feat(nodejs): feature parity [5/N] - add query.filter() alias (#1391)

to make the transition from `vectordb` to `@lancedb/lancedb` as seamless
as possible, this adds `query.filter` with a deprecated tag.


depends on https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/pull/1390
see actual diff here
https://github.com/universalmind303/lancedb/compare/list-indices-name...universalmind303:query-filter

nodejs/__test__/table.test.ts

@@ -362,6 +362,10 @@ describe("When creating an index", () => {
     for await (const r of tbl.query().where("id > 1").select(["id"])) {
       expect(r.numRows).toBe(298);
     }
+    // should also work with 'filter' alias
+    for await (const r of tbl.query().filter("id > 1").select(["id"])) {
+      expect(r.numRows).toBe(298);
+    }
   });
 
   // TODO: Move this test to the query API test (making sure we can reject queries

nodejs/lancedb/query.ts

@@ -114,6 +114,14 @@ export class QueryBase<
     this.inner.onlyIf(predicate);
     return this as unknown as QueryType;
   }
+  /**
+   * A filter statement to be applied to this query.
+   * @alias where
+   * @deprecated Use `where` instead
+   */
+  filter(predicate: string): QueryType {
+    return this.where(predicate);
+  }
 
   /**
    * Return only the specified columns.