tidaldb/tidal/examples/quickstart.rs
jordan 006d3d058a fix: populate signal_snapshot in ranking results and fix quickstart demo
- Score and boost contributions now captured per candidate in signal_snapshot:
  score_by_sort() returns (f64, Vec<(String, f64)>) with named signal values
  (e.g. view_velocity, share_velocity, view, like). Boost contributions are
  appended as `{signal}_boost`. compute_raw_score() threads the snapshot
  through; score_inner() and score_personalized() write it onto ScoredCandidate
  instead of always initialising to vec![].

- Quickstart switched from `trending` to `hot` profile. The trending profile
  scores by 24h velocity, which requires signals to arrive over real elapsed
  time to populate hour-level bucket aggregates — impossible in a self-contained
  demo. The hot profile (AllTime view count + age decay) works with any timestamp
  and produces clearly differentiated scores. Signals now use different counts
  per item to drive meaningful ranking output.
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#![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
//! tidalDB quickstart: schema, items, signals, ranking.
//!
//! Demonstrates the full ingestion-to-ranking loop:
//! 1. Define a schema with `view` and `like` signals
//! 2. Open an ephemeral database
//! 3. Write 20 items with metadata and 128D random embeddings
//! 4. Record engagement: view 5 items, like 3 of those
//! 5. Retrieve ranked results using the `trending` profile
//! 6. Print ranked items with scores
//!
//! # Running
//!
//! ```bash
//! cargo run --manifest-path tidal/Cargo.toml --example quickstart
//! ```
use std::collections::HashMap;
use std::time::Duration;
use rand::Rng;
use tidaldb::TidalDb;
use tidaldb::schema::{DecaySpec, EntityId, EntityKind, SchemaBuilder, Timestamp, Window};
/// Generate a random unit-normalized embedding of the given dimensionality.
fn random_unit_vector(dim: usize, rng: &mut impl Rng) -> Vec<f32> {
let v: Vec<f32> = (0..dim).map(|_| rng.random::<f32>() - 0.5).collect();
let norm = v.iter().map(|x| x * x).sum::<f32>().sqrt();
if norm < f32::EPSILON {
// Degenerate case: return a unit vector along the first axis.
let mut unit = vec![0.0_f32; dim];
unit[0] = 1.0;
return unit;
}
v.iter().map(|x| x / norm).collect()
}
fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
// Initialize tracing so spans emitted by tidalDB are visible.
tracing_subscriber::fmt()
.with_env_filter("tidaldb=info")
.init();
// ── 1. Define the schema ────────────────────────────────────────────
let mut schema = SchemaBuilder::new();
// View signal: 7-day half-life, 1h + 24h windows, velocity enabled.
let _ = schema
.signal(
"view",
EntityKind::Item,
DecaySpec::Exponential {
half_life: Duration::from_secs(7 * 24 * 3600),
},
)
.windows(&[Window::OneHour, Window::TwentyFourHours, Window::AllTime])
.velocity(true)
.add();
// Like signal: 30-day half-life, AllTime window.
let _ = schema
.signal(
"like",
EntityKind::Item,
DecaySpec::Exponential {
half_life: Duration::from_secs(30 * 24 * 3600),
},
)
.windows(&[Window::AllTime])
.velocity(false)
.add();
// Share signal: needed by the trending profile's boost definitions.
let _ = schema
.signal(
"share",
EntityKind::Item,
DecaySpec::Exponential {
half_life: Duration::from_secs(3 * 24 * 3600),
},
)
.windows(&[Window::TwentyFourHours, Window::AllTime])
.velocity(true)
.add();
let schema = schema.build()?;
// ── 2. Open an ephemeral database ───────────────────────────────────
let db = TidalDb::builder().ephemeral().with_schema(schema).open()?;
db.health_check()?;
println!("tidalDB opened (ephemeral, build: {})", tidaldb::BUILD_HASH);
println!();
// ── 3. Write 20 items with metadata and embeddings ──────────────────
let mut rng = rand::rng();
let categories = ["music", "tech", "cooking", "sports", "art"];
let dim = 128;
for i in 1..=20 {
let mut metadata = HashMap::new();
metadata.insert("title".to_string(), format!("Item {i}: Great Content"));
metadata.insert(
"category".to_string(),
categories[i % categories.len()].to_string(),
);
metadata.insert("format".to_string(), "video".to_string());
metadata.insert("duration".to_string(), format!("{}", 60 + i * 30));
metadata.insert(
"created_at".to_string(),
Timestamp::now().as_nanos().to_string(),
);
db.write_item_with_metadata(EntityId::new(i as u64), &metadata)?;
let embedding = random_unit_vector(dim, &mut rng);
db.write_item_embedding(EntityId::new(i as u64), &embedding)?;
}
println!(
"Wrote {} items with metadata and {dim}D embeddings.",
db.item_count()
);
// ── 4. Record engagement signals ────────────────────────────────────
//
// Different items receive different engagement counts. The `hot` profile
// ranks by cumulative view count with age decay — items with more views
// score higher, producing clearly differentiated results.
//
// Note: the `trending` profile ranks by *velocity* (events/second over a
// rolling window), which requires signals arriving over real elapsed time
// to populate hour-level buckets. For a self-contained demo, `hot` is the
// right choice.
let now = Timestamp::now();
// (item_id, signal_type, count) — different counts drive different scores.
let signals: &[(u64, &str, u32)] = &[
(7, "view", 8),
(18, "view", 6),
(3, "view", 5),
(12, "view", 4),
(1, "view", 3),
(4, "view", 2),
(8, "view", 1),
(3, "like", 4),
(7, "like", 3),
(18, "like", 2),
(7, "share", 2),
(3, "share", 1),
];
let mut view_count = 0u32;
let mut like_count = 0u32;
let mut share_count = 0u32;
for &(item_id, signal_type, count) in signals {
for _ in 0..count {
db.signal(signal_type, EntityId::new(item_id), 1.0, now)?;
}
match signal_type {
"view" => view_count += count,
"like" => like_count += count,
"share" => share_count += count,
_ => {}
}
}
println!("Recorded {view_count} views, {like_count} likes, {share_count} shares.");
// Verify signal state is live.
let score = db.read_decay_score(EntityId::new(3), "view", 0)?;
println!("Item 3 view decay score: {:.4}", score.unwrap_or(0.0));
println!();
// ── 5. Retrieve ranked results ──────────────────────────────────────
// The `hot` builtin profile ranks by cumulative view count with age decay
// (Reddit/HN-style). Items with more views score higher; the age factor
// penalises older content. All items are treated as 24 hours old here
// since metadata-based age lookup is wired in M3+.
let query = tidaldb::query::retrieve::Retrieve::builder()
.profile("hot")
.limit(10)
.build()?;
let results = db.retrieve(&query)?;
println!(
"RETRIEVE profile=hot: {} results from {} candidates",
results.items.len(),
results.total_candidates
);
println!("{:<6} {:<12} {:<8} Signals", "Rank", "Entity ID", "Score");
println!("{}", "-".repeat(50));
for item in &results.items {
let signal_summary: String = item
.signals
.iter()
.map(|s| format!("{}={:.3}", s.name, s.value))
.collect::<Vec<_>>()
.join(", ");
println!(
"{:<6} {:<12} {:<8.4} {}",
item.rank,
item.entity_id.as_u64(),
item.score,
if signal_summary.is_empty() {
"-".to_string()
} else {
signal_summary
}
);
}
println!();
// ── 6. Clean up ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
db.close()?;
println!("tidalDB closed. Quickstart complete.");
Ok(())
}