lucisearch 0.8.0

Embeddable, in-process search engine — the SQLite/DuckDB of Elasticsearch
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//! FST-based term dictionary with automaton search.
//!
//! Maps terms (strings) to posting list offsets using a finite state
//! transducer. Supports O(term_length) exact lookup, prefix iteration,
//! and automaton-based search for wildcard/fuzzy/regex queries.
//!
//! The FST compresses shared prefixes and suffixes, and enables
//! DFA intersection that prunes entire subtrees of non-matching terms.
//!
//! See [[inverted-index]], [[optimization-wildcard-fuzzy-queries]],
//! and [[architecture-overview#Step 2]].

/// Builds a term dictionary. Terms must be added in lexicographic order.
pub struct TermDictBuilder {
    fst_builder: fst::MapBuilder<Vec<u8>>,
}

impl TermDictBuilder {
    pub fn new() -> Self {
        Self {
            fst_builder: fst::MapBuilder::memory(),
        }
    }

    /// Add a term → offset mapping. Terms must be added in sorted order.
    pub fn add(&mut self, term: &str, offset: u64) {
        self.fst_builder
            .insert(term.as_bytes(), offset)
            .expect("terms must be added in sorted order");
    }

    /// Finalize and return the encoded term dictionary bytes.
    pub fn finish(self) -> Vec<u8> {
        self.fst_builder
            .into_inner()
            .expect("FST builder finish failed")
    }
}

impl Default for TermDictBuilder {
    fn default() -> Self {
        Self::new()
    }
}

/// Read-only term dictionary backed by an FST.
pub struct TermDict<'a> {
    fst: fst::Map<&'a [u8]>,
}

impl<'a> TermDict<'a> {
    /// Open a term dictionary from encoded bytes.
    pub fn open(data: &'a [u8]) -> Self {
        let fst = if data.is_empty() {
            // Empty FST — build a minimal one
            let builder = fst::MapBuilder::memory();
            let bytes = builder.into_inner().unwrap();
            // Leak the bytes so we can get a 'a reference
            // This is safe because empty FSTs are tiny (8 bytes)
            let leaked: &'a [u8] = Box::leak(bytes.into_boxed_slice());
            fst::Map::new(leaked).unwrap()
        } else {
            fst::Map::new(data).expect("invalid FST data in term dictionary")
        };
        Self { fst }
    }

    /// Number of terms in the dictionary.
    pub fn len(&self) -> u32 {
        self.fst.len() as u32
    }

    /// Whether the dictionary is empty.
    pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
        self.fst.is_empty()
    }

    /// Look up a term and return its posting list offset, or None.
    pub fn get(&self, term: &str) -> Option<u64> {
        self.fst.get(term.as_bytes())
    }

    /// Collect all terms starting with `prefix`, returning (term, offset) pairs.
    pub fn prefix_iter(&self, prefix: &str) -> Vec<(String, u64)> {
        collect_prefix(&self.fst, prefix)
    }

    /// Search the dictionary with an automaton. Returns all matching
    /// (term, offset) pairs where the automaton accepts the term.
    ///
    /// This is the key optimization for wildcard and fuzzy queries —
    /// the FST is walked in lockstep with the automaton DFA, pruning
    /// entire subtrees where `can_match()` returns false.
    pub fn automaton_search<A: fst::Automaton>(&self, aut: A) -> Vec<(String, u64)> {
        collect_automaton(&self.fst, aut)
    }
}

/// Collect all terms matching a prefix into a Vec.
/// The FST stream API uses lifetimes that don't compose well with
/// Iterator, so we collect eagerly.
fn collect_prefix(fst: &fst::Map<&[u8]>, prefix: &str) -> Vec<(String, u64)> {
    use fst::IntoStreamer;
    use fst::Streamer;

    let mut stream = fst.range().ge(prefix.as_bytes()).into_stream();
    let mut results = Vec::new();
    while let Some((key, value)) = stream.next() {
        let term = std::str::from_utf8(key).expect("invalid UTF-8 in term dictionary");
        if !term.starts_with(prefix) {
            break;
        }
        results.push((term.to_string(), value));
    }
    results
}

/// Collect all terms matching an automaton into a Vec.
fn collect_automaton<A: fst::Automaton>(fst: &fst::Map<&[u8]>, aut: A) -> Vec<(String, u64)> {
    use fst::IntoStreamer;
    use fst::Streamer;

    let mut stream = fst.search(aut).into_stream();
    let mut results = Vec::new();
    while let Some((key, value)) = stream.next() {
        let term = std::str::from_utf8(key).expect("invalid UTF-8 in term dictionary");
        results.push((term.to_string(), value));
    }
    results
}

#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
    use super::*;
    use fst::Automaton;

    #[test]
    fn empty_dict() {
        let builder = TermDictBuilder::new();
        let data = builder.finish();
        let dict = TermDict::open(&data);
        assert_eq!(dict.len(), 0);
        assert!(dict.is_empty());
        assert_eq!(dict.get("anything"), None);
    }

    #[test]
    fn single_term() {
        let mut builder = TermDictBuilder::new();
        builder.add("hello", 42);
        let data = builder.finish();

        let dict = TermDict::open(&data);
        assert_eq!(dict.len(), 1);
        assert_eq!(dict.get("hello"), Some(42));
        assert_eq!(dict.get("world"), None);
    }

    #[test]
    fn multiple_terms() {
        let mut builder = TermDictBuilder::new();
        builder.add("apple", 100);
        builder.add("banana", 200);
        builder.add("cherry", 300);
        let data = builder.finish();

        let dict = TermDict::open(&data);
        assert_eq!(dict.len(), 3);
        assert_eq!(dict.get("apple"), Some(100));
        assert_eq!(dict.get("banana"), Some(200));
        assert_eq!(dict.get("cherry"), Some(300));
    }

    #[test]
    fn lookup_miss() {
        let mut builder = TermDictBuilder::new();
        builder.add("apple", 100);
        builder.add("cherry", 300);
        let data = builder.finish();

        let dict = TermDict::open(&data);
        assert_eq!(dict.get("banana"), None);
        assert_eq!(dict.get("aaa"), None);
        assert_eq!(dict.get("zzz"), None);
    }

    #[test]
    fn binary_search_first_term() {
        let mut builder = TermDictBuilder::new();
        builder.add("aaa", 1);
        builder.add("bbb", 2);
        builder.add("ccc", 3);
        builder.add("ddd", 4);
        builder.add("eee", 5);
        let data = builder.finish();

        let dict = TermDict::open(&data);
        assert_eq!(dict.get("aaa"), Some(1));
    }

    #[test]
    fn binary_search_last_term() {
        let mut builder = TermDictBuilder::new();
        builder.add("aaa", 1);
        builder.add("bbb", 2);
        builder.add("ccc", 3);
        builder.add("ddd", 4);
        builder.add("eee", 5);
        let data = builder.finish();

        let dict = TermDict::open(&data);
        assert_eq!(dict.get("eee"), Some(5));
    }

    #[test]
    fn binary_search_middle_term() {
        let mut builder = TermDictBuilder::new();
        builder.add("aaa", 1);
        builder.add("bbb", 2);
        builder.add("ccc", 3);
        builder.add("ddd", 4);
        builder.add("eee", 5);
        let data = builder.finish();

        let dict = TermDict::open(&data);
        assert_eq!(dict.get("ccc"), Some(3));
    }

    #[test]
    fn unicode_terms() {
        let mut builder = TermDictBuilder::new();
        builder.add("cafe", 1);
        builder.add("caf\u{00e9}", 2);
        builder.add("na\u{00ef}ve", 3);
        builder.add("\u{00fc}ber", 4);
        let data = builder.finish();

        let dict = TermDict::open(&data);
        assert_eq!(dict.get("cafe"), Some(1));
        assert_eq!(dict.get("caf\u{00e9}"), Some(2));
        assert_eq!(dict.get("na\u{00ef}ve"), Some(3));
        assert_eq!(dict.get("\u{00fc}ber"), Some(4));
    }

    #[test]
    fn large_dict() {
        let count = 10_000;
        let mut builder = TermDictBuilder::new();
        let mut terms: Vec<String> = (0..count).map(|i| format!("term_{i:06}")).collect();
        terms.sort();
        for (i, term) in terms.iter().enumerate() {
            builder.add(term, i as u64);
        }
        let data = builder.finish();

        let dict = TermDict::open(&data);
        assert_eq!(dict.len(), count as u32);

        for (i, term) in terms.iter().enumerate() {
            assert_eq!(dict.get(term), Some(i as u64));
        }
    }

    #[test]
    fn large_offsets() {
        let mut builder = TermDictBuilder::new();
        builder.add("a", u64::MAX - 1);
        builder.add("b", u64::MAX);
        let data = builder.finish();

        let dict = TermDict::open(&data);
        assert_eq!(dict.get("a"), Some(u64::MAX - 1));
        assert_eq!(dict.get("b"), Some(u64::MAX));
    }

    #[test]
    fn empty_string_term() {
        let mut builder = TermDictBuilder::new();
        builder.add("", 0);
        builder.add("a", 1);
        let data = builder.finish();

        let dict = TermDict::open(&data);
        assert_eq!(dict.get(""), Some(0));
        assert_eq!(dict.get("a"), Some(1));
    }

    // --- Prefix iteration tests ---

    #[test]
    fn prefix_multiple_matches() {
        let mut builder = TermDictBuilder::new();
        builder.add("apple", 1);
        builder.add("application", 2);
        builder.add("apply", 3);
        builder.add("banana", 4);
        builder.add("cherry", 5);
        let data = builder.finish();

        let dict = TermDict::open(&data);
        let results: Vec<_> = dict.prefix_iter("app");
        assert_eq!(results.len(), 3);
        assert_eq!(results[0], ("apple".to_string(), 1));
        assert_eq!(results[1], ("application".to_string(), 2));
        assert_eq!(results[2], ("apply".to_string(), 3));
    }

    #[test]
    fn prefix_no_matches() {
        let mut builder = TermDictBuilder::new();
        builder.add("apple", 1);
        builder.add("banana", 2);
        let data = builder.finish();

        let dict = TermDict::open(&data);
        let results: Vec<_> = dict.prefix_iter("xyz");
        assert!(results.is_empty());
    }

    #[test]
    fn prefix_empty_yields_all() {
        let mut builder = TermDictBuilder::new();
        builder.add("a", 1);
        builder.add("b", 2);
        builder.add("c", 3);
        let data = builder.finish();

        let dict = TermDict::open(&data);
        let results: Vec<_> = dict.prefix_iter("");
        assert_eq!(results.len(), 3);
    }

    #[test]
    fn prefix_single_char() {
        let mut builder = TermDictBuilder::new();
        builder.add("ax", 1);
        builder.add("ay", 2);
        builder.add("bx", 3);
        let data = builder.finish();

        let dict = TermDict::open(&data);
        let results: Vec<_> = dict.prefix_iter("a");
        assert_eq!(results.len(), 2);
        assert_eq!(results[0].0, "ax");
        assert_eq!(results[1].0, "ay");
    }

    #[test]
    fn prefix_exact_term_match() {
        let mut builder = TermDictBuilder::new();
        builder.add("hello", 1);
        builder.add("helloworld", 2);
        builder.add("help", 3);
        let data = builder.finish();

        let dict = TermDict::open(&data);
        let results: Vec<_> = dict.prefix_iter("hello");
        assert_eq!(results.len(), 2);
        assert_eq!(results[0].0, "hello");
        assert_eq!(results[1].0, "helloworld");
    }

    #[test]
    fn prefix_unicode() {
        let mut builder = TermDictBuilder::new();
        builder.add("cafe", 1);
        builder.add("caf\u{00e9}", 2);
        builder.add("car", 3);
        let data = builder.finish();

        let dict = TermDict::open(&data);
        let results: Vec<_> = dict.prefix_iter("caf");
        assert_eq!(results.len(), 2);
    }

    #[test]
    fn prefix_on_empty_dict() {
        let builder = TermDictBuilder::new();
        let data = builder.finish();
        let dict = TermDict::open(&data);
        let results: Vec<_> = dict.prefix_iter("any");
        assert!(results.is_empty());
    }

    #[test]
    fn prefix_at_end_of_dict() {
        let mut builder = TermDictBuilder::new();
        builder.add("aaa", 1);
        builder.add("zzz", 2);
        let data = builder.finish();

        let dict = TermDict::open(&data);
        let results: Vec<_> = dict.prefix_iter("zz");
        assert_eq!(results.len(), 1);
        assert_eq!(results[0].0, "zzz");
    }

    // --- Automaton search tests ---

    #[test]
    fn automaton_search_with_prefix() {
        let mut builder = TermDictBuilder::new();
        builder.add("apple", 1);
        builder.add("application", 2);
        builder.add("apply", 3);
        builder.add("banana", 4);
        builder.add("cherry", 5);
        let data = builder.finish();

        let dict = TermDict::open(&data);
        // StartsWith automaton matches all terms starting with "app"
        let aut = fst::automaton::Str::new("app").starts_with();
        let results = dict.automaton_search(aut);
        assert_eq!(results.len(), 3);
        assert_eq!(results[0].0, "apple");
        assert_eq!(results[1].0, "application");
        assert_eq!(results[2].0, "apply");
    }

    #[test]
    fn automaton_search_exact_match() {
        let mut builder = TermDictBuilder::new();
        builder.add("apple", 1);
        builder.add("banana", 2);
        builder.add("cherry", 3);
        let data = builder.finish();

        let dict = TermDict::open(&data);
        let aut = fst::automaton::Str::new("banana");
        let results = dict.automaton_search(aut);
        assert_eq!(results.len(), 1);
        assert_eq!(results[0].0, "banana");
    }
}