[FEA] Faiss: Datasets API support
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feature request
- Dominant language
- Cuda
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Description
We need Faiss to support the new Datasets APIs, at least for the important algorithms that support it in cuVS. We're going to try and do this while minimizing the impact to the existing APIs- it should be an addition and not an extensive or exhaustive refactor of Faiss.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by identifying which new Datasets APIs and cuVS-supported Faiss algorithms are in scope, then define compatibility expectations for existing APIs; done means the selected algorithms support the APIs without an extensive refactor.
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Assessment
- Domain
- backend-api-design
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100