laurus 0.8.0

Unified search library for lexical, vector, and semantic retrieval
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//! HNSW vector searcher for approximate search.

use std::sync::Arc;

use crate::error::Result;
use crate::vector::core::vector::Vector;
use crate::vector::index::hnsw::graph::HnswGraph;
use crate::vector::index::hnsw::reader::HnswIndexReader;
use crate::vector::reader::VectorIndexReader;
use crate::vector::search::searcher::VectorIndexSearcher;
use crate::vector::search::searcher::{
    VectorIndexQuery, VectorIndexQueryResult, VectorIndexQueryResults,
};
use std::cmp::Ordering;
use std::collections::{BinaryHeap, HashMap, HashSet};

/// HNSW vector searcher that performs approximate nearest neighbor search.
#[derive(Debug)]
pub struct HnswSearcher {
    index_reader: Arc<dyn VectorIndexReader>,
    ef_search: usize,
}

impl HnswSearcher {
    /// Create a new HNSW searcher.
    pub fn new(index_reader: Arc<dyn VectorIndexReader>) -> Result<Self> {
        // Default ef_search value
        let ef_search = 50;
        Ok(Self {
            index_reader,
            ef_search,
        })
    }

    /// Set the search parameter ef.
    pub fn set_ef_search(&mut self, ef_search: usize) {
        self.ef_search = ef_search;
    }
}

impl VectorIndexSearcher for HnswSearcher {
    fn search(&self, request: &VectorIndexQuery) -> Result<VectorIndexQueryResults> {
        use crate::util::time::Timer;

        let start = Timer::now();

        // correct approach: usage of downcast_ref to check if we can use graph search
        if let Some(reader) = self.index_reader.as_any().downcast_ref::<HnswIndexReader>()
            && let Some(graph) = &reader.graph
            && let Some(ref field_name) = request.field_name
        {
            // Perform Graph Search
            let mut results = self.search_graph(reader, graph, request, field_name)?;
            results.search_time_ms = start.elapsed().as_secs_f64() * 1000.0;
            return Ok(results);
        }

        // Fallback to Linear Scan (brute-force over all vectors)
        let mut results = VectorIndexQueryResults::new();

        let mut vector_ids = self.index_reader.vector_ids()?;

        // Filter by field_name if specified
        if let Some(ref field_name) = request.field_name {
            vector_ids.retain(|(_, fname)| fname == field_name);
        }

        results.candidates_examined = vector_ids.len();

        let mut candidates: Vec<(u64, String, f32, f32, Vector)> =
            Vec::with_capacity(vector_ids.len());

        for (doc_id, field_name) in vector_ids.iter() {
            if let Ok(Some(vector)) = self.index_reader.get_vector(*doc_id, field_name) {
                let similarity = self
                    .index_reader
                    .distance_metric()
                    .similarity(&request.query.data, &vector.data)?;
                let distance = self
                    .index_reader
                    .distance_metric()
                    .distance(&request.query.data, &vector.data)?;
                candidates.push((*doc_id, field_name.clone(), similarity, distance, vector));
            }
        }

        candidates.sort_by(|a, b| b.2.partial_cmp(&a.2).unwrap_or(std::cmp::Ordering::Equal));

        let top_k = request.params.top_k.min(candidates.len());
        for (doc_id, field_name, similarity, distance, vector) in candidates.into_iter().take(top_k)
        {
            // Apply minimum similarity threshold
            if similarity < request.params.min_similarity {
                break;
            }

            let vector_output = if request.params.include_vectors {
                Some(vector)
            } else {
                None
            };

            results
                .results
                .push(crate::vector::search::searcher::VectorIndexQueryResult {
                    doc_id,
                    field_name,
                    similarity,
                    distance,
                    vector: vector_output,
                });
        }

        results.search_time_ms = start.elapsed().as_secs_f64() * 1000.0;
        Ok(results)
    }

    fn count(&self, request: VectorIndexQuery) -> Result<u64> {
        // Get all vector IDs with field names
        let vector_ids = self.index_reader.vector_ids()?;

        // Filter by field_name if specified
        if let Some(ref field_name) = request.field_name {
            Ok(vector_ids.iter().filter(|(_, f)| f == field_name).count() as u64)
        } else {
            Ok(vector_ids.len() as u64)
        }
    }
}

#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
struct Candidate {
    id: u64,
    distance: f32,
}

impl Eq for Candidate {}

impl Ord for Candidate {
    fn cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Ordering {
        // Min-heap: smaller distance > larger distance for Visitor (nearest first)
        // But for Result (Found), we might want Max-heap (furthest first) to keep ef smallest.
        // HNSW logic typically uses Min-heap for "candidates to visit" and Max-heap for "dynamic list of found nearest"
        // Here we define one Candidate struct. Let's assume standard PartialOrd (smaller < larger).
        // Then BinaryHeap is MaxHeap (largest at top).

        // This impl makes BinaryHeap a MIN-HEAP (smallest distance at top)
        other
            .distance
            .partial_cmp(&self.distance)
            .unwrap_or(Ordering::Equal)
    }
}

impl PartialOrd for Candidate {
    fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<Ordering> {
        Some(self.cmp(other))
    }
}

#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
struct ResultCandidate {
    id: u64,
    distance: f32,
}

impl Eq for ResultCandidate {}
impl Ord for ResultCandidate {
    fn cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Ordering {
        // Max-heap: larger distance at top (to remove worst)
        self.distance
            .partial_cmp(&other.distance)
            .unwrap_or(Ordering::Equal)
    }
}
impl PartialOrd for ResultCandidate {
    fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<Ordering> {
        Some(self.cmp(other))
    }
}

impl HnswSearcher {
    fn search_graph(
        &self,
        reader: &HnswIndexReader,
        graph: &HnswGraph,
        request: &VectorIndexQuery,
        field_name: &str,
    ) -> Result<VectorIndexQueryResults> {
        let entry_point = match graph.entry_point {
            Some(ep) => ep,
            None => return Ok(VectorIndexQueryResults::new()),
        };

        let query = &request.query;
        let ef_search = self.ef_search;

        // Retrieve the per-field prefetch index once per search call (O(1), no allocation).
        // `None` for on-demand (disk-backed) storage; the prefetch loop is skipped entirely.
        let field_prefetch = reader.field_prefetch_index(field_name);
        let prefetch_n_bytes = reader.dimension() * std::mem::size_of::<f32>();

        // 1. Start from entry point at max_level
        let mut curr_obj = entry_point;
        // Note: Assuming entry_point is in field_name. If not, we might fail to get vector.
        // If doc_id corresponds to field_name, we get vector.
        // Since HNSW here is single-graph for mixed IDs (potentially), we must hope entry point is valid for calc_dist with this field?
        // Ref discussion: assuming HnswIndex is single-field.

        let mut dist = self.calc_dist(reader, query, curr_obj, field_name)?;

        // 2. Greedy descent
        for lc in (1..=graph.max_level).rev() {
            let mut changed = true;
            while changed {
                changed = false;
                if let Some(neighbors) = graph.get_neighbors(curr_obj, lc) {
                    // Pass 1: issue prefetch hints for all neighbors before computing
                    // distances.  For datasets larger than L3 cache this hides the
                    // memory latency of loading Vec<f32> data.
                    if let Some(idx) = field_prefetch {
                        for &neighbor_id in neighbors {
                            Self::prefetch_neighbor(idx, neighbor_id, prefetch_n_bytes);
                        }
                    }
                    // Pass 2: compute distances (data is being fetched in the background).
                    for &neighbor_id in neighbors {
                        let d = self.calc_dist(reader, query, neighbor_id, field_name)?;
                        if d < dist {
                            dist = d;
                            curr_obj = neighbor_id;
                            changed = true;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        // 3. Search at layer 0 with ef_search
        let mut candidates = BinaryHeap::new(); // Min-heap (nearest first)
        let mut found = BinaryHeap::new(); // Max-heap (furthest first)

        candidates.push(Candidate {
            id: curr_obj,
            distance: dist,
        });
        found.push(ResultCandidate {
            id: curr_obj,
            distance: dist,
        });

        let mut visited = HashSet::new();
        visited.insert(curr_obj);

        while let Some(curr) = candidates.pop() {
            if let Some(furthest) = found.peek()
                && curr.distance > furthest.distance
                && found.len() >= ef_search
            {
                break;
            }

            if let Some(neighbors) = graph.get_neighbors(curr.id, 0) {
                // Pass 1: issue prefetch hints for unvisited neighbors.
                // O(1) per neighbor (u64 HashMap lookup, no allocation).
                if let Some(idx) = field_prefetch {
                    for &neighbor_id in neighbors {
                        if !visited.contains(&neighbor_id) {
                            Self::prefetch_neighbor(idx, neighbor_id, prefetch_n_bytes);
                        }
                    }
                }

                // Pass 2: compute distances for unvisited neighbors (data loading
                // overlaps with the prefetch hints issued above).
                for &neighbor_id in neighbors {
                    if visited.contains(&neighbor_id) {
                        continue;
                    }
                    visited.insert(neighbor_id);

                    let d = self.calc_dist(reader, query, neighbor_id, field_name)?;
                    let furthest_dist = found.peek().map(|c| c.distance).unwrap_or(f32::MAX);

                    if d < furthest_dist || found.len() < ef_search {
                        candidates.push(Candidate {
                            id: neighbor_id,
                            distance: d,
                        });
                        found.push(ResultCandidate {
                            id: neighbor_id,
                            distance: d,
                        });

                        if found.len() > ef_search {
                            found.pop();
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        // Convert found heaps to results.
        let field_name_owned = field_name.to_string();
        let mut final_results = Vec::new();
        for c in found {
            // Convert cached distance to similarity without re-reading vectors.
            let similarity = reader.distance_metric().distance_to_similarity(c.distance);

            // Apply min_score filter.
            if similarity < request.params.min_similarity {
                continue;
            }

            // Only load vector data if explicitly requested.
            let vector = if request.params.include_vectors {
                reader.get_vector(c.id, field_name)?
            } else {
                None
            };

            final_results.push(VectorIndexQueryResult {
                doc_id: c.id,
                field_name: field_name_owned.clone(),
                similarity,
                distance: c.distance,
                vector,
            });
        }

        // Sort results (similarity descending)
        final_results.sort_by(|a, b| {
            b.similarity
                .partial_cmp(&a.similarity)
                .unwrap_or(Ordering::Equal)
        });

        // Top K
        let top_k = request.params.top_k.min(final_results.len());
        final_results.truncate(top_k);

        Ok(VectorIndexQueryResults {
            results: final_results,
            candidates_examined: visited.len(),
            search_time_ms: 0.0, // Set by caller
            query_metadata: std::collections::HashMap::new(),
        })
    }

    fn calc_dist(
        &self,
        reader: &HnswIndexReader,
        query: &Vector,
        doc_id: u64,
        field_name: &str,
    ) -> Result<f32> {
        // Optimization: HnswIndexReader *could* support getting raw bytes or avoiding clone,
        // but get_vector returns Option<Vector>.
        if let Some(target) = reader.get_vector(doc_id, field_name)? {
            reader.distance_metric().distance(&query.data, &target.data)
        } else {
            // Vector not found in this field?
            // Should return max distance or error?
            // Since graph contains doc_id, it should exist.
            // But if mixed fields, it might not exist in *this* field.
            Ok(f32::MAX)
        }
    }

    /// Issue software prefetch hints for the vector identified by `doc_id`.
    ///
    /// Performs an O(1) `u64` lookup in `idx` (no `String` allocation) to
    /// retrieve the base address of the vector's `f32` data, then emits one
    /// prefetch instruction per 64-byte cache line.  This lets the CPU start
    /// fetching the data from RAM before the distance computation begins,
    /// reducing memory-latency stalls on datasets larger than L3 cache.
    ///
    /// # Safety
    ///
    /// The addresses in `idx` were recorded from `Vec<f32>::as_ptr()` at reader
    /// construction time.  The backing `Arc<Vec<f32>>` is kept alive by
    /// `VectorStorage::Owned` inside the same `HnswIndexReader`, so every
    /// pointer is valid for the entire lifetime of the search.
    /// `_mm_prefetch` / `prfm` are pure hints that never dereference the pointer.
    #[inline]
    #[allow(unused_variables)]
    fn prefetch_neighbor(idx: &HashMap<u64, usize>, doc_id: u64, n_bytes: usize) {
        if let Some(&addr) = idx.get(&doc_id) {
            let base_ptr = addr as *const i8;
            let mut offset = 0;
            while offset < n_bytes {
                #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
                // SAFETY: see method doc comment.
                unsafe {
                    use std::arch::x86_64::{_MM_HINT_T0, _mm_prefetch};
                    _mm_prefetch::<_MM_HINT_T0>(base_ptr.add(offset));
                }
                #[cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")]
                // SAFETY: see method doc comment.
                unsafe {
                    std::arch::asm!(
                        "prfm pldl1keep, [{p}]",
                        p = in(reg) base_ptr.add(offset),
                        options(nostack, readonly),
                    );
                }
                offset += 64;
            }
        }
    }
}