# Requirements Enhancement Libraries - Quick Reference Guide

**Document Type**: Quick Reference / Cheat Sheet
**For**: TracerTM Development Team
**Last Updated**: 2026-01-29

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## Library Selection Matrix

### For Duplicate Detection

```
RECOMMENDATION: sentence-transformers (all-MiniLM-L6-v2)

Why:
- No training required (pre-trained model)
- 1000+ requirements/second on CPU
- Lightweight (~80MB model)
- High accuracy (85%+ F1 score)

Alternative:
- OpenAI embeddings API (cloud, costs apply)
- Custom transformer fine-tuning (high effort)

Code:
from sentence_transformers import SentenceTransformer, util

model = SentenceTransformer('all-MiniLM-L6-v2')
embeddings = model.encode(requirements)
pairs = util.semantic_search(embeddings, embeddings, top_k=10)
```

---

### For Requirement Quality Analysis

```
RECOMMENDATION: spaCy + sentence-transformers

Why:
- spaCy: Fast NLP, 40MB model, no GPU needed
- Detects ambiguous terms, passive voice, complexity
- Integrates with transformers for classification
- Production-grade, zero external dependencies

Code:
import spacy

nlp = spacy.load("en_core_web_sm")
doc = nlp("The system shall be fast and reliable")

# Extract entities, detect ambiguity
for token in doc:
    if token.text.lower() in ['fast', 'reliable']:  # Ambiguous
        print(f"Ambiguous: {token.text}")
```

---

### For Dependency/Impact Analysis

```
RECOMMENDATION: NetworkX

Why:
- Pure Python, no C dependencies
- 70+ graph algorithms built-in
- Handles 100K+ nodes efficiently
- Simple API, excellent documentation

Alternative:
- Neo4j (enterprise-scale, needs separate DB)

Code:
import networkx as nx

graph = nx.DiGraph()
graph.add_edge("REQ-1", "REQ-2", relationship="depends_on")

# Impact analysis
impacted = nx.descendants(graph, "REQ-1")
cycles = list(nx.simple_cycles(graph))
centrality = nx.betweenness_centrality(graph)
```

---

### For Test Coverage Mapping

```
RECOMMENDATION: pytest + existing plugins

Already have:
✓ pytest-cov (coverage percentage)
✓ pytest-xdist (parallel execution)
✓ pytest-benchmark (performance)
✓ hypothesis (property-based testing)

Add:
- pytest-metadata (capture test metadata)
- pytest-html (better reporting)
- Custom plugin for requirement linking

Code:
import pytest

@pytest.mark.requirement("REQ-001")
def test_authentication_with_oauth():
    # Test implementation
    pass

# Pytest will associate test with requirement
```

---

### For Contract/Specification Verification

```
RECOMMENDATION: icontract (Design by Contract)

Why:
- Lightweight decorator-based
- No runtime overhead (can disable in production)
- Excellent error messages
- Async/await compatible

Code:
from icontract import require, ensure, invariant

@require(lambda title: len(title) > 0)
@ensure(lambda result: result.id is not None)
def create_requirement(title: str) -> Requirement:
    return Requirement(title=title)
```

---

### For BDD/Executable Specifications

```
RECOMMENDATION: pytest-bdd (if using pytest) OR behave (standalone)

CHOOSE pytest-bdd IF:
- Want tight integration with pytest
- Using existing pytest infrastructure
- Need advanced parametrization

Code:
from pytest_bdd import given, when, then

@given("I have a requirement")
def requirement(db_session):
    return db_session.add(Requirement(...))

@when("I update the requirement")
def update(requirement):
    requirement.update(...)

CHOOSE behave IF:
- Want standalone BDD framework
- Business analysts write scenarios
- Simpler step definitions

Code:
# features/requirements.feature
Feature: Requirement Management
  Scenario: Create requirement
    Given I have an empty project
    When I create a requirement "System shall validate input"
    Then the requirement should be stored
```

---

## 2-Minute Setup Guide

### Step 1: Add Dependencies (5 minutes)

```bash
# Basic enhancement stack
bun add sentence-transformers spacy networkx icontract

# Download spaCy model (one-time, ~40MB)
python -m spacy download en_core_web_sm

# BDD (choose one)
bun add -d behave  # OR
bun add -d pytest-bdd
```

### Step 2: Create Enhancement Service (10 minutes)

```python
# src/tracertm/services/requirement_enhancement_service.py

from sentence_transformers import SentenceTransformer
import spacy
import networkx as nx

class RequirementEnhancementService:
    def __init__(self):
        self.semantic_model = SentenceTransformer('all-MiniLM-L6-v2')
        self.nlp = spacy.load("en_core_web_sm")
        self.graph = nx.DiGraph()

    async def find_duplicates(self, requirements: list[str]):
        embeddings = self.semantic_model.encode(requirements)
        # ... duplicate detection logic
        return duplicates

    async def analyze_quality(self, requirement: str):
        doc = self.nlp(requirement)
        # ... quality analysis logic
        return quality_score

    async def calculate_impact(self, item_id: str):
        impacted = nx.descendants(self.graph, item_id)
        return impacted
```

### Step 3: Add API Endpoint (5 minutes)

```python
# src/tracertm/api/routers/enhancements.py

from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends

router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/enhancements")

@router.post("/find-duplicates")
async def find_duplicates(
    requirements: list[str],
    service: RequirementEnhancementService = Depends()
):
    return await service.find_duplicates(requirements)

@router.get("/quality/{item_id}")
async def analyze_quality(
    item_id: str,
    service: RequirementEnhancementService = Depends()
):
    item = await item_repository.get(item_id)
    return await service.analyze_quality(item.description)

@router.get("/impact/{item_id}")
async def get_impact(
    item_id: str,
    service: RequirementEnhancementService = Depends()
):
    return await service.calculate_impact(item_id)
```

---

## Library Comparison Chart

### NLP Libraries

```
┌─────────────────────┬───────────┬─────────┬──────────┬─────────────┐
│ Library             │ Size      │ Speed   │ Accuracy │ Learning    │
├─────────────────────┼───────────┼─────────┼──────────┼─────────────┤
│ sentence-transformers│ 80MB      │ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐│ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐│ Easy (none) │
│ spaCy               │ 40MB      │ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ │ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ │ Easy        │
│ NLTK                │ 2MB       │ ⭐⭐⭐   │ ⭐⭐⭐   │ Medium      │
│ Transformers (HF)   │ 400MB+    │ ⭐⭐⭐   │ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐│ Hard        │
│ TextBlob            │ 1MB       │ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ │ ⭐⭐    │ Very Easy   │
└─────────────────────┴───────────┴─────────┴──────────┴─────────────┘

RECOMMENDATION: Start with sentence-transformers + spaCy
```

### Graph Libraries

```
┌──────────────────────┬────────────┬──────────┬──────────────┐
│ Library              │ Nodes      │ Queries  │ Enterprise   │
├──────────────────────┼────────────┼──────────┼──────────────┤
│ NetworkX (in-memory) │ 100K-1M    │ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐│ ⭐⭐         │
│ Neo4j (graph DB)     │ 10B+       │ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐│ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  │
│ TigerGraph           │ 10B+       │ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ │ ⭐⭐⭐⭐   │
│ ArangoDB             │ 1B+        │ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ │ ⭐⭐⭐    │
└──────────────────────┴────────────┴──────────┴──────────────┘

RECOMMENDATION: NetworkX for MVP, Neo4j for enterprise
```

### Testing/Quality Libraries

```
┌──────────────────┬──────────────┬────────┬─────────────────┐
│ Library          │ Purpose      │ Setup  │ Maintenance     │
├──────────────────┼──────────────┼────────┼─────────────────┤
│ pytest-cov       │ Coverage     │ Easy   │ Built-in pytest │
│ hypothesis       │ Property test│ Medium │ Active          │
│ icontract        │ Contracts    │ Easy   │ Stable          │
│ radon            │ Metrics      │ Easy   │ Stable          │
│ pandera          │ Data valid   │ Medium │ Active          │
└──────────────────┴──────────────┴────────┴─────────────────┘

RECOMMENDATION: icontract for contracts, radon for metrics
```

---

## Common Patterns & Snippets

### Pattern 1: Batch Semantic Analysis

```python
async def analyze_requirements_batch(requirements: list[Item], batch_size: int = 32):
    """Analyze multiple requirements efficiently."""

    from sentence_transformers import SentenceTransformer, util

    model = SentenceTransformer('all-MiniLM-L6-v2')
    descriptions = [r.description for r in requirements]

    # Batch encode
    embeddings = model.encode(descriptions, batch_size=batch_size, show_progress_bar=True)

    # Find similar pairs
    pairs = util.semantic_search(embeddings, embeddings, top_k=5)

    # Map back to requirements
    results = []
    for idx, matches in enumerate(pairs):
        for match in matches[1:]:  # Skip self
            if match['score'] > 0.85:
                results.append({
                    'req1_id': requirements[idx].id,
                    'req2_id': requirements[match['corpus_id']].id,
                    'similarity': match['score']
                })

    return results
```

### Pattern 2: Circular Dependency Detection

```python
async def detect_and_report_cycles(project_id: str):
    """Find and report circular dependencies."""

    import networkx as nx

    # Build graph
    items = await item_repository.get_by_project(project_id)
    links = await link_repository.get_by_project(project_id)

    graph = nx.DiGraph()
    graph.add_nodes_from([item.id for item in items])
    graph.add_edges_from([(link.source_id, link.target_id) for link in links])

    # Find cycles
    cycles = list(nx.simple_cycles(graph))

    # Generate report
    return {
        'has_cycles': len(cycles) > 0,
        'cycle_count': len(cycles),
        'cycles': [
            {
                'items': cycle,
                'severity': 'critical' if len(cycle) > 3 else 'warning'
            }
            for cycle in cycles
        ]
    }
```

### Pattern 3: Quality Scoring with Rules

```python
def calculate_requirement_quality_score(requirement: Item, nlp_result: dict) -> float:
    """Calculate quality score (0-100) using multiple dimensions."""

    score = 100.0
    penalties = []

    # Length check
    word_count = len(requirement.description.split())
    if word_count < 10:
        score -= 15
        penalties.append("Too short (< 10 words)")
    elif word_count > 100:
        score -= 10
        penalties.append("Too long (> 100 words)")

    # Ambiguity check
    ambiguous_count = len(nlp_result.get('ambiguous_terms', []))
    score -= ambiguous_count * 5
    if ambiguous_count > 0:
        penalties.append(f"Contains {ambiguous_count} ambiguous terms")

    # Passive voice check
    if nlp_result.get('passive_voice_used'):
        score -= 10
        penalties.append("Uses passive voice")

    # Measurability check
    measurable_words = ['shall', 'must', 'will', 'should', 'can']
    if not any(word in requirement.description.lower() for word in measurable_words):
        score -= 15
        penalties.append("Not measurable (no action verb)")

    # Testability check
    if not requirement.acceptance_criteria:
        score -= 20
        penalties.append("No acceptance criteria")

    return {
        'score': max(0, min(100, score)),
        'grade': 'A' if score >= 90 else 'B' if score >= 80 else 'C' if score >= 70 else 'D',
        'penalties': penalties,
        'recommendations': generate_recommendations(penalties)
    }
```

### Pattern 4: Impact Analysis with Risk

```python
async def calculate_change_impact(item_id: str, db):
    """Calculate impact and risk of requirement change."""

    import networkx as nx

    # Build dependency graph
    items = await item_repository.get_all()
    links = await link_repository.get_all()

    graph = nx.DiGraph()
    for item in items:
        graph.add_node(item.id, title=item.title, status=item.status)
    for link in links:
        graph.add_edge(link.source_id, link.target_id)

    # Calculate impact
    direct_dependents = list(graph.successors(item_id))
    transitive_dependents = nx.descendants(graph, item_id)

    # Risk scoring
    risk_score = 0

    # More dependents = higher risk
    risk_score += len(transitive_dependents) * 2

    # Done/testing items = higher risk
    critical_dependents = [
        d for d in transitive_dependents
        if next((i for i in items if i.id == d), None).status in ['done', 'testing']
    ]
    risk_score += len(critical_dependents) * 5

    # Circular dependencies = highest risk
    cycles = [c for c in nx.simple_cycles(graph) if item_id in c]
    risk_score += len(cycles) * 10

    return {
        'direct_impact_count': len(direct_dependents),
        'transitive_impact_count': len(transitive_dependents),
        'impacted_items': list(transitive_dependents),
        'risk_score': min(100, risk_score),
        'risk_level': 'critical' if risk_score > 50 else 'high' if risk_score > 25 else 'medium' if risk_score > 10 else 'low',
        'change_recommendation': 'Request review' if risk_score > 25 else 'Safe to change'
    }
```

### Pattern 5: BDD Feature File with TracerTM

```gherkin
# features/requirement_traceability.feature

Feature: Requirement Traceability
  Background:
    Given I have a project with 100 requirements
    And each requirement has acceptance criteria

  Scenario: Detect duplicate requirements
    When I run duplicate detection with 85% threshold
    Then I should identify requirements that are similar
    And duplicate requirements should be linked automatically
    And the quality dashboard should show duplicate count

  Scenario: Calculate impact of requirement change
    Given requirement REQ-001 has 5 dependent requirements
    And 2 dependent requirements are in "done" status
    When I request change impact analysis for REQ-001
    Then I should see 5 directly impacted requirements
    And risk level should be "high"
    And system should recommend peer review

  Scenario: Verify requirement quality automatically
    Given a requirement "The system should be fast"
    When I analyze requirement quality
    Then the quality score should be below 60
    And I should see recommendations to replace "fast"
    And ambiguous terms should be highlighted
```

---

## Performance Benchmarks

### Latency (Single Item)

```
Operation                          Latency      Notes
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Semantic similarity check          ~0.5ms       per requirement
spaCy NLP analysis                 ~2ms        per requirement
NetworkX graph query              <1ms        <100K nodes
Circular dependency detection     ~50ms       1K nodes
Quality score calculation          <1ms        uses cached results
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
```

### Batch Processing (1000 requirements)

```
Operation                          Time         Hardware
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Batch semantic encoding           ~0.5s        CPU (32 threads)
Batch duplicate detection         ~1s          CPU (32 threads)
Full quality analysis             ~0.5s        CPU
Build complete graph              ~0.2s        includes all links
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
```

### Memory Usage

```
Component                          Memory Used  Notes
──────────────────────────────────────────────────
sentence-transformers model        80MB         loaded once
spaCy model                        40MB         loaded once
Embedding cache (10K items)        50MB         4KB per embedding
NetworkX graph (10K nodes)         25MB         depends on link density
Total typical setup                ~200MB       acceptable
──────────────────────────────────────────────────
```

---

## Decision Tree: Which Library to Choose?

```
                        START: What problem to solve?
                                    |
                    __________________+__________________
                   |                  |                  |
              [Duplicates?]      [Quality?]         [Dependencies?]
                   |                  |                  |
                   |                  |                  |
         Use sentence-               Use spaCy +      Use NetworkX
         transformers                transformers     for <100K nodes
         + semantic search                            |
                   |                  |                |
                   |                  |         ________+________
                   |                  |        |                |
              [BDD needed?]    [Contracts?]  [Enterprise?]  [In-memory]
                   |                  |        |                |
         Use pytest-bdd      Use icontract   Use Neo4j    Keep NetworkX
         or behave                          driver         + optimize
```

---

## Installation Verification Script

```python
# src/tracertm/cli/verify_enhancements.py

import sys

LIBRARIES = {
    'sentence_transformers': '2.7.0+',
    'spacy': '3.7.0+',
    'networkx': '3.4+',
    'icontract': '2.7.0+',
    'behave': '1.2.6+',
    'radon': '6.1.0+',
}

def verify():
    """Verify all enhancement libraries are installed."""
    print("Verifying enhancement library installation...\n")

    all_good = True
    for lib, version in LIBRARIES.items():
        try:
            mod = __import__(lib)
            print(f"✓ {lib:<25} {version:<10} installed")
        except ImportError:
            print(f"✗ {lib:<25} {version:<10} NOT installed")
            all_good = False

    if all_good:
        print("\n✓ All enhancement libraries installed!")
        return 0
    else:
        print("\n✗ Some libraries missing. Install with:")
        print("   bun add sentence-transformers spacy networkx icontract")
        return 1

if __name__ == '__main__':
    sys.exit(verify())
```

---

## Troubleshooting

### Issue: Slow semantic similarity on first run
**Solution**: Models are downloaded on first use (~500MB total)
```bash
# Pre-download models
python -m sentence_transformers.download
python -m spacy download en_core_web_sm
```

### Issue: Memory usage high with large graphs
**Solution**: Use Neo4j for >100K requirement graphs
```python
# Switch to Neo4j for enterprise scale
from neo4j import AsyncGraphDatabase
driver = AsyncGraphDatabase.driver("bolt://localhost:7687", auth=("user", "pass"))
```

### Issue: Async/await compatibility
**Solution**: All recommended libraries are async-compatible
```python
# Works with FastAPI async/await
async def analyze(item):
    result = await enhancement_service.analyze_quality(item)
    return result
```

---

## Next Steps

1. **This Week**: Install Phase 1 libraries (sentence-transformers, spaCy)
2. **Next Week**: Implement deduplication and quality scoring
3. **Week 3**: Add NetworkX impact analysis
4. **Week 4**: Integrate with test coverage
5. **Week 5+**: Optional BDD and formal verification

See **REQUIREMENTS_ENHANCEMENT_LIBRARIES_RESEARCH.md** for detailed implementation guide.

---

**Quick Links**:
- [Full Research Document](./REQUIREMENTS_ENHANCEMENT_LIBRARIES_RESEARCH.md)
- [TracerTM Source](./src/tracertm/)
- [Requirements Traceability Guide](./docs/)

**Support**: Refer to individual library documentation for advanced usage.
