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# 🧠 Brainy 2.0 Simplified Public API
> **Ultra-clean, Simple, Powerful** - Minimal methods, maximum capability.
## 📚 NOUNS (Data with Vectors)
```typescript
// Single Operations
addNoun(textOrVector, metadata?) // Add noun (auto-embeds text!)
getNoun(id) // Get one noun
updateNoun(id, textOrVector?, metadata?) // Update noun
deleteNoun(id) // Delete noun
hasNoun(id) // Check if exists
// Metadata Operations
getNounMetadata(id) // Get metadata only
updateNounMetadata(id, metadata) // Update metadata only
getNounWithVerbs(id) // Get noun with relationships
// Batch Operations
addNouns(items[]) // Add multiple nouns
getNouns(idsOrOptions) // Get multiple nouns (unified)
deleteNouns(ids[]) // Delete multiple nouns
```
## 🔗 VERBS (Relationships)
```typescript
// Core Operations
addVerb(source, target, type, metadata?) // Create relationship
getVerb(id) // Get verb
deleteVerb(id) // Delete verb
// Queries
getVerbsBySource(sourceId) // Outgoing relationships
getVerbsByTarget(targetId) // Incoming relationships
getVerbsByType(type) // By relationship type
```
## 🔍 SEARCH (One Method to Rule Them All)
```typescript
// THE ONLY SEARCH METHODS YOU NEED:
search(query, k?) // Simple vector search (alias to find)
find(query) // TRIPLE INTELLIGENCE 🧠
```
### Find Query Examples:
```typescript
// Text search (auto-embeds)
find('documents about AI')
// Similar to existing noun
find({ like: 'noun-id-123' })
// Field filtering
find({ where: { type: 'article' }})
// Graph traversal
find({ connected: { to: 'id', via: 'references' }})
// Combined queries (Triple Intelligence!)
find({
like: 'sample-doc', // Vector similarity
where: { status: 'published' }, // Field filter
connected: { via: 'cites' }, // Graph relationships
limit: 10 // Pagination
})
```
## 📊 METADATA
```typescript
getFilterableFields() // Get indexed fields
getFieldValues(field) // Get unique values for field
```
## 🚀 PERFORMANCE
```typescript
// Cache
getCacheStats() // Cache statistics
clearCache() // Clear cache
// Stats
size() // Total count
getStatistics() // Full statistics
getHealthStatus() // Health check
```
## ⚙️ CONFIGURATION
```typescript
// Modes
setReadOnly(bool) // Read-only mode
setWriteOnly(bool) // Write-only mode
setFrozen(bool) // Freeze all changes
// Remote Sync
connectRemote(url) // Connect to remote
disconnectRemote() // Disconnect
syncNow() // Manual sync
```
## 💾 DATA MANAGEMENT
```typescript
clear(options?) // Clear all
clearNouns() // Clear nouns
clearVerbs() // Clear verbs
backup() // Create backup
restore(backup) // Restore backup
```
## 🚀 LIFECYCLE
```typescript
new BrainyData(config?) // Create
init() // Initialize (REQUIRED!)
shutdown() // Cleanup
```
---
## 🎯 Philosophy
### Why So Simple?
1. **`addNoun()` handles everything** - Text? Auto-embeds. Vector? Uses directly.
2. **`find()` is the ultimate search** - Combines vector, graph, and field search
3. **`search()` is just convenience** - Simple alias to `find()` for basic queries
4. **No duplicate methods** - One way to do each thing
### The Power of Find
The `find()` method is your Swiss Army knife:
- Text search → Auto-embeds and searches
- Vector search → `{ like: 'id' }` or `{ like: vector }`
- Field search → `{ where: { field: value }}`
- Graph search → `{ connected: { to/from: 'id' }}`
- Combine them all → Triple Intelligence!
### Zero Configuration
Everything just works:
- Text auto-embeds
- Vectors auto-index
- Metadata auto-indexes
- Relationships auto-optimize