related: #45993
This commit extends nullable vector support to the proxy layer,
querynode,
and adds comprehensive validation, search reduce, and field data
handling
for nullable vectors with sparse storage.
Proxy layer changes:
- Update validate_util.go checkAligned() with getExpectedVectorRows()
helper
to validate nullable vector field alignment using valid data count
- Update checkFloatVectorFieldData/checkSparseFloatVectorFieldData for
nullable vector validation with proper row count expectations
- Add FieldDataIdxComputer in typeutil/schema.go for logical-to-physical
index translation during search reduce operations
- Update search_reduce_util.go reduceSearchResultData to use
idxComputers
for correct field data indexing with nullable vectors
- Update task.go, task_query.go, task_upsert.go for nullable vector
handling
- Update msg_pack.go with nullable vector field data processing
QueryNode layer changes:
- Update segments/result.go for nullable vector result handling
- Update segments/search_reduce.go with nullable vector offset
translation
Storage and index changes:
- Update data_codec.go and utils.go for nullable vector serialization
- Update indexcgowrapper/dataset.go and index.go for nullable vector
indexing
Utility changes:
- Add FieldDataIdxComputer struct with Compute() method for efficient
logical-to-physical index mapping across multiple field data
- Update EstimateEntitySize() and AppendFieldData() with fieldIdxs
parameter
- Update funcutil.go with nullable vector support functions
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## Summary by CodeRabbit
* **New Features**
* Full support for nullable vector fields (float, binary, float16,
bfloat16, int8, sparse) across ingest, storage, indexing, search and
retrieval; logical↔physical offset mapping preserves row semantics.
* Client: compaction control and compaction-state APIs.
* **Bug Fixes**
* Improved validation for adding vector fields (nullable + dimension
checks) and corrected search/query behavior for nullable vectors.
* **Chores**
* Persisted validity maps with indexes and on-disk formats.
* **Tests**
* Extensive new and updated end-to-end nullable-vector tests.
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Signed-off-by: marcelo-cjl <marcelo.chen@zilliz.com>
Related to #42148
Add comprehensive support for struct array field type in the Go SDK,
including data structure definitions, column operations, schema
construction, and full test coverage.
**Struct Array Column Implementation (`client/column/struct.go`)**
- Add `columnStructArray` type to handle struct array fields
- Implement `Column` interface methods:
- `NewColumnStructArray()`: Create new struct array column from
sub-fields
- `Name()`, `Type()`: Basic metadata accessors
- `Slice()`: Support slicing across all sub-fields
- `FieldData()`: Convert to protobuf `StructArrayField` format
- `Get()`: Retrieve struct values as `map[string]any`
- `ValidateNullable()`, `CompactNullableValues()`: Nullable support
- Placeholder implementations for unsupported operations (AppendValue,
GetAsX, IsNull, AppendNull)
**Struct Array Parsing (`client/column/columns.go`)**
- Add `parseStructArrayData()` function to parse `StructArrayField` from
protobuf
- Update `FieldDataColumn()` to detect and parse struct array fields
- Support range-based slicing for struct array data
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Signed-off-by: Congqi Xia <congqi.xia@zilliz.com>
