FileDatabase refactor for normalization and consistency

DeepDrftContent/Controllers/TrackController.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+using DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Models;
+using DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Services;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+
+namespace DeepDrftContent.Controllers;
+
+[ApiController]
+[Route("api/[controller]")]
+public class TrackController : ControllerBase
+{
+    private readonly EntryKey _vaultKey = new("tracks", MediaVaultType.Audio);
+    private readonly FileDatabase.Services.FileDatabase _fileDatabase;
+
+    public TrackController(FileDatabase.Services.FileDatabase fileDatabase)
+    {
+        _fileDatabase = fileDatabase;
+    }
+
+    [HttpGet("{trackId}")]
+    public async Task<ActionResult<AudioBinaryDto>> GetTrack([FromQuery] string trackId)
+    {
+        if (_fileDatabase.GetVault(_vaultKey) is not AudioVault vault) { return NotFound(); }
+        var file = await vault.GetEntryAsync<AudioBinary>(MediaVaultType.Audio, new EntryKey(trackId, MediaVaultType.Audio));
+        if (file == null) { return NotFound(); }
+        return File(file.Buffer, MimeTypeExtensions.GetMimeType(file.Extension));
+    }
+}

DeepDrftContent/FileDatabase/Abstractions/IIndexFactory.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+using DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Models;
+using IndexType = DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Services.IndexType;
+
+namespace DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Abstractions;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Interface for creating index instances
+/// </summary>
+public interface IIndexFactory
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates an index of the specified type
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<IIndex?> CreateIndexAsync(IndexType type, string rootPath);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Loads an existing index of the specified type
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<IIndex?> LoadIndexAsync(IndexType type, string rootPath);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Loads existing index or creates new one if loading fails
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<IIndex?> LoadOrCreateIndexAsync(IndexType type, string rootPath);
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Interface for creating index data objects
+/// </summary>
+public interface IIndexDataFactory
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates index data for serialization
+    /// </summary>
+    object CreateIndexData(IndexType type, IIndex index);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates index instance from data
+    /// </summary>
+    IIndex CreateIndexFromData(IndexType type, object indexData);
+}

DeepDrftContent/FileDatabase/Abstractions/IMediaTypeRegistry.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+using DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Models;
+using DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Services;
+
+namespace DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Abstractions;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Interface for registering media type factories
+/// </summary>
+public interface IMediaTypeRegistry
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Register a factory for a specific media vault type
+    /// </summary>
+    void RegisterMediaType<TBinary, TParams, TDto, TMetaData, TVault>(MediaVaultType vaultType)
+        where TBinary : FileBinary
+        where TParams : FileBinaryParams
+        where TDto : FileBinaryDto
+        where TMetaData : MetaData;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Create a binary object from parameters
+    /// </summary>
+    FileBinary CreateBinary(MediaVaultType vaultType, object parameters);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Create a binary object from DTO
+    /// </summary>
+    FileBinary CreateBinaryFromDto(MediaVaultType vaultType, object dto);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Create a DTO from binary object
+    /// </summary>
+    FileBinaryDto CreateDto(MediaVaultType vaultType, FileBinary binary);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Create metadata from media object
+    /// </summary>
+    MetaData CreateMetaDataFromMedia(MediaVaultType vaultType, string entryKey, string extension, object media);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Create parameters from binary and metadata
+    /// </summary>
+    object CreateParams(MediaVaultType vaultType, FileBinary fileBinary, MetaData metaData);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Create media vault
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<MediaVault?> CreateVaultAsync(MediaVaultType vaultType, string rootPath);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Get the binary type for a vault type
+    /// </summary>
+    Type GetBinaryType(MediaVaultType vaultType);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Get the DTO type for a vault type
+    /// </summary>
+    Type GetDtoType(MediaVaultType vaultType);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Get the parameters type for a vault type
+    /// </summary>
+    Type GetParamsType(MediaVaultType vaultType);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Get the metadata type for a vault type
+    /// </summary>
+    Type GetMetaDataType(MediaVaultType vaultType);
+}

DeepDrftContent/FileDatabase/Models/IIndex.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 namespace DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Models;
 
 /// <summary>
-/// Base interface for all index types
+/// Base interface for all index types - minimal contract
 /// </summary>
 public interface IIndex
 {
@@ -9,7 +9,13 @@ public interface IIndex
     /// Gets the key identifier for this index
     /// </summary>
     string GetKey();
+}
 
+/// <summary>
+/// Interface for indexes that support entry queries
+/// </summary>
+public interface IEntryQueryable : IIndex
+{
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets all entry keys in this index
     /// </summary>
@@ -25,3 +31,30 @@ public interface IIndex
     /// </summary>
     bool HasEntry(EntryKey entryKey);
 }
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Interface for indexes that support directory operations
+/// </summary>
+public interface IDirectoryIndex : IEntryQueryable
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Adds an entry to the directory index
+    /// </summary>
+    void PutEntry(EntryKey entryKey);
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Interface for indexes that support vault operations with metadata
+/// </summary>
+public interface IVaultIndex : IEntryQueryable
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets metadata for a specific entry
+    /// </summary>
+    MetaData? GetEntry(EntryKey entryKey);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Adds an entry with metadata to the vault index
+    /// </summary>
+    void PutEntry(EntryKey entryKey, MetaData metaData);
+}

DeepDrftContent/FileDatabase/Models/IndexData.cs

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class VaultIndexData : IndexData
 /// <summary>
 /// Directory index implementation using StructuralSet for entries
 /// </summary>
-public class DirectoryIndex : IndexData, IIndex
+public class DirectoryIndex : IndexData, IDirectoryIndex
 {
     public StructuralSet<EntryKey> Entries { get; }
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public class DirectoryIndex : IndexData, IIndex
 /// <summary>
 /// Vault index implementation using StructuralMap for entries with metadata
 /// </summary>
-public class VaultIndex : IndexData, IIndex
+public class VaultIndex : IndexData, IVaultIndex
 {
     public StructuralMap<EntryKey, MetaData> Entries { get; }
 

DeepDrftContent/FileDatabase/Models/MediaFactories.cs

@@ -1,37 +1,22 @@
+using DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Abstractions;
+using DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Services;
+
 namespace DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Models;
 
 /// <summary>
-/// Type mappings for media vault types to their corresponding classes
+/// Type mappings for media vault types - simple dictionary-based approach
 /// </summary>
 public static class MediaVaultTypeMap
 {
-    public static Type GetBinaryType(MediaVaultType vaultType) => vaultType switch
-    {
-        MediaVaultType.Media => typeof(MediaBinary),
-        MediaVaultType.Image => typeof(ImageBinary),
-        _ => throw new ArgumentException($"Unknown vault type: {vaultType}")
-    };
+    private static readonly IMediaTypeRegistry _registry = new SimpleMediaTypeRegistry();
 
-    public static Type GetDtoType(MediaVaultType vaultType) => vaultType switch
-    {
-        MediaVaultType.Media => typeof(MediaBinaryDto),
-        MediaVaultType.Image => typeof(ImageBinaryDto),
-        _ => throw new ArgumentException($"Unknown vault type: {vaultType}")
-    };
+    public static Type GetBinaryType(MediaVaultType vaultType) => _registry.GetBinaryType(vaultType);
 
-    public static Type GetParamsType(MediaVaultType vaultType) => vaultType switch
-    {
-        MediaVaultType.Media => typeof(MediaBinaryParams),
-        MediaVaultType.Image => typeof(ImageBinaryParams),
-        _ => throw new ArgumentException($"Unknown vault type: {vaultType}")
-    };
+    public static Type GetDtoType(MediaVaultType vaultType) => _registry.GetDtoType(vaultType);
 
-    public static Type GetMetaDataType(MediaVaultType vaultType) => vaultType switch
-    {
-        MediaVaultType.Media => typeof(MetaData),
-        MediaVaultType.Image => typeof(ImageMetaData),
-        _ => throw new ArgumentException($"Unknown vault type: {vaultType}")
-    };
+    public static Type GetParamsType(MediaVaultType vaultType) => _registry.GetParamsType(vaultType);
+
+    public static Type GetMetaDataType(MediaVaultType vaultType) => _registry.GetMetaDataType(vaultType);
 }
 
 /// <summary>
@@ -39,38 +24,52 @@ public static class MediaVaultTypeMap
 /// </summary>
 public static class MetaDataFactory
 {
-    public static MetaData Create(MediaVaultType type, string entryKey, string extension, double aspectRatio = 1.0)
+    public static MetaData Create(MediaVaultType type, string entryKey, string extension)
     {
         return type switch
         {
             MediaVaultType.Media => new MetaData(entryKey, extension),
-            MediaVaultType.Image => new ImageMetaData(entryKey, extension, aspectRatio),
+            MediaVaultType.Image => throw new ArgumentException("Image metadata requires aspect ratio. Use CreateImageMetaData instead."),
+            MediaVaultType.Audio => throw new ArgumentException("Audio metadata requires duration and bitrate. Use CreateAudioMetaData instead."),
             _ => throw new ArgumentException($"Unknown vault type: {type}")
         };
     }
 
-    public static T Create<T>(MediaVaultType type, string entryKey, string extension, double aspectRatio = 1.0) 
+    public static ImageMetaData CreateImageMetaData(string entryKey, string extension, double aspectRatio)
+    {
+        return new ImageMetaData(entryKey, extension, aspectRatio);
+    }
+
+    public static AudioMetaData CreateAudioMetaData(string entryKey, string extension, double duration, int bitrate)
+    {
+        return new AudioMetaData(entryKey, extension, duration, bitrate);
+    }
+
+    private static readonly IMediaTypeRegistry _metaDataRegistry = new SimpleMediaTypeRegistry();
+
+    public static MetaData CreateFromMedia(MediaVaultType type, string entryKey, string extension, object media)
+    {
+        return _metaDataRegistry.CreateMetaDataFromMedia(type, entryKey, extension, media);
+    }
+
+    public static T Create<T>(MediaVaultType type, string entryKey, string extension) 
         where T : MetaData
     {
-        var metaData = Create(type, entryKey, extension, aspectRatio);
+        var metaData = Create(type, entryKey, extension);
         return (T)metaData;
     }
 }
 
 /// <summary>
-/// Factory for creating media parameter objects
+/// Factory for creating media parameter objects - simple dictionary-based approach
 /// </summary>
 public static class MediaParamsFactory
 {
+    private static readonly IMediaTypeRegistry _registry = new SimpleMediaTypeRegistry();
+
     public static object Create(MediaVaultType type, FileBinary fileBinary, MetaData metaData)
     {
-        return type switch
-        {
-            MediaVaultType.Media => new MediaBinaryParams(fileBinary.Buffer, fileBinary.Size, metaData.Extension),
-            MediaVaultType.Image when metaData is ImageMetaData imageMetaData => 
-                new ImageBinaryParams(fileBinary.Buffer, fileBinary.Size, metaData.Extension, imageMetaData.AspectRatio),
-            _ => throw new ArgumentException($"Invalid vault type {type} or metadata type mismatch")
-        };
+        return _registry.CreateParams(type, fileBinary, metaData);
     }
 
     public static T Create<T>(MediaVaultType type, FileBinary fileBinary, MetaData metaData)
@@ -81,20 +80,15 @@ public static class MediaParamsFactory
 }
 
 /// <summary>
-/// Factory for creating media binary objects from parameters
+/// Factory for creating media binary objects - simple dictionary-based approach
 /// </summary>
 public static class FileBinaryFactory
 {
+    private static readonly IMediaTypeRegistry _registry = new SimpleMediaTypeRegistry();
+
     public static object Create(MediaVaultType vaultType, object parameters)
     {
-        return vaultType switch
-        {
-            MediaVaultType.Media when parameters is MediaBinaryParams mediaParams => 
-                new MediaBinary(mediaParams),
-            MediaVaultType.Image when parameters is ImageBinaryParams imageParams => 
-                new ImageBinary(imageParams),
-            _ => throw new ArgumentException($"Invalid vault type {vaultType} or parameter type mismatch")
-        };
+        return _registry.CreateBinary(vaultType, parameters);
     }
 
     public static T Create<T>(MediaVaultType vaultType, object parameters) where T : FileBinary
@@ -105,14 +99,7 @@ public static class FileBinaryFactory
 
     public static object From(MediaVaultType type, object mediaBinaryDto)
     {
-        return type switch
-        {
-            MediaVaultType.Media when mediaBinaryDto is MediaBinaryDto mediaDto => 
-                MediaBinary.From(mediaDto),
-            MediaVaultType.Image when mediaBinaryDto is ImageBinaryDto imageDto => 
-                ImageBinary.From(imageDto),
-            _ => throw new ArgumentException($"Invalid type {type} or DTO type mismatch")
-        };
+        return _registry.CreateBinaryFromDto(type, mediaBinaryDto);
     }
 
     public static T From<T>(MediaVaultType type, object mediaBinaryDto) where T : FileBinary
@@ -123,20 +110,18 @@ public static class FileBinaryFactory
 }
 
 /// <summary>
-/// Factory for creating DTO objects from media binaries
+/// Factory for creating DTO objects from media binaries - simple dictionary-based approach
 /// </summary>
 public static class FileBinaryDtoFactory
 {
+    private static readonly IMediaTypeRegistry _registry = new SimpleMediaTypeRegistry();
+
     public static object From(MediaVaultType type, object mediaBinary)
     {
-        return type switch
-        {
-            MediaVaultType.Media when mediaBinary is MediaBinary media => 
-                new MediaBinaryDto(media),
-            MediaVaultType.Image when mediaBinary is ImageBinary image => 
-                new ImageBinaryDto(image),
-            _ => throw new ArgumentException($"Invalid type {type} or binary type mismatch")
-        };
+        if (mediaBinary is not FileBinary fileBinary)
+            throw new ArgumentException($"Expected FileBinary but got {mediaBinary.GetType()}");
+
+        return _registry.CreateDto(type, fileBinary);
     }
 
     public static T From<T>(MediaVaultType type, object mediaBinary)

DeepDrftContent/FileDatabase/Models/MediaModels.cs

@@ -140,6 +140,63 @@ public record ImageBinaryDto(string Base64, int Size, string Mime, double Aspect
         imageBinary.AspectRatio) { }
 }
 
+/// <summary>
+/// Parameters for creating an AudioBinary
+/// </summary>
+/// <param name="Buffer">The binary data</param>
+/// <param name="Size">The size of the data in bytes</param>
+/// <param name="Extension">The file extension</param>
+/// <param name="Duration">The duration of the audio in seconds</param>
+/// <param name="Bitrate">The bitrate of the audio in kbps</param>
+public record AudioBinaryParams(byte[] Buffer, int Size, string Extension, double Duration, int Bitrate) 
+    : MediaBinaryParams(Buffer, Size, Extension);
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Audio binary with duration and bitrate information
+/// </summary>
+public class AudioBinary : MediaBinary
+{
+    public double Duration { get; }
+    public int Bitrate { get; }
+
+    public AudioBinary(AudioBinaryParams parameters) : base(parameters)
+    {
+        Duration = parameters.Duration;
+        Bitrate = parameters.Bitrate;
+    }
+
+    public static AudioBinary From(AudioBinaryDto dto)
+    {
+        var buffer = Convert.FromBase64String(dto.Base64);
+        var extension = GetExtensionType(dto.Mime);
+        return new AudioBinary(new AudioBinaryParams(buffer, dto.Size, extension, dto.Duration, dto.Bitrate));
+    }
+
+    private static string GetExtensionType(string mime)
+    {
+        return MimeTypeExtensions.GetExtension(mime);
+    }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// DTO for AudioBinary serialization
+/// </summary>
+/// <param name="Base64">Base64 encoded binary data</param>
+/// <param name="Size">Size of the original data</param>
+/// <param name="Mime">MIME type of the media</param>
+/// <param name="Duration">The duration of the audio in seconds</param>
+/// <param name="Bitrate">The bitrate of the audio in kbps</param>
+public record AudioBinaryDto(string Base64, int Size, string Mime, double Duration, int Bitrate) 
+    : MediaBinaryDto(Base64, Size, Mime)
+{
+    public AudioBinaryDto(AudioBinary audioBinary) : this(
+        Convert.ToBase64String(audioBinary.Buffer),
+        audioBinary.Size,
+        MimeTypeExtensions.GetMimeType(audioBinary.Extension),
+        audioBinary.Duration,
+        audioBinary.Bitrate) { }
+}
+
 /// <summary>
 /// Utility class for MIME type and extension conversions
 /// </summary>
@@ -153,7 +210,13 @@ public static class MimeTypeExtensions
         { ".gif", "image/gif" },
         { ".webp", "image/webp" },
         { ".svg", "image/svg+xml" },
-        { ".bmp", "image/bmp" }
+        { ".bmp", "image/bmp" },
+        { ".mp3", "audio/mpeg" },
+        { ".wav", "audio/wav" },
+        { ".flac", "audio/flac" },
+        { ".aac", "audio/aac" },
+        { ".ogg", "audio/ogg" },
+        { ".m4a", "audio/mp4" }
     };
 
     private static readonly Dictionary<string, string> Extensions = new()
@@ -163,7 +226,13 @@ public static class MimeTypeExtensions
         { "image/gif", ".gif" },
         { "image/webp", ".webp" },
         { "image/svg+xml", ".svg" },
-        { "image/bmp", ".bmp" }
+        { "image/bmp", ".bmp" },
+        { "audio/mpeg", ".mp3" },
+        { "audio/wav", ".wav" },
+        { "audio/flac", ".flac" },
+        { "audio/aac", ".aac" },
+        { "audio/ogg", ".ogg" },
+        { "audio/mp4", ".m4a" }
     };
 
     public static string GetMimeType(string extension)

DeepDrftContent/FileDatabase/Models/MediaVaultType.cs

@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ namespace DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Models;
 public enum MediaVaultType
 {
     Media,
-    Image
+    Image,
+    Audio
 }

DeepDrftContent/FileDatabase/Models/MetaData.cs

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ namespace DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Models;
 [JsonPolymorphic(TypeDiscriminatorPropertyName = "$type")]
 [JsonDerivedType(typeof(MetaData), typeDiscriminator: "media")]
 [JsonDerivedType(typeof(ImageMetaData), typeDiscriminator: "image")]
+[JsonDerivedType(typeof(AudioMetaData), typeDiscriminator: "audio")]
 public record MetaData(string MediaKey, string Extension);
 
 /// <summary>
@@ -20,3 +21,13 @@ public record MetaData(string MediaKey, string Extension);
 /// <param name="AspectRatio">The aspect ratio of the image</param>
 public record ImageMetaData(string MediaKey, string Extension, double AspectRatio) 
     : MetaData(MediaKey, Extension);
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Extended metadata for audio entries, including duration and bitrate
+/// </summary>
+/// <param name="MediaKey">The key used to identify the media file</param>
+/// <param name="Extension">The file extension of the media</param>
+/// <param name="Duration">The duration of the audio in seconds</param>
+/// <param name="Bitrate">The bitrate of the audio in kbps</param>
+public record AudioMetaData(string MediaKey, string Extension, double Duration, int Bitrate) 
+    : MetaData(MediaKey, Extension);

DeepDrftContent/FileDatabase/Services/FileDatabase.cs

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class FileDatabase : DirectoryIndexDirectory
     private async Task InitVaultAsync(EntryKey vaultKey)
     {
         var path = Path.Combine(RootPath, vaultKey.Key);
-        var directoryVault = await ImageDirectoryVault.FromAsync(path);
+        var directoryVault = await MediaVaultFactory.From(path, vaultKey.Type);
 
         if (directoryVault != null)
         {
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class FileDatabase : DirectoryIndexDirectory
         try
         {
             var path = Path.Combine(RootPath, vaultKey.Key);
-            var directoryVault = await ImageDirectoryVault.FromAsync(path);
+            var directoryVault = await MediaVaultFactory.From(path, vaultKey.Type);
 
             if (directoryVault != null)
             {
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ public class FileDatabase : DirectoryIndexDirectory
         }
         catch
         {
-            // Re-throw to maintain the same error behavior as TypeScript version
             throw;
         }
     }

DeepDrftContent/FileDatabase/Services/IndexFactoryService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+using DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Abstractions;
+using DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Models;
+using DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Utils;
+using IndexType = DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Services.IndexType;
+
+namespace DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Services;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Factory service for creating and managing indexes
+/// </summary>
+public class IndexFactoryService : IIndexFactory, IIndexDataFactory
+{
+    private readonly Dictionary<IndexType, Func<string, IIndex>> _indexCreators;
+    private readonly Dictionary<IndexType, Func<object, IIndex>> _indexFromDataCreators;
+    private readonly Dictionary<IndexType, Func<IIndex, object>> _indexDataCreators;
+
+    public IndexFactoryService()
+    {
+        _indexCreators = new Dictionary<IndexType, Func<string, IIndex>>
+        {
+            { IndexType.Directory, rootPath => new DirectoryIndex(new DirectoryIndexData(Path.GetFileName(rootPath))) },
+            { IndexType.Vault, rootPath => new VaultIndex(new VaultIndexData(Path.GetFileName(rootPath))) }
+        };
+
+        _indexFromDataCreators = new Dictionary<IndexType, Func<object, IIndex>>
+        {
+            { IndexType.Directory, data => new DirectoryIndex((DirectoryIndexData)data) },
+            { IndexType.Vault, data => new VaultIndex((VaultIndexData)data) }
+        };
+
+        _indexDataCreators = new Dictionary<IndexType, Func<IIndex, object>>
+        {
+            { IndexType.Directory, index => DirectoryIndexData.FromIndex((DirectoryIndex)index) },
+            { IndexType.Vault, index => VaultIndexData.FromIndex((VaultIndex)index) }
+        };
+    }
+
+    public async Task<IIndex?> CreateIndexAsync(IndexType type, string rootPath)
+    {
+        if (!_indexCreators.TryGetValue(type, out var creator))
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException($"Unknown index type: {type}");
+        }
+
+        var index = creator(rootPath);
+        
+        // Ensure directory exists and save the index
+        await FileUtils.MakeVaultDirectoryAsync(rootPath);
+        await SaveIndexAsync(rootPath, type, index);
+
+        return index;
+    }
+
+    public async Task<IIndex?> LoadIndexAsync(IndexType type, string rootPath)
+    {
+        if (!_indexFromDataCreators.TryGetValue(type, out var creator))
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException($"Unknown index type: {type}");
+        }
+
+        var indexPath = Path.Combine(rootPath, "index");
+        
+        object indexData = type switch
+        {
+            IndexType.Directory => await FileUtils.FetchObjectAsync<DirectoryIndexData>(indexPath),
+            IndexType.Vault => await FileUtils.FetchObjectAsync<VaultIndexData>(indexPath),
+            _ => throw new ArgumentException($"Unknown index type: {type}")
+        };
+
+        return creator(indexData);
+    }
+
+    public async Task<IIndex?> LoadOrCreateIndexAsync(IndexType type, string rootPath)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            return await LoadIndexAsync(type, rootPath);
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            return await CreateIndexAsync(type, rootPath);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public object CreateIndexData(IndexType type, IIndex index)
+    {
+        if (!_indexDataCreators.TryGetValue(type, out var creator))
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException($"Unknown index type: {type}");
+        }
+
+        return creator(index);
+    }
+
+    public IIndex CreateIndexFromData(IndexType type, object indexData)
+    {
+        if (!_indexFromDataCreators.TryGetValue(type, out var creator))
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException($"Unknown index type: {type}");
+        }
+
+        return creator(indexData);
+    }
+
+    private async Task SaveIndexAsync(string rootPath, IndexType type, IIndex index)
+    {
+        var indexPath = Path.Combine(rootPath, "index");
+        var indexData = CreateIndexData(type, index);
+        await FileUtils.PutObjectAsync(indexPath, indexData);
+    }
+}

DeepDrftContent/FileDatabase/Services/IndexSystem.cs

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Abstractions;
 using DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Models;
 using DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Utils;
 
@@ -19,11 +20,13 @@ public abstract class AbstractIndexContainer
 {
     protected IndexType Type { get; }
     public string RootPath { get; }
+    private readonly IIndexDataFactory _indexDataFactory;
 
-    protected AbstractIndexContainer(string path, IndexType type)
+    protected AbstractIndexContainer(string path, IndexType type, IIndexDataFactory? indexDataFactory = null)
     {
         RootPath = path;
         Type = type;
+        _indexDataFactory = indexDataFactory ?? new IndexFactoryService();
     }
 
     public string GetKey() => Path.GetFileName(RootPath);
@@ -31,78 +34,30 @@ public abstract class AbstractIndexContainer
     protected async Task SaveIndexAsync<T>(T index) where T : IIndex
     {
         var indexPath = Path.Combine(RootPath, "index");
-        
-        object indexData = Type switch
-        {
-            IndexType.Directory when index is DirectoryIndex dirIndex => DirectoryIndexData.FromIndex(dirIndex),
-            IndexType.Vault when index is VaultIndex vaultIndex => VaultIndexData.FromIndex(vaultIndex),
-            _ => throw new ArgumentException($"Invalid index type {Type} for index {typeof(T)}")
-        };
-
+        var indexData = _indexDataFactory.CreateIndexData(Type, index);
         await FileUtils.PutObjectAsync(indexPath, indexData);
     }
 }
 
 /// <summary>
-/// Factory for creating and loading indexes
+/// Factory for creating and loading indexes - delegates to IIndexFactory
 /// </summary>
 public class IndexFactory : AbstractIndexContainer
 {
-    public IndexFactory(string path, IndexType type) : base(path, type) { }
+    private readonly IIndexFactory _factoryService;
+
+    public IndexFactory(string path, IndexType type, IIndexFactory? factoryService = null, IIndexDataFactory? indexDataFactory = null) 
+        : base(path, type, indexDataFactory) 
+    {
+        _factoryService = factoryService ?? new IndexFactoryService();
+    }
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Builds an index by loading existing or creating new
     /// </summary>
     public async Task<IIndex?> BuildIndexAsync()
     {
-        try
-        {
-            return await LoadOrCreateIndexAsync();
-        }
-        catch
-        {
-            return null;
-        }
-    }
-
-    private async Task<IIndex?> LoadOrCreateIndexAsync()
-    {
-        try
-        {
-            return await LoadIndexAsync();
-        }
-        catch
-        {
-            return await CreateIndexAsync();
-        }
-    }
-
-    private async Task<IIndex?> LoadIndexAsync()
-    {
-        var indexPath = Path.Combine(RootPath, "index");
-        
-        IIndex result = Type switch
-        {
-            IndexType.Directory => new DirectoryIndex(await FileUtils.FetchObjectAsync<DirectoryIndexData>(indexPath)),
-            IndexType.Vault => new VaultIndex(await FileUtils.FetchObjectAsync<VaultIndexData>(indexPath)),
-            _ => throw new ArgumentException($"Unknown index type: {Type}")
-        };
-        return result;
-    }
-
-    private async Task<IIndex?> CreateIndexAsync()
-    {
-        IIndex index = Type switch
-        {
-            IndexType.Directory => new DirectoryIndex(new DirectoryIndexData(RootPath)),
-            IndexType.Vault => new VaultIndex(new VaultIndexData(RootPath)),
-            _ => throw new ArgumentException($"Unknown index type: {Type}")
-        };
-
-        await FileUtils.MakeVaultDirectoryAsync(RootPath);
-        await SaveIndexAsync(index);
-
-        return index;
+        return await _factoryService.LoadOrCreateIndexAsync(Type, RootPath);
     }
 }
 
@@ -111,9 +66,10 @@ public class IndexFactory : AbstractIndexContainer
 /// </summary>
 public abstract class IndexDirectory : AbstractIndexContainer
 {
-    protected IIndex Index { get; }
+    protected IEntryQueryable Index { get; }
 
-    protected IndexDirectory(string rootPath, IndexType type, IIndex index) : base(rootPath, type)
+    protected IndexDirectory(string rootPath, IndexType type, IEntryQueryable index, IIndexDataFactory? indexDataFactory = null) 
+        : base(rootPath, type, indexDataFactory)
     {
         Index = index;
     }
@@ -130,16 +86,18 @@ public abstract class IndexDirectory : AbstractIndexContainer
 /// </summary>
 public class DirectoryIndexDirectory : IndexDirectory
 {
-    public DirectoryIndexDirectory(string rootPath, DirectoryIndex index) 
-        : base(rootPath, IndexType.Directory, index) { }
+    private readonly IDirectoryIndex _directoryIndex;
+
+    public DirectoryIndexDirectory(string rootPath, IDirectoryIndex index, IIndexDataFactory? indexDataFactory = null) 
+        : base(rootPath, IndexType.Directory, index, indexDataFactory) 
+    {
+        _directoryIndex = index;
+    }
 
     protected async Task AddToIndexAsync(EntryKey entryKey)
     {
-        if (Index is DirectoryIndex dirIndex)
-        {
-            dirIndex.PutEntry(entryKey);
-            await SaveIndexAsync(dirIndex);
-        }
+        _directoryIndex.PutEntry(entryKey);
+        await SaveIndexAsync(_directoryIndex);
     }
 }
 
@@ -148,15 +106,17 @@ public class DirectoryIndexDirectory : IndexDirectory
 /// </summary>
 public class VaultIndexDirectory : IndexDirectory
 {
-    public VaultIndexDirectory(string rootPath, VaultIndex index) 
-        : base(rootPath, IndexType.Vault, index) { }
+    private readonly IVaultIndex _vaultIndex;
+
+    public VaultIndexDirectory(string rootPath, IVaultIndex index, IIndexDataFactory? indexDataFactory = null) 
+        : base(rootPath, IndexType.Vault, index, indexDataFactory) 
+    {
+        _vaultIndex = index;
+    }
 
     protected async Task AddToIndexAsync(EntryKey entryKey, MetaData metaData)
     {
-        if (Index is VaultIndex vaultIndex)
-        {
-            vaultIndex.PutEntry(entryKey, metaData);
-            await SaveIndexAsync(vaultIndex);
-        }
+        _vaultIndex.PutEntry(entryKey, metaData);
+        await SaveIndexAsync(_vaultIndex);
     }
 }

DeepDrftContent/FileDatabase/Services/MediaVault.cs

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public abstract class MediaVault : VaultIndexDirectory
         var (buffer, extension) = ExtractMediaProperties(media);
         
         var mediaPath = GetMediaPathFromEntryKey(entryKey.Key, extension);
-        var metaData = MetaDataFactory.Create(vaultType, entryKey.Key, extension, GetAspectRatio(media));
+        var metaData = MetaDataFactory.CreateFromMedia(vaultType, entryKey.Key, extension, media);
         
         await AddToIndexAsync(entryKey, metaData);
         await FileUtils.PutFileAsync(mediaPath, buffer);
@@ -86,42 +86,51 @@ public abstract class MediaVault : VaultIndexDirectory
         return media switch
         {
             ImageBinary imageBinary => (imageBinary.Buffer, imageBinary.Extension),
+            AudioBinary audioBinary => (audioBinary.Buffer, audioBinary.Extension),
             MediaBinary mediaBinary => (mediaBinary.Buffer, mediaBinary.Extension),
             _ => throw new ArgumentException($"Unsupported media type: {media.GetType()}")
         };
     }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Extracts aspect ratio from media object if it's an image
-    /// </summary>
-    private static double GetAspectRatio(object media)
-    {
-        return media is ImageBinary imageBinary ? imageBinary.AspectRatio : 1.0;
-    }
 }
 
 /// <summary>
 /// Concrete implementation of MediaVault for image storage
 /// </summary>
-public class ImageDirectoryVault : MediaVault
+public class ImageVault : MediaVault
 {
-    private ImageDirectoryVault(string rootPath, VaultIndex index) : base(rootPath, index) { }
+    private ImageVault(string rootPath, VaultIndex index) : base(rootPath, index) { }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Factory method to create an ImageDirectoryVault instance
+    /// Factory method to create an ImageVault instance
     /// </summary>
-    public static async Task<ImageDirectoryVault?> FromAsync(string rootPath)
+    public static async Task<ImageVault?> FromAsync(string rootPath)
     {
         var factory = new IndexFactory(rootPath, IndexType.Vault);
         var index = await factory.BuildIndexAsync();
 
         if (index is VaultIndex vaultIndex)
         {
-            return new ImageDirectoryVault(rootPath, vaultIndex);
+            return new ImageVault(rootPath, vaultIndex);
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+}
+
+public class AudioVault : MediaVault
+{
+    private AudioVault(string rootPath, VaultIndex index) : base(rootPath, index) { }
+    
+    public static async Task<AudioVault?> FromAsync(string rootPath)
+    {
+        var factory = new IndexFactory(rootPath, IndexType.Vault);
+        var index = await factory.BuildIndexAsync();
+
+        if (index is VaultIndex vaultIndex)
+        {
+            return new AudioVault(rootPath, vaultIndex);
         }
 
         return null;
     }
-
-
 }

DeepDrftContent/FileDatabase/Services/MediaVaultFactory.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+using DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Abstractions;
+using DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Models;
+
+namespace DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Services;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Factory for creating media vaults - simple dictionary-based approach
+/// </summary>
+public static class MediaVaultFactory
+{
+    private static readonly IMediaTypeRegistry _registry = new SimpleMediaTypeRegistry();
+
+    public static async Task<MediaVault?> From(string rootPath, MediaVaultType mediaType)
+    {
+        return await _registry.CreateVaultAsync(mediaType, rootPath);
+    }
+}

DeepDrftContent/FileDatabase/Services/SimpleMediaTypeRegistry.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+using DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Abstractions;
+using DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Models;
+
+namespace DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Services;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Simple dictionary-based registry for media type factories
+/// </summary>
+public class SimpleMediaTypeRegistry : IMediaTypeRegistry
+{
+    private readonly Dictionary<MediaVaultType, Func<object, FileBinary>> _binaryFactories = new();
+    private readonly Dictionary<MediaVaultType, Func<object, FileBinary>> _binaryFromDtoFactories = new();
+    private readonly Dictionary<MediaVaultType, Func<FileBinary, FileBinaryDto>> _dtoFactories = new();
+    private readonly Dictionary<MediaVaultType, Func<string, string, object, MetaData>> _metaDataFromMediaFactories = new();
+    private readonly Dictionary<MediaVaultType, Func<FileBinary, MetaData, object>> _paramsFactories = new();
+    private readonly Dictionary<MediaVaultType, Func<string, Task<MediaVault?>>> _vaultFactories = new();
+    private readonly Dictionary<MediaVaultType, Type> _binaryTypes = new();
+    private readonly Dictionary<MediaVaultType, Type> _dtoTypes = new();
+    private readonly Dictionary<MediaVaultType, Type> _paramsTypes = new();
+    private readonly Dictionary<MediaVaultType, Type> _metaDataTypes = new();
+
+    public SimpleMediaTypeRegistry()
+    {
+        // Clean one-line registrations with generics - no reflection!
+        RegisterType<MediaBinary, MediaBinaryParams, MediaBinaryDto, MetaData>(
+            MediaVaultType.Media,
+            p => new MediaBinary(p),
+            dto => MediaBinary.From(dto),
+            binary => new MediaBinaryDto(binary),
+            (key, ext, _) => new MetaData(key, ext),
+            (binary, meta) => new MediaBinaryParams(binary.Buffer, binary.Size, meta.Extension));
+
+        RegisterType<ImageBinary, ImageBinaryParams, ImageBinaryDto, ImageMetaData>(
+            MediaVaultType.Image,
+            p => new ImageBinary(p),
+            dto => ImageBinary.From(dto),
+            binary => new ImageBinaryDto(binary),
+            (key, ext, media) => media is ImageBinary img ? new ImageMetaData(key, ext, img.AspectRatio) : new MetaData(key, ext),
+            (binary, meta) => meta is ImageMetaData imgMeta 
+                ? new ImageBinaryParams(binary.Buffer, binary.Size, meta.Extension, imgMeta.AspectRatio)
+                : throw new ArgumentException("ImageBinary requires ImageMetaData"),
+            async path => await ImageVault.FromAsync(path));
+
+        RegisterType<AudioBinary, AudioBinaryParams, AudioBinaryDto, AudioMetaData>(
+            MediaVaultType.Audio,
+            p => new AudioBinary(p),
+            dto => AudioBinary.From(dto),
+            binary => new AudioBinaryDto(binary),
+            (key, ext, media) => media is AudioBinary audio ? new AudioMetaData(key, ext, audio.Duration, audio.Bitrate) : new MetaData(key, ext),
+            (binary, meta) => meta is AudioMetaData audioMeta
+                ? new AudioBinaryParams(binary.Buffer, binary.Size, meta.Extension, audioMeta.Duration, audioMeta.Bitrate)
+                : throw new ArgumentException("AudioBinary requires AudioMetaData"),
+            async path => await AudioVault.FromAsync(path));
+    }
+
+    private void RegisterType<TBinary, TParams, TDto, TMetaData>(
+        MediaVaultType vaultType,
+        Func<TParams, TBinary> binaryFactory,
+        Func<TDto, TBinary> binaryFromDtoFactory,
+        Func<TBinary, TDto> dtoFactory,
+        Func<string, string, object, MetaData> metaDataFactory,
+        Func<FileBinary, MetaData, object> paramsFactory,
+        Func<string, Task<MediaVault?>>? vaultFactory = null)
+        where TBinary : FileBinary
+        where TParams : FileBinaryParams
+        where TDto : FileBinaryDto
+        where TMetaData : MetaData
+    {
+        _binaryFactories[vaultType] = p => binaryFactory((TParams)p);
+        _binaryFromDtoFactories[vaultType] = dto => binaryFromDtoFactory((TDto)dto);
+        _dtoFactories[vaultType] = binary => dtoFactory((TBinary)binary);
+        _metaDataFromMediaFactories[vaultType] = metaDataFactory;
+        _paramsFactories[vaultType] = paramsFactory;
+        _binaryTypes[vaultType] = typeof(TBinary);
+        _dtoTypes[vaultType] = typeof(TDto);
+        _paramsTypes[vaultType] = typeof(TParams);
+        _metaDataTypes[vaultType] = typeof(TMetaData);
+        
+        if (vaultFactory != null)
+            _vaultFactories[vaultType] = vaultFactory;
+    }
+
+    // Public interface implementation - allows external registration
+    public void RegisterMediaType<TBinary, TParams, TDto, TMetaData, TVault>(MediaVaultType vaultType)
+        where TBinary : FileBinary
+        where TParams : FileBinaryParams
+        where TDto : FileBinaryDto
+        where TMetaData : MetaData
+    {
+        // For now, we can't auto-generate the factories without reflection
+        // This would need to be implemented if external registration is needed
+        throw new NotImplementedException("Use RegisterType method for internal registration. External registration not yet implemented.");
+    }
+
+
+    public FileBinary CreateBinary(MediaVaultType vaultType, object parameters)
+    {
+        return _binaryFactories.TryGetValue(vaultType, out var factory) 
+            ? factory(parameters)
+            : throw new ArgumentException($"Unknown vault type: {vaultType}");
+    }
+
+    public FileBinary CreateBinaryFromDto(MediaVaultType vaultType, object dto)
+    {
+        return _binaryFromDtoFactories.TryGetValue(vaultType, out var factory)
+            ? factory(dto)
+            : throw new ArgumentException($"Unknown vault type: {vaultType}");
+    }
+
+    public FileBinaryDto CreateDto(MediaVaultType vaultType, FileBinary binary)
+    {
+        return _dtoFactories.TryGetValue(vaultType, out var factory)
+            ? factory(binary)
+            : throw new ArgumentException($"Unknown vault type: {vaultType}");
+    }
+
+    public MetaData CreateMetaDataFromMedia(MediaVaultType vaultType, string entryKey, string extension, object media)
+    {
+        return _metaDataFromMediaFactories.TryGetValue(vaultType, out var factory)
+            ? factory(entryKey, extension, media)
+            : throw new ArgumentException($"Unknown vault type: {vaultType}");
+    }
+
+    public object CreateParams(MediaVaultType vaultType, FileBinary fileBinary, MetaData metaData)
+    {
+        return _paramsFactories.TryGetValue(vaultType, out var factory)
+            ? factory(fileBinary, metaData)
+            : throw new ArgumentException($"Unknown vault type: {vaultType}");
+    }
+
+    public async Task<MediaVault?> CreateVaultAsync(MediaVaultType vaultType, string rootPath)
+    {
+        return _vaultFactories.TryGetValue(vaultType, out var factory)
+            ? await factory(rootPath)
+            : null;
+    }
+
+    public Type GetBinaryType(MediaVaultType vaultType) => 
+        _binaryTypes.TryGetValue(vaultType, out var type) ? type : throw new ArgumentException($"Unknown vault type: {vaultType}");
+
+    public Type GetDtoType(MediaVaultType vaultType) => 
+        _dtoTypes.TryGetValue(vaultType, out var type) ? type : throw new ArgumentException($"Unknown vault type: {vaultType}");
+
+    public Type GetParamsType(MediaVaultType vaultType) => 
+        _paramsTypes.TryGetValue(vaultType, out var type) ? type : throw new ArgumentException($"Unknown vault type: {vaultType}");
+
+    public Type GetMetaDataType(MediaVaultType vaultType) => 
+        _metaDataTypes.TryGetValue(vaultType, out var type) ? type : throw new ArgumentException($"Unknown vault type: {vaultType}");
+}

DeepDrftContent/FileDatabase/Utils/StructuralMap.cs

@@ -6,25 +6,43 @@ namespace DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Utils;
 /// <summary>
 /// A map implementation that uses structural equality for keys by serializing them to JSON.
 /// This provides the same behavior as the TypeScript StructuralMap.
+/// Optimized with caching to avoid repeated serialization.
 /// </summary>
 /// <typeparam name="TKey">The key type</typeparam>
 /// <typeparam name="TValue">The value type</typeparam>
-public class StructuralMap<TKey, TValue> : IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>>
+public class StructuralMap<TKey, TValue> : IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>> where TKey : notnull
 {
     private readonly Dictionary<string, KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>> _innerMap = new();
+    private readonly Dictionary<TKey, string> _keyStringCache = new();
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Converts a key to its string representation for structural comparison
+    /// Uses caching to avoid expensive serialization on repeated lookups
     /// </summary>
     private string GetKeyString(TKey key)
     {
-        return key switch
+        if (key == null) return "null";
+        
+        // For reference types, use cache to avoid repeated serialization
+        if (!typeof(TKey).IsValueType && _keyStringCache.TryGetValue(key, out var cached))
+        {
+            return cached;
+        }
+
+        var keyString = key switch
         {
-            null => "null",
             string s => s,
             int or long or float or double or decimal => key.ToString()!,
             _ => JsonSerializer.Serialize(key)
         };
+
+        // Cache for reference types only (value types are cheap to convert)
+        if (!typeof(TKey).IsValueType)
+        {
+            _keyStringCache[key] = keyString;
+        }
+
+        return keyString;
     }
 
     /// <summary>

DeepDrftContent/FileDatabase/Utils/StructuralSet.cs

@@ -6,24 +6,42 @@ namespace DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Utils;
 /// <summary>
 /// A set implementation that uses structural equality for values by serializing them to JSON.
 /// This provides the same behavior as the TypeScript StructuralSet.
+/// Optimized with caching to avoid repeated serialization.
 /// </summary>
 /// <typeparam name="T">The value type</typeparam>
-public class StructuralSet<T> : IEnumerable<T>
+public class StructuralSet<T> : IEnumerable<T> where T : notnull
 {
     private readonly Dictionary<string, T> _innerMap = new();
+    private readonly Dictionary<T, string> _valueStringCache = new();
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Converts a value to its string representation for structural comparison
+    /// Uses caching to avoid expensive serialization on repeated lookups
     /// </summary>
     private string GetValueString(T value)
     {
-        return value switch
+        if (value == null) return "null";
+        
+        // For reference types, use cache to avoid repeated serialization
+        if (!typeof(T).IsValueType && _valueStringCache.TryGetValue(value, out var cached))
+        {
+            return cached;
+        }
+
+        var valueString = value switch
         {
-            null => "null",
             string s => s,
             int or long or float or double or decimal => value.ToString()!,
             _ => JsonSerializer.Serialize(value)
         };
+
+        // Cache for reference types only (value types are cheap to convert)
+        if (!typeof(T).IsValueType)
+        {
+            _valueStringCache[value] = valueString;
+        }
+
+        return valueString;
     }
 
     /// <summary>

DeepDrftContent/Startup.cs

@@ -1,18 +1,31 @@
+using DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Models;
+using DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Services;
 using DeepDrftContent.Models;
 
 namespace DeepDrftContent
 {
     public static class Startup
     {
-        public static void ConfigureDomainServices(WebApplicationBuilder builder)
+        public static async Task ConfigureDomainServices(WebApplicationBuilder builder)
         {
             // File Database
             builder.Configuration.AddJsonFile("environment/filedatabase.json", optional: false, reloadOnChange: true);
             var fileDatabaseSettings = builder.Configuration.GetSection(nameof(FileDatabaseSettings)).Get<FileDatabaseSettings>();
             if (fileDatabaseSettings is null) { throw new Exception("File database settings are not configured"); }
-            builder.Services.AddSingleton(
-                    FileDatabase.Services.FileDatabase.FromAsync(
-                        fileDatabaseSettings.VaultPath));
+
+            var fileDatabase = await FileDatabase.Services.FileDatabase.FromAsync(fileDatabaseSettings.VaultPath);
+            if (fileDatabase is null) { throw new Exception("Unable to initialize file database"); } 
+            builder.Services.AddSingleton(fileDatabase);
+            await InitializeTrackVault(fileDatabase);
+        }
+
+        private static async Task InitializeTrackVault(FileDatabase.Services.FileDatabase fileDatabase)
+        {
+            var vaultKey = new EntryKey("tracks", MediaVaultType.Audio);
+            if (!fileDatabase.HasVault(vaultKey))
+            {
+                await fileDatabase.CreateVaultAsync(vaultKey);
+            }
         }
     }
 }

DeepDrftTests/IndexSystemTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,605 @@
+using DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Abstractions;
+using DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Models;
+using DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Services;
+using DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Utils;
+
+namespace DeepDrftTests;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// SOLID, DRY tests for IndexSystem components
+/// Follows Single Responsibility: Each test class tests one concern
+/// Follows DRY: Shared setup and helper methods
+/// </summary>
+[TestFixture]
+public class IndexSystemTests
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Base test class for index-related tests - DRY principle
+    /// </summary>
+    public abstract class IndexTestBase
+    {
+        protected string TestDirectory { get; private set; } = null!;
+        protected string IndexPath => Path.Combine(TestDirectory, "index");
+
+        [SetUp]
+        public virtual void SetUp()
+        {
+            TestDirectory = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), "DeepDrftTests", "IndexSystem", Guid.NewGuid().ToString());
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(TestDirectory);
+        }
+
+        [TearDown]
+        public virtual void TearDown()
+        {
+            if (Directory.Exists(TestDirectory))
+            {
+                try { Directory.Delete(TestDirectory, true); } catch { /* Ignore cleanup errors */ }
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Helper method to create test entry keys - DRY principle
+        /// </summary>
+        protected static EntryKey CreateTestEntryKey(string key, MediaVaultType type = MediaVaultType.Image)
+            => new(key, type);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Helper method to create test metadata - DRY principle
+        /// </summary>
+        protected static MetaData CreateTestMetaData(string key, string extension = ".png")
+            => new(key, extension);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Tests for IndexFactoryService - Single Responsibility Principle
+    /// </summary>
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class IndexFactoryServiceTests : IndexTestBase
+    {
+        private IndexFactoryService _factory = null!;
+
+        [SetUp]
+        public override void SetUp()
+        {
+            base.SetUp();
+            _factory = new IndexFactoryService();
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task CreateIndexAsync_DirectoryType_CreatesDirectoryIndex()
+        {
+            // Act
+            var index = await _factory.CreateIndexAsync(IndexType.Directory, TestDirectory);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(index, Is.Not.Null, "Index should be created");
+            Assert.That(index, Is.TypeOf<DirectoryIndex>(), "Should create DirectoryIndex");
+            Assert.That(File.Exists(IndexPath), Is.True, "Index file should be created");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task CreateIndexAsync_VaultType_CreatesVaultIndex()
+        {
+            // Act
+            var index = await _factory.CreateIndexAsync(IndexType.Vault, TestDirectory);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(index, Is.Not.Null, "Index should be created");
+            Assert.That(index, Is.TypeOf<VaultIndex>(), "Should create VaultIndex");
+            Assert.That(File.Exists(IndexPath), Is.True, "Index file should be created");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void CreateIndexAsync_InvalidType_ThrowsArgumentException()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var invalidType = (IndexType)999;
+
+            // Act & Assert
+            Assert.ThrowsAsync<ArgumentException>(async () =>
+                await _factory.CreateIndexAsync(invalidType, TestDirectory),
+                "Should throw for invalid index type");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task LoadIndexAsync_ExistingDirectoryIndex_LoadsSuccessfully()
+        {
+            // Arrange - Create an index first
+            await _factory.CreateIndexAsync(IndexType.Directory, TestDirectory);
+
+            // Act
+            var loadedIndex = await _factory.LoadIndexAsync(IndexType.Directory, TestDirectory);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(loadedIndex, Is.Not.Null, "Index should be loaded");
+            Assert.That(loadedIndex, Is.TypeOf<DirectoryIndex>(), "Should load DirectoryIndex");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task LoadIndexAsync_ExistingVaultIndex_LoadsSuccessfully()
+        {
+            // Arrange - Create an index first
+            await _factory.CreateIndexAsync(IndexType.Vault, TestDirectory);
+
+            // Act
+            var loadedIndex = await _factory.LoadIndexAsync(IndexType.Vault, TestDirectory);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(loadedIndex, Is.Not.Null, "Index should be loaded");
+            Assert.That(loadedIndex, Is.TypeOf<VaultIndex>(), "Should load VaultIndex");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void LoadIndexAsync_NonExistentIndex_ThrowsException()
+        {
+            // Act & Assert
+            Assert.ThrowsAsync<FileNotFoundException>(async () =>
+                await _factory.LoadIndexAsync(IndexType.Directory, TestDirectory),
+                "Should throw when index file doesn't exist");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task LoadOrCreateIndexAsync_ExistingIndex_LoadsExisting()
+        {
+            // Arrange - Create an index with data
+            var originalIndex = await _factory.CreateIndexAsync(IndexType.Directory, TestDirectory);
+            Assert.That(originalIndex, Is.TypeOf<DirectoryIndex>(), "Should create DirectoryIndex");
+            
+            var directoryIndex = (DirectoryIndex)originalIndex!;
+            var testKey = CreateTestEntryKey("test-entry");
+            directoryIndex.PutEntry(testKey);
+
+            // Save the modified index
+            var indexData = _factory.CreateIndexData(IndexType.Directory, directoryIndex);
+            await FileUtils.PutObjectAsync(IndexPath, indexData);
+
+            // Act
+            var loadedIndex = await _factory.LoadOrCreateIndexAsync(IndexType.Directory, TestDirectory);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(loadedIndex, Is.Not.Null, "Index should be loaded");
+            Assert.That(loadedIndex, Is.TypeOf<DirectoryIndex>(), "Should load DirectoryIndex");
+            Assert.That(loadedIndex, Is.InstanceOf<IEntryQueryable>(), "Should implement IEntryQueryable");
+            
+            var queryableIndex = (IEntryQueryable)loadedIndex!;
+            Assert.That(queryableIndex.GetEntriesSize(), Is.EqualTo(1), "Should preserve existing entries");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task LoadOrCreateIndexAsync_NonExistentIndex_CreatesNew()
+        {
+            // Act
+            var index = await _factory.LoadOrCreateIndexAsync(IndexType.Directory, TestDirectory);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(index, Is.Not.Null, "Index should be created");
+            Assert.That(index, Is.TypeOf<DirectoryIndex>(), "Should create DirectoryIndex");
+            Assert.That(index, Is.InstanceOf<IEntryQueryable>(), "Should implement IEntryQueryable");
+            
+            var queryableIndex = (IEntryQueryable)index!;
+            Assert.That(queryableIndex.GetEntriesSize(), Is.EqualTo(0), "New index should be empty");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void CreateIndexData_DirectoryIndex_CreatesDirectoryIndexData()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var directoryIndex = new DirectoryIndex(new DirectoryIndexData("test"));
+            var testKey = CreateTestEntryKey("test-entry");
+            directoryIndex.PutEntry(testKey);
+
+            // Act
+            var indexData = _factory.CreateIndexData(IndexType.Directory, directoryIndex);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(indexData, Is.TypeOf<DirectoryIndexData>(), "Should create DirectoryIndexData");
+            var typedData = (DirectoryIndexData)indexData;
+            Assert.That(typedData.IndexKey, Is.EqualTo("test"), "Should preserve index key");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void CreateIndexData_VaultIndex_CreatesVaultIndexData()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var vaultIndex = new VaultIndex(new VaultIndexData("test"));
+            var testKey = CreateTestEntryKey("test-entry");
+            var testMetaData = CreateTestMetaData("test-entry");
+            vaultIndex.PutEntry(testKey, testMetaData);
+
+            // Act
+            var indexData = _factory.CreateIndexData(IndexType.Vault, vaultIndex);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(indexData, Is.TypeOf<VaultIndexData>(), "Should create VaultIndexData");
+            var typedData = (VaultIndexData)indexData;
+            Assert.That(typedData.IndexKey, Is.EqualTo("test"), "Should preserve index key");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void CreateIndexFromData_DirectoryIndexData_CreatesDirectoryIndex()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var indexData = new DirectoryIndexData("test");
+
+            // Act
+            var index = _factory.CreateIndexFromData(IndexType.Directory, indexData);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(index, Is.TypeOf<DirectoryIndex>(), "Should create DirectoryIndex");
+            var queryableIndex = (IEntryQueryable)index;
+            Assert.That(queryableIndex.GetEntriesSize(), Is.EqualTo(0), "Should be empty initially");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void CreateIndexFromData_VaultIndexData_CreatesVaultIndex()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var indexData = new VaultIndexData("test");
+
+            // Act
+            var index = _factory.CreateIndexFromData(IndexType.Vault, indexData);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(index, Is.TypeOf<VaultIndex>(), "Should create VaultIndex");
+            var queryableIndex = (IEntryQueryable)index;
+            Assert.That(queryableIndex.GetEntriesSize(), Is.EqualTo(0), "Should be empty initially");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Tests for DirectoryIndex - Single Responsibility Principle
+    /// </summary>
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class DirectoryIndexTests : IndexTestBase
+    {
+        private DirectoryIndex _directoryIndex = null!;
+
+        [SetUp]
+        public override void SetUp()
+        {
+            base.SetUp();
+            _directoryIndex = new DirectoryIndex(new DirectoryIndexData("test-directory"));
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void DirectoryIndex_InitialState_IsEmpty()
+        {
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(_directoryIndex.GetEntriesSize(), Is.EqualTo(0), "Should be empty initially");
+            Assert.That(_directoryIndex.GetEntries(), Is.Empty, "Should have no entries");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void PutEntry_NewEntry_AddsSuccessfully()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var testKey = CreateTestEntryKey("new-entry");
+
+            // Act
+            _directoryIndex.PutEntry(testKey);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(_directoryIndex.GetEntriesSize(), Is.EqualTo(1), "Should have one entry");
+            Assert.That(_directoryIndex.HasEntry(testKey), Is.True, "Should contain the entry");
+            Assert.That(_directoryIndex.GetEntries(), Contains.Item(testKey), "Should include entry in collection");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void PutEntry_DuplicateEntry_DoesNotDuplicate()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var testKey = CreateTestEntryKey("duplicate-entry");
+            _directoryIndex.PutEntry(testKey);
+
+            // Act
+            _directoryIndex.PutEntry(testKey);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(_directoryIndex.GetEntriesSize(), Is.EqualTo(1), "Should still have only one entry");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void PutEntry_MultipleEntries_AddsAll()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var keys = new[]
+            {
+                CreateTestEntryKey("entry1"),
+                CreateTestEntryKey("entry2"),
+                CreateTestEntryKey("entry3")
+            };
+
+            // Act
+            foreach (var key in keys)
+            {
+                _directoryIndex.PutEntry(key);
+            }
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(_directoryIndex.GetEntriesSize(), Is.EqualTo(3), "Should have three entries");
+            foreach (var key in keys)
+            {
+                Assert.That(_directoryIndex.HasEntry(key), Is.True, $"Should contain {key}");
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void HasEntry_ExistingEntry_ReturnsTrue()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var testKey = CreateTestEntryKey("existing-entry");
+            _directoryIndex.PutEntry(testKey);
+
+            // Act & Assert
+            Assert.That(_directoryIndex.HasEntry(testKey), Is.True, "Should find existing entry");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void HasEntry_NonExistentEntry_ReturnsFalse()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var testKey = CreateTestEntryKey("non-existent");
+
+            // Act & Assert
+            Assert.That(_directoryIndex.HasEntry(testKey), Is.False, "Should not find non-existent entry");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void GetEntries_WithMultipleEntries_ReturnsAllEntries()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var keys = new[]
+            {
+                CreateTestEntryKey("entry1"),
+                CreateTestEntryKey("entry2"),
+                CreateTestEntryKey("entry3")
+            };
+
+            foreach (var key in keys)
+            {
+                _directoryIndex.PutEntry(key);
+            }
+
+            // Act
+            var entries = _directoryIndex.GetEntries();
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(entries.Count, Is.EqualTo(3), "Should return all entries");
+            foreach (var key in keys)
+            {
+                Assert.That(entries, Contains.Item(key), $"Should contain {key}");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Tests for VaultIndex - Single Responsibility Principle
+    /// </summary>
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class VaultIndexTests : IndexTestBase
+    {
+        private VaultIndex _vaultIndex = null!;
+
+        [SetUp]
+        public override void SetUp()
+        {
+            base.SetUp();
+            _vaultIndex = new VaultIndex(new VaultIndexData("test-vault"));
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void VaultIndex_InitialState_IsEmpty()
+        {
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(_vaultIndex.GetEntriesSize(), Is.EqualTo(0), "Should be empty initially");
+            Assert.That(_vaultIndex.GetEntries(), Is.Empty, "Should have no entries");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void PutEntry_NewEntryWithMetadata_AddsSuccessfully()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var testKey = CreateTestEntryKey("new-entry");
+            var testMetaData = CreateTestMetaData("new-entry");
+
+            // Act
+            _vaultIndex.PutEntry(testKey, testMetaData);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(_vaultIndex.GetEntriesSize(), Is.EqualTo(1), "Should have one entry");
+            Assert.That(_vaultIndex.HasEntry(testKey), Is.True, "Should contain the entry");
+            Assert.That(_vaultIndex.GetEntry(testKey), Is.EqualTo(testMetaData), "Should return correct metadata");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void PutEntry_DuplicateEntry_UpdatesMetadata()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var testKey = CreateTestEntryKey("duplicate-entry");
+            var originalMetaData = CreateTestMetaData("original");
+            var updatedMetaData = CreateTestMetaData("updated");
+
+            _vaultIndex.PutEntry(testKey, originalMetaData);
+
+            // Act
+            _vaultIndex.PutEntry(testKey, updatedMetaData);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(_vaultIndex.GetEntriesSize(), Is.EqualTo(1), "Should still have only one entry");
+            Assert.That(_vaultIndex.GetEntry(testKey), Is.EqualTo(updatedMetaData), "Should have updated metadata");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void GetEntry_ExistingEntry_ReturnsMetadata()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var testKey = CreateTestEntryKey("existing-entry");
+            var testMetaData = CreateTestMetaData("existing-entry");
+            _vaultIndex.PutEntry(testKey, testMetaData);
+
+            // Act
+            var retrievedMetaData = _vaultIndex.GetEntry(testKey);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(retrievedMetaData, Is.EqualTo(testMetaData), "Should return correct metadata");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void GetEntry_NonExistentEntry_ReturnsNull()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var testKey = CreateTestEntryKey("non-existent");
+
+            // Act
+            var retrievedMetaData = _vaultIndex.GetEntry(testKey);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(retrievedMetaData, Is.Null, "Should return null for non-existent entry");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void PutEntry_MultipleEntriesWithDifferentMetadata_AddsAll()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var entries = new[]
+            {
+                (CreateTestEntryKey("entry1"), CreateTestMetaData("entry1", ".png")),
+                (CreateTestEntryKey("entry2"), CreateTestMetaData("entry2", ".jpg")),
+                (CreateTestEntryKey("entry3"), CreateTestMetaData("entry3", ".gif"))
+            };
+
+            // Act
+            foreach (var (key, metaData) in entries)
+            {
+                _vaultIndex.PutEntry(key, metaData);
+            }
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(_vaultIndex.GetEntriesSize(), Is.EqualTo(3), "Should have three entries");
+            foreach (var (key, metaData) in entries)
+            {
+                Assert.That(_vaultIndex.HasEntry(key), Is.True, $"Should contain {key}");
+                Assert.That(_vaultIndex.GetEntry(key), Is.EqualTo(metaData), $"Should have correct metadata for {key}");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Tests for IndexFactory - Single Responsibility Principle
+    /// </summary>
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class IndexFactoryTests : IndexTestBase
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public async Task IndexFactory_DirectoryType_BuildsDirectoryIndex()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var factory = new IndexFactory(TestDirectory, IndexType.Directory);
+
+            // Act
+            var index = await factory.BuildIndexAsync();
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(index, Is.Not.Null, "Index should be built");
+            Assert.That(index, Is.TypeOf<DirectoryIndex>(), "Should build DirectoryIndex");
+            Assert.That(File.Exists(IndexPath), Is.True, "Index file should be created");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task IndexFactory_VaultType_BuildsVaultIndex()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var factory = new IndexFactory(TestDirectory, IndexType.Vault);
+
+            // Act
+            var index = await factory.BuildIndexAsync();
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(index, Is.Not.Null, "Index should be built");
+            Assert.That(index, Is.TypeOf<VaultIndex>(), "Should build VaultIndex");
+            Assert.That(File.Exists(IndexPath), Is.True, "Index file should be created");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task IndexFactory_ExistingIndex_LoadsExistingData()
+        {
+            // Arrange - Create index with data
+            var factory = new IndexFactory(TestDirectory, IndexType.Directory);
+            var originalIndex = await factory.BuildIndexAsync();
+            var directoryIndex = (DirectoryIndex)originalIndex!;
+            var testKey = CreateTestEntryKey("persisted-entry");
+            directoryIndex.PutEntry(testKey);
+
+            // Save the index manually
+            var factoryService = new IndexFactoryService();
+            var indexData = factoryService.CreateIndexData(IndexType.Directory, directoryIndex);
+            await FileUtils.PutObjectAsync(IndexPath, indexData);
+
+            // Act - Create new factory and build
+            var newFactory = new IndexFactory(TestDirectory, IndexType.Directory);
+            var loadedIndex = await newFactory.BuildIndexAsync();
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(loadedIndex, Is.Not.Null, "Index should be loaded");
+            Assert.That(loadedIndex, Is.InstanceOf<IEntryQueryable>(), "Should implement IEntryQueryable");
+            
+            var queryableIndex = (IEntryQueryable)loadedIndex!;
+            Assert.That(queryableIndex.GetEntriesSize(), Is.EqualTo(1), "Should load existing entry");
+            Assert.That(queryableIndex.HasEntry(testKey), Is.True, "Should contain persisted entry");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Integration tests for IndexDirectory classes - Open/Closed Principle
+    /// </summary>
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class IndexDirectoryIntegrationTests : IndexTestBase
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public async Task DirectoryIndexDirectory_AddToIndex_PersistsChanges()
+        {
+            // This test would require access to protected methods, so we'll test through the FileDatabase instead
+            // which properly encapsulates the DirectoryIndexDirectory functionality
+            
+            // Arrange
+            var database = await FileDatabase.FromAsync(TestDirectory);
+            var testVaultKey = CreateTestEntryKey("test-vault");
+
+            // Act - This internally uses DirectoryIndexDirectory.AddToIndexAsync
+            await database!.CreateVaultAsync(testVaultKey);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(database.HasIndexEntry(testVaultKey), Is.True, "Should contain added entry");
+            Assert.That(database.GetIndexSize(), Is.EqualTo(1), "Should have one entry");
+            Assert.That(File.Exists(IndexPath), Is.True, "Should persist to file");
+
+            // Verify persistence by reloading database
+            var reloadedDatabase = await FileDatabase.FromAsync(TestDirectory);
+            Assert.That(reloadedDatabase!.HasIndexEntry(testVaultKey), Is.True, "Should persist entry across restarts");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task VaultIndexDirectory_AddToIndex_PersistsChanges()
+        {
+            // This test would require access to protected methods, so we'll test through MediaVault instead
+            // which properly encapsulates the VaultIndexDirectory functionality
+            
+            // Arrange
+            var vault = await ImageVault.FromAsync(TestDirectory);
+            var testKey = CreateTestEntryKey("test-entry");
+            var testImage = TestData.CreateTestImageBinary(1.0);
+
+            // Act - This internally uses VaultIndexDirectory.AddToIndexAsync
+            await vault!.AddEntryAsync(MediaVaultType.Image, testKey, testImage);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(vault.HasIndexEntry(testKey), Is.True, "Should contain added entry");
+            Assert.That(vault.GetIndexSize(), Is.EqualTo(1), "Should have one entry");
+            Assert.That(File.Exists(IndexPath), Is.True, "Should persist to file");
+
+            // Verify persistence by reloading vault
+            var reloadedVault = await ImageVault.FromAsync(TestDirectory);
+            Assert.That(reloadedVault!.HasIndexEntry(testKey), Is.True, "Should persist entry across restarts");
+        }
+    }
+}

DeepDrftTests/MediaVaultFactoryTests.cs

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+using DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Models;
+using DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Services;
+
+namespace DeepDrftTests;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// SOLID, DRY tests for MediaVaultFactory
+/// Follows Single Responsibility: Each test focuses on one factory behavior
+/// Follows Open/Closed: Tests extensibility through MediaVaultType enum
+/// </summary>
+[TestFixture]
+public class MediaVaultFactoryTests
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Base class for MediaVaultFactory tests - DRY principle
+    /// </summary>
+    public abstract class MediaVaultFactoryTestBase
+    {
+        protected string TestDirectory { get; private set; } = null!;
+
+        [SetUp]
+        public virtual void SetUp()
+        {
+            TestDirectory = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), "DeepDrftTests", "MediaVaultFactory", Guid.NewGuid().ToString());
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(TestDirectory);
+        }
+
+        [TearDown]
+        public virtual void TearDown()
+        {
+            if (Directory.Exists(TestDirectory))
+            {
+                try { Directory.Delete(TestDirectory, true); } catch { /* Ignore cleanup errors */ }
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Helper method to verify vault creation - DRY principle
+        /// </summary>
+        protected static void AssertVaultCreated<T>(MediaVault? vault, string testContext) where T : MediaVault
+        {
+            Assert.That(vault, Is.Not.Null, $"Vault should be created for {testContext}");
+            Assert.That(vault, Is.TypeOf<T>(), $"Should create correct vault type for {testContext}");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Tests for basic factory functionality - Single Responsibility
+    /// </summary>
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class BasicFactoryTests : MediaVaultFactoryTestBase
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public async Task From_ImageVaultType_CreatesImageVault()
+        {
+            // Act
+            var vault = await MediaVaultFactory.From(TestDirectory, MediaVaultType.Image);
+
+            // Assert
+            AssertVaultCreated<ImageVault>(vault, "Image vault creation");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task From_AudioVaultType_CreatesAudioVault()
+        {
+            // Act
+            var vault = await MediaVaultFactory.From(TestDirectory, MediaVaultType.Audio);
+
+            // Assert
+            AssertVaultCreated<AudioVault>(vault, "Audio vault creation");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task From_MediaVaultType_ReturnsNull()
+        {
+            // Note: MediaVaultType.Media doesn't have a concrete vault implementation
+            // This tests the factory's handling of unsupported types
+            
+            // Act
+            var vault = await MediaVaultFactory.From(TestDirectory, MediaVaultType.Media);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(vault, Is.Null, "Should return null for unsupported Media vault type");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task From_InvalidVaultType_ReturnsNull()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var invalidType = (MediaVaultType)999;
+
+            // Act
+            var vault = await MediaVaultFactory.From(TestDirectory, invalidType);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(vault, Is.Null, "Should return null for invalid vault type");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Tests for factory behavior with different directory states - Interface Segregation
+    /// </summary>
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class DirectoryStateTests : MediaVaultFactoryTestBase
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public async Task From_NonExistentDirectory_CreatesDirectoryAndVault()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var nonExistentPath = Path.Combine(TestDirectory, "non-existent");
+            Assert.That(Directory.Exists(nonExistentPath), Is.False, "Directory should not exist initially");
+
+            // Act
+            var vault = await MediaVaultFactory.From(nonExistentPath, MediaVaultType.Image);
+
+            // Assert
+            AssertVaultCreated<ImageVault>(vault, "Non-existent directory");
+            Assert.That(Directory.Exists(nonExistentPath), Is.True, "Directory should be created");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task From_ExistingEmptyDirectory_CreatesVault()
+        {
+            // Arrange - Directory already exists but is empty
+            Assert.That(Directory.Exists(TestDirectory), Is.True, "Directory should exist");
+            Assert.That(Directory.GetFileSystemEntries(TestDirectory), Is.Empty, "Directory should be empty");
+
+            // Act
+            var vault = await MediaVaultFactory.From(TestDirectory, MediaVaultType.Image);
+
+            // Assert
+            AssertVaultCreated<ImageVault>(vault, "Existing empty directory");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task From_ExistingDirectoryWithIndex_LoadsExistingVault()
+        {
+            // Arrange - Create a vault first to establish an index
+            var originalVault = await MediaVaultFactory.From(TestDirectory, MediaVaultType.Image);
+            Assert.That(originalVault, Is.Not.Null, "Original vault should be created");
+
+            // Act - Create another vault from the same directory
+            var reloadedVault = await MediaVaultFactory.From(TestDirectory, MediaVaultType.Image);
+
+            // Assert
+            AssertVaultCreated<ImageVault>(reloadedVault, "Existing directory with index");
+            
+            // Verify both vaults reference the same underlying directory
+            Assert.That(reloadedVault!.RootPath, Is.EqualTo(originalVault!.RootPath), 
+                "Both vaults should reference the same directory");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Tests for factory error handling - Dependency Inversion Principle
+    /// </summary>
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class ErrorHandlingTests : MediaVaultFactoryTestBase
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public async Task From_InvalidPath_HandlesGracefully()
+        {
+            // Arrange - Use invalid path characters
+            var invalidPath = Path.Combine(TestDirectory, "invalid<>path");
+
+            // Act & Assert - On Windows, this will throw IOException, which is expected behavior
+            // The factory doesn't need to handle every possible OS-level path error
+            try
+            {
+                await MediaVaultFactory.From(invalidPath, MediaVaultType.Image);
+                // If we get here without exception, that's also fine
+                Assert.Pass("Factory handled invalid path without throwing");
+            }
+            catch (IOException)
+            {
+                // This is expected behavior on Windows
+                Assert.Pass("Factory correctly propagated OS-level path error");
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Assert.Fail($"Factory threw unexpected exception type: {ex.GetType().Name}");
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task From_ReadOnlyDirectory_HandlesGracefully()
+        {
+            // This test is platform-specific and may behave differently on different OS
+            // On Windows, this test may not be as effective as on Unix systems
+            
+            // Act & Assert - Should not throw exceptions
+            Assert.DoesNotThrowAsync(async () =>
+            {
+                await MediaVaultFactory.From(TestDirectory, MediaVaultType.Image);
+            }, "Factory should handle permission issues gracefully");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task From_VeryLongPath_HandlesGracefully()
+        {
+            // Arrange - Create a very long path (but within reasonable limits)
+            var longDirectoryName = new string('a', 100);
+            var longPath = Path.Combine(TestDirectory, longDirectoryName);
+
+            // Act & Assert - Should not throw
+            Assert.DoesNotThrowAsync(async () =>
+            {
+                await MediaVaultFactory.From(longPath, MediaVaultType.Image);
+            }, "Factory should handle long paths gracefully");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Tests for factory consistency and idempotency - Liskov Substitution Principle
+    /// </summary>
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class ConsistencyTests : MediaVaultFactoryTestBase
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public async Task From_SameParametersMultipleCalls_ReturnsConsistentResults()
+        {
+            // Act
+            var vault1 = await MediaVaultFactory.From(TestDirectory, MediaVaultType.Image);
+            var vault2 = await MediaVaultFactory.From(TestDirectory, MediaVaultType.Image);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(vault1, Is.Not.Null, "First vault should be created");
+            Assert.That(vault2, Is.Not.Null, "Second vault should be created");
+            Assert.That(vault1!.GetType(), Is.EqualTo(vault2!.GetType()), "Both vaults should be same type");
+            Assert.That(vault1.RootPath, Is.EqualTo(vault2.RootPath), "Both vaults should have same root path");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task From_DifferentVaultTypesInSameDirectory_CreatesAppropriateTypes()
+        {
+            // Act
+            var imageVault = await MediaVaultFactory.From(TestDirectory, MediaVaultType.Image);
+            var audioVault = await MediaVaultFactory.From(TestDirectory, MediaVaultType.Audio);
+
+            // Assert
+            AssertVaultCreated<ImageVault>(imageVault, "Image vault in shared directory");
+            AssertVaultCreated<AudioVault>(audioVault, "Audio vault in shared directory");
+            
+            // Both should reference the same directory but be different types
+            Assert.That(imageVault!.RootPath, Is.EqualTo(audioVault!.RootPath), 
+                "Both vaults should reference the same directory");
+            Assert.That(imageVault.GetType(), Is.Not.EqualTo(audioVault.GetType()), 
+                "Vaults should be different types");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task From_ConcurrentCalls_HandlesGracefully()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var tasks = new List<Task<MediaVault?>>();
+            const int concurrentCalls = 5;
+
+            // Act - Make multiple concurrent calls
+            for (int i = 0; i < concurrentCalls; i++)
+            {
+                var subdirectory = Path.Combine(TestDirectory, $"concurrent-{i}");
+                tasks.Add(MediaVaultFactory.From(subdirectory, MediaVaultType.Image));
+            }
+
+            var results = await Task.WhenAll(tasks);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(results.Length, Is.EqualTo(concurrentCalls), "Should complete all concurrent calls");
+            
+            foreach (var (result, index) in results.Select((r, i) => (r, i)))
+            {
+                AssertVaultCreated<ImageVault>(result, $"Concurrent call {index}");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Tests for factory integration with underlying registry - Dependency Inversion
+    /// </summary>
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class RegistryIntegrationTests : MediaVaultFactoryTestBase
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public async Task From_AllSupportedVaultTypes_CreatesCorrectTypes()
+        {
+            // Test all currently supported vault types
+            var supportedTypes = new[]
+            {
+                (MediaVaultType.Image, typeof(ImageVault)),
+                (MediaVaultType.Audio, typeof(AudioVault))
+            };
+
+            foreach (var (vaultType, expectedType) in supportedTypes)
+            {
+                // Arrange
+                var subdirectory = Path.Combine(TestDirectory, vaultType.ToString().ToLower());
+
+                // Act
+                var vault = await MediaVaultFactory.From(subdirectory, vaultType);
+
+                // Assert
+                Assert.That(vault, Is.Not.Null, $"Should create vault for {vaultType}");
+                Assert.That(vault!.GetType(), Is.EqualTo(expectedType), $"Should create {expectedType.Name} for {vaultType}");
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task From_FactoryUsesUnderlyingRegistry_ConsistentWithRegistryBehavior()
+        {
+            // This test verifies that the factory delegates properly to the registry
+            // and behaves consistently with direct registry usage
+            
+            // Arrange
+            var registry = new SimpleMediaTypeRegistry();
+
+            // Act
+            var factoryVault = await MediaVaultFactory.From(TestDirectory, MediaVaultType.Image);
+            var registryVault = await registry.CreateVaultAsync(MediaVaultType.Image, TestDirectory);
+
+            // Assert
+            if (factoryVault != null && registryVault != null)
+            {
+                Assert.That(factoryVault.GetType(), Is.EqualTo(registryVault.GetType()), 
+                    "Factory and registry should create same vault types");
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Assert.That(factoryVault, Is.EqualTo(registryVault), 
+                    "Both factory and registry should return same null/non-null result");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

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+using DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Models;
+using DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Services;
+using DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Utils;
+
+namespace DeepDrftTests;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// SOLID, DRY tests for MediaVault implementations
+/// Follows Single Responsibility: Each test class tests one vault concern
+/// Follows Liskov Substitution: Tests that all vault implementations behave consistently
+/// Follows Dependency Inversion: Tests through abstractions where possible
+/// </summary>
+[TestFixture]
+public class MediaVaultTests
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Base class for MediaVault tests - DRY principle
+    /// </summary>
+    public abstract class MediaVaultTestBase
+    {
+        protected string TestDirectory { get; private set; } = null!;
+        protected string IndexPath => Path.Combine(TestDirectory, "index");
+
+        [SetUp]
+        public virtual void SetUp()
+        {
+            TestDirectory = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), "DeepDrftTests", "MediaVault", Guid.NewGuid().ToString());
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(TestDirectory);
+        }
+
+        [TearDown]
+        public virtual void TearDown()
+        {
+            if (Directory.Exists(TestDirectory))
+            {
+                try { Directory.Delete(TestDirectory, true); } catch { /* Ignore cleanup errors */ }
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Helper method to create test entry keys - DRY principle
+        /// </summary>
+        protected static EntryKey CreateTestEntryKey(string key, MediaVaultType type = MediaVaultType.Image)
+            => new(key, type);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Helper method to create test media files - DRY principle
+        /// </summary>
+        protected string CreateTestMediaFile(string fileName, byte[]? content = null)
+        {
+            content ??= TestData.TestPngBytes;
+            var filePath = Path.Combine(TestDirectory, fileName);
+            File.WriteAllBytes(filePath, content);
+            return filePath;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Helper method to verify media file exists and has correct content - DRY principle
+        /// </summary>
+        protected static void AssertMediaFileExists(string filePath, byte[] expectedContent)
+        {
+            Assert.That(File.Exists(filePath), Is.True, $"Media file should exist at {filePath}");
+            var actualContent = File.ReadAllBytes(filePath);
+            Assert.That(actualContent, Is.EqualTo(expectedContent), "File content should match expected");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Tests for ImageVault - Single Responsibility
+    /// </summary>
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class ImageVaultTests : MediaVaultTestBase
+    {
+        private ImageVault _imageVault = null!;
+
+        [SetUp]
+        public async Task SetUpAsync()
+        {
+            base.SetUp(); // Call base synchronous setup first
+            _imageVault = await ImageVault.FromAsync(TestDirectory);
+            Assert.That(_imageVault, Is.Not.Null, "ImageVault should be created for tests");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task ImageVault_FromAsync_CreatesVaultWithIndex()
+        {
+            // Act
+            var vault = await ImageVault.FromAsync(TestDirectory);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(vault, Is.Not.Null, "Should create ImageVault");
+            Assert.That(vault!.RootPath, Is.EqualTo(TestDirectory), "Should use provided directory");
+            Assert.That(File.Exists(IndexPath), Is.True, "Should create index file");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task ImageVault_FromAsync_NonExistentDirectory_CreatesDirectoryAndVault()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var newDirectory = Path.Combine(TestDirectory, "new-vault");
+            Assert.That(Directory.Exists(newDirectory), Is.False, "Directory should not exist initially");
+
+            // Act
+            var vault = await ImageVault.FromAsync(newDirectory);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(vault, Is.Not.Null, "Should create ImageVault");
+            Assert.That(Directory.Exists(newDirectory), Is.True, "Should create directory");
+            Assert.That(File.Exists(Path.Combine(newDirectory, "index")), Is.True, "Should create index");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task AddEntryAsync_ImageBinary_AddsToIndexAndCreatesFile()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var entryKey = CreateTestEntryKey("test-image");
+            var imageBinary = TestData.CreateTestImageBinary(1.5);
+
+            // Act
+            await _imageVault.AddEntryAsync(MediaVaultType.Image, entryKey, imageBinary);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(_imageVault.HasIndexEntry(entryKey), Is.True, "Should add to index");
+            
+            var expectedFilePath = Path.Combine(TestDirectory, "test-image.png");
+            AssertMediaFileExists(expectedFilePath, imageBinary.Buffer);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task AddEntryAsync_MultipleImages_AddsAllToIndexAndCreatesFiles()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var entries = new[]
+            {
+                (CreateTestEntryKey("image1"), TestData.CreateTestImageBinary(1.0)),
+                (CreateTestEntryKey("image2"), TestData.CreateTestImageBinary(1.5)),
+                (CreateTestEntryKey("image3"), TestData.CreateTestImageBinary(2.0))
+            };
+
+            // Act
+            foreach (var (key, binary) in entries)
+            {
+                await _imageVault.AddEntryAsync(MediaVaultType.Image, key, binary);
+            }
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(_imageVault.GetIndexSize(), Is.EqualTo(3), "Should have three entries in index");
+            
+            foreach (var (key, binary) in entries)
+            {
+                Assert.That(_imageVault.HasIndexEntry(key), Is.True, $"Should contain {key} in index");
+                var expectedFilePath = Path.Combine(TestDirectory, $"{key.Key}.png");
+                AssertMediaFileExists(expectedFilePath, binary.Buffer);
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task GetEntryAsync_ExistingImage_ReturnsImageBinary()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var entryKey = CreateTestEntryKey("existing-image");
+            var originalImage = TestData.CreateTestImageBinary(1.77);
+            await _imageVault.AddEntryAsync(MediaVaultType.Image, entryKey, originalImage);
+
+            // Act
+            var retrievedImage = await _imageVault.GetEntryAsync<ImageBinary>(MediaVaultType.Image, entryKey);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(retrievedImage, Is.Not.Null, "Should retrieve image");
+            Assert.That(retrievedImage!.Buffer, Is.EqualTo(originalImage.Buffer), "Buffer should match");
+            Assert.That(retrievedImage.Extension, Is.EqualTo(originalImage.Extension), "Extension should match");
+            Assert.That(retrievedImage.AspectRatio, Is.EqualTo(originalImage.AspectRatio), "Aspect ratio should match");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task GetEntryAsync_NonExistentImage_ReturnsNull()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var nonExistentKey = CreateTestEntryKey("non-existent");
+
+            // Act
+            var retrievedImage = await _imageVault.GetEntryAsync<ImageBinary>(MediaVaultType.Image, nonExistentKey);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(retrievedImage, Is.Null, "Should return null for non-existent image");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task GetEntryAsync_IndexEntryExistsButFileDeleted_ReturnsNull()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var entryKey = CreateTestEntryKey("deleted-file");
+            var imageBinary = TestData.CreateTestImageBinary(1.0);
+            await _imageVault.AddEntryAsync(MediaVaultType.Image, entryKey, imageBinary);
+
+            // Delete the physical file but leave index entry
+            var filePath = Path.Combine(TestDirectory, "deleted-file.png");
+            File.Delete(filePath);
+
+            // Act
+            var retrievedImage = await _imageVault.GetEntryAsync<ImageBinary>(MediaVaultType.Image, entryKey);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(retrievedImage, Is.Null, "Should return null when file is missing");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task AddEntryAsync_DuplicateKey_UpdatesExistingEntry()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var entryKey = CreateTestEntryKey("duplicate-key");
+            var originalImage = TestData.CreateTestImageBinary(1.0);
+            var updatedImage = TestData.CreateTestImageBinary(2.0);
+
+            // Act
+            await _imageVault.AddEntryAsync(MediaVaultType.Image, entryKey, originalImage);
+            await _imageVault.AddEntryAsync(MediaVaultType.Image, entryKey, updatedImage);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(_imageVault.GetIndexSize(), Is.EqualTo(1), "Should still have only one entry");
+            
+            var retrievedImage = await _imageVault.GetEntryAsync<ImageBinary>(MediaVaultType.Image, entryKey);
+            Assert.That(retrievedImage, Is.Not.Null, "Should retrieve updated image");
+            Assert.That(retrievedImage!.AspectRatio, Is.EqualTo(2.0), "Should have updated aspect ratio");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Tests for AudioVault - Single Responsibility (following same patterns as ImageVault)
+    /// </summary>
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class AudioVaultTests : MediaVaultTestBase
+    {
+        private AudioVault _audioVault = null!;
+
+        [SetUp]
+        public async Task SetUpAsync()
+        {
+            base.SetUp(); // Call base synchronous setup first
+            _audioVault = await AudioVault.FromAsync(TestDirectory);
+            Assert.That(_audioVault, Is.Not.Null, "AudioVault should be created for tests");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task AudioVault_FromAsync_CreatesVaultWithIndex()
+        {
+            // Act
+            var vault = await AudioVault.FromAsync(TestDirectory);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(vault, Is.Not.Null, "Should create AudioVault");
+            Assert.That(vault!.RootPath, Is.EqualTo(TestDirectory), "Should use provided directory");
+            Assert.That(File.Exists(IndexPath), Is.True, "Should create index file");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task AddEntryAsync_AudioBinary_AddsToIndexAndCreatesFile()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var entryKey = CreateTestEntryKey("test-audio", MediaVaultType.Audio);
+            var audioBinary = TestData.CreateTestAudioBinary(120.0, 320);
+
+            // Act
+            await _audioVault.AddEntryAsync(MediaVaultType.Audio, entryKey, audioBinary);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(_audioVault.HasIndexEntry(entryKey), Is.True, "Should add to index");
+            
+            var expectedFilePath = Path.Combine(TestDirectory, "test-audio.mp3");
+            AssertMediaFileExists(expectedFilePath, audioBinary.Buffer);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task GetEntryAsync_ExistingAudio_ReturnsAudioBinary()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var entryKey = CreateTestEntryKey("existing-audio", MediaVaultType.Audio);
+            var originalAudio = TestData.CreateTestAudioBinary(180.5, 256);
+            await _audioVault.AddEntryAsync(MediaVaultType.Audio, entryKey, originalAudio);
+
+            // Act
+            var retrievedAudio = await _audioVault.GetEntryAsync<AudioBinary>(MediaVaultType.Audio, entryKey);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(retrievedAudio, Is.Not.Null, "Should retrieve audio");
+            Assert.That(retrievedAudio!.Buffer, Is.EqualTo(originalAudio.Buffer), "Buffer should match");
+            Assert.That(retrievedAudio.Extension, Is.EqualTo(originalAudio.Extension), "Extension should match");
+            Assert.That(retrievedAudio.Duration, Is.EqualTo(originalAudio.Duration), "Duration should match");
+            Assert.That(retrievedAudio.Bitrate, Is.EqualTo(originalAudio.Bitrate), "Bitrate should match");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Tests for MediaVault abstract base class behavior - Liskov Substitution Principle
+    /// </summary>
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class MediaVaultBaseTests : MediaVaultTestBase
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Test implementation of MediaVault for testing abstract functionality
+        /// Uses ImageVault as concrete implementation to avoid creating test-specific vault
+        /// </summary>
+        private class TestMediaVaultWrapper
+        {
+            private readonly ImageVault _vault;
+
+            public TestMediaVaultWrapper(ImageVault vault)
+            {
+                _vault = vault;
+            }
+
+            public static async Task<TestMediaVaultWrapper?> FromAsync(string rootPath)
+            {
+                var vault = await ImageVault.FromAsync(rootPath);
+                return vault != null ? new TestMediaVaultWrapper(vault) : null;
+            }
+
+            // Expose protected methods for testing using reflection
+            public string GetMediaKey(string entryKey, string extension)
+            {
+                var method = typeof(MediaVault).GetMethod("GetMediaKey", 
+                    System.Reflection.BindingFlags.NonPublic | System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Instance);
+                return (string)method!.Invoke(_vault, new object[] { entryKey, extension })!;
+            }
+
+            public string GetMediaPathFromEntryKey(string entryKey, string extension)
+            {
+                var method = typeof(MediaVault).GetMethod("GetMediaPathFromEntryKey", 
+                    System.Reflection.BindingFlags.NonPublic | System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Instance);
+                return (string)method!.Invoke(_vault, new object[] { entryKey, extension })!;
+            }
+
+            public string GetMediaPathFromMediaKey(string mediaKey)
+            {
+                var method = typeof(MediaVault).GetMethod("GetMediaPathFromMediaKey", 
+                    System.Reflection.BindingFlags.NonPublic | System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Instance);
+                return (string)method!.Invoke(_vault, new object[] { mediaKey })!;
+            }
+
+            public bool HasIndexEntry(EntryKey entryKey) => _vault.HasIndexEntry(entryKey);
+            public Task AddEntryAsync(MediaVaultType vaultType, EntryKey entryKey, object media) => 
+                _vault.AddEntryAsync(vaultType, entryKey, media);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task GetMediaKey_NormalKey_SanitizesCorrectly()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var vault = await TestMediaVaultWrapper.FromAsync(TestDirectory);
+            Assert.That(vault, Is.Not.Null, "Vault should be created");
+
+            // Act & Assert - Test various sanitization scenarios
+            Assert.That(vault!.GetMediaKey("normal-key", ".png"), Is.EqualTo("normal-key.png"), 
+                "Normal key should pass through unchanged");
+            
+            Assert.That(vault.GetMediaKey("key with spaces", ".jpg"), Is.EqualTo("key-with-spaces.jpg"), 
+                "Spaces should be replaced with dashes");
+            
+            Assert.That(vault.GetMediaKey("key@#$%special", ".gif"), Is.EqualTo("key----special.gif"), 
+                "Special characters should be replaced with dashes");
+            
+            Assert.That(vault.GetMediaKey("key123ABC", ".png"), Is.EqualTo("key123ABC.png"), 
+                "Alphanumeric characters should be preserved");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task GetMediaPathFromEntryKey_ValidInputs_ReturnsCorrectPath()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var vault = await TestMediaVaultWrapper.FromAsync(TestDirectory);
+            Assert.That(vault, Is.Not.Null, "Vault should be created");
+
+            // Act
+            var path = vault!.GetMediaPathFromEntryKey("test-key", ".png");
+
+            // Assert
+            var expectedPath = Path.Combine(TestDirectory, "test-key.png");
+            Assert.That(path, Is.EqualTo(expectedPath), "Should combine directory and sanitized filename");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task GetMediaPathFromMediaKey_ValidKey_ReturnsCorrectPath()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var vault = await TestMediaVaultWrapper.FromAsync(TestDirectory);
+            Assert.That(vault, Is.Not.Null, "Vault should be created");
+
+            // Act
+            var path = vault!.GetMediaPathFromMediaKey("media-file.png");
+
+            // Assert
+            var expectedPath = Path.Combine(TestDirectory, "media-file.png");
+            Assert.That(path, Is.EqualTo(expectedPath), "Should combine directory and media key");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task AddEntryAsync_UnsupportedMediaType_ThrowsArgumentException()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var vault = await TestMediaVaultWrapper.FromAsync(TestDirectory);
+            Assert.That(vault, Is.Not.Null, "Vault should be created");
+            
+            var entryKey = CreateTestEntryKey("test");
+            var unsupportedMedia = new object(); // Not a supported media type
+
+            // Act & Assert
+            Assert.ThrowsAsync<ArgumentException>(async () =>
+                await vault!.AddEntryAsync(MediaVaultType.Image, entryKey, unsupportedMedia),
+                "Should throw for unsupported media type");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task AddEntryAsync_ValidMedia_UpdatesIndexAndCreatesFile()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var vault = await TestMediaVaultWrapper.FromAsync(TestDirectory);
+            Assert.That(vault, Is.Not.Null, "Vault should be created");
+            
+            var entryKey = CreateTestEntryKey("test-media");
+            var imageBinary = TestData.CreateTestImageBinary(1.0); // Use existing test data helper
+
+            // Act
+            await vault!.AddEntryAsync(MediaVaultType.Image, entryKey, imageBinary);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(vault.HasIndexEntry(entryKey), Is.True, "Should add entry to index");
+            
+            var expectedFilePath = Path.Combine(TestDirectory, "test-media.png");
+            AssertMediaFileExists(expectedFilePath, imageBinary.Buffer);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Tests for MediaVault error handling and edge cases - Interface Segregation
+    /// </summary>
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class MediaVaultErrorHandlingTests : MediaVaultTestBase
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public async Task ImageVault_FromAsync_CorruptedIndexFile_RecreatesIndex()
+        {
+            // Arrange - Create a corrupted index file
+            var indexPath = Path.Combine(TestDirectory, "index");
+            await File.WriteAllTextAsync(indexPath, "{ corrupted json }");
+
+            // Act - Should handle corruption gracefully by recreating
+            var vault = await ImageVault.FromAsync(TestDirectory);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(vault, Is.Not.Null, "Should create vault even with corrupted index");
+            Assert.That(vault!.GetIndexSize(), Is.EqualTo(0), "Should have empty index after recreation");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task GetEntryAsync_CorruptedMediaFile_HandlesGracefully()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var vault = await ImageVault.FromAsync(TestDirectory);
+            var entryKey = CreateTestEntryKey("corrupted-file");
+            var imageBinary = TestData.CreateTestImageBinary(1.0);
+            
+            await vault!.AddEntryAsync(MediaVaultType.Image, entryKey, imageBinary);
+            
+            // Corrupt the media file
+            var filePath = Path.Combine(TestDirectory, "corrupted-file.png");
+            await File.WriteAllTextAsync(filePath, "corrupted data");
+
+            // Act & Assert - Should not throw, but behavior may vary
+            Assert.DoesNotThrowAsync(async () =>
+            {
+                await vault.GetEntryAsync<ImageBinary>(MediaVaultType.Image, entryKey);
+            }, "Should handle corrupted files gracefully");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task AddEntryAsync_DiskSpaceIssue_HandlesGracefully()
+        {
+            // This test is difficult to simulate reliably across platforms
+            // Instead, we test with very large buffers that might cause issues
+            
+            // Arrange
+            var vault = await ImageVault.FromAsync(TestDirectory);
+            var entryKey = CreateTestEntryKey("large-file");
+            
+            // Create a reasonably large buffer (not too large to cause test issues)
+            var largeBuffer = new byte[1024 * 1024]; // 1MB
+            Array.Fill<byte>(largeBuffer, 0xFF);
+            
+            var largeBinary = new ImageBinary(new ImageBinaryParams(largeBuffer, largeBuffer.Length, ".png", 1.0));
+
+            // Act & Assert - Should not throw exceptions
+            Assert.DoesNotThrowAsync(async () =>
+            {
+                await vault!.AddEntryAsync(MediaVaultType.Image, entryKey, largeBinary);
+            }, "Should handle large files gracefully");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task GetEntryAsync_ConcurrentAccess_HandlesGracefully()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var vault = await ImageVault.FromAsync(TestDirectory);
+            var entryKey = CreateTestEntryKey("concurrent-test");
+            var imageBinary = TestData.CreateTestImageBinary(1.0);
+            
+            await vault!.AddEntryAsync(MediaVaultType.Image, entryKey, imageBinary);
+
+            // Act - Multiple concurrent reads
+            var tasks = new List<Task<ImageBinary?>>();
+            for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
+            {
+                tasks.Add(vault.GetEntryAsync<ImageBinary>(MediaVaultType.Image, entryKey));
+            }
+
+            var results = await Task.WhenAll(tasks);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(results.Length, Is.EqualTo(10), "Should complete all concurrent reads");
+            foreach (var result in results)
+            {
+                Assert.That(result, Is.Not.Null, "Each concurrent read should succeed");
+                Assert.That(result!.Buffer, Is.EqualTo(imageBinary.Buffer), "Each result should have correct data");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Integration tests for MediaVault with FileDatabase - Dependency Inversion
+    /// </summary>
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class MediaVaultIntegrationTests : MediaVaultTestBase
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public async Task MediaVault_IntegratesWithFileDatabase_WorksEndToEnd()
+        {
+            // This test verifies that MediaVault works correctly when used through FileDatabase
+            
+            // Arrange
+            var database = await FileDatabase.FromAsync(TestDirectory);
+            var vaultKey = new EntryKey("test-vault", MediaVaultType.Image);
+            var entryKey = new EntryKey("test-image", MediaVaultType.Image);
+            var imageBinary = TestData.CreateTestImageBinary(1.5);
+
+            // Act
+            await database!.CreateVaultAsync(vaultKey);
+            await database.RegisterResourceAsync(MediaVaultType.Image, vaultKey, entryKey, imageBinary);
+            var retrievedImage = await database.LoadResourceAsync<ImageBinary>(MediaVaultType.Image, vaultKey, entryKey);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(retrievedImage, Is.Not.Null, "Should retrieve image through database");
+            Assert.That(retrievedImage!.Buffer, Is.EqualTo(imageBinary.Buffer), "Retrieved data should match original");
+            Assert.That(retrievedImage.AspectRatio, Is.EqualTo(imageBinary.AspectRatio), "Metadata should be preserved");
+
+            // Verify vault was created correctly
+            var vault = database.GetVault(vaultKey);
+            Assert.That(vault, Is.Not.Null, "Vault should exist in database");
+            Assert.That(vault, Is.TypeOf<ImageVault>(), "Should be ImageVault type");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task MediaVault_PersistenceAcrossRestarts_MaintainsData()
+        {
+            // Test that vault data persists when database is reloaded
+            
+            // Arrange - Create and populate vault
+            var database1 = await FileDatabase.FromAsync(TestDirectory);
+            var vaultKey = new EntryKey("persistent-vault", MediaVaultType.Image);
+            var entryKey = new EntryKey("persistent-image", MediaVaultType.Image);
+            var imageBinary = TestData.CreateTestImageBinary(2.0);
+
+            await database1!.CreateVaultAsync(vaultKey);
+            await database1.RegisterResourceAsync(MediaVaultType.Image, vaultKey, entryKey, imageBinary);
+
+            // Act - Reload database
+            var database2 = await FileDatabase.FromAsync(TestDirectory);
+            var retrievedImage = await database2!.LoadResourceAsync<ImageBinary>(MediaVaultType.Image, vaultKey, entryKey);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(retrievedImage, Is.Not.Null, "Should retrieve image after database reload");
+            Assert.That(retrievedImage!.Buffer, Is.EqualTo(imageBinary.Buffer), "Data should persist across restarts");
+            Assert.That(retrievedImage.AspectRatio, Is.EqualTo(imageBinary.AspectRatio), "Metadata should persist");
+        }
+    }
+}

DeepDrftTests/ModelTests.cs

@@ -150,6 +150,69 @@ public class ModelTests
             var decodedBuffer = Convert.FromBase64String(dto.Base64);
             Assert.That(decodedBuffer, Is.EqualTo(imageBinary.Buffer), "Decoded buffer should match original");
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void AudioBinary_CanBeCreated()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var buffer = TestData.TestPngBytes;
+            var size = buffer.Length;
+            var extension = ".mp3";
+            var duration = 240.5;
+            var bitrate = 192;
+            var parameters = new AudioBinaryParams(buffer, size, extension, duration, bitrate);
+
+            // Act
+            var audioBinary = new AudioBinary(parameters);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(audioBinary.Buffer, Is.EqualTo(buffer), "Buffer should match");
+            Assert.That(audioBinary.Size, Is.EqualTo(size), "Size should match");
+            Assert.That(audioBinary.Extension, Is.EqualTo(extension), "Extension should match");
+            Assert.That(audioBinary.Duration, Is.EqualTo(duration), "Duration should match");
+            Assert.That(audioBinary.Bitrate, Is.EqualTo(bitrate), "Bitrate should match");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void AudioBinary_CanBeCreatedFromDto()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var originalBuffer = TestData.TestPngBytes;
+            var base64Data = Convert.ToBase64String(originalBuffer);
+            var duration = 180.0;
+            var bitrate = 256;
+            var dto = new AudioBinaryDto(base64Data, originalBuffer.Length, "audio/mpeg", duration, bitrate);
+
+            // Act
+            var audioBinary = AudioBinary.From(dto);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(audioBinary.Size, Is.EqualTo(originalBuffer.Length), "Size should match");
+            Assert.That(audioBinary.Buffer, Is.EqualTo(originalBuffer), "Buffer should match original");
+            Assert.That(audioBinary.Extension, Is.EqualTo(".mp3"), "Extension should match");
+            Assert.That(audioBinary.Duration, Is.EqualTo(duration), "Duration should match");
+            Assert.That(audioBinary.Bitrate, Is.EqualTo(bitrate), "Bitrate should match");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void AudioBinaryDto_CanBeCreatedFromAudioBinary()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var audioBinary = TestData.CreateTestAudioBinary(300.5, 128);
+
+            // Act
+            var dto = new AudioBinaryDto(audioBinary);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(dto.Size, Is.EqualTo(audioBinary.Size), "Size should match");
+            Assert.That(dto.Mime, Is.EqualTo(MimeTypeExtensions.GetMimeType(audioBinary.Extension)), "MIME type should match");
+            Assert.That(dto.Duration, Is.EqualTo(audioBinary.Duration), "Duration should match");
+            Assert.That(dto.Bitrate, Is.EqualTo(audioBinary.Bitrate), "Bitrate should match");
+            
+            // Verify base64 encoding
+            var decodedBuffer = Convert.FromBase64String(dto.Base64);
+            Assert.That(decodedBuffer, Is.EqualTo(audioBinary.Buffer), "Decoded buffer should match original");
+        }
     }
 
     [TestFixture]
@@ -188,23 +251,111 @@ public class ModelTests
         }
 
         [Test]
-        public void MetaDataFactory_CreatesCorrectTypes()
+        public void MetaDataFactory_CreatesMediaMetaData()
         {
             // Arrange
             var key = "test";
             var extension = ".png";
-            var aspectRatio = 2.0;
 
             // Act
-            var mediaMetaData = MetaDataFactory.Create(MediaVaultType.Media, key, extension, 0.0);
-            var imageMetaData = MetaDataFactory.Create(MediaVaultType.Image, key, extension, aspectRatio);
+            var mediaMetaData = MetaDataFactory.Create(MediaVaultType.Media, key, extension);
 
             // Assert
             Assert.That(mediaMetaData, Is.TypeOf<MetaData>(), "Should create MetaData for Media type");
-            Assert.That(imageMetaData, Is.TypeOf<ImageMetaData>(), "Should create ImageMetaData for Image type");
+            Assert.That(mediaMetaData.MediaKey, Is.EqualTo(key), "MediaKey should match");
+            Assert.That(mediaMetaData.Extension, Is.EqualTo(extension), "Extension should match");
+        }
 
-            var typedImageMetaData = (ImageMetaData)imageMetaData;
-            Assert.That(typedImageMetaData.AspectRatio, Is.EqualTo(aspectRatio), "Aspect ratio should be set");
+        [Test]
+        public void MetaDataFactory_CreatesImageMetaData()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var key = "test-image";
+            var extension = ".png";
+            var aspectRatio = 2.0;
+
+            // Act
+            var imageMetaData = MetaDataFactory.CreateImageMetaData(key, extension, aspectRatio);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(imageMetaData, Is.TypeOf<ImageMetaData>(), "Should create ImageMetaData for Image type");
+            Assert.That(imageMetaData.MediaKey, Is.EqualTo(key), "MediaKey should match");
+            Assert.That(imageMetaData.Extension, Is.EqualTo(extension), "Extension should match");
+            Assert.That(imageMetaData.AspectRatio, Is.EqualTo(aspectRatio), "Aspect ratio should be set");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void MetaDataFactory_CreatesAudioMetaData()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var key = "test-audio";
+            var extension = ".mp3";
+            var duration = 120.0;
+            var bitrate = 320;
+
+            // Act
+            var audioMetaData = MetaDataFactory.CreateAudioMetaData(key, extension, duration, bitrate);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(audioMetaData, Is.TypeOf<AudioMetaData>(), "Should create AudioMetaData for Audio type");
+            Assert.That(audioMetaData.MediaKey, Is.EqualTo(key), "MediaKey should match");
+            Assert.That(audioMetaData.Extension, Is.EqualTo(extension), "Extension should match");
+            Assert.That(audioMetaData.Duration, Is.EqualTo(duration), "Duration should be set");
+            Assert.That(audioMetaData.Bitrate, Is.EqualTo(bitrate), "Bitrate should be set");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void AudioMetaData_CanBeCreated()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var key = "test-audio";
+            var extension = ".mp3";
+            var duration = 180.5;
+            var bitrate = 256;
+
+            // Act
+            var audioMetaData = new AudioMetaData(key, extension, duration, bitrate);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(audioMetaData.MediaKey, Is.EqualTo(key), "MediaKey should match");
+            Assert.That(audioMetaData.Extension, Is.EqualTo(extension), "Extension should match");
+            Assert.That(audioMetaData.Duration, Is.EqualTo(duration), "Duration should match");
+            Assert.That(audioMetaData.Bitrate, Is.EqualTo(bitrate), "Bitrate should match");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void MetaDataFactory_CreateFromMedia_CreatesImageMetaData()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var key = "test-image";
+            var extension = ".png";
+            var imageBinary = TestData.CreateTestImageBinary(1.77);
+
+            // Act
+            var metaData = MetaDataFactory.CreateFromMedia(MediaVaultType.Image, key, extension, imageBinary);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(metaData, Is.TypeOf<ImageMetaData>(), "Should create ImageMetaData from ImageBinary");
+            var imageMetaData = (ImageMetaData)metaData;
+            Assert.That(imageMetaData.AspectRatio, Is.EqualTo(1.77), "Should extract aspect ratio from ImageBinary");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void MetaDataFactory_CreateFromMedia_CreatesAudioMetaData()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var key = "test-audio";
+            var extension = ".mp3";
+            var audioBinary = TestData.CreateTestAudioBinary(240.5, 192);
+
+            // Act
+            var metaData = MetaDataFactory.CreateFromMedia(MediaVaultType.Audio, key, extension, audioBinary);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(metaData, Is.TypeOf<AudioMetaData>(), "Should create AudioMetaData from AudioBinary");
+            var audioMetaData = (AudioMetaData)metaData;
+            Assert.That(audioMetaData.Duration, Is.EqualTo(240.5), "Should extract duration from AudioBinary");
+            Assert.That(audioMetaData.Bitrate, Is.EqualTo(192), "Should extract bitrate from AudioBinary");
         }
     }
 
@@ -212,7 +363,7 @@ public class ModelTests
     public class MediaFactoryTests
     {
         [Test]
-        public void MediaBinaryFactory_CreatesCorrectTypes()
+        public void MediaBinaryFactory_CreatesMediaBinary()
         {
             // Arrange
             var buffer = TestData.TestPngBytes;
@@ -221,17 +372,60 @@ public class ModelTests
 
             // Act
             var mediaParams = new MediaBinaryParams(buffer, size, extension);
-            var imageParams = new ImageBinaryParams(buffer, size, extension, 1.0);
-            
             var mediaBinary = FileBinaryFactory.Create(MediaVaultType.Media, mediaParams);
-            var imageBinary = FileBinaryFactory.Create(MediaVaultType.Image, imageParams);
 
             // Assert
             Assert.That(mediaBinary, Is.TypeOf<MediaBinary>(), "Should create MediaBinary for Media type");
-            Assert.That(imageBinary, Is.TypeOf<ImageBinary>(), "Should create ImageBinary for Image type");
+            var typedMediaBinary = (MediaBinary)mediaBinary;
+            Assert.That(typedMediaBinary.Buffer, Is.EqualTo(buffer), "Buffer should match");
+            Assert.That(typedMediaBinary.Size, Is.EqualTo(size), "Size should match");
+            Assert.That(typedMediaBinary.Extension, Is.EqualTo(extension), "Extension should match");
+        }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void MediaBinaryFactory_CreatesImageBinary()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var buffer = TestData.TestPngBytes;
+            var size = buffer.Length;
+            var extension = ".png";
+            var aspectRatio = 1.77;
+
+            // Act
+            var imageParams = new ImageBinaryParams(buffer, size, extension, aspectRatio);
+            var imageBinary = FileBinaryFactory.Create(MediaVaultType.Image, imageParams);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(imageBinary, Is.TypeOf<ImageBinary>(), "Should create ImageBinary for Image type");
             var typedImageBinary = (ImageBinary)imageBinary;
-            Assert.That(typedImageBinary.AspectRatio, Is.EqualTo(1.0), "Aspect ratio should be set");
+            Assert.That(typedImageBinary.Buffer, Is.EqualTo(buffer), "Buffer should match");
+            Assert.That(typedImageBinary.Size, Is.EqualTo(size), "Size should match");
+            Assert.That(typedImageBinary.Extension, Is.EqualTo(extension), "Extension should match");
+            Assert.That(typedImageBinary.AspectRatio, Is.EqualTo(aspectRatio), "Aspect ratio should be set");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void MediaBinaryFactory_CreatesAudioBinary()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var buffer = TestData.TestPngBytes;
+            var size = buffer.Length;
+            var extension = ".mp3";
+            var duration = 180.5;
+            var bitrate = 256;
+
+            // Act
+            var audioParams = new AudioBinaryParams(buffer, size, extension, duration, bitrate);
+            var audioBinary = FileBinaryFactory.Create(MediaVaultType.Audio, audioParams);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(audioBinary, Is.TypeOf<AudioBinary>(), "Should create AudioBinary for Audio type");
+            var typedAudioBinary = (AudioBinary)audioBinary;
+            Assert.That(typedAudioBinary.Buffer, Is.EqualTo(buffer), "Buffer should match");
+            Assert.That(typedAudioBinary.Size, Is.EqualTo(size), "Size should match");
+            Assert.That(typedAudioBinary.Extension, Is.EqualTo(extension), "Extension should match");
+            Assert.That(typedAudioBinary.Duration, Is.EqualTo(duration), "Duration should be set");
+            Assert.That(typedAudioBinary.Bitrate, Is.EqualTo(bitrate), "Bitrate should be set");
         }
 
         [Test]

DeepDrftTests/SimpleMediaTypeRegistryTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,618 @@
+using DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Models;
+using DeepDrftContent.FileDatabase.Services;
+
+namespace DeepDrftTests;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// SOLID, DRY tests for SimpleMediaTypeRegistry
+/// Follows Single Responsibility: Each test class tests one registry concern
+/// Follows Open/Closed: Tests extensibility patterns and type safety
+/// Follows Interface Segregation: Tests focused interface methods
+/// </summary>
+[TestFixture]
+public class SimpleMediaTypeRegistryTests
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Base class for registry tests - DRY principle
+    /// </summary>
+    public abstract class RegistryTestBase
+    {
+        protected SimpleMediaTypeRegistry Registry { get; private set; } = null!;
+        protected string TestDirectory { get; private set; } = null!;
+
+        [SetUp]
+        public virtual void SetUp()
+        {
+            Registry = new SimpleMediaTypeRegistry();
+            TestDirectory = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), "DeepDrftTests", "Registry", Guid.NewGuid().ToString());
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(TestDirectory);
+        }
+
+        [TearDown]
+        public virtual void TearDown()
+        {
+            if (Directory.Exists(TestDirectory))
+            {
+                try { Directory.Delete(TestDirectory, true); } catch { /* Ignore cleanup errors */ }
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Helper method to create test binary objects using existing factories - DRY principle
+        /// </summary>
+        protected T CreateTestBinary<T>(MediaVaultType vaultType) where T : FileBinary
+        {
+            var parameters = CreateTestParams(vaultType);
+            return (T)Registry.CreateBinary(vaultType, parameters);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Helper method to create test parameters using TestData - DRY principle
+        /// </summary>
+        protected object CreateTestParams(MediaVaultType vaultType)
+        {
+            return vaultType switch
+            {
+                MediaVaultType.Media => new MediaBinaryParams(TestData.TestPngBytes, TestData.TestPngBytes.Length, ".dat"),
+                MediaVaultType.Image => new ImageBinaryParams(TestData.TestPngBytes, TestData.TestPngBytes.Length, ".png", 1.0),
+                MediaVaultType.Audio => new AudioBinaryParams(TestData.TestPngBytes, TestData.TestPngBytes.Length, ".mp3", 120.0, 320),
+                _ => throw new ArgumentException($"Unsupported vault type: {vaultType}")
+            };
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Helper method to create test DTOs - DRY principle
+        /// </summary>
+        protected object CreateTestDto(MediaVaultType vaultType)
+        {
+            var base64Data = Convert.ToBase64String(TestData.TestPngBytes);
+
+            return vaultType switch
+            {
+                MediaVaultType.Media => new MediaBinaryDto(base64Data, TestData.TestPngBytes.Length, "application/octet-stream"),
+                MediaVaultType.Image => new ImageBinaryDto(base64Data, TestData.TestPngBytes.Length, "image/png", 1.0),
+                MediaVaultType.Audio => new AudioBinaryDto(base64Data, TestData.TestPngBytes.Length, "audio/mpeg", 120.0, 320),
+                _ => throw new ArgumentException($"Unsupported vault type: {vaultType}")
+            };
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Helper method to create test metadata using existing factories - DRY principle
+        /// </summary>
+        protected MetaData CreateTestMetaData(MediaVaultType vaultType, string key = "test", string extension = ".png")
+        {
+            // Use the registry's metadata creation for consistency
+            var binary = CreateTestBinary<FileBinary>(vaultType);
+            return Registry.CreateMetaDataFromMedia(vaultType, key, extension, binary);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Tests for binary creation functionality - Single Responsibility
+    /// </summary>
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class BinaryCreationTests : RegistryTestBase
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public void CreateBinary_MediaVaultType_CreatesMediaBinary()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var parameters = CreateTestParams(MediaVaultType.Media);
+
+            // Act
+            var binary = Registry.CreateBinary(MediaVaultType.Media, parameters);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(binary, Is.Not.Null, "Binary should be created");
+            Assert.That(binary, Is.TypeOf<MediaBinary>(), "Should create MediaBinary");
+            
+            var mediaBinary = (MediaBinary)binary;
+            Assert.That(mediaBinary.Buffer.Length, Is.EqualTo(TestData.TestPngBytes.Length), "Buffer should match");
+            Assert.That(mediaBinary.Extension, Is.EqualTo(".dat"), "Extension should match");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void CreateBinary_ImageVaultType_CreatesImageBinary()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var parameters = CreateTestParams(MediaVaultType.Image);
+
+            // Act
+            var binary = Registry.CreateBinary(MediaVaultType.Image, parameters);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(binary, Is.Not.Null, "Binary should be created");
+            Assert.That(binary, Is.TypeOf<ImageBinary>(), "Should create ImageBinary");
+            
+            var imageBinary = (ImageBinary)binary;
+            Assert.That(imageBinary.Buffer.Length, Is.EqualTo(TestData.TestPngBytes.Length), "Buffer should match");
+            Assert.That(imageBinary.Extension, Is.EqualTo(".png"), "Extension should match");
+            Assert.That(imageBinary.AspectRatio, Is.EqualTo(1.0), "Aspect ratio should match");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void CreateBinary_AudioVaultType_CreatesAudioBinary()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var parameters = CreateTestParams(MediaVaultType.Audio);
+
+            // Act
+            var binary = Registry.CreateBinary(MediaVaultType.Audio, parameters);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(binary, Is.Not.Null, "Binary should be created");
+            Assert.That(binary, Is.TypeOf<AudioBinary>(), "Should create AudioBinary");
+            
+            var audioBinary = (AudioBinary)binary;
+            Assert.That(audioBinary.Buffer.Length, Is.EqualTo(TestData.TestPngBytes.Length), "Buffer should match");
+            Assert.That(audioBinary.Extension, Is.EqualTo(".mp3"), "Extension should match");
+            Assert.That(audioBinary.Duration, Is.EqualTo(120.0), "Duration should match");
+            Assert.That(audioBinary.Bitrate, Is.EqualTo(320), "Bitrate should match");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void CreateBinary_InvalidVaultType_ThrowsArgumentException()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var invalidType = (MediaVaultType)999;
+            var parameters = CreateTestParams(MediaVaultType.Media);
+
+            // Act & Assert
+            Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(() =>
+                Registry.CreateBinary(invalidType, parameters),
+                "Should throw for invalid vault type");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void CreateBinary_WrongParameterType_ThrowsException()
+        {
+            // Arrange - Use Image parameters for Media vault type
+            var imageParameters = CreateTestParams(MediaVaultType.Image);
+
+            // Act & Assert - The registry is flexible and may handle type mismatches gracefully
+            // depending on the parameter compatibility
+            try
+            {
+                var result = Registry.CreateBinary(MediaVaultType.Media, imageParameters);
+                // If it succeeds, verify it created something reasonable
+                Assert.That(result, Is.Not.Null, "Should create some binary even with mismatched parameters");
+                Assert.That(result, Is.TypeOf<MediaBinary>(), "Should create MediaBinary for Media vault type");
+            }
+            catch (InvalidCastException)
+            {
+                Assert.Pass("Registry correctly threw InvalidCastException for parameter mismatch");
+            }
+            catch (ArgumentException)
+            {
+                Assert.Pass("Registry correctly threw ArgumentException for parameter mismatch");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Tests for DTO creation and conversion - Single Responsibility
+    /// </summary>
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class DtoCreationTests : RegistryTestBase
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public void CreateBinaryFromDto_MediaVaultType_CreatesMediaBinary()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var dto = CreateTestDto(MediaVaultType.Media);
+
+            // Act
+            var binary = Registry.CreateBinaryFromDto(MediaVaultType.Media, dto);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(binary, Is.Not.Null, "Binary should be created from DTO");
+            Assert.That(binary, Is.TypeOf<MediaBinary>(), "Should create MediaBinary");
+            
+            var mediaBinary = (MediaBinary)binary;
+            Assert.That(mediaBinary.Buffer, Is.EqualTo(TestData.TestPngBytes), "Buffer should match original");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void CreateBinaryFromDto_ImageVaultType_CreatesImageBinary()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var dto = CreateTestDto(MediaVaultType.Image);
+
+            // Act
+            var binary = Registry.CreateBinaryFromDto(MediaVaultType.Image, dto);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(binary, Is.Not.Null, "Binary should be created from DTO");
+            Assert.That(binary, Is.TypeOf<ImageBinary>(), "Should create ImageBinary");
+            
+            var imageBinary = (ImageBinary)binary;
+            Assert.That(imageBinary.Buffer, Is.EqualTo(TestData.TestPngBytes), "Buffer should match original");
+            Assert.That(imageBinary.AspectRatio, Is.EqualTo(1.0), "Aspect ratio should be preserved");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void CreateBinaryFromDto_AudioVaultType_CreatesAudioBinary()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var dto = CreateTestDto(MediaVaultType.Audio);
+
+            // Act
+            var binary = Registry.CreateBinaryFromDto(MediaVaultType.Audio, dto);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(binary, Is.Not.Null, "Binary should be created from DTO");
+            Assert.That(binary, Is.TypeOf<AudioBinary>(), "Should create AudioBinary");
+            
+            var audioBinary = (AudioBinary)binary;
+            Assert.That(audioBinary.Buffer, Is.EqualTo(TestData.TestPngBytes), "Buffer should match original");
+            Assert.That(audioBinary.Duration, Is.EqualTo(120.0), "Duration should be preserved");
+            Assert.That(audioBinary.Bitrate, Is.EqualTo(320), "Bitrate should be preserved");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void CreateDto_MediaBinary_CreatesMediaBinaryDto()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var binary = CreateTestBinary<MediaBinary>(MediaVaultType.Media);
+
+            // Act
+            var dto = Registry.CreateDto(MediaVaultType.Media, binary);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(dto, Is.Not.Null, "DTO should be created");
+            Assert.That(dto, Is.TypeOf<MediaBinaryDto>(), "Should create MediaBinaryDto");
+            
+            var mediaDto = (MediaBinaryDto)dto;
+            Assert.That(mediaDto.Size, Is.EqualTo(binary.Size), "Size should match");
+            
+            var decodedBuffer = Convert.FromBase64String(mediaDto.Base64);
+            Assert.That(decodedBuffer, Is.EqualTo(binary.Buffer), "Decoded buffer should match original");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void CreateDto_ImageBinary_CreatesImageBinaryDto()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var binary = CreateTestBinary<ImageBinary>(MediaVaultType.Image);
+
+            // Act
+            var dto = Registry.CreateDto(MediaVaultType.Image, binary);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(dto, Is.Not.Null, "DTO should be created");
+            Assert.That(dto, Is.TypeOf<ImageBinaryDto>(), "Should create ImageBinaryDto");
+            
+            var imageDto = (ImageBinaryDto)dto;
+            Assert.That(imageDto.Size, Is.EqualTo(binary.Size), "Size should match");
+            Assert.That(imageDto.AspectRatio, Is.EqualTo(binary.AspectRatio), "Aspect ratio should match");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void CreateDto_AudioBinary_CreatesAudioBinaryDto()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var binary = CreateTestBinary<AudioBinary>(MediaVaultType.Audio);
+
+            // Act
+            var dto = Registry.CreateDto(MediaVaultType.Audio, binary);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(dto, Is.Not.Null, "DTO should be created");
+            Assert.That(dto, Is.TypeOf<AudioBinaryDto>(), "Should create AudioBinaryDto");
+            
+            var audioDto = (AudioBinaryDto)dto;
+            Assert.That(audioDto.Size, Is.EqualTo(binary.Size), "Size should match");
+            Assert.That(audioDto.Duration, Is.EqualTo(binary.Duration), "Duration should match");
+            Assert.That(audioDto.Bitrate, Is.EqualTo(binary.Bitrate), "Bitrate should match");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Tests for metadata creation - Single Responsibility
+    /// </summary>
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class MetaDataCreationTests : RegistryTestBase
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public void CreateMetaDataFromMedia_ImageBinary_CreatesImageMetaData()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var imageBinary = CreateTestBinary<ImageBinary>(MediaVaultType.Image);
+            const string key = "test-image";
+            const string extension = ".png";
+
+            // Act
+            var metaData = Registry.CreateMetaDataFromMedia(MediaVaultType.Image, key, extension, imageBinary);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(metaData, Is.Not.Null, "MetaData should be created");
+            Assert.That(metaData, Is.TypeOf<ImageMetaData>(), "Should create ImageMetaData");
+            
+            var imageMetaData = (ImageMetaData)metaData;
+            Assert.That(imageMetaData.MediaKey, Is.EqualTo(key), "Key should match");
+            Assert.That(imageMetaData.Extension, Is.EqualTo(extension), "Extension should match");
+            Assert.That(imageMetaData.AspectRatio, Is.EqualTo(imageBinary.AspectRatio), "Should extract aspect ratio");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void CreateMetaDataFromMedia_AudioBinary_CreatesAudioMetaData()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var audioBinary = CreateTestBinary<AudioBinary>(MediaVaultType.Audio);
+            const string key = "test-audio";
+            const string extension = ".mp3";
+
+            // Act
+            var metaData = Registry.CreateMetaDataFromMedia(MediaVaultType.Audio, key, extension, audioBinary);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(metaData, Is.Not.Null, "MetaData should be created");
+            Assert.That(metaData, Is.TypeOf<AudioMetaData>(), "Should create AudioMetaData");
+            
+            var audioMetaData = (AudioMetaData)metaData;
+            Assert.That(audioMetaData.MediaKey, Is.EqualTo(key), "Key should match");
+            Assert.That(audioMetaData.Extension, Is.EqualTo(extension), "Extension should match");
+            Assert.That(audioMetaData.Duration, Is.EqualTo(audioBinary.Duration), "Should extract duration");
+            Assert.That(audioMetaData.Bitrate, Is.EqualTo(audioBinary.Bitrate), "Should extract bitrate");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void CreateMetaDataFromMedia_MediaBinary_CreatesBaseMetaData()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var mediaBinary = CreateTestBinary<MediaBinary>(MediaVaultType.Media);
+            const string key = "test-media";
+            const string extension = ".dat";
+
+            // Act
+            var metaData = Registry.CreateMetaDataFromMedia(MediaVaultType.Media, key, extension, mediaBinary);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(metaData, Is.Not.Null, "MetaData should be created");
+            Assert.That(metaData, Is.TypeOf<MetaData>(), "Should create base MetaData");
+            Assert.That(metaData.MediaKey, Is.EqualTo(key), "Key should match");
+            Assert.That(metaData.Extension, Is.EqualTo(extension), "Extension should match");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void CreateMetaDataFromMedia_WrongMediaType_CreatesBaseMetaData()
+        {
+            // Arrange - Pass MediaBinary to Image vault type
+            var mediaBinary = CreateTestBinary<MediaBinary>(MediaVaultType.Media);
+            const string key = "test-wrong";
+            const string extension = ".dat";
+
+            // Act
+            var metaData = Registry.CreateMetaDataFromMedia(MediaVaultType.Image, key, extension, mediaBinary);
+
+            // Assert - Should fallback to base MetaData when media type doesn't match vault type
+            Assert.That(metaData, Is.Not.Null, "MetaData should be created");
+            Assert.That(metaData, Is.TypeOf<MetaData>(), "Should create base MetaData as fallback");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Tests for parameter creation - Interface Segregation
+    /// </summary>
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class ParameterCreationTests : RegistryTestBase
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public void CreateParams_ImageBinaryWithImageMetaData_CreatesImageBinaryParams()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var fileBinary = new FileBinary(new FileBinaryParams(TestData.TestPngBytes, TestData.TestPngBytes.Length));
+            var imageMetaData = new ImageMetaData("test", ".png", 1.5);
+
+            // Act
+            var parameters = Registry.CreateParams(MediaVaultType.Image, fileBinary, imageMetaData);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(parameters, Is.Not.Null, "Parameters should be created");
+            Assert.That(parameters, Is.TypeOf<ImageBinaryParams>(), "Should create ImageBinaryParams");
+            
+            var imageParams = (ImageBinaryParams)parameters;
+            Assert.That(imageParams.Buffer, Is.EqualTo(fileBinary.Buffer), "Buffer should match");
+            Assert.That(imageParams.Size, Is.EqualTo(fileBinary.Size), "Size should match");
+            Assert.That(imageParams.Extension, Is.EqualTo(imageMetaData.Extension), "Extension should match");
+            Assert.That(imageParams.AspectRatio, Is.EqualTo(imageMetaData.AspectRatio), "Aspect ratio should match");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void CreateParams_AudioBinaryWithAudioMetaData_CreatesAudioBinaryParams()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var fileBinary = new FileBinary(new FileBinaryParams(TestData.TestPngBytes, TestData.TestPngBytes.Length));
+            var audioMetaData = new AudioMetaData("test", ".mp3", 180.0, 256);
+
+            // Act
+            var parameters = Registry.CreateParams(MediaVaultType.Audio, fileBinary, audioMetaData);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(parameters, Is.Not.Null, "Parameters should be created");
+            Assert.That(parameters, Is.TypeOf<AudioBinaryParams>(), "Should create AudioBinaryParams");
+            
+            var audioParams = (AudioBinaryParams)parameters;
+            Assert.That(audioParams.Buffer, Is.EqualTo(fileBinary.Buffer), "Buffer should match");
+            Assert.That(audioParams.Size, Is.EqualTo(fileBinary.Size), "Size should match");
+            Assert.That(audioParams.Extension, Is.EqualTo(audioMetaData.Extension), "Extension should match");
+            Assert.That(audioParams.Duration, Is.EqualTo(audioMetaData.Duration), "Duration should match");
+            Assert.That(audioParams.Bitrate, Is.EqualTo(audioMetaData.Bitrate), "Bitrate should match");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void CreateParams_WrongMetaDataType_ThrowsArgumentException()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var fileBinary = new FileBinary(new FileBinaryParams(TestData.TestPngBytes, TestData.TestPngBytes.Length));
+            var baseMetaData = new MetaData("test", ".png"); // Wrong metadata type for Image vault
+
+            // Act & Assert
+            Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(() =>
+                Registry.CreateParams(MediaVaultType.Image, fileBinary, baseMetaData),
+                "Should throw when metadata type doesn't match vault type requirements");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Tests for vault creation - Dependency Inversion
+    /// </summary>
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class VaultCreationTests : RegistryTestBase
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public async Task CreateVaultAsync_ImageVaultType_CreatesImageVault()
+        {
+            // Act
+            var vault = await Registry.CreateVaultAsync(MediaVaultType.Image, TestDirectory);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(vault, Is.Not.Null, "Vault should be created");
+            Assert.That(vault, Is.TypeOf<ImageVault>(), "Should create ImageVault");
+            Assert.That(vault!.RootPath, Is.EqualTo(TestDirectory), "Should use provided path");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task CreateVaultAsync_AudioVaultType_CreatesAudioVault()
+        {
+            // Act
+            var vault = await Registry.CreateVaultAsync(MediaVaultType.Audio, TestDirectory);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(vault, Is.Not.Null, "Vault should be created");
+            Assert.That(vault, Is.TypeOf<AudioVault>(), "Should create AudioVault");
+            Assert.That(vault!.RootPath, Is.EqualTo(TestDirectory), "Should use provided path");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task CreateVaultAsync_MediaVaultType_ReturnsNull()
+        {
+            // Act
+            var vault = await Registry.CreateVaultAsync(MediaVaultType.Media, TestDirectory);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.That(vault, Is.Null, "Should return null for unsupported Media vault type");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Tests for type information retrieval - Interface Segregation
+    /// </summary>
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class TypeInformationTests : RegistryTestBase
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public void GetBinaryType_AllSupportedTypes_ReturnsCorrectTypes()
+        {
+            // Test all supported vault types
+            var expectedTypes = new Dictionary<MediaVaultType, Type>
+            {
+                { MediaVaultType.Media, typeof(MediaBinary) },
+                { MediaVaultType.Image, typeof(ImageBinary) },
+                { MediaVaultType.Audio, typeof(AudioBinary) }
+            };
+
+            foreach (var (vaultType, expectedType) in expectedTypes)
+            {
+                // Act
+                var actualType = Registry.GetBinaryType(vaultType);
+
+                // Assert
+                Assert.That(actualType, Is.EqualTo(expectedType), $"Binary type for {vaultType} should be {expectedType.Name}");
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void GetDtoType_AllSupportedTypes_ReturnsCorrectTypes()
+        {
+            // Test all supported vault types
+            var expectedTypes = new Dictionary<MediaVaultType, Type>
+            {
+                { MediaVaultType.Media, typeof(MediaBinaryDto) },
+                { MediaVaultType.Image, typeof(ImageBinaryDto) },
+                { MediaVaultType.Audio, typeof(AudioBinaryDto) }
+            };
+
+            foreach (var (vaultType, expectedType) in expectedTypes)
+            {
+                // Act
+                var actualType = Registry.GetDtoType(vaultType);
+
+                // Assert
+                Assert.That(actualType, Is.EqualTo(expectedType), $"DTO type for {vaultType} should be {expectedType.Name}");
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void GetParamsType_AllSupportedTypes_ReturnsCorrectTypes()
+        {
+            // Test all supported vault types
+            var expectedTypes = new Dictionary<MediaVaultType, Type>
+            {
+                { MediaVaultType.Media, typeof(MediaBinaryParams) },
+                { MediaVaultType.Image, typeof(ImageBinaryParams) },
+                { MediaVaultType.Audio, typeof(AudioBinaryParams) }
+            };
+
+            foreach (var (vaultType, expectedType) in expectedTypes)
+            {
+                // Act
+                var actualType = Registry.GetParamsType(vaultType);
+
+                // Assert
+                Assert.That(actualType, Is.EqualTo(expectedType), $"Params type for {vaultType} should be {expectedType.Name}");
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void GetMetaDataType_AllSupportedTypes_ReturnsCorrectTypes()
+        {
+            // Test all supported vault types
+            var expectedTypes = new Dictionary<MediaVaultType, Type>
+            {
+                { MediaVaultType.Media, typeof(MetaData) },
+                { MediaVaultType.Image, typeof(ImageMetaData) },
+                { MediaVaultType.Audio, typeof(AudioMetaData) }
+            };
+
+            foreach (var (vaultType, expectedType) in expectedTypes)
+            {
+                // Act
+                var actualType = Registry.GetMetaDataType(vaultType);
+
+                // Assert
+                Assert.That(actualType, Is.EqualTo(expectedType), $"MetaData type for {vaultType} should be {expectedType.Name}");
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void GetBinaryType_InvalidVaultType_ThrowsArgumentException()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var invalidType = (MediaVaultType)999;
+
+            // Act & Assert
+            Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(() =>
+                Registry.GetBinaryType(invalidType),
+                "Should throw for invalid vault type");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Tests for external registration (currently not implemented) - Open/Closed Principle
+    /// </summary>
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class ExternalRegistrationTests : RegistryTestBase
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public void RegisterMediaType_ExternalRegistration_ThrowsNotImplementedException()
+        {
+            // This test documents the current limitation and ensures we know when it changes
+            
+            // Act & Assert
+            Assert.Throws<NotImplementedException>(() =>
+                Registry.RegisterMediaType<MediaBinary, MediaBinaryParams, MediaBinaryDto, MetaData, ImageVault>(MediaVaultType.Media),
+                "External registration should throw NotImplementedException until implemented");
+        }
+    }
+}

DeepDrftTests/TestData.cs

@@ -31,6 +31,25 @@ public static class TestData
         return new ImageBinary(parameters);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates a test AudioBinary with mock audio data
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="duration">The duration in seconds</param>
+    /// <param name="bitrate">The bitrate in kbps</param>
+    /// <returns>An AudioBinary instance with test data</returns>
+    public static AudioBinary CreateTestAudioBinary(double duration = 120.0, int bitrate = 320)
+    {
+        // Using PNG bytes as mock audio data for testing purposes
+        var parameters = new AudioBinaryParams(
+            Buffer: TestPngBytes,
+            Size: TestPngBytes.Length,
+            Extension: ".mp3",
+            Duration: duration,
+            Bitrate: bitrate
+        );
+        return new AudioBinary(parameters);
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Test entry keys used across tests
     /// </summary>