nexus-core 0.0.1-alpha

Core storage engine, WAL, topology, and data-path primitives for Nexus.
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use std::fs::{self, File};
use std::io::BufWriter;
use std::path::PathBuf;
use std::time::Instant;

use anyhow::{Context, Result};
use fst::{IntoStreamer, Streamer};
use memmap2::MmapOptions;
use trie_rs::{Trie, TrieBuilder};

const MEMORY_TARGET_BYTES: u64 = 1_000_000_000;
const LATENCY_TARGET_MEAN_NS: f64 = 1_000.0;
const OFFSET_STEP: u64 = 4096;
const KEYS_PER_TENANT: u64 = 1000;
#[cfg(feature = "dev-mode")]
const TRIE_SHARD_KEYS: u64 = 500_000;
#[cfg(not(feature = "dev-mode"))]
const TRIE_SHARD_KEYS: u64 = 2_000_000;

#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct ModuleEFstConfig {
    pub keys: u64,
    pub lookups: u64,
    pub list_queries: u64,
    pub index_path: PathBuf,
}

#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct ModuleETrieConfig {
    pub keys: u64,
    pub lookups: u64,
    pub list_queries: u64,
}

#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct ModuleECompareConfig {
    pub keys: u64,
    pub lookups: u64,
    pub list_queries: u64,
    pub index_path: PathBuf,
}

#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct ModuleEFstStats {
    pub keys: u64,
    pub lookups: u64,
    pub list_queries: u64,
    pub build_elapsed_ms: f64,
    pub query_elapsed_ms: f64,
    pub index_size_bytes: u64,
    pub vm_rss_bytes: u64,
    pub lookup_mean_ns: f64,
    pub lookup_p50_ns: u64,
    pub lookup_p99_ns: u64,
    pub list_seek_mean_ns: f64,
    pub list_seek_p50_ns: u64,
    pub list_seek_p99_ns: u64,
    pub memory_target_met: bool,
    pub latency_target_met: bool,
    pub index_path: PathBuf,
}

impl ModuleEFstStats {
    pub fn to_json(&self) -> String {
        format!(
            "{{\"module\":\"E_FST\",\"keys\":{},\"lookups\":{},\"list_queries\":{},\"build_elapsed_ms\":{:.3},\"query_elapsed_ms\":{:.3},\"index_size_bytes\":{},\"vm_rss_bytes\":{},\"lookup_mean_ns\":{:.2},\"lookup_p50_ns\":{},\"lookup_p99_ns\":{},\"list_seek_mean_ns\":{:.2},\"list_seek_p50_ns\":{},\"list_seek_p99_ns\":{},\"memory_target_met\":{},\"latency_target_met\":{},\"index_path\":\"{}\"}}",
            self.keys,
            self.lookups,
            self.list_queries,
            self.build_elapsed_ms,
            self.query_elapsed_ms,
            self.index_size_bytes,
            self.vm_rss_bytes,
            self.lookup_mean_ns,
            self.lookup_p50_ns,
            self.lookup_p99_ns,
            self.list_seek_mean_ns,
            self.list_seek_p50_ns,
            self.list_seek_p99_ns,
            self.memory_target_met,
            self.latency_target_met,
            self.index_path.display()
        )
    }
}

#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct ModuleETrieStats {
    pub keys: u64,
    pub lookups: u64,
    pub list_queries: u64,
    pub build_elapsed_ms: f64,
    pub query_elapsed_ms: f64,
    pub vm_rss_bytes: u64,
    pub lookup_mean_ns: f64,
    pub lookup_p50_ns: u64,
    pub lookup_p99_ns: u64,
    pub list_seek_mean_ns: f64,
    pub list_seek_p50_ns: u64,
    pub list_seek_p99_ns: u64,
    pub memory_target_met: bool,
    pub latency_target_met: bool,
}

impl ModuleETrieStats {
    pub fn to_json(&self) -> String {
        format!(
            "{{\"module\":\"E_TRIE\",\"keys\":{},\"lookups\":{},\"list_queries\":{},\"build_elapsed_ms\":{:.3},\"query_elapsed_ms\":{:.3},\"vm_rss_bytes\":{},\"lookup_mean_ns\":{:.2},\"lookup_p50_ns\":{},\"lookup_p99_ns\":{},\"list_seek_mean_ns\":{:.2},\"list_seek_p50_ns\":{},\"list_seek_p99_ns\":{},\"memory_target_met\":{},\"latency_target_met\":{}}}",
            self.keys,
            self.lookups,
            self.list_queries,
            self.build_elapsed_ms,
            self.query_elapsed_ms,
            self.vm_rss_bytes,
            self.lookup_mean_ns,
            self.lookup_p50_ns,
            self.lookup_p99_ns,
            self.list_seek_mean_ns,
            self.list_seek_p50_ns,
            self.list_seek_p99_ns,
            self.memory_target_met,
            self.latency_target_met
        )
    }
}

#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct ModuleECompareStats {
    pub fst: ModuleEFstStats,
    pub trie: ModuleETrieStats,
    pub recommendation: String,
}

impl ModuleECompareStats {
    pub fn to_json(&self) -> String {
        format!(
            "{{\"module\":\"E_COMPARE\",\"recommendation\":\"{}\",\"fst\":{},\"trie\":{}}}",
            self.recommendation,
            self.fst.to_json(),
            self.trie.to_json()
        )
    }
}

pub fn run_fst(config: ModuleEFstConfig) -> Result<ModuleEFstStats> {
    validate_workload(config.keys, config.lookups, config.list_queries)?;

    if let Some(parent) = config.index_path.parent() {
        if !parent.as_os_str().is_empty() {
            fs::create_dir_all(parent)
                .with_context(|| format!("failed creating index parent {}", parent.display()))?;
        }
    }

    let build_start = Instant::now();
    {
        let file = File::create(&config.index_path)
            .with_context(|| format!("failed creating index {}", config.index_path.display()))?;
        let writer = BufWriter::with_capacity(8 * 1024 * 1024, file);
        let mut builder =
            fst::MapBuilder::new(writer).context("failed creating fst map builder")?;

        for i in 0..config.keys {
            let key = key_for(i);
            let value = i
                .checked_mul(OFFSET_STEP)
                .context("offset overflow while building fst")?;
            builder
                .insert(key, value)
                .with_context(|| format!("failed inserting fst key at index {}", i))?;
        }

        builder.finish().context("failed finishing fst map")?;
    }
    let build_elapsed_ms = build_start.elapsed().as_secs_f64() * 1_000.0;

    let index_size_bytes = fs::metadata(&config.index_path)
        .with_context(|| format!("failed to stat fst index {}", config.index_path.display()))?
        .len();

    let query_start = Instant::now();
    let file = File::open(&config.index_path)
        .with_context(|| format!("failed opening fst index {}", config.index_path.display()))?;
    let mapped = unsafe { MmapOptions::new().map(&file) }
        .with_context(|| format!("failed mmap fst index {}", config.index_path.display()))?;
    let map = fst::Map::new(&mapped[..]).context("failed loading mmap-backed fst map")?;

    let mut lookup_latencies = Vec::with_capacity(config.lookups as usize);
    let mut lookup_rng = fastrand::Rng::with_seed(0xC001_D00D_0001);
    for _ in 0..config.lookups {
        let idx = lookup_rng.u64(..config.keys);
        let key = key_for(idx);
        let start = Instant::now();
        let value = map
            .get(key.as_bytes())
            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("fst lookup missing key {}", key))?;
        let elapsed_ns = start.elapsed().as_nanos() as u64;
        let expected = idx
            .checked_mul(OFFSET_STEP)
            .context("offset overflow while validating fst lookup")?;
        if value != expected {
            anyhow::bail!(
                "fst lookup value mismatch: expected {}, got {} for key {}",
                expected,
                value,
                key
            );
        }
        lookup_latencies.push(elapsed_ns);
    }

    let mut list_seek_latencies = Vec::with_capacity(config.list_queries as usize);
    let mut list_rng = fastrand::Rng::with_seed(0xC001_D00D_0002);
    for _ in 0..config.list_queries {
        let idx = list_rng.u64(..config.keys);
        let prefix = prefix_for_index(idx);
        let start = Instant::now();

        let mut range = map.range().ge(prefix.as_bytes());
        if let Some(upper) = prefix_upper_bound(prefix.as_bytes()) {
            range = range.lt(upper);
        }
        let mut stream = range.into_stream();
        let elapsed_ns = start.elapsed().as_nanos() as u64;

        let Some((key, _value)) = stream.next() else {
            anyhow::bail!("fst prefix scan returned no result for prefix {}", prefix);
        };
        if !key.starts_with(prefix.as_bytes()) {
            anyhow::bail!(
                "fst prefix scan returned key outside prefix: prefix={}, key={}",
                prefix,
                String::from_utf8_lossy(key)
            );
        }

        list_seek_latencies.push(elapsed_ns);
    }

    let query_elapsed_ms = query_start.elapsed().as_secs_f64() * 1_000.0;
    let vm_rss_bytes = read_vm_rss_bytes();

    let lookup = summarize_latencies(&mut lookup_latencies);
    let list_seek = summarize_latencies(&mut list_seek_latencies);

    let memory_target_met = vm_rss_bytes < MEMORY_TARGET_BYTES;
    let latency_target_met =
        lookup.mean_ns < LATENCY_TARGET_MEAN_NS && list_seek.mean_ns < LATENCY_TARGET_MEAN_NS;

    Ok(ModuleEFstStats {
        keys: config.keys,
        lookups: config.lookups,
        list_queries: config.list_queries,
        build_elapsed_ms,
        query_elapsed_ms,
        index_size_bytes,
        vm_rss_bytes,
        lookup_mean_ns: lookup.mean_ns,
        lookup_p50_ns: lookup.p50_ns,
        lookup_p99_ns: lookup.p99_ns,
        list_seek_mean_ns: list_seek.mean_ns,
        list_seek_p50_ns: list_seek.p50_ns,
        list_seek_p99_ns: list_seek.p99_ns,
        memory_target_met,
        latency_target_met,
        index_path: config.index_path,
    })
}

pub fn run_trie(config: ModuleETrieConfig) -> Result<ModuleETrieStats> {
    validate_workload(config.keys, config.lookups, config.list_queries)?;

    let shard_count = config.keys.div_ceil(TRIE_SHARD_KEYS) as usize;
    let mut build_elapsed_ms = 0.0_f64;
    let mut query_elapsed_ms = 0.0_f64;
    let mut vm_rss_peak_bytes = 0_u64;
    let mut lookup_latencies = Vec::with_capacity(config.lookups as usize);
    let mut list_seek_latencies = Vec::with_capacity(config.list_queries as usize);
    let mut lookup_rng = fastrand::Rng::with_seed(0xC001_D00D_0003);
    let mut list_rng = fastrand::Rng::with_seed(0xC001_D00D_0004);

    for shard_idx in 0..shard_count {
        let shard_start = shard_idx as u64 * TRIE_SHARD_KEYS;
        let shard_end = (shard_start + TRIE_SHARD_KEYS).min(config.keys);
        let shard_keys = shard_end.saturating_sub(shard_start);
        if shard_keys == 0 {
            continue;
        }

        let build_start = Instant::now();
        let mut builder = TrieBuilder::<u8>::new();
        for i in shard_start..shard_end {
            let key = key_for(i);
            builder.push(key.as_bytes());
        }
        let trie: Trie<u8> = builder.build();
        build_elapsed_ms += build_start.elapsed().as_secs_f64() * 1_000.0;
        vm_rss_peak_bytes = vm_rss_peak_bytes.max(read_vm_rss_bytes());

        let shard_lookup_queries = split_queries(config.lookups, shard_idx, shard_count);
        let shard_list_queries = split_queries(config.list_queries, shard_idx, shard_count);

        let query_start = Instant::now();
        for _ in 0..shard_lookup_queries {
            let idx = shard_start + lookup_rng.u64(..shard_keys);
            let key = key_for(idx);

            let start = Instant::now();
            let found = trie.exact_match(key.as_bytes());
            let elapsed_ns = start.elapsed().as_nanos() as u64;
            if !found {
                anyhow::bail!("trie lookup missing key {}", key);
            }
            lookup_latencies.push(elapsed_ns);
        }
        for _ in 0..shard_list_queries {
            let idx = shard_start + list_rng.u64(..shard_keys);
            let prefix = prefix_for_index(idx);

            let start = Instant::now();
            let first = trie
                .predictive_search::<Vec<u8>, _>(prefix.as_bytes())
                .next();
            let elapsed_ns = start.elapsed().as_nanos() as u64;

            let Some(key) = first else {
                anyhow::bail!("trie prefix scan returned no result for prefix {}", prefix);
            };
            if !key.starts_with(prefix.as_bytes()) {
                anyhow::bail!(
                    "trie prefix scan returned key outside prefix: prefix={}, key={}",
                    prefix,
                    String::from_utf8_lossy(&key)
                );
            }
            list_seek_latencies.push(elapsed_ns);
        }
        query_elapsed_ms += query_start.elapsed().as_secs_f64() * 1_000.0;
    }

    if lookup_latencies.len() as u64 != config.lookups {
        anyhow::bail!(
            "trie lookup sample mismatch: expected {}, got {}",
            config.lookups,
            lookup_latencies.len()
        );
    }
    if list_seek_latencies.len() as u64 != config.list_queries {
        anyhow::bail!(
            "trie list sample mismatch: expected {}, got {}",
            config.list_queries,
            list_seek_latencies.len()
        );
    }

    let lookup = summarize_latencies(&mut lookup_latencies);
    let list_seek = summarize_latencies(&mut list_seek_latencies);

    let memory_target_met = vm_rss_peak_bytes < MEMORY_TARGET_BYTES;
    let latency_target_met =
        lookup.mean_ns < LATENCY_TARGET_MEAN_NS && list_seek.mean_ns < LATENCY_TARGET_MEAN_NS;

    Ok(ModuleETrieStats {
        keys: config.keys,
        lookups: config.lookups,
        list_queries: config.list_queries,
        build_elapsed_ms,
        query_elapsed_ms,
        vm_rss_bytes: vm_rss_peak_bytes,
        lookup_mean_ns: lookup.mean_ns,
        lookup_p50_ns: lookup.p50_ns,
        lookup_p99_ns: lookup.p99_ns,
        list_seek_mean_ns: list_seek.mean_ns,
        list_seek_p50_ns: list_seek.p50_ns,
        list_seek_p99_ns: list_seek.p99_ns,
        memory_target_met,
        latency_target_met,
    })
}

fn split_queries(total_queries: u64, shard_idx: usize, shard_count: usize) -> u64 {
    if shard_count == 0 {
        return 0;
    }
    let base = total_queries / shard_count as u64;
    let remainder = total_queries % shard_count as u64;
    if (shard_idx as u64) < remainder {
        base + 1
    } else {
        base
    }
}

pub fn run_compare(config: ModuleECompareConfig) -> Result<ModuleECompareStats> {
    let fst = run_fst(ModuleEFstConfig {
        keys: config.keys,
        lookups: config.lookups,
        list_queries: config.list_queries,
        index_path: config.index_path,
    })?;

    let trie = run_trie(ModuleETrieConfig {
        keys: config.keys,
        lookups: config.lookups,
        list_queries: config.list_queries,
    })?;

    let recommendation = pick_recommendation(&fst, &trie);

    Ok(ModuleECompareStats {
        fst,
        trie,
        recommendation,
    })
}

fn validate_workload(keys: u64, lookups: u64, list_queries: u64) -> Result<()> {
    if keys == 0 {
        anyhow::bail!("keys must be > 0");
    }
    if lookups == 0 {
        anyhow::bail!("lookups must be > 0");
    }
    if list_queries == 0 {
        anyhow::bail!("list_queries must be > 0");
    }

    Ok(())
}

fn key_for(index: u64) -> String {
    let tenant = index / KEYS_PER_TENANT;
    format!("tenant-{tenant:08}/production/images/2026/02/25/image-{index:012}.jpg")
}

fn prefix_for_index(index: u64) -> String {
    let tenant = index / KEYS_PER_TENANT;
    format!("tenant-{tenant:08}/production/images/2026/02/25/image-")
}

fn prefix_upper_bound(prefix: &[u8]) -> Option<Vec<u8>> {
    let mut upper = prefix.to_vec();
    for idx in (0..upper.len()).rev() {
        if upper[idx] != 0xFF {
            upper[idx] += 1;
            upper.truncate(idx + 1);
            return Some(upper);
        }
    }
    None
}

fn read_vm_rss_bytes() -> u64 {
    let Ok(status) = fs::read_to_string("/proc/self/status") else {
        return 0;
    };

    for line in status.lines() {
        if !line.starts_with("VmRSS:") {
            continue;
        }

        let mut parts = line.split_whitespace();
        let _ = parts.next();
        let Some(value_kib) = parts.next() else {
            return 0;
        };

        if let Ok(kib) = value_kib.parse::<u64>() {
            return kib.saturating_mul(1024);
        }
        return 0;
    }

    0
}

#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
struct LatencySummary {
    mean_ns: f64,
    p50_ns: u64,
    p99_ns: u64,
}

fn summarize_latencies(samples: &mut [u64]) -> LatencySummary {
    if samples.is_empty() {
        return LatencySummary {
            mean_ns: 0.0,
            p50_ns: 0,
            p99_ns: 0,
        };
    }

    let sum = samples.iter().copied().map(|v| v as f64).sum::<f64>();
    let mean_ns = sum / samples.len() as f64;

    samples.sort_unstable();
    let p50_idx = percentile_index(samples.len(), 50);
    let p99_idx = percentile_index(samples.len(), 99);

    LatencySummary {
        mean_ns,
        p50_ns: samples[p50_idx],
        p99_ns: samples[p99_idx],
    }
}

fn percentile_index(len: usize, percentile: usize) -> usize {
    if len == 0 {
        return 0;
    }
    let rank = ((len as f64) * (percentile as f64 / 100.0)).ceil() as usize;
    rank.saturating_sub(1).min(len - 1)
}

fn pick_recommendation(fst: &ModuleEFstStats, trie: &ModuleETrieStats) -> String {
    match (fst.memory_target_met, trie.memory_target_met) {
        (true, false) => return "fst".to_string(),
        (false, true) => return "trie-rs".to_string(),
        _ => {}
    }

    if fst.lookup_p50_ns < trie.lookup_p50_ns {
        return "fst".to_string();
    }
    if trie.lookup_p50_ns < fst.lookup_p50_ns {
        return "trie-rs".to_string();
    }

    if fst.build_elapsed_ms <= trie.build_elapsed_ms {
        "fst".to_string()
    } else {
        "trie-rs".to_string()
    }
}

#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
    use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};

    use super::*;

    #[test]
    fn keys_are_sorted_and_unique() {
        let mut prev = key_for(0);
        for idx in 1..20_000 {
            let next = key_for(idx);
            assert!(next > prev, "keys must be strictly increasing");
            prev = next;
        }
    }

    #[test]
    fn prefix_upper_bound_increments_suffix() {
        let upper = prefix_upper_bound(b"abc").expect("upper bound should exist");
        assert_eq!(upper, b"abd");
    }

    #[test]
    fn fst_small_round_trip() {
        let path = unique_index_path("module-e-fst-small");
        let stats = run_fst(ModuleEFstConfig {
            keys: 10_000,
            lookups: 2_000,
            list_queries: 2_000,
            index_path: path.clone(),
        })
        .expect("small fst run should succeed");

        assert_eq!(stats.keys, 10_000);
        assert!(stats.index_size_bytes > 0);
        assert!(stats.lookup_p99_ns >= stats.lookup_p50_ns);

        std::fs::remove_file(path).expect("temporary fst file should be removable");
    }

    #[test]
    fn trie_small_round_trip() {
        let stats = run_trie(ModuleETrieConfig {
            keys: 10_000,
            lookups: 2_000,
            list_queries: 2_000,
        })
        .expect("small trie run should succeed");

        assert_eq!(stats.keys, 10_000);
        assert!(stats.lookup_p99_ns >= stats.lookup_p50_ns);
    }

    fn unique_index_path(prefix: &str) -> PathBuf {
        let nanos = SystemTime::now()
            .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
            .expect("clock should be after unix epoch")
            .as_nanos();
        std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("{}-{}-{}.fst", prefix, std::process::id(), nanos))
    }
}