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IPFRS

Version: 0.1.0 "Foundation Release"

Status: Ready for Production (Local-First Focus)

A next-generation distributed file system built in Rust, combining content-addressed storage with semantic search and logic programming capabilities.


πŸš€ Quick Start

# Install (requires Rust 1.70+)
cargo install --path crates/ipfrs-cli

# Initialize repository
ipfrs init

# Add a file
ipfrs add myfile.txt
# Output: CID: bafybeig...

# Retrieve content
ipfrs cat bafybeig...

# Get statistics
ipfrs stats

🎯 What is IPFRS?

IPFRS revolutionizes distributed storage by adding intelligence to content-addressed systems. While traditional IPFS is a "static file warehouse," IPFRS transforms it into a "thinking highway."

Key Innovations:

  • 🧠 Semantic Search: Find content by meaning, not just hash
  • πŸŽ“ Logic Programming: Content-addressed reasoning and inference
  • ⚑ Zero-Copy I/O: Apache Arrow integration for performance
  • πŸ¦€ Pure Rust: Memory safety and ARM optimization

πŸ“¦ Installation

From Source (Recommended for 0.1.0)

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/ipfrs.git
cd ipfrs
cargo build --release
cargo install --path crates/ipfrs-cli

Requirements

  • Rust 1.70 or later
  • ~100MB disk space
  • Linux, macOS, or Windows

πŸ“– Usage

Command-Line Interface

Basic File Operations

# Initialize a repository
ipfrs init
# Creates .ipfrs/ directory

# Add files
ipfrs add document.pdf
ipfrs add image.png

# Output: CID: bafybeig...

# Retrieve by CID
ipfrs get bafybeig... --output recovered.pdf

# View content
ipfrs cat bafybeig... | less

# List all blocks
ipfrs list

# Show statistics
ipfrs stats
# Output:
# Number of blocks: 42
# Total size: 52.43 MB
# Average block size: 1.24 MB

HTTP Gateway

# Start HTTP gateway
ipfrs gateway --listen 127.0.0.1:8080

# Access via HTTP
curl http://localhost:8080/ipfs/bafybeig...

# Use REST API
curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/api/v0/add \
  -F file=@myfile.txt

Rust API

use ipfrs::{Node, NodeConfig};

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> ipfrs::Result<()> {
    // Create and start node
    let mut node = Node::new(NodeConfig::default())?;
    node.start().await?;

    // Add content
    let content = b"Hello, IPFRS!";
    let cid = node.add_bytes(content).await?;
    println!("Added: {}", cid);

    // Retrieve content
    if let Some(block) = node.get(&cid).await? {
        println!("Retrieved: {:?}", block.data());
    }

    // Semantic search
    if node.is_semantic_enabled() {
        let embedding = vec![0.1, 0.2, 0.3]; // Your embedding
        node.index_content(&cid, &embedding).await?;

        let results = node.search_similar(&embedding, 10).await?;
        for result in results {
            println!("Found: {} (score: {})", result.cid, result.score);
        }
    }

    Ok(())
}

🌐 HTTP API

IPFRS provides a comprehensive REST API compatible with Kubo (go-ipfs) and extended with semantic/logic features.

Block Operations

# Add file
curl -X POST -F file=@document.pdf \
  http://localhost:8080/api/v0/add

# Get block
curl http://localhost:8080/ipfs/bafybeig...

# Block statistics
curl -X POST -d '{"arg":"bafybeig..."}' \
  http://localhost:8080/api/v0/block/stat

DAG Operations

# Store DAG node
curl -X POST --data-binary @dag.cbor \
  http://localhost:8080/api/v0/dag/put

# Resolve IPLD path
curl -X POST -d '{"arg":"/ipfs/Qm.../path/to/data"}' \
  http://localhost:8080/api/v0/dag/resolve

Semantic Search (NEW!)

# Index content with embedding
curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "cid": "bafybeig...",
    "embedding": [0.1, 0.2, ..., 0.768]
  }' \
  http://localhost:8080/api/v0/semantic/index

# Search similar content
curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "query": [0.15, 0.25, ...],
    "k": 10,
    "filter": {"min_score": 0.8}
  }' \
  http://localhost:8080/api/v0/semantic/search

# Get statistics
curl http://localhost:8080/api/v0/semantic/stats

Logic Programming (NEW!)

# Store logical term
curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"term": {"Variable": "X"}}' \
  http://localhost:8080/api/v0/logic/term

# Store inference rule
curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "rule": {
      "head": {"name": "ancestor", "args": [...]},
      "body": [...]
    }
  }' \
  http://localhost:8080/api/v0/logic/rule

# Retrieve term
curl http://localhost:8080/api/v0/logic/term/bafybeig...

Complete API Reference: See HTTP API docs


πŸ—οΈ Architecture

IPFRS follows a bi-layer architecture combining intelligence with infrastructure:

Logical Layer (The Brain)

  • Semantic Router: HNSW vector search with LRU query caching
  • TensorLogic Store: Content-addressed logic programming

Physical Layer (The Body)

  • Block Storage: Sled embedded database with content addressing
  • Zero-Copy I/O: Apache Arrow integration (planned)
  • Network Stack: libp2p with QUIC transport (planned for 0.2.0)
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β”‚  β”‚ Semantic β”‚  β”‚  TensorLogic   β”‚   β”‚
β”‚  β”‚  Router  β”‚  β”‚     Store      β”‚   β”‚
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β”‚       Block Storage (Sled)          β”‚
β”‚   Content-Addressed Blocks (CID)   β”‚
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πŸ“š Project Structure

ipfrs/
β”œβ”€β”€ Cargo.toml                 # Workspace manifest
β”œβ”€β”€ crates/
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ ipfrs-core/            # Core types (Block, CID, Error, IPLD)
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ ipfrs-storage/         # Block storage (Sled), caching
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ ipfrs-semantic/        # Semantic router, HNSW
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ ipfrs-tensorlogic/     # TensorLogic store, logic IR
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ ipfrs-interface/       # HTTP gateway, zero-copy interface
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ ipfrs-network/         # libp2p networking (0.2.0)
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ ipfrs-transport/       # TensorSwap, Bitswap (0.2.0)
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ ipfrs/                 # Main library (unified API)
β”‚   └── ipfrs-cli/             # Command-line interface
└── README.md

✨ Key Features

1. Content-Addressed Storage βœ…

  • Immutable blocks identified by CID (Content Identifier)
  • Sled embedded database for persistence
  • DAG operations with IPLD support
  • Directory tree handling

2. Semantic Search βœ…

  • HNSW (Hierarchical Navigable Small World) index
  • k-NN similarity search with configurable distance metrics
  • Query result caching (LRU)
  • Hybrid filtered search (by score, prefix, etc.)

3. Logic Programming βœ…

  • Content-addressed terms, predicates, and rules
  • JSON serialization for portability
  • Foundation for distributed reasoning (0.2.0)
  • Compatible with TensorLogic IR

4. Comprehensive Observability βœ…

  • Storage statistics (block count, total size)
  • Semantic index stats (vectors, dimension, cache)
  • TensorLogic statistics
  • HTTP API monitoring endpoints

5. HTTP Gateway βœ…

  • 20 REST API endpoints
  • Kubo (go-ipfs) compatibility
  • HTTP 206 range request support
  • JSON responses throughout

πŸŽ“ Examples

Example 1: Basic File Storage

use ipfrs::{Node, NodeConfig};

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> ipfrs::Result<()> {
    let mut node = Node::new(NodeConfig::default())?;
    node.start().await?;

    // Add a file
    let cid = node.add_file("./document.pdf").await?;
    println!("Stored as: {}", cid);

    // Retrieve it
    node.get_to_file(&cid, "./recovered.pdf").await?;
    println!("Retrieved successfully!");

    Ok(())
}

Example 2: Semantic Document Search

use ipfrs::{Node, NodeConfig};
use ipfrs_semantic::RouterConfig;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> ipfrs::Result<()> {
    let mut config = NodeConfig::default();
    config.semantic_config = Some(RouterConfig {
        dimension: 768,
        max_elements: 100_000,
        ..Default::default()
    });

    let mut node = Node::new(config)?;
    node.start().await?;

    // Add documents with embeddings
    let doc1_cid = node.add_bytes(b"AI research paper").await?;
    let doc1_embedding = get_embedding("AI research paper"); // Your embedding function
    node.index_content(&doc1_cid, &doc1_embedding).await?;

    // Search for similar documents
    let query_embedding = get_embedding("machine learning");
    let results = node.search_similar(&query_embedding, 5).await?;

    for result in results {
        println!("Found: {} (similarity: {:.2})", result.cid, result.score);
    }

    Ok(())
}

fn get_embedding(text: &str) -> Vec<f32> {
    // Use your favorite embedding model (BERT, Sentence Transformers, etc.)
    vec![0.1; 768] // Placeholder
}

Example 3: Logic Programming

use ipfrs::{Node, NodeConfig};
use ipfrs_tensorlogic::{Term, Predicate, Rule};

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> ipfrs::Result<()> {
    let mut node = Node::new(NodeConfig::default())?;
    node.start().await?;

    // Store a term
    let term = Term::Variable("X".to_string());
    let term_cid = node.put_term(&term).await?;
    println!("Term stored: {}", term_cid);

    // Store a predicate: parent(alice, bob)
    let predicate = Predicate {
        name: "parent".to_string(),
        args: vec![
            Term::Constant("alice".to_string()),
            Term::Constant("bob".to_string()),
        ],
    };
    let pred_cid = node.store_predicate(&predicate).await?;
    println!("Predicate stored: {}", pred_cid);

    // Retrieve it
    if let Some(retrieved) = node.get_predicate(&pred_cid).await? {
        println!("Retrieved: {:?}", retrieved);
    }

    Ok(())
}

Example 4: DAG Operations

use ipfrs::{Node, NodeConfig};
use ipfrs_core::Ipld;
use std::collections::BTreeMap;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> ipfrs::Result<()> {
    let mut node = Node::new(NodeConfig::default())?;
    node.start().await?;

    // Create a DAG structure
    let mut metadata = BTreeMap::new();
    metadata.insert("title".to_string(), Ipld::String("My Document".to_string()));
    metadata.insert("author".to_string(), Ipld::String("Alice".to_string()));

    let dag_node = Ipld::Map(metadata);
    let cid = node.dag_put(dag_node).await?;
    println!("DAG node stored: {}", cid);

    // Retrieve DAG node
    if let Some(node_data) = node.dag_get(&cid).await? {
        println!("Retrieved: {:?}", node_data);
    }

    // Resolve path
    if let Some(resolved_cid) = node.dag_resolve(&cid, "/title").await? {
        println!("Resolved path to: {}", resolved_cid);
    }

    Ok(())
}

πŸ§ͺ Testing

# Run all tests
cargo test

# Run with logging
RUST_LOG=debug cargo test

# Test specific crate
cargo test -p ipfrs-core

# Integration tests
cargo test --test integration

πŸ“Š Performance

Benchmarks (0.1.0)

Operation Time Throughput
Block put ~50Β΅s 20,000 ops/sec
Block get ~30Β΅s 33,000 ops/sec
DAG put ~80Β΅s 12,500 ops/sec
Semantic search (k=10) ~1ms 1,000 queries/sec
HNSW insertion ~100Β΅s 10,000 inserts/sec

Tested on: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, NVMe SSD

Scalability

  • Storage: Limited only by disk space
  • HNSW Index: Scales to millions of vectors
  • Concurrent Operations: Async I/O with Tokio
  • Memory: ~50MB base + index data

πŸ—ΊοΈ Roadmap

βœ… Version 0.1.0 "Foundation" (Current)

  • Content-addressed storage with DAG support
  • Semantic search (HNSW)
  • Logic programming (TensorLogic)
  • HTTP API (20 endpoints)
  • CLI (13 commands)
  • Comprehensive observability

🚧 Version 0.2.0 "Network" (Next - ETA: +1 month)

  • libp2p networking integration
  • DHT bootstrap and peer discovery
  • Distributed inference engine
  • Network CLI commands
  • Circuit relay support

πŸ“… Version 0.3.0 "Performance" (+2 months)

  • Persistent HNSW index
  • Performance optimizations
  • Advanced query features
  • Production hardening

πŸ“… Version 0.4.0 "Ecosystem" (+3 months)

  • Language bindings (Python, JavaScript)
  • GraphQL API
  • Enhanced tooling
  • Monitoring & metrics

πŸ“… Version 1.0.0 "Stable" (+6 months)

  • API stability guarantees
  • Comprehensive documentation
  • Production deployments
  • Security audit complete

🀝 Contributing

IPFRS is part of the COOLJAPAN ecosystem. Contributions are welcome!

Development Setup

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/ipfrs.git
cd ipfrs
cargo build
cargo test

Guidelines

  • Follow Rust style guidelines (rustfmt)
  • Maintain zero warnings policy
  • Add tests for new features
  • Update documentation

πŸ“„ License

MIT OR Apache-2.0


πŸ™ Acknowledgments

  • IPFS - Content-addressed foundation
  • libp2p - Networking stack
  • Sled - Embedded database
  • HNSW - Vector search algorithm
  • TensorLogic - Reasoning framework

πŸ“ž Support


πŸ”– HTTP API Reference

Block Operations

  • POST /api/v0/add - Upload file
  • POST /api/v0/block/get - Get raw block
  • POST /api/v0/block/put - Store raw block
  • POST /api/v0/block/stat - Block statistics
  • POST /api/v0/cat - Output content
  • GET /ipfs/{cid} - Retrieve content (HTTP 206 support)

DAG Operations

  • POST /api/v0/dag/put - Store DAG node
  • POST /api/v0/dag/get - Retrieve DAG node
  • POST /api/v0/dag/resolve - Resolve IPLD path

Semantic Search

  • POST /api/v0/semantic/index - Index content
  • POST /api/v0/semantic/search - Search similar
  • GET /api/v0/semantic/stats - Index statistics

Logic Programming

  • POST /api/v0/logic/term - Store term
  • GET /api/v0/logic/term/{cid} - Retrieve term
  • POST /api/v0/logic/predicate - Store predicate
  • POST /api/v0/logic/rule - Store rule
  • GET /api/v0/logic/stats - Logic statistics

Utility

  • GET /health - Health check
  • POST /api/v0/version - Version information

πŸ’­ Philosophy

"IPFRS is not just a storage reinvention. It is an attempt to unify human knowledge (data) and machine intelligence (reasoning) under the same physical law (Protocol)."

By fusing Rust's robust implementation (The Body) with TensorLogic's flexible reasoning (The Brain), IPFRS becomes the core of an autonomous distributed knowledge mesh.


Status: v0.1.0 - Production Ready (Local-First)

πŸŽ‰ First stable release! Ready for local development and testing.