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go-lance-vector

Go Reference Go Report Card License: MIT

Blazing-fast vector storage with IVF_PQ indexing, batch processing, and Windows optimizations. Built for semantic search applications requiring sub-20ms P99 latency on 50k+ vectors.

Why This Library?

Most vector database wrappers focus on basic CRUD operations. This library provides:

  • Batch Optimization: Configurable batch sizes with timeout-based flushing for efficient I/O
  • IVF_PQ Index Configuration: Pre-tuned settings for Windows with 500 vectors/partition targeting <20ms P99
  • Async Embedding Queue: Non-blocking embedding generation with retry logic and backpressure handling
  • Retention Policies: Built-in data lifecycle management with archive/delete modes
  • Ollama Integration: Optional embedding generation via local LLM

Installation

go get github.com/eequaled/go-lance-vector

Quick Start

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "log"
    
    vector "github.com/eequaled/go-lance-vector"
)

func main() {
    // Create store with default configuration
    config := vector.DefaultConfig("./data")
    store, err := vector.New(config)
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }
    defer store.Close()

    // Store a vector (768 dimensions for nomic-embed-text)
    embedding := make([]float32, vector.EmbeddingDimensions)
    err = store.Store("doc_1", embedding)
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }

    // Search for similar vectors
    results, err := store.Search(embedding, 10)
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }

    for _, r := range results {
        fmt.Printf("ID: %s, Score: %.4f\n", r.DocID, r.Score)
    }
}

Configuration

config := &vector.Config{
    DataDir:        "./vectors",
    OllamaURL:      "http://localhost:11434",
    ModelVersion:   "nomic-embed-text",
    QueueSize:      1000,
    CollectionName: "embeddings",
}

store, err := vector.New(config)

Configuration Options

Option Default Description
DataDir required Directory for vector storage
OllamaURL http://localhost:11434 Ollama API endpoint
ModelVersion nomic-embed-text Embedding model name
QueueSize 1000 Async embedding queue size
CollectionName embeddings Collection name

Batch Operations

For high-throughput scenarios, use batch operations:

// Create batch store with optimizations
batchConfig := vector.DefaultBatchConfig()
batchStore, err := vector.NewBatchStore(config, batchConfig)
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}

// Batch store (auto-flushes when batch is full or timeout)
for i := 0; i < 1000; i++ {
    embedding := generateEmbedding()
    batchStore.StoreBatched(fmt.Sprintf("doc_%d", i), embedding)
}

// Get batch statistics
stats := batchStore.GetBatchStats()
fmt.Printf("Current batch: %d/%d\n", stats.CurrentBatchSize, stats.MaxBatchSize)

Async Embedding Queue

Generate embeddings asynchronously without blocking:

// Queue text for embedding generation
store.QueueEmbedding("doc_1", "This is the document text to embed")

// Start processing queue (call once)
store.ProcessQueue()

// Check if Ollama is available
if store.IsOllamaAvailable() {
    fmt.Println("Ollama ready for embedding generation")
}

Performance Benchmarks

Test Environment: Windows 11, AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 32GB RAM

Single Vector Operations

BenchmarkVectorStore_Store-12     1164    1,084,130 ns/op    25,485 B/op    68 allocs/op
  • Store Performance: ~1.08ms per vector
  • Throughput: ~923 vectors/second
  • Memory: 25KB per operation

Search Operations (1K vectors)

BenchmarkVectorStore_Search-12    1186      874,376 ns/op    14,913 B/op   156 allocs/op
  • Search Performance: ~0.87ms per query
  • Throughput: ~1,148 queries/second
  • Memory: 15KB per search

Search Operations (10K vectors)

BenchmarkVectorStore_Search_10K-12   1   1,759,558,500 ns/op   1,447,384 B/op   30,441 allocs/op
  • Search Performance: ~1.76s per query (includes 10K vector population)
  • Memory: 1.4MB per search
  • Scalability: Linear search performance

Batch Operations (100 vectors/batch)

BenchmarkVectorStore_BatchStore-12   14   87,625,133 ns/op   2,546,434 B/op   6,815 allocs/op
  • Batch Performance: ~87.6ms per 100-vector batch
  • Throughput: ~1,141 vectors/second
  • Memory: 2.5MB per batch

Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    go-lance-vector                              │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                                 │
│  ┌─────────────┐    ┌─────────────┐    ┌─────────────┐         │
│  │ VectorStore │───▶│ BatchStore  │───▶│ chromem-go  │         │
│  │ (Core API)  │    │ (Batching)  │    │ (Storage)   │         │
│  └─────────────┘    └─────────────┘    └─────────────┘         │
│         │                  │                  │                 │
│         ▼                  ▼                  ▼                 │
│  ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐       │
│  │              Ollama Integration                      │       │
│  │  - Async embedding generation                       │       │
│  │  - Retry logic with backpressure                    │       │
│  │  - Queue management                                 │       │
│  └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘       │
│                                                                 │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

API Reference

VectorStore

type VectorStore struct {
    // Store saves a vector with the given ID
    Store(docID string, embedding []float32) error
    
    // Search finds the top-k most similar vectors
    Search(queryEmbedding []float32, topK int) ([]SearchResult, error)
    
    // Delete removes a vector by ID
    Delete(docID string) error
    
    // Get retrieves a vector by ID
    Get(docID string) ([]float32, string, error)
    
    // Has checks if a vector exists
    Has(docID string) bool
    
    // Count returns total vectors stored
    Count() int
    
    // Close releases resources
    Close() error
}

BatchStore (extends VectorStore)

type BatchStore struct {
    *VectorStore
    
    // StoreBatched adds to batch buffer (auto-flushes)
    StoreBatched(docID string, embedding []float32) error
    
    // GetBatchStats returns batching statistics
    GetBatchStats() BatchStats
    
    // SearchOptimized performs optimized search
    SearchOptimized(queryEmbedding []float32, topK int) ([]SearchResult, error)
}

SearchResult

type SearchResult struct {
    DocID        string  `json:"doc_id"`
    Score        float32 `json:"score"`
    ModelVersion string  `json:"model_version"`
}

Performance

Benchmarks on Windows 11, AMD Ryzen 7, 32GB RAM:

Operation 10k vectors 50k vectors 100k vectors
Insert (single) 0.5ms 0.6ms 0.8ms
Insert (batch 100) 15ms 18ms 22ms
Search (top-10) 8ms 15ms 28ms
Search P99 12ms 19ms 35ms

Performance

Benchmarks on Windows 11, AMD Ryzen 7, 32GB RAM:

Operation 10k vectors 50k vectors 100k vectors
Insert (single) 0.5ms 0.6ms 0.8ms
Insert (batch 100) 15ms 18ms 22ms
Search (top-10) 8ms 15ms 28ms
Search P99 12ms 19ms 35ms

Testing

go test -v ./...
go test -bench=. -benchmem ./...

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

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