SearchVectors

This enum represents the vector or text inputs accepted by a search request.

pub enum SearchVectors {
    Float(Vec<Vec<f32>>),
    Binary(Vec<Vec<u8>>),
    Float16(Vec<Vec<u16>>),
    BFloat16(Vec<Vec<u16>>),
    SparseFloat(Vec<SparseVector>),
    Int8(Vec<Vec<i8>>),
    EmbeddedText(Vec<String>),
    EmbeddingLists(Vec<EmbeddingList>),
}

VARIANTS:

  • Float(Vec<Vec<f32>>) - Dense vectors of 32-bit floats, one slice per query.
  • Binary(Vec<Vec<u8>>) - Binary vectors stored as packed bytes, one slice per query.
  • Float16(Vec<Vec<u16>>) - Half-precision float vectors, one slice per query.
  • BFloat16(Vec<Vec<u16>>) - BFloat16 vectors, one slice per query.
  • SparseFloat(Vec<SparseVector>) - Sparse vectors, one per query.
  • Int8(Vec<Vec<i8>>) - Int8 vectors, one slice per query.
  • EmbeddedText(Vec<String>) - Plain text inputs embedded by the server for search.
  • EmbeddingLists(Vec<EmbeddingList>) - Struct-vector inputs, each carrying its own list of embeddings.

Example

let request = SearchRequest::builder()
    .collection_name("books")
    .vector_field("embedding")
    .vectors(SearchVectors::Float(vec![vec![0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4]]))
    .limit(5)
    .build()?;

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