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# 🧠 Brainy 2.0 Detailed API Reference
> **Complete API with full parameter descriptions**
## 📚 CORE DATA OPERATIONS
### Nouns (Vectors with Metadata)
#### `addNoun(textOrVector, metadata?)`
Add a single noun to the database
- **textOrVector**: `string | number[]` - Text to auto-embed OR pre-computed vector
- **metadata**: `object` (optional) - Associated metadata
- **Returns**: `Promise<string>` - The ID of the created noun
#### `getNoun(id)`
Retrieve a single noun by ID
- **id**: `string` - The noun's unique identifier
- **Returns**: `Promise<VectorDocument | null>` - The noun with vector and metadata
#### `updateNoun(id, textOrVector?, metadata?)`
Update an existing noun
- **id**: `string` - The noun's ID to update
- **textOrVector**: `string | number[]` (optional) - New text/vector
- **metadata**: `object` (optional) - New metadata (merged with existing)
- **Returns**: `Promise<void>`
#### `deleteNoun(id)`
Delete a single noun
- **id**: `string` - The noun's ID to delete
- **Returns**: `Promise<boolean>` - True if deleted
#### `hasNoun(id)`
Check if a noun exists
- **id**: `string` - The noun's ID to check
- **Returns**: `Promise<boolean>` - True if exists
#### `getNounMetadata(id)`
Get only the metadata of a noun (no vector)
- **id**: `string` - The noun's ID
- **Returns**: `Promise<object | null>` - Just the metadata
#### `updateNounMetadata(id, metadata)`
Update only the metadata of a noun
- **id**: `string` - The noun's ID
- **metadata**: `object` - New metadata (replaces existing)
- **Returns**: `Promise<void>`
#### `getNounWithVerbs(id)`
Get a noun with all its relationships
- **id**: `string` - The noun's ID
- **Returns**: `Promise<{noun: VectorDocument, verbs: Verb[]}>` - Noun and relationships
#### `addNouns(items[])`
Add multiple nouns in batch
- **items**: `Array<{vector: number[] | string, metadata?: object}>` - Array of nouns
- **Returns**: `Promise<string[]>` - Array of created IDs
#### `getNouns(idsOrOptions)`
Get multiple nouns (unified method)
- **idsOrOptions**: Can be one of:
- `string[]` - Array of IDs to fetch
- `{filter: object}` - Filter by metadata fields
- `{limit: number, offset: number}` - Pagination
- **Returns**: `Promise<VectorDocument[]>` - Array of nouns
#### `deleteNouns(ids[])`
Delete multiple nouns
- **ids**: `string[]` - Array of IDs to delete
- **Returns**: `Promise<boolean[]>` - Success status for each
---
### Verbs (Relationships)
#### `addVerb(source, target, type, metadata?)`
Create a relationship between nouns
- **source**: `string` - Source noun ID
- **target**: `string` - Target noun ID
- **type**: `string` - Relationship type (e.g., 'references', 'contains')
- **metadata**: `object` (optional) - Relationship metadata
- **Returns**: `Promise<string>` - The verb ID
#### `getVerb(id)`
Get a single relationship
- **id**: `string` - The verb's ID
- **Returns**: `Promise<Verb | null>` - The relationship
#### `deleteVerb(id)`
Delete a relationship
- **id**: `string` - The verb's ID
- **Returns**: `Promise<boolean>` - True if deleted
#### `getVerbsBySource(sourceId)`
Get all outgoing relationships from a noun
- **sourceId**: `string` - The source noun's ID
- **Returns**: `Promise<Verb[]>` - Array of relationships
#### `getVerbsByTarget(targetId)`
Get all incoming relationships to a noun
- **targetId**: `string` - The target noun's ID
- **Returns**: `Promise<Verb[]>` - Array of relationships
#### `getVerbsByType(type)`
Get all relationships of a specific type
- **type**: `string` - The relationship type
- **Returns**: `Promise<Verb[]>` - Array of relationships
---
## 🔍 SEARCH & INTELLIGENCE
### Core Search Methods
#### `search(query, k?)`
Simple vector similarity search (convenience wrapper)
- **query**: `string | number[]` - Text query or vector
- **k**: `number` (default: 10) - Number of results
- **Returns**: `Promise<SearchResult[]>` - Ranked results with scores
- **Note**: Equivalent to `find({like: query, limit: k})`
#### `find(query)`
**TRIPLE INTELLIGENCE** - The ultimate search method
- **query**: `object` - Complex query object supporting:
```typescript
{
// Vector similarity
like?: string | number[] | {id: string}, // Text, vector, or noun ID
// Metadata filtering
where?: {
field: value, // Exact match
field: {$in: [values]}, // In array
field: {$gt: value}, // Greater than
field: {$regex: pattern} // Pattern match
},
// Graph traversal
connected?: {
to?: string, // Target noun ID
from?: string, // Source noun ID
via?: string, // Relationship type
depth?: number // Traversal depth (default: 1)
},
// Control
limit?: number, // Max results (default: 10)
offset?: number, // Skip results
threshold?: number // Min similarity score
}
```
- **Returns**: `Promise<EnhancedSearchResult[]>` - Results with scores and explanations
#### `findSimilar(id, k?)`
Find nouns similar to an existing noun
- **id**: `string` - Reference noun ID
- **k**: `number` (default: 10) - Number of results
- **Returns**: `Promise<SearchResult[]>` - Similar nouns
---
### Neural API
#### `neural.search(query, options?)`
Neural-enhanced semantic search
- **query**: `string` - Natural language query
- **options**: `{expand?: boolean, rerank?: boolean}` - Enhancement options
- **Returns**: `Promise<NeuralSearchResult[]>` - Enhanced results
#### `neural.cluster(options?)`
Automatic clustering of nouns
- **options**: `{k?: number, method?: 'kmeans'|'dbscan', minSize?: number}`
- **Returns**: `Promise<Cluster[]>` - Generated clusters
#### `neural.extract(text)`
Extract entities from text
- **text**: `string` - Text to analyze
- **Returns**: `Promise<{entities: Entity[], relationships: Relationship[]}>`
#### `neural.summarize(ids[])`
Generate summary from multiple nouns
- **ids**: `string[]` - Noun IDs to summarize
- **Returns**: `Promise<string>` - Generated summary
#### `neural.analyze(id)`
Deep analysis of a noun
- **id**: `string` - Noun ID to analyze
- **Returns**: `Promise<Analysis>` - Detailed analysis
#### `neural.compare(id1, id2)`
Semantic comparison of two nouns
- **id1**: `string` - First noun ID
- **id2**: `string` - Second noun ID
- **Returns**: `Promise<{similarity: number, differences: string[], commonalities: string[]}>`
#### `neural.topics(options?)`
Topic modeling across all nouns
- **options**: `{k?: number, method?: 'lda'|'nmf'}` - Topic extraction options
- **Returns**: `Promise<Topic[]>` - Discovered topics
#### `neural.patterns(options?)`
Pattern detection in data
- **options**: `{minSupport?: number, minConfidence?: number}`
- **Returns**: `Promise<Pattern[]>` - Detected patterns
---
## 📥 IMPORT/EXPORT
### Neural Import
#### `neuralImport(data, options?)`
Smart AI-powered data import
- **data**: `any` - Data to import (auto-detects format)
- **options**: `{autoExtract?: boolean, autoRelate?: boolean, batchSize?: number}`
- **Returns**: `Promise<{nouns: string[], verbs: string[]}>`
#### `neuralImport.csv(file, options?)`
Import CSV with intelligent parsing
- **file**: `string | Buffer` - CSV file path or content
- **options**: `{headers?: boolean, delimiter?: string, embedColumns?: string[]}`
- **Returns**: `Promise<ImportResult>`
#### `neuralImport.json(data, options?)`
Import JSON with structure detection
- **data**: `object | string` - JSON data or string
- **options**: `{flatten?: boolean, keyPaths?: string[]}`
- **Returns**: `Promise<ImportResult>`
#### `neuralImport.text(text, options?)`
Import text with NLP processing
- **text**: `string` - Raw text
- **options**: `{chunk?: boolean, chunkSize?: number, extractEntities?: boolean}`
- **Returns**: `Promise<ImportResult>`
---
## 🔄 SYNC & DISTRIBUTION
### Real-time Sync
#### `sync.enable(config)`
Enable real-time synchronization
- **config**: `{url: string, interval?: number, bidirectional?: boolean}`
- **Returns**: `Promise<void>`
#### `sync.disable()`
Disable synchronization
- **Returns**: `Promise<void>`
#### `sync.now()`
Trigger manual sync
- **Returns**: `Promise<SyncResult>`
#### `sync.status()`
Get sync status
- **Returns**: `Promise<{enabled: boolean, lastSync: Date, pending: number}>`
---
### Remote Operations
#### `remote.connect(url, options?)`
Connect to remote Brainy instance
- **url**: `string` - Remote instance URL
- **options**: `{auth?: string, timeout?: number, retry?: boolean}`
- **Returns**: `Promise<Connection>`
#### `remote.search(query)`
Search remote instance
- **query**: `any` - Same as find() query
- **Returns**: `Promise<SearchResult[]>`
---
## 🧠 INTELLIGENCE FEATURES
### Verb Scoring
#### `verbScoring.train(feedback)`
Train the verb scoring model
- **feedback**: `{verbId: string, score: number, context?: object}`
- **Returns**: `Promise<void>`
#### `verbScoring.getScore(verbId)`
Get intelligent score for a verb
- **verbId**: `string` - The verb to score
- **Returns**: `Promise<number>` - Score between 0-1
#### `verbScoring.export()`
Export training data
- **Returns**: `Promise<TrainingData>`
#### `verbScoring.import(data)`
Import training data
- **data**: `TrainingData` - Previously exported data
- **Returns**: `Promise<void>`
---
### Embeddings
#### `embed(text)`
Generate embedding vector for text
- **text**: `string` - Text to embed
- **Returns**: `Promise<number[]>` - Embedding vector
#### `embedBatch(texts[])`
Generate embeddings for multiple texts
- **texts**: `string[]` - Array of texts
- **Returns**: `Promise<number[][]>` - Array of vectors
#### `similarity(a, b, metric?)`
Calculate similarity between vectors or texts
- **a**: `string | number[]` - First item
- **b**: `string | number[]` - Second item
- **metric**: `'cosine' | 'euclidean' | 'manhattan'` (default: 'cosine')
- **Returns**: `Promise<number>` - Similarity score
---
## 📊 MONITORING & PERFORMANCE
#### `size()`
Get total noun count
- **Returns**: `number` - Total nouns in database
#### `stats()`
Get comprehensive statistics
- **Returns**: `Promise<Statistics>` - Detailed stats
#### `health()`
System health check
- **Returns**: `Promise<{status: 'healthy'|'degraded'|'unhealthy', details: object}>`
#### `cache.stats()`
Get cache statistics
- **Returns**: `CacheStats` - Hit rates, size, etc.
#### `cache.clear()`
Clear all caches
- **Returns**: `void`
---
## 🚀 LIFECYCLE
#### `new BrainyData(config?)`
Create new Brainy instance
- **config**: `object` (optional)
```typescript
{
storage?: 'auto' | 'memory' | 'filesystem' | 's3',
dimensions?: number, // Vector dimensions (default: 384)
cache?: boolean, // Enable caching (default: true)
index?: boolean, // Enable indexing (default: true)
verbose?: boolean, // Verbose logging (default: false)
augmentations?: Augmentation[] // Custom augmentations
}
```
#### `init()`
Initialize the instance (REQUIRED!)
- **Returns**: `Promise<void>`
- **Note**: Must be called before any operations
#### `shutdown()`
Graceful shutdown
- **Returns**: `Promise<void>` - Saves state and closes connections
---
## 📐 READ-ONLY PROPERTIES
- **dimensions**: `number` - Vector dimensions
- **initialized**: `boolean` - Whether init() was called
- **mode**: `string` - Current operational mode