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Undimensioned codecs accept PostgreSQL-invalid vector lengths, and the architecture documentation still contradicts the new API.
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What changed in this PR
Adds variable-length pgvector columns while preserving fixed-dimension validation and typing.
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- Adds
vector()and argument-free PSL authoring. - Supports undimensioned codec, SQL type, and emitted
Vectortyping. - Expands unit, integration, packaging, and database tests.
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test/integration/test/packaging/extension-tarball.test.ts |
Tests packaged variable-dimension codecs. |
test/integration/test/authoring/psl.pgvector-dbinit.test.ts |
Tests undimensioned PSL database initialization. |
packages/9-public/@prisma/orm-extension-pgvector/README.md |
Documents the new column author. |
packages/3-extensions/pgvector/test/variable-dimensions.test.ts |
Covers variable-dimension behavior. |
packages/3-extensions/pgvector/test/default-encoding.test.ts |
Covers undimensioned defaults. |
packages/3-extensions/pgvector/test/data-type-declarations.test.ts |
Tests bare vector SQL declarations. |
packages/3-extensions/pgvector/test/codec-render-output-type.test.ts |
Tests emitted Vector typing. |
packages/3-extensions/pgvector/test/codec-conformance.integration.test.ts |
Adds codec conformance cases. |
packages/3-extensions/pgvector/src/exports/column-types.ts |
Adds the vector() overload. |
packages/3-extensions/pgvector/src/core/data-types.ts |
Makes dimension metadata optional. |
packages/3-extensions/pgvector/src/core/codecs.ts |
Implements variable-length runtime handling. |
packages/3-extensions/pgvector/src/core/authoring.ts |
Makes the PSL length argument optional. |
packages/3-extensions/pgvector/README.md |
Documents variable-length vectors. |
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docs/architecture docs/adrs/ADR 212 - AST-bound codec resolution.md (1)
75-75: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winRecord variable-dimension support as an ADR amendment.
ADRs are append-only. Restore the historical decision and trade-off text, then append a clearly identified amendment for variable dimensions.
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-With the triangulation removed, descriptors no longer need to accept `undefined` params as a proxy for "no params known". `PgVectorDescriptor.factory(params: VectorParams)` reads `params.length` directly; the defensive `(params as VectorParams | undefined)?.length` cast is deleted. `VectorParams` permits an optional `length`, so `PgVectorCodec.length` is `number | undefined`. The public `vector()` and `pgVectorColumn()` helpers explicitly supply `{}` for variable dimensions; `vector(N)` and `pgVectorColumn(N)` supply `{ length: N }` for a fixed dimension. An empty parameter object is a validated choice, not a proxy for unknown codec identity. All four conversion paths (`encode`, `decode`, `encodeJson`, and `decodeJson`) require 1–16,000 finite numbers for undimensioned vectors and exactly N finite numbers for dimensioned vectors. +With the triangulation removed, descriptors no longer need to accept `undefined` params as a proxy for "no params known". `PgVectorDescriptor.factory(params: VectorParams)` reads `params.length` directly; the defensive `(params as VectorParams | undefined)?.length` cast is deleted. `PgVectorCodec.length` narrows from `number | undefined` to `number`. The undimensioned `vectorColumn` helper (which relied on the representative-codec hack) is retired; users use `vector(N)` exclusively. ... -- **Variable dimensions are explicit.** `vector()` emits the PostgreSQL type `vector` and the TypeScript type `Vector`; `vector(N)` emits `vector(N)` and `Vector<N>`. Their validated parameter objects distinguish them in the content-keyed resolver without a representative-codec fallback. Variable dimensions allow rows with different vector lengths, but distance operations still require compatible dimensions. +- **Breaking: `vectorColumn` retired.** The undimensioned vector column helper is removed. Users migrate to `vector(N)`. This is acceptable because the undimensioned form only worked due to the representative-codec hack, and any future parameterized codec whose wire format depends on its params would have silently produced malformed output. + +## Amendment — Variable-dimension pgvector support + +With the triangulation removed, descriptors no longer need to accept `undefined` params as a proxy for "no params known". `PgVectorDescriptor.factory(params: VectorParams)` reads `params.length` directly; the defensive `(params as VectorParams | undefined)?.length` cast is deleted. `VectorParams` permits an optional `length`, so `PgVectorCodec.length` is `number | undefined`. The public `vector()` and `pgVectorColumn()` helpers explicitly supply `{}` for variable dimensions; `vector(N)` and `pgVectorColumn(N)` supply `{ length: N }` for a fixed dimension. An empty parameter object is a validated choice, not a proxy for unknown codec identity. All four conversion paths (`encode`, `decode`, `encodeJson`, and `decodeJson`) require 1–16,000 finite numbers for undimensioned vectors and exactly N finite numbers for dimensioned vectors. + +- **Variable dimensions are explicit.** `vector()` emits the PostgreSQL type `vector` and the TypeScript type `Vector`; `vector(N)` emits `vector(N)` and `Vector<N>`. Their validated parameter objects distinguish them in the content-keyed resolver without a representative-codec fallback. Variable dimensions allow rows with different vector lengths, but distance operations still require compatible dimensions.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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undefined argument, returning the variable-length column type when the dimension
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The pgvector extension currently requires a fixed length for all pgvector columns, but many real-world use cases involve lengths that cannot be known. For example, many apps today allow users to supply their own API keys and models. The requirement of a length at contract time prevents that use case entirely.
This commit simply adds a second overload to the existing vector column type that cleanly maps to the non-dimensioned
vectortype in Postgres. All existing validation for fixed-length vectors remain in place, so existing behavior is completely unchanged. This change simply adds a new option.Testing performed
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git commit -s) per the DCO. The DCO status check will block merge if any commit is missing aSigned-off-by:trailer.n/aif the change is doc-only / refactor with no behavioural delta).TML-NNNN: <sentence-case title>form (Linear ticket prefix + concise title naming the concrete deliverable). See.claude/skills/create-pr/SKILL.mdfor the full convention.n/a — internal only).Notes for the reviewer
This is a recreation of an older PR that got broken. I've kept this up-to-date for some weeks now. Given it only aligns the extension type closer to the official Postgres type and has zero breaking changes, I very much hope to see it in the coming RCs!
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vector()orVector(), alongside fixed-dimension vectors.Vectortype. Fixed-dimension vectors continue to require exactly the declared number of values.Documentation