brainy/docs/vfs/ROADMAP.md

VFS Roadmap - Planned Features

Status: These features are planned but not yet implemented. Current Version: See main VFS README for implemented features.

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v1.1 (Next Release)

Enhanced Streaming Support

Improve VFS streaming to support true chunk-by-chunk reads for large files without loading entire content into memory.

Status: Planned Effort: 3-4 weeks

VFS Security Integration

Integrate Brainy's SecurityAPI with VFS file operations.

// Planned API (not yet implemented)
await vfs.encrypt('/sensitive-data.json', { algorithm: 'AES-256' })
await vfs.setACL('/project', { user: 'alice', permissions: 'rw-' })
const auditLog = await vfs.getAuditLog('/project', { since: lastWeek })

Status: Planned Note: SecurityAPI exists (src/api/SecurityAPI.ts) but not integrated with VFS operations.

Atomic Operations Layer

Add transaction support for compound VFS operations.

// Planned API (not yet implemented)
await vfs.transaction(async (tx) => {
  await tx.move('/src/file.txt', '/dest/file.txt')
  await tx.writeFile('/dest/metadata.json', metadata)
  // Both succeed or both fail
})

Status: Planned Effort: 1-2 weeks

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v1.2

Version History

Track file versions with history and restoration capabilities.

// Planned API (not yet implemented)
await vfs.enableVersioning('/important-doc.md')
const versions = await vfs.getVersions('/important-doc.md')
await vfs.restoreVersion('/important-doc.md', versions[2].id)
const diff = await vfs.diffVersions('/important-doc.md', v1, v2)

Features:

• Automatic versioning on file changes
• Version history with metadata
• Point-in-time restoration
• Version comparison/diff

Status: Planned Effort: 4-5 weeks

Distributed Filesystem

Mount remote Brainy instances for federated file access.

// Planned API (not yet implemented)
await vfs.mount('/remote-team', {
  type: 'brainy-remote',
  url: 'https://team-brainy.example.com',
  credentials: {...}
})

// Federated search across mounted instances
const results = await vfs.search('project docs', { includeMounted: true })

// Sync directories
await vfs.sync('/local/docs', '/remote-team/docs')

Status: Planned Effort: 6-8 weeks

Backup & Recovery API

Built-in backup and recovery operations.

// Planned API (not yet implemented)
const changes = await vfs.getChangesSince(lastBackupTime)
await vfs.createSnapshot('/backup-snapshot-2024')
await vfs.restoreToTime('/project', timestamp)
await vfs.verifyIntegrity('/project')
const issues = await vfs.repair('/project')

Status: Planned Effort: 3-4 weeks

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v2.0

AI-Powered Auto-Organization

Intelligent file organization based on content and usage patterns.

// Planned API (not yet implemented)
await vfs.autoOrganize('/downloads', {
  strategy: 'by-content-type',
  createFolders: true
})

const duplicates = await vfs.detectDuplicates('/photos')
await vfs.deduplicateFiles(duplicates, { keep: 'highest-quality' })

await vfs.optimizeStorage('/project', {
  compress: ['*.log', '*.txt'],
  archive: { olderThan: '90d' }
})

Features:

• Content-based organization
• Smart deduplication
• Content-aware compression
• Automatic archival

Status: Planned - Research phase Effort: 8-10 weeks

Smart Collections / Virtual Directories

Persistent query-based virtual directories that auto-update.

// Planned API (not yet implemented)
await vfs.createVirtualDirectory('/auth-related', {
  query: { concepts: { contains: 'authentication' }},
  autoUpdate: true
})

// Directory automatically updates as matching files are added/modified

Note: Current VFS supports query-based access (e.g., /by-concept/auth) but not persistent virtual directories.

Status: Planned Effort: 4-5 weeks

FUSE Driver

Mount VFS as a native filesystem on Linux/Mac/Windows.

// Planned (research phase)
import { mountVFS } from '@soulcraft/brainy/vfs/fuse'

await mountVFS(vfs, {
  mountPoint: '/mnt/brainy',
  options: { allowOther: true }
})

Challenges:

• FUSE requires synchronous operations (VFS is async-first)
• Kernel-level integration complexity
• Cross-platform support (FUSE/Dokan/WinFsp)

Status: Research phase Effort: 10-12 weeks + significant testing

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Community Contributions Wanted

These features would benefit from community contributions. If you're interested in building any of these, please open an issue!

Express.js Static Middleware

// Wanted: Community contribution
import { createStaticMiddleware } from '@soulcraft/brainy/vfs/express'

app.use('/files', createStaticMiddleware(vfs, {
  index: ['index.html', 'index.md'],
  etag: true,
  cacheControl: 'max-age=3600'
}))

VSCode Extension

// Wanted: Community contribution
import { VFSProvider } from '@soulcraft/brainy/vfs/vscode'

const provider = new VFSProvider(vfs)
vscode.workspace.registerFileSystemProvider('brainy', provider)

Features:

• Browse VFS in VSCode explorer
• Semantic search from command palette
• Concept highlighting
• Relationship visualization

Webpack Plugin

Semantic-aware webpack builds with dependency graph from VFS relationships.

Vite Plugin

Vite integration with VFS for semantic module resolution.

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Far Future (v5.0+)

Automatic Node Discovery

Zero-config multi-node setup with automatic discovery via UDP broadcast, Kubernetes DNS, or cloud provider APIs.

Automatic Failover

Health monitoring and automatic failover in distributed deployments.

Cloud Provider Auto-Detection

// Far future concept
const brain = new Brainy({
  storage: 'cloud://brainy-data' // Auto-detects AWS/GCP/Azure
})

Hot/Cold Storage Tiering

Automatic data movement between hot (SSD/local) and cold (S3/archive) storage based on access patterns.

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How to Track Progress

• GitHub Issues: Track feature development
• Discussions: Discuss feature design and requirements
• Pull Requests: Submit contributions

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Contributing

Interested in implementing a planned feature? Here's how to get started:

1. Open an issue discussing the feature you want to implement
2. Review the design - we'll help with architecture decisions
3. Submit a PR with implementation + tests
4. Celebrate! Your contribution helps everyone 🎉

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Last Updated: 2025-10-29 VFS Version: 4.9.0