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Data Exchange Architecture

This diagram provides a detailed view of the NeuroCognitive Architecture (NCA) data exchange system.

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graph TB
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    classDef component fill:#242424,stroke:#555,color:#fff
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    subgraph DataExchange["Data Exchange System"]
        direction TB
        class DataExchange main

        subgraph DataFormats["Data Formats"]
            direction TB
            class DataFormats format

            subgraph StructuredFormats["Structured Formats"]
                direction TB
                class StructuredFormats format
                JSONFormat[JSON<br>Format] --- XMLFormat[XML<br>Format]
                ProtobufFormat[Protobuf<br>Format] --- AvroFormat[Avro<br>Format]
                ParquetFormat[Parquet<br>Format] --- CSVFormat[CSV<br>Format]
                class JSONFormat,XMLFormat,ProtobufFormat,AvroFormat,ParquetFormat,CSVFormat subcomponent
            end

            subgraph UnstructuredFormats["Unstructured Formats"]
                direction TB
                class UnstructuredFormats format
                TextFormat[Text<br>Format] --- BinaryFormat[Binary<br>Format]
                ImageFormat[Image<br>Format] --- AudioFormat[Audio<br>Format]
                VideoFormat[Video<br>Format] --- MixedFormat[Mixed<br>Format]
                class TextFormat,BinaryFormat,ImageFormat,AudioFormat,VideoFormat,MixedFormat subcomponent
            end

            subgraph SemanticFormats["Semantic Formats"]
                direction TB
                class SemanticFormats format
                RDFFormat[RDF<br>Format] --- OWLFormat[OWL<br>Format]
                JSONLDFormat[JSON-LD<br>Format] --- GraphFormat[Graph<br>Format]
                class RDFFormat,OWLFormat,JSONLDFormat,GraphFormat subcomponent
            end
        end

        subgraph TransportMechanisms["Transport Mechanisms"]
            direction TB
            class TransportMechanisms transport

            subgraph Synchronous["Synchronous Transport"]
                direction TB
                class Synchronous transport
                RESTTransport[REST<br>Transport] --- RPCTransport[RPC<br>Transport]
                GraphQLTransport[GraphQL<br>Transport] --- gRPCTransport[gRPC<br>Transport]
                class RESTTransport,RPCTransport,GraphQLTransport,gRPCTransport subcomponent
            end

            subgraph Asynchronous["Asynchronous Transport"]
                direction TB
                class Asynchronous transport
                MessageQueue[Message<br>Queue] --- EventStream[Event<br>Stream]
                PubSubTransport[Pub/Sub<br>Transport] --- WebhookTransport[Webhook<br>Transport]
                class MessageQueue,EventStream,PubSubTransport,WebhookTransport subcomponent
            end

            subgraph StreamTransport["Stream Transport"]
                direction TB
                class StreamTransport transport
                WebSocketTransport[WebSocket<br>Transport] --- SSETransport[SSE<br>Transport]
                StreamingRPC[Streaming<br>RPC] --- DataStream[Data<br>Stream]
                class WebSocketTransport,SSETransport,StreamingRPC,DataStream subcomponent
            end
        end

        subgraph DataTransformations["Data Transformations"]
            direction TB
            class DataTransformations transform

            subgraph MapTransforms["Mapping Transforms"]
                direction TB
                class MapTransforms transform
                SchemaMapping[Schema<br>Mapping] --- FieldMapping[Field<br>Mapping]
                TypeConversion[Type<br>Conversion] --- Normalization[Data<br>Normalization]
                class SchemaMapping,FieldMapping,TypeConversion,Normalization subcomponent
            end

            subgraph EnrichTransforms["Enrichment Transforms"]
                direction TB
                class EnrichTransforms transform
                Augmentation[Data<br>Augmentation] --- Contextualization[Contextual<br>Enrichment]
                EmbeddingEnrich[Embedding<br>Enrichment] --- MetadataEnrich[Metadata<br>Enrichment]
                class Augmentation,Contextualization,EmbeddingEnrich,MetadataEnrich subcomponent
            end

            subgraph ReduceTransforms["Reduction Transforms"]
                direction TB
                class ReduceTransforms transform
                Filtering[Data<br>Filtering] --- Aggregation[Data<br>Aggregation]
                Summarization[Data<br>Summarization] --- Compression[Data<br>Compression]
                class Filtering,Aggregation,Summarization,Compression subcomponent
            end
        end

        subgraph DataValidation["Data Validation"]
            direction TB
            class DataValidation validation

            subgraph SchemaValidation["Schema Validation"]
                direction TB
                class SchemaValidation validation
                JSONSchema[JSON<br>Schema] --- XMLSchema[XML<br>Schema]
                ProtobufSchema[Protobuf<br>Schema] --- CustomSchema[Custom<br>Schema]
                class JSONSchema,XMLSchema,ProtobufSchema,CustomSchema subcomponent
            end

            subgraph ContentValidation["Content Validation"]
                direction TB
                class ContentValidation validation
                TypeValidation[Type<br>Validation] --- FormatValidation[Format<br>Validation]
                RangeValidation[Range<br>Validation] --- PatternValidation[Pattern<br>Validation]
                class TypeValidation,FormatValidation,RangeValidation,PatternValidation subcomponent
            end

            subgraph SecurityValidation["Security Validation"]
                direction TB
                class SecurityValidation validation
                SanitizationValid[Input<br>Sanitization] --- InjectionPrevention[Injection<br>Prevention]
                MalwareScanning[Malware<br>Scanning] --- PrivacyFiltering[Privacy<br>Filtering]
                class SanitizationValid,InjectionPrevention,MalwareScanning,PrivacyFiltering subcomponent
            end
        end
    end

    subgraph ExchangeInfrastructure["Exchange Infrastructure"]
        direction TB
        class ExchangeInfrastructure component

        subgraph DataCaching["Data Caching"]
            direction TB
            class DataCaching component
            InMemoryCache[In-Memory<br>Cache] --- DistributedCache[Distributed<br>Cache]
            ResultCache[Result<br>Cache] --- QueryCache[Query<br>Cache]
            class InMemoryCache,DistributedCache,ResultCache,QueryCache subcomponent
        end

        subgraph DataLogging["Data Logging"]
            direction TB
            class DataLogging component
            DataAccess[Access<br>Logging] --- DataErrors[Error<br>Logging]
            DataPerformance[Performance<br>Logging] --- Audit[Audit<br>Logging]
            class DataAccess,DataErrors,DataPerformance,Audit subcomponent
        end

        subgraph DataSecurity["Data Security"]
            direction TB
            class DataSecurity component
            Encryption[Data<br>Encryption] --- AccessControl[Access<br>Control]
            DataMasking[Data<br>Masking] --- Authentication[Data<br>Authentication]
            class Encryption,AccessControl,DataMasking,Authentication subcomponent
        end
    end

    %% External connections
    ExternalSystems[External<br>Systems] --> DataFormats
    ExternalSystems --> TransportMechanisms

    LangChainInt[LangChain<br>Integration] --> JSONFormat
    LangChainInt --> RESTTransport

    CustomSystems[Custom<br>Systems] --> DataFormats
    CustomSystems --> TransportMechanisms

    %% Internal connections
    DataFormats --> DataTransformations
    DataTransformations --> DataValidation

    TransportMechanisms --> DataFormats
    DataValidation --> TransportMechanisms

    %% Infrastructure connections
    DataCaching --> DataFormats
    DataLogging --> TransportMechanisms
    DataSecurity --> DataValidation

    %% System connections
    DataExchange --> NCACoreSystem[NCA Core<br>System]
    NCACoreSystem --> DataFormats
    NCACoreSystem --> TransportMechanisms

    %% Node styling
    class ExternalSystems,LangChainInt,CustomSystems,NCACoreSystem external

Data Exchange Architecture Components

The NCA data exchange system provides mechanisms for exchanging data between the NeuroCognitive Architecture and external systems. It consists of the following key components:

Data Formats

  1. Structured Formats:
  2. JSON Format: JavaScript Object Notation format
  3. XML Format: Extensible Markup Language format
  4. Protobuf Format: Protocol Buffers format
  5. Avro Format: Apache Avro format
  6. Parquet Format: Apache Parquet format

  7. CSV Format: Comma-Separated Values format

  8. Unstructured Formats:

  9. Text Format: Plain text format
  10. Binary Format: Binary data format
  11. Image Format: Image data format
  12. Audio Format: Audio data format
  13. Video Format: Video data format

  14. Mixed Format: Mixed media format

  15. Semantic Formats:

  16. RDF Format: Resource Description Framework format
  17. OWL Format: Web Ontology Language format
  18. JSON-LD Format: JSON for Linked Data format
  19. Graph Format: Graph data format

Transport Mechanisms

  1. Synchronous Transport:
  2. REST Transport: Representational State Transfer
  3. RPC Transport: Remote Procedure Call
  4. GraphQL Transport: GraphQL query language

  5. gRPC Transport: Google Remote Procedure Call

  6. Asynchronous Transport:

  7. Message Queue: Message queuing systems
  8. Event Stream: Event streaming systems
  9. Pub/Sub Transport: Publish/Subscribe systems

  10. Webhook Transport: Webhook callbacks

  11. Stream Transport:

  12. WebSocket Transport: WebSocket protocol
  13. SSE Transport: Server-Sent Events
  14. Streaming RPC: Streaming Remote Procedure Calls
  15. Data Stream: Continuous data streaming

Data Transformations

  1. Mapping Transforms:
  2. Schema Mapping: Maps between different schemas
  3. Field Mapping: Maps between different field names
  4. Type Conversion: Converts between different data types

  5. Data Normalization: Normalizes data formats

  6. Enrichment Transforms:

  7. Data Augmentation: Augments data with additional information
  8. Contextual Enrichment: Adds contextual information
  9. Embedding Enrichment: Adds vector embeddings

  10. Metadata Enrichment: Adds metadata

  11. Reduction Transforms:

  12. Data Filtering: Filters data based on criteria
  13. Data Aggregation: Aggregates data
  14. Data Summarization: Summarizes data
  15. Data Compression: Compresses data for efficient transport

Data Validation

  1. Schema Validation:
  2. JSON Schema: Validates against JSON Schema
  3. XML Schema: Validates against XML Schema
  4. Protobuf Schema: Validates against Protobuf Schema

  5. Custom Schema: Validates against custom schemas

  6. Content Validation:

  7. Type Validation: Validates data types
  8. Format Validation: Validates data formats
  9. Range Validation: Validates value ranges

  10. Pattern Validation: Validates against patterns

  11. Security Validation:

  12. Input Sanitization: Sanitizes input data
  13. Injection Prevention: Prevents injection attacks
  14. Malware Scanning: Scans for malware
  15. Privacy Filtering: Filters sensitive information

Exchange Infrastructure

  1. Data Caching:
  2. In-Memory Cache: Caches data in memory
  3. Distributed Cache: Caches data across multiple nodes
  4. Result Cache: Caches query results

  5. Query Cache: Caches queries

  6. Data Logging:

  7. Access Logging: Logs data access
  8. Error Logging: Logs data errors
  9. Performance Logging: Logs performance metrics

  10. Audit Logging: Logs audit information

  11. Data Security:

  12. Data Encryption: Encrypts data
  13. Access Control: Controls data access
  14. Data Masking: Masks sensitive data
  15. Data Authentication: Authenticates data sources

External Connections

The data exchange system connects with: - External Systems: General external systems - LangChain Integration: Integration with LangChain - Custom Systems: Custom integrations

Internal Connections

The data exchange system connects to: - NCA Core System: Core NeuroCognitive Architecture system

The data exchange system is designed to provide robust, secure, and flexible mechanisms for exchanging data between the NCA and external systems, supporting various formats, transport mechanisms, transformations, and validations.