Support both oci-dir and oci-archive formats for OMMX Local Registry storage

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Overview

This PR implements a complete refactoring of the OMMX Artifact API, replacing the parametric type-based implementation with a unified enum-based design that provides transparent dual-format support for OMMX Local Registry.

Problem

The original implementation had two critical issues:

1. Cloud Storage Incompatibility (Issue #638)

Previously, OMMX Local Registry only supported the oci-dir format, which stores artifacts as directory structures. This created challenges for cloud object storage:

• Multiple API calls required to upload/download directory structures
• Complex synchronization and consistency issues
• Higher costs due to numerous small file operations
• Difficulty with atomic operations and backups

2. API Design Issues with Dual Format Support

After adding dual-format support in early commits, the parametric type API (Artifact<T: Image>) became problematic:

• Type parameter T didn't reflect actual storage format behavior
• load()/pull() always saved as oci-dir despite type suggesting oci-archive
• Format detection logic conflicted with type-based design
• Inconsistent behavior between type annotations and runtime operations

Solution

This PR implements a two-phase solution:

Phase 1: Dual Format Support (Early Commits)

Added oci-archive format alongside existing oci-dir format with unified path API.

Phase 2: Artifact API Refactoring (Later Commits)

Completely replaced Artifact<T: Image> with a new enum-based API:

pub enum Artifact {
    Archive(OciArtifact<OciArchive>),
    Dir(OciArtifact<OciDir>),
    Remote(Box<OciArtifact<Remote>>),
}

Key Advantages:

• Format is runtime property, not type parameter
• Transparent format detection and conversion
• Consistent behavior across all operations
• Methods can change variant (e.g., pull() transitions Remote → Archive)

Architecture & Implementation

Storage Format Support

OCI Archive Format (New Default)

• Single .ommx file (tar archive)
• Optimized for cloud storage
• Atomic operations with integrity checks

OCI Directory Format (Legacy Support)

• Directory-based OCI layout
• Full backward compatibility
• Continues to work unchanged

Unified API Design

Rust API:

use ommx::artifact::{Artifact, Builder};

// Load (automatic format detection)
let artifact = Artifact::load(&image_name)?;
let artifact = Artifact::from_oci_archive(path)?;
let artifact = Artifact::from_oci_dir(path)?;
let mut artifact = Artifact::from_remote(image_name)?;

// Save (format control)
artifact.save()?;  // Default: oci-archive to local registry
artifact.save_as_archive(path)?;
artifact.save_as_dir(path)?;

// Pull (auto-saves as oci-archive)
artifact.pull()?;

// Build
let mut builder = Builder::new_archive(path, image_name)?;
let mut builder = Builder::for_github("org", "repo", "name", "tag")?;
builder.add_instance(instance, annotations)?;
let artifact = builder.build()?;

Python API (Unchanged - Full Backward Compatibility):

from ommx.artifact import Artifact, ArtifactBuilder

# Load (transparent format handling)
artifact = Artifact.load("image-name:tag")

# Build (defaults to oci-archive)
builder = ArtifactBuilder.new("image-name:tag")
builder.add_instance(instance)
artifact = builder.build()

Path Management

Single format-agnostic path function:

pub fn get_local_registry_path(image_name: &ImageName) -> PathBuf

Returns base path. Format determined by:

• {base_path}.ommx exists → oci-archive
• {base_path}/ exists → oci-dir

Path Escaping: Tags with : escaped to __

• Example: ghcr.io/jij-inc/ommx/qplib:3734
  • Base: <ROOT>/ghcr.io/jij-inc/ommx/qplib/__3734
  • Archive: <ROOT>/ghcr.io/jij-inc/ommx/qplib/__3734.ommx

Priority: When both formats exist, oci-archive takes precedence.

Key Changes

Rust Implementation

• Removed: Old Artifact<T: Image> parametric type (~225 lines)
• Removed: Old Builder<T: ImageBuilder> parametric type
• Added: New Artifact enum with dynamic format handling
• Added: New Builder enum with format-specific variants
• Added: Comprehensive I/O methods in artifact/io.rs
• Added: Layer access methods in artifact/layers.rs
• Migrated: All usage sites (CLI, dataset loaders, examples)

Python Bindings

• Removed: ArtifactArchive, ArtifactDir wrapper classes
• Removed: ArtifactArchiveBuilder, ArtifactDirBuilder
• Simplified: Single Artifact class wrapping enum variant
• Maintained: Full API compatibility (no breaking changes)

Module Structure

• Promoted experimental::artifact → ommx::artifact
• Removed experimental module entirely
• Integrated all artifact code into unified module

Documentation

• Updated ARTIFACT.md with storage format specifications
• Updated CLAUDE.md with API usage examples
• Removed TODO.md (all tasks completed)

Migration Impact

For Rust Users

Breaking: Old Artifact<T> API removed. Update to new enum API:

// Before
let artifact = Artifact::<OciArchive>::from_oci_archive(path)?;

// After
let artifact = Artifact::from_oci_archive(path)?;

For Python Users

Non-Breaking: No code changes needed. Internal implementation updated transparently.

For Existing Artifacts

Non-Breaking: All existing oci-dir artifacts continue to work. No migration required.

Testing

Rust:

• 309 tests passing ✅
• Comprehensive format conversion tests
• All CLI operations tested
• Dataset loader integration tests

Python:

• 93 unit tests + 1 doctest + 37 benchmarks ✅
• All adapter tests passing ✅
• Dual format interoperability tests
• Backward compatibility verified

Performance & Quality

• Clippy clean: Zero warnings
• Memory optimized: Remote variant boxed to reduce enum size (280 → 48 bytes)
• No dead code: Removed duplicate implementations
• Type safe: Compile-time format guarantees removed in favor of runtime flexibility

Cloud Storage Benefits

The oci-archive format provides:

• Single file operations (simpler S3/GCS transfers)
• Atomic transactions (no partial states)
• Cost optimization (fewer API calls)
• Better performance (efficient caching)
• Standard OCI distribution compatibility

Commits Summary

1. Initial dual format support (commits 1-12)
2. Experimental artifact API implementation (commits 13-15)
3. Migration to experimental API (commits 16-18)
4. Promotion to stable API (commits 19-20)
5. Final cleanup (commits 21-22)

Fixes #638