constellation-analyzer/IMPLEMENTATION_CHECKLIST.md

Temporal & Scenario Analysis - Implementation Checklist

Phase 1: Core State Management (Week 1-2)

Data Model Setup

• Create /src/types/temporal.ts

  • Define StateType enum
  • Define TemporalMetadata interface
  • Define ScenarioMetadata interface
  • Define StateRelationship interface
  • Define AnalysisState interface
  • Define StateDiff interface
  • Define ActorJourney interface
  • Define Timeline interface
  • Define ScenarioTree interface

• Update /src/stores/persistence/types.ts

  • Add states property to ConstellationDocument
  • Add supportsStates to document metadata
  • Ensure backward compatibility

• Create migration helper

  • Function to enable states for existing documents
  • Function to create initial state from current graph
  • Test migration with sample documents

State Store Implementation

• Create /src/stores/stateStore.ts
  • Basic store structure with Zustand
  • State CRUD operations
    • createState()
    • loadState()
    • deleteState()
    • updateStateMetadata()
  • State retrieval
    • getState()
    • getAllStates()
    • getStatesByType()
  • Navigation helpers
    • getNextState()
    • getPreviousState()

Snapshot Functionality

• Create /src/utils/stateSnapshot.ts
  • captureCurrentGraph() - serialize current graph state
  • restoreGraphFromState() - load state into graph
  • validateStateData() - ensure data integrity
  • Handle edge cases (empty graph, large graphs)

Basic UI Integration

• Update /src/components/Toolbar/Toolbar.tsx

  • Add "Capture State" button
  • Add current state indicator
  • Add loading/saving state indicators

• Create /src/components/TemporalAnalysis/StateSelector.tsx

  • Basic dropdown UI
  • List all states
  • Click to load state
  • Show current state indicator
  • Search/filter functionality

• Create hooks

  • /src/hooks/useStateManagement.ts
  • useCurrentState()
  • useCaptureState()
  • useLoadState()

Integration with Workspace

• Update /src/stores/workspaceStore.ts
  • Add captureCurrentState() action
  • Add restoreState() action
  • Ensure states saved with document
  • Handle state data in export/import

Testing

• Test state creation
• Test state loading
• Test state persistence
• Test with empty graphs
• Test with large graphs (100+ nodes)
• Test edge cases (missing data, corrupted states)

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Phase 2: Temporal Analysis (Week 3-4)

Timeline Data Management

• Extend /src/stores/stateStore.ts
  • Timeline CRUD operations
    • createTimeline()
    • deleteTimeline()
    • updateTimeline()
  • Timeline state management
    • addStateToTimeline()
    • removeStateFromTimeline()
    • reorderTimeline()
  • Timeline queries
    • getStatesByTimeline()
    • getTimelineStates() (ordered)

Temporal Metadata

• Create /src/components/TemporalAnalysis/StateMetadataEditor.tsx
  • Temporal metadata form
    • Date/time picker
    • Sequence number input
    • Label input
    • Period range inputs
  • Display format selector
  • Notes/description textarea
  • Tags input

Timeline Panel UI

• Create /src/components/TemporalAnalysis/TimelinePanel.tsx

  • Horizontal timeline visualization
  • State markers on timeline
  • Click to load state
  • Drag to scrub timeline
  • Zoom in/out on timeline
  • Pan timeline horizontally
  • State creation controls
  • Timeline selector dropdown (multiple timelines)

• Timeline styling

  • Color-coded state markers
  • Current state highlight
  • Hover effects
  • Responsive design
  • Collapsible panel

Timeline Navigation

• Add keyboard shortcuts

  • ← Previous state in timeline
  • → Next state in timeline
  • Home First state
  • End Last state

• Navigation buttons

  • Previous/Next buttons
  • Jump to start/end
  • State counter (e.g., "3 of 12")

Integration

• Update /src/App.tsx

  • Add TimelinePanel to layout
  • Handle panel visibility toggle
  • Handle panel resize

• Update /src/components/Menu/MenuBar.tsx

  • Add "States" menu
  • "View Timeline" action
  • "Create Timeline" action

Testing

• Test timeline creation
• Test state ordering
• Test timeline navigation
• Test keyboard shortcuts
• Test with multiple timelines
• Test timeline visualization with many states (20+)

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Phase 3: Comparison & Diff Analysis (Week 5-6)

Diff Calculation Engine

• Create /src/utils/stateDiff.ts

  • calculateStateDiff() function
  • Actor comparison logic
    • Detect added actors
    • Detect removed actors
    • Detect modified actors (label, type, position, metadata)
  • Relation comparison logic
    • Detect added relations
    • Detect removed relations
    • Detect modified relations (type, directionality, strength)
  • Summary statistics calculation
  • Performance optimization for large graphs

• Create /src/hooks/useStateDiff.ts

  • useComparison() hook
  • useDiffCalculation() hook
  • Memoization for expensive calculations

Visual Diff on Graph

• Create /src/components/Editor/DiffOverlay.tsx

  • Overlay mode component
  • Color coding for changes
    • Green for added (actors/relations)
    • Red for removed (actors/relations)
    • Yellow/orange for modified
  • Change badges/icons on nodes
  • Toggle overlay on/off
  • Opacity control for overlay

• Update /src/components/Editor/GraphEditor.tsx

  • Integrate DiffOverlay
  • Apply diff styling to nodes/edges
  • Animated transitions for diff highlights

Comparison View UI

• Create /src/components/TemporalAnalysis/ComparisonView.tsx

  • Modal/panel for comparison
  • State selectors (From/To)
  • Comparison mode selector
    • Side-by-side
    • Overlay
    • Tabbed
  • Graph visualization for both states
  • Synchronized panning/zooming
  • Difference highlighting
  • Summary statistics panel

• Create /src/components/TemporalAnalysis/StateDiffViewer.tsx

  • List of changes (actors/relations)
  • Filter by change type (added/removed/modified)
  • Click to highlight on graph
  • Export changes as report

Change Summary

• Create /src/components/TemporalAnalysis/ChangeSummary.tsx
  • Statistics dashboard
    • Total actors (before/after)
    • Total relations (before/after)
    • Added/removed/modified counts
  • Change breakdown by type
  • Visual charts (pie chart, bar chart)
  • Export to CSV/JSON

Quick Compare

• Add to TimelinePanel

  • "Compare" button on state markers
  • Right-click context menu "Compare with..."
  • Select two states to compare

• Add to state selector

  • Checkbox mode to select multiple states
  • "Compare Selected" button

Export Comparison Report

• Report generation
  • PDF export with diff summary
  • JSON export of diff data
  • HTML report with interactive visualization
  • Include screenshots of both states

Testing

• Test diff calculation accuracy
• Test with various graph sizes
• Test comparison view UI
• Test visual diff overlay
• Test export functionality
• Performance test with large diffs

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Phase 4: Scenario Branching (Week 7-8)

Scenario Data Model

• Extend /src/stores/stateStore.ts
  • Scenario tree management
    • createScenarioBranch()
    • addStateToScenario()
    • deleteScenarioBranch()
  • Scenario queries
    • getStatesByScenario()
    • getScenarioTree()
    • getScenarioBranches()

Scenario Creation UI

• Create /src/components/TemporalAnalysis/ScenarioCreator.tsx
  • "Branch from here" button/dialog
  • Scenario metadata form
    • Label input
    • Description textarea
    • Assumptions list input
    • Probability/confidence selector
    • Color picker for branch
  • Parent state selection
  • Create and switch to scenario

Scenario Tree Visualization

• Extend TimelinePanel for scenarios

  • Vertical branching layout
  • Branch lines/connectors
  • Branch labels
  • Branch color coding
  • Collapse/expand branches
  • Scenario navigation controls

• Alternative: Tree view component

  • Hierarchical tree visualization
  • Collapsible nodes
  • Click to load state
  • Branch context menu (edit, delete, compare)

Scenario Metadata Editor

• Update StateMetadataEditor
  • Scenario-specific fields
  • Assumptions editor (add/remove/edit)
  • Probability slider
  • Confidence level selector
  • Branch color picker

Scenario Navigation

• Scenario switcher

  • Dropdown to select branch
  • Filter timeline by scenario
  • Visual indicator of current branch

• Branch comparison

  • "Compare branches" action
  • Select multiple scenarios
  • Side-by-side comparison
  • Outcome analysis

Integration

• Update menu bar

  • "Create Scenario" menu item
  • "Manage Scenarios" menu item

• Update state selector

  • Group states by scenario
  • Scenario branch indicators

Testing

• Test scenario creation
• Test branch visualization
• Test scenario navigation
• Test with multiple branches
• Test nested scenarios (if supported)
• Test scenario deletion

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Phase 5: Actor Tracking & Journeys (Week 9-10)

Journey Calculation

• Create /src/utils/actorJourney.ts

  • getActorJourney() function
  • Track actor across states
  • Detect first/last appearance
  • Calculate property changes
  • Track relationship evolution
  • Performance optimization

• Create /src/hooks/useActorJourney.ts

  • useActorJourney() hook
  • useMultiActorJourney() hook
  • Memoization

Journey Viewer UI

• Create /src/components/TemporalAnalysis/ActorJourneyViewer.tsx
  • Actor selection interface
    • Dropdown or autocomplete
    • Search by label
    • Select from graph click
  • Timeline visualization
    • Horizontal timeline
    • Actor appearance markers
    • Property change indicators
  • Property evolution display
    • Label changes
    • Type changes
    • Position changes
  • Relationship changes display
    • Relations added/removed
    • Relation type changes
    • Relation strength changes

Multi-Actor Comparison

• Select multiple actors
• Overlay journeys on same timeline
• Compare property evolution
• Compare relationship dynamics
• Identify interaction points

Journey Export

• Export journey data
  • CSV export
  • JSON export
  • PDF report with visualizations
• Include:
  • Actor metadata
  • State sequence
  • Property changes
  • Relationship changes
  • Summary statistics

Integration

• Add to right panel

  • "View Journey" button on actor selection
  • Quick journey view

• Add to menu bar

  • "Actor Journeys" menu item
  • Keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+J)

Testing

• Test journey calculation
• Test with various actor types
• Test with actors that appear/disappear
• Test multi-actor comparison
• Test export functionality

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Phase 6: Animation & Presentation (Week 11-12)

Animation Engine

• Create /src/utils/stateAnimation.ts

  • interpolateStates() function
  • Position interpolation
  • Opacity interpolation (fade in/out)
  • Size interpolation
  • Color interpolation
  • Easing functions (linear, ease-in-out, etc.)

• Create /src/hooks/useStateAnimation.ts

  • useAnimation() hook
  • Animation state management
  • Frame rate control
  • Performance optimization

Animation Controls

• Create /src/components/TemporalAnalysis/StateAnimator.tsx

  • Play/pause button
  • Step forward/backward buttons
  • Speed control slider
  • Loop toggle
  • Progress bar
  • Frame counter
  • Quality settings (performance vs. smoothness)

• Integrate with TimelinePanel

  • Animation controls bar
  • Visual playhead on timeline
  • Click timeline to jump to state

Animation Modes

• Sequential (state A → B → C)
• Comparison (fade between two states)
• Journey (follow actor across states)
• Custom sequence (user-selected states)

Presentation Mode

• Create /src/components/TemporalAnalysis/PresentationMode.tsx
  • Full-screen mode
  • Slideshow interface
  • State sequence selector
  • Auto-advance with timer
  • Manual navigation (arrow keys)
  • Annotation overlays
    • Title for each state
    • Notes/narration text
    • Key insights callouts
  • Exit presentation (Esc key)

Export Capabilities (Stretch Goal)

• Export animation
  • Animated GIF export
  • Video export (WebM/MP4) - may require server-side
  • Frame sequence export (PNG images)
  • Interactive HTML export

Integration

• Add to menu bar

  • "Animate Timeline" menu item
  • "Presentation Mode" menu item
  • Keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+Shift+P)

• Add to timeline panel

  • Play button
  • Presentation mode button

Testing

• Test animation smoothness
• Test with various animation speeds
• Test with large state transitions
• Test presentation mode navigation
• Performance test with complex graphs
• Test on different screen sizes

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Phase 7: ChromaDB Integration (Week 13-14)

ChromaDB Setup

• Install ChromaDB dependencies

  • Add to package.json
  • Configure ChromaDB client

• Create /src/utils/chromaIntegration.ts

  • Initialize ChromaDB client
  • Connection management
  • Error handling

Collection Setup

• Create collections

  • constellation_states - state metadata
  • actor_journeys - actor trajectories
  • state_comparisons - cached comparisons
  • annotations - user notes and insights

• Define schemas

  • Metadata fields
  • Embedding strategies
  • Query filters

State Indexing

• Create indexing functions

  • indexState() - index single state
  • batchIndexStates() - index multiple states
  • updateStateIndex() - update existing index
  • removeStateIndex() - remove from index

• Generate embeddings

  • Combine label, description, notes, assumptions
  • Use ChromaDB's built-in embedding
  • Handle long text (truncation/summarization)

Semantic Search

• Create search functions

  • searchStates() - general search
  • findSimilarStates() - similarity search
  • searchByTags() - tag-based search
  • searchByTimeRange() - temporal search

• Create /src/components/TemporalAnalysis/StateSearch.tsx

  • Search input
  • Search filters (type, timeline, scenario, tags)
  • Results list
  • Click to load state
  • Relevance scoring display

Pattern Recognition

• Implement pattern detection

  • Identify similar network structures
  • Find recurring patterns
  • Detect anomalies
  • Trend analysis

• Create pattern visualization

  • Display pattern clusters
  • Highlight similar states
  • Generate insights

Annotation Storage

• Store annotations in ChromaDB

  • Link to specific states
  • Link to specific changes
  • Support rich text
  • Support tags

• Create annotation search

  • Search within annotations
  • Find states by annotation content

Caching Strategy

• Cache diff calculations

  • Store diff results in ChromaDB
  • Retrieve cached diffs
  • Invalidate cache on state changes

• Cache journey calculations

  • Store journey data
  • Update on relevant state changes

Integration

• Add to state store

  • indexStateForSearch() action
  • searchStates() action

• Add to UI

  • Search box in state selector
  • "Find similar" button on states
  • Pattern insights panel

Testing

• Test indexing performance
• Test search accuracy
• Test similarity detection
• Test caching effectiveness
• Test with large state collections (100+ states)

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Phase 8: Advanced Features (Week 15-16)

Automatic State Capture

• Implement auto-capture

  • Periodic snapshots (e.g., every 10 minutes)
  • Significant change detection (threshold-based)
  • User-configurable triggers
  • Auto-cleanup of old snapshots

• Settings UI

  • Enable/disable auto-capture
  • Configure frequency
  • Configure retention policy

State Templates

• Template creation

  • Save state as template
  • Template metadata (name, description, category)
  • Template preview

• Template application

  • Browse template library
  • Apply template to create new state
  • Customize template on application

• Template management

  • Edit templates
  • Delete templates
  • Import/export templates

Collaborative Features (Stretch Goal)

• Sharing

  • Export shareable link to timeline
  • Export shareable link to scenario
  • Embed code for presentations

• Comments

  • Comment on specific states
  • Reply to comments
  • @mentions
  • Resolve comments

• Approvals (Stretch Goal)

  • Submit state for review
  • Approve/reject states
  • Review workflow

Advanced Analytics

• Network metrics over time

  • Density evolution
  • Centrality changes
  • Clustering coefficient
  • Path lengths

• Statistical analysis

  • Correlation analysis
  • Regression models
  • Predictive analytics

• Export to analysis tools

  • Export time-series data
  • Export to CSV for Excel/R/Python
  • API for external tools

Testing

• Test auto-capture functionality
• Test template system
• Test collaborative features
• Test analytics calculations
• Integration testing with all phases

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Final Polish & Documentation

Performance Optimization

• Profile performance bottlenecks
• Optimize diff calculation
• Optimize rendering for many states
• Lazy loading for large timelines
• Implement virtualization where needed

Error Handling

• Graceful degradation for missing data
• User-friendly error messages
• Rollback on failed operations
• Data validation throughout

Accessibility

• Keyboard navigation for all features
• Screen reader support
• High contrast mode support
• Focus indicators
• ARIA labels

Documentation

• User guide (see TEMPORAL_QUICK_START.md)

  • Getting started tutorial
  • Feature walkthroughs
  • Best practices
  • FAQ

• Developer documentation

  • API reference
  • Type definitions
  • Architecture overview
  • Extension guide

• Video tutorials

  • Overview video
  • Feature-specific videos
  • Advanced use cases

Testing

• Unit tests for all utilities
• Integration tests for stores
• Component tests for UI
• E2E tests for workflows
• Performance benchmarks
• User acceptance testing

Release

• Version bump
• Changelog
• Migration guide for existing users
• Announcement post/blog
• Update README

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Success Metrics

Track these metrics post-release:

• Feature adoption rate

  • % of users who enable states
  • % of documents with states
  • Average states per document

• Usage patterns

  • Temporal vs. scenario usage
  • Most used features (comparison, animation, journeys)
  • Average session time with states

• Performance

  • State creation time
  • Diff calculation time
  • Animation frame rate
  • ChromaDB query latency

• User satisfaction

  • User feedback/ratings
  • Support tickets related to states
  • Feature requests

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Notes

• Each phase builds on the previous one
• Test thoroughly before moving to next phase
• Gather user feedback early and often
• Iterate based on actual usage patterns
• Keep performance in mind throughout
• Document as you go

Current Status: Not started Next Step: Begin Phase 1 - Core State Management