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Nicolò Boschi f903948a26
feat: support timestamp="unset" to retain content without a date (#465)
* feat: support timestamp="unset" to retain content without a date

When callers retain timeless content (e.g. fictional documents, static
reference material), passing timestamp="unset" now skips the utcnow()
default so mentioned_at is stored as NULL instead of an artificial date.

- HTTP: validate_timestamp recognises "unset" sentinel and threads it
  through api_retain as event_date=None (key present, value None), which
  the orchestrator distinguishes from key-absent (still defaults to now)
- Orchestrator: new branching logic separates "key absent" → utcnow()
  from "key present but None" → no date
- types.py: RetainContent.event_date and ProcessedFact.mentioned_at are
  now datetime | None; removed the unused _now_utc factory
- fact_extraction.py: all event_date params accept datetime | None;
  _build_user_message emits "Event Date: Unknown" when None; removed
  mentioned_at from the Fact LLM response model (LLM never sets it)
- embedding_processing: skip date suffix when fact_date is None
- entity_resolver: COALESCE(event_date, now()) for first_seen/last_seen
  so entities table NOT NULL constraint is preserved
- link_utils: skip temporal linking for units without event_date
- Migration aa2b3c4d5e6f: DROP NOT NULL on memory_units.event_date
- Tests: test_retain_no_timestamp and test_retain_omit_timestamp_defaults_to_now
- Docs + OpenAPI + TypeScript client updated

* refactor: replace _TIMESTAMP_UNKNOWN sentinel with plain string comparison

The sentinel object() was only needed to distinguish "unset" from None
at the boundary — but since the field type is datetime | str | None,
"unset" can pass through the validator unchanged and be compared directly.

* chore: regenerate OpenAPI spec and clients after timestamp type change

timestamp field is now datetime | str | None to accept the "unset" sentinel value.
2026-03-02 12:03:23 +01:00
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api feat: support timestamp="unset" to retain content without a date (#465) 2026-03-02 12:03:23 +01:00
admin-cli.md chore: internal renames (#204) 2026-01-27 09:53:28 +01:00
configuration.md fix(reflect): prevent context_length_exceeded on large memory banks (#462) 2026-03-02 12:03:12 +01:00
development.md rename to hindsight (#2) 2025-11-25 19:28:26 +01:00
extensions.md doc: prepare doc for 0.4.10 (#325) 2026-02-09 11:42:37 +01:00
index.md fix: misc fixes for observations and mental models (#209) 2026-01-27 15:37:57 +01:00
installation.md doc: fix build 2026-02-25 16:58:06 +01:00
mcp-server.md feat: expand MCP tool surface area with 18 new tools and enhanced parameters (#435) 2026-02-25 10:26:46 +01:00
models.md doc: improve api explanation (#415) 2026-02-20 17:02:01 +01:00
monitoring.md feat: add otel traceability (#330) 2026-02-10 12:20:48 +01:00
multilingual.md chore: internal renames (#204) 2026-01-27 09:53:28 +01:00
observations.mdx feat: observation_scopes field to drive observations granularity (#447) 2026-02-28 10:46:21 +01:00
performance.md doc: changelog for 0.4.12 (#397) 2026-02-18 14:55:19 +01:00
rag-vs-hindsight.md doc: mental models (#199) 2026-01-26 14:27:08 +01:00
reflect.mdx feat: increase customization for reflect, retain and consolidation (#419) 2026-02-23 20:35:32 +01:00
retain.md feat: increase customization for reflect, retain and consolidation (#419) 2026-02-23 20:35:32 +01:00
retrieval.md chore: internal renames (#204) 2026-01-27 09:53:28 +01:00
services.md doc: mental models (#199) 2026-01-26 14:27:08 +01:00
storage.md bump pg0 0.11.x and improve documentation (#33) 2025-12-16 13:33:01 +01:00