diff --git a/AUDIT-API.md b/AUDIT-API.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..056b28c --- /dev/null +++ b/AUDIT-API.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +# API Audit: Poindexter Go Library + +This document audits the public API of the Poindexter Go library, focusing on design, consistency, documentation, and security best practices for a Go library. + +## 1. API Design and Consistency + +### 1.1. Naming Conventions + +* **Consistency:** The library generally follows Go's naming conventions (`camelCase` for unexported, `PascalCase` for exported). +* **Clarity:** Function names are clear and descriptive (e.g., `SortInts`, `SortByKey`, `NewKDTree`). +* **Minor Inconsistency:** `IsSorted` exists, but `IsSortedStrings` and `IsSortedFloat64s` are more verbose. A more consistent naming scheme might be `IntsAreSorted`, `StringsAreSorted`, etc., to mirror the standard library's `sort` package. + +### 1.2. Generics + +* **Effective Use:** The use of generics in `SortBy` and `SortByKey` is well-implemented and improves type safety and usability. +* **`KDPoint`:** The `KDPoint` struct effectively uses generics for its `Value` field, allowing users to associate any data type with a point. + +### 1.3. Error Handling + +* **Exported Errors:** The library exports sentinel errors (`ErrEmptyPoints`, `ErrDimMismatch`, etc.), which is a good practice, allowing users to check for specific error conditions. +* **Constructor Errors:** The `NewKDTree` constructor correctly returns an error value, forcing callers to handle potential issues during tree creation. + +### 1.4. Options Pattern + +* **`NewKDTree`:** The use of the options pattern with `KDOption` functions (`WithMetric`, `WithBackend`) is a great choice. It provides a flexible and extensible way to configure the `KDTree` without requiring a large number of constructor parameters. + +## 2. Documentation + +* **Package-Level:** The package-level documentation is good, providing a clear overview of the library's features. +* **Exported Symbols:** All exported functions, types, and constants have clear and concise documentation comments. +* **Examples:** The `README.md` includes excellent quick-start examples, and the `examples/` directory provides more detailed, runnable examples. + +## 3. Security + +### 3.1. Input Validation + +* **`NewKDTree`:** The constructor performs thorough validation of its inputs, checking for empty point sets, zero dimensions, and dimensional mismatches. This prevents the creation of invalid `KDTree` instances. +* **`KDTree` Methods:** Methods like `Nearest` and `KNearest` validate the dimensionality of the query vector, preventing panics or incorrect behavior. +* **`DeleteByID`:** This method correctly handles cases where the ID is not found or is empty. + +### 3.2. Panics + +* The public API appears to be free of potential panics. The library consistently uses error returns and input validation to handle exceptional cases. + +## Summary and Recommendations + +The Poindexter library's public API is well-designed, consistent, and follows Go best practices. The use of generics, the options pattern, and clear error handling make it a robust and user-friendly library. + +**Recommendations:** + +1. **Naming Consistency:** Consider renaming `IsSorted`, `IsSortedStrings`, and `IsSortedFloat64s` to `IntsAreSorted`, `StringsAreSorted`, and `Float64sAreSorted` to align more closely with the standard library's `sort` package. +2. **Defensive Copying:** The `Points()` method returns a copy of the internal slice, which is excellent. Ensure that any future methods that expose internal state also return copies to prevent mutation by callers.