# Rhizome-Node Repository Analysis

## Core Architecture

### 1. Delta System
- **Delta Types**: Implements V1 (array-based) and V2 (object-based) delta formats
- **Delta Lifecycle**: 
  - Creation via `DeltaBuilder`
  - Propagation through `DeltaStream`
  - Storage in `Lossless` view
  - Transformation in `Lossy` views

### 2. Network Layer
- **Communication**:
  - Pub/Sub system for delta propagation
  - Request/Reply pattern for direct communication
  - Peer management
- **Delta Propagation**:
  - Deduplication using content hashing
  - Policy-based acceptance/rejection
  - Queuing for deferred processing

### 3. Storage
- **In-Memory Storage**:
  - `Lossless` view maintains complete delta history
  - `Lossy` views provide optimized access patterns
- **Persistence**:
  - LevelDB integration
  - Delta compaction strategies

### 4. Schema System
- **Type Definitions**:
  - Support for primitives, references, and arrays
  - Validation rules
- **Schema Registry**:
  - Central schema management
  - Versioning support

## Key Components

1. **Core**:
   - `delta.ts`: Core delta implementation
   - `delta-builder.ts`: Fluent API for delta creation
   - `entity.ts`: Base entity definitions

2. **Network**:
   - `delta-stream.ts`: Delta propagation and management
   - `pub-sub.ts`: Publish/subscribe functionality
   - `request-reply.ts`: Direct node communication

3. **Views**:
   - `lossless.ts`: Complete delta history
   - `lossy.ts`: Derived, optimized views

4. **Schema**:
   - `schema.ts`: Type definitions
   - `schema-registry.ts`: Schema management

## Strengths

1. **Flexible Data Model**: Hypergraph structure supports complex relationships
2. **Extensible**: Plugin architecture for storage and networking
3. **Type Safety**: Comprehensive TypeScript types
4. **Incremental Processing**: Efficient updates with `Lossy` views

## Areas for Improvement

1. **Documentation**:
   - Limited inline documentation
   - Need for architectural overview
   - Example implementations

2. **Testing**:
   - Incomplete test coverage
   - Need for integration tests
   - Performance benchmarking

3. **Scalability**:
   - In-memory storage limits
   - Delta compaction strategy
   - Sharding support

4. **Security**:
   - Authentication/authorization
   - Delta signing/verification
   - Encryption

## Recommended Next Steps

1. **Documentation**:
   - Create architecture diagrams
   - Add usage examples
   - Document extension points

2. **Testing**:
   - Increase test coverage
   - Add performance benchmarks
   - Test at scale

3. **Features**:
   - Implement delta compression
   - Add conflict resolution strategies
   - Support for offline operation

4. **Tooling**:
   - CLI for administration
   - Monitoring/metrics
   - Debugging tools