spacedrive/docs/core/design/IMPLEMENTATION_STATUS.md

Implementation Status

✅ Completed

1. Library System

• Self-contained libraries with .sdlibrary directories
• Human-readable names instead of UUIDs
• Portable structure - just copy the folder to backup
• Concurrent access protection with lock files
• Thumbnail management with efficient two-level sharding

2. GraphQL API with async-graphql

• Full type safety from Rust structs to TypeScript interfaces
• Industry standard GraphQL instead of abandoned rspc
• Better tooling - GraphQL Playground, Apollo DevTools
• Merged mutations for clean API organization

3. Clean Architecture

• No v2 naming - single, official implementations
• Library module at the root level for fundamental functionality
• Event-driven architecture with EventBus
• SdPath as the foundation for cross-device operations

📋 Ready for Implementation

1. SeaORM Entities

Based on the file data model design:

• Entry (with SdPath serialization)
• UserMetadata (always exists for tagging)
• ContentIdentity (optional for deduplication)
• Location, Device, Tag, Label entities

2. P2P Layer

For remote SdPath operations:

• Device discovery
• Secure connections
• File streaming
• Command routing

3. Search System

• SQLite FTS5 integration
• Content extraction pipeline
• Vector embeddings (future)

4. File Operations

Complete implementation of:

• Cross-device copy (started)
• Move operations
• Delete with trash support
• Batch operations

🏗️ Architecture Decisions Made

1. async-graphql over rspc - Better maintenance and tooling
2. Self-contained libraries - Solves backup/portability issues
3. SdPath everywhere - Enables true VDFS
4. Decoupled data model - Any file can be tagged immediately
5. Event-driven - No more invalidate_query coupling

🚀 Next Steps

1. Implement SeaORM entities for the new data model
2. Create database migrations for library schema
3. Build location management within libraries
4. Implement search infrastructure with FTS5
5. Complete file operations with P2P support

The foundation is solid and ready to build upon!