SFA: /2 Enhancing Stability and Data Management (v2 & v3)

Overview

Following the initial success, versions 2 and 3 of the SFA were dedicated to improving stability, refining database functionality, and expanding data handling capabilities. This phase was crucial in ensuring that the system was robust enough to handle increasing complexity.

Improving Usability

Significant improvements involved enhancing the database to store structured JSON data for metadata, vector embeddings, and detailed AI-generated analysis summaries. This allowed queries to become significantly more flexible and efficient, enhancing overall usability.

Additionally, refining how Markdown content was split into sections greatly improved the precision of the analysis. The upgraded section-splitting function allowed the SFA to accurately handle diverse document structures, significantly improving the effectiveness of embedding and subsequent analysis:

def split_into_sections(text: str) -> list:
    sections = re.split(r'\n(?=#)', text)
    results = []
    for sec in sections:
        sec = sec.strip()
        if sec.startswith("#"):
            lines = sec.splitlines()
            heading = lines[0].lstrip('#').strip()
            content = "\n".join(lines[1:]).strip()
            results.append({"title": heading, "content": content})
        else:
            if sec:
                results.append({"title": "Introduction", "content": sec})
    return results

Learnings

Versions 2 and 3 highlighted critical areas for further development, particularly regarding duplicate detection and more robust error management.

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