Rene Fichtmueller
39dc5a4ab4
fix: add trust proxy for Cloudflare — fixes ERR_ERL_UNEXPECTED_X_FORWARDED_FOR in rate limiter
2026-03-30 06:41:36 +02:00
Rene Fichtmueller
6f7c834752
feat(scrapers+mcp): ATGBICS + ProLabs scrapers, MCP HTTP/SSE server
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Scrapers:
- atgbics.ts: PlaywrightCrawler for UK vendor ATGBICS (Shopify store),
scrapes SFP/SFP+/SFP28/QSFP+/QSFP28/QSFP-DD in GBP, max 50 pages/run
- prolabs.ts: HttpCrawler for ProLabs (Legrand subsidiary), USD pricing,
category-driven crawl with reach/fiber/speed detection
- Both registered in scheduler (every 8h, staggered) and index.ts CLI
MCP HTTP Server:
- packages/mcp-server/src/http-server.ts: Express + SSEServerTransport
- Exposes all 12 TIP tools via GET /sse + POST /message
- Bearer token auth (MCP_SECRET env), CORS-configurable
- GET /health → { status: "ok", tools: 12 }
- Port: MCP_HTTP_PORT (default 3201)
SQL + tools:
- sql/006-009: seed scripts for whitebox switches, vendors, assets
- switch-docs.ts: MCP tool for switch documentation queries
2026-03-29 02:26:45 +08:00
Rene Fichtmueller
aebb1249c5
feat: redesign dashboard — glassmorphism, animated background, gradient accents
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Premium dark UI with ambient glow background, glass cards, gradient
text, animated counters, glow effects on hype cycle dots, smooth
transitions, and improved detail panel with regional adoption and
revenue lifecycle data. Fix API data key mismatch (data vs transceivers).
2026-03-28 02:42:55 +13:00
Rene Fichtmueller
280bf8f50a
feat: calibrate regional adoption model with research-backed parameters
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Update REGIONAL_LAGS with data from LightCounting, vendor earnings,
OFC market sessions, and Chinese IPO prospectuses. Add price index
per region and segment mix (hyperscaler/telco/enterprise) for
more accurate regional revenue modeling.
2026-03-28 02:34:29 +13:00
Rene Fichtmueller
70447def02
feat: massive scraper expansion + hype cycle engine + lifecycle prediction
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New scrapers:
- GBICS.com (BigCommerce, GBP prices, 10 categories, 78 products)
- Juniper HCT (Next.js SSR parser, 475 transceivers with specs/EOL)
- SFPcables.com (Magento store, 16 categories, 78 products)
- Fluxlight (BigCommerce, 6 pages, 118 products)
- Champion ONE (compatible vendor scraper)
Scraper fixes:
- 10Gtek: rewritten to parse HTML spec tables (152 products)
- Flexoptix: fix price extraction from Magento Hyva HTML
- Register all scrapers in CLI (--gbics, --juniper, --sfpcables, etc.)
Hype Cycle Engine enhancements:
- Data-driven enrichment from scraped vendor/price data
- Revenue lifecycle prediction (peak year, decline, revenue index)
- Regional adoption model (NA, China, APAC, Europe, RoW with lag coefficients)
- New API endpoints: /enriched, /lifecycle, /regional/:tech
DB growth: 89 → 1,168 transceivers, 0 → 416 prices, 6 vendors
Qdrant: 1,162 products embedded with nomic-embed-text
Research: Norton-Bass model, standards-to-market timelines, hype signals
2026-03-28 02:30:19 +13:00
Rene Fichtmueller
204e99763c
feat: add Flexoptix product catalog scraper, register in CLI
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Scrapes flexoptix.net product catalog across 9 categories (SFP through OSFP).
Extracts product names, prices, form factors, reach, fiber type, wavelength.
CLI: --flexoptix flag, integrated into --all.
2026-03-28 01:02:34 +13:00
Rene Fichtmueller
312c5cb815
fix: hype cycle findTechnology matched wrong tech (1G instead of 1.6T)
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findTechnology used loose includes() matching — '1.6T OSFP-XD' matched
'1G SFP' first because query contained '1'. Now matches exact name first,
then by speed prefix with proper unit parsing (G/T).
2026-03-28 01:00:52 +13:00
Rene Fichtmueller
28a0f25b23
feat: complete dashboard redesign — professional data-dense UI, click-through detail panels
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- Removed AI-slop gradient header, replaced with compact info bar
- JetBrains Mono for data, Inter for text — proper engineering tool aesthetic
- Unified slide-in detail panel for hype cycle, transceivers, and blog drafts
- Transceiver table: clickable rows open full spec sheet in side panel
- Form factor dropdown filter on transceivers tab
- Blog drafts: click to read full content in panel
- Tighter spacing, smaller fonts, higher information density
- Escape key closes panel, responsive breakpoints
- No gratuitous badges/glow — clean data presentation
2026-03-28 00:56:27 +13:00
Rene Fichtmueller
1cc3844822
feat: interactive SVG hype cycle visualization with click-through detail panel
2026-03-28 00:52:17 +13:00
Rene Fichtmueller
e83711684f
fix: replace alert() with slide-in toast notification in dashboard
2026-03-28 00:47:08 +13:00
Rene Fichtmueller
a6f2b2ef9e
feat: Phase 8 — Dashboard frontend + static serving
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Single-file dashboard with 6 tabs: Overview, Semantic Search,
Hype Cycle, Transceivers, News, Blog Engine. Dark theme, no
build step, served as static HTML from Express.
- Overview: health stats, vector collection counts, recent news
- Semantic Search: query across all 6 Qdrant collections
- Hype Cycle: Norton-Bass table with phase colors + position bars
- Transceivers: searchable table with form factor/speed/reach
- News: semantic news search with source links
- Blog: generate drafts from templates, view draft history
Live at: https://transceiver-db.context-x.org/dashboard/
2026-03-28 00:37:10 +13:00
Rene Fichtmueller
274b80a4f1
feat: Phase 7 — Blog generator + scraper scheduler activation
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Blog draft engine generates structured markdown from all Qdrant
collections (products, news, FAQ, troubleshooting). Supports 4
topic types: hype_cycle, comparison, new_product, tutorial.
- routes/blog.ts: POST /api/blog/generate, GET/PUT endpoints
- ecosystem.config.js: Added tip-scraper PM2 process
- Scraper scheduler (pg-boss) now running on Erik with 8 job queues
- News scraper running every 6 hours on Erik
2026-03-28 00:32:08 +13:00
Rene Fichtmueller
4cb2db6455
feat: Phase 6 — FAQ + troubleshooting knowledge base embeddings
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19 curated FAQ entries covering form factors, fiber types, reach,
compatibility, WDM, power, and emerging tech (CPO, LPO, 400ZR).
10 troubleshooting guides with symptom/cause/solution format.
All 6 Qdrant collections now populated:
- product_embeddings: 89 transceivers
- datasheet_chunks: 40 chunks (OCR pipeline)
- faq_embeddings: 19 FAQ entries
- troubleshooting_embeddings: 10 guides
- news_embeddings: 33 articles
- manual_chunks: 0 (pending manual ingestion)
2026-03-28 00:24:50 +13:00
Rene Fichtmueller
8bb3b586f3
feat: Phase 5 — OCR pipeline + document/news search
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Docling-powered OCR pipeline: PDF → markdown → chunks → Ollama embed → Qdrant.
News embedding seeder for news_embeddings collection.
Document and news semantic search API endpoints.
- embeddings/ocr-pipeline.ts: Docling convert → chunk → embed pipeline
- embeddings/seed-news.ts: Batch embed news_articles into Qdrant
- routes/documents.ts: POST /api/documents/process, GET /api/documents
- routes/search.ts: GET /search/documents, GET /search/news endpoints
- sql/005-documents.sql: Add chunks_count, processed_at to documents table
- Ollama + nomic-embed-text installed on Erik (CPU mode)
- 89 products + 40 datasheet chunks + 33 news articles in Qdrant
2026-03-28 00:22:01 +13:00
Rene Fichtmueller
6d3e5cc04a
feat: Phase 4 — Vector embeddings + semantic search
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Ollama nomic-embed-text (768 dim) → Qdrant vector search pipeline.
Embeds all 89 transceivers with rich text representation and payload
filters (form_factor, speed_gbps, fiber_type, wdm_type).
- embeddings/client.ts: Ollama embed + Qdrant upsert/search
- embeddings/seed-products.ts: Batch seeder for product_embeddings
- routes/search.ts: GET /api/search, /search/products, /search/stats
- 6 Qdrant collections: products, datasheets, FAQs, manuals, troubleshooting, news
2026-03-28 00:05:29 +13:00
Rene Fichtmueller
eb875f37d2
feat: Phase 3 — Norton-Bass Hype Cycle Engine
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Implements the full Norton-Bass Multigenerational Diffusion Model for
transceiver technology lifecycle forecasting.
Math: Bass diffusion F(t) + logistic adoption S(t) = L / (1 + e^(-k(t-t0)))
Parameters: p (innovation ~0.03), q (imitation ~0.3-0.5), m (market potential)
Phase Classification Engine (composite score):
30% Port shipment share + 20% ASP decline rate + 15% Standards maturity
+ 15% Interop validation + 10% Vendor trajectory + 10% Media sentiment
11 technologies tracked: 1G → 10G → 25G → 40G → 100G → 400G → 800G → 1.6T
+ CPO, LPO, 400ZR Coherent
5-year adoption forecast per technology
API: GET /api/hype-cycle (all) + GET /api/hype-cycle/:tech (detail)
Live: https://transceiver-db.context-x.org/api/hype-cycle
2026-03-27 23:35:57 +13:00
Rene Fichtmueller
bd3a02ae4b
feat: add Flexoptix vendor scraper, 10Gtek pricing scraper, expand news feeds
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- Flexoptix vendor scraper: 285 supported switch vendors ingested from
flexoptix.net/en/supported-vendors/ (our own data, no restrictions)
- 10Gtek Playwright scraper: Chinese OEM competitor pricing (SFP+, SFP28,
QSFP+, QSFP28, QSFP-DD categories)
- News feeds expanded: added Lightwave, Fierce Telecom, Data Center Knowledge,
SDxCentral, Cisco Blogs, Arista Blog (11 total sources)
- Scheduler updated: 8 job queues with appropriate intervals
- DB now: 297 vendors, 89 transceivers, 33 news articles (13 relevant)
2026-03-27 23:17:42 +13:00
Rene Fichtmueller
92f42832bf
feat: Phase 2 — MCP Server with 12 tools
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Implements all 12 MCP tools from CONCEPT document:
- search_transceivers: Full-text + spec filter search with pricing
- check_compatibility: Switch ↔ transceiver compatibility lookup
- get_pricing: Current prices + 30-day history across all vendors
- compare_prices: Multi-vendor price comparison with savings analysis
- get_competitor_stock: Live competitor stock monitoring (sales opportunities)
- suggest_alternatives: Similar spec alternatives optimized for price/availability
- get_templates: FlexBox coding and switch config template finder
- search_knowledge_base: Troubleshooting FAQ search (PostgreSQL full-text)
- search_manuals: Switch manual and datasheet search
- get_hype_cycle: Norton-Bass adoption forecast + Gartner phase classification
- get_market_news: Aggregated news with relevance scoring
- generate_blog_draft: Data-driven blog drafts saved to blog_drafts table
Transport: stdio (MCP protocol 2024-11-05)
Config: .mcp.json for Claude Code integration
Verified: all 12 tools registered, search_transceivers returns DB results
2026-03-27 16:48:34 +13:00
Rene Fichtmueller
e9fb50a248
feat: TIP Phase 0+1 — monorepo, DB schema, API, scraper engine
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Phase 0 - Foundation:
- Restructure into npm workspace monorepo (packages/core, api, scraper)
- PostgreSQL 17 + TimescaleDB schema (15 tables incl. hypertables)
- Docker Compose for local dev (PostgreSQL on 5433 + Qdrant)
- Express 5 API on port 3200 with 6 routes
- Seed script to migrate 159 transceivers + 42 standards from npm package
- Erik server setup script + PM2 ecosystem config
Phase 1 - Scraper Engine:
- Crawlee + Playwright framework with pg-boss scheduler
- FS.com scraper (PlaywrightCrawler, anti-bot workaround)
- Optcore.net scraper (WP REST API enumeration + PlaywrightCrawler)
- Uses /wp-json/wp/v2/product to get 2000+ product URLs
- Playwright renders individual product pages for price extraction
- Cisco TMG Matrix scraper (compatibility data)
- News RSS aggregator (optics.org, SPIE, Network World, Nature Photonics)
- Keyword relevance scoring for transceiver/fiber topics
- xml2js with malformed XML sanitization
- SHA-256 content hashing for change detection (skip unchanged records)
- pg-boss v10 with explicit queue creation before scheduling
2026-03-27 16:27:31 +13:00