tursodatabase / tursodatabase/libsql
Feature request: Vector types, indices and search
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Description
Postgresql is starting to have extensions for semantic/similarity search: pgvector, pg_embedding
It would be amazing to have similar capabilites in sqlite. One use-case would be to have semantic search capabilities in Datasette.
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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 reading the linked pgvector and pg_embedding projects, then review how SQLite could support vector types, indices, and similarity search for Datasette. Done means the requested vector-search capability has a defined and implemented scope.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- postgresql, sql
- Domain
- databases
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100