Implement YAML metadata serialization with complete renderer coverage
Add comprehensive context and result metadata serialization framework
with YAML as default format (JSON fallback). Implement fast-path
metadata caching for all 14 weblog renderers to enable efficient
re-rendering without expensive plot regeneration.
Core Serialization Framework:
- Add YAMLMetadataSerializer (default) and JSONMetadataSerializer
- Export result metadata after each pipeline stage (basetask.py)
- Export context metadata via Pipeline.run() (launcher.py)
- Auto-detect format from file extension (.yaml/.yml vs .json)
- Handle serialization failures gracefully with fallback logging
Documentation:
- Complete serialization framework documentation (20+ files)
- Benchmarking suite with scripts and comprehensive guides
- Fast-path renderer documentation with API reference
- Analysis of metadata caching performance characteristics
Testing:
- Add 18 serializer unit tests covering YAML/JSON formats
- Validate timestamp handling, metadata structure, error cases
- Benchmark suite for measuring renderer performance improvements