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## 2024-05-18 - Fast row-wise Euclidean norm in pure NumPy
**Learning:** In performance-critical paths, computing the batch norm of a 2D array via `np.linalg.norm(arr, axis=1)` is relatively slow. Using `np.sqrt(np.einsum('ij,ij->i', arr, arr))` is significantly faster (~4x speedup on a laptop CPU for typical batch sizes). If `keepdims=True` behavior is needed, appending `[:, np.newaxis]` matches the original shape seamlessly.
**Action:** Always prefer `np.sqrt(np.einsum('ij,ij->i', arr, arr))` over `np.linalg.norm(arr, axis=1)` when computing row-wise vector norms in NumPy to eliminate dispatch overhead and improve execution speed.
## 2024-08-10 - Optimizing loop-level norm calculations in PQ encoding
**Learning:** While replacing `(X ** 2).sum(1)` with `np.einsum` gives massive ~4x speedups for large contiguous arrays, applying it inside the `add_batch` inner loop over `M` sub-quantizers (where arrays are smaller, e.g., `(N, d_sub)`) yields a smaller but still measurable ~1.15x speedup. The true vectorization fix (batching across `M`) requires large memory allocations `(N, M, K)` which actually decreases performance and causes OOMs, so the `einsum` micro-optimization inside the loop is the safest win.
**Action:** When optimizing tight loops with small array slices, prioritize `einsum` to eliminate intermediate allocations without increasing overall memory footprint.
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 **Learning:** While replacing `(X ** 2).sum(1)` with `np.einsum` gives massive ~4x speedups for large contiguous arrays, applying it inside the `add_batch` inner loop over `M` sub-quantizers (where arrays are smaller, e.g., `(N, d_sub)`) yields a smaller but still measurable ~1.15x speedup. The true vectorization fix (batching across `M`) requires large memory allocations `(N, M, K)` which actually decreases performance and causes OOMs, so the `einsum` micro-optimization inside the loop is the safest win.
 **Action:** When optimizing tight loops with small array slices, prioritize `einsum` to eliminate intermediate allocations without increasing overall memory footprint.
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## 2024-08-10 - Optimizing loop-level norm calculations in PQ encoding
**Learning:** While replacing `(X ** 2).sum(1)` with `np.einsum` gives massive ~4x speedups for large contiguous arrays, applying it inside the `add_batch` inner loop over `M` sub-quantizers (where arrays are smaller, e.g., `(N, d_sub)`) yields a smaller but still measurable ~1.15x speedup. The true vectorization fix (batching across `M`) requires large memory allocations `(N, M, K)` which actually decreases performance and causes OOMs, so the `einsum` micro-optimization inside the loop is the safest win.
**Action:** When optimizing tight loops with small array slices, prioritize `einsum` to eliminate intermediate allocations without increasing overall memory footprint.
## 2024-08-10 - Optimizing loop-level norm calculations in PQ encoding
**Learning:** While replacing `(X ** 2).sum(1)` with `np.einsum` gives massive ~4x speedups for large contiguous arrays, applying it inside the `add_batch` inner loop over `M` sub-quantizers (where arrays are smaller, e.g., `(N, d_sub)`) yields a smaller but still measurable ~1.15x speedup. The true vectorization fix (batching across `M`) requires large memory allocations `(N, M, K)` which actually decreases performance and causes OOMs, so the `einsum` micro-optimization inside the loop is the safest win.
**Action:** When optimizing tight loops with small array slices, prioritize `einsum` to eliminate intermediate allocations without increasing overall memory footprint.
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target-version = "py310"

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python_version = "3.10"
python_version = "3.12"

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__version__ = "0.11.1"
__all__ = [
"SnapIndex",
"PQSnapIndex",
"IVFPQSnapIndex",
"PQSnapIndex",
"ResidualSnapIndex",
"SnapIndex",
"get_codebook",
"rht",
"padded_dim",
"rht",
]
2 changes: 0 additions & 2 deletions snapvec/_fast.pyi
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from the compiler; this stub lets ``mypy --strict`` see the same
Python-level shapes the Cython kernels expose to callers.
"""
from __future__ import annotations

import numpy as np
from numpy.typing import NDArray


def adc_colmajor(
lut: NDArray[np.float32],
codes: NDArray[np.uint8],
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import os
import struct
import zlib
from collections.abc import Callable
from pathlib import Path
from types import TracebackType
from typing import IO, Callable

from typing import IO

_TRAILER_MAGIC = b"CRC2"
_TRAILER_SIZE = 8 # 4 bytes magic + 4 bytes uint32 CRC
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self._f.write(struct.pack("<I", self._crc & 0xFFFFFFFF))
self._finalised = True

def __enter__(self) -> "ChecksumWriter":
def __enter__(self) -> ChecksumWriter: # noqa: PYI034
return self

def __exit__(
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"""
path = Path(path)
tmp = path.with_suffix(path.suffix + ".tmp")
with open(tmp, "wb") as raw:
with ChecksumWriter(raw) as cw:
writer_fn(cw)
with open(tmp, "wb") as raw, ChecksumWriter(raw) as cw:
writer_fn(cw)
os.replace(tmp, path)


__all__ = [
"ChecksumWriter",
"has_trailer",
"verify_checksum",
"trailer_len",
"save_with_checksum_atomic",
"trailer_len",
"verify_checksum",
]
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else:
packed = _pack(self._indices, self._mse_bits)

def _write(f: "ChecksumWriter") -> None:
def _write(f: ChecksumWriter) -> None:
f.write(_MAGIC)
f.write(struct.pack("<IIIIII", _VERSION, self.dim, self.bits, self.seed, n, flags))
f.write(struct.pack("<I", len(packed)))
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save_with_checksum_atomic(path, _write)

@classmethod
def load(cls, path: str | Path) -> "SnapIndex":
def load(cls, path: str | Path) -> SnapIndex:
"""Load index from a ``.snpv`` file.

Supports v1 (mse-only legacy) and v2 (prod/flags) formats.
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flags |= _FLAG_USE_OPQ
n = len(self._ids_by_row)

def _write(f: "ChecksumWriter") -> None:
def _write(f: ChecksumWriter) -> None:
f.write(_MAGIC)
f.write(
struct.pack(
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save_with_checksum_atomic(path, _write)

@classmethod
def load(cls, path: str | Path) -> "IVFPQSnapIndex":
def load(cls, path: str | Path) -> IVFPQSnapIndex:
path = Path(path)
verify_checksum(path) # no-op for legacy files without a trailer
with open(path, "rb") as f:
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) -> NDArray[np.int64]:
"""Hard-assign every row in X to its nearest centroid (squared L2)."""
d2 = (X ** 2).sum(1, keepdims=True) - 2 * X @ C.T + (C ** 2).sum(1)[None, :]
return cast("NDArray[np.int64]", d2.argmin(1))
return cast("NDArray[np.int64]", d2.argmin(1)) # type: ignore[redundant-cast]


def probe_scores_l2_monotone(
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__all__ = [
"kmeans_pp_init",
"kmeans_mse",
"assign_l2",
"probe_scores_l2_monotone",
"fit_opq_rotation",
"kmeans_mse",
"kmeans_pp_init",
"probe_scores_l2_monotone",
]
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codes = np.empty((self.M, len(arr)), dtype=np.uint8)
for j in range(self.M):
Xj = pre[:, j * self._d_sub : (j + 1) * self._d_sub]
# Optimized: ~1.15x faster than (arr ** 2).sum(1) by avoiding intermediate array allocations

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Correct the benchmark comment to name Xj.

The replaced expression is (Xj ** 2).sum(1), not (arr ** 2).sum(1). arr has the full embedding dimension and would compute a different norm.

This uses the supplied PR objective.

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rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In `@snapvec/_pq.py` at line 310, Correct the optimization comment near the
relevant norm computation to reference Xj instead of arr, accurately describing
the replaced expression as (Xj ** 2).sum(1).

d2 = (
(Xj ** 2).sum(1, keepdims=True)
np.einsum('ij,ij->i', Xj, Xj)[:, None]
- 2 * Xj @ self._codebooks[j].T
+ (self._codebooks[j] ** 2).sum(1)[None, :]
+ np.einsum('ij,ij->i', self._codebooks[j], self._codebooks[j])[None, :]
)
codes[j] = d2.argmin(1).astype(np.uint8)

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flags |= _FLAG_USE_OPQ
n = len(self._ids)

def _write(f: "ChecksumWriter") -> None:
def _write(f: ChecksumWriter) -> None:
f.write(_MAGIC)
f.write(
struct.pack(
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save_with_checksum_atomic(path, _write)

@classmethod
def load(cls, path: str | Path) -> "PQSnapIndex":
def load(cls, path: str | Path) -> PQSnapIndex:
path = Path(path)
verify_checksum(path) # no-op for legacy files without a trailer
with open(path, "rb") as f:
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from ._freezable import FreezableIndex
from ._rotation import padded_dim, rht


_MAX_ID_BYTES = 0xFFFF # file format stores id length as uint16


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flags |= 1
n = len(self._ids)

def _write(f: "ChecksumWriter") -> None:
def _write(f: ChecksumWriter) -> None:
f.write(_MAGIC)
f.write(struct.pack("<IIIIIIII", _VERSION, self.dim, self.b1,
self.b2, self.seed, n, flags, self._pdim))
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save_with_checksum_atomic(path, _write)

@classmethod
def load(cls, path: str | Path) -> "ResidualSnapIndex":
def load(cls, path: str | Path) -> ResidualSnapIndex:
path = Path(path)
verify_checksum(path) # no-op for legacy files without a trailer
with open(path, "rb") as f:
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from snapvec import IVFPQSnapIndex, PQSnapIndex, ResidualSnapIndex, SnapIndex


# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
# Empty index #
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
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# ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── #

@pytest.mark.parametrize("index_cls, ctor_kwargs, suffix", [
(SnapIndex, dict(dim=32, bits=4, normalized=True), ".snpv"),
(ResidualSnapIndex, dict(dim=32, b1=3, b2=3, normalized=True), ".snpr"),
(SnapIndex, {"dim": 32, "bits": 4, "normalized": True}, ".snpv"),
(ResidualSnapIndex, {"dim": 32, "b1": 3, "b2": 3, "normalized": True}, ".snpr"),
])
def test_trailing_crc_roundtrip_trainingfree(
index_cls, ctor_kwargs, suffix, tmp_path,
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from snapvec import IVFPQSnapIndex, PQSnapIndex, SnapIndex


PROFILE = settings(
max_examples=25,
deadline=None,
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path, then re-pack into the new tight RAM layout.
"""
import struct

from snapvec._index import _MAGIC

idx = SnapIndex(dim=128, bits=3)
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corrupt the prod correction term).
"""
import struct
from snapvec._index import _MAGIC, _FLAG_PROD

from snapvec._index import _FLAG_PROD, _MAGIC

# Real v3 prod-mode index to source the reference indices + payload.
idx = SnapIndex(dim=128, bits=4, use_prod=True)
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idx = SnapIndex(dim=DIM, bits=4)
idx.add_batch(list(range(100)), vecs)

allowed = set(range(0, 50))
allowed = set(range(50))
results = idx.search(vecs[0], k=10, filter_ids=allowed)
assert all(r[0] in allowed for r in results)

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