⚠️ Breaking Change: The score column has been renamed to _distance to more accurately describe the semantics (smaller means closer / better).

What's Changed

• add LanceModel to docs by @changhiskhan in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/386
• Restrict semver version to 3.0 by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/389
• [WIP] Workflow to trigger vectordb-recipes workflow by @unkn-wn in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/371
• [python] Allow adding via iterators by @AyushExel in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/391
• [Docs] add Tables guide by @AyushExel in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/381
• [Docs] Allow edit suggestions and analytics by @AyushExel in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/394
• [Documentation Code Testing] temp fix for nodejs docs test hang by @TevinWang in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/404
• Automatically convert pydantic model by @changhiskhan in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/400
• fix(docs) fix minor typo by @westonpace in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/408
• implement remote drop table call by @chebbyChefNEQ in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/411
• [Python][Remote] Raise meaningful exception for to_arrow() / to_pandas() by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/413
• [⚠️ Breaking Change] Make schema a property by @chebbyChefNEQ in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/414
• Implementation of drop_database by @ashiskumarnaik in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/418
• [⚠️ Breaking Change] chore: upgrade Lance and rename score to _distance by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/398

New Contributors

• @westonpace made their first contribution in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/408
• @ashiskumarnaik made their first contribution in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/418

Full Changelog: https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/compare/python-v0.1.16...python-v0.2.0

LanceDB and Lance both have pandas as an optional dependency to reduce the install size.
The pydantic integration with LanceDB has been improved. Think of it like a light-weight ORM-layer for LanceDB!

import lancedb
from lancedb.pydantic import LanceModel, vector

class TestModel(LanceModel):
    name: str
    vector: vector(2)

# create table using schema generated from the model
db = lancedb.connect("/tmp")
table = db.create_table("test", schema=TestModel.to_arrow_schema())

# add pydantic model instances
table.add([
    TestModel(name="test", vector=[1.0, 2.0])
])

# convert search results to pydantic models
table.search([0., 0.]).limit(1).to_pydantic(TestModel)
[TestModel(name='test', vector=FixedSizeList(dim=2))]

Lance version upgraded from v0.5.8 to v0.5.10

What's Changed

• fix(python): Pin pylance and add pandas as test dependency by @gsilvestrin in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/373
• fix(node): Handle overflows in the node bridge by @gsilvestrin in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/372
• Implement drop table if exists by @changhiskhan in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/383
• Improve pydantic integration by @changhiskhan in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/384
• make pandas an optional dependency in lancedb as well by @changhiskhan in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/385

Full Changelog: https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/compare/v0.1.19...python-v0.1.16

What's Changed

• bump lance version for vectordb, fix minor bugs in lancedb remote client by @chebbyChefNEQ in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/365
• [Docs]: Add badges, CTA and updates examples by @AyushExel in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/358
• fix(node) Replace panic errors with friendlier ones by @gsilvestrin in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/366
• fix(node): Relax EmbeddingFunction type guard by @gsilvestrin in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/370

Full Changelog: https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/compare/v0.1.18...v0.1.19

What's Changed

• bump lance version for vectordb, fix minor bugs in lancedb remote client by @chebbyChefNEQ in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/365

Full Changelog: https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/compare/v0.1.18...python-v0.1.15

What's Changed

• [docs] typo fix by @lindt in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/352
• dont print apikey in remote client toString, add hostoverride to python client by @chebbyChefNEQ in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/353
• bugfix(node): make WriteMode optional when specifying embeddings by @gsilvestrin in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/336
• ci: build node in manylinux docker container by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/350

New Contributors

• @lindt made their first contribution in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/352

Full Changelog: https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/compare/v0.1.17...v0.1.18

What's Changed

• [docs] typo fix by @unkn-wn in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/346
• Updating package-lock.json by @gsilvestrin in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/347
• bugfix: Set Github token when pushing changes by @gsilvestrin in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/351
• feat(node): Add Linux ARM build by @gsilvestrin in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/348

Full Changelog: https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/compare/v0.1.16...v0.1.17

What's Changed

• Updating package-lock.json by @gsilvestrin in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/338
• fix remote SDK by @chebbyChefNEQ in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/342
• fix: only use util function to build filesystem by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/339
• feat(node) Move native packages to @lancedb NPM org by @gsilvestrin in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/341
• bugfix(node): Make release task can't push to repo by @gsilvestrin in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/344
• bugfix(node): Don't persist credentials on make-release-commit.yml by @gsilvestrin in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/345

Full Changelog: https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/compare/v0.1.15...v0.1.16

What's Changed

• fix remote SDK by @chebbyChefNEQ in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/342
• fix: only use util function to build filesystem by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/339
• feat(node) Move native packages to @lancedb NPM org by @gsilvestrin in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/341

Full Changelog: https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/compare/python-v0.1.13...python-v0.1.14

What's Changed

• [Python] Support pydantic v1 as well by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/337

Full Changelog: https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/compare/python-v0.1.12...python-v0.1.13

What's Changed

• feat(node): Update package-lock.json on each release by @gsilvestrin in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/302
• Updating package-lock.json by @gsilvestrin in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/322
• [Rust] Checkout a version of dataset. by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/321
• [docs] show how to delete rows in user guide by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/309
• [Bug] Fix dataset path check in Table::open by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/326
• feat(node): Explicitly set registry url when publishing package by @gsilvestrin in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/324
• feat: pass AWS_ENDPOINT environment variable down by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/330
• [Node] initial support of nodejs remote sdk by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/333
• [Node] implement remote db.TableNames by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/334
• [Node] add support for host override by @chebbyChefNEQ in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/335

Full Changelog: https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/compare/v0.1.14...v0.1.15

What's Changed

• Updating package-lock.json by @gsilvestrin in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/322
• [Rust] Checkout a version of dataset. by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/321
• docs: show how to delete rows in user guide by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/309
• [Bug] Fix dataset path check in Table::open by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/326
• [Python] Fix bumpversion.cfg by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/327
• feat: pass AWS_ENDPOINT environment variable down by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/330
• [Python] Do not return Table count for every add operation by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/328

Full Changelog: https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/compare/v0.1.11-python...python-v0.1.12

What's Changed

• feat(node): Add Windows support by @gsilvestrin in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/294
• Bump minimal lance version to 0.5.8 by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/318
• Added transformersJS example to docs and node/examples by @unkn-wn in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/297
• [Doc] Add more Python integrations documents by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/299
• Updating package-lock.json file by @gsilvestrin in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/301
• pin half by @gsilvestrin in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/310
• [docs] small fixes by @unkn-wn in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/308
• [Documentation Code Testing] build node sdk in release by @TevinWang in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/307
• [python] Fix a few minor bugs by @changhiskhan in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/304
• feat(node): Fix npm publish task by @gsilvestrin in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/298
• [Rust] Expose Table schema and version in Rust by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/312

Full Changelog: https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/compare/v0.1.13...v0.1.14

What's Changed

• [Python] List tables from remote service by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/262
• [Python] Schema to JSON by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/272
• Pin lance version by @gsilvestrin in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/275
• [Python] Fix list type conversion to JSON and temporal types by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/274
• Run rust tests when Cargo.toml changes by @gsilvestrin in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/276
• [Docs] uncomment cosine metric by @TevinWang in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/271
• [Doc] Split the python integration into different topics by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/292
• [Doc] Describe the difference between ANN and KNN, and how to create indices. by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/293
• [Python] Convert Pydantic Model to Arrow Schema by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/291
• Added transformersJS example to docs and node/examples by @unkn-wn in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/297
• [Doc] Add more Python integrations documents by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/299
• Updating package-lock.json file by @gsilvestrin in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/301
• pin half by @gsilvestrin in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/310
• [docs] small fixes by @unkn-wn in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/308
• [Documentation Code Testing] build node sdk in release by @TevinWang in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/307
• [python] Fix a few minor bugs by @changhiskhan in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/304
• feat(node): Fix npm publish task by @gsilvestrin in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/298
• Bump lance version to 0.5.7 by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/311
• [Rust] Expose Table schema and version in Rust by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/312
• [Python] Get table schema by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/313
• [Python] Bug fixes in remote API by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/314
• [Python] Add records to remote by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/315
• [Python] Create table with Iterator[RecordBatch] and add docs by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/316
• Bump minimal lance version to 0.5.8 by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/318

Full Changelog: https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/compare/v0.1.10-python...v0.1.11-python

What's Changed

• feat(node): add option object to connect method by @gsilvestrin in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/286
• feat(node): pull node binaries into separate packages (3) by @gsilvestrin in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/285
• [Doc] Split the python integration into different topics by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/292
• [Doc] Describe the difference between ANN and KNN, and how to create indices. by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/293

Full Changelog: https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/compare/v0.1.12...v0.1.13

What's Changed

• Set default to error instead of drop by @changhiskhan in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/259
• Allow creation of an empty table by @changhiskhan in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/254
• [docs] dynamic docs generation and deployment by @unkn-wn in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/253

Changes in Lance core format

• [rust] Added support for creating empty dataset by @trueutkarsh in https://github.com/lancedb/lance/pull/1016
• [Rust] Use unaligned load in cosine on Intel CPUs by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lance/pull/1035
• cache aws credentials until 30s before expiry by @chebbyChefNEQ in https://github.com/lancedb/lance/pull/1034
• fix record batch writing to dataset by @TevinWang in https://github.com/lancedb/lance/pull/1030
• docs: update format docs with feature flags and row indices by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lance/pull/1037

Full Changelog: https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/compare/v0.1.9-python...v0.1.10-python

What's Changed

• [Doc] Sql filter document by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/228
• [Vector Column] Specify and Index Column for Vector Search by @philipk19238 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/217
• [Js] Create index with replace flag by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/229
• [Js] Error implementations by @unkn-wn in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/232
• [Js] Refactor TS client to use interface + implementation pattern by @chebbyChefNEQ in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/226
• allow passing ReadParams to dataset when opening a table by @chebbyChefNEQ in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/234
• [Doc] Add docs code testing & documentation syntax changes by @TevinWang in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/196
• [CI] fix sha error in npm by @TevinWang in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/236
• [Js] Add dot product support by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/239
• bump lance to 0.5.2, make object store construction hook public by @chebbyChefNEQ in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/237
• [Node] Create Table with WriteMode by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/246
• Bump Lance version to 0.5.3 by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/250
• [docs] fixed javascript docs for overloaded functions by @unkn-wn in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/247
• Handle NaN input data by @changhiskhan in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/241
• [Rust] Re-export WriteMode from lancedb instead of lance by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/257
• [Node] Expose IVF PQ config by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/258

New Contributors

• @philipk19238 made their first contribution in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/217

Full Changelog: https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/compare/v0.1.9...v0.1.10

What's Changed

• [docs] Fixed langchain example broken link in index.md by @trueutkarsh in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/184
• Upgrade to lance 0.4.21 by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/187
• Fix small typo in ann_indexes.md by @benmanns in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/190
• [Python] Updated to_df implementation in Contextualizer class by @trueutkarsh in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/174
• [rust] added rust.yml for /rust directory by @unkn-wn in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/193
• port remote connection client into lancedb by @chebbyChefNEQ in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/194
• isort entire repo by @chebbyChefNEQ in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/200
• Add favicon in docs by @AyushExel in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/209
• [docs] CTA for discord + twitter by @unkn-wn in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/218
• feat: support for deletion by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/219
• [Node] drop table api by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/221

New Contributors

• @benmanns made their first contribution in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/190
• @unkn-wn made their first contribution in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/193
• @chebbyChefNEQ made their first contribution in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/194
• @AyushExel made their first contribution in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/209

Full Changelog: https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/compare/python-v0.1.8...python-v0.1.9

What's Changed

• feat: support for deletion by @wjones127 in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/219
• [Node] drop table api by @eddyxu in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/221
• Add favicon in docs by @AyushExel in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/209
• [docs] CTA for discord + twitter by @unkn-wn in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/218

New Contributors

• @AyushExel made their first contribution in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/209

Full Changelog: https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/compare/v0.1.8...v0.1.9

What's Changed

• feat(node): add Table.countRows() by @gsilvestrin in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/185
• port remote connection client into lancedb by @chebbyChefNEQ in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/194
• feat(node): pull node binaries into separate packages (2) by @gsilvestrin in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/197

New Contributors

• @chebbyChefNEQ made their first contribution in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/194

Full Changelog: https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/compare/v0.1.6...v0.1.7

What's Changed

• feat(node): add where method to query builder by @gsilvestrin in https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/183
• infrastructure changes to the build

Full Changelog: https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/compare/0e981e782bfd8d657b4f52e626f16666c9c23404...v0.1.6