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"""Type stubs for the ELID string similarity library."""
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"""Metadata about a FullVector ELID encoding."""
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"""Original embedding dimension count"""
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"""Number of dimensions in encoded representation"""
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"""Whether exact reconstruction is possible"""
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"""Whether dimensions were reduced"""
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"""Precision type: 'Full32', 'Half16', 'Quant8', or 'Bits'"""
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"""Bit count if precision is 'Bits' (optional)"""
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"""Dimension mode: 'Preserve', 'Reduce', or 'Common'"""
"""Options for configuring string similarity algorithms.
Attributes:
case_sensitive: Case-sensitive comparison (default: True)
trim_whitespace: Trim whitespace before comparison (default: False)
prefix_scale: Prefix scale for Jaro-Winkler (default: 0.1, max: 0.25)
"""
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:
:
...
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"""Result from a match operation."""
:
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"""Compute the Levenshtein distance between two strings.
Args:
a: First string
b: Second string
Returns:
The minimum number of single-character edits needed to transform one string into another.
"""
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"""Compute the normalized Levenshtein similarity between two strings.
Args:
a: First string
b: Second string
Returns:
Similarity score between 0.0 (completely different) and 1.0 (identical).
"""
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"""Compute the Jaro similarity between two strings.
Args:
a: First string
b: Second string
Returns:
Similarity score between 0.0 and 1.0. Particularly effective for short strings.
"""
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"""Compute the Jaro-Winkler similarity between two strings.
Gives more favorable ratings to strings with common prefixes.
Args:
a: First string
b: Second string
Returns:
Similarity score between 0.0 and 1.0.
"""
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"""Compute the Hamming distance between two strings.
Args:
a: First string
b: Second string
Returns:
Number of positions at which characters differ, or None if lengths differ.
"""
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"""Compute the OSA (Optimal String Alignment) distance between two strings.
Similar to Levenshtein but also considers transpositions as a single operation.
Args:
a: First string
b: Second string
Returns:
OSA distance.
"""
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"""Compute the best matching similarity between two strings.
Runs multiple algorithms and returns the highest score.
Args:
a: First string
b: Second string
Returns:
Best similarity score between 0.0 and 1.0.
"""
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"""Find the best match for a query string in a list of candidates.
Args:
query: Query string
candidates: List of candidate strings
Returns:
Dict with 'index' and 'score' keys.
"""
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"""Find all matches above a threshold score.
Args:
query: Query string
candidates: List of candidate strings
threshold: Minimum similarity score (0.0 to 1.0)
Returns:
List of dicts with 'index' and 'score' keys.
"""
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"""Compute Levenshtein distance with custom options.
Args:
a: First string
b: Second string
opts: Configuration options
Returns:
Levenshtein distance.
"""
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"""Compute the SimHash fingerprint of a string.
Returns a 64-bit integer hash where similar strings produce similar hashes.
Args:
text: Input string
Returns:
64-bit hash value.
"""
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"""Compute the Hamming distance between two SimHash values.
Args:
hash1: First SimHash value
hash2: Second SimHash value
Returns:
Hamming distance (0-64). Lower values indicate higher similarity.
"""
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"""Compute the normalized SimHash similarity between two strings.
Args:
a: First string
b: Second string
Returns:
Similarity score between 0.0 and 1.0.
"""
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"""Find all hashes within a given distance threshold.
Args:
query_hash: The query SimHash value
candidate_hashes: List of candidate SimHash values
max_distance: Maximum Hamming distance threshold
Returns:
Indices of candidates within the distance threshold.
"""
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# ============================================================================
# Embedding functions (available when built with embeddings feature)
# ============================================================================
"""Encoding profile for embedding vectors.
Profiles determine how embeddings are transformed into compact identifiers.
Variants:
Mini128: 128-bit SimHash (default, fast cosine similarity via Hamming distance)
Morton10x10: Z-order curve encoding for database indexing
Hilbert10x10: Hilbert curve encoding for maximum locality preservation
"""
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"""128-bit SimHash encoding"""
= ...
"""Morton (Z-order) curve encoding with 10 dimensions x 10 bits"""
= ...
"""Hilbert curve encoding with 10 dimensions x 10 bits"""
"""Encode an embedding vector to an ELID string.
Converts a high-dimensional embedding vector into a compact, sortable identifier
using the specified profile. The resulting ELID preserves locality properties
for efficient similarity search.
Args:
embedding: Input vector (f32, 64-2048 dimensions)
profile: Encoding strategy (Mini128, Morton10x10, or Hilbert10x10)
Returns:
Encoded ELID string
Raises:
ValueError: If embedding dimensions are invalid or values contain NaN/Inf
Example:
>>> import elid
>>> import numpy as np
>>> embedding = np.random.randn(768).astype(np.float32)
>>> elid_str = elid.encode(embedding, elid.Profile.Mini128)
"""
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"""Decode an ELID string to raw bytes.
Decodes a base32hex-encoded ELID string back to its raw byte representation.
This returns the header bytes + payload bytes.
Args:
elid_str: The ELID string to decode
Returns:
Raw bytes (header + payload)
Raises:
ValueError: If the ELID string contains invalid characters
Example:
>>> raw_bytes = elid.decode("01a2b3c4d5e6f7...")
>>> len(raw_bytes) # 18 for Mini128 (2 header + 16 payload)
"""
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"""Compute Hamming distance between two ELID strings.
Returns the number of differing bits in the SimHash payloads of two ELIDs.
This distance is proportional to the angular distance between the original
embeddings. Both ELIDs must use the Mini128 profile.
Args:
elid1: First ELID string
elid2: Second ELID string
Returns:
Hamming distance (0-128)
Raises:
ValueError: If either ELID is invalid or uses a non-Mini128 profile
Example:
>>> import elid
>>> import numpy as np
>>> emb1 = np.random.randn(768).astype(np.float32)
>>> emb2 = emb1 + np.random.randn(768).astype(np.float32) * 0.1
>>> elid1 = elid.encode(emb1, elid.Profile.Mini128)
>>> elid2 = elid.encode(emb2, elid.Profile.Mini128)
>>> distance = elid.elid_hamming_distance(elid1, elid2)
"""
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# ============================================================================
# FullVector encoding types and functions
# ============================================================================
"""Precision options for full vector encoding.
Controls how many bits are used to represent each dimension value.
Higher precision means more accurate reconstruction but larger output.
Variants:
Full32: Full 32-bit float (lossless, 4 bytes per dimension)
Half16: 16-bit half-precision float (2 bytes per dimension)
Quant8: 8-bit quantized (1 byte per dimension, ~1% error)
"""
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"""Full 32-bit float (lossless)"""
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"""16-bit half-precision float"""
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"""8-bit quantized (~1% error)"""
"""Dimension handling mode for full vector encoding.
Controls whether to preserve original dimensions, reduce them,
or project to a common space for cross-dimensional comparison.
Variants:
Preserve: Keep all original dimensions (no projection)
Reduce: Reduce dimensions using random projection
Common: Project to common space for cross-dimensional comparison
"""
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"""Preserve all original dimensions"""
= ...
"""Reduce dimensions using random projection"""
= ...
"""Project to common space for cross-dimensional comparison"""
"""Encode an embedding using lossless full vector encoding.
Preserves the exact embedding values (32-bit float precision) and all dimensions.
This produces the largest output but allows exact reconstruction.
Args:
embedding: Input vector (f32, 64-2048 dimensions)
Returns:
Encoded ELID string that can be decoded back to the original embedding
Raises:
ValueError: If embedding dimensions are invalid or values contain NaN/Inf
Example:
>>> import elid
>>> import numpy as np
>>> embedding = np.random.randn(768).astype(np.float32)
>>> elid_str = elid.encode_lossless(embedding)
>>> recovered = elid.decode_to_embedding(elid_str)
>>> np.allclose(embedding, recovered) # True
"""
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"""Encode an embedding with percentage-based compression.
The retention percentage (0.0-1.0) controls how much information is preserved:
- 1.0 = lossless (Full32 precision, all dimensions)
- 0.5 = half precision and/or half dimensions
- 0.25 = quarter precision and/or quarter dimensions
The algorithm optimizes for dimension reduction first (which preserves
more geometric relationships) before reducing precision.
Args:
embedding: Input vector (f32, 64-2048 dimensions)
retention_pct: Information retention percentage (0.0-1.0)
Returns:
Encoded ELID string
Raises:
ValueError: If embedding dimensions are invalid or values contain NaN/Inf
Example:
>>> import elid
>>> import numpy as np
>>> embedding = np.random.randn(768).astype(np.float32)
>>> elid_50 = elid.encode_compressed(embedding, 0.5) # 50% retention
>>> elid_25 = elid.encode_compressed(embedding, 0.25) # 25% retention
>>> len(elid_25) < len(elid_50) # True (smaller output)
"""
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"""Encode an embedding with a maximum output string length constraint.
Calculates the optimal precision and dimension settings to fit within
the specified character limit while maximizing fidelity.
Args:
embedding: Input vector (f32, 64-2048 dimensions)
max_chars: Maximum output string length in characters
Returns:
Encoded ELID string guaranteed to be <= max_chars in length
Raises:
ValueError: If embedding dimensions are invalid or values contain NaN/Inf
Example:
>>> import elid
>>> import numpy as np
>>> embedding = np.random.randn(768).astype(np.float32)
>>> elid_str = elid.encode_max_length(embedding, 100)
>>> len(elid_str) <= 100 # True
"""
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"""Decode an ELID string back to an embedding vector.
Only works for ELIDs encoded with a FullVector profile (lossless,
compressed, or max_length). Returns None for non-reversible profiles
like Mini128, Morton, or Hilbert.
Args:
elid_str: A valid ELID string (base32hex encoded)
Returns:
Decoded embedding as f32 array, or None if not reversible
Note:
If dimension reduction was used during encoding, the decoded embedding
will be in the reduced dimension space, not the original.
Example:
>>> import elid
>>> import numpy as np
>>> embedding = np.random.randn(768).astype(np.float32)
>>> elid_str = elid.encode_lossless(embedding)
>>> recovered = elid.decode_to_embedding(elid_str)
>>> recovered is not None # True
>>> np.allclose(embedding, recovered) # True
"""
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"""Check if an ELID can be decoded back to an embedding.
Returns True if the ELID was encoded with a FullVector profile
(lossless, compressed, or max_length), False otherwise.
Args:
elid_str: A valid ELID string (base32hex encoded)
Returns:
True if decode_to_embedding will return an embedding
Raises:
ValueError: If the ELID string is invalid
Example:
>>> import elid
>>> import numpy as np
>>> embedding = np.random.randn(768).astype(np.float32)
>>>
>>> # Mini128 is NOT reversible
>>> mini_elid = elid.encode(embedding, elid.Profile.Mini128)
>>> elid.is_reversible(mini_elid) # False
>>>
>>> # Lossless IS reversible
>>> lossless_elid = elid.encode_lossless(embedding)
>>> elid.is_reversible(lossless_elid) # True
"""
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"""Encode an embedding for cross-dimensional comparison.
Projects the embedding to a common dimension space, allowing comparison
between embeddings of different original dimensions (e.g., 256d vs 768d).
Args:
embedding: Input vector (f32, 64-2048 dimensions)
common_dims: Target dimension space (all vectors projected here)
Returns:
Encoded ELID string
Raises:
ValueError: If embedding dimensions are invalid or values contain NaN/Inf
Example:
>>> import elid
>>> import numpy as np
>>> # Different sized embeddings from different models
>>> emb_256 = np.random.randn(256).astype(np.float32)
>>> emb_768 = np.random.randn(768).astype(np.float32)
>>>
>>> # Project both to 128-dim common space
>>> elid1 = elid.encode_cross_dimensional(emb_256, 128)
>>> elid2 = elid.encode_cross_dimensional(emb_768, 128)
>>>
>>> # Now they can be compared directly
>>> dec1 = elid.decode_to_embedding(elid1)
>>> dec2 = elid.decode_to_embedding(elid2)
>>> dec1.shape == dec2.shape # True (both 128,)
"""
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"""Get metadata about a FullVector ELID.
Returns a dictionary containing information about how the ELID was encoded,
including original dimensions, precision, and dimension mode.
Args:
elid_str: A valid ELID string (base32hex encoded)
Returns:
Metadata dictionary, or None if not a FullVector ELID.
The dictionary contains:
- original_dims (int): Original embedding dimension count
- encoded_dims (int): Number of dimensions in encoded representation
- is_lossless (bool): Whether exact reconstruction is possible
- has_dimension_reduction (bool): Whether dimensions were reduced
- precision (str): "Full32", "Half16", "Quant8", or "Bits"
- precision_bits (int, optional): Bit count if precision is "Bits"
- dimension_mode (str): "Preserve", "Reduce", or "Common"
Raises:
ValueError: If the ELID string is invalid
Example:
>>> import elid
>>> import numpy as np
>>> embedding = np.random.randn(768).astype(np.float32)
>>> elid_str = elid.encode_compressed(embedding, 0.5)
>>> meta = elid.get_metadata(elid_str)
>>> print(meta['original_dims']) # 768
>>> print(meta['is_lossless']) # False
"""
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