compact()
This operation compacts and merges small segments in the current collection.
Request Syntax
compact(
timeout: float | None
)
PARAMETERS:
timeout (float | None)
The timeout duration for this operation. Setting this to None indicates that this operation times out when any response arrives or any error occurs.
RETURN TYPE:
NoneType
RETURNS:
None
EXCEPTIONS:
MilvusException
This exception will be raised when any error occurs during this operation.
Examples
from pymilvus import Collection, CollectionSchema, FieldSchema, DataType
schema = CollectionSchema([
FieldSchema("id", DataType.INT64, is_primary=True),
FieldSchema("vector", DataType.FLOAT_VECTOR, dim=5)
])
# Create a collection
collection = Collection(
name="test_collection",
schema=schema
)
# Compact small segments
collection.compact()