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Searches for nearest neighbors in the encrypted index using vector similarity search. Supports both single vector queries and batch queries with multiple vectors. 
async query(
    ...args: [number[] | number[][], number?, number?, boolean?, object?, string[]?] | [QueryRequest]
): Promise<QueryResponse>

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Method Overloads

The query method supports two calling patterns:

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Pattern 1: Individual Parameters

async query(
    queryVector: number[] | number[][],
    topK?: number = 100,
    nProbes?: number = 1,
    greedy?: boolean = false,
    filters?: object = {},
    include?: string[] = ["distance", "metadata"]
): Promise<QueryResponse>

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Pattern 2: Request Object

async query(request: QueryRequest): Promise<QueryResponse>

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Parameters

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Individual Parameters Pattern

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
queryVectornumber[] | number[][]-Single vector (1D array) or multiple vectors (2D array) to search for
topKnumber100(Optional) Number of nearest neighbors to return for each query
nProbesnumber1(Optional) Number of lists to probe during the query (affects accuracy vs speed tradeoff)
greedybooleanfalse(Optional) Whether to use greedy search algorithm
filtersobject{}(Optional) Metadata filters to apply to the search
includestring[]["distance", "metadata"](Optional) Fields to include in results: "distance", "metadata", "vector", "contents"

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Request Object Pattern

ParameterTypeDescription
requestQueryRequestComplete query request object with all parameters

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Returns

Promise<QueryResponse>: A Promise that resolves to search results. The response format depends on whether a single vector or multiple vectors were queried:
  • Single vector query: results is a flat array of QueryResultItem[]
  • Batch query: results is a nested array of QueryResultItem[][] (one array per input vector)

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Exceptions

  • Throws if the API request fails due to network connectivity issues.
  • Throws if authentication fails (invalid API key).
  • Throws if the encryption key is invalid for the specified index.
  • Throws if there are internal server errors during the search.
  • Throws if no query vector is provided.
  • Throws if vector dimensions don’t match the index configuration.
  • Throws if parameter values are out of valid ranges.
  • Throws if the include parameter contains invalid field names.

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Example Usage

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Basic Single Vector Query

import { Client, IndexIVFModel } from 'cyborgdb';

const client = new Client('http://localhost:8000', 'your-api-key');

// Create and populate index
const indexKey = crypto.getRandomValues(new Uint8Array(32));
const config: IndexIVFModel = {
    dimension: 768,
    nLists: 1024,
    metric: 'cosine'
};

const index = await client.createIndex('my-vectors', indexKey, config);

// Add some vectors
await index.upsert([
    { 
        id: 'doc1', 
        vector: [0.1, 0.2, 0.3, /* ... 768 dimensions */], 
        metadata: { title: 'Document 1', category: 'research' }
    },
    { 
        id: 'doc2', 
        vector: [0.4, 0.5, 0.6, /* ... 768 dimensions */], 
        metadata: { title: 'Document 2', category: 'tutorial' }
    }
]);

// Train the index for optimal performance
await index.train();

// Search for similar vectors
const queryVector = [0.15, 0.25, 0.35, /* ... 768 dimensions */];

try {
    const results = await index.query(queryVector, 5);
    
    // Single vector query returns flat array
    const items = results.results as QueryResultItem[];
    
    items.forEach((item, i) => {
        console.log(`Result ${i + 1}:`);
        console.log(`  ID: ${item.id}`);
        console.log(`  Distance: ${item.distance}`);
        console.log(`  Metadata: ${JSON.stringify(item.metadata)}`);
    });
    
} catch (error) {
    console.error('Query failed:', error.message);
}

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Advanced Single Query with Options

const queryVector = [0.1, 0.2, 0.3, /* ... */];

const results = await index.query(
    queryVector,
    10,        // topK: return top 10 results
    5,         // nProbes: probe 5 lists for better accuracy
    true,      // greedy: use greedy search
    { category: 'research' },  // filters: only research documents
    ['distance', 'metadata', 'contents']  // include: return distance, metadata, and contents
);

const items = results.results as QueryResultItem[];
items.forEach(item => {
    console.log(`${item.id}: distance=${item.distance}, category=${item.metadata?.category}`);
    console.log(`Contents: ${item.contents}`);
});

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Batch Vector Query

// Query multiple vectors at once
const queryVectors = [
    [0.1, 0.2, 0.3, /* ... */],  // First query vector
    [0.4, 0.5, 0.6, /* ... */],  // Second query vector
    [0.7, 0.8, 0.9, /* ... */]   // Third query vector
];

const batchResults = await index.query(queryVectors, 3);

// Batch query returns nested arrays
const allResults = batchResults.results as QueryResultItem[][];

allResults.forEach((queryResults, queryIndex) => {
    console.log(`Results for query ${queryIndex + 1}:`);
    queryResults.forEach((item, resultIndex) => {
        console.log(`  ${resultIndex + 1}. ${item.id} (distance: ${item.distance})`);
    });
    console.log('---');
});

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Metadata Filtering

// Filter by single field
const categoryResults = await index.query(
    queryVector, 
    10, 
    1, 
    false, 
    { category: 'research' }
);

// Filter by multiple fields
const complexResults = await index.query(
    queryVector, 
    10, 
    1, 
    false, 
    { 
        category: 'research', 
        published: true,
        year: 2024 
    }
);

// Range filter (if supported by your metadata structure)
const dateResults = await index.query(
    queryVector, 
    10, 
    1, 
    false, 
    { 
        created_date: { 
            $gte: '2024-01-01',
            $lte: '2024-12-31'
        } 
    }
);

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QueryResultItem Fields

FieldTypeDescription
idstringUnique identifier of the matching vector
distancenumberSimilarity distance (lower values indicate higher similarity)
metadataanyAssociated metadata (included if "metadata" in include array)
vectornumber[]The vector data (included if "vector" in include array)
contentsstringThe content data (included if "contents" in include array)