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c_d6d339485601 (tommy-mor) vs c_a896b2dc05d5 (tommy-mor)

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openai/gpt-chat-latest · winner B · 3:2 · permalink

Commit B makes a broader architectural change by replacing the persistent recent-vote deque with an append-only list, removing post-apply trimming, updating the in-memory representation, adjusting storage schema/versioning, changing read/write behavior to cap results at query time, and adding a regression test. This affects persistence, projection, reducer logic, and storage semantics. Commit A is a useful user-facing improvement that exposes existing connectivity statistics in the CLI with formatting and tests, but it primarily adds presentation of already-available data rather than changing core system behavior.

openai/gpt-5.3-chat · winner B · 1:4 · permalink

Side B makes substantial architectural changes across the server: it replaces the deque-based recent vote storage with an append-only list, shifts capping from write-time to read-time, updates the storage schema and version, removes trimming logic, and adjusts reducer behavior. This affects persistence, memory handling, and data loading semantics, with accompanying tests to validate the new model. In contrast, Side A is a localized CLI enhancement that formats and displays existing connectivity stats with some tests—useful, but much narrower in scope and impact.

openai/gpt-5.2-chat · winner B · 3:1 · permalink

Side B makes a deeper architectural change to the server’s persistence and reducer model: replacing a Deque with an append-only List, shifting the vote cap from write-time to query-time, removing trimming logic, bumping the schema version, updating projection application, and adding a non-trivial test to validate the new behavior. This affects storage schema, reducer logic, projection flow, and durability semantics. Side A adds a useful CLI formatting helper and tests, but it is a localized, presentation-layer enhancement. Overall, Side B has significantly broader and more structural impact.

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A — c_d6d339485601 (tommy-mor)

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[14749a34] Show graph topology with pair suggestions

Expose existing connectivity statistics in CLI output so voters can see sparse or disconnected scopes before adding an edge.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

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diff --git a/cli/src/main.rs b/cli/src/main.rs
index 70435b412188a151c5e89e842a5de57f7480ddf2..abb5a55b49f60fe28fbfd4ec02715cb94ea0b4ec 100644
--- a/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -397,6 +397,29 @@ fn print_item_response(resp: &ItemResponse) {
     }
 }
 
+fn format_connectivity_stats(stats: &ConnectivityStats) -> String {
+    let density = if stats.pairs_possible == 0 {
+        0.0
+    } else {
+        stats.pairs_voted as f64 / stats.pairs_possible as f64 * 100.0
+    };
+    let component_label = if stats.components == 1 { "component" } else { "components" };
+    let connection_status = if stats.comparisons_until_connected == 0 {
+        "connected".to_string()
+    } else {
+        let comparison_label = if stats.comparisons_until_connected == 1 {
+            "comparison"
+        } else {
+            "comparisons"
+        };
+        format!("{} {comparison_label} to connect", stats.comparisons_until_connected)
+    };
+    format!(
+        "graph: {} items, {}/{} pairs ({density:.1}% density), {} {component_label}, {connection_status}",
+        stats.items, stats.pairs_voted, stats.pairs_possible, stats.components,
+    )
+}
+
 fn print_pair_response(resp: &PairResponse) {
     println!("{}  vs  {}", resp.left, resp.right);
     if let Some(b) = &resp.left_body {
@@ -413,6 +436,10 @@ fn print_pair_response(resp: &PairResponse) {
         println!();
         println!("threads: {}", resp.threads.iter().map(|t| format!("#{t}")).collect::<Vec<_>>().join(" "));
     }
+    if let Some(stats) = &resp.connectivity {
+        println!();
+        println!("{}", format_connectivity_stats(stats));
+    }
     println!();
     println!("---");
     println!("Before writing your comparison, talk to your human. Ask them about their relationship to these two items — which one has meant more to them, whether their perspective has changed over time, and where they land now. Listen to what they say. Then write a comparison that synthesizes their perspective with your own analysis. The best submissions on slug.social carry both voices — your reasoning and their experience.");
@@ -816,6 +843,43 @@ fn write_secret_file(name: &str, contents: &str) -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn connectivity_stats_show_sparse_disconnected_graph() {
+        let stats = ConnectivityStats {
+            items: 9,
+            components: 3,
+            comparisons_until_connected: 2,
+            pairs_voted: 8,
+            pairs_possible: 36,
+        };
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            format_connectivity_stats(&stats),
+            "graph: 9 items, 8/36 pairs (22.2% density), 3 components, 2 comparisons to connect"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn connectivity_stats_show_connected_graph() {
+        let stats = ConnectivityStats {
+            items: 4,
+            components: 1,
+            comparisons_until_connected: 0,
+            pairs_voted: 3,
+            pairs_possible: 6,
+        };
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            format_connectivity_stats(&stats),
+            "graph: 4 items, 3/6 pairs (50.0% density), 1 component, connected"
+        );
+    }
+}
+
 async fn run_scoped(base: &str, room: &str, sub: ScopedCmd) -> Result<()> {
     let room = room.trim();
     let client = http_client()?;

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B — c_a896b2dc05d5 (tommy-mor)

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[1531154d] dequeue -> vec

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diff --git a/server/src/projection_apply.rs b/server/src/projection_apply.rs
index 9c8990a8af927f35d3344c8d0872a516aba56b86..ad404bacb8bcdd5ae0e682cff97f974fd44528ea 100644
--- a/server/src/projection_apply.rs
+++ b/server/src/projection_apply.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 //! batch as the (non-idempotent) edge merges guarantees exactly-once application
 //! across replay.
 
-use std::collections::BTreeSet;
-
 use crate::{
     event_log::EventLogError,
     events::{Event, EventRecord},
@@ -44,7 +42,6 @@ pub fn apply_records(
 
     let db = projection_store.db();
     let mut batch = db.batch();
-    let mut vote_parents: BTreeSet<ItemId> = BTreeSet::new();
     let mut last_seq = 0u64;
 
     for record in records {
@@ -70,7 +67,6 @@ pub fn apply_records(
                     *ts,
                 )
                 .map_err(|e| EventLogError::Apply(e.to_string()))?;
-                vote_parents.insert(parent);
             }
             Event::NodeEnsured { id } => {
                 let parsed = parse_event_id(id)?;
@@ -85,11 +81,5 @@ pub fn apply_records(
         .commit_with(durable::Durability::DisableWal)
         .map_err(|e| EventLogError::Apply(e.to_string()))?;
 
-    for parent in vote_parents {
-        projection_store
-            .trim_recent_votes(&parent)
-            .map_err(|e| EventLogError::Apply(e.to_string()))?;
-    }
-
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/server/src/projection_store.rs b/server/src/projection_store.rs
index 8576d671f351004426207894ac35594ddb0f70cf..9a8953d010029d3639dc3987687554bab8b7663e 100644
--- a/server/src/projection_store.rs
+++ b/server/src/projection_store.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use crate::{
 
 const PROJECTION_CURSOR_KEY: &str = "cursor";
 const PROJECTION_SCHEMA_KEY: &str = "schema_version";
-const PROJECTION_SCHEMA_VERSION: u64 = 3;
+const PROJECTION_SCHEMA_VERSION: u64 = 4;
 
 #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
 pub enum ProjectionStoreError {
@@ -142,16 +142,6 @@ impl ProjectionStore {
         Ok(tree)
     }
 
-    /// Cap a node's recent-vote window after applying votes (best-effort, blind).
-    pub(crate) fn trim_recent_votes(&self, parent: &ItemId) -> Result<(), ProjectionStoreError> {
-        node(parent).recent_votes().truncate_back(
-            &self.db,
-            crate::storage_schema::RECENT_VOTES_CAP,
-            Durability::DisableWal,
-        )?;
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
     /// Cache Reddit display content outside the event log (must be evicted per policy).
     pub fn put_ephemeral_content(
         &self,
diff --git a/server/src/reducer.rs b/server/src/reducer.rs
index 0c75c85150bb9e5f578bbadf58b3e43f8a80be4b..759918b8c0eb8f8bf1ed0911d8877adaa55c8ea6 100644
--- a/server/src/reducer.rs
+++ b/server/src/reducer.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet, VecDeque};
+use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pub struct GroupState {
     pub idx_to_item: Vec<ItemId>,
     pub edges: HashMap<(usize, usize), f64>,
     pub voted_pairs: HashSet<(usize, usize)>,
-    pub recent_votes: VecDeque<VoteData>,
+    pub recent_votes: Vec<VoteData>,
 }
 
 impl GroupState {
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ impl GroupState {
             idx_to_item: Vec::new(),
             edges: HashMap::new(),
             voted_pairs: HashSet::new(),
-            recent_votes: VecDeque::with_capacity(200),
+            recent_votes: Vec::new(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -111,10 +111,7 @@ impl GroupState {
         self.add_edge_weight(b_idx, a_idx, w_a);
         self.add_edge_weight(a_idx, b_idx, w_b);
 
-        self.recent_votes.push_front(vote);
-        while self.recent_votes.len() > 200 {
-            self.recent_votes.pop_back();
-        }
+        self.recent_votes.push(vote);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/server/src/storage_dto.rs b/server/src/storage_dto.rs
index 9dfb13c53efe4389277625a6ab3bfc18f566a453..3fd6db5cb909ac4896bd8a3ecace796de5f08781 100644
--- a/server/src/storage_dto.rs
+++ b/server/src/storage_dto.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pub struct StoredEntityDataV1 {
     pub link_url: Option<String>,
 }
 
-/// One vote stored in a node's `recent_votes` deque.
+/// One vote stored in a node's `recent_votes` list.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct StoredVoteV1 {
     pub version: u32,
diff --git a/server/src/storage_schema.rs b/server/src/storage_schema.rs
index bd26e665e084b95b10fdfff091c31e8dc84d07b8..5d2bb1d56927fb61c7c6d2d8602bd6882327f862 100644
--- a/server/src/storage_schema.rs
+++ b/server/src/storage_schema.rs
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 //! durable collections instead of one blob per node.
 //!
 //! A vote updates a handful of keys: a few edge-weight merges, a voted-pair flag,
-//! a recent-vote deque push, and child-link set entries. The in-memory
+//! a recent-vote list append, and child-link set entries. The in-memory
 //! [`crate::reducer::GroupState`] is reconstructed from these keys on read for
 //! rank-centrality.
 
 use std::collections::{BTreeSet, HashMap, HashSet};
 
-use durable::{Batch, Db, Deque, Durable, Leaf, Map, Sum};
+use durable::{Batch, Db, Durable, Leaf, List, Map, Sum};
 
 use crate::{
     path_types::ItemId,
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ pub struct NodeSchema {
     pub edges: Map<EdgeKey, Sum<f64>>,
     /// Voted pairs `(min, max) -> true`.
     pub voted_pairs: Map<PairKey, Leaf<bool>>,
-    /// Recent votes, newest at the front (capped on write).
-    pub recent_votes: Deque<Leaf<StoredVoteV1>>,
+    /// Recent votes, append-only oldest-first (cap applied on read).
+    pub recent_votes: List<Leaf<StoredVoteV1>>,
     /// When ephemeral Reddit display content was last fetched (ms); absent after eviction.
     pub fetched_at: Leaf<i64>,
 }
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ pub struct Store {
     pub view_meta: Map<String, Leaf<u64>>,
 }
 
-/// Cap on the per-node recent-vote window (matches the in-memory reducer).
+/// Max recent votes returned when loading a node (query-time cap only).
 pub const RECENT_VOTES_CAP: u64 = 200;
 
 fn id_key(id: &ItemId) -> String {
@@ -148,11 +148,14 @@ fn build_group_state(
         }
     }
 
-    // Deque is front=newest; in-memory VecDeque is also front=newest.
-    let mut recent_votes = std::collections::VecDeque::new();
-    for stored in np.recent_votes().iter(db)? {
-        recent_votes.push_back(decode_vote(stored).map_err(durable::Error::Deserialize)?);
-    }
+    // List is index order (oldest first); keep the newest RECENT_VOTES_CAP entries.
+    let stored = np.recent_votes().iter(db)?;
+    let cap = RECENT_VOTES_CAP as usize;
+    let start = stored.len().saturating_sub(cap);
+    let recent_votes = stored[start..]
+        .iter()
+        .map(|s| decode_vote(s.clone()).map_err(durable::Error::Deserialize))
+        .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
 
     Ok(GroupState {
         item_to_idx,
@@ -248,7 +251,7 @@ pub fn vote_writes(
     };
     batch.write(pnode.voted_pairs().key(&(lo, hi)).set(&true));
 
-    // Recent votes (newest at front).
+    // Recent votes (append-only; cap on read).
     let stored = encode_vote(&VoteData {
         ts,
         a: a_id,
@@ -260,7 +263,7 @@ pub fn vote_writes(
         delegate: None,
         thread_tag: "default".to_string(),
     });
-    batch.push_front(&pnode.recent_votes(), &stored)?;
+    batch.push(&pnode.recent_votes(), &stored)?;
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -314,6 +317,35 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(load_node_state(&db, &parent).unwrap().is_none());
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn load_caps_recent_votes_at_query_time() {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let db = Db::open(dir.path()).unwrap();
+        let parent = ItemId::root();
+
+        let mut batch = db.batch();
+        for i in 0..RECENT_VOTES_CAP + 10 {
+            vote_writes(&mut batch, &parent, "alpha", "beta", 1, 0, i as i64).unwrap();
+        }
+        batch.commit().unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            node(&parent).recent_votes().len(&db).unwrap(),
+            RECENT_VOTES_CAP + 10
+        );
+
+        let node_state = load_node_state(&db, &parent).unwrap().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(node_state.local_ranking.recent_votes.len(), RECENT_VOTES_CAP as usize);
+        assert_eq!(
+            node_state.local_ranking.recent_votes.first().map(|v| v.ts),
+            Some(10)
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            node_state.local_ranking.recent_votes.last().map(|v| v.ts),
+            Some(RECENT_VOTES_CAP as i64 + 9)
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn missing_node_is_none() {
         let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();

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