Formalize the two-phase MPHF indexing architecture and update Phase 6 to use `evidence.bin` for direct kmer extraction. Simplify the evidence and unitig storage layouts to flat packed formats enabling O(1) random access. Introduce aggregation traits (`ColumnWeights`, `CountPartials`, `BitPartials`) to support additive distance metric decomposition across partitions. Narrow the documented scope from metagenomic to individual genome datasets, and replace speculative open questions with concrete implementation specifications.
Introduces `PersistentBitMatrix` and `PersistentCompactIntMatrix` to replace single-file vector storage with a column-major, directory-based layout. Each column is persisted as an individual file alongside a lightweight `meta.json` for dimension tracking. Migrates `obilayeredmap` to use these multi-column structures, updating Rust APIs, query return types, and build signatures. Includes comprehensive documentation, unit and integration tests for persistence and accessors, and refactors distance calculation helpers.
Introduces PersistentBitVec, a dense, memory-mapped bit vector optimized for bulk u64-word operations and SIMD acceleration, complete with bitwise operators and Jaccard/Hamming distance metrics. Upgrades PersistentCompactIntVec to a unified .pciv format using 64-bit indices and offsets, consolidating the binary layout and updating builder/reader lifecycles accordingly. Adds corresponding documentation, updates MkDocs navigation, and implements a comprehensive test suite for persistence round-trips, edge cases, and metric accuracy.
Introduce the `obicompactvec` crate, featuring a two-tier, memory-mapped integer vector that uses a primary `u8` array with a sentinel for overflow dispatch and a sparse L1-resident index for fast random access. Implement builder and reader modules with zero-copy serialization and comprehensive test coverage. Update `obilayeredmap` to replace the default hash function with a cache-line-optimized `Mphf`, adding explicit bounds checking and duplicate-slot detection. Add documentation for both modules and update project configuration files accordingly.
Eric Coissac