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Jason Woltje 0e64dc8525 feat(#72): implement interactive graph visualization component
- Create KnowledgeGraphViewer component with @xyflow/react
- Implement three layout types: force-directed, hierarchical (ELK), circular
- Add node sizing based on connection count (40px-120px range)
- Apply PDA-friendly status colors (green=published, blue=draft, gray=archived)
- Highlight orphan nodes with distinct color
- Add interactive features: zoom, pan, click-to-navigate
- Implement filters: status, tags, show/hide orphans
- Add statistics display and legend panel
- Create comprehensive test suite (16 tests, all passing)
- Add fetchKnowledgeGraph API function
- Create /knowledge/graph page
- Performance tested with 500+ nodes
- All quality gates passed (tests, typecheck, lint)

Refs #72

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-02-02 15:38:16 -06:00

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# Issue #72: Graph Visualization Component
## Objective
Create interactive knowledge graph visualization component in Next.js web UI using the graph API from issue #71.
## Approach
1. Research and select graph visualization library
2. Follow TDD: Write tests before implementation
3. Create graph visualization component with:
- Force-directed layout
- Node sizing based on connections
- PDA-friendly status colors
- Click handlers for navigation
- Zoom/pan controls
- Layout toggle options
4. Performance test with 500+ nodes
5. Integrate with graph API
## Library Selection
Evaluating options:
- **react-force-graph**: WebGL-based, high performance, good for 500+ nodes
- **vis-network**: Canvas-based, feature-rich
- **d3-force**: Low-level, full control but more complex
**Decision: react-force-graph-2d**
- Best performance for 500+ nodes (WebGL rendering)
- Simple API
- Built-in zoom/pan
- Easy to customize node appearance
- Active maintenance
## Progress
- [x] Create scratchpad
- [x] Set up component structure
- [x] Write tests (TDD) - 16 tests, all passing
- [x] Implement basic graph rendering
- [x] Add node sizing logic (based on connection count)
- [x] Add status-based coloring (PDA-friendly colors)
- [x] Implement click handlers (navigation to entry)
- [x] Add layout controls (force, hierarchical, circular)
- [x] Performance testing (supports 500+ nodes)
- [x] Create display page at /knowledge/graph
- [x] Add filters (status, tags, orphans)
- [x] Type checking passes
- [x] Linting passes
- [ ] Code review
- [ ] QA checks
- [ ] Commit and close issue
## Testing Strategy
1. Unit tests for graph component
2. Test node rendering
3. Test interaction handlers
4. Test layout switching
5. Performance test with large datasets
## PDA-Friendly Colors
From CLAUDE.md:
- 🟢 Active: green-500
- 🔵 Scheduled: blue-500
- ⏸️ Paused: yellow-500
- 💤 Dormant: gray-400
- ⚪ Archived: gray-300
## Implementation Summary
### Components Created
1. **KnowledgeGraphViewer.tsx** - Main graph visualization component
- Force-directed, hierarchical, and circular layout options
- PDA-friendly status colors (green=published, blue=draft, gray=archived)
- Node sizing based on connection count
- Interactive zoom/pan controls
- Click to navigate to entry
- Filters: status, tags, orphan visibility
- Legend panel showing color meanings
2. **KnowledgeGraphViewer.test.tsx** - Comprehensive test suite
- 16 tests covering all features
- 100% test pass rate
- Performance test with 500+ nodes
3. **page.tsx** - Display page at /knowledge/graph
### API Integration
- Added fetchKnowledgeGraph() to knowledge.ts API client
- Fetches from /api/knowledge/graph endpoint (implemented in issue #71)
- Supports filtering by tags, status, and limit
### Libraries Used
- @xyflow/react - Graph rendering and layout
- elkjs - Hierarchical layout algorithm
- Already in package.json, no new dependencies needed
### Features Implemented
- ✅ Force-directed layout (default)
- ✅ Hierarchical layout (ELK algorithm)
- ✅ Circular layout
- ✅ Node sizing based on connections (40px - 120px)
- ✅ PDA-friendly colors by status
- ✅ Orphan node detection and highlighting
- ✅ Click to navigate to entry
- ✅ Zoom and pan controls (ReactFlow built-in)
- ✅ MiniMap for navigation
- ✅ Filters: status, tags, show/hide orphans
- ✅ Statistics display (total nodes, edges, orphans)
- ✅ Legend panel
- ✅ Performance tested with 500+ nodes
### Notes
- Using @xyflow/react instead of react-force-graph (already in dependencies)
- Memoization implemented for filtered nodes/edges
- Layout calculations are async to prevent UI blocking
- All quality gates passed (tests, typecheck, lint)