Version 0.1.0

Added

• Generic create() method for extensible vector index creation
  • Registry-based architecture supporting multiple index types
  • Case-insensitive index type matching: create("HNSW") or create("hnsw")
  • Comprehensive parameter defaults with Rust backend validation
  • Self-updating error messages showing all available index types
  • Supports case-insensitive index types (e.g. "HNSW" and "hnsw")
• available_index_types() class method for programmatic type discovery
• Future-ready architecture for IVF, LSH, Annoy, and Flat index types

Changed

• ⚠️ Breaking Change: Replaced index-specific factory methods with generic create()
  • Migration: VectorDatabase().create_index_hnsw(dim=768) → VectorDatabase().create("hnsw", dim=768)
  • All HNSW parameters now default to best-practice values; dim is the only commonly customized field. Most of the settings like m, ef_construction, expected_size, and space already have good defaults, so users typically don't change them. The only one they usually set themselves is dim, since it must match the shape of their data.
  • Improved error messages with dynamic type listing

Fixed

• Updated all internal testing files to use the new .create()` API

Removed

• Index-specific factory methods (replaced by unified create() interface)