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# `sqlite-vec` Architecture
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Internal documentation for how `sqlite-vec` works under-the-hood. Not meant for
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users of the `sqlite-vec` project, consult
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[the official `sqlite-vec` documentation](https://alexgarcia.xyz/sqlite-vec) for
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how-to-guides. Rather, this is for people interested in how `sqlite-vec` works
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and some guidelines to any future contributors.
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Very much a WIP.
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## `vec0`
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### Shadow Tables
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#### `xyz_chunks`
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- `chunk_id INTEGER`
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- `size INTEGER`
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- `validity BLOB`
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- `rowids BLOB`
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#### `xyz_rowids`
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- `rowid INTEGER`
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- `id`
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- `chunk_id INTEGER`
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- `chunk_offset INTEGER`
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#### `xyz_vector_chunksNN`
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- `rowid INTEGER`
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- `vector BLOB`
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#### `xyz_auxiliary`
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- `rowid INTEGER`
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- `valueNN [type]`
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#### `xyz_metadatachunksNN`
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- `rowid INTEGER`
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- `data BLOB`
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#### `xyz_metadatatextNN`
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- `rowid INTEGER`
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- `data TEXT`
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### idxStr
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The `vec0` idxStr is a string composed of single "header" character and 0 or
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more "blocks" of 4 characters each.
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The "header" charcter denotes the type of query plan, as determined by the
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`enum vec0_query_plan` values. The current possible values are:
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| Name | Value | Description |
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| -------------------------- | ----- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| `VEC0_QUERY_PLAN_FULLSCAN` | `'1'` | Perform a full-scan on all rows |
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| `VEC0_QUERY_PLAN_POINT` | `'2'` | Perform a single-lookup point query for the provided rowid |
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| `VEC0_QUERY_PLAN_KNN` | `'3'` | Perform a KNN-style query on the provided query vector and parameters. |
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Each 4-character "block" is associated with a corresponding value in `argv[]`.
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For example, the 1st block at byte offset `1-4` (inclusive) is the 1st block and
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is associated with `argv[1]`. The 2nd block at byte offset `5-8` (inclusive) is
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associated with `argv[2]` and so on. Each block describes what kind of value or
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filter the given `argv[i]` value is.
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#### `VEC0_IDXSTR_KIND_KNN_MATCH` (`'{'`)
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`argv[i]` is the query vector of the KNN query.
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The remaining 3 characters of the block are `_` fillers.
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#### `VEC0_IDXSTR_KIND_KNN_K` (`'}'`)
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`argv[i]` is the limit/k value of the KNN query.
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The remaining 3 characters of the block are `_` fillers.
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#### `VEC0_IDXSTR_KIND_KNN_ROWID_IN` (`'['`)
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`argv[i]` is the optional `rowid in (...)` value, and must be handled with
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[`sqlite3_vtab_in_first()` /
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`sqlite3_vtab_in_next()`](https://www.sqlite.org/c3ref/vtab_in_first.html).
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The remaining 3 characters of the block are `_` fillers.
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#### `VEC0_IDXSTR_KIND_KNN_PARTITON_CONSTRAINT` (`']'`)
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`argv[i]` is a "constraint" on a specific partition key.
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The second character of the block denotes which partition key to filter on,
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using `A` to denote the first partition key column, `B` for the second, etc. It
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is encoded with `'A' + partition_idx` and can be decoded with `c - 'A'`.
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The third character of the block denotes which operator is used in the
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constraint. It will be one of the values of `enum vec0_partition_operator`, as
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only a subset of operations are supported on partition keys.
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The fourth character of the block is a `_` filler.
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#### `VEC0_IDXSTR_KIND_POINT_ID` (`'!'`)
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`argv[i]` is the value of the rowid or id to match against for the point query.
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The remaining 3 characters of the block are `_` fillers.
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#### `VEC0_IDXSTR_KIND_METADATA_CONSTRAINT` (`'&'`)
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`argv[i]` is the value of the `WHERE` constraint for a metdata column in a KNN
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query.
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The second character of the block denotes which metadata column the constraint
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belongs to, using `A` to denote the first metadata column column, `B` for the
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second, etc. It is encoded with `'A' + metadata_idx` and can be decoded with
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`c - 'A'`.
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The third character of the block is the constraint operator. It will be one of
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`enum vec0_metadata_operator`, as only a subset of operators are supported on
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metadata column KNN filters.
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The foruth character of the block is a `_` filler.
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