Node/Rust LanceDB v0.5.0

🎉 New Features

• feat: support IVF_HNSW_SQ by @BubbleCal in #1284
• feat: add the optimize function to nodejs and async python by @westonpace in #1257
• feat: upgrade lance to 0.11.0 by @chebbyChefNEQ in #1317

🐛 Bug Fixes

• fix(nodejs): add better error handling when missing embedding functions by @universalmind303 in #1290
• fix: remove accidental console.log by @universalmind303 in #1307
• fix: get the last stable release before we've added a new tag by @westonpace in #1320

Other Changes

• Add ollama embeddings function by @asmith26 in #1263
• Documentation: Langchain Integration by @raghavdixit99 in #1297
• Documentation : Langchain doc bug fix by @raghavdixit99 in #1301
• ci: write down breaking change policy by @wjones127 in #1294
• refactor(nodejs): use biomejs instead of eslint & prettier by @universalmind303 in #1304

🔧 Build and CI

• ci: make preview releases by @wjones127 in #1302
• ci: pin aws sdk versions by @wjones127 in #1318

Python LanceDB v0.8.0

This release does not contain any changes from 0.7.0 and was created to address CI issues that arose while publishing 0.7.0

Python LanceDB v0.7.0

🎉 New Features

• feat: support IVF_HNSW_SQ by @BubbleCal in #1284
• feat: add the optimize function to nodejs and async python by @westonpace in #1257
• feat: upgrade lance to 0.11.0 by @chebbyChefNEQ in #1317

🐛 Bug Fixes

• fix(nodejs): add better error handling when missing embedding functions by @universalmind303 in #1290
• fix: remove accidental console.log by @universalmind303 in #1307
• fix: get the last stable release before we've added a new tag by @westonpace in #1320

Other Changes

• Add ollama embeddings function by @asmith26 in #1263
• Documentation: Langchain Integration by @raghavdixit99 in #1297
• Documentation : Langchain doc bug fix by @raghavdixit99 in #1301
• ci: write down breaking change policy by @wjones127 in #1294
• refactor(nodejs): use biomejs instead of eslint & prettier by @universalmind303 in #1304

🔧 Build and CI

• ci: make preview releases by @wjones127 in #1302
• ci: pin aws sdk versions by @wjones127 in #1318

python-v0.6.13

What's Changed

• Remove semvar strict dependancy by @AmanKishore in #1253
• fix rename_table api and cache pop by @QianZhu in #1283
• chore: bump lance to v0.10.18 by @albertlockett in #1287

Bug fixes from Lance 🐛

This release includes some important bug fixes from Lance dependency:

• fix: relax 'take out of bounds' check which could cause failure if flat searching deleted rows by @westonpace lancedb/lance#2314
• fix: fix a panic that could happen when scanning only the row id from fragment with deleted rows by @westonpace lancedb/lance#2302

New Contributors

• @AmanKishore made their first contribution in #1253

Full Changelog: python-v0.6.12...python-v0.6.13

v0.4.20 - Update Lance for bug fixes

What's Changed

• chore: upgrade lance to 0.10.17 by @rpgreen in #1280
• chore: bump lance to v0.10.18 by @albertlockett in #1287

Bug fixes from Lance 🐛

This release includes some important bug fixes from Lance dependency:

• fix: relax 'take out of bounds' check which could cause failure if flat searching deleted rows by @westonpace lancedb/lance#2314
• fix: fix a panic that could happen when scanning only the row id from fragment with deleted rows by @westonpace lancedb/lance#2302

Full Changelog: v0.4.19...v0.4.20

v0.4.19: Fix for storage_options and new Rust Polars integration

What's Changed

• Implement convertors to and from Polars DataFrames in Rust SDK using convertors based on C FFI #1099 by @rohitrastogi in #1260
• fix: Docs for embed_func fixed in youtube transcript search notebook by @nehiljain in #1269
• feat: rust embedding registry by @universalmind303 in #1259
• fix(node/vectordb): parse value not key in storage_options by @wjones127 in #1276

Documentation changes

• Update embedding_functions.md by @asmith26 in #1250
• docs: update README.md by @eltociear in #1270
• Update README.md to correct LangChain URL by @benpoulson in #1262
• docs: add tip about using allow_http on local servers by @wjones127 in #1277
• chore(nodejs): update docs on "table.ts" by @universalmind303 in #1255

New Contributors

• @asmith26 made their first contribution in #1250
• @rohitrastogi made their first contribution in #1260
• @eltociear made their first contribution in #1270
• @nehiljain made their first contribution in #1269
• @benpoulson made their first contribution in #1262

Full Changelog: v0.4.18...v0.4.19

python-v0.6.12: Improved error handling

What's Changed

• fix: fix path on remote create_table and check for error response by @rpgreen in #1244
• fix(python): return ValueError if passed unknown args to connect() by @wjones127 in #1265
• Chore (python): Better retry loop logging when embedding api fails by @AyushExel in #1267
• fix: clearer error that FTS is not supported on object stores by @wjones127 in #1273
• ci: better test for test_syntax by @wjones127 in #1278

Documentation changes

• Update embedding_functions.md by @asmith26 in #1250
• docs: update README.md by @eltociear in #1270
• fix: Docs for embed_func fixed in youtube transcript search notebook by @nehiljain in #1269
• Update README.md to correct LangChain URL by @benpoulson in #1262
• docs: add tip about using allow_http on local servers by @wjones127 in #1277

New Contributors

• @rpgreen made their first contribution in #1244
• @asmith26 made their first contribution in #1250
• @eltociear made their first contribution in #1270
• @nehiljain made their first contribution in #1269
• @benpoulson made their first contribution in #1262

Full Changelog: python-v0.6.11...python-v0.6.12

v0.4.18

What's Changed

• ci: fix failures in release scripts by @wjones127 in #1215
• docs : Update Reranking docs by @AyushExel in #1213
• fix(python): Update to latest cohere reranking api by @AyushExel in #1212
• [docs] Fix broken links and clarify language in integrations docs by @prrao87 in #1209
• docs : Embedding functions quickstart and minor fixes by @AyushExel in #1217
• doc: fix typo, broken links by @westonpace in #1218
• feat: bump lance version from 0.10.10 to 0.10.12 by @westonpace in #1219
• docs: fix minor typo by @westonpace in #1220
• fix: update lance to 0.10.13 by @albertlockett in #1226
• chore: upgrade lance to 0.10.15 by @chebbyChefNEQ in #1229
• chore: fix get_registry call in baai embeddings example by @alexkohler in #1230
• add rename_table fn and more data for index_stats to return by @QianZhu in #1234
• chore: disable the remote feature by default by @westonpace in #1239
• chore: fix main branch test failure by @eddyxu in #1240
• fix: passing data to createTable as option by @albertlockett in #1242
• feat: allow the index_cache_size to be configured when opening a table by @westonpace in #1245
• chore: update to Lance version 0.10.16 and Arrow version 51 by @westonpace in #1247
• fix: fix path on remote create_table and check for error response by @rpgreen in #1244
• chore(nodejs): remove "optionalDependencies" by @universalmind303 in #1252

New Contributors

• @alexkohler made their first contribution in #1230
• @rpgreen made their first contribution in #1244
• @universalmind303 made their first contribution in #1252

Full Changelog: v0.4.17...v0.4.18

python-v0.6.11 Allow index cache size to be configured, more data for index stats

What's Changed

• add rename_table fn and more data for index_stats to return by @QianZhu in #1234
• chore: disable the remote feature by default by @westonpace in #1239
• chore: fix main branch test failure by @eddyxu in #1240
• fix: passing data to createTable as option by @albertlockett in #1242
• feat: allow the index_cache_size to be configured when opening a table by @westonpace in #1245
• chore: update to Lance version 0.10.16 and Arrow version 51 by @westonpace in #1247

Full Changelog: python-v0.6.10...python-v0.6.11

python-v0.6.10 Update to lance 0.10.15, minor fixes

What's Changed

• ci: fix failures in release scripts by @wjones127 in #1215
• docs : Update Reranking docs by @AyushExel in #1213
• fix(python): Update to latest cohere reranking api by @AyushExel in #1212
• [docs] Fix broken links and clarify language in integrations docs by @prrao87 in #1209
• docs : Embedding functions quickstart and minor fixes by @AyushExel in #1217
• doc: fix typo, broken links by @westonpace in #1218
• feat: bump lance version from 0.10.10 to 0.10.12 by @westonpace in #1219
• docs: fix minor typo by @westonpace in #1220
• fix: update lance to 0.10.13 by @albertlockett in #1226
• chore: upgrade lance to 0.10.15 by @chebbyChefNEQ in #1229
• chore: fix get_registry call in baai embeddings example by @alexkohler in #1230

New Contributors

• @alexkohler made their first contribution in #1230

Full Changelog: python-v0.6.8...python-v0.6.10