lance-format / lance-format/lance

Provide access to raw index results

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Dominant language
Rust
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Description

Some users may want to get the raw PQ values and codebook and decompress themselves. This would require a refactor of how we want indexes plus expose some very low-level details, so we should think carefully about what we want to expose and how.

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. First clarify the desired index API and which raw PQ values and codebook details should be exposed; done means an agreed design and implementation scope for accessing and independently decompressing those results.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
machine-learning
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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