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feat(ivf): Add numpy array support for IVF assemble functions#287

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This enables users to build IVF indices from in-memory numpy arrays without intermediate file I/O, improving performance for dynamic workflows.

  • Add assemble_from_clustering and assemble_from_file methods that accept numpy arrays directly (py_data parameter) in addition to file paths
  • Refactor assemble_dynamic_from_clustering to avoid double data copy:
    - Internal _impl function takes data by const reference
    - Smart dispatching detects ImmutableMemoryDataset and passes by reference
  • Add timing instrumentation for assemble operations
  • Add comprehensive tests for numpy array assembly in both IVF and DynamicIVF
  • Zero-copy path: numpy views passed directly without data duplication

ibhati added 2 commits March 13, 2026 11:13
- Add assemble_from_clustering and assemble_from_file methods that accept
  numpy arrays directly (py_data parameter) in addition to file paths
- Refactor assemble_dynamic_from_clustering to avoid double data copy:
  - Internal _impl function takes data by const reference
  - Smart dispatching detects ImmutableMemoryDataset and passes by reference
- Add timing instrumentation for assemble operations
- Add comprehensive tests for numpy array assembly in both IVF and DynamicIVF
- Zero-copy path: numpy views passed directly without data duplication

This enables users to build IVF indices from in-memory numpy arrays without
intermediate file I/O, improving performance for dynamic workflows.
@ibhati ibhati marked this pull request as ready for review March 13, 2026 18:45

/// Index building
// Build from Numpy array.
detail::add_build_specialization<svs::BFloat16>(clustering);
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Pull request overview

This PR extends the IVF and DynamicIVF Python APIs to assemble indices directly from in-memory NumPy arrays (via a py_data parameter) in addition to file-based loaders, and refactors DynamicIVF assembly internals to reduce unnecessary data moves/copies while adding assembly timing instrumentation.

Changes:

  • Add NumPy-array overloads for IVF.assemble_from_clustering / IVF.assemble_from_file and the DynamicIVF equivalents in the pybind layer.
  • Refactor assemble_dynamic_from_clustering to route already-loaded datasets by reference via an internal _impl function and add timing/debug logging.
  • Add Python tests covering NumPy-based assembly for IVF and DynamicIVF.

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include/svs/orchestrators/dynamic_ivf.h Switch assembly APIs to perfect-forward data_proto to enable non-copying paths for already-loaded datasets/views.
include/svs/index/ivf/dynamic_ivf.h Add assemble_dynamic_from_clustering_impl (const-ref data) + dispatch wrapper; add timing instrumentation.
bindings/python/src/ivf.cpp Add pybind overloads for assembling IVF from NumPy arrays; remove extra copy in clustering build-from-array path.
bindings/python/src/dynamic_ivf.cpp Add pybind overloads for assembling DynamicIVF from NumPy arrays (with ids).
bindings/python/tests/test_ivf.py Add test coverage for IVF NumPy-array assembly paths.
bindings/python/tests/test_dynamic_ivf.py Add test coverage for DynamicIVF NumPy-array assembly paths (including add/delete after assembly).
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include/svs/index/ivf/dynamic_ivf.h:1066

  • clustering.centroids() is called on an lvalue clustering, which will copy the centroid dataset (potentially large). Since clustering is a by-value parameter and not used after building dense_clusters, move it when extracting centroids (e.g., use the rvalue overload) to avoid the extra copy during assembly.
        Distance,
        decltype(threadpool)>(
        clustering.centroids(),
        std::move(dense_clusters),

Comment on lines +1006 to +1024
const size_t intra_query_thread_count = 1
Pool& threadpool,
const size_t intra_query_thread_count = 1,
svs::logging::logger_ptr logger = svs::logging::get()
Comment on lines +150 to +155
auto mutable_view = svs::data::SimpleDataView<T, N>(
const_cast<T*>(view.data()), view.size(), view.dimensions()
);
return svs::IVF::assemble_from_clustering<Q>(
std::move(clustering), mutable_view, distance_type, num_threads, intra_query_threads
);
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auto mutable_view = svs::data::SimpleDataView<T, N>(
const_cast<T*>(view.data()), view.size(), view.dimensions()
);
return svs::DynamicIVF::assemble_from_clustering<Q>(
std::move(clustering),
mutable_view,
@@ -1069,6 +1069,59 @@ auto assemble_dynamic_from_clustering(
std::move(threadpool),
intra_query_thread_count
@ibhati ibhati merged commit 84a5131 into main Mar 18, 2026
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@ibhati ibhati deleted the ib/ivf_numpy branch March 18, 2026 16:02
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