Code reference detail
application-memory.ts
packages/analytical/src/core/application-memory.ts
| Idea | Status | Tags | Summary | Katz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| base | A base is a container for ideas, ideasets, and files. It forms the boundary of one ideas graph and is consumed by the CLI and the extension. Marker: a directory is a base only when it owns a `.reqlan` folder ( [app_memory_doc.application_memory] ). No bare workspace folder is treated as a base until the user creates `.reqlan` there ( [create_base_onboarding] ). Aligns with [ontology_base]. Discovery and registry: [base_discovery], [base_registry]. Marker path helpers: [application_memory_impl]. | 0.322 | ||
| base_configuration_provider | Base-level settings live at `<base>/.reqlan/config.json`. Extension-level settings remain VS Code configuration for the product host. | 0.040 | ||
| base_initialisation_ignore | done | New bases seed `<base>/.reqlan/.gitignore` so Git does not track SQLite application-memory files. Patterns cover the ideas index ( [base_ownership] ), the diagnostics store ( [app_memory_doc.index_diagnostics_store] ), and SQLite sidecars ( `*.sqlite`, `*.sqlite-journal`, `*.sqlite-shm`, `*.sqlite-wal` ). This file is Git ignore for `.reqlan/`. Path filters for discovery stay in `.rqignore` ( [extension_configuration.configuration_rqignore] / [app_memory_doc.rqignore] ). Written by [create_base_impl] as part of [base_initialisation] / ["../extension/host/installation.rq".base_installation]. | 0.182 | |
| base_ownership | Each base holds its own [ideas_index] store under `<base>/.reqlan/ideas-index.sqlite`. Path keys inside the index are relative to that base root, not the VS Code workspace root. Store path: [application_memory_impl]; per-base engine: [workspace_index] via [base_registry]. | 0.112 | ||
| click | done | The [click_ontology] function returns compact local context for one target. Input: an idea name, a `path#idea` ref, a `.rq` file path, or an indexed code file ( [click_input], [click_code_file] ). Resolution uses [click_ambiguity]: no match uses search; more than one match is ranked; one match uses [click_output]. Optional [click_max_detail] flags cap how many names and bodies are listed. Optional `sessionKey` continues a [click_session]. A second click on a centre already clicked in that session returns the connected content ( [click_session] ). Surfaces: CLI `reqlan click` ( [click_cli] ), MCP `click` ( [mcp_server] ), and [native_analysis_api] `click`. MCP search and retrieval use this tool only ( ["../extension/agent/skills-and-mcp.rq".mcp_click_retrieval] ). Engine: [click_rust] on ["./cli_package.rq".architecture] / ["../core_analysis/rust_port.rq".analytical_rust_port]. Related: [function_parity], [commands], [agent_advisory], [click_session], [click_input], [click_max_detail], [click_output]. | 0.200 | |
| click_session | done | Click sessions live in SQLite under [application_memory] as `click-sessions.sqlite` ( sibling of `ideas-index.sqlite`; not deleted by ideas-index rebuild ). Each session has a stable `sessionKey`. Sessions are keyed against ideas. Each surfaced idea stores a fingerprint of its name, summary, status, and tags. When that fingerprint changes, the idea may resurface on the next click. Record clicked centres ( unique or revisit targets ) separately from names that were only listed. When the target is a centre already clicked in this session, return the content of the connected nodes ( outbound, backlinks, and siblings that the first click listed ), capped by [click_max_detail]. Do not repeat the centre body. Do not return an empty suppressed slice. Skip a connected body that this session already showed as content, unless its fingerprint changed. Session cache size is [click_session_limit]. Eviction uses last-touched order: when the store exceeds the limit, drop the least recently touched sessions first. Touch the active session on every successful click. Path helper: ["../../packages/analytical/src/core/application-memory.ts"] / [click_sessions_rust]. Layout: ["../indexer/sidecars.rq".reqlan_directory_layout]. | 0.225 | |
| configuration_location | An optional `.reqlan/config.json` may appear under a base's `.reqlan` directory. For a given `.rq` file, the applying base is the nearest ancestor directory that owns a `.reqlan` folder. The applying config is that base's `.reqlan/config.json` when present. If the owning base has no `config.json`, or no owning base is found, defaults from [configuration_import_roots] apply. A child base does not inherit a parent base's config. | 0.190 | ||
| configuration_rqignore | done | Each base may define path ignore rules in `.reqlan/.rqignore` using **gitignore syntax**. Patterns are relative to the base root ( parent of `.reqlan` ), not the `.reqlan` directory. Owned by `@reqlan/analytical` so the CLI, MCP, and extension share one filter for discovery and indexing walks. Built-in defaults always apply ( dependencies, venvs, build output, VCS / editor stores, `*.db3` / sqlite DBs and SQLite sidecars, binary globs per ["../index-host/index.rq".binary_ignore], files that have no comments per ["../index-host/index.rq".commentless_file_ignore], `*.secret.rq`, hidden entries, and `.reqlan/` itself ); the on-disk file adds or overrides via the same syntax, including `!` negation. New bases seed `.reqlan/.rqignore` with those defaults ( ["../index-host/index.rq".rqignore] ). Missing or unreadable `.rqignore` still uses built-in defaults. Location convention: [configuration_location]. Application memory: ["../index-host/index.rq".application_memory]. | 0.223 | |
| application_memory | done | Base-local application memory for reqlan tools lives under `<base>/.reqlan/`. The presence of `.reqlan` **marks** a directory as a ["../../bases/base.rq".base]; each base owns its own store. Shared by the VS Code extension, ["../../cli/cli_package.rq".cli_package], and MCP ( [mcp_server] ) — not VS Code `globalStorageUri` / extension-private storage. The ideas graph index ( [indexer.index_ideas] and [indexer.index_technology] ) persists as `ideas-index.sqlite` inside that directory. Schema: ["../../indexer/sqlite-schema.rq".ideas_index_sqlite]. Index timing diagnostics persist separately as `index-diagnostics.sqlite` ( [index_diagnostics_store] / ["./index-diagnostics.rq".index_diagnostics] ) so rebuilds of the ideas index do not wipe history. Click session state persists as `click-sessions.sqlite` ( ["../../cli/click.rq".click_session] ) so agent / CLI click cursors survive ideas-index rebuilds. Diagnostics schema: ["../../indexer/diagnostics-schema.rq".diagnostics_sqlite]. WAL sidecars and JSON siblings: ["../../indexer/sidecars.rq".reqlan_directory_layout]. Export form defaults ( all formats via ["../export/export.rq".export_webview], including HTML options in ["../export/html-export.rq".html_export_form] ) persist as `export_settings.json` in the same directory ( active base ). Path ignore rules live as `.rqignore` in the same directory ( [rqignore] / [configuration.configuration_rqignore] ). Git ignore for SQLite stores lives as `.gitignore` in the same directory ( ["../../bases/base.rq".base_initialisation_ignore] ). Path resolution is owned by [application_memory_impl] ( `resolveApplicationMemoryPath` ); consumers must use it ( or `REQLAN_INDEX_PATH` override for a single store ) so tools read and write the same store for a given base. Multi-base discovery / registry: ["../../bases/base.rq".multi_base_environment]. Index engine ownership: ["../../indexer/indexer.rq".ownership]. Extension wiring: [analytical_submodule]. Aligns with ["../../cli/cli_package.rq".function_parity]: shared analytical memory, not host-only state. | 0.494 | |
| index_diagnostics_store | done | Per-base diagnostic timing index at `<base>/.reqlan/index-diagnostics.sqlite`. Sibling of `ideas-index.sqlite`; not deleted by Clear & rebuild. Records sync runs and per-file durations for ["./index-diagnostics.rq".index_diagnostics_metrics]. Webview: ["./index-diagnostics.rq".index_diagnostics_webview]. | 0.223 | |
| rqignore | done | `.reqlan/.rqignore` filters which paths discovery and indexing crawl, using gitignore syntax relative to the base root. Owned by [rqignore_impl] in `@reqlan/analytical` so CLI and editor share behaviour. Defaults cover `node_modules/`, virtualenvs, build dirs ( `bin/`, `generated/`, `out/` ), VCS / editor stores, database files ( `*.db3`, sqlite ) and SQLite sidecars, binary globs ( [binary_ignore] ), `*.html`, secrets, and hidden entries. Walks also skip common files that have no comments ( [commentless_file_ignore] ). New bases seed the file via [rqignore_initialisation]. Product configuration statement: [configuration.configuration_rqignore]. | 0.296 | |
| index_technology | The [index_ideas] graph database is rusqlite via the core native engine. On-disk location is [app_memory_doc.application_memory] ( `<base>/.reqlan/ideas-index.sqlite` ), not `context.globalStorageUri`. Implementation: [application_memory_impl], [workspace_index], headless [analysis_runtime] for CLI / MCP, and [editor_index_adapter] for the VS Code host. | 0.152 | ||
| ownership | The [index] / indexer lives in `packages/analytical` ( `@reqlan/analytical` ). Canonical single-base engine: [workspace_index] ( `WorkspaceIndex` facade ). Sync / idle impl: [workspace_index_sync]; one-file parse + persist: [workspace_index_file]; mtime stale diff: [workspace_mtime]. Multi-base registry: one `WorkspaceIndex` per discovered ["../bases/base.rq".base] under [app_memory_doc.application_memory] ( `<base>/.reqlan/` ). Headless entry: [analysis_runtime] via native-only `openAnalysisApi` ( CLI / MCP ). On-disk store path: [application_memory_impl] under `<base>/.reqlan/` — see [app_memory_doc.application_memory]. | 0.237 | ||
| reqlan_directory_layout | done | Each base owns `<base>/.reqlan/` ( [application_memory] ). Contents: - `ideas-index.sqlite` — [ideas_schema.ideas_index_sqlite] - `index-diagnostics.sqlite` — [diagnostics_schema.diagnostics_sqlite] / [index_diagnostics_store] - `click-sessions.sqlite` — ["../cli/click.rq".click_session] - SQLite WAL / SHM / journal sidecars — [sqlite_wal_sidecars] - `config.json` — [json_siblings] / [base_configuration] - `.rqignore` — [rqignore] - `.gitignore` — [base_initialisation_ignore] / [vcs_ignore_for_stores] - `export_settings.json` — [json_siblings] Path helpers: [application_memory_impl]. Override: `REQLAN_INDEX_PATH` for a single store. | 0.177 | |
| vcs_ignore_for_stores | New bases seed `.reqlan/.gitignore` so SQLite databases and their WAL / SHM / journal sidecars stay out of version control ( [base_initialisation_ignore] ). `.rqignore` is separate: it filters discovery / index walks, not VCS ( [rqignore] ). [sqlite_wal_sidecars] [reqlan_directory_layout] | 0.063 | ||
| base | done | A base is a container for ideas, ideasets, and files — the boundary of one ideas graph. Discovery: a directory is a base only when it owns a `.reqlan` application-memory folder. There is no implicit base from a bare workspace folder; the product prompts the user to create `.reqlan` at the workspace-folder root when none exist. Bases may be nested: a child directory with its own `.reqlan` is a separate base; the parent base's index stops at that child boundary. Each base holds its own ideas index under its `.reqlan`. Details: ["./bases/base.rq".base]. | 0.251 | |
| idea | done | A reqlan core unit is an idea. Syntax: ["./language/syntax.rq".simple_idea], ["./language/syntax.rq".block_idea]. Grammar: [reqlan_grammar] `Idea` / `OneLinerIdea`; index records: [analytical_types] `IdeaRecord`. Extract: [idea_extractor], [rust_extract]; AST: [rust_ast]. Product surface: [ideas_summary_tabs] Ideas tab per ["./extension/workspace-summary/ideas_summary/webview.rq".ontology_aligned_tabs]. | 0.110 |
Reference labels
"../../../packages/analytical/src/core/application-memory.ts", "../../packages/analytical/src/core/application-memory.ts", "../packages/analytical/src/core/application-memory.ts", ../../../packages/analytical/src/core/application-memory.ts, ../../packages/analytical/src/core/application-memory.ts, ../packages/analytical/src/core/application-memory.ts