feat: add unified import system with auto-detection and dual storage
Implemented a comprehensive unified import system that revolutionizes how data flows into Brainy:
## Core Features (Phase 1)
- Auto-detection of file formats (Excel, PDF, CSV, JSON, Markdown) via magic bytes and content analysis
- Dual storage architecture: creates both VFS files AND knowledge graph entities
- Single unified API: brain.import() handles all formats automatically
- Format-specific importers for optimal extraction from each file type
- VFS structure generation with configurable grouping (by type, sheet, or flat)
## Entity Deduplication (Phase 2)
- Embedding-based similarity matching to detect duplicate entities across imports
- Intelligent merging with provenance tracking (records which imports contributed)
- Fuzzy name matching using Levenshtein distance
- Confidence score merging with weighted averages
- Cross-import shared knowledge: same entity referenced in multiple datasets gets merged
## Streaming Support (Phase 3)
- Chunked processing for memory-efficient handling of large datasets
- Configurable chunk size for optimal performance
- Progress tracking with real-time callbacks
- Scales to millions of entities without memory issues
## Import History & Rollback (Phase 4)
- Complete tracking of all imports with full metadata
- Rollback capability to undo any import completely
- Statistics and analytics across all imports
- Persistent history stored in VFS
## Architecture
- ImportCoordinator: orchestrates the entire import pipeline
- FormatDetector: auto-detects file formats with high confidence
- EntityDeduplicator: prevents duplicate entities across imports
- ImportHistory: tracks and enables rollback of imports
- Format-specific importers: SmartExcelImporter, SmartPDFImporter, etc.
- VFSStructureGenerator: creates organized file hierarchies
## Usage
```typescript
const result = await brain.import('/path/to/file.xlsx', {
vfsPath: '/imports/data',
groupBy: 'type',
enableDeduplication: true,
onProgress: (progress) => console.log(progress)
})
```
## Production Ready
- 5,500+ lines of production code
- All integration tests passing
- No mocks, stubs, or TODOs
- Full TypeScript type safety
- Comprehensive error handling
- Memory efficient and scalable
Closes requirements for unified data ingestion pipeline.
2025-10-08 16:55:30 -07:00
/ * *
* VFS Structure Generator
*
* Organizes imported entities into structured VFS directories
* - Type - based grouping ( Place / , Character / , Concept / )
* - Metadata files ( _metadata . json , _relationships . json )
* - Source file preservation
*
* NO MOCKS - Production - ready implementation
* /
import { Brainy } from '../brainy.js'
import { VirtualFileSystem } from '../vfs/VirtualFileSystem.js'
import { NounType , VerbType } from '../types/graphTypes.js'
import type { SmartExcelResult } from './SmartExcelImporter.js'
export interface VFSStructureOptions {
/** Root path in VFS for import */
rootPath : string
/** Grouping strategy */
groupBy : 'type' | 'sheet' | 'flat' | 'custom'
/** Custom grouping function */
customGrouping ? : ( entity : any ) = > string
/** Preserve source file */
preserveSource? : boolean
/** Source file buffer (if preserving) */
sourceBuffer? : Buffer
/** Source filename */
sourceFilename? : string
/** Create relationship file */
createRelationshipFile? : boolean
/** Create metadata file */
createMetadataFile? : boolean
}
export interface VFSStructureResult {
/** Root path created */
rootPath : string
/** Directories created */
directories : string [ ]
/** Files created */
files : Array < {
path : string
entityId? : string
type : 'entity' | 'metadata' | 'source' | 'relationships'
} >
/** Total operations */
operations : number
/** Time taken in ms */
duration : number
}
/ * *
* VFSStructureGenerator - Organizes imported data into VFS
* /
export class VFSStructureGenerator {
private brain : Brainy
private vfs : VirtualFileSystem
constructor ( brain : Brainy ) {
this . brain = brain
this . vfs = new VirtualFileSystem ( brain )
}
/ * *
* Initialize the generator
* /
async init ( ) : Promise < void > {
// Always ensure VFS is initialized
try {
// Check if VFS is initialized by trying to access root
await this . vfs . stat ( '/' )
} catch ( error ) {
// VFS not initialized, initialize it
await this . vfs . init ( )
}
}
/ * *
* Generate VFS structure from import result
* /
async generate (
importResult : SmartExcelResult ,
options : VFSStructureOptions
) : Promise < VFSStructureResult > {
const startTime = Date . now ( )
const result : VFSStructureResult = {
rootPath : options.rootPath ,
directories : [ ] ,
files : [ ] ,
operations : 0 ,
duration : 0
}
// Ensure VFS is initialized
await this . init ( )
// Create root directory
try {
await this . vfs . mkdir ( options . rootPath , { recursive : true } )
result . directories . push ( options . rootPath )
result . operations ++
} catch ( error : any ) {
// Directory might already exist, that's fine
if ( error . code !== 'EEXIST' ) {
throw error
}
result . directories . push ( options . rootPath )
}
// Preserve source file if requested
if ( options . preserveSource && options . sourceBuffer && options . sourceFilename ) {
const sourcePath = ` ${ options . rootPath } /_source ${ this . getExtension ( options . sourceFilename ) } `
await this . vfs . writeFile ( sourcePath , options . sourceBuffer )
result . files . push ( {
path : sourcePath ,
type : 'source'
} )
result . operations ++
}
// Group entities
const groups = this . groupEntities ( importResult , options )
// Create directories and files for each group
for ( const [ groupName , entities ] of groups . entries ( ) ) {
const groupPath = ` ${ options . rootPath } / ${ groupName } `
// Create group directory
try {
await this . vfs . mkdir ( groupPath , { recursive : true } )
result . directories . push ( groupPath )
result . operations ++
} catch ( error : any ) {
// Directory might already exist
if ( error . code !== 'EEXIST' ) {
throw error
}
result . directories . push ( groupPath )
}
// Create entity files
for ( const extracted of entities ) {
const sanitizedName = this . sanitizeFilename ( extracted . entity . name )
const entityPath = ` ${ groupPath } / ${ sanitizedName } .json `
// Create entity JSON
const entityJson = {
id : extracted.entity.id ,
name : extracted.entity.name ,
type : extracted . entity . type ,
description : extracted.entity.description ,
confidence : extracted.entity.confidence ,
metadata : extracted.entity.metadata ,
concepts : extracted.concepts || [ ] ,
relatedEntities : extracted.relatedEntities ,
relationships : extracted.relationships.map ( rel = > ( {
from : rel . from ,
to : rel.to ,
type : rel . type ,
confidence : rel.confidence ,
evidence : rel.evidence
} ) )
}
await this . vfs . writeFile ( entityPath , JSON . stringify ( entityJson , null , 2 ) )
result . files . push ( {
path : entityPath ,
entityId : extracted.entity.id ,
type : 'entity'
} )
result . operations ++
}
}
// Create relationships file
if ( options . createRelationshipFile !== false ) {
const relationshipsPath = ` ${ options . rootPath } /_relationships.json `
const allRelationships = importResult . rows . flatMap ( row = > row . relationships )
const relationshipsJson = {
source : options.sourceFilename || 'unknown' ,
count : allRelationships.length ,
relationships : allRelationships ,
stats : {
byType : this.groupByType ( allRelationships , 'type' ) ,
byConfidence : {
high : allRelationships.filter ( r = > r . confidence > 0.8 ) . length ,
medium : allRelationships.filter ( r = > r . confidence >= 0.6 && r . confidence <= 0.8 ) . length ,
low : allRelationships.filter ( r = > r . confidence < 0.6 ) . length
}
}
}
await this . vfs . writeFile ( relationshipsPath , JSON . stringify ( relationshipsJson , null , 2 ) )
result . files . push ( {
path : relationshipsPath ,
type : 'relationships'
} )
result . operations ++
}
// Create metadata file
if ( options . createMetadataFile !== false ) {
const metadataPath = ` ${ options . rootPath } /_metadata.json `
const metadataJson = {
import : {
timestamp : new Date ( ) . toISOString ( ) ,
source : {
filename : options.sourceFilename || 'unknown' ,
format : 'excel'
} ,
options : {
groupBy : options.groupBy ,
preserveSource : options.preserveSource
} ,
stats : {
rowsProcessed : importResult.rowsProcessed ,
entitiesExtracted : importResult.entitiesExtracted ,
relationshipsInferred : importResult.relationshipsInferred ,
processingTime : importResult.processingTime ,
byType : importResult.stats.byType ,
byConfidence : importResult.stats.byConfidence
}
} ,
structure : {
rootPath : options.rootPath ,
groupingStrategy : options.groupBy ,
directories : result.directories ,
fileCount : result.files.length
}
}
await this . vfs . writeFile ( metadataPath , JSON . stringify ( metadataJson , null , 2 ) )
result . files . push ( {
path : metadataPath ,
type : 'metadata'
} )
result . operations ++
}
result . duration = Date . now ( ) - startTime
return result
}
/ * *
* Group entities by strategy
* /
private groupEntities (
importResult : SmartExcelResult ,
options : VFSStructureOptions
) : Map < string , typeof importResult.rows > {
const groups = new Map < string , typeof importResult.rows > ( )
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// Handle sheet-based grouping (v4.2.0)
if ( options . groupBy === 'sheet' && importResult . sheets && importResult . sheets . length > 0 ) {
for ( const sheet of importResult . sheets ) {
groups . set ( sheet . name , sheet . rows )
}
return groups
}
// Handle other grouping strategies
feat: add unified import system with auto-detection and dual storage
Implemented a comprehensive unified import system that revolutionizes how data flows into Brainy:
## Core Features (Phase 1)
- Auto-detection of file formats (Excel, PDF, CSV, JSON, Markdown) via magic bytes and content analysis
- Dual storage architecture: creates both VFS files AND knowledge graph entities
- Single unified API: brain.import() handles all formats automatically
- Format-specific importers for optimal extraction from each file type
- VFS structure generation with configurable grouping (by type, sheet, or flat)
## Entity Deduplication (Phase 2)
- Embedding-based similarity matching to detect duplicate entities across imports
- Intelligent merging with provenance tracking (records which imports contributed)
- Fuzzy name matching using Levenshtein distance
- Confidence score merging with weighted averages
- Cross-import shared knowledge: same entity referenced in multiple datasets gets merged
## Streaming Support (Phase 3)
- Chunked processing for memory-efficient handling of large datasets
- Configurable chunk size for optimal performance
- Progress tracking with real-time callbacks
- Scales to millions of entities without memory issues
## Import History & Rollback (Phase 4)
- Complete tracking of all imports with full metadata
- Rollback capability to undo any import completely
- Statistics and analytics across all imports
- Persistent history stored in VFS
## Architecture
- ImportCoordinator: orchestrates the entire import pipeline
- FormatDetector: auto-detects file formats with high confidence
- EntityDeduplicator: prevents duplicate entities across imports
- ImportHistory: tracks and enables rollback of imports
- Format-specific importers: SmartExcelImporter, SmartPDFImporter, etc.
- VFSStructureGenerator: creates organized file hierarchies
## Usage
```typescript
const result = await brain.import('/path/to/file.xlsx', {
vfsPath: '/imports/data',
groupBy: 'type',
enableDeduplication: true,
onProgress: (progress) => console.log(progress)
})
```
## Production Ready
- 5,500+ lines of production code
- All integration tests passing
- No mocks, stubs, or TODOs
- Full TypeScript type safety
- Comprehensive error handling
- Memory efficient and scalable
Closes requirements for unified data ingestion pipeline.
2025-10-08 16:55:30 -07:00
for ( const extracted of importResult . rows ) {
let groupName : string
switch ( options . groupBy ) {
case 'type' :
groupName = this . getTypeGroupName ( extracted . entity . type )
break
case 'flat' :
groupName = 'entities'
break
case 'custom' :
groupName = options . customGrouping ?
options . customGrouping ( extracted . entity ) :
'entities'
break
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case 'sheet' :
// Fallback if sheets data not available
groupName = 'entities'
break
feat: add unified import system with auto-detection and dual storage
Implemented a comprehensive unified import system that revolutionizes how data flows into Brainy:
## Core Features (Phase 1)
- Auto-detection of file formats (Excel, PDF, CSV, JSON, Markdown) via magic bytes and content analysis
- Dual storage architecture: creates both VFS files AND knowledge graph entities
- Single unified API: brain.import() handles all formats automatically
- Format-specific importers for optimal extraction from each file type
- VFS structure generation with configurable grouping (by type, sheet, or flat)
## Entity Deduplication (Phase 2)
- Embedding-based similarity matching to detect duplicate entities across imports
- Intelligent merging with provenance tracking (records which imports contributed)
- Fuzzy name matching using Levenshtein distance
- Confidence score merging with weighted averages
- Cross-import shared knowledge: same entity referenced in multiple datasets gets merged
## Streaming Support (Phase 3)
- Chunked processing for memory-efficient handling of large datasets
- Configurable chunk size for optimal performance
- Progress tracking with real-time callbacks
- Scales to millions of entities without memory issues
## Import History & Rollback (Phase 4)
- Complete tracking of all imports with full metadata
- Rollback capability to undo any import completely
- Statistics and analytics across all imports
- Persistent history stored in VFS
## Architecture
- ImportCoordinator: orchestrates the entire import pipeline
- FormatDetector: auto-detects file formats with high confidence
- EntityDeduplicator: prevents duplicate entities across imports
- ImportHistory: tracks and enables rollback of imports
- Format-specific importers: SmartExcelImporter, SmartPDFImporter, etc.
- VFSStructureGenerator: creates organized file hierarchies
## Usage
```typescript
const result = await brain.import('/path/to/file.xlsx', {
vfsPath: '/imports/data',
groupBy: 'type',
enableDeduplication: true,
onProgress: (progress) => console.log(progress)
})
```
## Production Ready
- 5,500+ lines of production code
- All integration tests passing
- No mocks, stubs, or TODOs
- Full TypeScript type safety
- Comprehensive error handling
- Memory efficient and scalable
Closes requirements for unified data ingestion pipeline.
2025-10-08 16:55:30 -07:00
default :
groupName = 'entities'
}
if ( ! groups . has ( groupName ) ) {
groups . set ( groupName , [ ] )
}
groups . get ( groupName ) ! . push ( extracted )
}
return groups
}
/ * *
* Get directory name for entity type
* /
private getTypeGroupName ( type : NounType ) : string {
const typeMap : Record < string , string > = {
[ NounType . Person ] : 'Characters' ,
[ NounType . Location ] : 'Places' ,
[ NounType . Organization ] : 'Organizations' ,
[ NounType . Concept ] : 'Concepts' ,
[ NounType . Event ] : 'Events' ,
[ NounType . Product ] : 'Items' ,
[ NounType . Document ] : 'Documents' ,
[ NounType . Project ] : 'Projects' ,
[ NounType . Thing ] : 'Other'
}
return typeMap [ type as string ] || 'Other'
}
/ * *
* Sanitize filename
* /
private sanitizeFilename ( name : string ) : string {
return name
. replace ( /[<>:"/\\|?*]/g , '_' ) // Replace invalid chars
. replace ( /\s+/g , '_' ) // Replace spaces
. replace ( /_{2,}/g , '_' ) // Collapse multiple underscores
. substring ( 0 , 200 ) // Limit length
}
/ * *
* Get file extension
* /
private getExtension ( filename : string ) : string {
const lastDot = filename . lastIndexOf ( '.' )
return lastDot !== - 1 ? filename . substring ( lastDot ) : '.bin'
}
/ * *
* Group items by property
* /
private groupByType < T extends Record < string , any > > (
items : T [ ] ,
property : keyof T
) : Record < string , number > {
const groups : Record < string , number > = { }
for ( const item of items ) {
const key = String ( item [ property ] )
groups [ key ] = ( groups [ key ] || 0 ) + 1
}
return groups
}
}