ringdb/engine.rs
1use std::path::Path;
2use std::time::Instant;
3
4use serde::{Serialize, de::DeserializeOwned};
5
6use crate::backend::{CpuBackend, RingComputeBackend};
7use crate::config::RingDbConfig;
8use crate::error::{Result, RingDbError};
9use crate::payload::{PayloadStore, PayloadStoreBuilder};
10use crate::persist::{read_f32_file, read_meta, write_f32_file, write_meta};
11use crate::query::{DiskQuery, QueryResult, RangeQuery, RingQuery};
12
13/// Builder for a ring-query vector database.
14///
15/// Insert vectors (and their associated payloads) with
16/// [`add_vector()`](Self::add_vector), then call [`build()`](Self::build) to
17/// transfer ownership to the compute backend and obtain a [`SealedRingDb`]
18/// that can be queried.
19///
20/// `T` is the payload type stored alongside each vector. Use `T = ()` when
21/// no payload is needed.
22///
23/// # Example — no payload
24///
25/// ```
26/// use ringdb::{RingDb, RingDbConfig, RingQuery};
27///
28/// let config = RingDbConfig::new(4);
29/// let mut db = RingDb::new(config).unwrap();
30///
31/// db.add_vector(&[1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0], ()).unwrap();
32/// db.add_vector(&[0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0], ()).unwrap();
33///
34/// let db = db.build().unwrap();
35/// let result = db.query(&RingQuery { query: &[1.0f32, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0], d: 1.0, lambda: 0.1 }).unwrap();
36/// println!("hits: {:?}", result.ids);
37/// ```
38///
39/// # Example — with payload
40///
41/// ```
42/// use ringdb::{RingDb, RingDbConfig, RingQuery};
43/// use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
44///
45/// #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
46/// struct Meta { label: String }
47///
48/// let mut db: RingDb<Meta> = RingDb::new(RingDbConfig::new(2)).unwrap();
49/// db.add_vector(&[1.0, 0.0], Meta { label: "dog".into() }).unwrap();
50/// db.add_vector(&[0.0, 1.0], Meta { label: "cat".into() }).unwrap();
51///
52/// let db = db.build().unwrap();
53/// let result = db.query(&RingQuery { query: &[1.0f32, 0.0], d: 1.0, lambda: 0.1 }).unwrap();
54/// let payloads = db.fetch_payloads(&result.ids).unwrap();
55/// ```
56pub struct RingDb<T = ()> {
57 config: RingDbConfig,
58 backend: Box<dyn RingComputeBackend>,
59 n_vectors: usize,
60
61 /// Staging buffer: f32 vectors, row-major, `n_vectors × dims`.
62 vectors: Vec<f32>,
63
64 /// Staging buffer: per-vector squared L2 norm.
65 norms_sq: Vec<f32>,
66
67 /// Streams payloads to a temp file as they arrive; never accumulates in RAM.
68 payload_builder: PayloadStoreBuilder<T>,
69}
70
71impl<T: Serialize + DeserializeOwned> RingDb<T> {
72 /// Create a new empty `RingDb` with the given configuration.
73 pub fn new(config: RingDbConfig) -> Result<Self> {
74 Ok(Self {
75 config,
76 backend: Box::new(CpuBackend::new()),
77 n_vectors: 0,
78 vectors: Vec::new(),
79 norms_sq: Vec::new(),
80 payload_builder: PayloadStoreBuilder::new()?,
81 })
82 }
83
84 /// Insert a single vector and its associated payload.
85 ///
86 /// Vectors are assigned sequential IDs starting from 0.
87 /// The slice length must equal `dims`.
88 pub fn add_vector(&mut self, vector: &[f32], payload: T) -> Result<()> {
89 let dims = self.config.dims;
90 if vector.len() != dims {
91 return Err(crate::error::RingDbError::DimensionMismatch {
92 expected: dims,
93 got: vector.len(),
94 });
95 }
96
97 let norm_sq: f32 = vector.iter().map(|x| x * x).sum();
98 self.norms_sq.push(norm_sq);
99 self.vectors.extend_from_slice(vector);
100 self.payload_builder.push(payload)?;
101 self.n_vectors += 1;
102 Ok(())
103 }
104
105 /// Transfer ownership of the accumulated data to the compute backend and
106 /// seal the database.
107 ///
108 /// Vector data is moved into the backend (zero-cost for the CPU backend).
109 /// Payloads are serialized and moved into a cold anonymous mmap — the
110 /// staging `Vec<T>` is dropped immediately after.
111 ///
112 /// If [`RingDbConfig::persist_dir`] is set the following files are written
113 /// to that directory before sealing:
114 ///
115 /// | File | Content |
116 /// |------|---------|
117 /// | `meta.bin` | `dims` + `n_vectors` as little-endian u64 |
118 /// | `vectors.bin` | raw f32 vectors (row-major) |
119 /// | `norms_sq.bin` | raw f32 squared norms |
120 /// | `payloads.bin` | concatenated bincode payload bytes |
121 /// | `offsets.bin` | byte offsets (u64) into `payloads.bin` |
122 ///
123 /// The database can be reloaded later with [`RingDb::load()`].
124 pub fn build(mut self) -> Result<SealedRingDb<T>> {
125 let dims = self.config.dims;
126 let n_vectors = self.n_vectors;
127
128 if let Some(dir) = self.config.persist_dir.clone() {
129 std::fs::create_dir_all(&dir)?;
130
131 write_meta(&dir.join("meta.bin"), dims, n_vectors)?;
132 write_f32_file(&dir.join("vectors.bin"), &self.vectors)?;
133 write_f32_file(&dir.join("norms_sq.bin"), &self.norms_sq)?;
134
135 let payload_store = self
136 .payload_builder
137 .finish_persisted(&dir.join("payloads.bin"), &dir.join("offsets.bin"))?;
138
139 self.backend
140 .upload_f32_dataset(dims, self.vectors, self.norms_sq)?;
141
142 return Ok(SealedRingDb {
143 config: self.config,
144 backend: self.backend,
145 n_vectors,
146 payload_store,
147 });
148 }
149
150 self.backend
151 .upload_f32_dataset(dims, self.vectors, self.norms_sq)?;
152 let payload_store = self.payload_builder.finish()?;
153 Ok(SealedRingDb {
154 config: self.config,
155 backend: self.backend,
156 n_vectors,
157 payload_store,
158 })
159 }
160
161 /// Reconstruct a [`SealedRingDb`] from a directory previously written by
162 /// [`RingDb::build()`] when [`RingDbConfig::persist_dir`] was set.
163 ///
164 /// Reads `meta.bin`, `vectors.bin`, `norms_sq.bin`, `payloads.bin`, and
165 /// `offsets.bin` from `dir`, re-uploads the vectors and norms to the
166 /// requested backend, and memory-maps the payload file.
167 ///
168 /// Pass [`BackendPreference::Cpu`] for the CPU backend (the only option
169 /// today; CUDA and others will be added later).
170 ///
171 /// # Errors
172 ///
173 /// Returns [`RingDbError::Corrupt`] if any file is missing, has an
174 /// unexpected size, or the dimension/count metadata is inconsistent.
175 ///
176 /// # Example
177 ///
178 /// ```no_run
179 /// use ringdb::{RingDb, RingDbConfig, BackendPreference};
180 /// use std::path::Path;
181 ///
182 /// // --- save ---
183 /// let mut db = RingDb::<()>::new(RingDbConfig::new(4).with_persist_dir("/tmp/mydb")).unwrap();
184 /// db.add_vector(&[1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0], ()).unwrap();
185 /// let _sealed = db.build().unwrap(); // writes files to /tmp/mydb
186 ///
187 /// // --- load ---
188 /// let loaded = RingDb::<()>::load(Path::new("/tmp/mydb"), BackendPreference::Cpu).unwrap();
189 /// ```
190 pub fn load(
191 dir: &Path,
192 backend_preference: crate::config::BackendPreference,
193 ) -> Result<SealedRingDb<T>> {
194 let (dims, n_vectors) = read_meta(&dir.join("meta.bin"))?;
195
196 let vectors = read_f32_file(&dir.join("vectors.bin"))?;
197 let norms_sq = read_f32_file(&dir.join("norms_sq.bin"))?;
198
199 let expected_vec_len = n_vectors * dims;
200 if vectors.len() != expected_vec_len {
201 return Err(RingDbError::Corrupt(format!(
202 "vectors.bin has {} f32 values, expected {} (n_vectors={} × dims={})",
203 vectors.len(),
204 expected_vec_len,
205 n_vectors,
206 dims,
207 )));
208 }
209 if norms_sq.len() != n_vectors {
210 return Err(RingDbError::Corrupt(format!(
211 "norms_sq.bin has {} f32 values, expected {}",
212 norms_sq.len(),
213 n_vectors,
214 )));
215 }
216
217 let mut backend: Box<dyn RingComputeBackend> = match backend_preference {
218 crate::config::BackendPreference::Cpu => Box::new(CpuBackend::new()),
219 };
220 backend.upload_f32_dataset(dims, vectors, norms_sq)?;
221
222 let payload_store =
223 PayloadStore::load(&dir.join("payloads.bin"), &dir.join("offsets.bin"))?;
224
225 Ok(SealedRingDb {
226 config: RingDbConfig::new(dims)
227 .with_persist_dir(dir)
228 .with_backend_preference(backend_preference),
229 backend,
230 n_vectors,
231 payload_store,
232 })
233 }
234
235 /// Number of vectors currently staged.
236 pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
237 self.n_vectors
238 }
239
240 /// Returns `true` if no vectors have been inserted.
241 pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
242 self.n_vectors == 0
243 }
244
245 /// Number of dimensions per vector.
246 pub fn dims(&self) -> usize {
247 self.config.dims
248 }
249
250 /// Name of the backend currently in use.
251 pub fn backend_name(&self) -> &str {
252 self.backend.name()
253 }
254}
255
256/// Sealed (immutable) ring-query database.
257///
258/// Obtained by calling [`RingDb::build()`] or [`RingDb::load()`]. Vectors can
259/// no longer be inserted — only queries and payload fetches are allowed.
260///
261/// The hot side (vectors + norms) is owned by the compute backend.
262/// The cold side (payloads) lives in an anonymous mmap managed by
263/// [`PayloadStore`].
264pub struct SealedRingDb<T = ()> {
265 config: RingDbConfig,
266 backend: Box<dyn RingComputeBackend>,
267 n_vectors: usize,
268 payload_store: PayloadStore<T>,
269}
270
271impl<T: Serialize + DeserializeOwned> SealedRingDb<T> {
272 /// Execute a ring query and return matching vector IDs.
273 ///
274 /// The ring `[d - lambda, d + lambda]` is converted to `[d_min, d_max]`
275 /// internally; negative lower bounds are clamped to 0.
276 pub fn query(&self, q: &RingQuery<'_>) -> Result<QueryResult> {
277 let dims = self.config.dims;
278 if q.query.len() != dims {
279 return Err(crate::error::RingDbError::DimensionMismatch {
280 expected: dims,
281 got: q.query.len(),
282 });
283 }
284
285 let d_min = (q.d - q.lambda).max(0.0);
286 let d_max = q.d + q.lambda;
287
288 let t = Instant::now();
289 let ids = self.backend.ring_query_f32(dims, q.query, d_min, d_max)?;
290 let elapsed = t.elapsed();
291
292 Ok(QueryResult {
293 ids,
294 backend_used: self.backend.name(),
295 elapsed,
296 })
297 }
298
299 /// Execute a range query and return matching vector IDs.
300 ///
301 /// Returns all vectors whose Euclidean distance to the query lies in
302 /// `[d_min, d_max]`.
303 pub fn query_range(&self, q: &RangeQuery<'_>) -> Result<QueryResult> {
304 let dims = self.config.dims;
305 if q.query.len() != dims {
306 return Err(crate::error::RingDbError::DimensionMismatch {
307 expected: dims,
308 got: q.query.len(),
309 });
310 }
311
312 let t = Instant::now();
313 let ids = self
314 .backend
315 .ring_query_f32(dims, q.query, q.d_min, q.d_max)?;
316 let elapsed = t.elapsed();
317
318 Ok(QueryResult {
319 ids,
320 backend_used: self.backend.name(),
321 elapsed,
322 })
323 }
324
325 /// Execute a disk query and return matching vector IDs.
326 ///
327 /// Returns all vectors within Euclidean distance `d_max` of the query
328 /// (i.e. the full ball of radius `d_max`, equivalent to `d_min = 0`).
329 pub fn query_disk(&self, q: &DiskQuery<'_>) -> Result<QueryResult> {
330 let dims = self.config.dims;
331 if q.query.len() != dims {
332 return Err(crate::error::RingDbError::DimensionMismatch {
333 expected: dims,
334 got: q.query.len(),
335 });
336 }
337
338 let t = Instant::now();
339 let ids = self.backend.ring_query_f32(dims, q.query, 0.0, q.d_max)?;
340 let elapsed = t.elapsed();
341
342 Ok(QueryResult {
343 ids,
344 backend_used: self.backend.name(),
345 elapsed,
346 })
347 }
348
349 /// Fetch the payload for a single vector ID.
350 ///
351 /// Reads and deserializes from the cold mmap. Call this after
352 /// [`query`](Self::query) to retrieve metadata for the matching vectors.
353 pub fn fetch_payload(&self, id: u32) -> Result<T> {
354 self.payload_store.fetch(id)
355 }
356
357 /// Fetch payloads for a slice of vector IDs, in order.
358 pub fn fetch_payloads(&self, ids: &[u32]) -> Result<Vec<T>> {
359 self.payload_store.fetch_many(ids)
360 }
361
362 /// Number of vectors stored.
363 pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
364 self.n_vectors
365 }
366
367 /// Returns `true` if the database contains no vectors.
368 pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
369 self.n_vectors == 0
370 }
371
372 /// Number of dimensions per vector.
373 pub fn dims(&self) -> usize {
374 self.config.dims
375 }
376
377 /// Name of the backend currently in use.
378 pub fn backend_name(&self) -> &str {
379 self.backend.name()
380 }
381}