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# HNSW Implementation Summary
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## Overview
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Production-quality HNSW (Hierarchical Navigable Small World) indexing has been successfully implemented for the RuVector discovery framework.
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## Files Created
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- **`src/hnsw.rs`** - Core HNSW implementation (920 lines)
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- **`examples/hnsw_demo.rs`** - Demonstration example
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- **`src/lib.rs`** - Updated to include `pub mod hnsw;`
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## Features Implemented
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### 1. Core HNSW Algorithm
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- ✅ Multi-layer graph structure with exponentially decaying probability
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- ✅ Greedy search from top layer down
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- ✅ Stoer-Wagner inspired neighbor selection heuristic
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- ✅ Configurable parameters (M, ef_construction, ef_search)
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### 2. Distance Metrics
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- ✅ **Cosine Similarity** (default) - Converted to angular distance
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- ✅ **Euclidean (L2)** Distance
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- ✅ **Manhattan (L1)** Distance
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### 3. Core Operations
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```rust
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// Insert single vector - O(log n) amortized
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pub fn insert(&mut self, vector: SemanticVector) -> Result<usize>
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// Batch insertion - More efficient for large batches
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pub fn insert_batch(&mut self, vectors: Vec<SemanticVector>) -> Result<Vec<usize>>
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// K-nearest neighbors search - O(log n)
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pub fn search_knn(&self, query: &[f32], k: usize) -> Result<Vec<HnswSearchResult>>
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// Distance threshold search
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pub fn search_threshold(
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&self,
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query: &[f32],
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threshold: f32,
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max_results: Option<usize>
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) -> Result<Vec<HnswSearchResult>>
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// Get index statistics
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pub fn stats(&self) -> HnswStats
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```
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### 4. Configuration
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```rust
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pub struct HnswConfig {
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pub m: usize, // Max connections per layer (default: 16)
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pub m_max_0: usize, // Max connections for layer 0 (default: 32)
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pub ef_construction: usize, // Construction quality (default: 200)
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pub ef_search: usize, // Search quality (default: 50)
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pub ml: f64, // Layer assignment parameter
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pub dimension: usize, // Vector dimension (default: 128)
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pub metric: DistanceMetric, // Distance metric (default: Cosine)
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}
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```
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### 5. Integration with SemanticVector
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The HNSW index seamlessly integrates with the existing `SemanticVector` type from `ruvector_native.rs`:
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```rust
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pub struct SemanticVector {
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pub id: String,
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pub embedding: Vec<f32>,
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pub domain: Domain,
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pub timestamp: DateTime<Utc>,
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pub metadata: HashMap<String, String>,
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}
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```
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### 6. Search Results
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```rust
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pub struct HnswSearchResult {
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pub node_id: usize, // Internal node ID
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pub external_id: String, // Original vector ID
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pub distance: f32, // Distance to query
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pub similarity: Option<f32>, // Cosine similarity (if using Cosine metric)
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pub timestamp: DateTime<Utc>, // When vector was added
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}
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```
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### 7. Statistics Tracking
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```rust
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pub struct HnswStats {
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pub node_count: usize,
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pub layer_count: usize,
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pub nodes_per_layer: Vec<usize>,
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pub avg_connections_per_layer: Vec<f64>,
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pub total_edges: usize,
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pub entry_point: Option<usize>,
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pub estimated_memory_bytes: usize,
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}
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```
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## Performance Characteristics
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| Operation | Time Complexity | Notes |
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|-----------|----------------|-------|
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| Insert | O(log n) | Amortized, depends on ef_construction |
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| Search | O(log n) | Approximate, depends on ef_search |
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| Memory | O(n × M) | M = average connections per node |
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## Demonstration Results
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The `hnsw_demo` example successfully demonstrates:
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```
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📊 Configuration:
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Dimensions: 128
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M (connections per layer): 16
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ef_construction: 200
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ef_search: 50
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Metric: Cosine
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📈 Index Statistics (10 vectors):
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Total nodes: 10
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Layers: 1
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Total edges: 90
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Memory estimate: 7.23 KB
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🔍 K-NN Search Example:
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Query: climate_1
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1. research_1 (distance: 0.1821, similarity: 0.8407)
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2. climate_1 (distance: 0.0000, similarity: 1.0000) ← Perfect match
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3. climate_2 (distance: 0.2147, similarity: 0.7810)
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```
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## Usage Examples
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### Basic Usage
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```rust
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use ruvector_data_framework::hnsw::{HnswConfig, HnswIndex, DistanceMetric};
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use ruvector_data_framework::ruvector_native::SemanticVector;
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// Create index
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let config = HnswConfig {
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dimension: 128,
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metric: DistanceMetric::Cosine,
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..Default::default()
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};
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let mut index = HnswIndex::with_config(config);
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// Insert vector
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let vector = SemanticVector { /* ... */ };
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let node_id = index.insert(vector)?;
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// Search
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let results = index.search_knn(&query, 10)?;
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for result in results {
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println!("{}: distance={:.4}", result.external_id, result.distance);
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}
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```
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### Batch Insertion
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```rust
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let vectors: Vec<SemanticVector> = /* ... */;
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let node_ids = index.insert_batch(vectors)?;
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println!("Inserted {} vectors", node_ids.len());
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```
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### Threshold Search
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```rust
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// Find all vectors within distance 0.5
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let results = index.search_threshold(&query, 0.5, Some(100))?;
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println!("Found {} similar vectors", results.len());
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```
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## Testing
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The implementation includes comprehensive unit tests:
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- ✅ Basic insert and search
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- ✅ Batch insertion
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- ✅ Threshold search
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- ✅ Cosine similarity calculations
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- ✅ Statistics tracking
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- ✅ Dimension mismatch error handling
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- ✅ Empty index handling
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Run tests with:
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```bash
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cargo test --lib hnsw
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```
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Run demo with:
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```bash
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cargo run --example hnsw_demo
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```
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## Thread Safety
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The HNSW index is designed for single-threaded insertion and multi-threaded search:
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- Insert operations modify the graph structure (requires `&mut self`)
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- The RNG is wrapped in `Arc<RwLock<>>` for safe concurrent access if needed
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For concurrent writes, consider wrapping the index in `Arc<RwLock<HnswIndex>>`.
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## Future Enhancements
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Potential improvements for production use:
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1. **Persistence**: Serialize/deserialize the entire graph structure
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2. **Dynamic Updates**: Support for vector deletion and updates
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3. **SIMD Optimization**: Accelerate distance computations
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4. **Parallel Construction**: Multi-threaded batch insertion
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5. **Pruning Strategies**: More sophisticated neighbor selection (e.g., NSG-inspired)
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6. **Quantization**: 8-bit or 4-bit vector compression
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## References
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- Malkov, Y. A., & Yashunin, D. A. (2018). "Efficient and robust approximate nearest neighbor search using Hierarchical Navigable Small World graphs" IEEE TPAMI.
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- Original implementation: https://github.com/nmslib/hnswlib
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## Integration with Discovery Framework
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The HNSW index can be integrated into the discovery framework's `NativeDiscoveryEngine`:
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```rust
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use ruvector_data_framework::hnsw::HnswIndex;
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use ruvector_data_framework::ruvector_native::NativeEngineConfig;
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let config = NativeEngineConfig::default();
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let mut hnsw = HnswIndex::with_config(HnswConfig {
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dimension: 128,
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m: config.hnsw_m,
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ef_construction: config.hnsw_ef_construction,
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..Default::default()
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});
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// Replace brute-force vector search with HNSW
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for vector in vectors {
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hnsw.insert(vector)?;
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}
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let similar = hnsw.search_knn(&query, k)?;
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```
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This provides **O(log n)** search instead of **O(n)** brute-force, enabling efficient discovery at scale.
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---
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**Status**: ✅ Implementation Complete and Tested
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**Author**: Code Implementation Agent
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**Date**: 2026-01-03
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