# DataFlow Persistence for Kaizen

**Version**: 1.0.0
**Status**: Production Ready
**Implementation**: TODO-204 (Phase 4: Persistence)
**Test Coverage**: 68 tests passing (100%)

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## Overview

Kaizen provides optional DataFlow-based persistence for durability across restarts.
Two key components support persistence:

1. **Governance Approval Persistence**: Persist external agent approval requests
2. **Session State Persistence**: Persist cross-channel Nexus sessions

Both use the DataFlow framework for zero-config database operations with automatic
node generation.

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## Quick Start

### Governance Approval Persistence

```python
from dataflow import DataFlow
from kaizen.governance import (
    ExternalAgentApprovalManager,
    ExternalAgentApprovalStorage,
)

# Initialize DataFlow with your database
db = DataFlow("postgresql://user:pass@localhost/mydb")

# Create storage backend
storage = ExternalAgentApprovalStorage(db)

# Create manager with persistence
manager = ExternalAgentApprovalManager(
    control_protocol=protocol,  # Optional
    storage_backend=storage,
)

# All approval operations now persist to database
request_id = await manager.request_approval(
    external_agent_id="copilot-001",
    requested_by="user-123",
    metadata={"environment": "production"},
)

# Approvals are saved, updated, and recoverable across restarts
await manager.approve_request(request_id, "lead-456")
```

### Session State Persistence

```python
from dataflow import DataFlow
from kaizen.integrations.nexus import (
    NexusSessionManager,
    SessionStorage,
)

# Initialize DataFlow with your database
db = DataFlow("postgresql://user:pass@localhost/mydb")

# Create storage backend
storage = SessionStorage(db)

# Create session manager with persistence
manager = NexusSessionManager(storage_backend=storage)

# Use async methods for persistence
session = await manager.create_session_async(user_id="user-123")

# Updates are persisted
await manager.update_session_state_async(
    session.session_id,
    {"key": "value"},
    channel="api"
)

# Sessions can be loaded from database
loaded = await manager.load_session_async(session.session_id)
```

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## Governance Approval Storage

### Purpose

Persist external agent approval requests for:
- Durability across application restarts
- Audit trails and compliance
- Multi-instance deployment support
- Recovery from failures

### Storage Backend

```python
from kaizen.governance import ExternalAgentApprovalStorage

storage = ExternalAgentApprovalStorage(db)

# Save new approval request
await storage.save(approval_request)

# Update existing request
await storage.update(approval_request)

# Load by ID
request = await storage.load("req-123")

# Delete
deleted = await storage.delete("req-123")

# Query operations
pending = await storage.list_by_status(ApprovalStatus.PENDING)
approver_requests = await storage.list_by_approver("approver-id")
agent_requests = await storage.list_pending_for_agent("agent-id")
count = await storage.count_by_status(ApprovalStatus.PENDING)
expired = await storage.get_expired_pending_requests(timeout_seconds=3600)
```

### Database Schema

DataFlow automatically generates the following schema:

```sql
CREATE TABLE external_agent_approval_request (
    id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
    external_agent_id TEXT NOT NULL,
    requested_by TEXT NOT NULL,
    approvers_json TEXT,  -- JSON array
    status TEXT DEFAULT 'pending',
    approval_reason TEXT,
    request_metadata_json TEXT,  -- JSON object
    created_at TIMESTAMP,  -- auto-managed
    updated_at TIMESTAMP,  -- auto-managed
    approved_at TIMESTAMP,
    approved_by TEXT,
    rejection_reason TEXT
);
```

### JSON Field Handling

Complex fields are automatically serialized:

```python
# Stored as JSON strings in database
approvers = ["user-1", "user-2"]  # -> '["user-1", "user-2"]'
metadata = {"cost": 15.0}  # -> '{"cost": 15.0}'

# Automatically deserialized when loading
request = await storage.load("req-123")
print(request.approvers)  # ["user-1", "user-2"]
print(request.request_metadata)  # {"cost": 15.0}
```

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## Session State Storage

### Purpose

Persist cross-channel Nexus sessions for:
- Durability across application restarts
- Session recovery after failures
- Multi-instance deployment support
- Long-running session support

### Storage Backend

```python
from kaizen.integrations.nexus import SessionStorage

storage = SessionStorage(db)

# Save new session
await storage.save(session)

# Update existing session
await storage.update(session)

# Load by ID
session = await storage.load("sess-123")

# Delete
deleted = await storage.delete("sess-123")

# Query operations
active = await storage.list_active(limit=100)
user_sessions = await storage.list_by_user("user-123")
count = await storage.count_active()
deleted_count = await storage.cleanup_expired()
```

### Database Schema

DataFlow automatically generates the following schema:

```sql
CREATE TABLE cross_channel_session (
    id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
    user_id TEXT NOT NULL,
    last_accessed TEXT,  -- ISO datetime
    expires_at TEXT,  -- ISO datetime
    state_json TEXT,  -- JSON object
    channel_activity_json TEXT,  -- JSON object
    memory_pool_id TEXT,
    created_at TIMESTAMP,  -- auto-managed
    updated_at TIMESTAMP  -- auto-managed
);
```

### Session Manager Async Methods

When storage is configured, use async methods for persistence:

```python
manager = NexusSessionManager(storage_backend=storage)

# Async methods persist to storage
session = await manager.create_session_async(user_id="user-123")
await manager.update_session_state_async(session.session_id, {"key": "value"})
await manager.bind_memory_pool_async(session.session_id, "pool-456")
await manager.delete_session_async(session.session_id)

# Load from storage (with in-memory caching)
loaded = await manager.load_session_async("sess-123")

# Cleanup expired from both memory and storage
count = await manager.cleanup_expired_sessions_async()
```

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## Database Support

Both storage backends support:

- **PostgreSQL**: Full support with JSONB optimization
- **MySQL**: Full support with JSON columns
- **SQLite**: Full support for development/testing

Configure via DataFlow connection string:

```python
# PostgreSQL
db = DataFlow("postgresql://user:pass@localhost/mydb")

# MySQL
db = DataFlow("mysql://user:pass@localhost/mydb")

# SQLite
db = DataFlow("sqlite:///local.db")
```

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## Best Practices

### 1. Initialize Storage Once

```python
# Create at application startup
db = DataFlow(database_url)
approval_storage = ExternalAgentApprovalStorage(db)
session_storage = SessionStorage(db)

# Reuse throughout application
manager = ExternalAgentApprovalManager(storage_backend=approval_storage)
session_manager = NexusSessionManager(storage_backend=session_storage)
```

### 2. Handle Graceful Degradation

```python
# Storage is optional - operations work without it
manager = ExternalAgentApprovalManager()  # In-memory only

# Check if storage is configured
if manager.storage:
    # Can use persistent features
    pass
```

### 3. Periodic Cleanup

```python
import asyncio

async def cleanup_task():
    """Background task for cleanup."""
    while True:
        await asyncio.sleep(300)  # Every 5 minutes
        await approval_storage.get_expired_pending_requests()
        await session_storage.cleanup_expired()
```

### 4. Multi-Instance Deployment

With persistence, multiple application instances can share state:

```python
# Instance 1: Creates approval request
request_id = await manager.request_approval(...)

# Instance 2: Can approve the same request
await manager.approve_request(request_id, "approver-123")
```

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## Performance Characteristics

### Approval Storage

| Operation | Typical Latency |
|-----------|----------------|
| save() | 5-10ms |
| load() | 2-5ms |
| update() | 5-10ms |
| list_by_status() | 10-20ms |
| count_by_status() | 5-10ms |

### Session Storage

| Operation | Typical Latency |
|-----------|----------------|
| save() | 5-10ms |
| load() | 2-5ms |
| update() | 5-10ms |
| list_active() | 10-20ms |
| cleanup_expired() | 10-50ms |

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## API Reference

### ExternalAgentApprovalStorage

```python
class ExternalAgentApprovalStorage:
    def __init__(self, db: DataFlow): ...
    async def save(self, request: ExternalAgentApprovalRequest) -> str: ...
    async def update(self, request: ExternalAgentApprovalRequest) -> None: ...
    async def load(self, request_id: str) -> Optional[ExternalAgentApprovalRequest]: ...
    async def delete(self, request_id: str) -> bool: ...
    async def list_by_status(self, status: ApprovalStatus, limit: int = 100, offset: int = 0) -> List[ExternalAgentApprovalRequest]: ...
    async def list_by_approver(self, approver_id: str, status: Optional[ApprovalStatus] = None, limit: int = 100) -> List[ExternalAgentApprovalRequest]: ...
    async def list_pending_for_agent(self, external_agent_id: str, limit: int = 100) -> List[ExternalAgentApprovalRequest]: ...
    async def count_by_status(self, status: ApprovalStatus) -> int: ...
    async def get_expired_pending_requests(self, timeout_seconds: int = 3600, limit: int = 100) -> List[ExternalAgentApprovalRequest]: ...
```

### SessionStorage

```python
class SessionStorage:
    def __init__(self, db: DataFlow): ...
    async def save(self, session: CrossChannelSession) -> str: ...
    async def update(self, session: CrossChannelSession) -> None: ...
    async def load(self, session_id: str) -> Optional[CrossChannelSession]: ...
    async def delete(self, session_id: str) -> bool: ...
    async def list_active(self, limit: int = 100, offset: int = 0) -> List[CrossChannelSession]: ...
    async def list_by_user(self, user_id: str, include_expired: bool = False, limit: int = 100) -> List[CrossChannelSession]: ...
    async def cleanup_expired(self, limit: int = 1000) -> int: ...
    async def count_active(self) -> int: ...
```

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## Related Documentation

- [State Management](./state-management.md)
- [Checkpoint & Resume System](./checkpoint-resume-system.md)
- [External Agent Integration](./external-agent-integration.md)

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## Changelog

### Version 1.0.0 (2025-12-30)

**Initial Release (TODO-204 Phase 4)**:
- Governance approval persistence with DataFlow
- Session state persistence with DataFlow
- JSON serialization for complex fields
- Support for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQLite
- 68 tests passing (100% coverage)

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**Last Updated**: 2025-12-30
**Maintained By**: Kailash Kaizen Team
