/recallPreset.ts
- resolveJsHnswConfig() signature narrowed: accepts `{ recall? }` only
(no more `advanced` parameter).
src/brainy.ts
- normalizeConfig() — no longer carries `hnswPersistMode` on the resolved
config. Dropped the deprecated 'gcs-native' warning, the gcsStorage
HMAC-key warning, and the lenient storage-pairing block (dead code now
that cloud adapters are gone).
- resolveHNSWPersistMode() — collapsed to a one-liner:
`return this.config.vector?.persistMode ?? 'immediate'`. The cloud-vs-local
smart-default branching is no longer relevant (filesystem is the only
persistent backend in 8.0).
- setupIndex() — reads quantization fields from config.vector directly;
rerankMultiplier hardcoded to 3.
NO-OP scope
The recall preset's 'balanced' = brainy 7.x DEFAULT_CONFIG byte-for-byte,
so users who don't set recall get the same behavior. Users who set
config.hnsw.* in 7.x will need to migrate to config.vector.* per the
8.0 release notes; pure 7.x defaults users see no change.
VERIFICATION
- npx tsc --noEmit: clean
- npm test: 1408 / 1409 (same pre-existing test-isolation race condition
from step 7, not related to step 8)
Step 2 of the brainy 8.0 rename scaffolding. Adds the new algorithm-neutral
config surface alongside the legacy config.hnsw path (which becomes a compat
shim removed in the final cleanup commit).
CHANGES
src/utils/recallPreset.ts (NEW)
- DEFAULT_RECALL = 'balanced'
- HNSW_PRESETS table — fast/balanced/accurate → (M, efConstruction, efSearch).
'balanced' equals brainy 7.x DEFAULT_CONFIG byte-for-byte so a 7.x → 8.0
upgrade with no explicit recall value is a no-op.
- resolveRecallHnswKnobs(preset) — preset → knobs.
- resolveJsHnswConfig(vectorConfig) — preset first, then `advanced.hnsw` overrides
win. Explicit knobs always beat the preset.
src/types/brainy.types.ts
- New optional `vector` field on BrainyConfig:
vector?: {
recall?: 'fast' | 'balanced' | 'accurate'
quantization?: { enabled?, bits?: 8 | 4, rerankMultiplier? }
vectorStorage?: 'memory' | 'lazy'
advanced?: {
hnsw?: { M?, efConstruction?, efSearch?, ml? }
diskann?: { pqM?, pqKsub?, maxDegree?, searchListSize?, alpha?, ... }
}
}
- `hnsw` field marked @deprecated with note that it stays as a compat shim
during the 8.0 rename and is removed in the final cleanup commit.
src/utils/unifiedCache.ts
- Cache-category union widened from
'hnsw' | 'metadata' | 'embedding' | 'other'
to
'hnsw' | 'vectors' | 'metadata' | 'embedding' | 'other'
- 5 union sites + 4 typed-counter maps (typeAccessCounts, checkFairness
typeSizes/typeCounts/accessRatios/sizeRatios, getStats typeSizes/typeCounts,
evictType loop) all gained the 'vectors' key with initial value 0.
- The hard-coded fairness-check loop now iterates both keys.
- Final 8.0 cleanup will narrow back to 'vectors' | 'metadata' | 'embedding' | 'other'.
src/brainy.ts (normalizeConfig)
- Adds the new `vector` field to the Required<BrainyConfig> return shape so
TS compiles. Reads config?.vector ?? undefined as any (same pattern as
the other optional config fields).
NO-OP scope
No behavioural change. The new config.vector path is silently ignored at
runtime in this commit — wired up in step 4 (storage + index resolution).
Pure surface plumbing. Tests + build green.
VERIFICATION
- npx tsc --noEmit: clean
- npm test: 1468 / 1468 unit
