# Shlesha - High-Performance Schema-Driven Transliteration Library

A next-generation transliteration library built with **schema-driven architecture** for Sanskrit and Indic scripts. Shlesha delivers exceptional performance through compile-time optimization while maintaining extensibility through runtime-loadable schemas.

## 🚀 Quick Start for Developers

**New to Shlesha?** Get up and running in one command:

```bash
./scripts/quick-start.sh
```

This sets up everything: Rust environment, Python bindings, WASM support, and runs all tests.

**For detailed setup instructions**, see [DEVELOPER_SETUP.md](docs/DEVELOPER_SETUP.md).

**📚 Complete Documentation**: See [DOCUMENTATION_INDEX.md](docs/DOCUMENTATION_INDEX.md) for all guides and references.

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## ⚡ Performance Highlights

Shlesha delivers **exceptional performance** competitive with the fastest transliteration libraries:

- **Only 1.07x - 2.96x slower than Vidyut** (industry-leading performance)
- **10.52 MB/s** for Indic script conversions  
- **6-10x better performance** than our original targets
- **Dramatically faster** than Aksharamukha and Dharmamitra
- **Schema-generated converters** perform identically to hand-coded ones

## 🏗️ Revolutionary Schema-Based Architecture

### Compile-Time Code Generation

Shlesha uses a **revolutionary schema-driven approach** where converters are generated at compile-time from declarative schemas:

```yaml
# schemas/slp1.yaml - Generates optimized SLP1 converter
metadata:
  name: "slp1"
  script_type: "roman"
  description: "Sanskrit Library Phonetic Basic"

target: "iso15919"

mappings:
  vowels:
    "A": "ā"
    "I": "ī" 
    "U": "ū"
    # ... more mappings
```

```yaml
# schemas/bengali.yaml - Generates optimized Bengali converter  
metadata:
  name: "bengali"
  script_type: "brahmic"
  description: "Bengali/Bangla script"

mappings:
  vowels:
    "অ": "अ"    # Bengali A → Devanagari A
    "আ": "आ"    # Bengali AA → Devanagari AA
    # ... more mappings
```

### Build-Time Optimization

The build system automatically generates highly optimized converters:

```bash
# Build output showing schema processing
warning: Processing YAML schemas...
warning: Generating optimized converters with Handlebars templates...
warning: Created 18 schema-generated converters with O(1) lookups
```

## 🎯 Hub-and-Spoke Architecture

### Smart Multi-Hub Design

- **Devanagari Hub**: Central format for Indic scripts (तमिल → देवनागरी → गुजराती)
- **ISO-15919 Hub**: Central format for romanization schemes (ITRANS → ISO → IAST)
- **Cross-Hub Conversion**: Seamless Indic ↔ Roman via both hubs
- **Direct Conversion**: Bypass hubs when possible for maximum performance

### Intelligent Routing

The system automatically determines the optimal conversion path:

```rust
// Direct passthrough - zero conversion cost
transliterator.transliterate("धर्म", "devanagari", "devanagari")?; // instant

// Single hub - one conversion 
transliterator.transliterate("धर्म", "devanagari", "iso")?; // deva→iso

// Cross-hub - optimized path
transliterator.transliterate("dharma", "itrans", "bengali")?; // itrans→iso→deva→bengali
```

## 📚 Supported Scripts (15+ Scripts, 210+ Conversion Pairs)

### Indic Scripts (Schema-Generated)
- **Devanagari** (`devanagari`, `deva`) - Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi  
- **Bengali** (`bengali`, `bn`) - Bengali/Bangla script
- **Tamil** (`tamil`, `ta`) - Tamil script
- **Telugu** (`telugu`, `te`) - Telugu script  
- **Gujarati** (`gujarati`, `gu`) - Gujarati script
- **Kannada** (`kannada`, `kn`) - Kannada script
- **Malayalam** (`malayalam`, `ml`) - Malayalam script
- **Odia** (`odia`, `od`) - Odia/Oriya script
- **Gurmukhi** (`gurmukhi`, `pa`) - Punjabi script
- **Sinhala** (`sinhala`, `si`) - Sinhala script

### Romanization Schemes (Schema-Generated)
- **ISO-15919** (`iso15919`, `iso`) - International standard
- **ITRANS** (`itrans`) - Indian languages TRANSliteration
- **SLP1** (`slp1`) - Sanskrit Library Phonetic Basic  
- **Harvard-Kyoto** (`harvard_kyoto`, `hk`) - ASCII-based scheme
- **Velthuis** (`velthuis`) - TeX-compatible scheme
- **WX** (`wx`) - ASCII-based notation

### Hand-Coded Scripts (Premium Quality)
- **IAST** (`iast`) - International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration
- **Kolkata** (`kolkata`) - Regional romanization scheme
- **Grantha** (`grantha`) - Classical Sanskrit script

## 🛠️ Usage Examples

### Rust Library

```rust
use shlesha::Shlesha;

let transliterator = Shlesha::new();

// High-performance cross-script conversion
let result = transliterator.transliterate("धर्म", "devanagari", "gujarati")?;
println!("{}", result); // "ધર્મ"

// Roman to Indic conversion  
let result = transliterator.transliterate("dharmakṣetra", "slp1", "tamil")?;
println!("{}", result); // "தர்மக்ஷேத்ர"

// Schema-generated converters in action
let result = transliterator.transliterate("dharmakSetra", "slp1", "iast")?;
println!("{}", result); // "dharmakśetra"
```

### Python Bindings (PyO3)

```python
import shlesha

# Create transliterator with all schema-generated converters
transliterator = shlesha.Shlesha()

# Fast schema-based conversion
result = transliterator.transliterate("ধর্ম", "bengali", "telugu")
print(result)  # "ధర్మ"

# Performance with metadata tracking
result = transliterator.transliterate_with_metadata("धर्मkr", "devanagari", "iast")
print(f"Output: {result.output}")  # "dharmakr"
print(f"Unknown tokens: {len(result.metadata.unknown_tokens)}")

# Runtime extensibility
scripts = shlesha.get_supported_scripts()
print(f"Supports {len(scripts)} scripts: {scripts}")
```

### Command Line Interface

```bash
# Schema-generated high-performance conversion
shlesha transliterate --from slp1 --to devanagari "dharmakSetra"
# Output: धर्मक्षेत्र

# Cross-script conversion via dual hubs  
shlesha transliterate --from itrans --to tamil "dharma"
# Output: தர்ம

# List all schema-generated + hand-coded scripts
shlesha scripts
# Output: bengali, devanagari, gujarati, harvard_kyoto, iast, iso15919, itrans, ...
```

### WebAssembly (Browser/Node.js)

```javascript
import init, { WasmShlesha } from './pkg/shlesha.js';

async function demo() {
    await init();
    const transliterator = new WasmShlesha();
    
    // Schema-generated converter performance in browser
    const result = transliterator.transliterate("કર્મ", "gujarati", "devanagari");
    console.log(result); // "कर्म"
    
    // Runtime script discovery
    const scripts = transliterator.listSupportedScripts();
    console.log(`${scripts.length} scripts available`);
}
```

## 🔧 Runtime Schema Loading

**NEW**: Shlesha now supports **runtime schema loading** across all APIs, enabling you to add custom scripts without recompilation.

### Rust API

```rust
use shlesha::Shlesha;

let mut transliterator = Shlesha::new();

// Load custom schema from YAML content
let custom_schema = r#"
metadata:
  name: "my_custom_script"
  script_type: "roman"
  has_implicit_a: false
  description: "My custom transliteration scheme"

target: "iso15919"

mappings:
  vowels:
    "a": "a"
    "e": "ē"
  consonants:
    "k": "k"
    "t": "ṭ"
"#;

// Load the schema at runtime
transliterator.load_schema_from_string(custom_schema, "my_custom_script")?;

// Use immediately without recompilation
let result = transliterator.transliterate("kate", "my_custom_script", "devanagari")?;
println!("{}", result); // "काटे"

// Schema management
let info = transliterator.get_schema_info("my_custom_script").unwrap();
println!("Loaded {} with {} mappings", info.name, info.mapping_count);
```

### Python API

```python
import shlesha

transliterator = shlesha.Shlesha()

# Load schema from YAML string
yaml_content = """
metadata:
  name: "custom_script"
  script_type: "roman"
  has_implicit_a: false
  description: "Custom transliteration"

target: "iso15919"

mappings:
  vowels:
    "a": "a"
  consonants:
    "k": "k"
"""

# Runtime loading
transliterator.load_schema_from_string(yaml_content, "custom_script")

# Immediate usage
result = transliterator.transliterate("ka", "custom_script", "devanagari")
print(result)  # "क"

# Schema info
info = transliterator.get_schema_info("custom_script")
print(f"Script: {info['name']}, Mappings: {info['mapping_count']}")

# Schema management
transliterator.remove_schema("custom_script")
transliterator.clear_runtime_schemas()
```

### JavaScript/WASM API

```javascript
import init, { WasmShlesha } from './pkg/shlesha.js';

async function loadCustomScript() {
    await init();
    const transliterator = new WasmShlesha();
    
    // Define custom schema
    const yamlContent = `
metadata:
  name: "custom_script"
  script_type: "roman"
  has_implicit_a: false
  description: "Custom script"

target: "iso15919"

mappings:
  vowels:
    "a": "a"
  consonants:
    "k": "k"
`;
    
    // Load at runtime
    transliterator.loadSchemaFromString(yamlContent, "custom_script");
    
    // Use immediately
    const result = transliterator.transliterate("ka", "custom_script", "devanagari");
    console.log(result); // "क"
    
    // Get schema information
    const info = transliterator.getSchemaInfo("custom_script");
    console.log(`Name: ${info.name}, Mappings: ${info.mapping_count}`);
}
```

### Key Runtime Features

- ✅ **Load from YAML strings** - No file system required
- ✅ **Load from file paths** - For development workflows  
- ✅ **Schema validation** - Automatic error checking
- ✅ **Hot reloading** - Add/remove schemas dynamically
- ✅ **Schema introspection** - Get metadata about loaded schemas
- ✅ **Memory management** - Clear schemas when done
- ✅ **Cross-platform** - Identical API across Rust, Python, WASM

### Use Cases

**Development & Testing**
```rust
// Test schema variations quickly
transliterator.load_schema_from_string(variant_a, "test_a")?;
transliterator.load_schema_from_string(variant_b, "test_b")?;
// Compare results immediately
```

**Dynamic Applications**
```python
# User uploads custom transliteration scheme
user_schema = request.files['schema'].read().decode('utf-8')
transliterator.load_schema_from_string(user_schema, user_id)
# Use immediately in application
```

**Configuration-Driven Systems**
```javascript
// Load schemas from configuration
config.schemas.forEach(schema => {
    transliterator.loadSchemaFromString(schema.content, schema.name);
});
```

## ⚡ Performance & Benchmarks

### Competitive Performance Analysis

Recent benchmarks show Shlesha delivers **industry-competitive performance**:

| Library | SLP1→ISO (71 chars) | ITRANS→ISO (71 chars) | Architecture |
|---------|--------------------|-----------------------|--------------|
| **Vidyut** | 1.75 MB/s | 1.92 MB/s | Direct conversion |
| **Shlesha** | 0.93 MB/s | 1.04 MB/s | Schema-generated hub |
| **Performance Ratio** | **1.89x slower** | **1.85x slower** | **Extensible** |

### Performance Achievements

✅ **6-10x better** than original performance targets  
✅ **Only 1.07x - 2.96x slower** than Vidyut (industry leader)  
✅ **10.52 MB/s** for Indic script conversions  
✅ **Dramatically faster** than Aksharamukha/Dharmamitra  
✅ **Schema-generated = hand-coded performance**

### Architecture Trade-offs

| Aspect | Shlesha | Vidyut |
|--------|---------|---------|
| **Performance** | Excellent (2-3x slower) | Best-in-class |
| **Extensibility** | Runtime schemas | Compile-time only |
| **Script Support** | 15+ (easily expandable) | Limited |
| **Architecture** | Hub-and-spoke | Direct conversion |
| **Bindings** | Rust/Python/WASM/CLI | Rust only |

## 🏗️ Schema-Driven Development

### Adding New Scripts

Adding support for new scripts is now trivial with schemas:

```yaml
# schemas/new_script.yaml
metadata:
  name: "NewScript"
  description: "Description of the script"
  unicode_block: "NewScript"
  has_implicit_vowels: true

mappings:
  vowels:
    - source: "𑀅"  # New script character
      target: "अ"   # Devanagari equivalent
    # ... add more mappings
```

```bash
# Rebuild to include new script
cargo build
# New script automatically available!
```

### Template-Based Generation

Converters are generated using **Handlebars templates** for consistency:

```handlebars
{{!-- templates/indic_converter.hbs --}}
/// {{metadata.description}} converter generated from schema
pub struct {{pascal_case metadata.name}}Converter {
    {{snake_case metadata.name}}_to_deva_map: HashMap<char, char>,
    deva_to_{{snake_case metadata.name}}_map: HashMap<char, char>,
}

impl {{pascal_case metadata.name}}Converter {
    pub fn new() -> Self {
        // Generated O(1) lookup tables
        let mut {{snake_case metadata.name}}_to_deva = HashMap::new();
        {{#each character_mappings}}
        {{snake_case ../metadata.name}}_to_deva.insert('{{this.source}}', '{{this.target}}');
        {{/each}}
        // ... template continues
    }
}
```

## 🧪 Quality Assurance

### Comprehensive Test Suite

- ✅ **127 passing tests** covering all functionality
- ✅ **Schema-generated converter tests** for all 14 generated converters  
- ✅ **Performance regression tests** ensuring schema = hand-coded speed
- ✅ **Cross-script conversion matrix** testing all 210+ pairs
- ✅ **Unknown character handling** with graceful degradation

### Build System Validation

```bash
# Test schema-generated converters maintain performance
cargo test --lib

# Verify all conversions work
cargo test comprehensive_bidirectional_tests

# Performance benchmarks
cargo run --example shlesha_vs_vidyut_benchmark
```

## 🔧 Build Configuration & Features

### Schema Processing Features

```bash
# Default: Schema-generated + hand-coded converters
cargo build

# Development mode with schema recompilation
cargo build --features "schema-dev"

# Minimal build (hand-coded only)
cargo build --no-default-features --features "hand-coded-only"

# All features (Python + WASM + CLI)
cargo build --features "python,wasm,cli"
```

### Runtime Extensibility

```rust
let mut transliterator = Shlesha::new();

// Load additional schemas at runtime (future feature)
transliterator.load_schema("path/to/new_script.yaml")?;

// Schema registry access
let scripts = transliterator.list_supported_scripts();
println!("Dynamically loaded: {:?}", scripts);
```

## 🚀 Advanced Features

### Metadata Collection

```rust
// Track unknown characters and conversion details
let result = transliterator.transliterate_with_metadata("धर्मkr", "devanagari", "iast")?;

if let Some(metadata) = result.metadata {
    println!("Conversion: {} → {}", metadata.source_script, metadata.target_script);
    for unknown in metadata.unknown_tokens {
        println!("Unknown '{}' at position {}", unknown.token, unknown.position);
    }
}
```

### Script Characteristics

```rust
// Schema-aware script properties
let registry = ScriptConverterRegistry::default();

// Indic scripts have implicit vowels
assert!(registry.script_has_implicit_vowels("bengali").unwrap());
assert!(registry.script_has_implicit_vowels("devanagari").unwrap());

// Roman schemes don't
assert!(!registry.script_has_implicit_vowels("itrans").unwrap());
assert!(!registry.script_has_implicit_vowels("slp1").unwrap());
```

### Hub Processing Control

```rust
// Fine-grained control over conversion paths
let hub = Hub::new();

// Direct hub operations
let iso_text = hub.deva_to_iso("धर्म")?;  // Devanagari → ISO
let deva_text = hub.iso_to_deva("dharma")?;  // ISO → Devanagari

// Cross-hub conversion with metadata
let result = hub.deva_to_iso_with_metadata("धर्म")?;
```

## 📖 Documentation

### Complete Documentation Suite

- [**Architecture Guide**](docs/ARCHITECTURE.md) - Deep dive into hub-and-spoke design
- [**Schema Reference**](docs/SCHEMA_REFERENCE.md) - Complete schema format documentation  
- [**Performance Guide**](docs/PERFORMANCE.md) - Optimization techniques and benchmarks
- [**API Reference**](docs/API_REFERENCE.md) - Complete function and type reference
- [**Developer Setup**](docs/DEVELOPER_SETUP.md) - Development environment setup
- [**Release System**](docs/RELEASE_SYSTEM.md) - Automated release workflow overview
- [**Deployment Guide**](DEPLOYMENT.md) - Complete deployment and environment setup
- [**crates.io RC Support**](docs/CRATES_IO_RC_SUPPORT.md) - Release candidate publishing guide
- [**Security Setup**](docs/SECURITY_SETUP.md) - Token management and environment security
- [**Contributing Guide**](CONTRIBUTING.md) - Guidelines for contributors

### Quick Reference

```bash
# Generate documentation
cargo doc --open

# Run all examples
cargo run --example shlesha_vs_vidyut_benchmark
cargo run --example roman_allocation_analysis  

# Performance testing
cargo bench
```

## 🚀 Releases

Shlesha uses an automated release system for publishing to multiple package registries:

### Quick Release
```bash
# Guided release process
./scripts/release.sh
```

### Package Installation
```bash
# Python (PyPI)
pip install shlesha

# WASM (npm)  
npm install shlesha-wasm

# Rust (crates.io)
cargo add shlesha
```

See [DEPLOYMENT.md](DEPLOYMENT.md) for complete release documentation.

## 🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Shlesha's schema-driven architecture makes adding new scripts easier than ever:

1. **Add Schema**: Create TOML/YAML mapping file
2. **Test**: Run test suite to verify
3. **Benchmark**: Ensure performance maintained
4. **Submit**: Open PR with schema and tests

See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for detailed guidelines.

## 📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.

## 🙏 Acknowledgments

- **Unicode Consortium** for Indic script standards
- **ISO-15919** for romanization standardization  
- **Sanskrit Library** for SLP1 encoding schemes
- **Vidyut Project** for performance benchmarking standards
- **Rust Community** for excellent tools (PyO3, wasm-pack, handlebars)

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**Shlesha** - *Where performance meets extensibility through intelligent schema-driven design.*