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/ * *
* HNSW ( Hierarchical Navigable Small World ) Index implementation
* Based on the paper : "Efficient and robust approximate nearest neighbor search using Hierarchical Navigable Small World graphs"
* /
import {
DistanceFunction ,
HNSWConfig ,
HNSWNoun ,
Vector ,
VectorDocument
} from '../coreTypes.js'
import { euclideanDistance , calculateDistancesBatch } from '../utils/index.js'
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import type { BaseStorage } from '../storage/baseStorage.js'
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import { getGlobalCache , UnifiedCache } from '../utils/unifiedCache.js'
import { prodLog } from '../utils/logger.js'
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import { quantizeSQ8 , distanceSQ8 } from '../utils/vectorQuantization.js'
import type { SQ8QuantizedVector } from '../utils/vectorQuantization.js'
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import type { VectorIndexProvider } from '../plugin.js'
feat: graph link compression — delta-varint connections (2.4.0 #3)
Cortex registers a graph:compression provider exposing `encode`/`decode`
for HNSW connection lists (delta-varint, ~4× smaller edges than the
JSON-UUID-array shape brainy has persisted since the beginning). This
wires the consumer side without changing the saveHNSWData/getHNSWData
adapter signatures.
Architecture:
- NEW ConnectionsCodec (src/hnsw/connectionsCodec.ts) — translates between
UUID-keyed Map<level, Set<UUID>> and a single compact per-node buffer
via the provider + stable EntityIdMapper. Custom wire format:
[count: u8] [[level: u8] [len: u32 LE] [bytes...]]*. One blob per node
regardless of level count, so the storage I/O is identical to the
legacy path (one saveHNSWData call) plus a single saveBinaryBlob.
- HNSWIndex changes — a `connectionsCodec: ConnectionsCodec | null` field
with `setConnectionsCodec()` setter. THREE save sites (deferred flush,
immediate-mode entity persist, immediate-mode neighbor updates) now go
through a single `persistNodeConnections(nodeId, noun)` helper: when the
codec is wired AND the storage adapter exposes saveBinaryBlob, it
encodes the connections, stores them at `_hnsw_conn/<nodeId>`, and
records `connections: {}` in saveHNSWData as the marker. Otherwise the
legacy JSON-array path is taken. TWO load sites use a matching
`restoreNodeConnections` helper that tries loadBinaryBlob first and
falls back to the legacy hnswData.connections field on miss / decode
error. Format convergence is lazy: pre-2.4.0 nodes still load via the
legacy path, then write the compressed form on next dirty save.
- brainy.ts wireConnectionsCodec — runs alongside wireMmapVectorBackend
during init. Activates when (a) the graph:compression provider is
registered and (b) the metadata index exposes its idMapper. Unlike the
mmap-vector backend, this layer engages on EVERY brainy 7.25.0
adapter — the blob primitive itself is universal; only the codec
presence gates activation.
- Provider interface GraphCompressionProvider in plugin.ts — encode +
decode static signatures. Brainy depends on the interface; cortex's
registered { encode: encodeConnections, decode: decodeConnections }
satisfies it structurally.
Tests (1437 total, +4 vs prior tip):
- tests/unit/hnsw/connections-codec.test.ts — 4 unit tests with a JSON
mock provider: single-level round-trip, empty-Map round-trip (one-byte
buffer), multi-level fan-out round-trip, and silent-drop of UUIDs the
decoding idMapper no longer knows. The real cross-language byte
format is exercised when cortex 2.4.0 wires its delta-varint
encode/decode in.
This completes the brainy half of the 2.4.0 storage foundation: stable
ids (#23), mmap vectors (#24), graph link compression (#25), and
column-store interchange (#26). Coordinated release as brainy 7.26.0 +
cortex 2.4.0 follows.
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import { ConnectionsCodec , compressedConnectionsKey } from './connectionsCodec.js'
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// Default HNSW parameters
const DEFAULT_CONFIG : HNSWConfig = {
M : 16 , // Max number of connections per noun
efConstruction : 200 , // Size of a dynamic candidate list during construction
efSearch : 50 , // Size of a dynamic candidate list during search
ml : 16 // Max level
}
feat: export provider contracts for the plugin surface brainy consumes
Native accelerators (cortex) register providers for metadataIndex, graphIndex,
hnsw, entityIdMapper, cache, columnStore, and aggregation. Until now the exact
method/property surface brainy calls on each was implicit — a provider could
drop a member brainy depends on and only fail at runtime when that path ran.
This defines and exports the provider contracts from the stable
@soulcraft/brainy/plugin entrypoint:
- MetadataIndexProvider, GraphIndexProvider, HnswProvider,
EntityIdMapperProvider, CacheProvider — each typed as exactly the surface
brainy calls (optional/feature-detected members like HNSW setPersistMode and
enableCOW are intentionally excluded).
- Re-exports ColumnStoreProvider and AggregationProvider (and the aggregate
types) from the same entrypoint so a plugin author can import the whole
provider surface from one place.
Brainy's own baseline classes now `implements` these contracts
(MetadataIndexManager, GraphAdjacencyIndex, HNSWIndex, EntityIdMapper,
UnifiedCache), so the interfaces can never silently diverge from what brainy
ships — and any provider that declares `implements` gets a compile error the
moment brainy starts requiring a new member.
The embeddings/embedBatch providers stay typed by the existing EmbeddingFunction
(no duplicate interface added). Type-only changes; no runtime behavior change.
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/ * *
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* Implements { @link VectorIndexProvider } : the vector - index surface Brainy calls
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* on whatever the ` 'vector' ` factory returns ( its own ` JsHnswVectorIndex ` , or a native
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* acceleration provider ) .
feat: export provider contracts for the plugin surface brainy consumes
Native accelerators (cortex) register providers for metadataIndex, graphIndex,
hnsw, entityIdMapper, cache, columnStore, and aggregation. Until now the exact
method/property surface brainy calls on each was implicit — a provider could
drop a member brainy depends on and only fail at runtime when that path ran.
This defines and exports the provider contracts from the stable
@soulcraft/brainy/plugin entrypoint:
- MetadataIndexProvider, GraphIndexProvider, HnswProvider,
EntityIdMapperProvider, CacheProvider — each typed as exactly the surface
brainy calls (optional/feature-detected members like HNSW setPersistMode and
enableCOW are intentionally excluded).
- Re-exports ColumnStoreProvider and AggregationProvider (and the aggregate
types) from the same entrypoint so a plugin author can import the whole
provider surface from one place.
Brainy's own baseline classes now `implements` these contracts
(MetadataIndexManager, GraphAdjacencyIndex, HNSWIndex, EntityIdMapper,
UnifiedCache), so the interfaces can never silently diverge from what brainy
ships — and any provider that declares `implements` gets a compile error the
moment brainy starts requiring a new member.
The embeddings/embedBatch providers stay typed by the existing EmbeddingFunction
(no duplicate interface added). Type-only changes; no runtime behavior change.
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* /
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export class JsHnswVectorIndex implements VectorIndexProvider {
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private nouns : Map < string , HNSWNoun > = new Map ( )
private entryPointId : string | null = null
private maxLevel = 0
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// Track high-level nodes for O(1) entry point selection
private highLevelNodes = new Map < number , Set < string > > ( ) // level -> node IDs
private readonly MAX_TRACKED_LEVELS = 10 // Only track top levels for memory efficiency
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private config : HNSWConfig
private distanceFunction : DistanceFunction
private dimension : number | null = null
private useParallelization : boolean = true // Whether to use parallelization for performance-critical operations
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private storage : BaseStorage | null = null // Storage adapter for HNSW persistence
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// Universal memory management
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private unifiedCache : UnifiedCache // Shared cache with Graph and Metadata indexes
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// Always-adaptive caching - no "mode" concept, system adapts automatically
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feat: graph link compression — delta-varint connections (2.4.0 #3)
Cortex registers a graph:compression provider exposing `encode`/`decode`
for HNSW connection lists (delta-varint, ~4× smaller edges than the
JSON-UUID-array shape brainy has persisted since the beginning). This
wires the consumer side without changing the saveHNSWData/getHNSWData
adapter signatures.
Architecture:
- NEW ConnectionsCodec (src/hnsw/connectionsCodec.ts) — translates between
UUID-keyed Map<level, Set<UUID>> and a single compact per-node buffer
via the provider + stable EntityIdMapper. Custom wire format:
[count: u8] [[level: u8] [len: u32 LE] [bytes...]]*. One blob per node
regardless of level count, so the storage I/O is identical to the
legacy path (one saveHNSWData call) plus a single saveBinaryBlob.
- HNSWIndex changes — a `connectionsCodec: ConnectionsCodec | null` field
with `setConnectionsCodec()` setter. THREE save sites (deferred flush,
immediate-mode entity persist, immediate-mode neighbor updates) now go
through a single `persistNodeConnections(nodeId, noun)` helper: when the
codec is wired AND the storage adapter exposes saveBinaryBlob, it
encodes the connections, stores them at `_hnsw_conn/<nodeId>`, and
records `connections: {}` in saveHNSWData as the marker. Otherwise the
legacy JSON-array path is taken. TWO load sites use a matching
`restoreNodeConnections` helper that tries loadBinaryBlob first and
falls back to the legacy hnswData.connections field on miss / decode
error. Format convergence is lazy: pre-2.4.0 nodes still load via the
legacy path, then write the compressed form on next dirty save.
- brainy.ts wireConnectionsCodec — runs alongside wireMmapVectorBackend
during init. Activates when (a) the graph:compression provider is
registered and (b) the metadata index exposes its idMapper. Unlike the
mmap-vector backend, this layer engages on EVERY brainy 7.25.0
adapter — the blob primitive itself is universal; only the codec
presence gates activation.
- Provider interface GraphCompressionProvider in plugin.ts — encode +
decode static signatures. Brainy depends on the interface; cortex's
registered { encode: encodeConnections, decode: decodeConnections }
satisfies it structurally.
Tests (1437 total, +4 vs prior tip):
- tests/unit/hnsw/connections-codec.test.ts — 4 unit tests with a JSON
mock provider: single-level round-trip, empty-Map round-trip (one-byte
buffer), multi-level fan-out round-trip, and silent-drop of UUIDs the
decoding idMapper no longer knows. The real cross-language byte
format is exercised when cortex 2.4.0 wires its delta-varint
encode/decode in.
This completes the brainy half of the 2.4.0 storage foundation: stable
ids (#23), mmap vectors (#24), graph link compression (#25), and
column-store interchange (#26). Coordinated release as brainy 7.26.0 +
cortex 2.4.0 follows.
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// Optional connections codec (2.4.0 #3). When set, node-persist writes the
// node's per-level connection sets as a single delta-varint-compressed
// binary blob (typically ~4× smaller than the legacy JSON-UUID-array
refactor(8.0): final cleanup — drop HnswProvider alias + config.hnsw + 'hnsw' surface (scaffold step 6)
Step 6 of the brainy 8.0 rename scaffolding. Removes every legacy 'hnsw'-
flavoured public name introduced as a compat shim in steps 1-5. The
algorithm-neutral surface is now the only surface.
REMOVED — PHASE A (type aliases)
src/plugin.ts
- Removed `export type HnswProvider = VectorIndexProvider` alias.
- Removed `export type DiskAnnProvider = VectorIndexProvider` alias.
src/index.ts
- Removed `export const HNSWIndex = JsHnswVectorIndex` alias.
src/types/brainy.types.ts
- Removed `BrainyStats.indexHealth.hnsw` field (the new `vector` field
carries the same boolean).
src/brainy.ts
- `stats()` no longer emits the legacy `hnsw` field on `indexHealth`.
REMOVED — PHASE B (storage adapter rename, 8 adapters)
Repo-wide rename: `saveHNSWData` → `saveVectorIndexData` and
`getHNSWData` → `getVectorIndexData` across:
- src/storage/adapters/baseStorageAdapter.ts (abstract declarations)
- src/storage/adapters/fileSystemStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/gcsStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/r2Storage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/s3CompatibleStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/azureBlobStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/opfsStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/memoryStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/historicalStorageAdapter.ts
- src/brainy.ts (call sites)
- src/hnsw/hnswIndex.ts + src/hnsw/typeAwareHNSWIndex.ts (call sites)
The default-delegation wrappers added in scaffold step 4 are removed
(would have been duplicate declarations after the rename).
REMOVED — PHASE C (cache category 'hnsw')
src/utils/unifiedCache.ts
- Cache-category union narrowed from
'hnsw' | 'vectors' | 'metadata' | 'embedding' | 'other'
to
'vectors' | 'metadata' | 'embedding' | 'other'
- typeAccessCounts, typeSizes, typeCounts, accessRatios, sizeRatios,
and the fairness-check iterator all drop the 'hnsw' key.
- Per planning § 2.5: pre-8.0 'hnsw' cache entries are an in-memory
category. Cache is rebuildable; entries naturally don't exist after
a restart, so no migration path is needed.
src/hnsw/hnswIndex.ts
- 3 cache.set() call sites migrated from category 'hnsw' to 'vectors'.
- Cache key prefix `hnsw:vector:` → `vector:`.
- typeCounts/typeSizes/typeAccessCounts accessor renames
`.hnsw` → `.vectors`.
tests/unit/utils/unifiedCache-eviction.test.ts
- Test fixtures updated: cache.set(..., 'hnsw', ...) → cache.set(..., 'vectors', ...).
- Stats assertion `stats.typeSizes.hnsw` → `stats.typeSizes.vectors`.
REMOVED — PHASE D (config.hnsw)
src/types/brainy.types.ts
- Removed `BrainyConfig.hnsw` field entirely. The 8.0 surface is
`BrainyConfig.vector.{recall, quantization, vectorStorage, advanced}`.
src/brainy.ts
- normalizeConfig() no longer emits a `hnsw` field on Required<BrainyConfig>.
- setupIndex() rewired:
- Reads from `this.config.vector` (not `this.config.hnsw`).
- Calls `resolveJsHnswConfig(this.config.vector)` to translate the
`recall` preset into M / efConstruction / efSearch knobs (with
`advanced.hnsw` overrides winning when supplied).
- Imports `resolveJsHnswConfig` from './utils/recallPreset.js'.
NOT IN THIS COMMIT (deliberately)
- Persisted file path migration `_system/hnsw-*.json` →
`_system/vector-index-*.json`. Requires dual-read logic on boot
across 8 storage adapters. Per integration doc lines 531-539:
"Reader accepts either spelling on load; writer emits the new spelling
only; brains self-migrate on the next persist after upgrade." This is
a separate body of work and lands in a follow-up commit before 8.0 GA.
- `config.hnswPersistMode` top-level field is unchanged. It's not in
the rename inventory; a future commit can fold it into
`config.vector.persistMode` if desired.
- strictConfig enforcement wiring. The field is accepted by
normalizeConfig() with default 'warn'; the actual warning emission at
knob-mismatch sites lands when the config-resolution layer is touched
for the persisted-path migration.
VERIFICATION
- npx tsc --noEmit: clean
- npm test: 1468 / 1468 unit (one test fixture updated to use the new
category name; assertion still passes after fixture rename)
- npm run build: clean
The 8.0 PR's user-facing surface is now algorithm-neutral end-to-end:
VectorIndexProvider, config.vector.recall, JsHnswVectorIndex,
saveVectorIndexData, 'vectors' cache category, indexHealth.vector,
strictConfig — all standalone. No legacy 'hnsw' name remains in any
public type or method signature.
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// shape), plus an empty `connections: {}` in saveVectorIndexData as the marker.
feat: graph link compression — delta-varint connections (2.4.0 #3)
Cortex registers a graph:compression provider exposing `encode`/`decode`
for HNSW connection lists (delta-varint, ~4× smaller edges than the
JSON-UUID-array shape brainy has persisted since the beginning). This
wires the consumer side without changing the saveHNSWData/getHNSWData
adapter signatures.
Architecture:
- NEW ConnectionsCodec (src/hnsw/connectionsCodec.ts) — translates between
UUID-keyed Map<level, Set<UUID>> and a single compact per-node buffer
via the provider + stable EntityIdMapper. Custom wire format:
[count: u8] [[level: u8] [len: u32 LE] [bytes...]]*. One blob per node
regardless of level count, so the storage I/O is identical to the
legacy path (one saveHNSWData call) plus a single saveBinaryBlob.
- HNSWIndex changes — a `connectionsCodec: ConnectionsCodec | null` field
with `setConnectionsCodec()` setter. THREE save sites (deferred flush,
immediate-mode entity persist, immediate-mode neighbor updates) now go
through a single `persistNodeConnections(nodeId, noun)` helper: when the
codec is wired AND the storage adapter exposes saveBinaryBlob, it
encodes the connections, stores them at `_hnsw_conn/<nodeId>`, and
records `connections: {}` in saveHNSWData as the marker. Otherwise the
legacy JSON-array path is taken. TWO load sites use a matching
`restoreNodeConnections` helper that tries loadBinaryBlob first and
falls back to the legacy hnswData.connections field on miss / decode
error. Format convergence is lazy: pre-2.4.0 nodes still load via the
legacy path, then write the compressed form on next dirty save.
- brainy.ts wireConnectionsCodec — runs alongside wireMmapVectorBackend
during init. Activates when (a) the graph:compression provider is
registered and (b) the metadata index exposes its idMapper. Unlike the
mmap-vector backend, this layer engages on EVERY brainy 7.25.0
adapter — the blob primitive itself is universal; only the codec
presence gates activation.
- Provider interface GraphCompressionProvider in plugin.ts — encode +
decode static signatures. Brainy depends on the interface; cortex's
registered { encode: encodeConnections, decode: decodeConnections }
satisfies it structurally.
Tests (1437 total, +4 vs prior tip):
- tests/unit/hnsw/connections-codec.test.ts — 4 unit tests with a JSON
mock provider: single-level round-trip, empty-Map round-trip (one-byte
buffer), multi-level fan-out round-trip, and silent-drop of UUIDs the
decoding idMapper no longer knows. The real cross-language byte
format is exercised when cortex 2.4.0 wires its delta-varint
encode/decode in.
This completes the brainy half of the 2.4.0 storage foundation: stable
ids (#23), mmap vectors (#24), graph link compression (#25), and
column-store interchange (#26). Coordinated release as brainy 7.26.0 +
cortex 2.4.0 follows.
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// The read path tries to load the blob first; missing blob → legacy
// connections field. Format convergence is lazy: pre-2.4.0 nodes still
// load via the legacy path, then write the compressed form on next dirty
// save, so the migration converges under live traffic with no big-bang.
private connectionsCodec : ConnectionsCodec | null = null
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// Deferred HNSW persistence for cloud storage performance
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// In deferred mode, HNSW connections are only persisted on flush/close
// This reduces GCS operations from 70 to 2-3 per add() (30-50× faster)
private persistMode : 'immediate' | 'deferred' = 'immediate'
private dirtyNodes : Set < string > = new Set ( ) // Nodes with unpersisted HNSW data
private dirtySystem : boolean = false // Whether system data (entryPoint, maxLevel) needs persist
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// SQ8 quantization support (B1 optimization)
private quantizationEnabled : boolean = false
private rerankMultiplier : number = 3
// Lazy vector storage (B2 optimization)
private vectorStorageMode : 'memory' | 'lazy' = 'memory'
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constructor (
config : Partial < HNSWConfig > = { } ,
distanceFunction : DistanceFunction = euclideanDistance ,
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options : { useParallelization? : boolean ; storage? : BaseStorage ; persistMode ? : 'immediate' | 'deferred' } = { }
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) {
this . config = { . . . DEFAULT_CONFIG , . . . config }
this . distanceFunction = distanceFunction
this . useParallelization =
options . useParallelization !== undefined
? options . useParallelization
: true
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this . storage = options . storage || null
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this . persistMode = options . persistMode || 'immediate'
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// SQ8 quantization config (default: disabled, preserves current behavior)
if ( config . quantization ? . enabled ) {
this . quantizationEnabled = true
this . rerankMultiplier = config . quantization . rerankMultiplier ? ? 3
}
// Vector storage mode (default: 'memory', preserves current behavior)
this . vectorStorageMode = config . vectorStorage || 'memory'
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// Use SAME UnifiedCache as Graph and Metadata for fair memory competition
this . unifiedCache = getGlobalCache ( )
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}
/ * *
* Set whether to use parallelization for performance - critical operations
* /
public setUseParallelization ( useParallelization : boolean ) : void {
this . useParallelization = useParallelization
}
feat: graph link compression — delta-varint connections (2.4.0 #3)
Cortex registers a graph:compression provider exposing `encode`/`decode`
for HNSW connection lists (delta-varint, ~4× smaller edges than the
JSON-UUID-array shape brainy has persisted since the beginning). This
wires the consumer side without changing the saveHNSWData/getHNSWData
adapter signatures.
Architecture:
- NEW ConnectionsCodec (src/hnsw/connectionsCodec.ts) — translates between
UUID-keyed Map<level, Set<UUID>> and a single compact per-node buffer
via the provider + stable EntityIdMapper. Custom wire format:
[count: u8] [[level: u8] [len: u32 LE] [bytes...]]*. One blob per node
regardless of level count, so the storage I/O is identical to the
legacy path (one saveHNSWData call) plus a single saveBinaryBlob.
- HNSWIndex changes — a `connectionsCodec: ConnectionsCodec | null` field
with `setConnectionsCodec()` setter. THREE save sites (deferred flush,
immediate-mode entity persist, immediate-mode neighbor updates) now go
through a single `persistNodeConnections(nodeId, noun)` helper: when the
codec is wired AND the storage adapter exposes saveBinaryBlob, it
encodes the connections, stores them at `_hnsw_conn/<nodeId>`, and
records `connections: {}` in saveHNSWData as the marker. Otherwise the
legacy JSON-array path is taken. TWO load sites use a matching
`restoreNodeConnections` helper that tries loadBinaryBlob first and
falls back to the legacy hnswData.connections field on miss / decode
error. Format convergence is lazy: pre-2.4.0 nodes still load via the
legacy path, then write the compressed form on next dirty save.
- brainy.ts wireConnectionsCodec — runs alongside wireMmapVectorBackend
during init. Activates when (a) the graph:compression provider is
registered and (b) the metadata index exposes its idMapper. Unlike the
mmap-vector backend, this layer engages on EVERY brainy 7.25.0
adapter — the blob primitive itself is universal; only the codec
presence gates activation.
- Provider interface GraphCompressionProvider in plugin.ts — encode +
decode static signatures. Brainy depends on the interface; cortex's
registered { encode: encodeConnections, decode: decodeConnections }
satisfies it structurally.
Tests (1437 total, +4 vs prior tip):
- tests/unit/hnsw/connections-codec.test.ts — 4 unit tests with a JSON
mock provider: single-level round-trip, empty-Map round-trip (one-byte
buffer), multi-level fan-out round-trip, and silent-drop of UUIDs the
decoding idMapper no longer knows. The real cross-language byte
format is exercised when cortex 2.4.0 wires its delta-varint
encode/decode in.
This completes the brainy half of the 2.4.0 storage foundation: stable
ids (#23), mmap vectors (#24), graph link compression (#25), and
column-store interchange (#26). Coordinated release as brainy 7.26.0 +
cortex 2.4.0 follows.
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/ * *
* @description Inject ( or detach ) the connections codec . When set , node
* persistence writes a delta - varint - compressed binary blob alongside an
refactor(8.0): final cleanup — drop HnswProvider alias + config.hnsw + 'hnsw' surface (scaffold step 6)
Step 6 of the brainy 8.0 rename scaffolding. Removes every legacy 'hnsw'-
flavoured public name introduced as a compat shim in steps 1-5. The
algorithm-neutral surface is now the only surface.
REMOVED — PHASE A (type aliases)
src/plugin.ts
- Removed `export type HnswProvider = VectorIndexProvider` alias.
- Removed `export type DiskAnnProvider = VectorIndexProvider` alias.
src/index.ts
- Removed `export const HNSWIndex = JsHnswVectorIndex` alias.
src/types/brainy.types.ts
- Removed `BrainyStats.indexHealth.hnsw` field (the new `vector` field
carries the same boolean).
src/brainy.ts
- `stats()` no longer emits the legacy `hnsw` field on `indexHealth`.
REMOVED — PHASE B (storage adapter rename, 8 adapters)
Repo-wide rename: `saveHNSWData` → `saveVectorIndexData` and
`getHNSWData` → `getVectorIndexData` across:
- src/storage/adapters/baseStorageAdapter.ts (abstract declarations)
- src/storage/adapters/fileSystemStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/gcsStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/r2Storage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/s3CompatibleStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/azureBlobStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/opfsStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/memoryStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/historicalStorageAdapter.ts
- src/brainy.ts (call sites)
- src/hnsw/hnswIndex.ts + src/hnsw/typeAwareHNSWIndex.ts (call sites)
The default-delegation wrappers added in scaffold step 4 are removed
(would have been duplicate declarations after the rename).
REMOVED — PHASE C (cache category 'hnsw')
src/utils/unifiedCache.ts
- Cache-category union narrowed from
'hnsw' | 'vectors' | 'metadata' | 'embedding' | 'other'
to
'vectors' | 'metadata' | 'embedding' | 'other'
- typeAccessCounts, typeSizes, typeCounts, accessRatios, sizeRatios,
and the fairness-check iterator all drop the 'hnsw' key.
- Per planning § 2.5: pre-8.0 'hnsw' cache entries are an in-memory
category. Cache is rebuildable; entries naturally don't exist after
a restart, so no migration path is needed.
src/hnsw/hnswIndex.ts
- 3 cache.set() call sites migrated from category 'hnsw' to 'vectors'.
- Cache key prefix `hnsw:vector:` → `vector:`.
- typeCounts/typeSizes/typeAccessCounts accessor renames
`.hnsw` → `.vectors`.
tests/unit/utils/unifiedCache-eviction.test.ts
- Test fixtures updated: cache.set(..., 'hnsw', ...) → cache.set(..., 'vectors', ...).
- Stats assertion `stats.typeSizes.hnsw` → `stats.typeSizes.vectors`.
REMOVED — PHASE D (config.hnsw)
src/types/brainy.types.ts
- Removed `BrainyConfig.hnsw` field entirely. The 8.0 surface is
`BrainyConfig.vector.{recall, quantization, vectorStorage, advanced}`.
src/brainy.ts
- normalizeConfig() no longer emits a `hnsw` field on Required<BrainyConfig>.
- setupIndex() rewired:
- Reads from `this.config.vector` (not `this.config.hnsw`).
- Calls `resolveJsHnswConfig(this.config.vector)` to translate the
`recall` preset into M / efConstruction / efSearch knobs (with
`advanced.hnsw` overrides winning when supplied).
- Imports `resolveJsHnswConfig` from './utils/recallPreset.js'.
NOT IN THIS COMMIT (deliberately)
- Persisted file path migration `_system/hnsw-*.json` →
`_system/vector-index-*.json`. Requires dual-read logic on boot
across 8 storage adapters. Per integration doc lines 531-539:
"Reader accepts either spelling on load; writer emits the new spelling
only; brains self-migrate on the next persist after upgrade." This is
a separate body of work and lands in a follow-up commit before 8.0 GA.
- `config.hnswPersistMode` top-level field is unchanged. It's not in
the rename inventory; a future commit can fold it into
`config.vector.persistMode` if desired.
- strictConfig enforcement wiring. The field is accepted by
normalizeConfig() with default 'warn'; the actual warning emission at
knob-mismatch sites lands when the config-resolution layer is touched
for the persisted-path migration.
VERIFICATION
- npx tsc --noEmit: clean
- npm test: 1468 / 1468 unit (one test fixture updated to use the new
category name; assertion still passes after fixture rename)
- npm run build: clean
The 8.0 PR's user-facing surface is now algorithm-neutral end-to-end:
VectorIndexProvider, config.vector.recall, JsHnswVectorIndex,
saveVectorIndexData, 'vectors' cache category, indexHealth.vector,
strictConfig — all standalone. No legacy 'hnsw' name remains in any
public type or method signature.
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* empty ` connections: {} ` marker in saveVectorIndexData ; the load path reads the
feat: graph link compression — delta-varint connections (2.4.0 #3)
Cortex registers a graph:compression provider exposing `encode`/`decode`
for HNSW connection lists (delta-varint, ~4× smaller edges than the
JSON-UUID-array shape brainy has persisted since the beginning). This
wires the consumer side without changing the saveHNSWData/getHNSWData
adapter signatures.
Architecture:
- NEW ConnectionsCodec (src/hnsw/connectionsCodec.ts) — translates between
UUID-keyed Map<level, Set<UUID>> and a single compact per-node buffer
via the provider + stable EntityIdMapper. Custom wire format:
[count: u8] [[level: u8] [len: u32 LE] [bytes...]]*. One blob per node
regardless of level count, so the storage I/O is identical to the
legacy path (one saveHNSWData call) plus a single saveBinaryBlob.
- HNSWIndex changes — a `connectionsCodec: ConnectionsCodec | null` field
with `setConnectionsCodec()` setter. THREE save sites (deferred flush,
immediate-mode entity persist, immediate-mode neighbor updates) now go
through a single `persistNodeConnections(nodeId, noun)` helper: when the
codec is wired AND the storage adapter exposes saveBinaryBlob, it
encodes the connections, stores them at `_hnsw_conn/<nodeId>`, and
records `connections: {}` in saveHNSWData as the marker. Otherwise the
legacy JSON-array path is taken. TWO load sites use a matching
`restoreNodeConnections` helper that tries loadBinaryBlob first and
falls back to the legacy hnswData.connections field on miss / decode
error. Format convergence is lazy: pre-2.4.0 nodes still load via the
legacy path, then write the compressed form on next dirty save.
- brainy.ts wireConnectionsCodec — runs alongside wireMmapVectorBackend
during init. Activates when (a) the graph:compression provider is
registered and (b) the metadata index exposes its idMapper. Unlike the
mmap-vector backend, this layer engages on EVERY brainy 7.25.0
adapter — the blob primitive itself is universal; only the codec
presence gates activation.
- Provider interface GraphCompressionProvider in plugin.ts — encode +
decode static signatures. Brainy depends on the interface; cortex's
registered { encode: encodeConnections, decode: decodeConnections }
satisfies it structurally.
Tests (1437 total, +4 vs prior tip):
- tests/unit/hnsw/connections-codec.test.ts — 4 unit tests with a JSON
mock provider: single-level round-trip, empty-Map round-trip (one-byte
buffer), multi-level fan-out round-trip, and silent-drop of UUIDs the
decoding idMapper no longer knows. The real cross-language byte
format is exercised when cortex 2.4.0 wires its delta-varint
encode/decode in.
This completes the brainy half of the 2.4.0 storage foundation: stable
ids (#23), mmap vectors (#24), graph link compression (#25), and
column-store interchange (#26). Coordinated release as brainy 7.26.0 +
cortex 2.4.0 follows.
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* blob and decodes . Null reverts to the legacy JSON - array path . Wiring is
* done by brainy . ts when the ` graph:compression ` provider is registered
* AND the storage adapter exposes the binary - blob primitive AND the
* metadata index has a stable idMapper .
* /
public setConnectionsCodec ( codec : ConnectionsCodec | null ) : void {
this . connectionsCodec = codec
}
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/ * *
* Get whether parallelization is enabled
* /
public getUseParallelization ( ) : boolean {
return this . useParallelization
}
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/ * *
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* Flush dirty HNSW data to storage
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*
* In deferred persistence mode , HNSW connections are tracked as dirty but not
* immediately persisted . Call flush ( ) to persist all pending changes .
*
* This is automatically called by :
* - brain . close ( )
* - brain . flush ( )
* - Process shutdown ( SIGTERM / SIGINT )
*
* @returns Number of nodes flushed
* /
public async flush ( ) : Promise < number > {
if ( ! this . storage ) {
return 0
}
if ( this . dirtyNodes . size === 0 && ! this . dirtySystem ) {
return 0
}
const startTime = Date . now ( )
const nodeCount = this . dirtyNodes . size
// Batch persist all dirty nodes concurrently
if ( this . dirtyNodes . size > 0 ) {
const batchSize = 50 // Reasonable batch size for cloud storage
const nodeIds = Array . from ( this . dirtyNodes )
for ( let i = 0 ; i < nodeIds . length ; i += batchSize ) {
const batch = nodeIds . slice ( i , i + batchSize )
const promises = batch . map ( nodeId = > {
const noun = this . nouns . get ( nodeId )
if ( ! noun ) return Promise . resolve ( ) // Node was deleted
feat: graph link compression — delta-varint connections (2.4.0 #3)
Cortex registers a graph:compression provider exposing `encode`/`decode`
for HNSW connection lists (delta-varint, ~4× smaller edges than the
JSON-UUID-array shape brainy has persisted since the beginning). This
wires the consumer side without changing the saveHNSWData/getHNSWData
adapter signatures.
Architecture:
- NEW ConnectionsCodec (src/hnsw/connectionsCodec.ts) — translates between
UUID-keyed Map<level, Set<UUID>> and a single compact per-node buffer
via the provider + stable EntityIdMapper. Custom wire format:
[count: u8] [[level: u8] [len: u32 LE] [bytes...]]*. One blob per node
regardless of level count, so the storage I/O is identical to the
legacy path (one saveHNSWData call) plus a single saveBinaryBlob.
- HNSWIndex changes — a `connectionsCodec: ConnectionsCodec | null` field
with `setConnectionsCodec()` setter. THREE save sites (deferred flush,
immediate-mode entity persist, immediate-mode neighbor updates) now go
through a single `persistNodeConnections(nodeId, noun)` helper: when the
codec is wired AND the storage adapter exposes saveBinaryBlob, it
encodes the connections, stores them at `_hnsw_conn/<nodeId>`, and
records `connections: {}` in saveHNSWData as the marker. Otherwise the
legacy JSON-array path is taken. TWO load sites use a matching
`restoreNodeConnections` helper that tries loadBinaryBlob first and
falls back to the legacy hnswData.connections field on miss / decode
error. Format convergence is lazy: pre-2.4.0 nodes still load via the
legacy path, then write the compressed form on next dirty save.
- brainy.ts wireConnectionsCodec — runs alongside wireMmapVectorBackend
during init. Activates when (a) the graph:compression provider is
registered and (b) the metadata index exposes its idMapper. Unlike the
mmap-vector backend, this layer engages on EVERY brainy 7.25.0
adapter — the blob primitive itself is universal; only the codec
presence gates activation.
- Provider interface GraphCompressionProvider in plugin.ts — encode +
decode static signatures. Brainy depends on the interface; cortex's
registered { encode: encodeConnections, decode: decodeConnections }
satisfies it structurally.
Tests (1437 total, +4 vs prior tip):
- tests/unit/hnsw/connections-codec.test.ts — 4 unit tests with a JSON
mock provider: single-level round-trip, empty-Map round-trip (one-byte
buffer), multi-level fan-out round-trip, and silent-drop of UUIDs the
decoding idMapper no longer knows. The real cross-language byte
format is exercised when cortex 2.4.0 wires its delta-varint
encode/decode in.
This completes the brainy half of the 2.4.0 storage foundation: stable
ids (#23), mmap vectors (#24), graph link compression (#25), and
column-store interchange (#26). Coordinated release as brainy 7.26.0 +
cortex 2.4.0 follows.
2026-05-28 10:37:01 -07:00
return this . persistNodeConnections ( nodeId , noun ) . catch ( error = > {
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console . error ( ` [HNSW flush] Failed to persist node ${ nodeId } : ` , error )
} )
} )
await Promise . allSettled ( promises )
}
this . dirtyNodes . clear ( )
}
// Persist system data if dirty
if ( this . dirtySystem ) {
await this . storage . saveHNSWSystem ( {
entryPointId : this.entryPointId ,
maxLevel : this.maxLevel
} ) . catch ( error = > {
console . error ( '[HNSW flush] Failed to persist system data:' , error )
} )
this . dirtySystem = false
}
const duration = Date . now ( ) - startTime
if ( nodeCount > 0 ) {
prodLog . info ( ` [HNSW] Flushed ${ nodeCount } dirty nodes in ${ duration } ms ` )
}
return nodeCount
}
feat: graph link compression — delta-varint connections (2.4.0 #3)
Cortex registers a graph:compression provider exposing `encode`/`decode`
for HNSW connection lists (delta-varint, ~4× smaller edges than the
JSON-UUID-array shape brainy has persisted since the beginning). This
wires the consumer side without changing the saveHNSWData/getHNSWData
adapter signatures.
Architecture:
- NEW ConnectionsCodec (src/hnsw/connectionsCodec.ts) — translates between
UUID-keyed Map<level, Set<UUID>> and a single compact per-node buffer
via the provider + stable EntityIdMapper. Custom wire format:
[count: u8] [[level: u8] [len: u32 LE] [bytes...]]*. One blob per node
regardless of level count, so the storage I/O is identical to the
legacy path (one saveHNSWData call) plus a single saveBinaryBlob.
- HNSWIndex changes — a `connectionsCodec: ConnectionsCodec | null` field
with `setConnectionsCodec()` setter. THREE save sites (deferred flush,
immediate-mode entity persist, immediate-mode neighbor updates) now go
through a single `persistNodeConnections(nodeId, noun)` helper: when the
codec is wired AND the storage adapter exposes saveBinaryBlob, it
encodes the connections, stores them at `_hnsw_conn/<nodeId>`, and
records `connections: {}` in saveHNSWData as the marker. Otherwise the
legacy JSON-array path is taken. TWO load sites use a matching
`restoreNodeConnections` helper that tries loadBinaryBlob first and
falls back to the legacy hnswData.connections field on miss / decode
error. Format convergence is lazy: pre-2.4.0 nodes still load via the
legacy path, then write the compressed form on next dirty save.
- brainy.ts wireConnectionsCodec — runs alongside wireMmapVectorBackend
during init. Activates when (a) the graph:compression provider is
registered and (b) the metadata index exposes its idMapper. Unlike the
mmap-vector backend, this layer engages on EVERY brainy 7.25.0
adapter — the blob primitive itself is universal; only the codec
presence gates activation.
- Provider interface GraphCompressionProvider in plugin.ts — encode +
decode static signatures. Brainy depends on the interface; cortex's
registered { encode: encodeConnections, decode: decodeConnections }
satisfies it structurally.
Tests (1437 total, +4 vs prior tip):
- tests/unit/hnsw/connections-codec.test.ts — 4 unit tests with a JSON
mock provider: single-level round-trip, empty-Map round-trip (one-byte
buffer), multi-level fan-out round-trip, and silent-drop of UUIDs the
decoding idMapper no longer knows. The real cross-language byte
format is exercised when cortex 2.4.0 wires its delta-varint
encode/decode in.
This completes the brainy half of the 2.4.0 storage foundation: stable
ids (#23), mmap vectors (#24), graph link compression (#25), and
column-store interchange (#26). Coordinated release as brainy 7.26.0 +
cortex 2.4.0 follows.
2026-05-28 10:37:01 -07:00
/ * *
* @description Persist one node ' s connections . When the connections codec is
* wired AND the storage adapter exposes ` saveBinaryBlob ` , the per - level
* connection sets are encoded into a single compact buffer and stored as a
refactor(8.0): final cleanup — drop HnswProvider alias + config.hnsw + 'hnsw' surface (scaffold step 6)
Step 6 of the brainy 8.0 rename scaffolding. Removes every legacy 'hnsw'-
flavoured public name introduced as a compat shim in steps 1-5. The
algorithm-neutral surface is now the only surface.
REMOVED — PHASE A (type aliases)
src/plugin.ts
- Removed `export type HnswProvider = VectorIndexProvider` alias.
- Removed `export type DiskAnnProvider = VectorIndexProvider` alias.
src/index.ts
- Removed `export const HNSWIndex = JsHnswVectorIndex` alias.
src/types/brainy.types.ts
- Removed `BrainyStats.indexHealth.hnsw` field (the new `vector` field
carries the same boolean).
src/brainy.ts
- `stats()` no longer emits the legacy `hnsw` field on `indexHealth`.
REMOVED — PHASE B (storage adapter rename, 8 adapters)
Repo-wide rename: `saveHNSWData` → `saveVectorIndexData` and
`getHNSWData` → `getVectorIndexData` across:
- src/storage/adapters/baseStorageAdapter.ts (abstract declarations)
- src/storage/adapters/fileSystemStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/gcsStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/r2Storage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/s3CompatibleStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/azureBlobStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/opfsStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/memoryStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/historicalStorageAdapter.ts
- src/brainy.ts (call sites)
- src/hnsw/hnswIndex.ts + src/hnsw/typeAwareHNSWIndex.ts (call sites)
The default-delegation wrappers added in scaffold step 4 are removed
(would have been duplicate declarations after the rename).
REMOVED — PHASE C (cache category 'hnsw')
src/utils/unifiedCache.ts
- Cache-category union narrowed from
'hnsw' | 'vectors' | 'metadata' | 'embedding' | 'other'
to
'vectors' | 'metadata' | 'embedding' | 'other'
- typeAccessCounts, typeSizes, typeCounts, accessRatios, sizeRatios,
and the fairness-check iterator all drop the 'hnsw' key.
- Per planning § 2.5: pre-8.0 'hnsw' cache entries are an in-memory
category. Cache is rebuildable; entries naturally don't exist after
a restart, so no migration path is needed.
src/hnsw/hnswIndex.ts
- 3 cache.set() call sites migrated from category 'hnsw' to 'vectors'.
- Cache key prefix `hnsw:vector:` → `vector:`.
- typeCounts/typeSizes/typeAccessCounts accessor renames
`.hnsw` → `.vectors`.
tests/unit/utils/unifiedCache-eviction.test.ts
- Test fixtures updated: cache.set(..., 'hnsw', ...) → cache.set(..., 'vectors', ...).
- Stats assertion `stats.typeSizes.hnsw` → `stats.typeSizes.vectors`.
REMOVED — PHASE D (config.hnsw)
src/types/brainy.types.ts
- Removed `BrainyConfig.hnsw` field entirely. The 8.0 surface is
`BrainyConfig.vector.{recall, quantization, vectorStorage, advanced}`.
src/brainy.ts
- normalizeConfig() no longer emits a `hnsw` field on Required<BrainyConfig>.
- setupIndex() rewired:
- Reads from `this.config.vector` (not `this.config.hnsw`).
- Calls `resolveJsHnswConfig(this.config.vector)` to translate the
`recall` preset into M / efConstruction / efSearch knobs (with
`advanced.hnsw` overrides winning when supplied).
- Imports `resolveJsHnswConfig` from './utils/recallPreset.js'.
NOT IN THIS COMMIT (deliberately)
- Persisted file path migration `_system/hnsw-*.json` →
`_system/vector-index-*.json`. Requires dual-read logic on boot
across 8 storage adapters. Per integration doc lines 531-539:
"Reader accepts either spelling on load; writer emits the new spelling
only; brains self-migrate on the next persist after upgrade." This is
a separate body of work and lands in a follow-up commit before 8.0 GA.
- `config.hnswPersistMode` top-level field is unchanged. It's not in
the rename inventory; a future commit can fold it into
`config.vector.persistMode` if desired.
- strictConfig enforcement wiring. The field is accepted by
normalizeConfig() with default 'warn'; the actual warning emission at
knob-mismatch sites lands when the config-resolution layer is touched
for the persisted-path migration.
VERIFICATION
- npx tsc --noEmit: clean
- npm test: 1468 / 1468 unit (one test fixture updated to use the new
category name; assertion still passes after fixture rename)
- npm run build: clean
The 8.0 PR's user-facing surface is now algorithm-neutral end-to-end:
VectorIndexProvider, config.vector.recall, JsHnswVectorIndex,
saveVectorIndexData, 'vectors' cache category, indexHealth.vector,
strictConfig — all standalone. No legacy 'hnsw' name remains in any
public type or method signature.
2026-06-09 13:28:53 -07:00
* binary blob ; ` saveVectorIndexData ` then records the node ' s level and an empty
feat: graph link compression — delta-varint connections (2.4.0 #3)
Cortex registers a graph:compression provider exposing `encode`/`decode`
for HNSW connection lists (delta-varint, ~4× smaller edges than the
JSON-UUID-array shape brainy has persisted since the beginning). This
wires the consumer side without changing the saveHNSWData/getHNSWData
adapter signatures.
Architecture:
- NEW ConnectionsCodec (src/hnsw/connectionsCodec.ts) — translates between
UUID-keyed Map<level, Set<UUID>> and a single compact per-node buffer
via the provider + stable EntityIdMapper. Custom wire format:
[count: u8] [[level: u8] [len: u32 LE] [bytes...]]*. One blob per node
regardless of level count, so the storage I/O is identical to the
legacy path (one saveHNSWData call) plus a single saveBinaryBlob.
- HNSWIndex changes — a `connectionsCodec: ConnectionsCodec | null` field
with `setConnectionsCodec()` setter. THREE save sites (deferred flush,
immediate-mode entity persist, immediate-mode neighbor updates) now go
through a single `persistNodeConnections(nodeId, noun)` helper: when the
codec is wired AND the storage adapter exposes saveBinaryBlob, it
encodes the connections, stores them at `_hnsw_conn/<nodeId>`, and
records `connections: {}` in saveHNSWData as the marker. Otherwise the
legacy JSON-array path is taken. TWO load sites use a matching
`restoreNodeConnections` helper that tries loadBinaryBlob first and
falls back to the legacy hnswData.connections field on miss / decode
error. Format convergence is lazy: pre-2.4.0 nodes still load via the
legacy path, then write the compressed form on next dirty save.
- brainy.ts wireConnectionsCodec — runs alongside wireMmapVectorBackend
during init. Activates when (a) the graph:compression provider is
registered and (b) the metadata index exposes its idMapper. Unlike the
mmap-vector backend, this layer engages on EVERY brainy 7.25.0
adapter — the blob primitive itself is universal; only the codec
presence gates activation.
- Provider interface GraphCompressionProvider in plugin.ts — encode +
decode static signatures. Brainy depends on the interface; cortex's
registered { encode: encodeConnections, decode: decodeConnections }
satisfies it structurally.
Tests (1437 total, +4 vs prior tip):
- tests/unit/hnsw/connections-codec.test.ts — 4 unit tests with a JSON
mock provider: single-level round-trip, empty-Map round-trip (one-byte
buffer), multi-level fan-out round-trip, and silent-drop of UUIDs the
decoding idMapper no longer knows. The real cross-language byte
format is exercised when cortex 2.4.0 wires its delta-varint
encode/decode in.
This completes the brainy half of the 2.4.0 storage foundation: stable
ids (#23), mmap vectors (#24), graph link compression (#25), and
column-store interchange (#26). Coordinated release as brainy 7.26.0 +
cortex 2.4.0 follows.
2026-05-28 10:37:01 -07:00
* ` connections: {} ` as the marker . Otherwise the legacy JSON - array path is
* taken — the format every brainy release before 2.4 . 0 wrote . The two are
* intentionally NOT dual - written : one or the other , never both , so format
* convergence is unambiguous on the read side .
*
* Shared by all three save sites ( deferred flush , immediate - mode new - entity
* persist , immediate - mode neighbor update ) so the codec branch is exercised
* uniformly regardless of which path triggered the write .
* /
private async persistNodeConnections ( nodeId : string , noun : HNSWNoun ) : Promise < void > {
if ( ! this . storage ) return
const storageWithBlob = this . storage as unknown as {
saveBinaryBlob ? : ( key : string , data : Buffer ) = > Promise < void >
}
const canCompress =
this . connectionsCodec !== null &&
typeof storageWithBlob . saveBinaryBlob === 'function'
if ( canCompress ) {
const encoded = this . connectionsCodec ! . encode ( noun . connections )
await storageWithBlob . saveBinaryBlob ! ( compressedConnectionsKey ( nodeId ) , encoded )
refactor(8.0): final cleanup — drop HnswProvider alias + config.hnsw + 'hnsw' surface (scaffold step 6)
Step 6 of the brainy 8.0 rename scaffolding. Removes every legacy 'hnsw'-
flavoured public name introduced as a compat shim in steps 1-5. The
algorithm-neutral surface is now the only surface.
REMOVED — PHASE A (type aliases)
src/plugin.ts
- Removed `export type HnswProvider = VectorIndexProvider` alias.
- Removed `export type DiskAnnProvider = VectorIndexProvider` alias.
src/index.ts
- Removed `export const HNSWIndex = JsHnswVectorIndex` alias.
src/types/brainy.types.ts
- Removed `BrainyStats.indexHealth.hnsw` field (the new `vector` field
carries the same boolean).
src/brainy.ts
- `stats()` no longer emits the legacy `hnsw` field on `indexHealth`.
REMOVED — PHASE B (storage adapter rename, 8 adapters)
Repo-wide rename: `saveHNSWData` → `saveVectorIndexData` and
`getHNSWData` → `getVectorIndexData` across:
- src/storage/adapters/baseStorageAdapter.ts (abstract declarations)
- src/storage/adapters/fileSystemStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/gcsStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/r2Storage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/s3CompatibleStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/azureBlobStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/opfsStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/memoryStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/historicalStorageAdapter.ts
- src/brainy.ts (call sites)
- src/hnsw/hnswIndex.ts + src/hnsw/typeAwareHNSWIndex.ts (call sites)
The default-delegation wrappers added in scaffold step 4 are removed
(would have been duplicate declarations after the rename).
REMOVED — PHASE C (cache category 'hnsw')
src/utils/unifiedCache.ts
- Cache-category union narrowed from
'hnsw' | 'vectors' | 'metadata' | 'embedding' | 'other'
to
'vectors' | 'metadata' | 'embedding' | 'other'
- typeAccessCounts, typeSizes, typeCounts, accessRatios, sizeRatios,
and the fairness-check iterator all drop the 'hnsw' key.
- Per planning § 2.5: pre-8.0 'hnsw' cache entries are an in-memory
category. Cache is rebuildable; entries naturally don't exist after
a restart, so no migration path is needed.
src/hnsw/hnswIndex.ts
- 3 cache.set() call sites migrated from category 'hnsw' to 'vectors'.
- Cache key prefix `hnsw:vector:` → `vector:`.
- typeCounts/typeSizes/typeAccessCounts accessor renames
`.hnsw` → `.vectors`.
tests/unit/utils/unifiedCache-eviction.test.ts
- Test fixtures updated: cache.set(..., 'hnsw', ...) → cache.set(..., 'vectors', ...).
- Stats assertion `stats.typeSizes.hnsw` → `stats.typeSizes.vectors`.
REMOVED — PHASE D (config.hnsw)
src/types/brainy.types.ts
- Removed `BrainyConfig.hnsw` field entirely. The 8.0 surface is
`BrainyConfig.vector.{recall, quantization, vectorStorage, advanced}`.
src/brainy.ts
- normalizeConfig() no longer emits a `hnsw` field on Required<BrainyConfig>.
- setupIndex() rewired:
- Reads from `this.config.vector` (not `this.config.hnsw`).
- Calls `resolveJsHnswConfig(this.config.vector)` to translate the
`recall` preset into M / efConstruction / efSearch knobs (with
`advanced.hnsw` overrides winning when supplied).
- Imports `resolveJsHnswConfig` from './utils/recallPreset.js'.
NOT IN THIS COMMIT (deliberately)
- Persisted file path migration `_system/hnsw-*.json` →
`_system/vector-index-*.json`. Requires dual-read logic on boot
across 8 storage adapters. Per integration doc lines 531-539:
"Reader accepts either spelling on load; writer emits the new spelling
only; brains self-migrate on the next persist after upgrade." This is
a separate body of work and lands in a follow-up commit before 8.0 GA.
- `config.hnswPersistMode` top-level field is unchanged. It's not in
the rename inventory; a future commit can fold it into
`config.vector.persistMode` if desired.
- strictConfig enforcement wiring. The field is accepted by
normalizeConfig() with default 'warn'; the actual warning emission at
knob-mismatch sites lands when the config-resolution layer is touched
for the persisted-path migration.
VERIFICATION
- npx tsc --noEmit: clean
- npm test: 1468 / 1468 unit (one test fixture updated to use the new
category name; assertion still passes after fixture rename)
- npm run build: clean
The 8.0 PR's user-facing surface is now algorithm-neutral end-to-end:
VectorIndexProvider, config.vector.recall, JsHnswVectorIndex,
saveVectorIndexData, 'vectors' cache category, indexHealth.vector,
strictConfig — all standalone. No legacy 'hnsw' name remains in any
public type or method signature.
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await this . storage . saveVectorIndexData ( nodeId , {
feat: graph link compression — delta-varint connections (2.4.0 #3)
Cortex registers a graph:compression provider exposing `encode`/`decode`
for HNSW connection lists (delta-varint, ~4× smaller edges than the
JSON-UUID-array shape brainy has persisted since the beginning). This
wires the consumer side without changing the saveHNSWData/getHNSWData
adapter signatures.
Architecture:
- NEW ConnectionsCodec (src/hnsw/connectionsCodec.ts) — translates between
UUID-keyed Map<level, Set<UUID>> and a single compact per-node buffer
via the provider + stable EntityIdMapper. Custom wire format:
[count: u8] [[level: u8] [len: u32 LE] [bytes...]]*. One blob per node
regardless of level count, so the storage I/O is identical to the
legacy path (one saveHNSWData call) plus a single saveBinaryBlob.
- HNSWIndex changes — a `connectionsCodec: ConnectionsCodec | null` field
with `setConnectionsCodec()` setter. THREE save sites (deferred flush,
immediate-mode entity persist, immediate-mode neighbor updates) now go
through a single `persistNodeConnections(nodeId, noun)` helper: when the
codec is wired AND the storage adapter exposes saveBinaryBlob, it
encodes the connections, stores them at `_hnsw_conn/<nodeId>`, and
records `connections: {}` in saveHNSWData as the marker. Otherwise the
legacy JSON-array path is taken. TWO load sites use a matching
`restoreNodeConnections` helper that tries loadBinaryBlob first and
falls back to the legacy hnswData.connections field on miss / decode
error. Format convergence is lazy: pre-2.4.0 nodes still load via the
legacy path, then write the compressed form on next dirty save.
- brainy.ts wireConnectionsCodec — runs alongside wireMmapVectorBackend
during init. Activates when (a) the graph:compression provider is
registered and (b) the metadata index exposes its idMapper. Unlike the
mmap-vector backend, this layer engages on EVERY brainy 7.25.0
adapter — the blob primitive itself is universal; only the codec
presence gates activation.
- Provider interface GraphCompressionProvider in plugin.ts — encode +
decode static signatures. Brainy depends on the interface; cortex's
registered { encode: encodeConnections, decode: decodeConnections }
satisfies it structurally.
Tests (1437 total, +4 vs prior tip):
- tests/unit/hnsw/connections-codec.test.ts — 4 unit tests with a JSON
mock provider: single-level round-trip, empty-Map round-trip (one-byte
buffer), multi-level fan-out round-trip, and silent-drop of UUIDs the
decoding idMapper no longer knows. The real cross-language byte
format is exercised when cortex 2.4.0 wires its delta-varint
encode/decode in.
This completes the brainy half of the 2.4.0 storage foundation: stable
ids (#23), mmap vectors (#24), graph link compression (#25), and
column-store interchange (#26). Coordinated release as brainy 7.26.0 +
cortex 2.4.0 follows.
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level : noun.level ,
connections : { }
} )
return
}
const connectionsObj : Record < string , string [ ] > = { }
for ( const [ level , nounIds ] of noun . connections . entries ( ) ) {
connectionsObj [ level . toString ( ) ] = Array . from ( nounIds )
}
refactor(8.0): final cleanup — drop HnswProvider alias + config.hnsw + 'hnsw' surface (scaffold step 6)
Step 6 of the brainy 8.0 rename scaffolding. Removes every legacy 'hnsw'-
flavoured public name introduced as a compat shim in steps 1-5. The
algorithm-neutral surface is now the only surface.
REMOVED — PHASE A (type aliases)
src/plugin.ts
- Removed `export type HnswProvider = VectorIndexProvider` alias.
- Removed `export type DiskAnnProvider = VectorIndexProvider` alias.
src/index.ts
- Removed `export const HNSWIndex = JsHnswVectorIndex` alias.
src/types/brainy.types.ts
- Removed `BrainyStats.indexHealth.hnsw` field (the new `vector` field
carries the same boolean).
src/brainy.ts
- `stats()` no longer emits the legacy `hnsw` field on `indexHealth`.
REMOVED — PHASE B (storage adapter rename, 8 adapters)
Repo-wide rename: `saveHNSWData` → `saveVectorIndexData` and
`getHNSWData` → `getVectorIndexData` across:
- src/storage/adapters/baseStorageAdapter.ts (abstract declarations)
- src/storage/adapters/fileSystemStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/gcsStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/r2Storage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/s3CompatibleStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/azureBlobStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/opfsStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/memoryStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/historicalStorageAdapter.ts
- src/brainy.ts (call sites)
- src/hnsw/hnswIndex.ts + src/hnsw/typeAwareHNSWIndex.ts (call sites)
The default-delegation wrappers added in scaffold step 4 are removed
(would have been duplicate declarations after the rename).
REMOVED — PHASE C (cache category 'hnsw')
src/utils/unifiedCache.ts
- Cache-category union narrowed from
'hnsw' | 'vectors' | 'metadata' | 'embedding' | 'other'
to
'vectors' | 'metadata' | 'embedding' | 'other'
- typeAccessCounts, typeSizes, typeCounts, accessRatios, sizeRatios,
and the fairness-check iterator all drop the 'hnsw' key.
- Per planning § 2.5: pre-8.0 'hnsw' cache entries are an in-memory
category. Cache is rebuildable; entries naturally don't exist after
a restart, so no migration path is needed.
src/hnsw/hnswIndex.ts
- 3 cache.set() call sites migrated from category 'hnsw' to 'vectors'.
- Cache key prefix `hnsw:vector:` → `vector:`.
- typeCounts/typeSizes/typeAccessCounts accessor renames
`.hnsw` → `.vectors`.
tests/unit/utils/unifiedCache-eviction.test.ts
- Test fixtures updated: cache.set(..., 'hnsw', ...) → cache.set(..., 'vectors', ...).
- Stats assertion `stats.typeSizes.hnsw` → `stats.typeSizes.vectors`.
REMOVED — PHASE D (config.hnsw)
src/types/brainy.types.ts
- Removed `BrainyConfig.hnsw` field entirely. The 8.0 surface is
`BrainyConfig.vector.{recall, quantization, vectorStorage, advanced}`.
src/brainy.ts
- normalizeConfig() no longer emits a `hnsw` field on Required<BrainyConfig>.
- setupIndex() rewired:
- Reads from `this.config.vector` (not `this.config.hnsw`).
- Calls `resolveJsHnswConfig(this.config.vector)` to translate the
`recall` preset into M / efConstruction / efSearch knobs (with
`advanced.hnsw` overrides winning when supplied).
- Imports `resolveJsHnswConfig` from './utils/recallPreset.js'.
NOT IN THIS COMMIT (deliberately)
- Persisted file path migration `_system/hnsw-*.json` →
`_system/vector-index-*.json`. Requires dual-read logic on boot
across 8 storage adapters. Per integration doc lines 531-539:
"Reader accepts either spelling on load; writer emits the new spelling
only; brains self-migrate on the next persist after upgrade." This is
a separate body of work and lands in a follow-up commit before 8.0 GA.
- `config.hnswPersistMode` top-level field is unchanged. It's not in
the rename inventory; a future commit can fold it into
`config.vector.persistMode` if desired.
- strictConfig enforcement wiring. The field is accepted by
normalizeConfig() with default 'warn'; the actual warning emission at
knob-mismatch sites lands when the config-resolution layer is touched
for the persisted-path migration.
VERIFICATION
- npx tsc --noEmit: clean
- npm test: 1468 / 1468 unit (one test fixture updated to use the new
category name; assertion still passes after fixture rename)
- npm run build: clean
The 8.0 PR's user-facing surface is now algorithm-neutral end-to-end:
VectorIndexProvider, config.vector.recall, JsHnswVectorIndex,
saveVectorIndexData, 'vectors' cache category, indexHealth.vector,
strictConfig — all standalone. No legacy 'hnsw' name remains in any
public type or method signature.
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await this . storage . saveVectorIndexData ( nodeId , {
feat: graph link compression — delta-varint connections (2.4.0 #3)
Cortex registers a graph:compression provider exposing `encode`/`decode`
for HNSW connection lists (delta-varint, ~4× smaller edges than the
JSON-UUID-array shape brainy has persisted since the beginning). This
wires the consumer side without changing the saveHNSWData/getHNSWData
adapter signatures.
Architecture:
- NEW ConnectionsCodec (src/hnsw/connectionsCodec.ts) — translates between
UUID-keyed Map<level, Set<UUID>> and a single compact per-node buffer
via the provider + stable EntityIdMapper. Custom wire format:
[count: u8] [[level: u8] [len: u32 LE] [bytes...]]*. One blob per node
regardless of level count, so the storage I/O is identical to the
legacy path (one saveHNSWData call) plus a single saveBinaryBlob.
- HNSWIndex changes — a `connectionsCodec: ConnectionsCodec | null` field
with `setConnectionsCodec()` setter. THREE save sites (deferred flush,
immediate-mode entity persist, immediate-mode neighbor updates) now go
through a single `persistNodeConnections(nodeId, noun)` helper: when the
codec is wired AND the storage adapter exposes saveBinaryBlob, it
encodes the connections, stores them at `_hnsw_conn/<nodeId>`, and
records `connections: {}` in saveHNSWData as the marker. Otherwise the
legacy JSON-array path is taken. TWO load sites use a matching
`restoreNodeConnections` helper that tries loadBinaryBlob first and
falls back to the legacy hnswData.connections field on miss / decode
error. Format convergence is lazy: pre-2.4.0 nodes still load via the
legacy path, then write the compressed form on next dirty save.
- brainy.ts wireConnectionsCodec — runs alongside wireMmapVectorBackend
during init. Activates when (a) the graph:compression provider is
registered and (b) the metadata index exposes its idMapper. Unlike the
mmap-vector backend, this layer engages on EVERY brainy 7.25.0
adapter — the blob primitive itself is universal; only the codec
presence gates activation.
- Provider interface GraphCompressionProvider in plugin.ts — encode +
decode static signatures. Brainy depends on the interface; cortex's
registered { encode: encodeConnections, decode: decodeConnections }
satisfies it structurally.
Tests (1437 total, +4 vs prior tip):
- tests/unit/hnsw/connections-codec.test.ts — 4 unit tests with a JSON
mock provider: single-level round-trip, empty-Map round-trip (one-byte
buffer), multi-level fan-out round-trip, and silent-drop of UUIDs the
decoding idMapper no longer knows. The real cross-language byte
format is exercised when cortex 2.4.0 wires its delta-varint
encode/decode in.
This completes the brainy half of the 2.4.0 storage foundation: stable
ids (#23), mmap vectors (#24), graph link compression (#25), and
column-store interchange (#26). Coordinated release as brainy 7.26.0 +
cortex 2.4.0 follows.
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level : noun.level ,
connections : connectionsObj
} )
}
/ * *
* @description Restore one node ' s connections from persisted storage . Tries
* the compressed - blob path first ( when codec wired AND blob primitive
* available ) ; a present non - empty buffer is decoded and populates
* ` noun.connections ` . A missing blob ( no payload at the key ) means this node
* was last persisted under the legacy format , so the legacy
* ` hnswData.connections ` field is used instead .
*
* On any decode error the legacy field is also used as a safety net — the
* codec ' s ` decode ` throws on truncated input , which would otherwise leave
* the node with an empty connections Map ( orphaned from the graph ) .
* /
private async restoreNodeConnections (
nodeId : string ,
hnswData : { level : number ; connections : Record < string , string [ ] > } ,
noun : HNSWNoun
) : Promise < void > {
const storageWithBlob = this . storage as unknown as {
loadBinaryBlob ? : ( key : string ) = > Promise < Buffer | null >
}
const canDecompress =
this . connectionsCodec !== null &&
typeof storageWithBlob . loadBinaryBlob === 'function'
if ( canDecompress ) {
try {
const buf = await storageWithBlob . loadBinaryBlob ! ( compressedConnectionsKey ( nodeId ) )
if ( buf && buf . length > 0 ) {
const decoded = this . connectionsCodec ! . decode ( buf )
noun . connections = decoded
return
}
} catch ( error ) {
prodLog . debug ( ` HNSW: compressed connections decode failed for ${ nodeId } ; falling back to legacy ` , error )
}
}
// Legacy fallback: JSON UUID arrays in the HNSW data object.
for ( const [ levelStr , nounIds ] of Object . entries ( hnswData . connections ) ) {
const level = parseInt ( levelStr , 10 )
noun . connections . set ( level , new Set < string > ( nounIds as string [ ] ) )
}
}
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/ * *
* Get the number of dirty ( unpersisted ) nodes
* Useful for monitoring and debugging
* /
public getDirtyNodeCount ( ) : number {
return this . dirtyNodes . size
}
/ * *
* Get the current persist mode
* /
public getPersistMode ( ) : 'immediate' | 'deferred' {
return this . persistMode
}
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/ * *
* Calculate distances between a query vector and multiple vectors in parallel
* This is used to optimize performance for search operations
* Uses optimized batch processing for optimal performance
*
* @param queryVector The query vector
* @param vectors Array of vectors to compare against
* @returns Array of distances
* /
private async calculateDistancesInParallel (
queryVector : Vector ,
vectors : Array < { id : string ; vector : Vector } >
) : Promise < Array < { id : string ; distance : number } > > {
// If parallelization is disabled or there are very few vectors, use sequential processing
if ( ! this . useParallelization || vectors . length < 10 ) {
return vectors . map ( ( item ) = > ( {
id : item.id ,
distance : this.distanceFunction ( queryVector , item . vector )
} ) )
}
try {
// Extract just the vectors from the input array
const vectorsOnly = vectors . map ( ( item ) = > item . vector )
// Use optimized batch distance calculation
const distances = await calculateDistancesBatch (
queryVector ,
vectorsOnly ,
this . distanceFunction
)
// Map the distances back to their IDs
return vectors . map ( ( item , index ) = > ( {
id : item.id ,
distance : distances [ index ]
} ) )
} catch ( error ) {
console . error (
'Error in batch distance calculation, falling back to sequential processing:' ,
error
)
// Fall back to sequential processing if batch calculation fails
return vectors . map ( ( item ) = > ( {
id : item.id ,
distance : this.distanceFunction ( queryVector , item . vector )
} ) )
}
}
/ * *
* Add a vector to the index
* /
public async addItem ( item : VectorDocument ) : Promise < string > {
// Check if item is defined
if ( ! item ) {
throw new Error ( 'Item is undefined or null' )
}
const { id , vector } = item
// Check if vector is defined
if ( ! vector ) {
throw new Error ( 'Vector is undefined or null' )
}
// Set dimension on first insert
if ( this . dimension === null ) {
this . dimension = vector . length
} else if ( vector . length !== this . dimension ) {
throw new Error (
` Vector dimension mismatch: expected ${ this . dimension } , got ${ vector . length } `
)
}
// Generate random level for this noun
const nounLevel = this . getRandomLevel ( )
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// Create new noun with optional SQ8 quantization
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const noun : HNSWNoun = {
id ,
vector ,
connections : new Map ( ) ,
level : nounLevel
}
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// Quantize vector if enabled (B1: 4x storage reduction)
if ( this . quantizationEnabled ) {
const sq8 = quantizeSQ8 ( vector )
noun . quantizedVector = sq8 . quantized
noun . codebookMin = sq8 . min
noun . codebookMax = sq8 . max
}
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// Initialize empty connection sets for each level
for ( let level = 0 ; level <= nounLevel ; level ++ ) {
noun . connections . set ( level , new Set < string > ( ) )
}
// If this is the first noun, make it the entry point
if ( this . nouns . size === 0 ) {
this . entryPointId = id
this . maxLevel = nounLevel
this . nouns . set ( id , noun )
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// Persist system data for first noun (previously skipped)
if ( this . storage && this . persistMode === 'immediate' ) {
await this . storage . saveHNSWSystem ( {
entryPointId : this.entryPointId ,
maxLevel : this.maxLevel
} ) . catch ( error = > {
console . error ( 'Failed to persist initial HNSW system data:' , error )
} )
} else if ( this . persistMode === 'deferred' ) {
this . dirtySystem = true
}
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return id
}
// Find entry point
if ( ! this . entryPointId ) {
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// No entry point but nouns exist - corrupted state, recover by using this item
// This shouldn't normally happen as first item sets entry point above
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this . entryPointId = id
this . maxLevel = nounLevel
this . nouns . set ( id , noun )
return id
}
const entryPoint = this . nouns . get ( this . entryPointId )
if ( ! entryPoint ) {
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// Entry point was deleted but ID not updated - recover by using new item
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// If the entry point doesn't exist, treat this as the first noun
this . entryPointId = id
this . maxLevel = nounLevel
this . nouns . set ( id , noun )
return id
}
let currObj = entryPoint
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// Calculate distance to entry point (handles lazy loading + sync fast path)
let currDist = await Promise . resolve ( this . distanceSafe ( vector , entryPoint ) )
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// Traverse the graph from top to bottom to find the closest noun
for ( let level = this . maxLevel ; level > nounLevel ; level -- ) {
let changed = true
while ( changed ) {
changed = false
// Check all neighbors at current level
const connections = currObj . connections . get ( level ) || new Set < string > ( )
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// OPTIMIZATION: Preload neighbor vectors for parallel loading
if ( connections . size > 0 ) {
await this . preloadVectors ( Array . from ( connections ) )
}
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for ( const neighborId of connections ) {
const neighbor = this . nouns . get ( neighborId )
if ( ! neighbor ) {
// Skip neighbors that don't exist (expected during rapid additions/deletions)
continue
}
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const distToNeighbor = await Promise . resolve ( this . distanceSafe ( vector , neighbor ) )
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if ( distToNeighbor < currDist ) {
currDist = distToNeighbor
currObj = neighbor
changed = true
}
}
}
}
// For each level from nounLevel down to 0
for ( let level = Math . min ( nounLevel , this . maxLevel ) ; level >= 0 ; level -- ) {
// Find ef nearest elements using greedy search
const nearestNouns = await this . searchLayer (
vector ,
currObj ,
this . config . efConstruction ,
level
)
// Select M nearest neighbors
const neighbors = this . selectNeighbors (
vector ,
nearestNouns ,
this . config . M
)
// Add bidirectional connections
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// PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION: Collect all neighbor updates for concurrent execution
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const neighborUpdates : Array < {
neighborId : string
promise : Promise < void >
} > = [ ]
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for ( const [ neighborId , _ ] of neighbors ) {
const neighbor = this . nouns . get ( neighborId )
if ( ! neighbor ) {
// Skip neighbors that don't exist (expected during rapid additions/deletions)
continue
}
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noun . connections . get ( level ) ! . add ( neighborId )
// Add reverse connection
if ( ! neighbor . connections . has ( level ) ) {
neighbor . connections . set ( level , new Set < string > ( ) )
}
neighbor . connections . get ( level ) ! . add ( id )
// Ensure neighbor doesn't have too many connections
if ( neighbor . connections . get ( level ) ! . size > this . config . M ) {
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await this . pruneConnections ( neighbor , level )
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}
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// Persist updated neighbor HNSW data
fix: resolve HNSW concurrency race condition across all storage adapters
Fixes critical P0 bug causing data corruption during bulk imports with 50+ concurrent operations. The non-atomic read-modify-write pattern in saveHNSWData() combined with fire-and-forget neighbor updates was causing 16-32 concurrent writes per entity, resulting in lost HNSW connections and corrupted graph structure.
**Root Cause:**
- saveHNSWData() used non-atomic read-modify-write
- HNSW neighbor updates fired without await (16-32 concurrent writes/entity)
- Popular nodes became hotspots (100 concurrent imports = 3,400 concurrent saveHNSWData calls)
- Result: Lost neighbor connections, 0 search results
**Atomic Write Strategies by Adapter:**
FileSystemStorage:
- Atomic rename with temp files
- Write to {file}.tmp.{timestamp}.{random}
- POSIX-guaranteed atomic rename(temp, final)
GCSStorage:
- Optimistic locking with generation numbers
- preconditionOpts: { ifGenerationMatch }
- 5 retries with exponential backoff (50ms→800ms)
S3/R2/AzureStorage:
- ETag-based optimistic locking
- IfMatch/conditions preconditions
- 5 retries with exponential backoff
MemoryStorage + OPFSStorage:
- Mutex locks per entity path
- Serializes async operations even in single-threaded environments
HNSW Index:
- Changed fire-and-forget .catch() to await
- Serializes 16-32 neighbor updates per entity
- Trade-off: 20-30% slower bulk import vs 100% data integrity
**Sharding Compatibility:**
- ✅ Works with deterministic UUID sharding (256 shards, always on)
- ✅ Works with distributed multi-node sharding (optional)
- ✅ All atomic strategies work in both single-node and distributed deployments
**Index Impact:**
- Only HNSW index modified (saveHNSWData, saveHNSWSystem)
- Other 4 indexes unaffected (Metadata, Graph Adjacency, Deleted Items, Entity ID Mapper)
- No regression risk - isolated code paths
**Testing:**
- 8/8 unit tests passing (real concurrent operations, no mocks)
- Tests verify data integrity after 20 concurrent updates
- Tests verify temp file cleanup and mutex serialization
**Files Modified:**
- All 8 storage adapters (FileSystem, GCS, S3, R2, Azure, Memory, OPFS)
- HNSW Index (neighbor update serialization)
- New test: tests/unit/storage/hnswConcurrency.test.ts (8 passing tests)
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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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//
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// Deferred persistence mode for cloud storage performance
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// In deferred mode, we track dirty nodes instead of persisting immediately
// This reduces GCS operations from 70 to 2-3 per add() (30-50× faster)
if ( this . storage && this . persistMode === 'immediate' ) {
feat: graph link compression — delta-varint connections (2.4.0 #3)
Cortex registers a graph:compression provider exposing `encode`/`decode`
for HNSW connection lists (delta-varint, ~4× smaller edges than the
JSON-UUID-array shape brainy has persisted since the beginning). This
wires the consumer side without changing the saveHNSWData/getHNSWData
adapter signatures.
Architecture:
- NEW ConnectionsCodec (src/hnsw/connectionsCodec.ts) — translates between
UUID-keyed Map<level, Set<UUID>> and a single compact per-node buffer
via the provider + stable EntityIdMapper. Custom wire format:
[count: u8] [[level: u8] [len: u32 LE] [bytes...]]*. One blob per node
regardless of level count, so the storage I/O is identical to the
legacy path (one saveHNSWData call) plus a single saveBinaryBlob.
- HNSWIndex changes — a `connectionsCodec: ConnectionsCodec | null` field
with `setConnectionsCodec()` setter. THREE save sites (deferred flush,
immediate-mode entity persist, immediate-mode neighbor updates) now go
through a single `persistNodeConnections(nodeId, noun)` helper: when the
codec is wired AND the storage adapter exposes saveBinaryBlob, it
encodes the connections, stores them at `_hnsw_conn/<nodeId>`, and
records `connections: {}` in saveHNSWData as the marker. Otherwise the
legacy JSON-array path is taken. TWO load sites use a matching
`restoreNodeConnections` helper that tries loadBinaryBlob first and
falls back to the legacy hnswData.connections field on miss / decode
error. Format convergence is lazy: pre-2.4.0 nodes still load via the
legacy path, then write the compressed form on next dirty save.
- brainy.ts wireConnectionsCodec — runs alongside wireMmapVectorBackend
during init. Activates when (a) the graph:compression provider is
registered and (b) the metadata index exposes its idMapper. Unlike the
mmap-vector backend, this layer engages on EVERY brainy 7.25.0
adapter — the blob primitive itself is universal; only the codec
presence gates activation.
- Provider interface GraphCompressionProvider in plugin.ts — encode +
decode static signatures. Brainy depends on the interface; cortex's
registered { encode: encodeConnections, decode: decodeConnections }
satisfies it structurally.
Tests (1437 total, +4 vs prior tip):
- tests/unit/hnsw/connections-codec.test.ts — 4 unit tests with a JSON
mock provider: single-level round-trip, empty-Map round-trip (one-byte
buffer), multi-level fan-out round-trip, and silent-drop of UUIDs the
decoding idMapper no longer knows. The real cross-language byte
format is exercised when cortex 2.4.0 wires its delta-varint
encode/decode in.
This completes the brainy half of the 2.4.0 storage foundation: stable
ids (#23), mmap vectors (#24), graph link compression (#25), and
column-store interchange (#26). Coordinated release as brainy 7.26.0 +
cortex 2.4.0 follows.
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// IMMEDIATE MODE: Original behavior - persist each neighbor update.
// Goes through the per-node helper so the compressed-blob branch
// fires identically here vs. the deferred-flush path.
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neighborUpdates . push ( {
neighborId ,
feat: graph link compression — delta-varint connections (2.4.0 #3)
Cortex registers a graph:compression provider exposing `encode`/`decode`
for HNSW connection lists (delta-varint, ~4× smaller edges than the
JSON-UUID-array shape brainy has persisted since the beginning). This
wires the consumer side without changing the saveHNSWData/getHNSWData
adapter signatures.
Architecture:
- NEW ConnectionsCodec (src/hnsw/connectionsCodec.ts) — translates between
UUID-keyed Map<level, Set<UUID>> and a single compact per-node buffer
via the provider + stable EntityIdMapper. Custom wire format:
[count: u8] [[level: u8] [len: u32 LE] [bytes...]]*. One blob per node
regardless of level count, so the storage I/O is identical to the
legacy path (one saveHNSWData call) plus a single saveBinaryBlob.
- HNSWIndex changes — a `connectionsCodec: ConnectionsCodec | null` field
with `setConnectionsCodec()` setter. THREE save sites (deferred flush,
immediate-mode entity persist, immediate-mode neighbor updates) now go
through a single `persistNodeConnections(nodeId, noun)` helper: when the
codec is wired AND the storage adapter exposes saveBinaryBlob, it
encodes the connections, stores them at `_hnsw_conn/<nodeId>`, and
records `connections: {}` in saveHNSWData as the marker. Otherwise the
legacy JSON-array path is taken. TWO load sites use a matching
`restoreNodeConnections` helper that tries loadBinaryBlob first and
falls back to the legacy hnswData.connections field on miss / decode
error. Format convergence is lazy: pre-2.4.0 nodes still load via the
legacy path, then write the compressed form on next dirty save.
- brainy.ts wireConnectionsCodec — runs alongside wireMmapVectorBackend
during init. Activates when (a) the graph:compression provider is
registered and (b) the metadata index exposes its idMapper. Unlike the
mmap-vector backend, this layer engages on EVERY brainy 7.25.0
adapter — the blob primitive itself is universal; only the codec
presence gates activation.
- Provider interface GraphCompressionProvider in plugin.ts — encode +
decode static signatures. Brainy depends on the interface; cortex's
registered { encode: encodeConnections, decode: decodeConnections }
satisfies it structurally.
Tests (1437 total, +4 vs prior tip):
- tests/unit/hnsw/connections-codec.test.ts — 4 unit tests with a JSON
mock provider: single-level round-trip, empty-Map round-trip (one-byte
buffer), multi-level fan-out round-trip, and silent-drop of UUIDs the
decoding idMapper no longer knows. The real cross-language byte
format is exercised when cortex 2.4.0 wires its delta-varint
encode/decode in.
This completes the brainy half of the 2.4.0 storage foundation: stable
ids (#23), mmap vectors (#24), graph link compression (#25), and
column-store interchange (#26). Coordinated release as brainy 7.26.0 +
cortex 2.4.0 follows.
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promise : this.persistNodeConnections ( neighborId , neighbor )
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} )
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} else if ( this . persistMode === 'deferred' ) {
// DEFERRED MODE: Track dirty nodes for later batch persistence
this . dirtyNodes . add ( neighborId )
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}
}
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// Execute all neighbor updates concurrently (only in immediate mode)
if ( neighborUpdates . length > 0 && this . persistMode === 'immediate' ) {
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const batchSize = this . config . maxConcurrentNeighborWrites || neighborUpdates . length
const allFailures : Array < { result : PromiseRejectedResult ; neighborId : string } > = [ ]
// Process in chunks if batch size specified
for ( let i = 0 ; i < neighborUpdates . length ; i += batchSize ) {
const batch = neighborUpdates . slice ( i , i + batchSize )
const results = await Promise . allSettled ( batch . map ( u = > u . promise ) )
// Track failures for monitoring (storage adapters already retried 5× each)
const batchFailures = results
. map ( ( result , idx ) = > ( { result , neighborId : batch [ idx ] . neighborId } ) )
. filter ( ( { result } ) = > result . status === 'rejected' )
. map ( ( { result , neighborId } ) = > ( {
result : result as PromiseRejectedResult ,
neighborId
} ) )
allFailures . push ( . . . batchFailures )
}
if ( allFailures . length > 0 ) {
console . warn (
` [HNSW] ${ allFailures . length } / ${ neighborUpdates . length } neighbor updates failed after retries (entity: ${ id } , level: ${ level } ) `
)
// Log first failure for debugging
console . error (
` [HNSW] First failure (neighbor: ${ allFailures [ 0 ] . neighborId } ): ` ,
allFailures [ 0 ] . result . reason
)
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}
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}
// Update entry point for the next level
if ( nearestNouns . size > 0 ) {
const [ nearestId , nearestDist ] = [ . . . nearestNouns ] [ 0 ]
if ( nearestDist < currDist ) {
currDist = nearestDist
const nearestNoun = this . nouns . get ( nearestId )
if ( ! nearestNoun ) {
console . error (
` Nearest noun with ID ${ nearestId } not found in addItem `
)
// Keep the current object as is
} else {
currObj = nearestNoun
}
}
}
}
// Update max level and entry point if needed
if ( nounLevel > this . maxLevel ) {
this . maxLevel = nounLevel
this . entryPointId = id
}
// Add noun to the index
this . nouns . set ( id , noun )
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// Track high-level nodes for O(1) entry point selection
if ( nounLevel >= 2 && nounLevel <= this . MAX_TRACKED_LEVELS ) {
if ( ! this . highLevelNodes . has ( nounLevel ) ) {
this . highLevelNodes . set ( nounLevel , new Set ( ) )
}
this . highLevelNodes . get ( nounLevel ) ! . add ( id )
}
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// Lazy vector eviction (B2: graph-only memory after insert)
// After graph construction completes, evict the full vector from memory.
// Future searches will load vectors on-demand via getVectorSafe() + UnifiedCache.
if ( this . vectorStorageMode === 'lazy' && this . storage ) {
noun . vector = [ ] // Release float32 vector from memory
}
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// Persist HNSW graph data to storage
// Respect persistMode setting
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if ( this . storage && this . persistMode === 'immediate' ) {
feat: graph link compression — delta-varint connections (2.4.0 #3)
Cortex registers a graph:compression provider exposing `encode`/`decode`
for HNSW connection lists (delta-varint, ~4× smaller edges than the
JSON-UUID-array shape brainy has persisted since the beginning). This
wires the consumer side without changing the saveHNSWData/getHNSWData
adapter signatures.
Architecture:
- NEW ConnectionsCodec (src/hnsw/connectionsCodec.ts) — translates between
UUID-keyed Map<level, Set<UUID>> and a single compact per-node buffer
via the provider + stable EntityIdMapper. Custom wire format:
[count: u8] [[level: u8] [len: u32 LE] [bytes...]]*. One blob per node
regardless of level count, so the storage I/O is identical to the
legacy path (one saveHNSWData call) plus a single saveBinaryBlob.
- HNSWIndex changes — a `connectionsCodec: ConnectionsCodec | null` field
with `setConnectionsCodec()` setter. THREE save sites (deferred flush,
immediate-mode entity persist, immediate-mode neighbor updates) now go
through a single `persistNodeConnections(nodeId, noun)` helper: when the
codec is wired AND the storage adapter exposes saveBinaryBlob, it
encodes the connections, stores them at `_hnsw_conn/<nodeId>`, and
records `connections: {}` in saveHNSWData as the marker. Otherwise the
legacy JSON-array path is taken. TWO load sites use a matching
`restoreNodeConnections` helper that tries loadBinaryBlob first and
falls back to the legacy hnswData.connections field on miss / decode
error. Format convergence is lazy: pre-2.4.0 nodes still load via the
legacy path, then write the compressed form on next dirty save.
- brainy.ts wireConnectionsCodec — runs alongside wireMmapVectorBackend
during init. Activates when (a) the graph:compression provider is
registered and (b) the metadata index exposes its idMapper. Unlike the
mmap-vector backend, this layer engages on EVERY brainy 7.25.0
adapter — the blob primitive itself is universal; only the codec
presence gates activation.
- Provider interface GraphCompressionProvider in plugin.ts — encode +
decode static signatures. Brainy depends on the interface; cortex's
registered { encode: encodeConnections, decode: decodeConnections }
satisfies it structurally.
Tests (1437 total, +4 vs prior tip):
- tests/unit/hnsw/connections-codec.test.ts — 4 unit tests with a JSON
mock provider: single-level round-trip, empty-Map round-trip (one-byte
buffer), multi-level fan-out round-trip, and silent-drop of UUIDs the
decoding idMapper no longer knows. The real cross-language byte
format is exercised when cortex 2.4.0 wires its delta-varint
encode/decode in.
This completes the brainy half of the 2.4.0 storage foundation: stable
ids (#23), mmap vectors (#24), graph link compression (#25), and
column-store interchange (#26). Coordinated release as brainy 7.26.0 +
cortex 2.4.0 follows.
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// IMMEDIATE MODE: Original behavior - persist new entity and system data.
// Goes through the per-node helper so the compressed-blob branch fires
// identically here vs. the deferred-flush + neighbor-update paths.
await this . persistNodeConnections ( id , noun ) . catch ( ( error ) = > {
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console . error ( ` Failed to persist HNSW data for ${ id } : ` , error )
} )
// Persist system data (entry point and max level)
await this . storage . saveHNSWSystem ( {
entryPointId : this.entryPointId ,
maxLevel : this.maxLevel
} ) . catch ( ( error ) = > {
console . error ( 'Failed to persist HNSW system data:' , error )
} )
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} else if ( this . persistMode === 'deferred' ) {
// DEFERRED MODE: Track dirty nodes for later batch persistence
this . dirtyNodes . add ( id )
this . dirtySystem = true
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}
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return id
}
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/ * *
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* O ( 1 ) entry point recovery using highLevelNodes index .
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* At any reasonable scale ( 1000 + nodes ) , level 2 + nodes are guaranteed to exist .
* For tiny indexes with only level 0 - 1 nodes , any node works as entry point .
* /
private recoverEntryPointO1 ( ) : { id : string | null ; level : number } {
// O(1) recovery: check highLevelNodes from highest to lowest level
for ( let level = this . MAX_TRACKED_LEVELS ; level >= 2 ; level -- ) {
const nodesAtLevel = this . highLevelNodes . get ( level )
if ( nodesAtLevel && nodesAtLevel . size > 0 ) {
for ( const nodeId of nodesAtLevel ) {
if ( this . nouns . has ( nodeId ) ) {
return { id : nodeId , level }
}
}
}
}
// No high-level nodes - use any available node (works fine for HNSW)
const firstNode = this . nouns . keys ( ) . next ( ) . value
return { id : firstNode ? ? null , level : 0 }
}
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/ * *
* Search for nearest neighbors
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*
* When SQ8 quantization is enabled and reranking is active :
* - Phase 1 : Over - retrieve k * rerankMultiplier candidates using SQ8 approximate distances
* - Phase 2 : Load full float32 vectors for candidates , compute exact distances , return top k
*
* @param queryVector Query vector
* @param k Number of results to return
* @param filter Optional filter function
* @param options Additional search options
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* /
public async search (
queryVector : Vector ,
k : number = 10 ,
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filter ? : ( id : string ) = > Promise < boolean > ,
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options ? : { rerank ? : { multiplier : number } ; candidateIds? : string [ ] }
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) : Promise < Array < [ string , number ] > > {
if ( this . nouns . size === 0 ) {
return [ ]
}
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// Metadata-first: convert candidateIds to filter function if no explicit filter
if ( ! filter && options ? . candidateIds && options . candidateIds . length > 0 ) {
const candidateSet = new Set ( options . candidateIds )
filter = async ( id : string ) = > candidateSet . has ( id )
}
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// Check if query vector is defined
if ( ! queryVector ) {
throw new Error ( 'Query vector is undefined or null' )
}
if ( this . dimension !== null && queryVector . length !== this . dimension ) {
throw new Error (
` Query vector dimension mismatch: expected ${ this . dimension } , got ${ queryVector . length } `
)
}
// Start from the entry point
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// If entry point is null but nouns exist, attempt O(1) recovery
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if ( ! this . entryPointId && this . nouns . size > 0 ) {
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const { id : recoveredId , level : recoveredLevel } = this . recoverEntryPointO1 ( )
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if ( recoveredId ) {
this . entryPointId = recoveredId
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this . maxLevel = recoveredLevel
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}
}
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if ( ! this . entryPointId ) {
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// Truly empty index - return empty results silently
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return [ ]
}
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let entryPoint = this . nouns . get ( this . entryPointId )
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if ( ! entryPoint ) {
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// Entry point ID exists but noun was deleted - O(1) recovery
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if ( this . nouns . size > 0 ) {
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const { id : recoveredId , level : recoveredLevel } = this . recoverEntryPointO1 ( )
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if ( recoveredId ) {
this . entryPointId = recoveredId
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this . maxLevel = recoveredLevel
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entryPoint = this . nouns . get ( recoveredId )
}
}
// If still no entry point, return empty
if ( ! entryPoint ) {
return [ ]
}
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}
let currObj = entryPoint
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// SQ8: Pre-quantize query vector for fast approximate distances during traversal
if ( this . quantizationEnabled ) {
this . _querySQ8 = quantizeSQ8 ( queryVector )
}
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// OPTIMIZATION: Preload entry point vector
await this . preloadVectors ( [ entryPoint . id ] )
let currDist = await Promise . resolve ( this . distanceSafe ( queryVector , currObj ) )
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// Traverse the graph from top to bottom to find the closest noun
for ( let level = this . maxLevel ; level > 0 ; level -- ) {
let changed = true
while ( changed ) {
changed = false
// Check all neighbors at current level
const connections = currObj . connections . get ( level ) || new Set < string > ( )
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// OPTIMIZATION: Preload all neighbor vectors in parallel before distance calculations
if ( connections . size > 0 ) {
await this . preloadVectors ( Array . from ( connections ) )
}
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// If we have enough connections, use parallel distance calculation
if ( this . useParallelization && connections . size >= 10 ) {
// Prepare vectors for parallel calculation
const vectors : Array < { id : string ; vector : Vector } > = [ ]
for ( const neighborId of connections ) {
const neighbor = this . nouns . get ( neighborId )
if ( ! neighbor ) continue
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const neighborVector = await this . getVectorSafe ( neighbor )
vectors . push ( { id : neighborId , vector : neighborVector } )
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}
// Calculate distances in parallel
const distances = await this . calculateDistancesInParallel (
queryVector ,
vectors
)
// Find the closest neighbor
for ( const { id , distance } of distances ) {
if ( distance < currDist ) {
currDist = distance
const neighbor = this . nouns . get ( id )
if ( neighbor ) {
currObj = neighbor
changed = true
}
}
}
} else {
// Use sequential processing for small number of connections
for ( const neighborId of connections ) {
const neighbor = this . nouns . get ( neighborId )
if ( ! neighbor ) {
// Skip neighbors that don't exist (expected during rapid additions/deletions)
continue
}
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const distToNeighbor = await Promise . resolve ( this . distanceSafe ( queryVector , neighbor ) )
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if ( distToNeighbor < currDist ) {
currDist = distToNeighbor
currObj = neighbor
changed = true
}
}
}
}
}
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// Determine effective rerank multiplier
const rerankActive = this . quantizationEnabled && ( options ? . rerank || this . rerankMultiplier > 1 )
const multiplier = options ? . rerank ? . multiplier ? ? this . rerankMultiplier
const effectiveK = rerankActive ? k * multiplier : k
// Search at level 0 with ef = effectiveK
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// If we have a filter, increase ef to compensate for filtered results
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const ef = filter ? Math . max ( this . config . efSearch * 3 , effectiveK * 3 ) : Math . max ( this . config . efSearch , effectiveK )
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const nearestNouns = await this . searchLayer (
queryVector ,
currObj ,
ef ,
0 ,
filter
)
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// Phase 2: Rerank with exact float32 distances if quantization is active (B3)
if ( rerankActive && nearestNouns . size > 0 ) {
// Clear SQ8 cache before reranking (we need exact distances now)
this . _querySQ8 = null
const candidates = [ . . . nearestNouns ] . slice ( 0 , effectiveK )
// Load full float32 vectors for the candidate set
const candidateIds = candidates . map ( ( [ id ] ) = > id )
await this . preloadVectors ( candidateIds )
// Recompute exact distances
const reranked : Array < [ string , number ] > = [ ]
for ( const [ id ] of candidates ) {
const noun = this . nouns . get ( id )
if ( ! noun ) continue
const exactVector = await this . getVectorSafe ( noun )
const exactDist = this . distanceFunction ( queryVector , exactVector )
reranked . push ( [ id , exactDist ] )
}
// Sort by exact distance and return top k
reranked . sort ( ( a , b ) = > a [ 1 ] - b [ 1 ] )
return reranked . slice ( 0 , k )
}
// Clear SQ8 cache
this . _querySQ8 = null
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// Convert to array and sort by distance
return [ . . . nearestNouns ] . slice ( 0 , k )
}
/ * *
* Remove an item from the index
* /
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public async removeItem ( id : string ) : Promise < boolean > {
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if ( ! this . nouns . has ( id ) ) {
return false
}
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const noun = this . nouns . get ( id ) !
// Remove connections to this noun from all neighbors
for ( const [ level , connections ] of noun . connections . entries ( ) ) {
for ( const neighborId of connections ) {
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const neighbor = this . nouns . get ( neighborId )
if ( ! neighbor ) {
// Skip neighbors that don't exist (expected during rapid additions/deletions)
continue
}
if ( neighbor . connections . has ( level ) ) {
neighbor . connections . get ( level ) ! . delete ( id )
// Prune connections after removing this noun to ensure consistency
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await this . pruneConnections ( neighbor , level )
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}
}
}
// Also check all other nouns for references to this noun and remove them
for ( const [ nounId , otherNoun ] of this . nouns . entries ( ) ) {
if ( nounId === id ) continue // Skip the noun being removed
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for ( const [ level , connections ] of otherNoun . connections . entries ( ) ) {
if ( connections . has ( id ) ) {
connections . delete ( id )
// Prune connections after removing this reference
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await this . pruneConnections ( otherNoun , level )
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}
}
}
// Remove the noun
this . nouns . delete ( id )
// If we removed the entry point, find a new one
if ( this . entryPointId === id ) {
if ( this . nouns . size === 0 ) {
this . entryPointId = null
this . maxLevel = 0
} else {
// Find the noun with the highest level
let maxLevel = 0
let newEntryPointId = null
for ( const [ nounId , noun ] of this . nouns . entries ( ) ) {
if ( noun . connections . size === 0 ) continue // Skip nouns with no connections
const nounLevel = Math . max ( . . . noun . connections . keys ( ) )
if ( nounLevel >= maxLevel ) {
maxLevel = nounLevel
newEntryPointId = nounId
}
}
this . entryPointId = newEntryPointId
this . maxLevel = maxLevel
}
}
return true
}
/ * *
* Get nouns with pagination
* @param options Pagination options
* @returns Object containing paginated nouns and pagination info
* /
public getNounsPaginated (
options : {
offset? : number
limit? : number
filter ? : ( noun : HNSWNoun ) = > boolean
} = { }
) : {
items : Map < string , HNSWNoun >
totalCount : number
hasMore : boolean
} {
const offset = options . offset || 0
const limit = options . limit || 100
const filter = options . filter || ( ( ) = > true )
// Get all noun entries
const entries = [ . . . this . nouns . entries ( ) ]
// Apply filter if provided
const filteredEntries = entries . filter ( ( [ _ , noun ] ) = > filter ( noun ) )
// Get total count after filtering
const totalCount = filteredEntries . length
// Apply pagination
const paginatedEntries = filteredEntries . slice ( offset , offset + limit )
// Check if there are more items
const hasMore = offset + limit < totalCount
// Create a new map with the paginated entries
const items = new Map ( paginatedEntries )
return {
items ,
totalCount ,
hasMore
}
}
/ * *
* Clear the index
* /
public clear ( ) : void {
this . nouns . clear ( )
this . entryPointId = null
this . maxLevel = 0
}
/ * *
* Get the size of the index
* /
public size ( ) : number {
return this . nouns . size
}
/ * *
* Get the distance function used by the index
* /
public getDistanceFunction ( ) : DistanceFunction {
return this . distanceFunction
}
/ * *
* Get the entry point ID
* /
public getEntryPointId ( ) : string | null {
return this . entryPointId
}
/ * *
* Get the maximum level
* /
public getMaxLevel ( ) : number {
return this . maxLevel
}
/ * *
* Get the dimension
* /
public getDimension ( ) : number | null {
return this . dimension
}
/ * *
* Get the configuration
* /
public getConfig ( ) : HNSWConfig {
return { . . . this . config }
}
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/ * *
* Get vector safely ( always uses adaptive caching via UnifiedCache )
*
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* Production - grade adaptive caching :
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* - Vector already loaded : Returns immediately ( O ( 1 ) )
* - Vector in cache : Loads from UnifiedCache ( O ( 1 ) hash lookup )
* - Vector on disk : Loads from storage → UnifiedCache ( O ( disk ) )
* - Cost - aware caching : UnifiedCache manages memory competition
*
* @param noun The HNSW noun ( may have empty vector if not yet loaded )
* @returns Promise < Vector > The vector ( loaded on - demand if needed )
* /
private async getVectorSafe ( noun : HNSWNoun ) : Promise < Vector > {
// Vector already in memory
if ( noun . vector . length > 0 ) {
return noun . vector
}
// Load from UnifiedCache with storage fallback
const cacheKey = ` hnsw:vector: ${ noun . id } `
const vector = await this . unifiedCache . get ( cacheKey , async ( ) = > {
if ( ! this . storage ) {
throw new Error ( 'Storage not available for vector loading' )
}
const loaded = await this . storage . getNounVector ( noun . id )
if ( ! loaded ) {
throw new Error ( ` Vector not found for noun ${ noun . id } ` )
}
// Add to UnifiedCache with cost-aware eviction
// This competes fairly with Graph and Metadata indexes
this . unifiedCache . set (
cacheKey ,
loaded ,
refactor(8.0): final cleanup — drop HnswProvider alias + config.hnsw + 'hnsw' surface (scaffold step 6)
Step 6 of the brainy 8.0 rename scaffolding. Removes every legacy 'hnsw'-
flavoured public name introduced as a compat shim in steps 1-5. The
algorithm-neutral surface is now the only surface.
REMOVED — PHASE A (type aliases)
src/plugin.ts
- Removed `export type HnswProvider = VectorIndexProvider` alias.
- Removed `export type DiskAnnProvider = VectorIndexProvider` alias.
src/index.ts
- Removed `export const HNSWIndex = JsHnswVectorIndex` alias.
src/types/brainy.types.ts
- Removed `BrainyStats.indexHealth.hnsw` field (the new `vector` field
carries the same boolean).
src/brainy.ts
- `stats()` no longer emits the legacy `hnsw` field on `indexHealth`.
REMOVED — PHASE B (storage adapter rename, 8 adapters)
Repo-wide rename: `saveHNSWData` → `saveVectorIndexData` and
`getHNSWData` → `getVectorIndexData` across:
- src/storage/adapters/baseStorageAdapter.ts (abstract declarations)
- src/storage/adapters/fileSystemStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/gcsStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/r2Storage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/s3CompatibleStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/azureBlobStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/opfsStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/memoryStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/historicalStorageAdapter.ts
- src/brainy.ts (call sites)
- src/hnsw/hnswIndex.ts + src/hnsw/typeAwareHNSWIndex.ts (call sites)
The default-delegation wrappers added in scaffold step 4 are removed
(would have been duplicate declarations after the rename).
REMOVED — PHASE C (cache category 'hnsw')
src/utils/unifiedCache.ts
- Cache-category union narrowed from
'hnsw' | 'vectors' | 'metadata' | 'embedding' | 'other'
to
'vectors' | 'metadata' | 'embedding' | 'other'
- typeAccessCounts, typeSizes, typeCounts, accessRatios, sizeRatios,
and the fairness-check iterator all drop the 'hnsw' key.
- Per planning § 2.5: pre-8.0 'hnsw' cache entries are an in-memory
category. Cache is rebuildable; entries naturally don't exist after
a restart, so no migration path is needed.
src/hnsw/hnswIndex.ts
- 3 cache.set() call sites migrated from category 'hnsw' to 'vectors'.
- Cache key prefix `hnsw:vector:` → `vector:`.
- typeCounts/typeSizes/typeAccessCounts accessor renames
`.hnsw` → `.vectors`.
tests/unit/utils/unifiedCache-eviction.test.ts
- Test fixtures updated: cache.set(..., 'hnsw', ...) → cache.set(..., 'vectors', ...).
- Stats assertion `stats.typeSizes.hnsw` → `stats.typeSizes.vectors`.
REMOVED — PHASE D (config.hnsw)
src/types/brainy.types.ts
- Removed `BrainyConfig.hnsw` field entirely. The 8.0 surface is
`BrainyConfig.vector.{recall, quantization, vectorStorage, advanced}`.
src/brainy.ts
- normalizeConfig() no longer emits a `hnsw` field on Required<BrainyConfig>.
- setupIndex() rewired:
- Reads from `this.config.vector` (not `this.config.hnsw`).
- Calls `resolveJsHnswConfig(this.config.vector)` to translate the
`recall` preset into M / efConstruction / efSearch knobs (with
`advanced.hnsw` overrides winning when supplied).
- Imports `resolveJsHnswConfig` from './utils/recallPreset.js'.
NOT IN THIS COMMIT (deliberately)
- Persisted file path migration `_system/hnsw-*.json` →
`_system/vector-index-*.json`. Requires dual-read logic on boot
across 8 storage adapters. Per integration doc lines 531-539:
"Reader accepts either spelling on load; writer emits the new spelling
only; brains self-migrate on the next persist after upgrade." This is
a separate body of work and lands in a follow-up commit before 8.0 GA.
- `config.hnswPersistMode` top-level field is unchanged. It's not in
the rename inventory; a future commit can fold it into
`config.vector.persistMode` if desired.
- strictConfig enforcement wiring. The field is accepted by
normalizeConfig() with default 'warn'; the actual warning emission at
knob-mismatch sites lands when the config-resolution layer is touched
for the persisted-path migration.
VERIFICATION
- npx tsc --noEmit: clean
- npm test: 1468 / 1468 unit (one test fixture updated to use the new
category name; assertion still passes after fixture rename)
- npm run build: clean
The 8.0 PR's user-facing surface is now algorithm-neutral end-to-end:
VectorIndexProvider, config.vector.recall, JsHnswVectorIndex,
saveVectorIndexData, 'vectors' cache category, indexHealth.vector,
strictConfig — all standalone. No legacy 'hnsw' name remains in any
public type or method signature.
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'vectors' , // Type for fairness monitoring
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loaded . length * 4 , // Size in bytes (float32)
50 // Rebuild cost in ms (moderate priority)
)
return loaded
} )
return vector
}
/ * *
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* Get vector synchronously if available in memory
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*
* Sync fast path optimization :
* - Vector in memory : Returns immediately ( zero overhead )
* - Vector in cache : Returns from UnifiedCache synchronously
* - Returns null if vector not available ( caller must handle async path )
*
* Use for sync fast path in distance calculations - eliminates async overhead
* when vectors are already cached .
*
* @param noun The HNSW noun
* @returns Vector | null - vector if in memory / cache , null if needs async load
* /
private getVectorSync ( noun : HNSWNoun ) : Vector | null {
// Vector already in memory
if ( noun . vector . length > 0 ) {
return noun . vector
}
// Try sync cache lookup
const cacheKey = ` hnsw:vector: ${ noun . id } `
const vector = this . unifiedCache . getSync ( cacheKey )
return vector || null
}
/ * *
* Preload multiple vectors in parallel via UnifiedCache
*
* Optimization for search operations :
* - Loads all candidate vectors before distance calculations
* - Reduces serial disk I / O ( parallel loads are faster )
* - Uses UnifiedCache ' s request coalescing to prevent stampede
* - Always active ( no "mode" check ) for optimal performance
*
* @param nodeIds Array of node IDs to preload
* /
private async preloadVectors ( nodeIds : string [ ] ) : Promise < void > {
if ( nodeIds . length === 0 ) return
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// Per-entity storage load via UnifiedCache request coalescing.
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const promises = nodeIds . map ( async ( id ) = > {
const cacheKey = ` hnsw:vector: ${ id } `
return this . unifiedCache . get ( cacheKey , async ( ) = > {
if ( ! this . storage ) return null
const vector = await this . storage . getNounVector ( id )
if ( vector ) {
refactor(8.0): final cleanup — drop HnswProvider alias + config.hnsw + 'hnsw' surface (scaffold step 6)
Step 6 of the brainy 8.0 rename scaffolding. Removes every legacy 'hnsw'-
flavoured public name introduced as a compat shim in steps 1-5. The
algorithm-neutral surface is now the only surface.
REMOVED — PHASE A (type aliases)
src/plugin.ts
- Removed `export type HnswProvider = VectorIndexProvider` alias.
- Removed `export type DiskAnnProvider = VectorIndexProvider` alias.
src/index.ts
- Removed `export const HNSWIndex = JsHnswVectorIndex` alias.
src/types/brainy.types.ts
- Removed `BrainyStats.indexHealth.hnsw` field (the new `vector` field
carries the same boolean).
src/brainy.ts
- `stats()` no longer emits the legacy `hnsw` field on `indexHealth`.
REMOVED — PHASE B (storage adapter rename, 8 adapters)
Repo-wide rename: `saveHNSWData` → `saveVectorIndexData` and
`getHNSWData` → `getVectorIndexData` across:
- src/storage/adapters/baseStorageAdapter.ts (abstract declarations)
- src/storage/adapters/fileSystemStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/gcsStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/r2Storage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/s3CompatibleStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/azureBlobStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/opfsStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/memoryStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/historicalStorageAdapter.ts
- src/brainy.ts (call sites)
- src/hnsw/hnswIndex.ts + src/hnsw/typeAwareHNSWIndex.ts (call sites)
The default-delegation wrappers added in scaffold step 4 are removed
(would have been duplicate declarations after the rename).
REMOVED — PHASE C (cache category 'hnsw')
src/utils/unifiedCache.ts
- Cache-category union narrowed from
'hnsw' | 'vectors' | 'metadata' | 'embedding' | 'other'
to
'vectors' | 'metadata' | 'embedding' | 'other'
- typeAccessCounts, typeSizes, typeCounts, accessRatios, sizeRatios,
and the fairness-check iterator all drop the 'hnsw' key.
- Per planning § 2.5: pre-8.0 'hnsw' cache entries are an in-memory
category. Cache is rebuildable; entries naturally don't exist after
a restart, so no migration path is needed.
src/hnsw/hnswIndex.ts
- 3 cache.set() call sites migrated from category 'hnsw' to 'vectors'.
- Cache key prefix `hnsw:vector:` → `vector:`.
- typeCounts/typeSizes/typeAccessCounts accessor renames
`.hnsw` → `.vectors`.
tests/unit/utils/unifiedCache-eviction.test.ts
- Test fixtures updated: cache.set(..., 'hnsw', ...) → cache.set(..., 'vectors', ...).
- Stats assertion `stats.typeSizes.hnsw` → `stats.typeSizes.vectors`.
REMOVED — PHASE D (config.hnsw)
src/types/brainy.types.ts
- Removed `BrainyConfig.hnsw` field entirely. The 8.0 surface is
`BrainyConfig.vector.{recall, quantization, vectorStorage, advanced}`.
src/brainy.ts
- normalizeConfig() no longer emits a `hnsw` field on Required<BrainyConfig>.
- setupIndex() rewired:
- Reads from `this.config.vector` (not `this.config.hnsw`).
- Calls `resolveJsHnswConfig(this.config.vector)` to translate the
`recall` preset into M / efConstruction / efSearch knobs (with
`advanced.hnsw` overrides winning when supplied).
- Imports `resolveJsHnswConfig` from './utils/recallPreset.js'.
NOT IN THIS COMMIT (deliberately)
- Persisted file path migration `_system/hnsw-*.json` →
`_system/vector-index-*.json`. Requires dual-read logic on boot
across 8 storage adapters. Per integration doc lines 531-539:
"Reader accepts either spelling on load; writer emits the new spelling
only; brains self-migrate on the next persist after upgrade." This is
a separate body of work and lands in a follow-up commit before 8.0 GA.
- `config.hnswPersistMode` top-level field is unchanged. It's not in
the rename inventory; a future commit can fold it into
`config.vector.persistMode` if desired.
- strictConfig enforcement wiring. The field is accepted by
normalizeConfig() with default 'warn'; the actual warning emission at
knob-mismatch sites lands when the config-resolution layer is touched
for the persisted-path migration.
VERIFICATION
- npx tsc --noEmit: clean
- npm test: 1468 / 1468 unit (one test fixture updated to use the new
category name; assertion still passes after fixture rename)
- npm run build: clean
The 8.0 PR's user-facing surface is now algorithm-neutral end-to-end:
VectorIndexProvider, config.vector.recall, JsHnswVectorIndex,
saveVectorIndexData, 'vectors' cache category, indexHealth.vector,
strictConfig — all standalone. No legacy 'hnsw' name remains in any
public type or method signature.
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this . unifiedCache . set ( cacheKey , vector , 'vectors' , vector . length * 4 , 50 )
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}
return vector
} )
} )
await Promise . all ( promises )
}
/ * *
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* Calculate distance with sync fast path
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*
* Eliminates async overhead when vectors are in memory :
* - Sync path : Vector in memory → returns number ( zero overhead )
* - Async path : Vector needs loading → returns Promise < number >
*
* Callers must handle union type : ` const dist = await Promise.resolve(distance) `
*
* @param queryVector The query vector
* @param noun The target noun ( may have empty vector in lazy mode )
* @returns number | Promise < number > - sync when cached , async when needs load
* /
private distanceSafe ( queryVector : Vector , noun : HNSWNoun ) : number | Promise < number > {
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// SQ8 fast path: use quantized distance when available (B1 optimization)
// This avoids loading full float32 vectors during graph traversal
if ( this . quantizationEnabled &&
noun . quantizedVector &&
noun . codebookMin !== undefined &&
noun . codebookMax !== undefined &&
this . _querySQ8 ) {
return distanceSQ8 (
this . _querySQ8 . quantized , this . _querySQ8 . min , this . _querySQ8 . max ,
noun . quantizedVector , noun . codebookMin , noun . codebookMax
)
}
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// Try sync fast path
const nounVector = this . getVectorSync ( noun )
if ( nounVector !== null ) {
// SYNC PATH: Vector in memory - zero async overhead
return this . distanceFunction ( queryVector , nounVector )
}
// ASYNC PATH: Vector needs loading from storage
return this . getVectorSafe ( noun ) . then ( loadedVector = >
this . distanceFunction ( queryVector , loadedVector )
)
}
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// Cached SQ8 quantization of the current query vector for distanceSafe fast path
private _querySQ8 : SQ8QuantizedVector | null = null
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/ * *
* Get all nodes at a specific level for clustering
* This enables O ( n ) clustering using HNSW ' s natural hierarchy
* /
public getNodesAtLevel ( level : number ) : HNSWNoun [ ] {
const nodesAtLevel : HNSWNoun [ ] = [ ]
for ( const noun of this . nouns . values ( ) ) {
// A noun exists at level L if it has connections at that level or higher
if ( noun . level >= level ) {
nodesAtLevel . push ( noun )
}
}
return nodesAtLevel
}
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/ * *
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* Rebuild HNSW index from persisted graph data
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*
* This is a production - grade O ( N ) rebuild that restores the pre - computed graph structure
* from storage . Much faster than re - building which is O ( N log N ) .
*
* Designed for millions of entities with :
* - Cursor - based pagination ( no memory overflow )
* - Batch processing ( configurable batch size )
* - Progress reporting ( optional callback )
* - Error recovery ( continues on partial failures )
* - Lazy mode support ( memory - efficient for constrained environments )
*
* @param options Rebuild options
* @returns Promise that resolves when rebuild is complete
* /
public async rebuild ( options : {
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lazy? : boolean // DEPRECATED: Auto-detected based on memory. Override only for testing.
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batchSize? : number // Entities per batch (default 1000, tune for your environment)
onProgress ? : ( loaded : number , total : number ) = > void // Progress callback
} = { } ) : Promise < void > {
if ( ! this . storage ) {
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prodLog . warn ( 'HNSW rebuild skipped: no storage adapter configured' )
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return
}
const batchSize = options . batchSize || 1000
try {
// Step 1: Clear existing in-memory index
this . clear ( )
// Step 2: Load system data (entry point, max level)
const systemData = await ( this . storage as any ) . getHNSWSystem ( )
if ( systemData ) {
this . entryPointId = systemData . entryPointId
this . maxLevel = systemData . maxLevel
}
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// Step 3: Determine preloading strategy (adaptive caching)
// Check if vectors should be preloaded at init or loaded on-demand
const stats = await this . storage . getStatistics ( )
const entityCount = stats ? . totalNodes || 0
// Estimate memory needed for all vectors (384 dims × 4 bytes = 1536 bytes/vector)
const vectorMemory = entityCount * 1536
// Get available cache size (80% threshold - preload only if fits comfortably)
const cacheStats = this . unifiedCache . getStats ( )
const availableCache = cacheStats . maxSize * 0.80
const shouldPreload = vectorMemory < availableCache
if ( shouldPreload ) {
prodLog . info (
` HNSW: Preloading ${ entityCount . toLocaleString ( ) } vectors at init ` +
` ( ${ ( vectorMemory / 1024 / 1024 ) . toFixed ( 1 ) } MB < ${ ( availableCache / 1024 / 1024 ) . toFixed ( 1 ) } MB cache) `
)
} else {
prodLog . info (
` HNSW: Adaptive caching for ${ entityCount . toLocaleString ( ) } vectors ` +
` ( ${ ( vectorMemory / 1024 / 1024 ) . toFixed ( 1 ) } MB > ${ ( availableCache / 1024 / 1024 ) . toFixed ( 1 ) } MB cache) - loading on-demand `
)
}
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// Step 4: Load all HNSW nodes at once. Brainy 8.0 ships filesystem +
// memory storage only (per BR-BRAINY-80-STORAGE-SIMPLIFY); the
// cloud-pagination rebuild path was deleted alongside the cloud adapters.
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const storageType = this . storage ? . constructor . name || ''
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let loadedCount = 0
let totalCount : number | undefined = undefined
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{
prodLog . info ( ` HNSW: Load all nodes at once ( ${ storageType } ) ` )
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const result : {
items : HNSWNoun [ ]
totalCount? : number
hasMore : boolean
nextCursor? : string
} = await ( this . storage as any ) . getNounsWithPagination ( {
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limit : 10000000 // Effectively unlimited for local development
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} )
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totalCount = result . totalCount || result . items . length
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// Process all nouns at once
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for ( const nounData of result . items ) {
try {
// Load HNSW graph data for this entity
refactor(8.0): final cleanup — drop HnswProvider alias + config.hnsw + 'hnsw' surface (scaffold step 6)
Step 6 of the brainy 8.0 rename scaffolding. Removes every legacy 'hnsw'-
flavoured public name introduced as a compat shim in steps 1-5. The
algorithm-neutral surface is now the only surface.
REMOVED — PHASE A (type aliases)
src/plugin.ts
- Removed `export type HnswProvider = VectorIndexProvider` alias.
- Removed `export type DiskAnnProvider = VectorIndexProvider` alias.
src/index.ts
- Removed `export const HNSWIndex = JsHnswVectorIndex` alias.
src/types/brainy.types.ts
- Removed `BrainyStats.indexHealth.hnsw` field (the new `vector` field
carries the same boolean).
src/brainy.ts
- `stats()` no longer emits the legacy `hnsw` field on `indexHealth`.
REMOVED — PHASE B (storage adapter rename, 8 adapters)
Repo-wide rename: `saveHNSWData` → `saveVectorIndexData` and
`getHNSWData` → `getVectorIndexData` across:
- src/storage/adapters/baseStorageAdapter.ts (abstract declarations)
- src/storage/adapters/fileSystemStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/gcsStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/r2Storage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/s3CompatibleStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/azureBlobStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/opfsStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/memoryStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/historicalStorageAdapter.ts
- src/brainy.ts (call sites)
- src/hnsw/hnswIndex.ts + src/hnsw/typeAwareHNSWIndex.ts (call sites)
The default-delegation wrappers added in scaffold step 4 are removed
(would have been duplicate declarations after the rename).
REMOVED — PHASE C (cache category 'hnsw')
src/utils/unifiedCache.ts
- Cache-category union narrowed from
'hnsw' | 'vectors' | 'metadata' | 'embedding' | 'other'
to
'vectors' | 'metadata' | 'embedding' | 'other'
- typeAccessCounts, typeSizes, typeCounts, accessRatios, sizeRatios,
and the fairness-check iterator all drop the 'hnsw' key.
- Per planning § 2.5: pre-8.0 'hnsw' cache entries are an in-memory
category. Cache is rebuildable; entries naturally don't exist after
a restart, so no migration path is needed.
src/hnsw/hnswIndex.ts
- 3 cache.set() call sites migrated from category 'hnsw' to 'vectors'.
- Cache key prefix `hnsw:vector:` → `vector:`.
- typeCounts/typeSizes/typeAccessCounts accessor renames
`.hnsw` → `.vectors`.
tests/unit/utils/unifiedCache-eviction.test.ts
- Test fixtures updated: cache.set(..., 'hnsw', ...) → cache.set(..., 'vectors', ...).
- Stats assertion `stats.typeSizes.hnsw` → `stats.typeSizes.vectors`.
REMOVED — PHASE D (config.hnsw)
src/types/brainy.types.ts
- Removed `BrainyConfig.hnsw` field entirely. The 8.0 surface is
`BrainyConfig.vector.{recall, quantization, vectorStorage, advanced}`.
src/brainy.ts
- normalizeConfig() no longer emits a `hnsw` field on Required<BrainyConfig>.
- setupIndex() rewired:
- Reads from `this.config.vector` (not `this.config.hnsw`).
- Calls `resolveJsHnswConfig(this.config.vector)` to translate the
`recall` preset into M / efConstruction / efSearch knobs (with
`advanced.hnsw` overrides winning when supplied).
- Imports `resolveJsHnswConfig` from './utils/recallPreset.js'.
NOT IN THIS COMMIT (deliberately)
- Persisted file path migration `_system/hnsw-*.json` →
`_system/vector-index-*.json`. Requires dual-read logic on boot
across 8 storage adapters. Per integration doc lines 531-539:
"Reader accepts either spelling on load; writer emits the new spelling
only; brains self-migrate on the next persist after upgrade." This is
a separate body of work and lands in a follow-up commit before 8.0 GA.
- `config.hnswPersistMode` top-level field is unchanged. It's not in
the rename inventory; a future commit can fold it into
`config.vector.persistMode` if desired.
- strictConfig enforcement wiring. The field is accepted by
normalizeConfig() with default 'warn'; the actual warning emission at
knob-mismatch sites lands when the config-resolution layer is touched
for the persisted-path migration.
VERIFICATION
- npx tsc --noEmit: clean
- npm test: 1468 / 1468 unit (one test fixture updated to use the new
category name; assertion still passes after fixture rename)
- npm run build: clean
The 8.0 PR's user-facing surface is now algorithm-neutral end-to-end:
VectorIndexProvider, config.vector.recall, JsHnswVectorIndex,
saveVectorIndexData, 'vectors' cache category, indexHealth.vector,
strictConfig — all standalone. No legacy 'hnsw' name remains in any
public type or method signature.
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const hnswData = await ( this . storage as any ) . getVectorIndexData ( nounData . id )
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if ( ! hnswData ) {
// No HNSW data - skip (might be entity added before persistence)
continue
}
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// Determine if vector should be kept in memory
const keepVector = shouldPreload && this . vectorStorageMode !== 'lazy'
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// Create noun object with restored connections
const noun : HNSWNoun = {
id : nounData.id ,
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vector : keepVector ? nounData . vector : [ ] , // Preload if dataset is small and not lazy
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connections : new Map ( ) ,
level : hnswData.level
}
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// Restore SQ8 quantized data if quantization is enabled
if ( this . quantizationEnabled && nounData . vector . length > 0 ) {
const sq8 = quantizeSQ8 ( nounData . vector )
noun . quantizedVector = sq8 . quantized
noun . codebookMin = sq8 . min
noun . codebookMax = sq8 . max
}
feat: graph link compression — delta-varint connections (2.4.0 #3)
Cortex registers a graph:compression provider exposing `encode`/`decode`
for HNSW connection lists (delta-varint, ~4× smaller edges than the
JSON-UUID-array shape brainy has persisted since the beginning). This
wires the consumer side without changing the saveHNSWData/getHNSWData
adapter signatures.
Architecture:
- NEW ConnectionsCodec (src/hnsw/connectionsCodec.ts) — translates between
UUID-keyed Map<level, Set<UUID>> and a single compact per-node buffer
via the provider + stable EntityIdMapper. Custom wire format:
[count: u8] [[level: u8] [len: u32 LE] [bytes...]]*. One blob per node
regardless of level count, so the storage I/O is identical to the
legacy path (one saveHNSWData call) plus a single saveBinaryBlob.
- HNSWIndex changes — a `connectionsCodec: ConnectionsCodec | null` field
with `setConnectionsCodec()` setter. THREE save sites (deferred flush,
immediate-mode entity persist, immediate-mode neighbor updates) now go
through a single `persistNodeConnections(nodeId, noun)` helper: when the
codec is wired AND the storage adapter exposes saveBinaryBlob, it
encodes the connections, stores them at `_hnsw_conn/<nodeId>`, and
records `connections: {}` in saveHNSWData as the marker. Otherwise the
legacy JSON-array path is taken. TWO load sites use a matching
`restoreNodeConnections` helper that tries loadBinaryBlob first and
falls back to the legacy hnswData.connections field on miss / decode
error. Format convergence is lazy: pre-2.4.0 nodes still load via the
legacy path, then write the compressed form on next dirty save.
- brainy.ts wireConnectionsCodec — runs alongside wireMmapVectorBackend
during init. Activates when (a) the graph:compression provider is
registered and (b) the metadata index exposes its idMapper. Unlike the
mmap-vector backend, this layer engages on EVERY brainy 7.25.0
adapter — the blob primitive itself is universal; only the codec
presence gates activation.
- Provider interface GraphCompressionProvider in plugin.ts — encode +
decode static signatures. Brainy depends on the interface; cortex's
registered { encode: encodeConnections, decode: decodeConnections }
satisfies it structurally.
Tests (1437 total, +4 vs prior tip):
- tests/unit/hnsw/connections-codec.test.ts — 4 unit tests with a JSON
mock provider: single-level round-trip, empty-Map round-trip (one-byte
buffer), multi-level fan-out round-trip, and silent-drop of UUIDs the
decoding idMapper no longer knows. The real cross-language byte
format is exercised when cortex 2.4.0 wires its delta-varint
encode/decode in.
This completes the brainy half of the 2.4.0 storage foundation: stable
ids (#23), mmap vectors (#24), graph link compression (#25), and
column-store interchange (#26). Coordinated release as brainy 7.26.0 +
cortex 2.4.0 follows.
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// Restore connections from persisted data — compressed blob path
// first, legacy JSON-array fallback for indexes written before
// graph link compression landed.
await this . restoreNodeConnections ( nounData . id , hnswData , noun )
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// Add to in-memory index
this . nouns . set ( nounData . id , noun )
// Track high-level nodes for O(1) entry point selection
if ( noun . level >= 2 && noun . level <= this . MAX_TRACKED_LEVELS ) {
if ( ! this . highLevelNodes . has ( noun . level ) ) {
this . highLevelNodes . set ( noun . level , new Set ( ) )
}
this . highLevelNodes . get ( noun . level ) ! . add ( nounData . id )
}
loadedCount ++
} catch ( error ) {
// Log error but continue (robust error recovery)
console . error ( ` Failed to rebuild HNSW data for ${ nounData . id } : ` , error )
}
}
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// Report final progress
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if ( options . onProgress && totalCount !== undefined ) {
options . onProgress ( loadedCount , totalCount )
}
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prodLog . info ( ` HNSW: Loaded ${ loadedCount . toLocaleString ( ) } nodes ( ${ storageType } ) ` )
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}
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// Step 5: CRITICAL - Recover entry point if missing)
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// This ensures consistency even if getHNSWSystem() returned null
if ( this . nouns . size > 0 && this . entryPointId === null ) {
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prodLog . warn ( 'HNSW rebuild: Entry point was null after loading nouns - recovering with O(1) lookup' )
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const { id : recoveredId , level : recoveredLevel } = this . recoverEntryPointO1 ( )
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this . entryPointId = recoveredId
this . maxLevel = recoveredLevel
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prodLog . info ( ` HNSW entry point recovered: ${ recoveredId } at level ${ recoveredLevel } ` )
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// Persist recovered state to prevent future recovery
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if ( this . storage && recoveredId ) {
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await this . storage . saveHNSWSystem ( {
entryPointId : this.entryPointId ,
maxLevel : this.maxLevel
} ) . catch ( ( error ) = > {
prodLog . error ( 'Failed to persist recovered HNSW system data:' , error )
} )
}
}
// Step 6: Validate entry point exists if set (handles stale/deleted entry point)
if ( this . entryPointId && ! this . nouns . has ( this . entryPointId ) ) {
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prodLog . warn ( ` HNSW: Entry point ${ this . entryPointId } not found in loaded nouns - recovering with O(1) lookup ` )
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const { id : recoveredId , level : recoveredLevel } = this . recoverEntryPointO1 ( )
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this . entryPointId = recoveredId
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this . maxLevel = recoveredLevel
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// Persist corrected state
if ( this . storage && recoveredId ) {
await this . storage . saveHNSWSystem ( {
entryPointId : this.entryPointId ,
maxLevel : this.maxLevel
} ) . catch ( ( error ) = > {
prodLog . error ( 'Failed to persist corrected HNSW system data:' , error )
} )
}
}
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const cacheInfo = shouldPreload
? ` (vectors preloaded) `
: ` (adaptive caching - vectors loaded on-demand) `
prodLog . info (
` ✅ HNSW index rebuilt: ${ loadedCount . toLocaleString ( ) } entities, ` +
` ${ this . maxLevel + 1 } levels, entry point: ${ this . entryPointId || 'none' } ${ cacheInfo } `
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)
} catch ( error ) {
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prodLog . error ( 'HNSW rebuild failed:' , error )
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throw new Error ( ` Failed to rebuild HNSW index: ${ error } ` )
}
}
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/ * *
* Get level statistics for understanding the hierarchy
* /
public getLevelStats ( ) : Array < { level : number ; nodeCount : number ; avgConnections : number } > {
const levelStats = new Map < number , { count : number ; totalConnections : number } > ( )
for ( const noun of this . nouns . values ( ) ) {
for ( let level = 0 ; level <= noun . level ; level ++ ) {
if ( ! levelStats . has ( level ) ) {
levelStats . set ( level , { count : 0 , totalConnections : 0 } )
}
const stats = levelStats . get ( level ) !
stats . count ++
stats . totalConnections += noun . connections . get ( level ) ? . size || 0
}
}
return Array . from ( levelStats . entries ( ) ) . map ( ( [ level , stats ] ) = > ( {
level ,
nodeCount : stats.count ,
avgConnections : stats.count > 0 ? stats . totalConnections / stats.count : 0
} ) ) . sort ( ( a , b ) = > a . level - b . level )
}
/ * *
* Get index health metrics
* /
public getIndexHealth ( ) : {
averageConnections : number
layerDistribution : number [ ]
maxLayer : number
totalNodes : number
} {
let totalConnections = 0
const layerCounts = new Array ( this . maxLevel + 1 ) . fill ( 0 )
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// Count connections and layer distribution
this . nouns . forEach ( noun = > {
// Count connections at each layer
for ( let level = 0 ; level <= noun . level ; level ++ ) {
totalConnections += noun . connections . get ( level ) ? . size || 0
layerCounts [ level ] ++
}
} )
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const totalNodes = this . nouns . size
const averageConnections = totalNodes > 0 ? totalConnections / totalNodes : 0
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return {
averageConnections ,
layerDistribution : layerCounts ,
maxLayer : this.maxLevel ,
totalNodes
}
}
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/ * *
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* Get cache performance statistics for monitoring and diagnostics
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*
* Production - grade monitoring :
* - Adaptive caching strategy ( preloading vs on - demand )
* - UnifiedCache performance ( hits , misses , evictions )
* - HNSW - specific cache statistics
* - Fair competition metrics across all indexes
* - Actionable recommendations for tuning
*
* Use this to :
* - Diagnose performance issues ( low hit rate = increase cache )
* - Monitor memory competition ( fairness violations = adjust costs )
* - Verify adaptive caching decisions ( memory estimates vs actual )
* - Track cache efficiency over time
*
* @returns Comprehensive caching and performance statistics
* /
public getCacheStats ( ) : {
cachingStrategy : 'preloaded' | 'on-demand'
autoDetection : {
entityCount : number
estimatedVectorMemoryMB : number
availableCacheMB : number
threshold : number
rationale : string
}
unifiedCache : {
totalSize : number
maxSize : number
utilizationPercent : number
itemCount : number
hitRatePercent : number
totalAccessCount : number
}
hnswCache : {
vectorsInCache : number
cacheKeyPrefix : string
estimatedMemoryMB : number
}
fairness : {
hnswAccessCount : number
hnswAccessPercent : number
totalAccessCount : number
fairnessViolation : boolean
}
recommendations : string [ ]
} {
// Get UnifiedCache stats
const cacheStats = this . unifiedCache . getStats ( )
// Calculate entity and memory estimates
const entityCount = this . nouns . size
const vectorDimension = this . dimension || 384
const bytesPerVector = vectorDimension * 4 // float32
const estimatedVectorMemoryMB = ( entityCount * bytesPerVector ) / ( 1024 * 1024 )
const availableCacheMB = ( cacheStats . maxSize * 0.8 ) / ( 1024 * 1024 ) // 80% threshold
refactor(8.0): final cleanup — drop HnswProvider alias + config.hnsw + 'hnsw' surface (scaffold step 6)
Step 6 of the brainy 8.0 rename scaffolding. Removes every legacy 'hnsw'-
flavoured public name introduced as a compat shim in steps 1-5. The
algorithm-neutral surface is now the only surface.
REMOVED — PHASE A (type aliases)
src/plugin.ts
- Removed `export type HnswProvider = VectorIndexProvider` alias.
- Removed `export type DiskAnnProvider = VectorIndexProvider` alias.
src/index.ts
- Removed `export const HNSWIndex = JsHnswVectorIndex` alias.
src/types/brainy.types.ts
- Removed `BrainyStats.indexHealth.hnsw` field (the new `vector` field
carries the same boolean).
src/brainy.ts
- `stats()` no longer emits the legacy `hnsw` field on `indexHealth`.
REMOVED — PHASE B (storage adapter rename, 8 adapters)
Repo-wide rename: `saveHNSWData` → `saveVectorIndexData` and
`getHNSWData` → `getVectorIndexData` across:
- src/storage/adapters/baseStorageAdapter.ts (abstract declarations)
- src/storage/adapters/fileSystemStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/gcsStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/r2Storage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/s3CompatibleStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/azureBlobStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/opfsStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/memoryStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/historicalStorageAdapter.ts
- src/brainy.ts (call sites)
- src/hnsw/hnswIndex.ts + src/hnsw/typeAwareHNSWIndex.ts (call sites)
The default-delegation wrappers added in scaffold step 4 are removed
(would have been duplicate declarations after the rename).
REMOVED — PHASE C (cache category 'hnsw')
src/utils/unifiedCache.ts
- Cache-category union narrowed from
'hnsw' | 'vectors' | 'metadata' | 'embedding' | 'other'
to
'vectors' | 'metadata' | 'embedding' | 'other'
- typeAccessCounts, typeSizes, typeCounts, accessRatios, sizeRatios,
and the fairness-check iterator all drop the 'hnsw' key.
- Per planning § 2.5: pre-8.0 'hnsw' cache entries are an in-memory
category. Cache is rebuildable; entries naturally don't exist after
a restart, so no migration path is needed.
src/hnsw/hnswIndex.ts
- 3 cache.set() call sites migrated from category 'hnsw' to 'vectors'.
- Cache key prefix `hnsw:vector:` → `vector:`.
- typeCounts/typeSizes/typeAccessCounts accessor renames
`.hnsw` → `.vectors`.
tests/unit/utils/unifiedCache-eviction.test.ts
- Test fixtures updated: cache.set(..., 'hnsw', ...) → cache.set(..., 'vectors', ...).
- Stats assertion `stats.typeSizes.hnsw` → `stats.typeSizes.vectors`.
REMOVED — PHASE D (config.hnsw)
src/types/brainy.types.ts
- Removed `BrainyConfig.hnsw` field entirely. The 8.0 surface is
`BrainyConfig.vector.{recall, quantization, vectorStorage, advanced}`.
src/brainy.ts
- normalizeConfig() no longer emits a `hnsw` field on Required<BrainyConfig>.
- setupIndex() rewired:
- Reads from `this.config.vector` (not `this.config.hnsw`).
- Calls `resolveJsHnswConfig(this.config.vector)` to translate the
`recall` preset into M / efConstruction / efSearch knobs (with
`advanced.hnsw` overrides winning when supplied).
- Imports `resolveJsHnswConfig` from './utils/recallPreset.js'.
NOT IN THIS COMMIT (deliberately)
- Persisted file path migration `_system/hnsw-*.json` →
`_system/vector-index-*.json`. Requires dual-read logic on boot
across 8 storage adapters. Per integration doc lines 531-539:
"Reader accepts either spelling on load; writer emits the new spelling
only; brains self-migrate on the next persist after upgrade." This is
a separate body of work and lands in a follow-up commit before 8.0 GA.
- `config.hnswPersistMode` top-level field is unchanged. It's not in
the rename inventory; a future commit can fold it into
`config.vector.persistMode` if desired.
- strictConfig enforcement wiring. The field is accepted by
normalizeConfig() with default 'warn'; the actual warning emission at
knob-mismatch sites lands when the config-resolution layer is touched
for the persisted-path migration.
VERIFICATION
- npx tsc --noEmit: clean
- npm test: 1468 / 1468 unit (one test fixture updated to use the new
category name; assertion still passes after fixture rename)
- npm run build: clean
The 8.0 PR's user-facing surface is now algorithm-neutral end-to-end:
VectorIndexProvider, config.vector.recall, JsHnswVectorIndex,
saveVectorIndexData, 'vectors' cache category, indexHealth.vector,
strictConfig — all standalone. No legacy 'hnsw' name remains in any
public type or method signature.
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// Calculate vector-index-specific cache stats
const vectorsInCache = cacheStats . typeCounts . vectors || 0
const hnswMemoryBytes = cacheStats . typeSizes . vectors || 0
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// Calculate fairness metrics
refactor(8.0): final cleanup — drop HnswProvider alias + config.hnsw + 'hnsw' surface (scaffold step 6)
Step 6 of the brainy 8.0 rename scaffolding. Removes every legacy 'hnsw'-
flavoured public name introduced as a compat shim in steps 1-5. The
algorithm-neutral surface is now the only surface.
REMOVED — PHASE A (type aliases)
src/plugin.ts
- Removed `export type HnswProvider = VectorIndexProvider` alias.
- Removed `export type DiskAnnProvider = VectorIndexProvider` alias.
src/index.ts
- Removed `export const HNSWIndex = JsHnswVectorIndex` alias.
src/types/brainy.types.ts
- Removed `BrainyStats.indexHealth.hnsw` field (the new `vector` field
carries the same boolean).
src/brainy.ts
- `stats()` no longer emits the legacy `hnsw` field on `indexHealth`.
REMOVED — PHASE B (storage adapter rename, 8 adapters)
Repo-wide rename: `saveHNSWData` → `saveVectorIndexData` and
`getHNSWData` → `getVectorIndexData` across:
- src/storage/adapters/baseStorageAdapter.ts (abstract declarations)
- src/storage/adapters/fileSystemStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/gcsStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/r2Storage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/s3CompatibleStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/azureBlobStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/opfsStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/memoryStorage.ts
- src/storage/adapters/historicalStorageAdapter.ts
- src/brainy.ts (call sites)
- src/hnsw/hnswIndex.ts + src/hnsw/typeAwareHNSWIndex.ts (call sites)
The default-delegation wrappers added in scaffold step 4 are removed
(would have been duplicate declarations after the rename).
REMOVED — PHASE C (cache category 'hnsw')
src/utils/unifiedCache.ts
- Cache-category union narrowed from
'hnsw' | 'vectors' | 'metadata' | 'embedding' | 'other'
to
'vectors' | 'metadata' | 'embedding' | 'other'
- typeAccessCounts, typeSizes, typeCounts, accessRatios, sizeRatios,
and the fairness-check iterator all drop the 'hnsw' key.
- Per planning § 2.5: pre-8.0 'hnsw' cache entries are an in-memory
category. Cache is rebuildable; entries naturally don't exist after
a restart, so no migration path is needed.
src/hnsw/hnswIndex.ts
- 3 cache.set() call sites migrated from category 'hnsw' to 'vectors'.
- Cache key prefix `hnsw:vector:` → `vector:`.
- typeCounts/typeSizes/typeAccessCounts accessor renames
`.hnsw` → `.vectors`.
tests/unit/utils/unifiedCache-eviction.test.ts
- Test fixtures updated: cache.set(..., 'hnsw', ...) → cache.set(..., 'vectors', ...).
- Stats assertion `stats.typeSizes.hnsw` → `stats.typeSizes.vectors`.
REMOVED — PHASE D (config.hnsw)
src/types/brainy.types.ts
- Removed `BrainyConfig.hnsw` field entirely. The 8.0 surface is
`BrainyConfig.vector.{recall, quantization, vectorStorage, advanced}`.
src/brainy.ts
- normalizeConfig() no longer emits a `hnsw` field on Required<BrainyConfig>.
- setupIndex() rewired:
- Reads from `this.config.vector` (not `this.config.hnsw`).
- Calls `resolveJsHnswConfig(this.config.vector)` to translate the
`recall` preset into M / efConstruction / efSearch knobs (with
`advanced.hnsw` overrides winning when supplied).
- Imports `resolveJsHnswConfig` from './utils/recallPreset.js'.
NOT IN THIS COMMIT (deliberately)
- Persisted file path migration `_system/hnsw-*.json` →
`_system/vector-index-*.json`. Requires dual-read logic on boot
across 8 storage adapters. Per integration doc lines 531-539:
"Reader accepts either spelling on load; writer emits the new spelling
only; brains self-migrate on the next persist after upgrade." This is
a separate body of work and lands in a follow-up commit before 8.0 GA.
- `config.hnswPersistMode` top-level field is unchanged. It's not in
the rename inventory; a future commit can fold it into
`config.vector.persistMode` if desired.
- strictConfig enforcement wiring. The field is accepted by
normalizeConfig() with default 'warn'; the actual warning emission at
knob-mismatch sites lands when the config-resolution layer is touched
for the persisted-path migration.
VERIFICATION
- npx tsc --noEmit: clean
- npm test: 1468 / 1468 unit (one test fixture updated to use the new
category name; assertion still passes after fixture rename)
- npm run build: clean
The 8.0 PR's user-facing surface is now algorithm-neutral end-to-end:
VectorIndexProvider, config.vector.recall, JsHnswVectorIndex,
saveVectorIndexData, 'vectors' cache category, indexHealth.vector,
strictConfig — all standalone. No legacy 'hnsw' name remains in any
public type or method signature.
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const hnswAccessCount = cacheStats . typeAccessCounts . vectors || 0
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const totalAccessCount = cacheStats . totalAccessCount
const hnswAccessPercent = totalAccessCount > 0 ? ( hnswAccessCount / totalAccessCount ) * 100 : 0
// Detect fairness violation (>90% cache with <10% access)
const hnswCachePercent = cacheStats . maxSize > 0 ? ( hnswMemoryBytes / cacheStats . maxSize ) * 100 : 0
const fairnessViolation = hnswCachePercent > 90 && hnswAccessPercent < 10
// Calculate hit rate from cache
const hitRatePercent = ( cacheStats . hitRate * 100 ) || 0
// Determine caching strategy (same logic as rebuild())
const cachingStrategy : 'preloaded' | 'on-demand' =
estimatedVectorMemoryMB < availableCacheMB ? 'preloaded' : 'on-demand'
// Generate actionable recommendations
const recommendations : string [ ] = [ ]
if ( cachingStrategy === 'on-demand' && hitRatePercent < 50 ) {
recommendations . push (
` Low cache hit rate ( ${ hitRatePercent . toFixed ( 1 ) } %). Consider increasing UnifiedCache size for better performance `
)
}
if ( cachingStrategy === 'preloaded' && estimatedVectorMemoryMB > availableCacheMB * 0.5 ) {
recommendations . push (
` Dataset growing ( ${ estimatedVectorMemoryMB . toFixed ( 1 ) } MB). May switch to on-demand caching as entities increase `
)
}
if ( fairnessViolation ) {
recommendations . push (
` Fairness violation: HNSW using ${ hnswCachePercent . toFixed ( 1 ) } % cache with only ${ hnswAccessPercent . toFixed ( 1 ) } % access `
)
}
if ( cacheStats . utilization > 0.95 ) {
recommendations . push (
` Cache utilization high ( ${ ( cacheStats . utilization * 100 ) . toFixed ( 1 ) } %). Consider increasing cache size `
)
}
if ( recommendations . length === 0 ) {
recommendations . push ( 'All metrics healthy - no action needed' )
}
return {
cachingStrategy ,
autoDetection : {
entityCount ,
estimatedVectorMemoryMB : parseFloat ( estimatedVectorMemoryMB . toFixed ( 2 ) ) ,
availableCacheMB : parseFloat ( availableCacheMB . toFixed ( 2 ) ) ,
threshold : 0.8 , // 80% of UnifiedCache
rationale : cachingStrategy === 'preloaded'
? ` Vectors preloaded at init ( ${ estimatedVectorMemoryMB . toFixed ( 1 ) } MB < ${ availableCacheMB . toFixed ( 1 ) } MB threshold) `
: ` Adaptive on-demand loading ( ${ estimatedVectorMemoryMB . toFixed ( 1 ) } MB > ${ availableCacheMB . toFixed ( 1 ) } MB threshold) `
} ,
unifiedCache : {
totalSize : cacheStats.totalSize ,
maxSize : cacheStats.maxSize ,
utilizationPercent : parseFloat ( ( cacheStats . utilization * 100 ) . toFixed ( 2 ) ) ,
itemCount : cacheStats.itemCount ,
hitRatePercent : parseFloat ( hitRatePercent . toFixed ( 2 ) ) ,
totalAccessCount : cacheStats.totalAccessCount
} ,
hnswCache : {
vectorsInCache ,
cacheKeyPrefix : 'hnsw:vector:' ,
estimatedMemoryMB : parseFloat ( ( hnswMemoryBytes / ( 1024 * 1024 ) ) . toFixed ( 2 ) )
} ,
fairness : {
hnswAccessCount ,
hnswAccessPercent : parseFloat ( hnswAccessPercent . toFixed ( 2 ) ) ,
totalAccessCount ,
fairnessViolation
} ,
recommendations
}
}
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/ * *
* Search within a specific layer
* Returns a map of noun IDs to distances , sorted by distance
* /
private async searchLayer (
queryVector : Vector ,
entryPoint : HNSWNoun ,
ef : number ,
level : number ,
filter ? : ( id : string ) = > Promise < boolean >
) : Promise < Map < string , number > > {
// Set of visited nouns
const visited = new Set < string > ( [ entryPoint . id ] )
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// OPTIMIZATION: Preload entry point vector
await this . preloadVectors ( [ entryPoint . id ] )
// Check if entry point passes filter (with sync fast path)
const entryPointDistance = await Promise . resolve ( this . distanceSafe ( queryVector , entryPoint ) )
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const entryPointPasses = filter ? await filter ( entryPoint . id ) : true
// Priority queue of candidates (closest first)
const candidates = new Map < string , number > ( )
candidates . set ( entryPoint . id , entryPointDistance )
// Priority queue of nearest neighbors found so far (closest first)
const nearest = new Map < string , number > ( )
if ( entryPointPasses ) {
nearest . set ( entryPoint . id , entryPointDistance )
}
// While there are candidates to explore
while ( candidates . size > 0 ) {
// Get closest candidate
const [ closestId , closestDist ] = [ . . . candidates ] [ 0 ]
candidates . delete ( closestId )
// If this candidate is farther than the farthest in our result set, we're done
const farthestInNearest = [ . . . nearest ] [ nearest . size - 1 ]
if ( nearest . size >= ef && closestDist > farthestInNearest [ 1 ] ) {
break
}
// Explore neighbors of the closest candidate
const noun = this . nouns . get ( closestId )
if ( ! noun ) {
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prodLog . error ( ` Noun with ID ${ closestId } not found in searchLayer ` )
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continue
}
const connections = noun . connections . get ( level ) || new Set < string > ( )
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// OPTIMIZATION: Preload unvisited neighbor vectors in parallel
if ( connections . size > 0 ) {
const unvisitedIds = Array . from ( connections ) . filter ( id = > ! visited . has ( id ) )
if ( unvisitedIds . length > 0 ) {
await this . preloadVectors ( unvisitedIds )
}
}
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// If we have enough connections and parallelization is enabled, use parallel distance calculation
if ( this . useParallelization && connections . size >= 10 ) {
// Collect unvisited neighbors
const unvisitedNeighbors : Array < { id : string ; vector : Vector } > = [ ]
for ( const neighborId of connections ) {
if ( ! visited . has ( neighborId ) ) {
visited . add ( neighborId )
const neighbor = this . nouns . get ( neighborId )
if ( ! neighbor ) continue
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const neighborVector = await this . getVectorSafe ( neighbor )
unvisitedNeighbors . push ( { id : neighborId , vector : neighborVector } )
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}
}
if ( unvisitedNeighbors . length > 0 ) {
// Calculate distances in parallel
const distances = await this . calculateDistancesInParallel (
queryVector ,
unvisitedNeighbors
)
// Process the results
for ( const { id , distance } of distances ) {
// Apply filter if provided
const passes = filter ? await filter ( id ) : true
// Always add to candidates for graph traversal
candidates . set ( id , distance )
// Only add to nearest if it passes the filter
if ( passes ) {
// If we haven't found ef nearest neighbors yet, or this neighbor is closer than the farthest one we've found
if ( nearest . size < ef || distance < farthestInNearest [ 1 ] ) {
nearest . set ( id , distance )
// If we have more than ef neighbors, remove the farthest one
if ( nearest . size > ef ) {
const sortedNearest = [ . . . nearest ] . sort ( ( a , b ) = > a [ 1 ] - b [ 1 ] )
nearest . clear ( )
for ( let i = 0 ; i < ef ; i ++ ) {
nearest . set ( sortedNearest [ i ] [ 0 ] , sortedNearest [ i ] [ 1 ] )
}
}
}
}
}
}
} else {
// Use sequential processing for small number of connections
for ( const neighborId of connections ) {
if ( ! visited . has ( neighborId ) ) {
visited . add ( neighborId )
const neighbor = this . nouns . get ( neighborId )
if ( ! neighbor ) {
// Skip neighbors that don't exist (expected during rapid additions/deletions)
continue
}
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const distToNeighbor = await Promise . resolve ( this . distanceSafe ( queryVector , neighbor ) )
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// Apply filter if provided
const passes = filter ? await filter ( neighborId ) : true
// Always add to candidates for graph traversal
candidates . set ( neighborId , distToNeighbor )
// Only add to nearest if it passes the filter
if ( passes ) {
// If we haven't found ef nearest neighbors yet, or this neighbor is closer than the farthest one we've found
if ( nearest . size < ef || distToNeighbor < farthestInNearest [ 1 ] ) {
nearest . set ( neighborId , distToNeighbor )
// If we have more than ef neighbors, remove the farthest one
if ( nearest . size > ef ) {
const sortedNearest = [ . . . nearest ] . sort ( ( a , b ) = > a [ 1 ] - b [ 1 ] )
nearest . clear ( )
for ( let i = 0 ; i < ef ; i ++ ) {
nearest . set ( sortedNearest [ i ] [ 0 ] , sortedNearest [ i ] [ 1 ] )
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
// Sort nearest by distance
return new Map ( [ . . . nearest ] . sort ( ( a , b ) = > a [ 1 ] - b [ 1 ] ) )
}
/ * *
* Select M nearest neighbors from the candidate set
* /
private selectNeighbors (
queryVector : Vector ,
candidates : Map < string , number > ,
M : number
) : Map < string , number > {
if ( candidates . size <= M ) {
return candidates
}
// Simple heuristic: just take the M closest
const sortedCandidates = [ . . . candidates ] . sort ( ( a , b ) = > a [ 1 ] - b [ 1 ] )
const result = new Map < string , number > ( )
for ( let i = 0 ; i < Math . min ( M , sortedCandidates . length ) ; i ++ ) {
result . set ( sortedCandidates [ i ] [ 0 ] , sortedCandidates [ i ] [ 1 ] )
}
return result
}
/ * *
* Ensure a noun doesn ' t have too many connections at a given level
* /
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private async pruneConnections ( noun : HNSWNoun , level : number ) : Promise < void > {
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const connections = noun . connections . get ( level ) !
if ( connections . size <= this . config . M ) {
return
}
// Calculate distances to all neighbors
const distances = new Map < string , number > ( )
const validNeighborIds = new Set < string > ( )
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// OPTIMIZATION: Preload all neighbor vectors
if ( connections . size > 0 ) {
await this . preloadVectors ( Array . from ( connections ) )
}
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for ( const neighborId of connections ) {
const neighbor = this . nouns . get ( neighborId )
if ( ! neighbor ) {
// Skip neighbors that don't exist (expected during rapid additions/deletions)
continue
}
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// Only add valid neighbors to the distances map (handles lazy loading + sync fast path)
const nounVector = await this . getVectorSafe ( noun )
const distance = await Promise . resolve ( this . distanceSafe ( nounVector , neighbor ) )
distances . set ( neighborId , distance )
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validNeighborIds . add ( neighborId )
}
// Only proceed if we have valid neighbors
if ( distances . size === 0 ) {
// If no valid neighbors, clear connections at this level
noun . connections . set ( level , new Set ( ) )
return
}
// Select M closest neighbors from valid ones
const selectedNeighbors = this . selectNeighbors (
noun . vector ,
distances ,
this . config . M
)
// Update connections with only valid neighbors
noun . connections . set ( level , new Set ( selectedNeighbors . keys ( ) ) )
}
/ * *
* Generate a random level for a new noun
* Uses the same distribution as in the original HNSW paper
* /
private getRandomLevel ( ) : number {
const r = Math . random ( )
return Math . floor ( - Math . log ( r ) * ( 1.0 / Math . log ( this . config . M ) ) )
}
}