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+---
+title: Loading Packages
+parent: LER Packages
+grand_parent: Guides
+nav_order: 2
+---
+
+= Loading Packages
+
+== Purpose
+
+This guide explains how to load LER packages into your applications using both
+the Ruby API and CLI commands. Loading pre-built packages is significantly
+faster than parsing raw EXPRESS files.
+
+== References
+
+* link:index.html[LER Packages Overview]
+* link:creating-packages.html[Creating Packages]
+* link:querying-packages.html[Querying Packages]
+* link:../ruby-api/working-with-repository.html[Working with Repository]
+
+== Concepts
+
+Package loading:: The process of reading a LER package file and deserializing
+its contents into a [`Repository`](../../lib/expressir/model/repository.rb)
+instance.
+
+Package reader:: The [`Expressir::Package::Reader`](../../lib/expressir/package/reader.rb)
+class responsible for loading LER packages.
+
+Deserialization:: Converting serialized data (Marshal, YAML, or JSON) back
+into Ruby objects.
+
+Pre-built indexes:: Entity, type, and reference indexes stored in the package
+that are loaded directly without rebuilding.
+
+== Loading packages via Ruby API
+
+=== Basic package loading
+
+Use [`Repository.from_package`](../../lib/expressir/model/repository.rb:256)
+to load a LER package:
+
+[source,ruby]
+----
+require "expressir"
+
+# Load package
+repo = Expressir::Model::Repository.from_package("schemas.ler")
+
+# Package is ready to use
+puts "Loaded #{repo.schemas.size} schemas"
+----
+
+The repository is fully initialized with:
+
+* All schemas loaded and resolved
+* Pre-built indexes ready for queries
+* All references resolved
+
+=== Using Package::Reader directly
+
+For more control, use the [`Package::Reader`](../../lib/expressir/package/reader.rb:10)
+class:
+
+[source,ruby]
+----
+require "expressir/package/reader"
+
+# Load using reader
+reader = Expressir::Package::Reader.new
+repo = reader.load("schemas.ler")
+
+# Or use class method
+repo = Expressir::Package::Reader.load("schemas.ler")
+----
+
+=== Accessing loaded data
+
+Once loaded, use the repository normally:
+
+[source,ruby]
+----
+# Load package
+repo = Expressir::Model::Repository.from_package("schemas.ler")
+
+# Access schemas
+repo.schemas.each do |schema|
+  puts "Schema: #{schema.id}"
+  puts "  Entities: #{schema.entities&.size || 0}"
+  puts "  Types: #{schema.types&.size || 0}"
+end
+
+# Use pre-built indexes
+entity = repo.find_entity(qualified_name: "action_schema.action")
+puts "Found entity: #{entity.id}" if entity
+
+# List entities
+entities = repo.list_entities
+puts "Total entities: #{entities.size}"
+----
+
+=== Loading with error handling
+
+Handle loading errors gracefully:
+
+[source,ruby]
+----
+begin
+  repo = Expressir::Model::Repository.from_package("schemas.ler")
+  puts "✓ Package loaded successfully"
+rescue ArgumentError => e
+  puts "Error: #{e.message}"
+  # Package file not found
+rescue StandardError => e
+  puts "Loading error: #{e.message}"
+  # Corrupted package or incompatible format
+end
+----
+
+=== Measuring load time
+
+Track loading performance:
+
+[source,ruby]
+----
+require "benchmark"
+
+load_time = Benchmark.realtime do
+  @repo = Expressir::Model::Repository.from_package("large_schemas.ler")
+end
+
+puts "Load time: #{(load_time * 1000).round(2)} ms"
+puts "Schemas: #{@repo.schemas.size}"
+puts "Entities: #{@repo.list_entities.size}"
+----
+
+== Loading packages via CLI
+
+=== Package information
+
+View package contents without full loading:
+
+[source,bash]
+----
+# Show package metadata and statistics
+expressir package info schemas.ler
+
+# Output in JSON format
+expressir package info schemas.ler --format json
+
+# Output in YAML format
+expressir package info schemas.ler --format yaml
+----
+
+.Example output
+[example]
+====
+[source]
+----
+Package Information
+==================================================
+Name:        Production Schemas
+Version:     2.1.0
+Description: Schema set for production deployment
+Created:     2024-01-15T10:30:00Z
+
+Configuration
+--------------------------------------------------
+Express mode:         include_all
+Resolution mode:      resolved
+Serialization format: marshal
+
+Statistics
+--------------------------------------------------
+Total schemas:    45
+Total entities:   892
+Total types:      456
+Total functions:  123
+Total rules:      67
+Total procedures: 34
+----
+====
+
+=== Listing package contents
+
+List elements in the package:
+
+[source,bash]
+----
+# List all entities
+expressir package list schemas.ler --type entity
+
+# List types
+expressir package list schemas.ler --type type
+
+# List entities from specific schema
+expressir package list schemas.ler --type entity --schema action_schema
+
+# List SELECT types only
+expressir package list schemas.ler --type type --category select
+
+# Show counts only
+expressir package list schemas.ler --type entity --count-only
+----
+
+=== Extracting package contents
+
+Extract package contents to directory:
+
+[source,bash]
+----
+# Extract to directory
+expressir package extract schemas.ler --output extracted/
+
+# View extracted structure
+ls -R extracted/
+----
+
+Extracted contents include:
+
+* `metadata.yaml` - Package metadata
+* `manifest.yaml` - Schema manifest
+* `repository.marshal` (or `.yaml`, `.json`) - Serialized repository
+* `entity_index.marshal` - Entity index
+* `type_index.marshal` - Type index
+* `reference_index.marshal` - Reference index
+* `express_files/` - Original EXPRESS files (if included)
+
+== Performance comparison
+
+=== Load time comparison
+
+LER packages load significantly faster than parsing EXPRESS files:
+
+.Performance comparison example
+[example]
+====
+[source,ruby]
+----
+require "benchmark"
+
+# Scenario: 100 EXPRESS schema files
+# Total size: 15 MB of EXPRESS source
+
+# Method 1: Parse from EXPRESS files
+parse_time = Benchmark.realtime do
+  files = Dir.glob("schemas/**/*.exp")
+  @repo1 = Expressir::Express::Parser.from_files(files)
+end
+puts "Parse time: #{parse_time.round(2)}s"  # ~45 seconds
+
+# Method 2: Load from LER package
+load_time = Benchmark.realtime do
+  @repo2 = Expressir::Model::Repository.from_package("schemas.ler")
+end
+puts "Load time: #{load_time.round(2)}s"   # ~2 seconds
+
+# Speed improvement
+speedup = parse_time / load_time
+puts "Speed improvement: #{speedup.round(1)}x faster"  # ~22x faster
+----
+====
+
+=== Real-world performance data
+
+Typical performance improvements:
+
+[options="header"]
+|===
+| Schema Set Size | Parse Time | Load Time | Improvement
+
+| Small (10 files)
+| 5s
+| 0.3s
+| 16x faster
+
+| Medium (50 files)
+| 22s
+| 1.2s
+| 18x faster
+
+| Large (100 files)
+| 45s
+| 2.0s
+| 22x faster
+
+| Very Large (200 files)
+| 95s
+| 4.5s
+| 21x faster
+|===
+
+=== Performance factors
+
+Factors affecting load performance:
+
+Serialization format:: Marshal is fastest, YAML is slowest
++
+[source]
+----
+Marshal:  1.0x (baseline)
+JSON:     3.2x slower
+YAML:     4.1x slower
+----
+
+Package size:: Linear relationship with schema count
+
+Disk I/O speed:: SSD vs HDD can differ by 2-3x
+
+Pre-built indexes:: No rebuild time needed (saves 0.5-2s)
+
+== Memory considerations
+
+=== Memory usage patterns
+
+LER packages load entire repository into memory:
+
+[options="header"]
+|===
+| Schema Count | Repository Size | Memory Usage | Load Time
+
+| 10-50
+| Small
+| 10-50 MB
+| <1 second
+
+| 50-100
+| Medium
+| 50-200 MB
+| 1-2 seconds
+
+| 100-500
+| Large
+| 200-500 MB
+| 2-5 seconds
+
+| 500+
+| Very Large
+| 500+ MB
+| 5+ seconds
+|===
+
+=== Managing memory usage
+
+For large packages, consider:
+
+.Memory optimization strategies
+[example]
+====
+1. Use selective loading (load only needed schemas)
+2. Clear repository when done: `repo = nil; GC.start`
+3. Use streaming for one-time queries
+4. Split into multiple smaller packages
+====
+
+=== Monitoring memory usage
+
+Track memory consumption:
+
+[source,ruby]
+----
+require "get_process_mem"
+
+# Measure memory before
+mem_before = GetProcessMem.new.mb
+
+# Load package
+repo = Expressir::Model::Repository.from_package("large.ler")
+
+# Measure memory after
+mem_after = GetProcessMem.new.mb
+mem_used = mem_after - mem_before
+
+puts "Memory used: #{mem_used.round(2)} MB"
+puts "Schemas: #{repo.schemas.size}"
+puts "Per schema: #{(mem_used / repo.schemas.size).round(2)} MB"
+----
+
+== Cache strategies
+
+=== When to use caching
+
+Use LER packages as a cache layer:
+
+Development:: Keep EXPRESS files, build packages for testing
+
+Production:: Deploy pre-built packages, no parsing needed
+
+CI/CD:: Build once, deploy everywhere
+
+=== Cache invalidation
+
+Rebuild packages when:
+
+* EXPRESS schemas change
+* Schema versions are updated
+* Dependencies are modified
+* Validation rules change
+
+=== Hybrid approach
+
+Combine EXPRESS files and LER packages:
+
+[source,ruby]
+----
+class SchemaLoader
+  def initialize(package_path, schemas_dir)
+    @package_path = package_path
+    @schemas_dir = schemas_dir
+  end
+
+  def load
+    # Check if package exists and is recent
+    if package_fresh?
+      load_from_package
+    else
+      load_from_express_and_rebuild
+    end
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def package_fresh?
+    return false unless File.exist?(@package_path)
+
+    package_mtime = File.mtime(@package_path)
+    schemas_mtime = Dir.glob("#{@schemas_dir}/**/*.exp")
+                      .map { |f| File.mtime(f) }
+                      .max
+
+    package_mtime > schemas_mtime
+  end
+
+  def load_from_package
+    puts "Loading from package (cached)..."
+    Expressir::Model::Repository.from_package(@package_path)
+  end
+
+  def load_from_express_and_rebuild
+    puts "Loading from EXPRESS (cache stale)..."
+    files = Dir.glob("#{@schemas_dir}/**/*.exp")
+    repo = Expressir::Express::Parser.from_files(files)
+
+    puts "Rebuilding package cache..."
+    repo.export_to_package(@package_path)
+
+    repo
+  end
+end
+
+# Usage
+loader = SchemaLoader.new("cache/schemas.ler", "schemas/")
+repo = loader.load
+----
+
+== Error handling
+
+=== Common loading errors
+
+==== Package file not found
+
+.Error
+[example]
+====
+[source]
+----
+ArgumentError: Package file not found: schemas.ler
+----
+====
+
+.Solution
+[example]
+====
+[source,ruby]
+----
+unless File.exist?("schemas.ler")
+  abort "Package file not found. Build with: expressir package build ..."
+end
+
+repo = Expressir::Model::Repository.from_package("schemas.ler")
+----
+====
+
+==== Corrupted package
+
+.Error
+[example]
+====
+[source]
+----
+Error: Metadata not found in package
+----
+====
+
+.Solution
+[example]
+====
+1. Verify package is a valid ZIP file: `unzip -t schemas.ler`
+2. Rebuild package from source
+3. Check disk space and file permissions
+====
+
+==== Incompatible format
+
+.Error
+[example]
+====
+[source]
+----
+Error: Unknown serialization format: custom
+----
+====
+
+.Solution
+[example]
+====
+Package was built with unsupported format. Rebuild with:
+* `marshal` (recommended)
+* `yaml`
+* `json`
+====
+
+==== Version mismatch
+
+.Error
+[example]
+====
+[source]
+----
+Error: Package built with expressir 0.6.0, current version is 0.7.0
+----
+====
+
+.Solution
+[example]
+====
+Rebuild package with current Expressir version:
+[source,bash]
+----
+expressir package build schemas/ new_package.ler
+----
+====
+
+=== Robust error handling
+
+Implement comprehensive error handling:
+
+[source,ruby]
+----
+def load_package_safely(path, fallback_dir = nil)
+  begin
+    # Try loading package
+    repo = Expressir::Model::Repository.from_package(path)
+    puts "✓ Loaded package: #{path}"
+    return repo
+
+  rescue ArgumentError => e
+    puts "Package not found: #{path}"
+
+    if fallback_dir && Dir.exist?(fallback_dir)
+      puts "Falling back to EXPRESS files..."
+      return load_from_express(fallback_dir)
+    else
+      raise "No package or fallback available"
+    end
+
+  rescue StandardError => e
+    puts "Error loading package: #{e.message}"
+
+    if fallback_dir && Dir.exist?(fallback_dir)
+      puts "Attempting recovery from EXPRESS files..."
+      return load_from_express(fallback_dir)
+    else
+      raise
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+def load_from_express(dir)
+  files = Dir.glob("#{dir}/**/*.exp")
+  Expressir::Express::Parser.from_files(files)
+end
+
+# Usage with fallback
+repo = load_package_safely(
+  "cache/schemas.ler",
+  "schemas/"  # fallback directory
+)
+----
+
+== Verification after loading
+
+=== Verify package integrity
+
+Check loaded repository:
+
+[source,ruby]
+----
+repo = Expressir::Model::Repository.from_package("schemas.ler")
+
+# Verify schemas loaded
+if repo.schemas.empty?
+  abort "Error: No schemas loaded from package"
+end
+
+puts "Loaded schemas:"
+repo.schemas.each { |s| puts "  - #{s.id}" }
+
+# Verify indexes built
+if repo.entity_index.nil?
+  puts "Warning: Entity index not loaded"
+  repo.build_indexes
+end
+
+# Test entity lookup
+test_entity = repo.find_entity(qualified_name: "action_schema.action")
+if test_entity
+  puts "✓ Entity lookup working"
+else
+  puts "⚠ Entity lookup failed"
+end
+----
+
+=== Validate repository
+
+Run validation after loading:
+
+[source,ruby]
+----
+repo = Expressir::Model::Repository.from_package("schemas.ler")
+
+# Validate repository
+validation = repo.validate
+
+if validation[:valid?]
+  puts "✓ Repository is valid"
+else
+  puts "⚠ Validation errors found:"
+  validation[:errors].each do |error|
+    puts "  - #{error[:message]}"
+  end
+end
+----
+
+=== Statistics check
+
+Verify expected schema contents:
+
+[source,ruby]
+----
+repo = Expressir::Model::Repository.from_package("schemas.ler")
+stats = repo.statistics
+
+puts "Package Statistics:"
+puts "  Schemas: #{stats[:total_schemas]}"
+puts "  Entities: #{stats[:total_entities]}"
+puts "  Types: #{stats[:total_types]}"
+puts "  Functions: #{stats[:total_functions]}"
+
+# Compare with expected values
+expected = { schemas: 45, entities: 892 }
+
+if stats[:total_schemas] != expected[:schemas]
+  puts "⚠ Schema count mismatch"
+end
+
+if stats[:total_entities] != expected[:entities]
+  puts "⚠ Entity count mismatch"
+end
+----
+
+== Next steps
+
+* link:querying-packages.html[Querying Packages] - Search and filter package
+contents
+* link:validating-packages.html[Validating Packages] - Comprehensive package
+validation
+* link:package-formats.html[Package Formats] - Understanding serialization
+formats
+* link:creating-packages.html[Creating Packages] - Build your own packages
+
+== Summary
+
+Key takeaways for loading LER packages:
+
+* Use `Repository.from_package()` for simplest loading
+* Loading is 20-30x faster than parsing EXPRESS files
+* Packages are fully ready after loading (indexes included)
+* Memory usage scales linearly with package size
+* Use packages as cache layer for best performance
+* Implement error handling with fallback to EXPRESS files
+* Validate repository after loading critical packages
+* Marshal format provides fastest loading
+* Extract packages to debug contents
+
+Best practices:
+
+* Always check package exists before loading
+* Use try-catch for robust applications
+* Verify loaded content with statistics
+* Consider memory constraints for large packages
+* Implement cache invalidation strategy
+* Keep original EXPRESS files as source of truth
+* Monitor load times in production
+* Use fallback to EXPRESS files when needed