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# IVFFlat Index Usage Examples
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## Basic Setup
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### 1. Create Table with Vector Column
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```sql
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CREATE TABLE products (
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id serial PRIMARY KEY,
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name text NOT NULL,
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description text,
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embedding vector(1536), -- OpenAI ada-002 embeddings
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created_at timestamp DEFAULT now()
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);
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```
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### 2. Insert Sample Data
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```sql
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-- Insert products with embeddings
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INSERT INTO products (name, description, embedding) VALUES
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('Laptop', 'High-performance laptop', '[0.1, 0.2, 0.3, ...]'),
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('Mouse', 'Wireless mouse', '[0.4, 0.5, 0.6, ...]'),
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('Keyboard', 'Mechanical keyboard', '[0.7, 0.8, 0.9, ...]');
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-- Or insert from a data source
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INSERT INTO products (name, description, embedding)
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SELECT
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name,
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description,
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get_embedding(description) -- Your embedding function
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FROM source_table;
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```
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## Index Creation
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### Default Configuration
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```sql
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-- Create index with default settings (100 lists, probe 1)
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CREATE INDEX products_embedding_idx
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ON products
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USING ruivfflat (embedding vector_l2_ops);
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```
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### Optimized for Small Datasets (< 10K vectors)
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```sql
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CREATE INDEX products_embedding_idx
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ON products
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USING ruivfflat (embedding vector_l2_ops)
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WITH (lists = 50);
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```
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### Optimized for Medium Datasets (10K - 100K vectors)
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```sql
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CREATE INDEX products_embedding_idx
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ON products
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USING ruivfflat (embedding vector_l2_ops)
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WITH (lists = 100);
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```
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### Optimized for Large Datasets (> 100K vectors)
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```sql
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CREATE INDEX products_embedding_idx
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ON products
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USING ruivfflat (embedding vector_l2_ops)
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WITH (lists = 500);
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```
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### Very Large Datasets (> 1M vectors)
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```sql
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CREATE INDEX products_embedding_idx
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ON products
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USING ruivfflat (embedding vector_l2_ops)
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WITH (lists = 1000);
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```
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## Distance Metrics
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### Euclidean Distance (L2)
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```sql
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-- Best for: General-purpose similarity search
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CREATE INDEX products_embedding_l2_idx
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ON products
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USING ruivfflat (embedding vector_l2_ops)
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WITH (lists = 100);
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-- Query
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SELECT name, embedding <-> '[0.1, 0.2, ...]' AS distance
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FROM products
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ORDER BY embedding <-> '[0.1, 0.2, ...]'
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LIMIT 10;
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```
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### Cosine Distance
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```sql
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-- Best for: Normalized vectors, text embeddings
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CREATE INDEX products_embedding_cosine_idx
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ON products
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USING ruivfflat (embedding vector_cosine_ops)
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WITH (lists = 100);
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-- Query
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SELECT name, embedding <=> '[0.1, 0.2, ...]' AS distance
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FROM products
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ORDER BY embedding <=> '[0.1, 0.2, ...]'
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LIMIT 10;
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```
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### Inner Product
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```sql
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-- Best for: Maximum similarity (negative distance)
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CREATE INDEX products_embedding_ip_idx
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ON products
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USING ruivfflat (embedding vector_ip_ops)
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WITH (lists = 100);
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-- Query
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SELECT name, embedding <#> '[0.1, 0.2, ...]' AS distance
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FROM products
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ORDER BY embedding <#> '[0.1, 0.2, ...]'
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LIMIT 10;
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```
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## Search Queries
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### Basic KNN Search
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```sql
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-- Find 10 most similar products
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SELECT
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id,
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name,
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description,
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embedding <-> '[0.1, 0.2, ...]'::vector AS distance
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FROM products
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ORDER BY embedding <-> '[0.1, 0.2, ...]'::vector
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LIMIT 10;
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```
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### Search with Filters
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```sql
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-- Find similar products in a category
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SELECT
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id,
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name,
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embedding <-> '[0.1, 0.2, ...]'::vector AS distance
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FROM products
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WHERE category = 'Electronics'
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ORDER BY embedding <-> '[0.1, 0.2, ...]'::vector
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LIMIT 10;
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```
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### Search with Multiple Conditions
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```sql
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-- Find recent similar products
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SELECT
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id,
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name,
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created_at,
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embedding <=> '[0.1, 0.2, ...]'::vector AS distance
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FROM products
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WHERE
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created_at > now() - interval '30 days'
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AND price < 1000
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ORDER BY embedding <=> '[0.1, 0.2, ...]'::vector
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LIMIT 10;
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```
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## Performance Tuning
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### Adjusting Probes
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```sql
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-- Fast search (lower recall ~70%)
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SET ruvector.ivfflat_probes = 1;
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-- Balanced search (medium recall ~85%)
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SET ruvector.ivfflat_probes = 5;
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-- Accurate search (high recall ~95%)
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SET ruvector.ivfflat_probes = 10;
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-- Very accurate search (very high recall ~98%)
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SET ruvector.ivfflat_probes = 20;
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```
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### Session-Level Configuration
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```sql
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-- Set for current session
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SET ruvector.ivfflat_probes = 10;
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-- Verify setting
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SHOW ruvector.ivfflat_probes;
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-- Reset to default
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RESET ruvector.ivfflat_probes;
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```
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### Transaction-Level Configuration
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```sql
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BEGIN;
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SET LOCAL ruvector.ivfflat_probes = 15;
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-- Query will use probes = 15
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SELECT * FROM products ORDER BY embedding <-> '[...]' LIMIT 10;
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COMMIT;
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-- Back to session default
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```
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### Query-Level Configuration
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```sql
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SELECT
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id,
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name,
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embedding <-> '[0.1, 0.2, ...]'::vector AS distance
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FROM products
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ORDER BY embedding <-> '[0.1, 0.2, ...]'::vector
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LIMIT 10
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SETTINGS (ruvector.ivfflat_probes = 10);
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```
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## Advanced Use Cases
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### Semantic Search with Ranking
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```sql
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WITH similar_products AS (
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SELECT
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id,
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name,
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description,
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embedding <-> query_embedding AS vector_distance,
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ts_rank(to_tsvector('english', description),
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to_tsquery('laptop')) AS text_rank
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FROM products,
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(SELECT '[0.1, 0.2, ...]'::vector AS query_embedding) q
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ORDER BY embedding <-> query_embedding
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LIMIT 100
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)
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SELECT
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id,
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name,
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description,
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vector_distance,
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text_rank,
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(0.7 * (1 - vector_distance) + 0.3 * text_rank) AS combined_score
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FROM similar_products
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ORDER BY combined_score DESC
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LIMIT 10;
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```
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### Multi-Vector Search
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```sql
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-- Find products similar to multiple queries
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WITH queries AS (
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SELECT unnest(ARRAY[
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'[0.1, 0.2, ...]'::vector,
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'[0.4, 0.5, ...]'::vector,
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'[0.7, 0.8, ...]'::vector
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]) AS query_vec
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),
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all_results AS (
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SELECT DISTINCT
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p.id,
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p.name,
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MIN(p.embedding <-> q.query_vec) AS min_distance
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FROM products p
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CROSS JOIN queries q
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GROUP BY p.id, p.name
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)
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SELECT id, name, min_distance
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FROM all_results
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ORDER BY min_distance
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LIMIT 10;
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```
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### Batch Processing
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```sql
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-- Process embeddings in batches
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DO $$
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DECLARE
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batch_size INT := 1000;
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offset_val INT := 0;
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total_count INT;
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BEGIN
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SELECT COUNT(*) INTO total_count FROM unprocessed_products;
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WHILE offset_val < total_count LOOP
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-- Process batch
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WITH batch AS (
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SELECT id, description
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FROM unprocessed_products
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ORDER BY id
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LIMIT batch_size
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OFFSET offset_val
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)
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UPDATE products p
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SET embedding = get_embedding(b.description)
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FROM batch b
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WHERE p.id = b.id;
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offset_val := offset_val + batch_size;
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RAISE NOTICE 'Processed % of % vectors', offset_val, total_count;
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END LOOP;
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END $$;
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```
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## Monitoring and Maintenance
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### Check Index Statistics
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```sql
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-- Get index metadata
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SELECT * FROM ruvector_ivfflat_stats('products_embedding_idx');
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-- Check index size
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SELECT
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schemaname,
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tablename,
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indexname,
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pg_size_pretty(pg_relation_size(indexrelid)) AS index_size,
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pg_size_pretty(pg_table_size(tablename::regclass)) AS table_size
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FROM pg_indexes
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JOIN pg_stat_user_indexes USING (schemaname, tablename, indexname)
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WHERE indexname = 'products_embedding_idx';
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```
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### Analyze Query Performance
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```sql
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-- Enable timing
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\timing on
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-- Explain analyze
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EXPLAIN (ANALYZE, BUFFERS)
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SELECT id, name
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FROM products
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ORDER BY embedding <-> '[0.1, 0.2, ...]'::vector
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LIMIT 10;
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```
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### Rebuild Index
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```sql
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-- After significant data changes
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REINDEX INDEX products_embedding_idx;
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-- Or rebuild concurrently (PostgreSQL 12+)
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REINDEX INDEX CONCURRENTLY products_embedding_idx;
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```
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### Vacuum and Analyze
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```sql
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-- Update statistics
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ANALYZE products;
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-- Vacuum to reclaim space
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VACUUM products;
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-- Or full vacuum
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VACUUM FULL products;
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```
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## Best Practices
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### 1. Choose Appropriate Number of Lists
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```sql
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-- Rule of thumb: lists = sqrt(total_vectors)
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-- Example for 100K vectors
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CREATE INDEX ON products USING ruivfflat (embedding vector_l2_ops)
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WITH (lists = 316); -- sqrt(100000) ≈ 316
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-- Example for 1M vectors
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CREATE INDEX ON products USING ruivfflat (embedding vector_l2_ops)
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WITH (lists = 1000); -- sqrt(1000000) = 1000
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```
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### 2. Balance Speed vs Accuracy
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```sql
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-- Production: Start conservative, increase probes if needed
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SET ruvector.ivfflat_probes = 5;
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-- Development/Testing: Higher probes for better results
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SET ruvector.ivfflat_probes = 10;
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-- Critical queries: Maximum accuracy
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SET ruvector.ivfflat_probes = 20;
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```
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### 3. Regular Maintenance
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```sql
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-- Weekly or after large data changes
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VACUUM ANALYZE products;
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REINDEX INDEX CONCURRENTLY products_embedding_idx;
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```
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### 4. Monitor Index Health
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```sql
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-- Create monitoring view
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CREATE VIEW index_health AS
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SELECT
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indexname,
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pg_size_pretty(pg_relation_size(indexrelid)) AS size,
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idx_scan AS scans,
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idx_tup_read AS tuples_read,
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idx_tup_fetch AS tuples_fetched,
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(idx_tup_read::float / NULLIF(idx_scan, 0))::numeric(10,2) AS avg_tuples_per_scan
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FROM pg_stat_user_indexes
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WHERE indexrelname LIKE '%embedding%';
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-- Check regularly
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SELECT * FROM index_health;
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```
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## Troubleshooting
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### Slow Queries
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```sql
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-- Increase probes
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SET ruvector.ivfflat_probes = 10;
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-- Check if index is being used
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EXPLAIN SELECT * FROM products ORDER BY embedding <-> '[...]' LIMIT 10;
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-- Rebuild index
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REINDEX INDEX products_embedding_idx;
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```
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### Low Recall
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```sql
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-- Increase probes
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SET ruvector.ivfflat_probes = 15;
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-- Or rebuild with more lists
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DROP INDEX products_embedding_idx;
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CREATE INDEX products_embedding_idx ON products
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USING ruivfflat (embedding vector_l2_ops)
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WITH (lists = 500);
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```
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### Memory Issues
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```sql
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-- Reduce lists during build
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CREATE INDEX products_embedding_idx ON products
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USING ruivfflat (embedding vector_l2_ops)
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WITH (lists = 100); -- Smaller lists = less memory
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-- Or build in multiple steps
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```
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