compact()

This operation compacts the collection by merging small segments into larger ones. It is recommended to call this operation after inserting a large amount of data into a collection.

public CompactResp compact(CompactReq request)

Request Syntax

compact(CompactReq.builder()
    .collectionName(String collection)
    .build()
)

BUILDER METHODS:

• collectionName(String collection)

  The name of the target collection.

RETURN TYPE:

CompactResp

RETURNS:

A CompactResp object contains a compaction ID.

• compactionID (Long)

  The ID of the current compact operation.

Example

import io.milvus.v2.client.ConnectConfig;
import io.milvus.v2.client.MilvusClientV2;
import io.milvus.v2.service.utility.request.CompactReq;
import io.milvus.v2.service.utility.response.CompactResp;

// 1. Set up a client
ConnectConfig connectConfig = ConnectConfig.builder()
        .uri("http://localhost:19530")
        .token("root:Milvus")
        .build();
        
MilvusClientV2 client = new MilvusClientV2(connectConfig);

// 2. Compact a collection
client.compact(CompactReq.builder()
    .collectionName("my_collection")
    .build();
);