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RuVector API Client Integration Guide
This document describes the real API client integrations for OpenAlex, NOAA, and SEC EDGAR datasets in the RuVector discovery framework.
Overview
The api_clients module provides three production-ready API clients that fetch data from public APIs and convert it to RuVector's DataRecord format with embeddings:
- OpenAlexClient - Academic works, authors, and research topics
- NoaaClient - Climate observations and weather data
- EdgarClient - SEC company filings and financial disclosures
All clients implement the DataSource trait for seamless integration with RuVector's discovery pipeline.
Features
- Async/Await: Built on
tokioandreqwestfor efficient concurrent requests - Rate Limiting: Automatic rate limiting with configurable delays
- Retry Logic: Built-in retry mechanism with exponential backoff
- Error Handling: Comprehensive error handling with custom error types
- Embeddings: Simple bag-of-words text embeddings (128-dimensional)
- Relationships: Automatic extraction of relationships between records
- DataSource Trait: Standard interface for data ingestion pipelines
OpenAlex Client
Academic database with 250M+ works, 60M+ authors, and research topics.
Quick Start
use ruvector_data_framework::OpenAlexClient;
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
let client = OpenAlexClient::new(Some("your-email@example.com".to_string()))?;
// Fetch academic works
let works = client.fetch_works("quantum computing", 10).await?;
println!("Found {} works", works.len());
// Fetch research topics
let topics = client.fetch_topics("artificial intelligence").await?;
println!("Found {} topics", topics.len());
Ok(())
}
API Methods
fetch_works(query: &str, limit: usize) -> Result<Vec<DataRecord>>
Fetch academic works by search query.
Parameters:
query: Search string (searches title, abstract, etc.)limit: Maximum number of results (max 200 per request)
Returns:
DataRecordwith:source: "openalex"record_type: "work"data: Title, abstract, citationsembedding: 128-dimensional text vectorrelationships: Authors (authored_by) and concepts (has_concept)
Example:
let works = client.fetch_works("machine learning", 20).await?;
for work in works {
println!("Title: {}", work.data["title"]);
println!("Citations: {}", work.data.get("citations").unwrap_or(&0));
println!("Authors: {}", work.relationships.len());
}
fetch_topics(domain: &str) -> Result<Vec<DataRecord>>
Fetch research topics by domain.
Parameters:
domain: Research domain or keyword
Returns:
DataRecordwith topic metadata and embeddings
Data Structure
DataRecord {
id: "https://openalex.org/W2964141474",
source: "openalex",
record_type: "work",
timestamp: "2021-05-15T00:00:00Z",
data: {
"title": "Attention Is All You Need",
"abstract": "...",
"citations": 15234
},
embedding: Some(vec![0.12, -0.34, ...]), // 128 dims
relationships: [
Relationship {
target_id: "https://openalex.org/A123456",
rel_type: "authored_by",
weight: 1.0,
properties: { "author_name": "John Doe" }
}
]
}
Rate Limiting
- Default: 100ms between requests
- Polite API usage: Include email in constructor
- Automatic retry on 429 (Too Many Requests)
NOAA Client
Climate and weather observations from NOAA's NCDC database.
Quick Start
use ruvector_data_framework::NoaaClient;
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
// API token from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/token
let client = NoaaClient::new(Some("your-noaa-token".to_string()))?;
// NYC Central Park station
let observations = client.fetch_climate_data(
"GHCND:USW00094728",
"2024-01-01",
"2024-01-31"
).await?;
for obs in observations {
println!("{}: {}", obs.data["datatype"], obs.data["value"]);
}
Ok(())
}
API Methods
fetch_climate_data(station_id: &str, start_date: &str, end_date: &str) -> Result<Vec<DataRecord>>
Fetch climate observations for a weather station.
Parameters:
station_id: GHCND station ID (e.g., "GHCND:USW00094728")start_date: Start date in YYYY-MM-DD formatend_date: End date in YYYY-MM-DD format
Returns:
DataRecordwith:source: "noaa"record_type: "observation"data: Station, datatype (TMAX/TMIN/PRCP), valueembedding: 128-dimensional vector
Data Types
Common observation types:
- TMAX: Maximum temperature (tenths of degrees C)
- TMIN: Minimum temperature (tenths of degrees C)
- PRCP: Precipitation (tenths of mm)
- SNOW: Snowfall (mm)
- SNWD: Snow depth (mm)
Synthetic Data Mode
If no API token is provided, the client generates synthetic data for testing:
let client = NoaaClient::new(None)?;
let synthetic_data = client.fetch_climate_data(
"TEST_STATION",
"2024-01-01",
"2024-01-31"
).await?;
// Returns 3 synthetic observations (TMAX, TMIN, PRCP)
Rate Limiting
- Default: 200ms between requests (stricter than OpenAlex)
- NOAA has rate limits of ~5 requests/second
SEC EDGAR Client
SEC company filings and financial disclosures.
Quick Start
use ruvector_data_framework::EdgarClient;
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
// User agent must include your email per SEC requirements
let client = EdgarClient::new(
"MyApp/1.0 (your-email@example.com)".to_string()
)?;
// Apple Inc. (CIK: 0000320193)
let filings = client.fetch_filings("320193", Some("10-K")).await?;
for filing in filings {
println!("Form: {}", filing.data["form"]);
println!("Filed: {}", filing.data["filing_date"]);
println!("URL: {}", filing.data["filing_url"]);
}
Ok(())
}
API Methods
fetch_filings(cik: &str, form_type: Option<&str>) -> Result<Vec<DataRecord>>
Fetch company filings by CIK (Central Index Key).
Parameters:
cik: Company CIK (e.g., "320193" for Apple)form_type: Optional filter for form type ("10-K", "10-Q", "8-K", etc.)
Returns:
DataRecordwith:source: "edgar"record_type: Form type ("10-K", "10-Q", etc.)data: CIK, accession number, dates, filing URLembedding: 128-dimensional vector
Common Form Types
- 10-K: Annual report
- 10-Q: Quarterly report
- 8-K: Current events
- DEF 14A: Proxy statement
- S-1: Registration statement
Finding CIK Numbers
CIK numbers can be found at:
- https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany
- Search by company name or ticker symbol
Common CIKs:
- Apple (AAPL): 0000320193
- Microsoft (MSFT): 0000789019
- Tesla (TSLA): 0001318605
- Amazon (AMZN): 0001018724
Rate Limiting
- Default: 100ms between requests
- SEC requires max 10 requests/second
- User-Agent required: Must include email address
Data Structure
DataRecord {
id: "0000320193_0000320193-23-000106",
source: "edgar",
record_type: "10-K",
timestamp: "2023-11-03T00:00:00Z",
data: {
"cik": "0000320193",
"accession_number": "0000320193-23-000106",
"filing_date": "2023-11-03",
"report_date": "2023-09-30",
"form": "10-K",
"primary_document": "aapl-20230930.htm",
"filing_url": "https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/viewer?..."
},
embedding: Some(vec![...]),
relationships: []
}
Simple Embedder
All clients use the SimpleEmbedder for generating text embeddings.
Features
- Bag-of-words: Simple hash-based word counting
- Normalized: L2-normalized vectors
- Configurable dimension: Default 128
- Fast: No external API calls
Usage
use ruvector_data_framework::SimpleEmbedder;
let embedder = SimpleEmbedder::new(128);
// From text
let embedding = embedder.embed_text("machine learning artificial intelligence");
assert_eq!(embedding.len(), 128);
// From JSON
let json = serde_json::json!({"title": "Research Paper"});
let embedding = embedder.embed_json(&json);
Algorithm
- Convert text to lowercase
- Split into words (filter words < 3 chars)
- Hash each word to embedding dimension index
- Count occurrences in embedding vector
- L2-normalize the vector
Note: This is a simple demo embedder. For production, consider using transformer-based models.
DataSource Trait
All clients implement the DataSource trait for pipeline integration.
use ruvector_data_framework::{DataSource, OpenAlexClient};
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
let client = OpenAlexClient::new(None)?;
// Source identifier
println!("Source: {}", client.source_id()); // "openalex"
// Health check
let healthy = client.health_check().await?;
println!("Healthy: {}", healthy);
// Batch fetching
let (records, next_cursor) = client.fetch_batch(None, 10).await?;
println!("Fetched {} records", records.len());
Ok(())
}
Integration with Discovery Pipeline
Combine API clients with RuVector's discovery pipeline:
use ruvector_data_framework::{
OpenAlexClient, DiscoveryPipeline, PipelineConfig
};
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
// Create API client
let client = OpenAlexClient::new(Some("demo@example.com".to_string()))?;
// Configure discovery pipeline
let config = PipelineConfig::default();
let mut pipeline = DiscoveryPipeline::new(config);
// Run discovery
let patterns = pipeline.run(client).await?;
println!("Discovered {} patterns", patterns.len());
for pattern in patterns {
println!("- {:?}: {}", pattern.category, pattern.description);
}
Ok(())
}
Error Handling
All clients use the framework's FrameworkError type:
use ruvector_data_framework::{Result, FrameworkError};
async fn fetch_data() -> Result<()> {
match client.fetch_works("query", 10).await {
Ok(works) => println!("Success: {} works", works.len()),
Err(FrameworkError::Network(e)) => eprintln!("Network error: {}", e),
Err(FrameworkError::Config(msg)) => eprintln!("Config error: {}", msg),
Err(e) => eprintln!("Other error: {}", e),
}
Ok(())
}
Testing
Run tests for the API clients:
# All API client tests
cargo test --lib api_clients
# Specific test
cargo test --lib test_simple_embedder
# Run the demo example
cargo run --example api_client_demo
Examples
See /home/user/ruvector/examples/data/framework/examples/api_client_demo.rs for a complete working example.
cd /home/user/ruvector/examples/data/framework
cargo run --example api_client_demo
Performance Considerations
Rate Limiting
Each client has default rate limits to comply with API terms of service:
- OpenAlex: 100ms (10 req/sec)
- NOAA: 200ms (5 req/sec)
- EDGAR: 100ms (10 req/sec)
Retry Strategy
- 3 retries with exponential backoff
- 1 second initial retry delay
- Doubles on each retry
Memory Usage
- Embeddings are 128-dimensional (512 bytes per vector)
- Records cached during batch operations
- Use streaming for large datasets
API Keys and Authentication
OpenAlex
- No API key required
- Recommended: Provide email via constructor
- Polite pool: 100k requests/day
NOAA
- API token required for production use
- Get token: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/token
- Free tier: 1000 requests/day
- Synthetic data mode available (no token)
SEC EDGAR
- No API key required
- User-Agent header required (must include email)
- Rate limit: 10 requests/second
- Full access to public filings
Future Enhancements
Potential improvements:
- Transformer-based embeddings (sentence-transformers)
- Pagination support for large result sets
- Caching layer for repeated queries
- Batch embedding generation
- Additional data sources (arXiv, PubMed, etc.)
- WebSocket streaming for real-time updates
- GraphQL support for flexible queries
Resources
- OpenAlex: https://docs.openalex.org/
- NOAA NCDC: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/webservices/v2
- SEC EDGAR: https://www.sec.gov/edgar/sec-api-documentation
- RuVector Framework: /home/user/ruvector/examples/data/framework/
License
Same as parent RuVector project.