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# Redis Metadata Storage Structure
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How meta-core lays out file metadata in Redis. This document covers the
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on-disk shape (UUID-rooted flat string keys, CID reverse index,
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per-root sets) and the schema-version gate. It does **not** enumerate
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field semantics — that's the job of the repo-root
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[`METADATA_KEYS.md`](../../../METADATA_KEYS.md), the authoritative key
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registry for everyone who writes to or reads from metadata.
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For the design rationale (why UUIDs instead of content hashes, why a
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reverse index), see [`uuid-rooted-metadata.md`](uuid-rooted-metadata.md).
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For the external-access contract (HTTP-only, SSE for events), see
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[`api-mediated-access.md`](api-mediated-access.md).
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## Quick summary
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- **Roots are UUIDv7** encoded as 26-char Crockford Base32 (ULID layout),
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not content hashes. Examples in this doc use the placeholder
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`01JKR8XW5T4QMV7AHNJ2DEFGHK`.
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- **Properties are flat Redis STRING keys**, one per leaf:
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`file:<uuid>/<property/path>` → string value. *Not* Redis Hashes.
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- **CIDs are reverse-index aliases**: `cid:<algorithm>:<value>` → `<uuid>`
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(a Redis STRING per known CID).
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- **Per-root sets**: `file:<uuid>/cids` (every CID), `file:<uuid>/duplicates`
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(alternate paths with the same content), plus `file:__index__` (every UUID).
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- **A schema-version sentinel** (`meta-core:schema-version`) refuses to
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boot against legacy data.
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Implementation lives in `internal/storage/client.go`,
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`internal/storage/cid_resolution.go`, `internal/storage/uuid.go`, and
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`internal/storage/schema_version.go`.
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## Key structure
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### Roots
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```
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file:<uuid>/<property/path> → Redis STRING (always)
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```
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UUIDs are produced by `storage.NewUUID()` (`internal/storage/uuid.go`):
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UUIDv7 → 26-char Crockford Base32 (skips I/L/O/U; ULID-compatible). The
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time-sortable prefix lets you `KEYS file:01JKR8*` to find roots minted
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in a given window, which restored some of the debug-ability lost when
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midhash256 stopped being the root.
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Properties use `/` as the path separator. Nested objects in source code
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are flattened to flat keys on write and reconstructed on read. Examples:
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```
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file:01JKR8XW5T4QMV7AHNJ2DEFGHK/filePath = "/files/watch/movies/Inception.2010.mkv"
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file:01JKR8XW5T4QMV7AHNJ2DEFGHK/sizeByte = "15032385536"
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file:01JKR8XW5T4QMV7AHNJ2DEFGHK/mtimeNano = "1729872000000000000"
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file:01JKR8XW5T4QMV7AHNJ2DEFGHK/title = "Inception"
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file:01JKR8XW5T4QMV7AHNJ2DEFGHK/fileinfo/duration = "8878.5"
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file:01JKR8XW5T4QMV7AHNJ2DEFGHK/fileinfo/streamdetails/video/0/codec = "h264"
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file:01JKR8XW5T4QMV7AHNJ2DEFGHK/tmdb/poster = "bafkreih..."
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```
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### Reverse-index aliases (CIDs)
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Every CID known for a file is registered as its own Redis STRING:
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```
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cid:<algorithm>:<value> → <uuid>
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```
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Examples:
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```
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cid:midhash256:bafkreih5kapbjzq... → 01JKR8XW5T4QMV7AHNJ2DEFGHK
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cid:sha256:abc... → 01JKR8XW5T4QMV7AHNJ2DEFGHK
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cid:ipfs:bafy... → 01JKR8XW5T4QMV7AHNJ2DEFGHK
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```
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The reverse index makes `GET /api/meta/<cid>` an O(1) lookup for any
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registered CID, independent of which hash algorithm "primary" — there is
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no primary. The auto-alias hooks in `SetProperty` and `SetMetadataFlat`
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(see `internal/storage/cid_resolution.go`) catch any write of a `cid_*`
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or `midhash256` field and register the alias automatically, so plugins
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don't need to know about the reverse index.
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### Per-root sets
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file:<uuid>/cids → Redis SET of "<algorithm>:<value>" tokens
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file:<uuid>/canonical_cid → STRING — the highest-ranked CID for advertising externally
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file:<uuid>/duplicates → Redis SET of alternate paths with same content
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```
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`canonical_cid` is reconciled by `reconcileCanonicalCIDLocked` whenever
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the `cids` set changes; ranking is done by `internal/cid/rank.go`.
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### Global index
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file:__index__ → Redis SET of all UUIDs
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```
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`internal/storage/client.go::GetAllHashIDs` reads this set to enumerate
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every file without scanning the keyspace.
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```bash
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SMEMBERS file:__index__ # all UUIDs
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SCARD file:__index__ # total file count
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SISMEMBER file:__index__ <uuid>
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```
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### Schema-version sentinel
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meta-core:schema-version → STRING (currently "2")
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```
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Set at first boot, checked on every subsequent boot
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(`internal/storage/schema_version.go`). If the sentinel is missing but
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`file:__index__` is non-empty, the gate refuses to boot (legacy data).
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If the sentinel is present but doesn't match `SchemaVersion`, the gate
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also refuses to boot. Alpha-stage policy: operators wipe and restart;
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there is no automated migration.
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## Why flat STRING keys?
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The store does not use Redis Hashes. The reasons are:
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1. **Field-level keyspace notifications.** Redis publishes
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`__keyspace@0__:<key>` on every SET/DEL of a STRING key. With Hashes
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you'd only get one notification on the hash itself. meta-core's
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`MetaPublisher` (`internal/events/meta_publisher.go`) consumes these
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notifications and publishes structured events to the `meta:events`
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Redis Stream.
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2. **Selective updates without read-modify-write.** A plugin writing
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`tmdb/poster` doesn't have to read the rest of the document.
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3. **Compatibility with the CID alias hooks.** Field writes can trigger
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alias-maintenance work in `SetProperty` without the plugin caring.
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## Reads and writes
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The Go API in `internal/storage/client.go`:
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| Method | Behaviour |
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| `GetMetadataFlat(uuid)` | `SCAN` for `file:<uuid>/*`, `MGET` the values, return `map[string]string`. |
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| `SetMetadataFlat(uuid, m)` | Pipeline `SET` per field; `SADD file:__index__`; auto-register any `cid_*` aliases. |
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| `MergeMetadataFlat(uuid, m)` | Like `SetMetadataFlat` but doesn't pre-clear; used by `PATCH /meta/{hash}`. |
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| `GetProperty(uuid, field)` | `GET file:<uuid>/<field>`. |
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| `SetProperty(uuid, field, value)` | `SET file:<uuid>/<field>`; auto-register alias if the field is a CID. |
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| `DeleteRoot(uuid)` | `SCAN` + `DEL` for `file:<uuid>/*`, unmap every reverse-index entry. |
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| `Mint(filePath, size, mtimeNano)` | `NewUUID()` + write `filePath/sizeByte/mtimeNano` + add to index. |
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| `AddAlias(uuid, "<algo>:<value>")` | Set `cid:<algo>:<value>` → `<uuid>`, add to `file:<uuid>/cids`, reconcile `canonical_cid`. |
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| `ResolveCID("<algo>:<value>")` | `GET cid:<algo>:<value>` → uuid. |
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## Reconstruction (flat → nested)
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When the HTTP API returns a document, it reconstructs the flattened
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storage back into a nested JSON object:
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flat nested
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───────────────────────────────────── ───────────────────────────
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title = "Inception" title: "Inception"
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fileinfo/duration = "8878.5" fileinfo: { duration: "8878.5",
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fileinfo/streamdetails/ streamdetails: { video: { 0: {
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video/0/codec = "h264" codec: "h264", ... } }, ... } }
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streams/0/language = "eng" streams: [ { language: "eng" }, ... ]
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```
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Rules:
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- `/` is the path separator.
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- Numeric path segments (`0`, `1`, ...) become array indices on read.
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- All values are strings on the wire; type interpretation is the
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caller's job (and is documented per-field in `METADATA_KEYS.md`).
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- `null`/`undefined` round-trip as empty strings.
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## Plugin contribution flow
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Plugins don't talk to Redis. They write metadata via meta-core's HTTP
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API (`PUT /meta/{hash}/{key...}` or `PATCH /meta/{hash}`). Each plugin
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writes under a prefix:
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{plugin-id}/<field> single value
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{plugin-id}/<group>/<field> grouped
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{plugin-id}/<group>/<n>/<field> indexed (array)
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```
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See [`METADATA_KEYS.md`](../../../METADATA_KEYS.md) for the full,
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authoritative list of fields each plugin writes (content identification,
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file stats, video classification, anime detection, subtitle references,
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Jellyfin metadata, FFmpeg stream details, etc.) and the value formats
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(`int-string`, `lang3`, `path-relfiles`, `csv-set`, ...). This doc
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deliberately does not duplicate that registry — it would drift.
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## Event streams
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Two Redis Streams are produced inside meta-core:
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| Stream | Producer | Contents |
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| `file:events` | `internal/watcher` dispatcher | `add` / `change` / `delete` / `rename` / `reset` events for files on the `/files` volume. |
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| `meta:events` | `internal/events.MetaPublisher` | Field-level metadata mutations derived from Redis keyspace notifications. |
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External consumers do **not** read these streams directly. They subscribe
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via SSE:
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- `GET /api/events/files` — mirror of `file:events`
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- `GET /api/events/meta` — mirror of `meta:events`
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The SSE wire contract uses `Last-Event-ID` for resume (the opaque
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`<ms>-<seq>` Redis Stream entry ID). Heartbeats are SSE comments
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(`:keep-alive\n\n`) every 30s of silence. If retention has trimmed past
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a client's cursor, the handler emits one `event: gap` payload before
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resuming. See `internal/api/sse_events.go` and
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[`api-mediated-access.md`](api-mediated-access.md) for the full
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contract.
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Internally, meta-core uses a Redis consumer group (XREADGROUP / XACK)
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inside `MetaPublisher` to drain keyspace notifications, but this is not
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the external surface — external services use SSE.
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## Debugging
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```bash
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# Roots
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docker exec metacore-app redis-cli SMEMBERS 'file:__index__'
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docker exec metacore-app redis-cli SCARD 'file:__index__'
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docker exec metacore-app redis-cli SRANDMEMBER 'file:__index__'
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# Full document for one root (flat scan)
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docker exec metacore-app redis-cli --scan --pattern 'file:01JKR8XW5T4QMV7AHNJ2DEFGHK/*'
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# One property
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docker exec metacore-app redis-cli GET 'file:01JKR8XW5T4QMV7AHNJ2DEFGHK/fileinfo/duration'
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# Confirm keys are STRING (not HASH)
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docker exec metacore-app redis-cli TYPE 'file:01JKR8XW5T4QMV7AHNJ2DEFGHK/filePath'
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# string
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# Reverse-index lookups
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docker exec metacore-app redis-cli GET 'cid:midhash256:bafkreih...' # → uuid
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docker exec metacore-app redis-cli SMEMBERS 'file:01JKR8XW5T4QMV7AHNJ2DEFGHK/cids'
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docker exec metacore-app redis-cli GET 'file:01JKR8XW5T4QMV7AHNJ2DEFGHK/canonical_cid'
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# Schema-version sentinel
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docker exec metacore-app redis-cli GET 'meta-core:schema-version'
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# Streams (server-side; external consumers should use SSE)
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docker exec metacore-app redis-cli XRANGE 'file:events' - + COUNT 10
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docker exec metacore-app redis-cli XRANGE 'meta:events' - + COUNT 10
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# HTTP equivalents — preferred
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curl -k 'https://metacore-dev.localhost:8083/api/meta/<cid>' # CID → document
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curl -k 'https://metacore-dev.localhost:8083/meta' # list root IDs
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curl -k 'https://metacore-dev.localhost:8083/meta/<uuid>' # document by UUID
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curl -k 'https://metacore-dev.localhost:8083/api/events/meta' # live SSE
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curl -k 'https://metacore-dev.localhost:8083/api/kv/info' # KV stats
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```
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## Key implementation files
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| Component | Path |
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| Redis client + flat-key ops | `internal/storage/client.go` |
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| UUIDv7 minting | `internal/storage/uuid.go` |
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| CID reverse index + aliases + canonical-CID reconciliation | `internal/storage/cid_resolution.go` |
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| Schema-version gate | `internal/storage/schema_version.go` |
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| Dual-root migration (legacy clean-up) | `internal/storage/dual_root_migration.go` |
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| Keyspace-notification → `meta:events` publisher | `internal/events/meta_publisher.go` |
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| Watcher → `file:events` dispatcher | `internal/watcher/dispatcher.go` |
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| SSE event mirror | `internal/api/sse_events.go` |
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| Field semantics (authoritative registry) | [`/METADATA_KEYS.md`](../../../METADATA_KEYS.md) |
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