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+# Vault Contract Public API Reference
+
+## Overview
+
+The vault contract provides secure storage and management of user funds with lock-based access control.
+
+## Version
+
+**Current Version**: 1.0.0
+
+**Status**: Stable
+
+**Compatibility**: Backward-compatible changes only until v2.0.0
+
+---
+
+## Public Functions
+
+### Initialization
+
+#### `initialize`
+
+Initializes the vault contract with the owner address.
+
+**Function Signature**
+```rust
+pub fn initialize(env: Env, owner: Address) -> Result<(), VaultError>
+event VaultInitialized {
+    owner: Address,
+    timestamp: u64,
+}
+pub fn deposit(env: Env, user: Address, amount: i128) -> Result<(), VaultError>
+event Deposit {
+    user: Address,
+    amount: i128,
+    new_balance: i128,
+    timestamp: u64,
+}
+pub fn withdraw(env: Env, user: Address, amount: i128) -> Result<(), VaultError>
+event Withdraw {
+    user: Address,
+    amount: i128,
+    new_balance: i128,
+    timestamp: u64,
+}
+pub fn create_lock(
+    env: Env,
+    user: Address,
+    amount: i128,
+    lock_duration: u64,
+) -> Result<u64, VaultError>
+event LockCreated {
+    lock_id: u64,
+    user: Address,
+    amount: i128,
+    duration: u64,
+    unlock_time: u64,
+    timestamp: u64,
+}
+pub fn withdraw_lock(env: Env, user: Address, lock_id: u64) -> Result<(), VaultError>
+event LockWithdrawn {
+    lock_id: u64,
+    user: Address,
+    amount: i128,
+    timestamp: u64,
+}
+pub fn get_balance(env: Env, user: Address) -> Result<i128, VaultError>
+pub fn get_lock(env: Env, lock_id: u64) -> Result<LockData, VaultError>
+pub fn get_user_locks(env: Env, user: Address) -> Result<Vec<u64>, VaultError>
+pub fn get_total_balance(env: Env) -> Result<i128, VaultError>
+pub fn transfer_ownership(env: Env, new_owner: Address) -> Result<(), VaultError>
+event OwnershipTransferred {
+    old_owner: Address,
+    new_owner: Address,
+    timestamp: u64,
+}
+pub fn pause(env: Env) -> Result<(), VaultError>
+pub fn unpause(env: Env) -> Result<(), VaultError>
+struct LockData {
+    user: Address,
+    amount: i128,
+    unlock_time: u64,
+    withdrawn: bool,
+    created_at: u64,
+}
+struct LockData {
+    user: Address,
+    amount: i128,
+    unlock_time: u64,
+    withdrawn: bool,
+    created_at: u64,
+}
+pub fn deposit(env: Env, amount: i128) -> Result<(), VaultError>
+pub fn deposit(env: Env, user: Address, amount: i128) -> Result<(), VaultError>
+// v1.0.0
+deposit(env, amount);
+
+// v2.0.0
+deposit(env, user, amount);
+pub fn deposit(env: Env, amount: i128) -> Result<(), VaultError>
+pub fn deposit(env: Env, amount: i128, memo: Option<String>) -> Result<(), VaultError>