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ADR-014: Repository stores dereferenced entry schemas

Status

Accepted

Context

When a Module entry uses Module.Import(), the entry's JSON Schema embeds the referenced Module's $defs. For example, CallGraph importing FlowGraph.Import("CallStatus") includes all of FlowGraph's definitions in the JSON Schema output. Storing this in every node_types row would duplicate the entire referenced Module.

Decision

The repository layer stores dereferenced entry schemas — each node_types row gets its entry's resolved JSON Schema with just the transitive $defs it needs, not the entire importing Module's definitions. This avoids storage bloat and version coupling between packages.

Consequences

  • Each DB row stores 13 KB of JSON Schema (just its own entry + transitive refs)
  • A full graph type's schemas total ~1050 KB in the DB, negligible compared to node/edge data
  • No version coupling — a FlowGraph version change doesn't require updating all CallGraph rows
  • moduleToDbSchema() performs the dereferencing at write time

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