Tutorial: Implementar o ranking baseado no tempo em MilvusCompatible with Milvus 2.6.x

Em muitas aplicações de pesquisa, a atualidade do conteúdo é tão importante quanto sua relevância. Artigos de notícias, listagens de produtos, postagens em mídias sociais e artigos de pesquisa se beneficiam de sistemas de classificação que equilibram a relevância semântica com a atualidade. Este tutorial demonstra como implementar a classificação baseada no tempo no Milvus usando decay rankers.

Compreender os decay rankers em Milvus

Os classificadores de decaimento permitem aumentar ou penalizar documentos com base em valores numéricos (como carimbos de data/hora) relativos a um ponto de referência. Para a classificação baseada no tempo, isto significa que os documentos mais recentes podem receber pontuações mais elevadas do que os mais antigos, mesmo quando a sua relevância semântica é semelhante.

O Milvus suporta três tipos de classificadores de decaimento:

  • Gaussiano (gauss): Uma curva em forma de sino que fornece um decaimento suave e gradual

  • Exponencial (exp): Cria uma queda inicial mais acentuada para enfatizar fortemente o conteúdo recente

  • Linear (linear): Um decaimento em linha reta que é previsível e fácil de compreender

Cada classificador tem caraterísticas diferentes que os tornam adequados para vários casos de uso. Para obter mais informações, consulte Visão geral do Decay Ranker.

Criar um sistema de pesquisa com reconhecimento de tempo

Vamos criar um sistema de pesquisa de artigos de notícias que demonstra como classificar eficazmente o conteúdo com base na relevância e no tempo. Vamos começar com a implementação:

import datetime
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
from pymilvus import (
    MilvusClient,
    DataType,
    Function,
    FunctionType,
    AnnSearchRequest,
)

# Create connection to Milvus
milvus_client = MilvusClient("http://localhost:19530")

# Define collection name
collection_name = "news_articles_tutorial"

# Clean up any existing collection with the same name
milvus_client.drop_collection(collection_name)

Passo 1: Conceber o esquema

Para a pesquisa baseada no tempo, precisamos de armazenar o carimbo de data/hora da publicação juntamente com o conteúdo:

# Create schema with fields for content and temporal information
schema = milvus_client.create_schema(enable_dynamic_field=False, auto_id=True)
schema.add_field("id", DataType.INT64, is_primary=True)
schema.add_field("headline", DataType.VARCHAR, max_length=200, enable_analyzer=True)
schema.add_field("content", DataType.VARCHAR, max_length=2000, enable_analyzer=True)
schema.add_field("dense", DataType.FLOAT_VECTOR, dim=1024)  # For dense embeddings
schema.add_field("sparse_vector", DataType.SPARSE_FLOAT_VECTOR)  # For sparse (BM25) search
schema.add_field("publish_date", DataType.INT64)  # Timestamp for decay ranking

Passo 2: Configurar funções de incorporação

Iremos configurar funções de incorporação densas (semânticas) e esparsas (palavras-chave):

# Create embedding function for semantic search
text_embedding_function = Function(
    name="siliconflow_embedding",
    function_type=FunctionType.TEXTEMBEDDING,
    input_field_names=["content"],
    output_field_names=["dense"],
    params={
        "provider": "siliconflow",
        "model_name": "BAAI/bge-large-en-v1.5",
        "credential": "your-api-key"
    }
)
schema.add_function(text_embedding_function)

# Create BM25 function for keyword search
bm25_function = Function(
    name="bm25",
    input_field_names=["content"],
    output_field_names=["sparse_vector"],
    function_type=FunctionType.BM25,
)
schema.add_function(bm25_function)

Para obter detalhes sobre como usar as funções de incorporação Milvus, consulte Visão geral da função de incorporação.

Passo 3: Configurar parâmetros de índice

Vamos configurar os parâmetros de índice apropriados para a pesquisa vetorial rápida:

# Set up indexes for fast search
index_params = milvus_client.prepare_index_params()

# Dense vector index
index_params.add_index(field_name="dense", index_type="AUTOINDEX", metric_type="L2")

# Sparse vector index
index_params.add_index(
    field_name="sparse_vector",
    index_name="sparse_inverted_index",
    index_type="AUTOINDEX",
    metric_type="BM25",
)

# Create the collection with our schema and indexes
milvus_client.create_collection(
    collection_name,
    schema=schema,
    index_params=index_params,
    consistency_level="Bounded"
)

Etapa 4: preparar dados de amostra

Para este tutorial, criaremos um conjunto de artigos de notícias com diferentes datas de publicação. Observe como incluímos pares de artigos com conteúdo quase idêntico, mas com datas diferentes para demonstrar claramente o efeito de classificação de decaimento:

# Get current time
current_time = int(datetime.datetime.now().timestamp())
current_date = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(current_time)
print(f"Current time: {current_date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')}")

# Sample news articles spanning different dates
articles = [
    {
        "headline": "AI Breakthrough Enables Medical Diagnosis Advancement",
        "content": "Researchers announced a major breakthrough in AI-based medical diagnostics, enabling faster and more accurate detection of rare diseases.",
        "publish_date": int((current_date - datetime.timedelta(days=120)).timestamp())  # ~4 months ago
    },
    {
        "headline": "Tech Giants Compete in New AI Race",
        "content": "Major technology companies are investing billions in a new race to develop the most advanced artificial intelligence systems.",
        "publish_date": int((current_date - datetime.timedelta(days=60)).timestamp())  # ~2 months ago
    },
    {
        "headline": "AI Ethics Guidelines Released by International Body",
        "content": "A consortium of international organizations has released new guidelines addressing ethical concerns in artificial intelligence development and deployment.",
        "publish_date": int((current_date - datetime.timedelta(days=30)).timestamp())  # 1 month ago
    },
    {
        "headline": "Latest Deep Learning Models Show Remarkable Progress",
        "content": "The newest generation of deep learning models demonstrates unprecedented capabilities in language understanding and generation.",
        "publish_date": int((current_date - datetime.timedelta(days=15)).timestamp())  # 15 days ago
    },
    # Articles with identical content but different dates
    {
        "headline": "AI Research Advancements Published in January",
        "content": "Breakthrough research in artificial intelligence shows remarkable advancements in multiple domains.",
        "publish_date": int((current_date - datetime.timedelta(days=90)).timestamp())  # ~3 months ago
    },
    {
        "headline": "New AI Research Results Released This Week",
        "content": "Breakthrough research in artificial intelligence shows remarkable advancements in multiple domains.",
        "publish_date": int((current_date - datetime.timedelta(days=5)).timestamp())  # Very recent - 5 days ago
    },
    {
        "headline": "AI Development Updates Released Yesterday",
        "content": "Recent developments in artificial intelligence research are showing promising results across various applications.",
        "publish_date": int((current_date - datetime.timedelta(days=1)).timestamp())  # Just yesterday
    },
]

# Insert articles into the collection
milvus_client.insert(collection_name, articles)
print(f"Inserted {len(articles)} articles into the collection")

Passo 5: Configurar diferentes classificadores de desvalorização

Agora vamos criar três classificadores de decaimento diferentes, cada um com parâmetros distintos para destacar suas diferenças:

# Use current time as reference point
print(f"Using current time as reference point")

# Create a Gaussian decay ranker
gaussian_ranker = Function(
    name="time_decay_gaussian",
    input_field_names=["publish_date"],
    function_type=FunctionType.RERANK,
    params={
        "reranker": "decay",
        "function": "gauss",           # Gaussian/bell curve decay
        "origin": current_time,        # Current time as reference point
        "offset": 7 * 24 * 60 * 60,    # One week (full relevance)
        "decay": 0.5,                  # Articles from two weeks ago have half relevance 
        "scale": 14 * 24 * 60 * 60     # Two weeks scale parameter
    }
)

# Create an exponential decay ranker with different parameters
exponential_ranker = Function(
    name="time_decay_exponential",
    input_field_names=["publish_date"],
    function_type=FunctionType.RERANK,
    params={
        "reranker": "decay",
        "function": "exp",             # Exponential decay
        "origin": current_time,        # Current time as reference point
        "offset": 3 * 24 * 60 * 60,    # Shorter offset (3 days vs 7 days)
        "decay": 0.3,                  # Steeper decay (0.3 vs 0.5) 
        "scale": 10 * 24 * 60 * 60     # Different scale (10 days vs 14 days)
    }
)

# Create a linear decay ranker
linear_ranker = Function(
    name="time_decay_linear",
    input_field_names=["publish_date"],
    function_type=FunctionType.RERANK,
    params={
        "reranker": "decay",
        "function": "linear",          # Linear decay
        "origin": current_time,        # Current time as reference point
        "offset": 7 * 24 * 60 * 60,    # One week (full relevance)
        "decay": 0.5,                  # Articles from two weeks ago have half relevance
        "scale": 14 * 24 * 60 * 60     # Two weeks scale parameter
    }
)

No código anterior:

  • reranker: Defina como decay para funções de decaimento baseadas em tempo

  • function: O tipo de função de decaimento (gauss, exp ou linear)

  • origin: O ponto de referência (normalmente a hora atual)

  • offset: O período durante o qual os documentos mantêm total relevância

  • scale: Controla a rapidez com que a relevância diminui para além do offset

  • decay: O fator de decaimento em offset+escala (por exemplo, 0,5 significa metade da relevância)

Observe que configuramos o classificador exponencial com parâmetros diferentes para demonstrar como é possível ajustar essas funções para comportamentos diferentes.

Etapa 6: Visualizar os classificadores de decaimento

Antes de realizar pesquisas, vamos criar uma comparação visual de como esses classificadores de decaimento configurados de forma diferente se comportam:

# Visualize the decay functions with different parameters
days = np.linspace(0, 90, 100)
# Gaussian: offset=7, scale=14, decay=0.5
gaussian_values = [1.0 if d <= 7 else (0.5 ** ((d - 7) / 14)) for d in days]
# Exponential: offset=3, scale=10, decay=0.3
exponential_values = [1.0 if d <= 3 else (0.3 ** ((d - 3) / 10)) for d in days]
# Linear: offset=7, scale=14, decay=0.5
linear_values = [1.0 if d <= 7 else max(0, 1.0 - ((d - 7) / 14) * 0.5) for d in days]

plt.figure(figsize=(10, 6))
plt.plot(days, gaussian_values, label='Gaussian (offset=7, scale=14, decay=0.5)')
plt.plot(days, exponential_values, label='Exponential (offset=3, scale=10, decay=0.3)')
plt.plot(days, linear_values, label='Linear (offset=7, scale=14, decay=0.5)')
plt.axhline(y=0.5, color='gray', linestyle='--', alpha=0.5, label='Half relevance')
plt.xlabel('Days ago')
plt.ylabel('Relevance factor')
plt.title('Decay Functions Comparison')
plt.legend()
plt.grid(True)
plt.savefig('decay_functions.png')
plt.close()

# Print numerical representation
print("\n=== TIME DECAY EFFECT VISUALIZATION ===")
print("Days ago | Gaussian | Exponential | Linear")
print("-----------------------------------------")
for days in [0, 3, 7, 10, 14, 21, 30, 60, 90]:
    # Calculate decay factors based on the parameters in our rankers
    gaussian_decay = 1.0 if days <= 7 else (0.5 ** ((days - 7) / 14))
    exponential_decay = 1.0 if days <= 3 else (0.3 ** ((days - 3) / 10))
    linear_decay = 1.0 if days <= 7 else max(0, 1.0 - ((days - 7) / 14) * 0.5)
    
    print(f"{days:2d} days | {gaussian_decay:.4f}   | {exponential_decay:.4f}     | {linear_decay:.4f}")

Resultado esperado:

=== TIME DECAY EFFECT VISUALIZATION ===
Days ago | Gaussian | Exponential | Linear
-----------------------------------------
 0 days | 1.0000   | 1.0000     | 1.0000
 3 days | 1.0000   | 1.0000     | 1.0000
 7 days | 1.0000   | 0.6178     | 1.0000
10 days | 0.8620   | 0.4305     | 0.8929
14 days | 0.7071   | 0.2660     | 0.7500
21 days | 0.5000   | 0.1145     | 0.5000
30 days | 0.3202   | 0.0387     | 0.1786
60 days | 0.0725   | 0.0010     | 0.0000
90 days | 0.0164   | 0.0000     | 0.0000

Etapa 7: Função auxiliar para exibição de resultados

# Helper function to format search results with dates and scores
def print_search_results(results, title):
    print(f"\n=== {title} ===")
    for i, hit in enumerate(results[0]):
        publish_date = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(hit.get('publish_date'))
        days_from_now = (current_time - hit.get('publish_date')) / (24 * 60 * 60)
        
        print(f"{i+1}. {hit.get('headline')}")
        print(f"   Published: {publish_date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')} ({int(days_from_now)} days ago)")
        print(f"   Score: {hit.score:.4f}")
        print()

Agora vamos executar uma consulta de pesquisa e comparar os resultados com e sem classificação de decaimento:

# Define our search query
query = "artificial intelligence advancements"

# 1. Search without decay ranking (purely based on semantic relevance)
standard_results = milvus_client.search(
    collection_name,
    data=[query],
    anns_field="dense",
    limit=7,  # Get all our articles
    output_fields=["headline", "content", "publish_date"],
    consistency_level="Bounded"
)
print_search_results(standard_results, "SEARCH RESULTS WITHOUT DECAY RANKING")

# Store original scores for later comparison
original_scores = {}
for hit in standard_results[0]:
    original_scores[hit.get('headline')] = hit.score

# 2. Search with each decay function
# Gaussian decay
gaussian_results = milvus_client.search(
    collection_name,
    data=[query],
    anns_field="dense",
    limit=7,
    output_fields=["headline", "content", "publish_date"],
    ranker=gaussian_ranker,
    consistency_level="Bounded"
)
print_search_results(gaussian_results, "SEARCH RESULTS WITH GAUSSIAN DECAY RANKING")

# Exponential decay
exponential_results = milvus_client.search(
    collection_name,
    data=[query],
    anns_field="dense",
    limit=7,
    output_fields=["headline", "content", "publish_date"],
    ranker=exponential_ranker,
    consistency_level="Bounded"
)
print_search_results(exponential_results, "SEARCH RESULTS WITH EXPONENTIAL DECAY RANKING")

# Linear decay
linear_results = milvus_client.search(
    collection_name,
    data=[query],
    anns_field="dense",
    limit=7,
    output_fields=["headline", "content", "publish_date"],
    ranker=linear_ranker,
    consistency_level="Bounded"
)
print_search_results(linear_results, "SEARCH RESULTS WITH LINEAR DECAY RANKING")

Resultado esperado:

=== SEARCH RESULTS WITHOUT DECAY RANKING ===
1. AI Development Updates Released Yesterday
   Published: 2025-05-14 (1 days ago)
   Score: 0.3670

2. AI Research Advancements Published in January
   Published: 2025-02-14 (90 days ago)
   Score: 0.4315

3. New AI Research Results Released This Week
   Published: 2025-05-10 (5 days ago)
   Score: 0.4316

4. Tech Giants Compete in New AI Race
   Published: 2025-03-16 (60 days ago)
   Score: 0.6671

5. Latest Deep Learning Models Show Remarkable Progress
   Published: 2025-04-30 (15 days ago)
   Score: 0.6674

6. AI Breakthrough Enables Medical Diagnosis Advancement
   Published: 2025-01-15 (120 days ago)
   Score: 0.7279

7. AI Ethics Guidelines Released by International Body
   Published: 2025-04-15 (30 days ago)
   Score: 0.7661

=== SEARCH RESULTS WITH GAUSSIAN DECAY RANKING ===
1. Latest Deep Learning Models Show Remarkable Progress
   Published: 2025-04-30 (15 days ago)
   Score: 0.5322

2. New AI Research Results Released This Week
   Published: 2025-05-10 (5 days ago)
   Score: 0.4316

3. AI Development Updates Released Yesterday
   Published: 2025-05-14 (1 days ago)
   Score: 0.3670

4. AI Ethics Guidelines Released by International Body
   Published: 2025-04-15 (30 days ago)
   Score: 0.1180

5. Tech Giants Compete in New AI Race
   Published: 2025-03-16 (60 days ago)
   Score: 0.0000

6. AI Research Advancements Published in January
   Published: 2025-02-14 (90 days ago)
   Score: 0.0000

7. AI Breakthrough Enables Medical Diagnosis Advancement
   Published: 2025-01-15 (120 days ago)
   Score: 0.0000

=== SEARCH RESULTS WITH EXPONENTIAL DECAY RANKING ===
1. AI Development Updates Released Yesterday
   Published: 2025-05-14 (1 days ago)
   Score: 0.3670

2. New AI Research Results Released This Week
   Published: 2025-05-10 (5 days ago)
   Score: 0.3392

3. Latest Deep Learning Models Show Remarkable Progress
   Published: 2025-04-30 (15 days ago)
   Score: 0.1574

4. AI Ethics Guidelines Released by International Body
   Published: 2025-04-15 (30 days ago)
   Score: 0.0297

5. Tech Giants Compete in New AI Race
   Published: 2025-03-16 (60 days ago)
   Score: 0.0007

6. AI Research Advancements Published in January
   Published: 2025-02-14 (90 days ago)
   Score: 0.0000

7. AI Breakthrough Enables Medical Diagnosis Advancement
   Published: 2025-01-15 (120 days ago)
   Score: 0.0000

=== SEARCH RESULTS WITH LINEAR DECAY RANKING ===
1. Latest Deep Learning Models Show Remarkable Progress
   Published: 2025-04-30 (15 days ago)
   Score: 0.4767

2. New AI Research Results Released This Week
   Published: 2025-05-10 (5 days ago)
   Score: 0.4316

3. AI Ethics Guidelines Released by International Body
   Published: 2025-04-15 (30 days ago)
   Score: 0.3831

4. AI Development Updates Released Yesterday
   Published: 2025-05-14 (1 days ago)
   Score: 0.3670

5. AI Breakthrough Enables Medical Diagnosis Advancement
   Published: 2025-01-15 (120 days ago)
   Score: 0.3640

6. Tech Giants Compete in New AI Race
   Published: 2025-03-16 (60 days ago)
   Score: 0.3335

7. AI Research Advancements Published in January
   Published: 2025-02-14 (90 days ago)
   Score: 0.2158

Etapa 9: entender o cálculo da pontuação

Vamos analisar como as pontuações finais são calculadas combinando a relevância original com fatores de decaimento:

# Add a detailed breakdown for the first 3 results from Gaussian decay
print("\n=== SCORE CALCULATION BREAKDOWN (GAUSSIAN DECAY) ===")
for item in gaussian_results[0][:3]:
    headline = item.get('headline')
    publish_date = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(item.get('publish_date'))
    days_ago = (current_time - item.get('publish_date')) / (24 * 60 * 60)
    
    # Get the original score
    original_score = original_scores.get(headline, 0)
    
    # Calculate decay factor
    decay_factor = 1.0 if days_ago <= 7 else (0.5 ** ((days_ago - 7) / 14))
    
    # Show breakdown
    print(f"Item: {headline}")
    print(f"  Published: {publish_date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')} ({int(days_ago)} days ago)")
    print(f"  Original relevance score: {original_score:.4f}")
    print(f"  Decay factor (Gaussian): {decay_factor:.4f}")
    print(f"  Expected final score = Original × Decay: {original_score * decay_factor:.4f}")
    print(f"  Actual final score: {item.score:.4f}")
    print()

Resultado esperado:

=== SCORE CALCULATION BREAKDOWN (GAUSSIAN DECAY) ===
Item: Latest Deep Learning Models Show Remarkable Progress
  Published: 2025-04-30 (15 days ago)
  Original relevance score: 0.6674
  Decay factor (Gaussian): 0.6730
  Expected final score = Original × Decay: 0.4491
  Actual final score: 0.5322

Item: New AI Research Results Released This Week
  Published: 2025-05-10 (5 days ago)
  Original relevance score: 0.4316
  Decay factor (Gaussian): 1.0000
  Expected final score = Original × Decay: 0.4316
  Actual final score: 0.4316

Item: AI Development Updates Released Yesterday
  Published: 2025-05-14 (1 days ago)
  Original relevance score: 0.3670
  Decay factor (Gaussian): 1.0000
  Expected final score = Original × Decay: 0.3670
  Actual final score: 0.3670

Etapa 10: Pesquisa híbrida com decaimento de tempo

Para cenários mais complexos, podemos combinar vectores densos (semânticos) e esparsos (palavras-chave) utilizando a pesquisa híbrida:

# Set up hybrid search (combining dense and sparse vectors)
dense_search = AnnSearchRequest(
    data=[query],
    anns_field="dense",  # Search dense vectors
    param={},
    limit=7
)

sparse_search = AnnSearchRequest(
    data=[query],
    anns_field="sparse_vector",  # Search sparse vectors (BM25)
    param={},
    limit=7
)

# Execute hybrid search with each decay function
# Gaussian decay
hybrid_gaussian_results = milvus_client.hybrid_search(
    collection_name,
    [dense_search, sparse_search],
    ranker=gaussian_ranker,
    limit=7,
    output_fields=["headline", "content", "publish_date"]
)
print_search_results(hybrid_gaussian_results, "HYBRID SEARCH RESULTS WITH GAUSSIAN DECAY RANKING")

# Exponential decay
hybrid_exponential_results = milvus_client.hybrid_search(
    collection_name,
    [dense_search, sparse_search],
    ranker=exponential_ranker,
    limit=7,
    output_fields=["headline", "content", "publish_date"]
)
print_search_results(hybrid_exponential_results, "HYBRID SEARCH RESULTS WITH EXPONENTIAL DECAY RANKING")

Resultado esperado:

=== HYBRID SEARCH RESULTS WITH GAUSSIAN DECAY RANKING ===
1. New AI Research Results Released This Week
   Published: 2025-05-10 (5 days ago)
   Score: 2.1467

2. AI Development Updates Released Yesterday
   Published: 2025-05-14 (1 days ago)
   Score: 0.7926

3. Latest Deep Learning Models Show Remarkable Progress
   Published: 2025-04-30 (15 days ago)
   Score: 0.5322

4. AI Ethics Guidelines Released by International Body
   Published: 2025-04-15 (30 days ago)
   Score: 0.1180

5. Tech Giants Compete in New AI Race
   Published: 2025-03-16 (60 days ago)
   Score: 0.0000

6. AI Research Advancements Published in January
   Published: 2025-02-14 (90 days ago)
   Score: 0.0000

7. AI Breakthrough Enables Medical Diagnosis Advancement
   Published: 2025-01-15 (120 days ago)
   Score: 0.0000

=== HYBRID SEARCH RESULTS WITH EXPONENTIAL DECAY RANKING ===
1. New AI Research Results Released This Week
   Published: 2025-05-10 (5 days ago)
   Score: 1.6873

2. AI Development Updates Released Yesterday
   Published: 2025-05-14 (1 days ago)
   Score: 0.7926

3. Latest Deep Learning Models Show Remarkable Progress
   Published: 2025-04-30 (15 days ago)
   Score: 0.1574

4. AI Ethics Guidelines Released by International Body
   Published: 2025-04-15 (30 days ago)
   Score: 0.0297

5. Tech Giants Compete in New AI Race
   Published: 2025-03-16 (60 days ago)
   Score: 0.0007

6. AI Research Advancements Published in January
   Published: 2025-02-14 (90 days ago)
   Score: 0.0001

7. AI Breakthrough Enables Medical Diagnosis Advancement
   Published: 2025-01-15 (120 days ago)
   Score: 0.0000

Passo 11: Experiência com diferentes valores de parâmetros

Vamos ver como o ajuste do parâmetro de escala afeta a função de decaimento gaussiano:

# Create variations of the Gaussian decay function with different scale parameters
print("\n=== PARAMETER VARIATION EXPERIMENT: SCALE ===")
for scale_days in [7, 14, 30]:
    scaled_ranker = Function(
        name=f"time_decay_gaussian_{scale_days}",
        input_field_names=["publish_date"],
        function_type=FunctionType.RERANK,
        params={
            "reranker": "decay",
            "function": "gauss",
            "origin": current_time,
            "offset": 7 * 24 * 60 * 60,  # Fixed offset of 7 days
            "decay": 0.5,                # Fixed decay of 0.5
            "scale": scale_days * 24 * 60 * 60  # Variable scale
        }
    )
    
    # Get results
    scale_results = milvus_client.search(
        collection_name,
        data=[query],
        anns_field="dense",
        limit=7,
        output_fields=["headline", "content", "publish_date"],
        ranker=scaled_ranker,
        consistency_level="Bounded"
    )
    
    print_search_results(scale_results, f"SEARCH WITH GAUSSIAN DECAY (SCALE = {scale_days} DAYS)")

Resultado esperado:

=== PARAMETER VARIATION EXPERIMENT: SCALE ===

=== SEARCH WITH GAUSSIAN DECAY (SCALE = 7 DAYS) ===
1. New AI Research Results Released This Week
   Published: 2025-05-10 (5 days ago)
   Score: 0.4316

2. AI Development Updates Released Yesterday
   Published: 2025-05-14 (1 days ago)
   Score: 0.3670

3. Latest Deep Learning Models Show Remarkable Progress
   Published: 2025-04-30 (15 days ago)
   Score: 0.2699

4. AI Ethics Guidelines Released by International Body
   Published: 2025-04-15 (30 days ago)
   Score: 0.0004

5. Tech Giants Compete in New AI Race
   Published: 2025-03-16 (60 days ago)
   Score: 0.0000

6. AI Research Advancements Published in January
   Published: 2025-02-14 (90 days ago)
   Score: 0.0000

7. AI Breakthrough Enables Medical Diagnosis Advancement
   Published: 2025-01-15 (120 days ago)
   Score: 0.0000

=== SEARCH WITH GAUSSIAN DECAY (SCALE = 14 DAYS) ===
1. Latest Deep Learning Models Show Remarkable Progress
   Published: 2025-04-30 (15 days ago)
   Score: 0.5322

2. New AI Research Results Released This Week
   Published: 2025-05-10 (5 days ago)
   Score: 0.4316

3. AI Development Updates Released Yesterday
   Published: 2025-05-14 (1 days ago)
   Score: 0.3670

4. AI Ethics Guidelines Released by International Body
   Published: 2025-04-15 (30 days ago)
   Score: 0.1180

5. Tech Giants Compete in New AI Race
   Published: 2025-03-16 (60 days ago)
   Score: 0.0000

6. AI Research Advancements Published in January
   Published: 2025-02-14 (90 days ago)
   Score: 0.0000

7. AI Breakthrough Enables Medical Diagnosis Advancement
   Published: 2025-01-15 (120 days ago)
   Score: 0.0000

=== SEARCH WITH GAUSSIAN DECAY (SCALE = 30 DAYS) ===
1. Latest Deep Learning Models Show Remarkable Progress
   Published: 2025-04-30 (15 days ago)
   Score: 0.6353

2. AI Ethics Guidelines Released by International Body
   Published: 2025-04-15 (30 days ago)
   Score: 0.5097

3. New AI Research Results Released This Week
   Published: 2025-05-10 (5 days ago)
   Score: 0.4316

4. AI Development Updates Released Yesterday
   Published: 2025-05-14 (1 days ago)
   Score: 0.3670

5. Tech Giants Compete in New AI Race
   Published: 2025-03-16 (60 days ago)
   Score: 0.0767

6. AI Research Advancements Published in January
   Published: 2025-02-14 (90 days ago)
   Score: 0.0021

7. AI Breakthrough Enables Medical Diagnosis Advancement
   Published: 2025-01-15 (120 days ago)
   Score: 0.0000

Etapa 12: teste com diferentes consultas

Vamos ver o desempenho da classificação de decaimento com diferentes consultas de pesquisa:

# Try different queries with Gaussian decay
for test_query in ["machine learning", "neural networks", "ethics in AI"]:
    print(f"\n=== TESTING QUERY: '{test_query}' WITH GAUSSIAN DECAY ===")
    test_results = milvus_client.search(
        collection_name,
        data=[test_query],
        anns_field="dense",
        limit=4,
        output_fields=["headline", "content", "publish_date"],
        ranker=gaussian_ranker,
        consistency_level="Bounded"
    )
    print_search_results(test_results, f"TOP 4 RESULTS FOR '{test_query}'")

Resultado esperado:

=== TESTING QUERY: 'machine learning' WITH GAUSSIAN DECAY ===

=== TOP 4 RESULTS FOR 'machine learning' ===
1. New AI Research Results Released This Week
   Published: 2025-05-10 (5 days ago)
   Score: 0.8208

2. AI Development Updates Released Yesterday
   Published: 2025-05-14 (1 days ago)
   Score: 0.7287

3. Latest Deep Learning Models Show Remarkable Progress
   Published: 2025-04-30 (15 days ago)
   Score: 0.6633

4. AI Research Advancements Published in January
   Published: 2025-02-14 (90 days ago)
   Score: 0.0000

=== TESTING QUERY: 'neural networks' WITH GAUSSIAN DECAY ===

=== TOP 4 RESULTS FOR 'neural networks' ===
1. New AI Research Results Released This Week
   Published: 2025-05-10 (5 days ago)
   Score: 0.8509

2. AI Development Updates Released Yesterday
   Published: 2025-05-14 (1 days ago)
   Score: 0.7574

3. Latest Deep Learning Models Show Remarkable Progress
   Published: 2025-04-30 (15 days ago)
   Score: 0.6364

4. AI Research Advancements Published in January
   Published: 2025-02-14 (90 days ago)
   Score: 0.0000

=== TESTING QUERY: 'ethics in AI' WITH GAUSSIAN DECAY ===

=== TOP 4 RESULTS FOR 'ethics in AI' ===
1. New AI Research Results Released This Week
   Published: 2025-05-10 (5 days ago)
   Score: 0.7977

2. AI Development Updates Released Yesterday
   Published: 2025-05-14 (1 days ago)
   Score: 0.7322

3. AI Ethics Guidelines Released by International Body
   Published: 2025-04-15 (30 days ago)
   Score: 0.0814

4. AI Research Advancements Published in January
   Published: 2025-02-14 (90 days ago)
   Score: 0.0000

Conclusão

A classificação baseada no tempo usando funções de decaimento no Milvus fornece uma maneira poderosa de equilibrar a relevância semântica com a recência. Configurando a função e os parâmetros de decaimento apropriados, pode criar experiências de pesquisa que destacam conteúdos recentes, respeitando a relevância semântica.

Esta abordagem é particularmente valiosa para:

  • Plataformas de notícias e media

  • Listagens de produtos de comércio eletrónico

  • Feeds de conteúdo de redes sociais

  • Bases de conhecimento e sistemas de documentação

  • Repositórios de artigos de investigação

Ao compreender a matemática subjacente às funções de decaimento e ao experimentar diferentes parâmetros, pode afinar o seu sistema de pesquisa para proporcionar o equilíbrio ideal entre relevância e atualidade para o seu caso de utilização específico.