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Vector Search foundational embedding model (GTE) example

This notebook shows how to use the Vector Search Python SDK, which provides a VectorSearchClient as a primary API for working with Vector Search.

This notebook uses Databricks Foundation Model APIs to access the GTE embeddings model to generate embeddings.

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%pip install --upgrade --force-reinstall databricks-vectorsearch
dbutils.library.restartPython()
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from databricks.vector_search.client import VectorSearchClient

vsc = VectorSearchClient(disable_notice=True)
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help(VectorSearchClient)

Load toy dataset into source Delta table​

The following creates the source Delta table.

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# Specify the catalog and schema to use. You must have USE_CATALOG privilege on the catalog and USE_SCHEMA and CREATE_TABLE privileges on the schema.
# Change the catalog and schema here if necessary.

catalog_name = "main"
schema_name = "default"
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source_table_name = "wiki_articles_demo"
source_table_fullname = f"{catalog_name}.{schema_name}.{source_table_name}"
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# Uncomment if you want to start from scratch.

# spark.sql(f"DROP TABLE {source_table_fullname}")
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source_df = spark.read.parquet("/databricks-datasets/wikipedia-datasets/data-001/en_wikipedia/articles-only-parquet").limit(10)
display(source_df)

Chunk sample dataset​

Chunking the sample dataset helps you avoid exceeding the context limit of the embedding model. The GTE model supports up to 8192 tokens. However, Databricks recommends that you split the data into smaller context chunks so that you can feed a wider variety of examples into the reasoning model for your RAG application.

Python
import tiktoken
import pandas as pd

# The GTE model has been trained on a max context lenth of 8192 tokens.
max_chunk_tokens = 8192
encoding = tiktoken.get_encoding("cl100k_base")

def chunk_text(text):
    # Encode and then decode within the UDF
    tokens = encoding.encode(text)
    chunks = []
    while tokens:
        chunk_tokens = tokens[:max_chunk_tokens]
        chunk_text = encoding.decode(chunk_tokens)
        chunks.append(chunk_text)
        tokens = tokens[max_chunk_tokens:]
    return chunks

# Process the data and store in a new list
pandas_df = source_df.toPandas()
processed_data = []
for index, row in pandas_df.iterrows():
    text_chunks = chunk_text(row['text'])
    chunk_no = 0
    for chunk in text_chunks:
        row_data = row.to_dict()

        # replace the id column with a new unique chunk id
        # and the text column with the text chunk
        row_data['id'] = f"{row['id']}_{chunk_no}"
        row_data['text'] = chunk

        processed_data.append(row_data)
        chunk_no += 1

chunked_pandas_df = pd.DataFrame(processed_data)
chunked_spark_df = spark.createDataFrame(chunked_pandas_df)

# Write the chunked DataFrame to a Delta table
spark.sql(f"DROP TABLE IF EXISTS {source_table_fullname}")
chunked_spark_df.write.format("delta") \
    .option("delta.enableChangeDataFeed", "true") \
    .saveAsTable(source_table_fullname)
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display(spark.sql(f"SELECT * FROM {source_table_fullname}"))

Create vector search endpoint​

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vector_search_endpoint_name = "vector-search-demo-endpoint"
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vsc.create_endpoint(
    name=vector_search_endpoint_name,
    endpoint_type="STANDARD" # or "STORAGE_OPTIMIZED"
)
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vsc.get_endpoint(
  name=vector_search_endpoint_name
)

Create vector index​

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# Vector index
vs_index = f"{source_table_name}_gte_index"
vs_index_fullname = f"{catalog_name}.{schema_name}.{vs_index}"

embedding_model_endpoint = "databricks-gte-large-en"
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index = vsc.create_delta_sync_index(
  endpoint_name=vector_search_endpoint_name,
  source_table_name=source_table_fullname,
  index_name=vs_index_fullname,
  pipeline_type='TRIGGERED',
  primary_key="id",
  embedding_source_column="text",
  embedding_model_endpoint_name=embedding_model_endpoint
)
index.describe()['status']['message']
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# Wait for index to come online. Expect this command to take several minutes.
# You can also track the status of the index build in Catalog Explorer in the
# Overview tab for the vector index.
import time
index = vsc.get_index(endpoint_name=vector_search_endpoint_name,index_name=vs_index_fullname)
while not index.describe().get('status')['ready']:
  print("Waiting for index to be ready...")
  time.sleep(30)
print("Index is ready!")
index.describe()

The following cells show how to query the Vector Index to find similar documents.

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results = index.similarity_search(
  query_text="Greek myths",
  columns=["id", "text", "title"],
  num_results=5
  )
rows = results['result']['data_array']
for (id, text, title, score) in rows:
  if len(text) > 32:
    # trim text output for readability
    text = text[0:32] + "..."
  print(f"id: {id}  title: {title} text: '{text}' score: {score}")
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# Search with a filter. Note that the syntax depends on the endpoint type.

# Standard endpoint syntax
results = index.similarity_search(
  query_text="Greek myths",
  columns=["id", "text", "title"],
  num_results=5,
  filters={"title NOT": "Hercules"}
)

# Storage-optimized endpoint syntax
# results = index.similarity_search(
#   query_text="Greek myths",
#   columns=["id", "text", "title"],
#   num_results=5,
#   filters='title != "Hercules"'
#   )


rows = results['result']['data_array']
for (id, text, title, score) in rows:
  if len(text) > 32:
    # trim text output for readability
    text = text[0:32] + "..."
  print(f"id: {id}  title: {title} text: '{text}' score: {score}")

Delete vector index​

Python
vsc.delete_index(
  endpoint_name=vector_search_endpoint_name,
  index_name=vs_index_fullname
)

Example notebook​

Vector Search foundational embedding model (GTE) example

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