python: create_index returns Job / AsyncJob (ENT-1966)

Table.create_index, create_scalar_index, create_fts_index, and the
materialized-view delegates now return a Job (AsyncJob on AsyncTable).
When the server defers the build (pending vector index), the returned
job tracks it through the platform jobs API; synchronous builds (scalar,
FTS, native tables, GPU-accelerated local paths) return a pre-completed
job whose status()/wait() report finished immediately and whose cancel()
is a no-op. AsyncTable now carries its owning connection so the async
handles can reach the jobs API. wait_timeout keeps working; docs steer
new code to job.wait().

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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----
-name: lancedb-branch-ops
-description: Branch management for LanceDB tables via the REST API. Use this skill whenever someone wants to create, delete, list, or switch branches on a LanceDB table — or needs to make sure a write (metadata update, index build, etc.) lands on a specific branch instead of main. Invoke it even without the word "branch" if context makes clear they want an experimental copy of a table, want to isolate changes, or want to confirm a mutation didn't touch main. Covers: branches/list, branches/create, branches/delete, and passing "branch" in describe/update_field_metadata/create_index to target a non-main version.
----
-
-## Goal
-
-Manage branches on a LanceDB table: list what exists, create new ones, delete stale ones, and direct read/write operations at a specific branch without touching main.
-
-## Step 0: Establish the connection
-
-Use the `lancedb-connect` skill to resolve the base URL and auth headers (`x-api-key`, `x-lancedb-database`). Skip this only if the connection is already known from the current conversation.
-
-All examples below use `{base_url}` — substitute the resolved endpoint and include the auth headers on every request.
-
-## The branch model (important)
-
-LanceDB branches are named snapshots that diverge from the table's current state at creation time. There is **no checkout command** — you never switch the whole table to a branch. Instead, you **pass `"branch": "<name>"` in the request body** of any operation to target that branch. Omitting the key (or sending an empty body) always targets main.
-
-`branches/list` returns only non-main branches. Main always exists and is not listed.
-
-## List branches
-
-```http
-POST {base_url}/v1/table/{table_id}/branches/list
-Content-Type: application/json
-
-{}
-```
-
-Response:
-```json
-{
-  "branches": {
-    "experiment-reindex": {"parentVersion": 1, "createAt": 1782506085, "manifestSize": 1029}
-  }
-}
-```
-
-If `branches` is `{}`, the table has no branches besides main.
-
-## Create a branch
-
-```http
-POST {base_url}/v1/table/{table_id}/branches/create
-Content-Type: application/json
-
-{"name": "experiment-reindex"}
-```
-
-HTTP 200 with `{}` body = success. The branch is created off the table's current state on main.
-
-Verify by calling `branches/list` and confirming the new name appears.
-
-## Delete a branch
-
-```http
-POST {base_url}/v1/table/{table_id}/branches/delete
-Content-Type: application/json
-
-{"name": "stale-2024"}
-```
-
-HTTP 200 with `{}` body = success. Only the branch pointer is removed — main and all row data remain intact.
-
-Verify by calling `branches/list` (name gone) and `describe` with no branch param (main still responds).
-
-## Operate on a specific branch
-
-Pass `"branch": "<name>"` in the body of any operation to scope it to that branch:
-
-**Read schema on a branch:**
-```http
-POST {base_url}/v1/table/{table_id}/describe
-Content-Type: application/json
-
-{"branch": "wip-branch"}
-```
-
-**Write metadata to a branch (not main):**
-```http
-POST {base_url}/v1/table/{table_id}/update_field_metadata
-Content-Type: application/json
-
-{
-  "branch": "wip-branch",
-  "updates": [
-    {
-      "path": "category",
-      "metadata": {"lancedb:description": "Product category label."},
-      "replace": false
-    }
-  ]
-}
-```
-
-**Build an index on a branch:**
-```http
-POST {base_url}/v1/table/{table_id}/create_index
-Content-Type: application/json
-
-{
-  "branch": "wip-branch",
-  "column": "category",
-  "index_type": "BTREE"
-}
-```
-
-## Verifying isolation
-
-After writing to a branch, always confirm the change did NOT land on main:
-
-```bash
-# Should show the new metadata
-curl -s -X POST {base_url}/v1/table/{table_id}/describe \
-  -H "x-api-key: <key>" -H "x-lancedb-database: <db>" \
-  -H "content-type: application/json" \
-  -d '{"branch": "wip-branch"}'
-
-# Should NOT show the new metadata
-curl -s -X POST {base_url}/v1/table/{table_id}/describe \
-  -H "x-api-key: <key>" -H "x-lancedb-database: <db>" \
-  -H "content-type: application/json" \
-  -d '{}'
-```
-
-## Quick reference
-
-| Goal | Endpoint | Body |
-|------|----------|------|
-| List all branches | `branches/list` | `{}` |
-| Create a branch | `branches/create` | `{"name": "..."}` |
-| Delete a branch | `branches/delete` | `{"name": "..."}` |
-| Read schema on branch | `describe` | `{"branch": "..."}` |
-| Write metadata on branch | `update_field_metadata` | `{"branch": "...", "updates": [...]}` |
-| Build index on branch | `create_index` | `{"branch": "...", "column": ..., "index_type": ...}` |
-| Target main (default) | any endpoint | omit `"branch"` key |

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----
-name: lancedb-column-metadata
-description: Column metadata authoring for LanceDB tables via the REST API. This skill is required for tasks like writing field descriptions, setting tags on columns (field_type, model, project_id, version), classifying columns as embeddings vs labels vs eval metrics, or grouping versioned columns into logical families — because it has the API integration needed to read the schema and persist metadata back. Invoke whenever someone wants to document, annotate, tag, or classify what their table columns ARE. Trigger even without an explicit "LanceDB" mention, as long as the context is column-level documentation or tagging for an ML or vector database table.
-metadata:
-  short-description: Write column descriptions, tags, and logical groupings to a LanceDB table
----
-
-## Overview
-
-This skill authors column-level metadata for a LanceDB table. It connects to a LanceDB deployment over its REST API, inspects the table schema, generates appropriate metadata, and writes it back.
-
-## Step 0: Establish the connection
-
-Use the `lancedb-connect` skill (invoke it via the Skill tool) to resolve the base URL and auth headers (`x-api-key`, `x-lancedb-database`) for whichever deployment the user is working against — enterprise/self-hosted or a local dev server. Skip it only if the connection details are already established in the conversation.
-
-All examples below use `{base_url}` — substitute the resolved endpoint and include the resolved headers on every request.
-
-## Metadata keys
-
-All metadata uses namespaced keys:
-
-| Key | Purpose | Example value |
-|-----|---------|---------------|
-| `lancedb:description` | Human-readable explanation of what the column contains | `"CLIP ViT-L/14 image embedding, L2-normalized (768-dim)"` |
-| `lancedb:tag:<name>` | Flexible key-value tag; the suffix names the tag category | `lancedb:tag:field_type: "embedding"`, `lancedb:tag:model: "clip"`, `lancedb:tag:project_id: "foo"` |
-| `lancedb:logical-column` | Logical group/family this column belongs to | `"clip_features"` |
-
-Tags are open-ended — use whatever key suffix and value make sense given the user's intent. The tag suffix should describe *what is being classified* (e.g., `field_type`, `model`, `project_id`) and the value describes *how*.
-
-## Step 1: Resolve the table identifier
-
-You need:
-- **Table name** (required) — e.g., `my_table` or `my_namespace.my_table`
-- **Database name** — ask if not provided and not inferable from context; it goes in the `x-lancedb-database` header, never in the URL path
-
-The table identifier in the URL path is typically `table_name` for a top-level table, or `namespace$table_name` if the table lives in a namespace. The API accepts a `delimiter` query parameter to parse compound identifiers (default `$`).
-
-## Step 2: Describe the table
-
-```http
-POST {base_url}/v1/table/{table_id}/describe
-Content-Type: application/json
-
-{}
-```
-
-The response contains `schema.fields` — an array of field objects:
-
-```json
-{
-  "schema": {
-    "fields": [
-      {
-        "name": "clip_embedding_v3",
-        "type": { "type": "FixedSizeList", "fields": [...], "listSize": 768 },
-        "nullable": true,
-        "metadata": { "lancedb:description": "..." }
-      }
-    ]
-  }
-}
-```
-
-Each field has:
-- `name` — field name
-- `type` — Arrow data type (check `type.type` for the type string)
-- `nullable` — boolean
-- `metadata` — existing key-value metadata (read this before writing to avoid redundant updates)
-
-For struct/nested fields, recurse into `type.fields` and represent them as dot-notation paths (e.g., `parent.child`).
-
-If the user hasn't specified which columns to update, work with all columns.
-
-## Step 3: Generate metadata
-
-Decide what to generate based on the user's request.
-
-### Writing descriptions (`lancedb:description`)
-
-Base descriptions on:
-- The column name and Arrow type (e.g., `FixedSizeList` of floats → likely an embedding)
-- User-supplied context (upstream pipeline, sample values, domain knowledge)
-- Name patterns: `_embedding`/`_vec`/`_embed` → vector; `_label`/`_class` → label; `_score`/`_eval`/`_metric` → evaluation metric
-
-Be specific and concise. Good: `"Sentence-BERT embedding of the query text (768-dim)."` Not: `"An embedding column."`
-
-### Tagging columns (`lancedb:tag:<name>`)
-
-Choose tag key names that match what the user asked to annotate. Common patterns:
-
-- Semantic field type → `lancedb:tag:field_type: "embedding"` / `"text"` / `"image"` / `"label"` / `"eval"` / `"id"` / `"metadata"`
-- Model or source → `lancedb:tag:model: "clip"` / `"bert"` / `"vit"`
-- Project affiliation → `lancedb:tag:project_id: "<name>"`
-- Version → `lancedb:tag:version: "v3"` (and `lancedb:tag:latest: "true"` for the newest)
-
-Use Arrow type as a hint: `FixedSizeList` + float → embedding; `Utf8`/`LargeUtf8` → text; `Binary` → image or blob.
-
-Multiple tags on the same column are fine — each is a separate key.
-
-### Grouping into logical columns (`lancedb:logical-column`)
-
-Look for naming patterns across columns:
-- `clip_v1`, `clip_v2`, `clip_v3` → logical column `"clip"`, latest is `v3`
-- `text_embed_20240101`, `text_embed_20240601` → logical column `"text_embed"`, latest is the most recent date suffix
-
-Write `lancedb:logical-column` on all members of a group. Mark the newest with `lancedb:tag:latest: "true"` (in addition to its version tag).
-
-## Step 4: Write the metadata
-
-```http
-POST {base_url}/v1/table/{table_id}/update_field_metadata
-Content-Type: application/json
-
-{
-  "updates": [
-    {
-      "path": "clip_v3",
-      "metadata": {
-        "lancedb:description": "CLIP ViT-L/14 image embedding, L2-normalized (1024-dim).",
-        "lancedb:tag:field_type": "embedding",
-        "lancedb:tag:model": "clip",
-        "lancedb:tag:version": "v3",
-        "lancedb:tag:latest": "true",
-        "lancedb:logical-column": "clip"
-      },
-      "replace": false
-    },
-    {
-      "path": "clip_v2",
-      "metadata": {
-        "lancedb:description": "CLIP ViT-B/32 image embedding (768-dim), superseded by v3.",
-        "lancedb:tag:field_type": "embedding",
-        "lancedb:tag:model": "clip",
-        "lancedb:tag:version": "v2",
-        "lancedb:logical-column": "clip"
-      },
-      "replace": false
-    }
-  ]
-}
-```
-
-Rules:
-- **Use `"replace": false`** (merge) by default — this preserves existing metadata the user didn't ask to change
-- Use `"replace": true` only if the user explicitly asks to overwrite all existing metadata on a column
-- Set a value to `null` to delete a specific key
-- Batch all updates in a single request when possible
-
-The response includes `version` (new table version) and `fields` (the updated metadata per field).
-
-## Step 5: Confirm
-
-Report back:
-- Which columns were updated and what was written
-- The new table version number
-- Any columns skipped (e.g., already had up-to-date metadata)
-
----
-
-## Quick examples
-
-**"Write descriptions for all columns in the `product_embeddings` table"**
-1. POST `/v1/table/product_embeddings/describe` → get all fields
-2. Generate a `lancedb:description` for each column based on name + type
-3. POST `update_field_metadata` with descriptions
-4. Report
-
-**"Tag the columns in `model_outputs` with their field type and model"**
-1. Describe `model_outputs`
-2. For each field, classify by name + Arrow type → set `lancedb:tag:field_type` and `lancedb:tag:model` where applicable
-3. POST `update_field_metadata`
-4. Report
-
-**"Group the feature columns in `training_features` into logical families and mark the latest version"**
-1. Describe the table
-2. Find version patterns → assign `lancedb:logical-column` and `lancedb:tag:version`; mark newest with `lancedb:tag:latest: "true"`
-3. POST `update_field_metadata`
-4. Show the grouping

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----
-name: lancedb-connect
-description: Resolve how to connect to a LanceDB deployment over the REST API — figure out the base URL, API key, and database header. Use this before making any REST requests to a LanceDB table, whenever the endpoint or auth setup is not already known. Also useful on its own when someone asks how to connect, authenticate, or curl their LanceDB instance.
-metadata:
-  short-description: Resolve the base URL and auth headers for a LanceDB deployment
----
-
-## Goal
-
-Produce two things every REST request needs:
-
-1. **Base URL** — the endpoint
-2. **Headers** — `x-api-key`, and usually `x-lancedb-database`
-
-## Resolution steps
-
-1. If the user already gave a URL and API key (or said which environment they're working against), use that.
-2. Otherwise, look for credentials already available in the environment:
-   - Env vars like `LANCEDB_URI` / `LANCEDB_HOST` / `LANCEDB_API_KEY`
-   - A LanceDB endpoint already running or port-forwarded locally (the REST default port is 2333, i.e. `http://localhost:2333`)
-3. If you didn't find both pieces, ask the user directly: **"What's your LanceDB endpoint's URL, and what's your API key?"** Also ask which database to use if it isn't obvious. Don't guess or probe further — the user knows their deployment.
-
-## Validating the connection
-
-Make a cheap authenticated request and check the status:
-
-```bash
-curl -s -w "\n%{http_code}" "{base_url}/v1/table/?limit=1" \
-  -H "x-api-key: <key>" \
-  -H "x-lancedb-database: <database>"
-```
-
-- `200` — connection, key, and database header all good
-- `401` — API key missing or wrong
-- `400` mentioning a database header — this deployment expects `x-lancedb-database`
-
-## Non-REST equivalents
-
-If the caller would rather use the SDK or CLI than raw REST, the same credentials work:
-
-- Python SDK: `lancedb.connect("db://<database>", api_key="<key>", host_override="<base_url>")`
-- `lancedb` CLI: a `[profiles.<name>]` entry in `~/.lancedb/config.toml` with `http_server_url`, `api_key`, `database`

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+---
+name: lancedb
+description: Use when writing, reviewing, debugging, or documenting LanceDB pipelines in Python or TypeScript, especially code that should work across local LanceDB OSS tables and remote LanceDB Enterprise/Cloud tables. Helps avoid non-portable full-table materialization, choose idiomatic query/search patterns, and apply LanceDB performance defaults for ingestion, indexing, filtering, and diagnostics.
+---
+
+# Building LanceDB Pipelines
+
+Use this skill to produce LanceDB pipelines that are portable between local and remote tables (for LanceDB Enterprise/Cloud) and idiomatic for the selected SDK.
+
+## LanceDB Table Modes
+
+LanceDB has two common execution modes:
+
+- **Local table**: embedded, open source, in-process LanceDB. The client opens data from a local path or object storage URI and executes queries in the application process.
+- **Remote table**: LanceDB Enterprise/Cloud table opened through a `db://...` URI. The data may be very large, commonly backed by object storage, and queried through a remote service.
+
+Do NOT assume local-only table helpers exist on remote tables. If the user asks for LanceDB Enterprise, Cloud, `db://...`, production remote access, or a remote table, focus on the remote table path: use `search()` / `query()`, keep reads bounded with `select()` and `limit()`, and avoid table-level full materialization APIs.
+
+## Workflow
+
+1. Identify the SDK: Python, TypeScript, or both.
+2. Identify the table mode: local/embedded OSS, remote Enterprise/Cloud, or portable across both. If the user says "LanceDB Enterprise", choose the remote table path.
+3. Read the matching language branch before writing or changing code:
+   - Python patterns: `references/python/patterns.md`
+   - Python API quick reference: `references/python/api_reference.md`
+   - Python performance guidance: `references/python/performance.md`
+   - TypeScript patterns: `references/typescript/patterns.md`
+   - TypeScript API quick reference: `references/typescript/api_reference.md`
+   - TypeScript performance guidance: `references/typescript/performance.md`
+   - Column metadata authoring (both SDKs): `references/column_metadata.md`
+   - Branch operations (both SDKs): `references/branch_ops.md`
+4. Start with `patterns.md` for the selected SDK. Read `api_reference.md` when choosing method names or return collectors. Read `performance.md` when the task involves ingestion, indexing, filtering, query tuning, diagnostics, or large datasets. Read `column_metadata.md` when the task is documenting, tagging, classifying, or grouping table columns (field descriptions, `lancedb:tag:*` tags, logical column families). Read `branch_ops.md` when the task involves branch lifecycle (list/create/delete), writing to a non-main branch, or verifying a change stayed off main.
+5. For Python schemas, favor Pydantic models and validate records before writing. Use PyArrow schemas when Arrow-native, streaming, or highly dynamic data makes them materially better suited.
+6. Prefer `search()` or `query()` builders with explicit `select()` and `limit()` for reads.
+7. Avoid table-level full materialization in remote or portable code. This is the main local-vs-remote read pitfall.
+8. After a successful embedded OSS ingestion, call `table.optimize()`. Do not call it for Enterprise/Cloud; remote maintenance is automatic.
+9. For remote Enterprise/Cloud writes, never drop-then-reuse or `mode="overwrite"` the same table name — see "Enterprise: never drop-then-reuse the same table name" below. This is the main local-vs-remote write pitfall.
+10. If reviewing an existing file or repo, run `scripts/check_materialization.py` on the relevant paths and inspect each finding before editing.
+11. Cross-check unfamiliar or non-trivial API claims against the source tree instead of relying on memory.
+
+## Core Portability Rule
+
+Do not write code that assumes a local table API will exist on a remote table. Remote tables can be very large, so whole-table materialization helpers are intentionally unavailable or unsafe.
+
+This does **not** mean result conversion is forbidden. Bounded query/search result collection is normal:
+
+- Python: `table.search(...).select([...]).limit(10).to_pandas()`
+- TypeScript: `await table.search(...).select([...]).limit(10).toArray()`
+
+The unsafe pattern is table-level or unbounded collection, plus local-only dataset escape hatches in remote code:
+
+- Python: `table.to_pandas()`, `table.to_arrow()`, `table.to_polars()`; `table.to_lance()` is local/OSS-only dataset access, not materialization
+- TypeScript: `await table.toArrow()`, `await table.query().toArray()` without `limit()`
+
+## Enterprise: never drop-then-reuse the same table name
+
+LanceDB Enterprise/Cloud splits a **control plane** (DDL: create/drop/rename) from a **data plane** (query nodes that serve reads). Query nodes cache the resolved dataset for a table name for up to `table_cache_ttl` — **default 300 seconds (5 minutes)**. After you drop or overwrite a table, the control plane updates immediately but the data plane keeps serving the *old* dataset until that cache entry expires. During the window the two planes disagree.
+
+The failure this causes: you `drop_table("t")` then immediately `create_table("t", ...)` (or `create_table("t", ..., mode="overwrite")`). The DDL returns success, but every query against `t` returns **`500 Internal Server Error`** (the query node resolves the stale/deleted dataset), and a fresh `describe` may still show the *old* schema/version. It looks like your write silently failed; it didn't — the name is cached.
+
+**`mode="overwrite"` has the same problem** — it is a drop+create of the same name under the hood.
+
+Rules for portable Enterprise ingestion:
+
+1. **Never reuse a table name you just dropped/overwrote within the cache TTL.** Do not use `mode="overwrite"` to replace an existing Enterprise table in place.
+2. To (re)load data, **write to a fresh table name** (e.g. `<table>_v2`, or a run-stamped suffix). A brand-new name has no cached data-plane entry, so writes and reads work immediately.
+3. Before creating, `list_tables()` and **fail loudly if the name already exists** rather than overwriting — prompt for a new name.
+4. To land on a specific final name that is currently occupied by an old table: drop the old table, **wait out the TTL (~5 min), then `rename_table(fresh_name, final_name)`**. Renaming onto a name whose old dataset is still cached hits the same race, so the wait is mandatory. `rename_table` is a supported control-plane op.
+5. When you hand a table name back to a human, tell them which step still needs the propagation wait (usually: "the old `t` was dropped; run the rename in ~5 minutes").
+
+This is Enterprise/Cloud-specific. Local/OSS tables have no separate data plane, so `mode="overwrite"` and immediate same-name reuse are fine there.
+
+## Script
+
+Run the scanner when reviewing or modifying an existing codebase:
+
+```bash
+python skills/lancedb/scripts/check_materialization.py path/to/file_or_dir
+```
+
+The script reports likely unsafe full-table materialization in Python and TypeScript. Treat results as review prompts, not automatic proof of a bug.

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+# Branch Operations
+
+Manage branches on a LanceDB table: list what exists, create new ones, delete stale ones, and direct read/write operations at a specific branch without touching main. Use for branch lifecycle tasks, experimental/isolated table versions, targeting an operation at a non-main branch, or confirming a mutation did not affect main.
+
+Works on local/OSS and remote Enterprise/Cloud tables.
+
+## The branch model (important)
+
+Branches are isolated, writable lines of history forked from another branch (or a specific version). Writes on a branch never affect `main`.
+
+There is **no global "switch branch" state** — you never repoint the whole table at a branch. Instead, **operations are scoped by which table handle you use**:
+
+- The handle you got from `open_table(name)` / `openTable(name)` targets `main`.
+- `branches.create(...)` and `branches.checkout(...)` return a **new table handle scoped to that branch**. Every read/write on that handle (add, update, `update_field_metadata`, `create_index`, search, …) lands on the branch.
+- The original main handle is unaffected — keep it around to verify isolation.
+
+`branches.list()` returns only non-main branches. Main always exists and is not listed.
+
+## Python
+
+`table.branches` is a property returning the branch manager; `table.current_branch()` tells you what a handle is scoped to (`None` = main).
+
+```python
+table = db.open_table("products")            # scoped to main
+
+# list — dict of name -> metadata (parent_branch, parent_version, ...); {} = only main
+table.branches.list()
+
+# create: forks from main by default and returns a handle scoped to the new branch
+exp = table.branches.create("experiment-reindex")
+exp = table.branches.create("exp2", from_ref="main", from_version=None)  # optional fork point
+
+# checkout an existing branch -> branch-scoped handle
+wip = table.branches.checkout("wip-branch")
+# with version= it pins to that version (read-only detached view); omit to track latest, writable
+
+# operate on the branch simply by using its handle
+wip.update_field_metadata(
+    {"path": "category", "metadata": {"lancedb:description": "Product category label."}}
+)
+wip.create_scalar_index("category")
+
+# delete: removes only the branch pointer; main and row data remain intact
+table.branches.delete("stale-2024")
+
+# alternatively, open a branch handle directly from the connection
+wip = db.open_table("products", branch="wip-branch")
+
+exp.current_branch()    # "experiment-reindex"
+table.current_branch()  # None (main)
+```
+
+Async: same shape — `table.branches` returns `AsyncBranches`; `await table.branches.create(...)` etc.
+
+## TypeScript
+
+`table.branches()` is an **async method** returning the `Branches` manager; `table.currentBranch()` returns the scoped branch or `null` for main.
+
+```typescript
+const table = await db.openTable("products"); // scoped to main
+const branches = await table.branches();
+
+// list — Record<string, BranchContents>; {} = only main
+await branches.list();
+
+// create: forks from main by default, returns a Table scoped to the new branch
+const exp = await branches.create("experiment-reindex");
+const exp2 = await branches.create("exp2", "main" /* fromRef */, undefined /* fromVersion */);
+
+// checkout an existing branch -> branch-scoped Table
+const wip = await branches.checkout("wip-branch");
+// with a version arg it pins (read-only detached view); omit to track latest, writable
+
+// operate on the branch simply by using its handle
+await wip.updateFieldMetadata([
+  { path: "category", metadata: { "lancedb:description": "Product category label." } },
+]);
+await wip.createIndex("category");
+
+// delete: removes only the branch pointer; main and row data remain intact
+await branches.delete("stale-2024");
+
+// alternatively, open a branch handle directly from the connection
+const wip2 = await db.openTable("products", { branch: "wip-branch" });
+
+exp.currentBranch();   // "experiment-reindex"
+table.currentBranch(); // null (main)
+```
+
+## Verifying isolation
+
+After writing to a branch, confirm the change did NOT land on main by reading through both handles:
+
+```python
+wip = table.branches.checkout("wip-branch")
+wip.update_field_metadata({"path": "category", "metadata": {"lancedb:description": "..."}})
+
+assert b"lancedb:description" in (wip.schema.field("category").metadata or {})
+assert b"lancedb:description" not in (table.schema.field("category").metadata or {})  # main untouched
+```
+
+Two handles on the same branch see each other's writes (e.g. `table.branches.create("exp")` and `db.open_table(name, branch="exp")`); main stays isolated.
+
+## Quick reference
+
+| Goal | Python | TypeScript |
+|------|--------|------------|
+| List branches (non-main) | `table.branches.list()` | `await (await table.branches()).list()` |
+| Create branch (off main) | `table.branches.create(name)` → branch handle | `await branches.create(name)` → branch `Table` |
+| Create from a fork point | `table.branches.create(name, from_ref=..., from_version=...)` | `await branches.create(name, fromRef, fromVersion)` |
+| Get a branch handle | `table.branches.checkout(name)` or `db.open_table(t, branch=name)` | `await branches.checkout(name)` or `await db.openTable(t, { branch: name })` |
+| Pin to a branch version (read-only) | `table.branches.checkout(name, version=v)` | `await branches.checkout(name, v)` |
+| Delete branch | `table.branches.delete(name)` | `await branches.delete(name)` |
+| Which branch is this handle on? | `table.current_branch()` (`None` = main) | `table.currentBranch()` (`null` = main) |
+| Target main | use the original (non-branch) handle | use the original (non-branch) handle |
+
+Branch names must be non-empty; empty names raise a validation error.

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+# Column Metadata Authoring
+
+Write column-level descriptions, tags, and logical groupings onto a LanceDB table's schema. Use this when the user wants to document, annotate, tag, or classify what their table columns ARE (embeddings vs labels vs eval metrics, model provenance, version families, etc.).
+
+Works on local/OSS and remote Enterprise/Cloud tables alike — read the schema through the table handle, write through `update_field_metadata` (Python) / `updateFieldMetadata` (TypeScript).
+
+## Metadata key conventions
+
+All metadata uses namespaced keys:
+
+| Key | Purpose | Example value |
+|-----|---------|---------------|
+| `lancedb:description` | Human-readable explanation of what the column contains | `"CLIP ViT-L/14 image embedding, L2-normalized (768-dim)"` |
+| `lancedb:tag:<name>` | Flexible key-value tag; the suffix names the tag category | `lancedb:tag:field_type: "embedding"`, `lancedb:tag:model: "clip"`, `lancedb:tag:project_id: "foo"` |
+| `lancedb:logical-column` | Logical group/family this column belongs to | `"clip_features"` |
+
+Tags are open-ended — use whatever key suffix and value make sense given the user's intent. The tag suffix should describe *what is being classified* (e.g., `field_type`, `model`, `project_id`) and the value describes *how*. Multiple tags on the same column are fine — each is a separate key. All values are strings.
+
+## Step 1: Read the schema and existing metadata
+
+Read existing metadata before writing, to avoid redundant updates.
+
+Python — `table.schema` (sync property; async: `await table.schema()`) returns a `pyarrow.Schema`. **Arrow field metadata is bytes-keyed in Python**:
+
+```python
+schema = table.schema
+for field in schema:
+    meta = field.metadata or {}  # dict[bytes, bytes], e.g. {b"lancedb:description": b"..."}
+    print(field.name, field.type, field.nullable, meta)
+```
+
+TypeScript — `await table.schema()` returns an Arrow `Schema`; field metadata is a `Map<string, string>`:
+
+```typescript
+const schema = await table.schema();
+for (const field of schema.fields) {
+  console.log(field.name, field.type, field.nullable, field.metadata); // Map
+  // field.metadata.get("lancedb:description")
+}
+```
+
+For struct/nested fields, recurse into the field's children and address them as dot-paths (e.g., `parent.child`).
+
+If the user hasn't specified which columns to update, work with all columns.
+
+## Step 2: Generate metadata
+
+Decide what to generate based on the user's request.
+
+### Descriptions (`lancedb:description`)
+
+Base descriptions on:
+- The column name and Arrow type (e.g., `FixedSizeList` of floats → likely an embedding)
+- User-supplied context (upstream pipeline, sample values, domain knowledge)
+- Name patterns: `_embedding`/`_vec`/`_embed` → vector; `_label`/`_class` → label; `_score`/`_eval`/`_metric` → evaluation metric
+
+Be specific and concise. Good: `"Sentence-BERT embedding of the query text (768-dim)."` Not: `"An embedding column."`
+
+### Tags (`lancedb:tag:<name>`)
+
+Choose tag key names that match what the user asked to annotate. Common patterns:
+
+- Semantic field type → `lancedb:tag:field_type: "embedding"` / `"text"` / `"image"` / `"label"` / `"eval"` / `"id"` / `"metadata"`
+- Model or source → `lancedb:tag:model: "clip"` / `"bert"` / `"vit"`
+- Project affiliation → `lancedb:tag:project_id: "<name>"`
+- Version → `lancedb:tag:version: "v3"` (and `lancedb:tag:latest: "true"` for the newest)
+
+Use Arrow type as a hint: `FixedSizeList` + float → embedding; `Utf8`/`LargeUtf8` → text; `Binary` → image or blob.
+
+### Logical groupings (`lancedb:logical-column`)
+
+Look for naming patterns across columns:
+- `clip_v1`, `clip_v2`, `clip_v3` → logical column `"clip"`, latest is `v3`
+- `text_embed_20240101`, `text_embed_20240601` → logical column `"text_embed"`, latest is the most recent date suffix
+
+Write `lancedb:logical-column` on all members of a group. Mark the newest with `lancedb:tag:latest: "true"` (in addition to its version tag).
+
+## Step 3: Write the metadata
+
+Each update names a field by dot-path and carries a metadata map. Semantics (identical in both SDKs):
+
+- **Merge by default** (`replace` omitted/false) — preserves existing metadata the user didn't ask to change
+- `replace: true` swaps the field's entire metadata map — only if the user explicitly asks to overwrite
+- A value of `None`/`null` deletes that specific key
+- Batch all field updates into a single call when possible
+- Returns the new table version
+
+Python (sync and async take one dict per field, as varargs):
+
+```python
+res = table.update_field_metadata(
+    {
+        "path": "clip_v3",
+        "metadata": {
+            "lancedb:description": "CLIP ViT-L/14 image embedding, L2-normalized (1024-dim).",
+            "lancedb:tag:field_type": "embedding",
+            "lancedb:tag:model": "clip",
+            "lancedb:tag:version": "v3",
+            "lancedb:tag:latest": "true",
+            "lancedb:logical-column": "clip",
+        },
+    },
+    {
+        "path": "clip_v2",
+        "metadata": {
+            "lancedb:description": "CLIP ViT-B/32 image embedding (768-dim), superseded by v3.",
+            "lancedb:tag:field_type": "embedding",
+            "lancedb:tag:model": "clip",
+            "lancedb:tag:version": "v2",
+            "lancedb:logical-column": "clip",
+        },
+    },
+)
+print(res.version)  # new table version
+
+# merge semantics: add a key, delete one via None, keep the rest
+table.update_field_metadata(
+    {"path": "clip_v2", "metadata": {"lancedb:tag:archived": "true", "lancedb:tag:latest": None}}
+)
+```
+
+(`replace_field_metadata` is deprecated — use `update_field_metadata`.)
+
+TypeScript (takes an array of `FieldMetadataUpdate`):
+
+```typescript
+const res = await table.updateFieldMetadata([
+  {
+    path: "clip_v3",
+    metadata: {
+      "lancedb:description": "CLIP ViT-L/14 image embedding, L2-normalized (1024-dim).",
+      "lancedb:tag:field_type": "embedding",
+      "lancedb:tag:model": "clip",
+      "lancedb:tag:version": "v3",
+      "lancedb:tag:latest": "true",
+      "lancedb:logical-column": "clip",
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    path: "clip_v2",
+    metadata: {
+      "lancedb:description": "CLIP ViT-B/32 image embedding (768-dim), superseded by v3.",
+      "lancedb:tag:field_type": "embedding",
+      "lancedb:tag:model": "clip",
+      "lancedb:tag:version": "v2",
+      "lancedb:logical-column": "clip",
+    },
+  },
+]);
+console.log(res.version); // new table version
+
+// merge semantics: add a key, delete one via null, keep the rest
+await table.updateFieldMetadata([
+  { path: "clip_v2", metadata: { "lancedb:tag:archived": "true", "lancedb:tag:latest": null } },
+]);
+```
+
+## Step 4: Confirm
+
+Report back:
+- Which columns were updated and what was written
+- The new table version number (from the result)
+- Any columns skipped (e.g., already had up-to-date metadata)
+
+## Quick examples
+
+**"Write descriptions for all columns in the `product_embeddings` table"**
+1. Read `table.schema` → all fields + existing metadata
+2. Generate a `lancedb:description` for each column based on name + type
+3. One `update_field_metadata` call with all descriptions
+4. Report
+
+**"Tag the columns in `model_outputs` with their field type and model"**
+1. Read the schema
+2. For each field, classify by name + Arrow type → set `lancedb:tag:field_type` and `lancedb:tag:model` where applicable
+3. Write in one batched call
+4. Report
+
+**"Group the feature columns in `training_features` into logical families and mark the latest version"**
+1. Read the schema
+2. Find version patterns → assign `lancedb:logical-column` and `lancedb:tag:version`; mark newest with `lancedb:tag:latest: "true"`
+3. Write in one batched call
+4. Show the grouping

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+# Python API Reference
+
+Quick method reference for Python LanceDB code. Cross-check source for non-trivial claims.
+
+## Connect
+
+```python
+import lancedb
+
+db = lancedb.connect("./camelot-db")         # local/OSS
+db = lancedb.connect("db://my-db", api_key=api_key, region=region)  # remote
+```
+
+**Place the local database directory next to the script/entrypoint that opens it** (i.e. resolve the path relative to the script, `Path(__file__).parent / "camelot-db"`), not buried under a shared `data/` folder. The Lance dataset is the database, not a data file — keeping it beside its code makes ownership obvious and paths stable regardless of the working directory the script is launched from.
+
+**Do not name the directory `lancedb`** (e.g. `./lancedb`, `./data/lancedb`). It collides with the imported `lancedb` package name, which is confusing to read and easy to shadow in scripts. Give it a name derived from the repo or dataset with a clear prefix/suffix — for example `./<dataset>-db`, `./<repo>_lancedb`, or `./vectordb`.
+
+Async:
+
+```python
+db = await lancedb.connect_async("./camelot-db")
+```
+
+## Table Reads
+
+| Task | Preferred API |
+| --- | --- |
+| Vector search | `table.search(query_vector).limit(k)` |
+| Full scan with filters/projection (sync) | `table.search().where(...).select(...).limit(...)` |
+| Full scan with filters/projection (async) | `table.query().where(...).select(...).limit(...)` |
+| Filter | `.where("col > 10")` |
+| Projection | `.select(["id", "text"])` |
+| Bound result count | `.limit(20)` |
+| Collect bounded result as Python objects (default, no extra deps) | `.to_list()` on query/search result |
+| Collect bounded result as Arrow (default, `pyarrow` always available) | `.to_arrow()` on query/search result |
+| Collect bounded result as pandas (only if project uses pandas) | `.to_pandas()` on query/search result |
+| Collect bounded result as Polars (only if project uses polars) | `.to_polars()` on query/search result |
+
+## Sync vs Async Scan API
+
+The plain-scan entry point differs between the sync and async clients. **Verified against `lancedb` 0.34.0** — re-check if the pinned version changes:
+
+- **Sync** (`lancedb.connect(...)`): the table has **no `.query()` method**. Use `.search()` with no argument for a plain scan; it returns a query builder that supports `.where()`, `.select()`, `.limit()`, and the `.to_list()` / `.to_arrow()` / `.to_pandas()` / `.to_polars()` collectors.
+  ```python
+  rows = table.search().where("status = 'ready'").select(["id", "text"]).limit(20).to_list()
+  ```
+- **Async** (`lancedb.connect_async(...)`): the table has **both** `.query()` and `.search()`. Use `.query()` for a plain scan.
+  ```python
+  rows = await async_table.query().where("status = 'ready'").select(["id", "text"]).limit(20).to_list()
+  ```
+
+Do not call `table.query()` on a sync table — it raises `AttributeError`.
+
+## Local vs Remote Table Methods
+
+| API | Local table | Remote table | Agent guidance |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| `table.search(...)` | Yes | Yes | Preferred read path (sync + async) |
+| `table.query()` | Async only | Async only | Sync scan path is `table.search()`; `.query()` is the async scan builder |
+| `table.to_pandas()` | Yes | No / unsafe for portability | Avoid in portable code |
+| `table.to_arrow()` | Yes | No / unsafe for portability | Avoid in portable code |
+| `table.to_polars()` | Yes | No / unsafe for portability | Avoid in portable code |
+| `table.to_lance()` | Yes | No | Local/OSS escape hatch only |
+
+## Indexes
+
+Use `create_index(...)` for vector indexes and modern index configs. Use scalar indexes for filtered or merge keys.
+
+Common calls:
+
+```python
+table.create_index("vector")
+table.create_scalar_index("status")
+table.create_fts_index("text")
+```
+
+Check source docs before specifying advanced index config names or parameters.
+
+## Filtering And Recall Knobs
+
+```python
+table.search(query_vector).where("status = 'ready'")  # pre-filter by default
+table.search(query_vector).where("status = 'ready'", prefilter=False)
+table.search(query_vector).limit(10).refine_factor(20)
+table.search(query_vector).limit(10).nprobes(50)
+```
+
+Use post-filtering only when fewer than `limit` results are acceptable.
+
+## Diagnostics
+
+```python
+print(table.search(query_vector).where("year > 2000").limit(10).analyze_plan())
+print(table.index_stats("vector_idx"))
+```
+
+Use these before changing indexes or search tuning.
+
+## Column (Field) Metadata
+
+```python
+schema = table.schema                       # sync property; async: await table.schema()
+meta = schema.field("category").metadata    # dict[bytes, bytes] — Arrow metadata is bytes-keyed
+res = table.update_field_metadata(          # varargs: one dict per field; works local + remote
+    {"path": "category", "metadata": {"lancedb:description": "...", "lancedb:tag:field_type": "label"}}
+)
+res.version  # new table version
+```
+
+Merges by default; a `None` value deletes that key; `"replace": True` swaps the whole map. Nested fields use dot-paths (`"a.b.c"`). `replace_field_metadata` is deprecated. See `references/column_metadata.md` for key conventions (`lancedb:description`, `lancedb:tag:<name>`, `lancedb:logical-column`) and the authoring workflow.
+
+## Branches
+
+```python
+table.branches.list()                          # non-main branches; {} = only main
+exp = table.branches.create("exp")             # fork off main -> handle scoped to the branch
+wip = table.branches.checkout("wip")           # existing branch -> scoped handle (version= pins read-only)
+wip = db.open_table("t", branch="wip")         # or open scoped directly
+table.branches.delete("stale")                 # removes only the branch pointer
+table.current_branch()                         # None = main
+```
+
+There is no global switch — scoping is per table handle: any read/write on a branch handle lands on that branch; the original handle keeps targeting main. See `references/branch_ops.md` for the model and isolation checks.
+
+## Maintenance
+
+```python
+table.optimize()
+```
+
+Call this after every successful local/OSS ingestion. It handles compaction, cleanup of old versions according to retention, and index optimization. Do not add this for LanceDB Enterprise/Cloud remote tables; Enterprise handles compaction and cleanup automatically from cluster configuration.

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+# Python Patterns
+
+Use these patterns when writing Python code with `lancedb`.
+
+## Before Writing Code
+
+Choose the output type from what the project actually depends on. **Do not assume `pandas` or `polars` is installed** — they are heavy dependencies that many LanceDB projects do not use. `pyarrow`, by contrast, ships as a LanceDB dependency and is always available, so it is a safe default to lean on.
+
+Default output (after applying `select()` and `limit()`):
+
+- **Python objects**: `.to_list()` — a list of dicts, no extra dependencies. Prefer this for scripts, examples, and agent-generated code unless there is a reason to do otherwise.
+- **PyArrow**: `.to_arrow()` — a `pyarrow.Table`, when the surrounding code is Arrow-native or you need columnar/zero-copy handoff.
+
+Only reach for a DataFrame when the project *already* declares that dependency:
+
+- Pandas projects (pandas in `pyproject.toml`/requirements): `.to_pandas()`.
+- Polars projects (polars declared): `.to_polars()`.
+
+If unsure, check the dependency manifest or the imports in surrounding files. When in doubt, use `.to_list()` or `.to_arrow()`.
+
+## Schema Design and Validation
+
+Favor `LanceModel` and Pydantic validation for Python schemas. They keep field
+types readable, validate source records before a write, and map directly to a
+LanceDB schema. Use `Vector(dimension)` for fixed-size vectors:
+
+```python
+from lancedb.pydantic import LanceModel, Vector
+
+class Document(LanceModel):
+    id: int
+    text: str
+    vector: Vector(384, nullable=False)
+
+rows = [Document.model_validate(row) for row in source_rows]
+table = db.create_table("documents", schema=Document)
+table.add(rows)
+```
+
+Use PyArrow schemas instead when the pipeline is already Arrow-native, needs
+record-batch streaming, or has runtime schema requirements that would make a
+Pydantic model harder to understand. Declare Pydantic as a direct project
+dependency when application code imports it, even if LanceDB also depends on it.
+
+## Recommended Patterns
+
+### Bounded search or query
+
+Use this for application reads, examples, notebooks, and agent-generated scripts:
+
+```python
+results = (
+    table.search(query_vector)
+    .where("status = 'ready'")
+    .select(["id", "text"])
+    .limit(20)
+    .to_list()  # or .to_arrow(); .to_pandas()/.to_polars() only if the project uses them
+)
+```
+
+Why: `search()` works across local and remote tables and on both the sync and async clients. `select()` avoids fetching unused columns. `limit()` prevents accidental full-table reads. `.to_list()` and `.to_arrow()` avoid assuming pandas/polars is installed (see "Before Writing Code").
+
+For a **plain scan** (no query vector), the entry point differs by client:
+
+```python
+# Sync client: no .query() method — use .search() with no argument.
+rows = table.search().where("status = 'ready'").select(["id", "text"]).limit(20).to_list()
+
+# Async client: use .query().
+rows = await async_table.query().where("status = 'ready'").select(["id", "text"]).limit(20).to_list()
+```
+
+`table.query()` on a sync table raises `AttributeError` (verified on `lancedb` 0.34.0). See the "Sync vs Async Scan API" section in `api_reference.md`.
+
+### Bounded query result conversion
+
+It is fine to collect bounded query/search results:
+
+```python
+arrow_table = table.search().select(["id"]).limit(100).to_arrow()  # sync plain scan
+rows = table.search(query_vector).limit(10).to_list()
+df = table.search(query_vector).limit(10).to_pandas()  # only if pandas is a project dep
+```
+
+### Local-only Lance dataset API
+
+`table.to_lance()` does not itself materialize the full dataset. It returns the underlying `lance.LanceDataset`, making the table accessible through the PyLance dataset API. Use it when the task is explicitly local/OSS and needs Lance dataset methods not exposed by LanceDB:
+
+```python
+# Local/OSS only: RemoteTable does not expose table.to_lance().
+ds = table.to_lance()
+for batch in ds.to_batches(columns=["id", "text"], batch_size=10_000):
+    process(batch)
+```
+
+### Async Python
+
+Keep the same shape and bound the result before collecting:
+
+```python
+results = await (
+    async_table.query()
+    .where("status = 'ready'")
+    .select(["id", "text"])
+    .limit(20)
+    .to_list()  # or .to_arrow()
+)
+```
+
+## Anti-Patterns
+
+**Avoid the following anti-patterns in your code.**
+
+### Table-level full materialization
+
+Avoid whole-table collectors in portable or large-table code:
+
+```python
+df = table.to_pandas()
+arrow_table = table.to_arrow()
+polars_df = table.to_polars()
+```
+
+Why: local tables expose these whole-table collectors, but remote tables intentionally do not — a remote production table can be far larger than a local development table, so it is easy to accidentally pull the entire table into memory.
+
+`table.to_lance()` is different: it is not a full materialization call, but it is still local/OSS-only and should not appear in code meant to run against remote Enterprise tables.
+
+### Unbounded result collection
+
+Avoid query/search collection without a meaningful limit:
+
+```python
+rows = table.search().to_list()               # unbounded plain scan
+rows = table.search(query_vector).to_list()   # unbounded vector search
+```
+
+Prefer `select(...).limit(...)` before collecting; for large reads, stream in batches instead.
+
+### Per-row writes
+
+Avoid loops that write one row per call:
+
+```python
+for row in rows:
+    table.add([row])  # one commit + fragment per row
+```
+
+Each `add()` creates a new version and fragment. Pass the whole batch in a single call, or chunk very large inputs:
+
+```python
+table.add(rows)  # single commit
+# for very large inputs, add batches of several thousand rows
+```
+
+After the final successful write to an embedded OSS table, call
+`table.optimize()`. Skip this for Enterprise/Cloud tables because their
+maintenance is automatic.
+
+### Drop-then-reuse the same table name (Enterprise/Cloud)
+
+Avoid dropping or overwriting a remote table and then reusing that name right away:
+
+```python
+db.drop_table("my_table")
+table = db.create_table("my_table", data=rows)          # reads 500 for ~5 min
+table = db.create_table("my_table", data=rows, mode="overwrite")  # same problem
+```
+
+Why: Enterprise/Cloud splits DDL (control plane) from query serving (data plane). The data plane caches the dataset behind a table name for up to `table_cache_ttl` (default 300s / 5 min), so after a drop/overwrite the DDL succeeds but queries against the reused name return `500 Internal Server Error` until the cache expires — and a fresh `describe` may still show the old schema. Instead, write to a **fresh name**, use `list_tables()` and fail if it already exists, then `rename_table(fresh, final)` onto the final name only after the old table's drop has propagated (~5 min). See the "Enterprise: never drop-then-reuse the same table name" section in `SKILL.md`. Local/OSS tables have no separate data plane — overwrite freely there.
+
+### Guessing performance fixes
+
+Avoid changing `nprobes`, `refine_factor`, or index types before checking the query plan and index stats. Diagnose first, then tune one knob at a time.

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+# Python Performance Guidance
+
+Use this when writing Python code that ingests data, queries large tables, builds indexes, or investigates latency.
+
+## Ingestion
+
+### Recommended: validate schemas and records with Pydantic
+
+Favor `LanceModel` for readable Python schema definitions and validate source
+records before writing. Use PyArrow directly for Arrow-native or streaming
+pipelines where it is the clearer representation.
+
+```python
+from lancedb.pydantic import LanceModel, Vector
+
+class Document(LanceModel):
+    id: int
+    text: str
+    vector: Vector(384, nullable=False)
+
+rows = [Document.model_validate(row) for row in source_rows]
+table = db.create_table("documents", schema=Document)
+table.add(rows)
+```
+
+### Recommended: bulk ingestion for materialized data
+
+```python
+table.add(arrow_table)
+table.add(df)
+table.add(pa.dataset("data/", format="parquet"))
+```
+
+For very large initial loads, create the table empty first, then call `add(...)`. Passing data directly to `create_table(name, data)` can skip the auto-parallel write path.
+
+### Recommended: iterator ingestion for generated or streamed data
+
+```python
+def batches():
+    for raw in source:
+        vectors = model.encode(raw["text"])
+        yield pa.RecordBatch.from_pydict({**raw, "vector": vectors})
+
+table.add(batches())
+```
+
+Use chunks of several thousand rows or more when practical. Tiny batches and per-row writes create many small fragments.
+
+### Anti-pattern: per-row `add()`
+
+```python
+for row in rows:
+    table.add([row])
+```
+
+Each call creates a version and fragment. This slows ingestion and later queries.
+
+## Indexing
+
+- Build a vector index once brute-force vector search becomes too slow. As a rule of thumb, local brute force is fine below roughly 100K vectors; beyond that, build an index.
+- Use `IVF_PQ` as the general-purpose default. Enterprise builds this automatically.
+- Use scalar indexes for filtered columns and merge/upsert keys.
+- Use `BTREE` for mostly distinct numeric/string/temporal columns, `BITMAP` for booleans and low-cardinality columns, and `LABEL_LIST` for list membership queries.
+- Keep full-text defaults unless phrase queries require position data.
+
+## Querying
+
+Always be explicit:
+
+```python
+table.search(query_vector).select(["id", "title"]).limit(20)
+```
+
+- `select()` reduces bytes read and transferred.
+- `limit()` prevents accidental full-table materialization.
+- Pre-filtering is the default and guarantees returned rows satisfy the predicate.
+- Use post-filtering only when fewer than `limit` results are acceptable.
+
+## Recall Tuning
+
+Tune one knob at a time:
+
+- Quantized indexes: raise `refine_factor` to rescore more candidates on full vectors.
+- HNSW-backed indexes: raise `ef`; start around `1.5 * k`, increase toward `10 * k` if recall is short.
+- IVF candidate breadth: `nprobes` is auto-tuned; override only when a selective pre-filter leaves too few neighbors.
+
+## Maintenance
+
+After every successful embedded OSS/local ingestion, call `table.optimize()`.
+Do not add this to LanceDB Enterprise/Cloud remote table code; remote compaction
+and cleanup are handled automatically based on the Enterprise cluster
+configuration.
+
+Why local maintenance is needed:
+
+- Frequent writes can create many small fragments. Queries then need to scan across more files, which can increase latency.
+- Updates, deletes, and appends create new table versions. Old versions are retained for time travel and rollback, which can grow disk usage.
+- Indexes may have newly added rows that are not yet fully optimized into the index structure.
+
+For local/OSS tables, run `optimize()` after the final successful ingestion
+write. Also run it after later batches of update/delete operations or on a
+regular maintenance schedule:
+
+```python
+table.optimize()
+```
+
+If the user wants more aggressive local disk cleanup, pass a shorter cleanup retention window:
+
+```python
+from datetime import timedelta
+
+table.optimize(cleanup_older_than=timedelta(days=1))
+```
+
+Do not use very short cleanup windows when the application depends on time travel, rollback, or old versions.
+
+## Diagnostics
+
+Before changing code or indexes, inspect:
+
+```python
+print(table.search(query_vector).where("year > 2000").limit(10).analyze_plan())
+print(table.index_stats("vector_idx"))
+```
+
+Look for high scan bytes, missing indexes, fragmented data, and unindexed rows.
+
+## Python Multiprocessing
+
+When using multiprocessing, use `spawn` rather than `fork`. LanceDB is multi-threaded internally, and `fork` plus a multi-threaded process is unsafe.

.agents/skills/lancedb/references/typescript/api_reference.md

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+# TypeScript API Reference
+
+Quick method reference for TypeScript LanceDB code. Cross-check source for non-trivial claims.
+
+## Connect
+
+```typescript
+import * as lancedb from "@lancedb/lancedb";
+
+const db = await lancedb.connect("./camelot-db");
+```
+
+**Place the local database directory next to the script/entrypoint that opens it** (resolve the path relative to the module, e.g. via `import.meta.dirname` / `__dirname`), not buried under a shared `data/` folder. The Lance dataset is the database, not a data file — keeping it beside its code makes ownership obvious and paths stable regardless of the working directory the script is launched from.
+
+**Do not name the directory `lancedb`** (e.g. `./lancedb`, `./data/lancedb`). It collides with the imported `lancedb` package/namespace, which is confusing to read. Give it a name derived from the repo or dataset with a clear prefix/suffix — for example `./<dataset>-db`, `./<repo>_lancedb`, or `./vectordb`.
+
+Remote connections use `db://...` plus Enterprise/Cloud credentials and deployment settings. Check current source/docs for exact connection options.
+
+## Table Reads
+
+| Task | Preferred API |
+| --- | --- |
+| Vector search | `table.search(queryVector).limit(k)` |
+| Full scan with filters/projection | `table.query().where(...).select(...).limit(...)` |
+| Filter | `.where("col > 10")` |
+| Projection | `.select(["id", "text"])` |
+| Bound result count | `.limit(20)` |
+| Collect bounded result as objects | `.toArray()` on query/search result |
+| Collect bounded result as Arrow | `.toArrow()` on query/search result |
+| Stream result batches | `for await (const batch of table.query()...)` |
+
+## Local vs Remote Safety
+
+| API | Agent guidance |
+| --- | --- |
+| `table.search(...)` | Preferred read path |
+| `table.query()` | Preferred scan/filter path |
+| `await table.toArrow()` | Avoid in portable or large-table code |
+| `await table.query().toArray()` with no `limit()` | Avoid; unbounded collection |
+| `await table.query().toArrow()` with no `limit()` | Avoid; unbounded collection |
+
+## Indexes
+
+```typescript
+await table.createIndex("vector");
+await table.createIndex("status");
+```
+
+Use vector indexes for large vector search workloads and scalar indexes for filtered columns or merge/upsert keys. Check source/docs before specifying advanced index options.
+
+## Filtering And Recall Knobs
+
+```typescript
+await table.search(queryVector).where("status = 'ready'").limit(10).toArray();
+await table.search(queryVector).limit(10).refineFactor(20).toArray();
+await table.search(queryVector).limit(10).nprobes(50).toArray();
+await table.search(queryVector).limit(10).ef(100).toArray();
+await table.search(queryVector).where("status = 'ready'").postfilter().limit(10).toArray();
+```
+
+Use `postfilter()` only when fewer than `limit` results are acceptable.
+
+## Diagnostics
+
+```typescript
+console.log(await table.search(queryVector).where("year > 2000").limit(10).analyzePlan());
+console.log(await table.indexStats("vector_idx"));
+```
+
+Use these before changing indexes or search tuning.
+
+## Column (Field) Metadata
+
+```typescript
+const schema = await table.schema();
+const meta = schema.fields.find((f) => f.name === "category")?.metadata; // Map<string, string>
+const res = await table.updateFieldMetadata([
+  { path: "category", metadata: { "lancedb:description": "...", "lancedb:tag:field_type": "label" } },
+]);
+res.version; // new table version
+```
+
+Merges by default; a `null` value deletes that key; `replace: true` swaps the whole map. Nested fields use dot-paths (`"a.b.c"`). See `references/column_metadata.md` for key conventions (`lancedb:description`, `lancedb:tag:<name>`, `lancedb:logical-column`) and the authoring workflow.
+
+## Branches
+
+```typescript
+const branches = await table.branches();       // async manager
+await branches.list();                         // non-main branches; {} = only main
+const exp = await branches.create("exp");      // fork off main -> Table scoped to the branch
+const wip = await branches.checkout("wip");    // existing branch -> scoped Table (version arg pins read-only)
+const wip2 = await db.openTable("t", { branch: "wip" }); // or open scoped directly
+await branches.delete("stale");                // removes only the branch pointer
+table.currentBranch();                         // null = main
+```
+
+There is no global switch — scoping is per table handle: any read/write on a branch handle lands on that branch; the original handle keeps targeting main. See `references/branch_ops.md` for the model and isolation checks.
+
+## Maintenance
+
+```typescript
+await table.optimize();
+```
+
+Call this after every successful local/OSS ingestion. It handles compaction, cleanup of old versions according to retention, and index optimization. Do not add this for LanceDB Enterprise/Cloud remote tables; Enterprise handles compaction and cleanup automatically from cluster configuration.

.agents/skills/lancedb/references/typescript/patterns.md

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+# TypeScript Patterns
+
+Use these patterns when writing TypeScript code with `@lancedb/lancedb`.
+
+## Recommended Patterns
+
+### Bounded query
+
+Use this for application reads, scripts, and examples:
+
+```typescript
+const rows = await table
+  .query()
+  .where("status = 'ready'")
+  .select(["id", "text"])
+  .limit(20)
+  .toArray();
+```
+
+### Bounded vector search
+
+```typescript
+const rows = await table
+  .search(queryVector)
+  .select(["id", "text"])
+  .limit(20)
+  .toArray();
+```
+
+### Batch streaming for larger reads
+
+When the task needs many rows, avoid collecting everything at once:
+
+```typescript
+for await (const batch of table
+  .query()
+  .where("status = 'ready'")
+  .select(["id", "text"])
+  .limit(10_000)) {
+  process(batch);
+}
+```
+
+## Anti-Patterns
+
+**Avoid the following anti-patterns in your code.**
+
+### Table-level full materialization
+
+Avoid whole-table collectors in portable or large-table code:
+
+```typescript
+const tableArrow = await table.toArrow();
+```
+
+Why: local tables expose these whole-table collectors, but remote tables intentionally do not — a remote production table can be far larger than a local development table, so it is easy to accidentally pull the entire table into memory.
+
+### Unbounded result collection
+
+Avoid query/search collection without a meaningful limit:
+
+```typescript
+const rows = await table.query().toArray();              // unbounded plain scan
+const rows = await table.search(queryVector).toArray();  // unbounded vector search
+```
+
+Prefer `select(...).limit(...)` before collecting; for large reads, stream in batches instead.
+
+### Per-row writes
+
+Avoid loops that write one row per call:
+
+```typescript
+for (const row of rows) {
+  await table.add([row]); // one commit + fragment per row
+}
+```
+
+Each `add()` creates a new version and fragment. Pass the whole batch in a single call, or chunk very large inputs:
+
+```typescript
+await table.add(rows); // single commit
+// for very large inputs, add in chunks of several thousand rows
+```
+
+### Drop-then-reuse the same table name (Enterprise/Cloud)
+
+Avoid dropping or overwriting a remote table and then reusing that name right away:
+
+```typescript
+await db.dropTable("my_table");
+const table = await db.createTable("my_table", rows);                    // reads 500 for ~5 min
+const table = await db.createTable("my_table", rows, { mode: "overwrite" }); // same problem
+```
+
+Why: Enterprise/Cloud splits DDL (control plane) from query serving (data plane). The data plane caches the dataset behind a table name for up to `table_cache_ttl` (default 300s / 5 min), so after a drop/overwrite the DDL succeeds but queries against the reused name return `500 Internal Server Error` until the cache expires — and a fresh `describe` may still show the old schema. Instead, write to a **fresh name**, use `tableNames()` and fail if it already exists, then `renameTable(fresh, final)` onto the final name only after the old table's drop has propagated (~5 min). See the "Enterprise: never drop-then-reuse the same table name" section in `SKILL.md`. Local/OSS tables have no separate data plane — overwrite freely there.
+
+### Guessing performance fixes
+
+Avoid changing `nprobes`, `refineFactor`, `ef`, or index settings before checking `analyzePlan()` and `indexStats(...)`. Diagnose first, then tune one knob at a time.

.agents/skills/lancedb/references/typescript/performance.md

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+# TypeScript Performance Guidance
+
+Use this when writing TypeScript code that ingests data, queries large tables, builds indexes, or investigates latency.
+
+## Ingestion
+
+- Prefer bulk or batched writes.
+- Avoid per-row write loops; they create many small commits/fragments.
+- For generated data, accumulate reasonable batches before adding.
+- For file-backed data, prefer APIs that stream from Arrow/Parquet-style inputs when available.
+
+## Indexing
+
+- Build a vector index once brute-force vector search becomes too slow. As a rule of thumb, local brute force is fine below roughly 100K vectors; beyond that, build an index.
+- Use the general-purpose vector index defaults unless the task has explicit recall/latency requirements.
+- Build scalar indexes for filtered columns and merge/upsert keys.
+- Use full-text index phrase options only when phrase queries require them.
+
+## Querying
+
+Always be explicit:
+
+```typescript
+await table.search(queryVector).select(["id", "title"]).limit(20).toArray();
+```
+
+- `select()` reduces bytes read and transferred.
+- `limit()` prevents accidental full-table collection.
+- Pre-filtering is the default behavior. Use `postfilter()` only when fewer than `limit` results are acceptable.
+
+## Recall Tuning
+
+Tune one knob at a time:
+
+- Quantized indexes: raise `refineFactor(...)` to rescore more candidates on full vectors.
+- HNSW-backed indexes: raise `ef(...)`; start around `1.5 * k`, increase toward `10 * k` if recall is short.
+- IVF candidate breadth: `nprobes(...)` is usually auto-tuned; override only when a selective pre-filter leaves too few neighbors.
+
+## Maintenance
+
+After every successful embedded OSS/local ingestion, call `table.optimize()`.
+Do not add this to LanceDB Enterprise/Cloud remote table code; remote compaction
+and cleanup are handled automatically based on the Enterprise cluster
+configuration.
+
+Why local maintenance is needed:
+
+- Frequent writes can create many small fragments. Queries then need to scan across more files, which can increase latency.
+- Updates, deletes, and appends create new table versions. Old versions are retained for time travel and rollback, which can grow disk usage.
+- Indexes may have newly added rows that are not yet fully optimized into the index structure.
+
+For local/OSS tables, run `optimize()` after the final successful ingestion
+write. Also run it after later batches of update/delete operations or on a
+regular maintenance schedule:
+
+```typescript
+await table.optimize();
+```
+
+If the user wants more aggressive local disk cleanup, pass a shorter cleanup retention window:
+
+```typescript
+const olderThan = new Date(Date.now() - 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
+await table.optimize({ cleanupOlderThan: olderThan });
+```
+
+Do not use very short cleanup windows when the application depends on time travel, rollback, or old versions.
+
+## Diagnostics
+
+Before changing code or indexes, inspect:
+
+```typescript
+console.log(await table.search(queryVector).where("year > 2000").limit(10).analyzePlan());
+console.log(await table.indexStats("vector_idx"));
+```
+
+Look for high scan cost, missing indexes, fragmented data, and unindexed rows.

.agents/skills/lancedb/scripts/check_materialization.py

@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Scan Python and TypeScript for likely unsafe LanceDB materialization."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import re
+import sys
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+PY_FULL_TABLE = re.compile(r"\b\w+\.(to_pandas|to_arrow|to_polars)\s*\(")
+TS_TABLE_TO_ARROW = re.compile(r"\b\w+\.toArrow\s*\(")
+TS_QUERY_COLLECTOR = re.compile(r"\.query\s*\(\s*\)[\s\S]*?\.to(Array|Arrow)\s*\(")
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Finding:
+    path: Path
+    line: int
+    message: str
+    text: str
+
+
+def iter_files(paths: list[Path]) -> list[Path]:
+    files: list[Path] = []
+    for path in paths:
+        if path.is_dir():
+            files.extend(
+                p
+                for p in path.rglob("*")
+                if p.suffix in {".py", ".ts", ".tsx"} and "node_modules" not in p.parts
+            )
+        elif path.suffix in {".py", ".ts", ".tsx"}:
+            files.append(path)
+    return sorted(set(files))
+
+
+def line_number(text: str, offset: int) -> int:
+    return text.count("\n", 0, offset) + 1
+
+
+def scan_python(path: Path, text: str) -> list[Finding]:
+    findings: list[Finding] = []
+    for match in PY_FULL_TABLE.finditer(text):
+        line_start = text.rfind("\n", 0, match.start()) + 1
+        line_end = text.find("\n", match.start())
+        if line_end == -1:
+            line_end = len(text)
+        line = text[line_start:line_end].strip()
+        if ".search(" in line or ".query(" in line:
+            continue
+        findings.append(
+            Finding(
+                path,
+                line_number(text, match.start()),
+                f"Review Python `{match.group(1)}()` call; table-level materialization is not portable to remote tables.",
+                line,
+            )
+        )
+    return findings
+
+
+def statement_around(text: str, start: int, end: int) -> str:
+    before = max(text.rfind(";", 0, start), text.rfind("\n\n", 0, start))
+    after_candidates = [pos for pos in (text.find(";", end), text.find("\n\n", end)) if pos != -1]
+    after = min(after_candidates) if after_candidates else len(text)
+    return text[before + 1 : after].strip()
+
+
+def scan_typescript(path: Path, text: str) -> list[Finding]:
+    findings: list[Finding] = []
+    for match in TS_TABLE_TO_ARROW.finditer(text):
+        stmt = statement_around(text, match.start(), match.end())
+        if ".query(" in stmt or ".search(" in stmt:
+            continue
+        findings.append(
+            Finding(
+                path,
+                line_number(text, match.start()),
+                "Review TypeScript `table.toArrow()`-style call; table-level materialization is not portable for large/remote tables.",
+                stmt.splitlines()[0].strip(),
+            )
+        )
+
+    for match in TS_QUERY_COLLECTOR.finditer(text):
+        stmt = statement_around(text, match.start(), match.end())
+        if ".limit(" in stmt:
+            continue
+        findings.append(
+            Finding(
+                path,
+                line_number(text, match.start()),
+                "Review unbounded TypeScript query collection; add `limit()` or stream batches.",
+                stmt.splitlines()[0].strip(),
+            )
+        )
+    return findings
+
+
+def scan_file(path: Path) -> list[Finding]:
+    text = path.read_text(encoding="utf-8", errors="replace")
+    if path.suffix == ".py":
+        return scan_python(path, text)
+    if path.suffix in {".ts", ".tsx"}:
+        return scan_typescript(path, text)
+    return []
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
+    parser.add_argument("paths", nargs="+", type=Path)
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--no-fail", action="store_true", help="Always exit 0 after reporting findings."
+    )
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    findings: list[Finding] = []
+    for path in iter_files(args.paths):
+        findings.extend(scan_file(path))
+
+    for finding in findings:
+        print(f"{finding.path}:{finding.line}: {finding.message}")
+        print(f"  {finding.text}")
+
+    if findings:
+        print(
+            f"\n{len(findings)} finding(s). Review manually; bounded query result conversion may be OK."
+        )
+    return 0 if args.no_fail or not findings else 1
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())

.bumpversion.toml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tool.bumpversion]
-current_version = "0.31.0-beta.6"
+current_version = "0.32.0-beta.2"
 parse = """(?x)
     (?P<major>0|[1-9]\\d*)\\.
     (?P<minor>0|[1-9]\\d*)\\.

.github/workflows/build_linux_wheel/action.yml

@@ -34,15 +34,16 @@ runs:
         maturin-version: "1.12.4"
         command: build
         working-directory: python
-        docker-options: "-e PIP_EXTRA_INDEX_URL='https://pypi.fury.io/lance-format/ https://pypi.fury.io/lancedb/'"
+        docker-options: "-e PIP_EXTRA_INDEX_URL='https://pypi.fury.io/lance-format/ https://pypi.fury.io/lancedb/' -e PROTOC=/usr/local/bin/protoc"
         target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
         manylinux: ${{ inputs.manylinux }}
         args: ${{ inputs.args }}
         before-script-linux: |
           set -e
-          curl -L https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v24.4/protoc-24.4-linux-$(uname -m).zip > /tmp/protoc.zip \
-            && unzip /tmp/protoc.zip -d /usr/local \
-            && rm /tmp/protoc.zip
+          curl -fsSL https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v24.4/protoc-24.4-linux-x86_64.zip -o /tmp/protoc.zip
+          unzip /tmp/protoc.zip -d /usr/local
+          rm /tmp/protoc.zip
+          /usr/local/bin/protoc --version
     - name: Build Arm Manylinux Wheel
       if: ${{ inputs.arm-build == 'true' }}
       uses: PyO3/maturin-action@v1
@@ -50,13 +51,14 @@ runs:
         maturin-version: "1.12.4"
         command: build
         working-directory: python
-        docker-options: "-e PIP_EXTRA_INDEX_URL='https://pypi.fury.io/lance-format/ https://pypi.fury.io/lancedb/'"
+        docker-options: "-e PIP_EXTRA_INDEX_URL='https://pypi.fury.io/lance-format/ https://pypi.fury.io/lancedb/' -e PROTOC=/usr/local/bin/protoc"
         target: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
         manylinux: ${{ inputs.manylinux }}
         args: ${{ inputs.args }}
         before-script-linux: |
           set -e
-          yum install -y clang \
-            && curl -L https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v24.4/protoc-24.4-linux-aarch_64.zip > /tmp/protoc.zip \
-            && unzip /tmp/protoc.zip -d /usr/local \
-            && rm /tmp/protoc.zip
+          yum install -y clang
+          curl -fsSL https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v24.4/protoc-24.4-linux-aarch_64.zip -o /tmp/protoc.zip
+          unzip /tmp/protoc.zip -d /usr/local
+          rm /tmp/protoc.zip
+          /usr/local/bin/protoc --version

.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
             features: fp16kernels
             pre_build: brew install protobuf
           - target: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
-            host: windows-latest
+            host: windows-2025-8x-x64
             features: ","
             pre_build: |-
               choco install --no-progress protoc ninja nasm
@@ -111,12 +111,21 @@ jobs:
               # There is an issue where choco doesn't add nasm to the path
               export PATH="$PATH:/c/Program Files/NASM"
               nasm -v
+              # Fat LTO of the cdylib is single-threaded and the peak-memory
+              # step of the build, and had started hitting rustc-LLVM OOM on the
+              # Windows runners. ThinLTO parallelizes it across the runner's
+              # cores and keeps peak memory well under the limit.
+              export CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_LTO=thin
+              export CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_CODEGEN_UNITS=16
           - target: aarch64-pc-windows-msvc
-            host: windows-latest
+            host: windows-2025-8x-x64
             features: ","
             pre_build: |-
                 choco install --no-progress protoc
                 rustup target add aarch64-pc-windows-msvc
+                # See ThinLTO note on the x86_64-pc-windows-msvc target above.
+                export CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_LTO=thin
+                export CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_CODEGEN_UNITS=16
           - target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
             host: ubuntu-latest
             features: fp16kernels

.github/workflows/rust.yml

@@ -125,10 +125,26 @@ jobs:
       - uses: rui314/setup-mold@v1
       - name: Make Swap
         run: |
-          sudo fallocate -l 16G /swapfile
-          sudo chmod 600 /swapfile
-          sudo mkswap /swapfile
-          sudo swapon /swapfile
+          swapfile=/swapfile
+          min_swap_bytes=$((15 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024))
+          active_swap_bytes="$(sudo swapon --show=NAME,SIZE --bytes --noheadings | awk '$1 == "/swapfile" { print $2 }')"
+          if [ -n "$active_swap_bytes" ]; then
+            if [ "$active_swap_bytes" -ge "$min_swap_bytes" ]; then
+              echo "/swapfile is already active with enough space; skipping swap creation"
+              exit 0
+            fi
+            echo "/swapfile is already active but smaller than 16G; using /mnt/lancedb-swapfile"
+            swapfile=/mnt/lancedb-swapfile
+          fi
+          if sudo swapon --show=NAME --noheadings | grep -Fxq "$swapfile"; then
+            echo "$swapfile is already active; skipping swap creation"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          sudo rm -f "$swapfile"
+          sudo fallocate -l 16G "$swapfile"
+          sudo chmod 600 "$swapfile"
+          sudo mkswap "$swapfile"
+          sudo swapon "$swapfile"
       - name: Build
         run: cargo build --profile ci --all-features --tests --locked --examples
       - name: Run feature tests

Cargo.toml

@@ -13,20 +13,20 @@ categories = ["database-implementations"]
 rust-version = "1.91.0"
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
-lance = { "version" = "=9.0.0-beta.10", default-features = false, "tag" = "v9.0.0-beta.10", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
-lance-core = { "version" = "=9.0.0-beta.10", "tag" = "v9.0.0-beta.10", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
-lance-datagen = { "version" = "=9.0.0-beta.10", "tag" = "v9.0.0-beta.10", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
-lance-file = { "version" = "=9.0.0-beta.10", "tag" = "v9.0.0-beta.10", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
-lance-io = { "version" = "=9.0.0-beta.10", default-features = false, "tag" = "v9.0.0-beta.10", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
-lance-index = { "version" = "=9.0.0-beta.10", "tag" = "v9.0.0-beta.10", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
-lance-linalg = { "version" = "=9.0.0-beta.10", "tag" = "v9.0.0-beta.10", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
-lance-namespace = { "version" = "=9.0.0-beta.10", "tag" = "v9.0.0-beta.10", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
-lance-namespace-impls = { "version" = "=9.0.0-beta.10", default-features = false, "tag" = "v9.0.0-beta.10", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
-lance-table = { "version" = "=9.0.0-beta.10", "tag" = "v9.0.0-beta.10", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
-lance-testing = { "version" = "=9.0.0-beta.10", "tag" = "v9.0.0-beta.10", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
-lance-datafusion = { "version" = "=9.0.0-beta.10", "tag" = "v9.0.0-beta.10", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
-lance-encoding = { "version" = "=9.0.0-beta.10", "tag" = "v9.0.0-beta.10", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
-lance-arrow = { "version" = "=9.0.0-beta.10", "tag" = "v9.0.0-beta.10", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
+lance = { "version" = "=9.1.0-beta.2", default-features = false, "tag" = "v9.1.0-beta.2", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
+lance-core = { "version" = "=9.1.0-beta.2", "tag" = "v9.1.0-beta.2", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
+lance-datagen = { "version" = "=9.1.0-beta.2", "tag" = "v9.1.0-beta.2", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
+lance-file = { "version" = "=9.1.0-beta.2", "tag" = "v9.1.0-beta.2", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
+lance-io = { "version" = "=9.1.0-beta.2", default-features = false, "tag" = "v9.1.0-beta.2", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
+lance-index = { "version" = "=9.1.0-beta.2", "tag" = "v9.1.0-beta.2", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
+lance-linalg = { "version" = "=9.1.0-beta.2", "tag" = "v9.1.0-beta.2", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
+lance-namespace = { "version" = "=9.1.0-beta.2", "tag" = "v9.1.0-beta.2", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
+lance-namespace-impls = { "version" = "=9.1.0-beta.2", default-features = false, "tag" = "v9.1.0-beta.2", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
+lance-table = { "version" = "=9.1.0-beta.2", "tag" = "v9.1.0-beta.2", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
+lance-testing = { "version" = "=9.1.0-beta.2", "tag" = "v9.1.0-beta.2", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
+lance-datafusion = { "version" = "=9.1.0-beta.2", "tag" = "v9.1.0-beta.2", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
+lance-encoding = { "version" = "=9.1.0-beta.2", "tag" = "v9.1.0-beta.2", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
+lance-arrow = { "version" = "=9.1.0-beta.2", "tag" = "v9.1.0-beta.2", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
 ahash = "0.8"
 # Note that this one does not include pyarrow
 arrow = { version = "58.0.0", optional = false }
@@ -39,21 +39,23 @@ arrow-schema = "58.0.0"
 arrow-select = "58.0.0"
 arrow-cast = "58.0.0"
 async-trait = "0"
-datafusion = { version = "53.0.0", default-features = false }
-datafusion-catalog = "53.0.0"
-datafusion-common = { version = "53.0.0", default-features = false }
-datafusion-execution = "53.0.0"
-datafusion-expr = "53.0.0"
-datafusion-functions = "53.0.0"
-datafusion-physical-plan = "53.0.0"
-datafusion-physical-expr = "53.0.0"
-datafusion-sql = "53.0.0"
+datafusion = { version = "54.0.0", default-features = false }
+datafusion-catalog = "54.0.0"
+datafusion-common = { version = "54.0.0", default-features = false }
+datafusion-execution = "54.0.0"
+datafusion-expr = "54.0.0"
+datafusion-functions = "54.0.0"
+datafusion-physical-plan = "54.0.0"
+datafusion-physical-expr = "54.0.0"
+datafusion-sql = "54.0.0"
 env_logger = "0.11"
 half = { "version" = "2.7.1", default-features = false, features = [
     "num-traits",
 ] }
 futures = "0"
 log = "0.4"
+metrics = "0.24"
+metrics-util = "0.19"
 moka = { version = "0.12", features = ["future"] }
 object_store = "0.13.2"
 pin-project = "1.0.7"

deny.toml

@@ -51,18 +51,6 @@ ignore = [
     # https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2024-0436
     { id = "RUSTSEC-2024-0436", reason = "transitive via datafusion; awaiting ecosystem migration" },
 
-    # encoding: unmaintained. Reached through lindera-dictionary, which is
-    # required by the native Lindera tokenizer path. Lindera has not migrated
-    # off this crate yet.
-    # https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0153
-    { id = "RUSTSEC-2021-0153", reason = "transitive via lindera-dictionary for native Lindera tokenizer" },
-
-    # fast-float: unsound and unmaintained. Reached only through polars-arrow
-    # from the optional Polars integration; replacement requires a Polars
-    # dependency upgrade.
-    # https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2024-0379
-    { id = "RUSTSEC-2024-0379", reason = "transitive via polars-arrow; waiting on Polars migration" },
-
     # tantivy: segfault on malformed input due to missing bounds check.
     # Pulled in via lance for full-text search. We only feed tantivy
     # documents we construct ourselves, not attacker-controlled bytes.
@@ -80,18 +68,6 @@ ignore = [
     # https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2025-0119
     { id = "RUSTSEC-2025-0119", reason = "transitive via hf-hub/indicatif; cosmetic formatting crate" },
 
-    # bincode: unmaintained. Reached through lindera and lindera-dictionary,
-    # which are required by the native Lindera tokenizer path. Lindera has not
-    # migrated to another serialization format yet.
-    # https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2025-0141
-    { id = "RUSTSEC-2025-0141", reason = "transitive via lindera/lindera-dictionary for native Lindera tokenizer" },
-
-    # lru: soundness issue in IterMut. Reached only through aws-sdk-s3 in
-    # LanceDB's dev-dependency graph; LanceDB does not use that iterator
-    # directly. Clearing this requires the AWS SDK chain to update lru.
-    # https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0002
-    { id = "RUSTSEC-2026-0002", reason = "transitive via aws-sdk-s3 dev-dependency; waiting on AWS SDK lru upgrade" },
-
     # rustls-webpki 0.101.7 (old major line): name-constraint checks for
     # URI / wildcard names. Pulled in only via the legacy rustls 0.21 chain
     # from aws-smithy-http-client. The 0.103 line we actively use is patched.
@@ -108,17 +84,23 @@ ignore = [
     # https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0104
     { id = "RUSTSEC-2026-0104", reason = "only affects rustls-webpki 0.101 from legacy aws-smithy/rustls 0.21 chain" },
 
-    # rand 0.8.5: soundness issue only when ThreadRng reseeds inside a custom
-    # logger. Reached through several transitive chains. LanceDB does not use
-    # rand from a custom logger; upgrade once all pinned chains accept 0.8.6+.
-    # https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0097
-    { id = "RUSTSEC-2026-0097", reason = "transitive rand 0.8.5; LanceDB does not call ThreadRng from custom logging" },
-
     # pyo3 advisories in the Python bindings; tracked pending a patched pyo3 release.
     # https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0176
     # https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0177
     { id = "RUSTSEC-2026-0176", reason = "pyo3 in Python bindings; awaiting patched pyo3 release" },
     { id = "RUSTSEC-2026-0177", reason = "pyo3 in Python bindings; awaiting patched pyo3 release" },
+
+    # quick-xml < 0.41.0: quadratic runtime on duplicate attribute names (DoS).
+    # quick-xml < 0.41.0: unbounded namespace-declaration allocation in NsReader (DoS).
+    # Pulled in transitively by inferno (dev-only flame-graph dep), lance-namespace-impls
+    # (git dep from lance), and opendal/reqsign (cloud storage XML parsing). The XML
+    # parsed by opendal/reqsign comes from trusted cloud-storage endpoints (S3, GCS,
+    # Azure), not attacker-controlled input. Clearing requires upstream crates to migrate
+    # to quick-xml >= 0.41.0.
+    # https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0194
+    # https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0195
+    { id = "RUSTSEC-2026-0194", reason = "transitive via inferno/lance/opendal; XML from trusted cloud endpoints, not attacker-controlled" },
+    { id = "RUSTSEC-2026-0195", reason = "transitive via inferno/lance/opendal; XML from trusted cloud endpoints, not attacker-controlled" },
 ]
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

docs/src/java/java.md

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Add the following dependency to your `pom.xml`:
 <dependency>
     <groupId>com.lancedb</groupId>
     <artifactId>lancedb-core</artifactId>
-    <version>0.31.0-beta.6</version>
+    <version>0.32.0-beta.2</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 

docs/src/js/classes/Query.md

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ protected inner: Query | Promise<Query>;
 ### analyzePlan()
 
 ```ts
-analyzePlan(): Promise<string>
+analyzePlan(distributedMetrics?): Promise<string>
 ```
 
 Executes the query and returns the physical query plan annotated with runtime metrics.
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ Executes the query and returns the physical query plan annotated with runtime me
 This is useful for debugging and performance analysis, as it shows how the query was executed
 and includes metrics such as elapsed time, rows processed, and I/O statistics.
 
+#### Parameters
+
+* **distributedMetrics?**: [`AnalyzePlanDistributedMetrics`](../type-aliases/AnalyzePlanDistributedMetrics.md)
+    How distributed worker metrics are displayed for remote query plans.
+    Defaults to `"aggregate"`.
+
 #### Returns
 
 `Promise`&lt;`string`&gt;

docs/src/js/classes/QueryBase.md

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ protected inner: NativeQueryType | Promise<NativeQueryType>;
 ### analyzePlan()
 
 ```ts
-analyzePlan(): Promise<string>
+analyzePlan(distributedMetrics?): Promise<string>
 ```
 
 Executes the query and returns the physical query plan annotated with runtime metrics.
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ Executes the query and returns the physical query plan annotated with runtime me
 This is useful for debugging and performance analysis, as it shows how the query was executed
 and includes metrics such as elapsed time, rows processed, and I/O statistics.
 
+#### Parameters
+
+* **distributedMetrics?**: [`AnalyzePlanDistributedMetrics`](../type-aliases/AnalyzePlanDistributedMetrics.md)
+    How distributed worker metrics are displayed for remote query plans.
+    Defaults to `"aggregate"`.
+
 #### Returns
 
 `Promise`&lt;`string`&gt;

docs/src/js/classes/Table.md

@@ -398,6 +398,26 @@ Drop an index from the table.
 
 ***
 
+### getLsmWriteSpec()
+
+```ts
+abstract getLsmWriteSpec(): Promise<undefined | LsmWriteSpec>
+```
+
+Read the [LsmWriteSpec](../interfaces/LsmWriteSpec.md) currently installed on this table.
+
+Resolves to `undefined` when the MemWAL LSM write path is not enabled (no
+spec has been set, or it was removed with [Table#unsetLsmWriteSpec](Table.md#unsetlsmwritespec)).
+The returned spec — including its `maintainedIndexes` and
+`writerConfigDefaults` — mirrors what was passed to
+[Table#setLsmWriteSpec](Table.md#setlsmwritespec).
+
+#### Returns
+
+`Promise`&lt;`undefined` \| [`LsmWriteSpec`](../interfaces/LsmWriteSpec.md)&gt;
+
+***
+
 ### indexStats()
 
 ```ts
@@ -914,6 +934,32 @@ Return the table as an arrow table
 
 ***
 
+### tokenize()
+
+```ts
+abstract tokenize(query, options): Promise<FtsToken[]>
+```
+
+Tokenize a full-text search query using the tokenizer configured on an FTS index.
+
+Specify exactly one of `column` or `indexName`.
+
+Model-backed tokenizers such as `jieba/*` and `lindera/*` are rebuilt in
+the client process from index metadata. For remote tables, this means the
+same tokenizer model files must also exist locally.
+
+#### Parameters
+
+* **query**: `string`
+
+* **options**: [`TokenizeTableOptions`](../type-aliases/TokenizeTableOptions.md)
+
+#### Returns
+
+`Promise`&lt;[`FtsToken`](../interfaces/FtsToken.md)[]&gt;
+
+***
+
 ### unsetLsmWriteSpec()
 
 ```ts

docs/src/js/classes/TakeQuery.md

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ protected inner: TakeQuery | Promise<TakeQuery>;
 ### analyzePlan()
 
 ```ts
-analyzePlan(): Promise<string>
+analyzePlan(distributedMetrics?): Promise<string>
 ```
 
 Executes the query and returns the physical query plan annotated with runtime metrics.
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ Executes the query and returns the physical query plan annotated with runtime me
 This is useful for debugging and performance analysis, as it shows how the query was executed
 and includes metrics such as elapsed time, rows processed, and I/O statistics.
 
+#### Parameters
+
+* **distributedMetrics?**: [`AnalyzePlanDistributedMetrics`](../type-aliases/AnalyzePlanDistributedMetrics.md)
+    How distributed worker metrics are displayed for remote query plans.
+    Defaults to `"aggregate"`.
+
 #### Returns
 
 `Promise`&lt;`string`&gt;

docs/src/js/classes/VectorQuery.md

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ addQueryVector(vector): VectorQuery
 ### analyzePlan()
 
 ```ts
-analyzePlan(): Promise<string>
+analyzePlan(distributedMetrics?): Promise<string>
 ```
 
 Executes the query and returns the physical query plan annotated with runtime metrics.
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ Executes the query and returns the physical query plan annotated with runtime me
 This is useful for debugging and performance analysis, as it shows how the query was executed
 and includes metrics such as elapsed time, rows processed, and I/O statistics.
 
+#### Parameters
+
+* **distributedMetrics?**: [`AnalyzePlanDistributedMetrics`](../type-aliases/AnalyzePlanDistributedMetrics.md)
+    How distributed worker metrics are displayed for remote query plans.
+    Defaults to `"aggregate"`.
+
 #### Returns
 
 `Promise`&lt;`string`&gt;

docs/src/js/functions/instrumentLanceDbMetrics.md

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+[**@lancedb/lancedb**](../README.md) • **Docs**
+
+***
+
+[@lancedb/lancedb](../globals.md) / instrumentLanceDbMetrics
+
+# Function: instrumentLanceDbMetrics()
+
+```ts
+function instrumentLanceDbMetrics(meterProvider?): boolean
+```
+
+Register LanceDB metrics as OpenTelemetry observable instruments.
+
+Installs a process-global metrics recorder and creates one observable
+instrument per LanceDB metric (currently object store request counts, bytes,
+latency, errors, and throttles) on the given (or global) `MeterProvider`. The
+configured `MetricReader` then collects them on its own schedule.
+
+Counters and gauges map directly to observable counters/gauges. Because
+OpenTelemetry has no asynchronous histogram instrument, each histogram is
+exported Prometheus-style as cumulative `le` bucket counts (`<name>_bucket`,
+with an `le` attribute) plus `<name>_count` and `<name>_sum`.
+
+Requires `@opentelemetry/api` (a dependency) and, to actually export, an
+OpenTelemetry SDK such as `@opentelemetry/sdk-metrics`.
+
+## Parameters
+
+* **meterProvider?**: `MeterProvider`
+    The provider to register instruments on. Defaults to the
+    global provider from `@opentelemetry/api`.
+
+## Returns
+
+`boolean`
+
+`true` if the recorder is installed and instruments are registered.
+  `false` if a different `metrics` recorder is already installed in this
+  process (only one global recorder is permitted), in which case a warning is
+  emitted and no instruments are created. Calling this more than once is safe;
+  instruments are created only on the first successful call.

docs/src/js/functions/tokenize.md

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+[**@lancedb/lancedb**](../README.md) • **Docs**
+
+***
+
+[@lancedb/lancedb](../globals.md) / tokenize
+
+# Function: tokenize()
+
+```ts
+function tokenize(query, options?): Promise<FtsToken[]>
+```
+
+Tokenize a full-text search query using an explicit tokenizer.
+
+This does not require a table or FTS index. The tokenizer options match
+[Index.fts](../classes/Index.md#fts).
+
+## Parameters
+
+* **query**: `string`
+
+* **options?**: `Partial`&lt;[`TokenizeOptions`](../interfaces/TokenizeOptions.md)&gt;
+
+## Returns
+
+`Promise`&lt;[`FtsToken`](../interfaces/FtsToken.md)[]&gt;

docs/src/js/globals.md

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 - [FragmentStatistics](interfaces/FragmentStatistics.md)
 - [FragmentSummaryStats](interfaces/FragmentSummaryStats.md)
 - [FtsOptions](interfaces/FtsOptions.md)
+- [FtsToken](interfaces/FtsToken.md)
 - [FullTextQuery](interfaces/FullTextQuery.md)
 - [FullTextSearchOptions](interfaces/FullTextSearchOptions.md)
 - [HnswPqOptions](interfaces/HnswPqOptions.md)
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@
 - [TimeoutConfig](interfaces/TimeoutConfig.md)
 - [TlsConfig](interfaces/TlsConfig.md)
 - [TokenResponse](interfaces/TokenResponse.md)
+- [TokenizeOptions](interfaces/TokenizeOptions.md)
 - [UpdateFieldMetadataResult](interfaces/UpdateFieldMetadataResult.md)
 - [UpdateOptions](interfaces/UpdateOptions.md)
 - [UpdateResult](interfaces/UpdateResult.md)
@@ -116,6 +118,8 @@
 
 ## Type Aliases
 
+- [AnalyzePlanDistributedMetrics](type-aliases/AnalyzePlanDistributedMetrics.md)
+- [BaseTokenizer](type-aliases/BaseTokenizer.md)
 - [Data](type-aliases/Data.md)
 - [DataLike](type-aliases/DataLike.md)
 - [FieldLike](type-aliases/FieldLike.md)
@@ -125,12 +129,15 @@
 - [RecordBatchLike](type-aliases/RecordBatchLike.md)
 - [SchemaLike](type-aliases/SchemaLike.md)
 - [TableLike](type-aliases/TableLike.md)
+- [TokenizeTableOptions](type-aliases/TokenizeTableOptions.md)
 
 ## Functions
 
 - [RecordBatchIterator](functions/RecordBatchIterator.md)
 - [connect](functions/connect.md)
 - [connectNamespace](functions/connectNamespace.md)
+- [instrumentLanceDbMetrics](functions/instrumentLanceDbMetrics.md)
 - [makeArrowTable](functions/makeArrowTable.md)
 - [packBits](functions/packBits.md)
 - [permutationBuilder](functions/permutationBuilder.md)
+- [tokenize](functions/tokenize.md)

docs/src/js/interfaces/FtsOptions.md

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ whether to remove punctuation
 ### baseTokenizer?
 
 ```ts
-optional baseTokenizer: "raw" | "simple" | "whitespace" | "ngram";
+optional baseTokenizer: BaseTokenizer;
 ```
 
 The tokenizer to use when building the index.
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ The following tokenizers are available:
 
 "raw" - Raw tokenizer. This tokenizer does not split the text into tokens and indexes the entire text as a single token.
 
+"icu" - ICU dictionary-based word segmentation.
+
+"icu/split" - ICU segmentation with simple-style delimiter splitting.
+
 ***
 
 ### language?

docs/src/js/interfaces/FtsToken.md

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+[**@lancedb/lancedb**](../README.md) • **Docs**
+
+***
+
+[@lancedb/lancedb](../globals.md) / FtsToken
+
+# Interface: FtsToken
+
+Token produced by the tokenizer configured on a full-text search index.
+
+## Properties
+
+### position
+
+```ts
+position: number;
+```
+
+Token position used by full-text query matching.
+
+***
+
+### text
+
+```ts
+text: string;
+```
+
+Token text after tokenizer filters have been applied.

docs/src/js/interfaces/SplitRandomOptions.md

@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@
 
 ## Properties
 
+### clumpSize?
+
+```ts
+optional clumpSize: number;
+```
+
+***
+
 ### counts?
 
 ```ts

docs/src/js/interfaces/TokenizeOptions.md

@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+[**@lancedb/lancedb**](../README.md) • **Docs**
+
+***
+
+[@lancedb/lancedb](../globals.md) / TokenizeOptions
+
+# Interface: TokenizeOptions
+
+Options for tokenizing a full-text search query without a table index.
+
+## Properties
+
+### asciiFolding?
+
+```ts
+optional asciiFolding: boolean;
+```
+
+Whether to fold ASCII characters.
+
+***
+
+### baseTokenizer?
+
+```ts
+optional baseTokenizer: BaseTokenizer;
+```
+
+The tokenizer to use. The default is "simple".
+
+***
+
+### language?
+
+```ts
+optional language: string;
+```
+
+Language for stemming and stop words.
+
+***
+
+### lowercase?
+
+```ts
+optional lowercase: boolean;
+```
+
+Whether to lowercase tokens.
+
+***
+
+### maxTokenLength?
+
+```ts
+optional maxTokenLength: number;
+```
+
+Maximum token length; tokens longer than this are ignored.
+
+***
+
+### ngramMaxLength?
+
+```ts
+optional ngramMaxLength: number;
+```
+
+N-gram maximum length.
+
+***
+
+### ngramMinLength?
+
+```ts
+optional ngramMinLength: number;
+```
+
+N-gram minimum length.
+
+***
+
+### prefixOnly?
+
+```ts
+optional prefixOnly: boolean;
+```
+
+Whether to only emit token prefixes for the n-gram tokenizer.
+
+***
+
+### removeStopWords?
+
+```ts
+optional removeStopWords: boolean;
+```
+
+Whether to remove stop words.
+
+***
+
+### stem?
+
+```ts
+optional stem: boolean;
+```
+
+Whether to stem tokens.

docs/src/js/type-aliases/AnalyzePlanDistributedMetrics.md

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[**@lancedb/lancedb**](../README.md) • **Docs**
+
+***
+
+[@lancedb/lancedb](../globals.md) / AnalyzePlanDistributedMetrics
+
+# Type Alias: AnalyzePlanDistributedMetrics
+
+```ts
+type AnalyzePlanDistributedMetrics: "aggregate" | "per_worker" | "full";
+```

docs/src/js/type-aliases/BaseTokenizer.md

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+[**@lancedb/lancedb**](../README.md) • **Docs**
+
+***
+
+[@lancedb/lancedb](../globals.md) / BaseTokenizer
+
+# Type Alias: BaseTokenizer
+
+```ts
+type BaseTokenizer:
+  | "simple"
+  | "whitespace"
+  | "raw"
+  | "ngram"
+  | "icu"
+  | "icu/split"
+  | `jieba/${string}`
+  | `lindera/${string}`;
+```

docs/src/js/type-aliases/TokenizeTableOptions.md

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[**@lancedb/lancedb**](../README.md) • **Docs**
+
+***
+
+[@lancedb/lancedb](../globals.md) / TokenizeTableOptions
+
+# Type Alias: TokenizeTableOptions
+
+```ts
+type TokenizeTableOptions: object | object;
+```

java/lancedb-core/pom.xml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <parent>
       <groupId>com.lancedb</groupId>
       <artifactId>lancedb-parent</artifactId>
-      <version>0.31.0-beta.6</version>
+      <version>0.32.0-beta.2</version>
       <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 

java/pom.xml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.lancedb</groupId>
     <artifactId>lancedb-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>0.31.0-beta.6</version>
+    <version>0.32.0-beta.2</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>${project.artifactId}</name>
     <description>LanceDB Java SDK Parent POM</description>
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <arrow.version>15.0.0</arrow.version>
-        <lance-core.version>9.0.0-beta.10</lance-core.version>
+        <lance-core.version>9.1.0-beta.2</lance-core.version>
         <spotless.skip>false</spotless.skip>
         <spotless.version>2.30.0</spotless.version>
         <spotless.java.googlejavaformat.version>1.7</spotless.java.googlejavaformat.version>

nodejs/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "lancedb-nodejs"
 edition.workspace = true
-version = "0.31.0-beta.6"
+version = "0.32.0-beta.2"
 publish = false
 license.workspace = true
 description.workspace = true
@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@ aws-lc-rs = "=1.16.3"
 napi-build = "2.3.1"
 
 [features]
-default = ["remote", "lancedb/aws", "lancedb/gcs", "lancedb/azure", "lancedb/dynamodb", "lancedb/oss", "lancedb/huggingface"]
+default = ["remote", "lancedb/aws", "lancedb/gcs", "lancedb/azure", "lancedb/dynamodb", "lancedb/oss", "lancedb/huggingface", "lancedb/goosefs", "lancedb/metrics-otel"]
 fp16kernels = ["lancedb/fp16kernels"]
 remote = ["lancedb/remote"]

nodejs/__test__/otel.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright The LanceDB Authors
+
+import {
+  MeterProvider,
+  type MetricData,
+  MetricReader,
+} from "@opentelemetry/sdk-metrics";
+import * as tmp from "tmp";
+import { connect, instrumentLanceDbMetrics } from "../lancedb";
+// snapshotLancedbMetrics is internal plumbing (not part of the public API), so
+// it is imported from the native module rather than the package entry point.
+import { snapshotLancedbMetrics } from "../lancedb/native";
+
+// The metrics recorder is process-global and installed once, so the whole
+// bridge is exercised in a single test to avoid cross-test global-state coupling.
+
+// A minimal pull-based reader whose `collect()` we drive directly, invoking the
+// observable-instrument callbacks. `@opentelemetry/sdk-metrics` ships no
+// in-memory reader, so we subclass the abstract base.
+class TestMetricReader extends MetricReader {
+  protected async onForceFlush(): Promise<void> {
+    // no-op: collection is driven directly via collect()
+  }
+  protected async onShutdown(): Promise<void> {
+    // no-op: nothing to release
+  }
+}
+
+async function metricsByName(
+  reader: TestMetricReader,
+): Promise<Map<string, MetricData>> {
+  const collected = await reader.collect();
+  const result = new Map<string, MetricData>();
+  for (const scope of collected.resourceMetrics.scopeMetrics) {
+    for (const metric of scope.metrics) {
+      result.set(metric.descriptor.name, metric);
+    }
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
+describe("OpenTelemetry metrics bridge", () => {
+  let tmpDir: tmp.DirResult;
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    tmpDir = tmp.dirSync({ unsafeCleanup: true });
+  });
+  afterEach(() => tmpDir.removeCallback());
+
+  it("snapshot is safe to call regardless of install state", () => {
+    expect(Array.isArray(snapshotLancedbMetrics())).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("exports object store metrics via observable instruments", async () => {
+    const reader = new TestMetricReader();
+    const provider = new MeterProvider({ readers: [reader] });
+    expect(instrumentLanceDbMetrics(provider)).toBe(true);
+
+    // Generate object store activity on the local filesystem (scheme "file").
+    const db = await connect(tmpDir.name);
+    const data = Array.from({ length: 256 }, (_, i) => ({ id: i }));
+    const table = await db.createTable("t", data);
+    expect(await table.countRows()).toBe(256);
+
+    const metrics = await metricsByName(reader);
+
+    const requests = metrics.get("lance_object_store_requests_total");
+    expect(requests).toBeDefined();
+    // biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noExplicitAny: SDK point shape
+    const requestPoints = (requests!.dataPoints as any[]) ?? [];
+    expect(requestPoints.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    for (const p of requestPoints) {
+      // Labelled by `operation` and `base` (the store scheme by default).
+      expect(p.attributes).toHaveProperty("base");
+      expect(p.attributes).toHaveProperty("operation");
+    }
+    const totalRequests = requestPoints.reduce((acc, p) => acc + p.value, 0);
+    expect(totalRequests).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+    // Histograms are decomposed into bucket / count / sum observable counters.
+    const bucket = metrics.get(
+      "lance_object_store_request_duration_seconds_bucket",
+    );
+    expect(bucket).toBeDefined();
+    // biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noExplicitAny: SDK point shape
+    const bucketPoints = (bucket!.dataPoints as any[]) ?? [];
+    expect(bucketPoints.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(bucketPoints.every((p) => "le" in p.attributes)).toBe(true);
+    // The implicit +Inf bucket must be present.
+    expect(bucketPoints.some((p) => p.attributes.le === "+Inf")).toBe(true);
+
+    const count = metrics.get(
+      "lance_object_store_request_duration_seconds_count",
+    );
+    expect(count).toBeDefined();
+    // biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noExplicitAny: SDK point shape
+    const countPoints = (count!.dataPoints as any[]) ?? [];
+    expect(countPoints.reduce((acc, p) => acc + p.value, 0)).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+    const sum = metrics.get("lance_object_store_request_duration_seconds_sum");
+    expect(sum).toBeDefined();
+    // biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noExplicitAny: SDK point shape
+    const sumPoints = (sum!.dataPoints as any[]) ?? [];
+    expect(sumPoints.reduce((acc, p) => acc + p.value, 0)).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+    // Unit handling: only `_sum` keeps the histogram's unit (seconds); `_bucket`
+    // and `_count` observe cumulative counts and are unitless.
+    expect(sum!.descriptor.unit).toBe("s");
+    expect(bucket!.descriptor.unit).toBe("");
+    expect(count!.descriptor.unit).toBe("");
+
+    await provider.shutdown();
+  });
+});

nodejs/__test__/table.test.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   PhraseQuery,
   Table,
   connect,
+  tokenize,
 } from "../lancedb";
 import {
   Table as ArrowTable,
@@ -2307,6 +2308,75 @@ describe.each([arrow15, arrow16, arrow17, arrow18])(
       expect(results2[0].text).toBe(data[1].text);
     });
 
+    test("tokenizes FTS queries by column or index name", async () => {
+      const db = await connect(tmpDir.name);
+      const data = [
+        {
+          text: "Running in cafés",
+          japanese: "Hello, こんにちは世界!",
+          vector: [0.1, 0.2, 0.3],
+        },
+      ];
+      const table = await db.createTable("test", data);
+      await table.createIndex("text", {
+        config: Index.fts({ baseTokenizer: "simple" }),
+      });
+      await table.createIndex("japanese", {
+        config: Index.fts({
+          baseTokenizer: "icu",
+          stem: false,
+          removeStopWords: false,
+        }),
+        name: "japanese_icu_idx",
+      });
+
+      await expect(table.tokenize("hello", {} as never)).rejects.toThrow(
+        "Specify exactly one",
+      );
+      await expect(
+        table.tokenize("hello", {
+          column: "text",
+          indexName: "text_idx",
+        } as never),
+      ).rejects.toThrow("Specify exactly one");
+
+      const simpleTokens = await table.tokenize("Running in cafés", {
+        column: "text",
+      });
+      expect(simpleTokens).toEqual([
+        { text: "run", position: 0 },
+        { text: "cafe", position: 2 },
+      ]);
+
+      const icuTokens = await table.tokenize("Hello, こんにちは世界!", {
+        indexName: "japanese_icu_idx",
+      });
+      expect(icuTokens).toEqual([
+        { text: "hello", position: 0 },
+        { text: "こんにちは", position: 1 },
+        { text: "世界", position: 2 },
+      ]);
+
+      const directSimpleTokens = await tokenize("Running in cafés", {
+        baseTokenizer: "simple",
+      });
+      expect(directSimpleTokens).toEqual([
+        { text: "run", position: 0 },
+        { text: "cafe", position: 2 },
+      ]);
+
+      const directIcuTokens = await tokenize("Hello, こんにちは世界!", {
+        baseTokenizer: "icu",
+        stem: false,
+        removeStopWords: false,
+      });
+      expect(directIcuTokens).toEqual([
+        { text: "hello", position: 0 },
+        { text: "こんにちは", position: 1 },
+        { text: "世界", position: 2 },
+      ]);
+    });
+
     test("full text search fast search", async () => {
       const db = await connect(tmpDir.name);
       const data = [{ text: "hello world", vector: [0.1, 0.2, 0.3], id: 1 }];
@@ -2705,8 +2775,13 @@ describe("when calling analyzePlan", () => {
       .fill(1)
       .map(() => Math.random());
     const plan = await table.query().nearestTo(queryVec).analyzePlan();
-    console.log("Query Plan:\n", plan); // <--- Print the plan
     expect(plan).toMatch("AnalyzeExec");
+
+    const fullPlan = await table
+      .query()
+      .nearestTo(queryVec)
+      .analyzePlan("full");
+    expect(fullPlan).toMatch("AnalyzeExec");
   });
 });
 
@@ -2992,6 +3067,56 @@ describe("setLsmWriteSpec / unsetLsmWriteSpec", () => {
       }),
     ).rejects.toThrow();
   });
+
+  it("reads back the installed spec via getLsmWriteSpec", async () => {
+    const conn = await connect(tmpDir.name);
+    const table = await makeTable(conn);
+    await table.setUnenforcedPrimaryKey("id");
+
+    // Nothing installed yet.
+    expect(await table.getLsmWriteSpec()).toBeUndefined();
+
+    // A real scalar index is needed to name it as a maintained index.
+    await table.add([{ id: 1 }, { id: 2 }, { id: 3 }]);
+    await table.createIndex("id");
+    const indexName = (await table.listIndices())[0].name;
+
+    // Bucket spec round-trips, including maintained indexes and writer config
+    // defaults. Lance writer-config keys are canonically snake_case.
+    // biome-ignore lint/style/useNamingConvention: Lance writer-config keys are snake_case
+    const writerConfigDefaults = { durable_write: "false" };
+    await table.setLsmWriteSpec({
+      specType: "bucket",
+      column: "id",
+      numBuckets: 4,
+      maintainedIndexes: [indexName],
+      writerConfigDefaults,
+    });
+    const spec = await table.getLsmWriteSpec();
+    expect(spec).toBeDefined();
+    expect(spec?.specType).toBe("bucket");
+    expect(spec?.column).toBe("id");
+    expect(spec?.numBuckets).toBe(4);
+    expect(spec?.maintainedIndexes).toEqual([indexName]);
+    expect(spec?.writerConfigDefaults).toEqual(writerConfigDefaults);
+
+    // After unset, undefined again.
+    await table.unsetLsmWriteSpec();
+    expect(await table.getLsmWriteSpec()).toBeUndefined();
+
+    // Identity round-trips (column recovered from the schema).
+    await table.setLsmWriteSpec({ specType: "identity", column: "id" });
+    const identity = await table.getLsmWriteSpec();
+    expect(identity?.specType).toBe("identity");
+    expect(identity?.column).toBe("id");
+    await table.unsetLsmWriteSpec();
+
+    // Unsharded round-trips (no routing column).
+    await table.setLsmWriteSpec({ specType: "unsharded" });
+    const unsharded = await table.getLsmWriteSpec();
+    expect(unsharded?.specType).toBe("unsharded");
+    expect(unsharded?.column).toBeFalsy();
+  });
 });
 
 describe("LSM merge insert", () => {

nodejs/lancedb/index.ts

@@ -13,13 +13,21 @@ import {
   Connection as LanceDbConnection,
   JsHeaderProvider as NativeJsHeaderProvider,
   Session,
+  tokenize as nativeTokenize,
 } from "./native.js";
 
 import { HeaderProvider } from "./header";
+import type { BaseTokenizer } from "./indices";
+import type { FtsToken } from "./table";
 
 // Re-export native header provider for use with connectWithHeaderProvider
 export { JsHeaderProvider as NativeJsHeaderProvider } from "./native.js";
 
+// OpenTelemetry metrics bridge. Only the high-level entry point is public; the
+// underlying recorder/catalog/snapshot functions remain internal plumbing that
+// `otel.ts` consumes from the native module.
+export { instrumentLanceDbMetrics } from "./otel";
+
 export {
   AddColumnsSql,
   ConnectionOptions,
@@ -85,6 +93,7 @@ export {
   QueryBase,
   VectorQuery,
   TakeQuery,
+  AnalyzePlanDistributedMetrics,
   QueryExecutionOptions,
   ColumnOrdering,
   FullTextSearchOptions,
@@ -109,6 +118,7 @@ export {
   HnswPqOptions,
   HnswSqOptions,
   FtsOptions,
+  BaseTokenizer,
 } from "./indices";
 
 export {
@@ -119,6 +129,8 @@ export {
   OptimizeOptions,
   Version,
   WriteProgress,
+  FtsToken,
+  TokenizeTableOptions,
   LsmWriteSpec,
   ColumnAlteration,
   FieldMetadataUpdate,
@@ -150,6 +162,68 @@ export {
 } from "./arrow";
 export { IntoSql, packBits } from "./util";
 
+/**
+ * Options for tokenizing a full-text search query without a table index.
+ */
+export interface TokenizeOptions {
+  /**
+   * The tokenizer to use. The default is "simple".
+   */
+  baseTokenizer?: BaseTokenizer;
+
+  /** Language for stemming and stop words. */
+  language?: string;
+
+  /** Maximum token length; tokens longer than this are ignored. */
+  maxTokenLength?: number;
+
+  /** Whether to lowercase tokens. */
+  lowercase?: boolean;
+
+  /** Whether to stem tokens. */
+  stem?: boolean;
+
+  /** Whether to remove stop words. */
+  removeStopWords?: boolean;
+
+  /** Whether to fold ASCII characters. */
+  asciiFolding?: boolean;
+
+  /** N-gram minimum length. */
+  ngramMinLength?: number;
+
+  /** N-gram maximum length. */
+  ngramMaxLength?: number;
+
+  /** Whether to only emit token prefixes for the n-gram tokenizer. */
+  prefixOnly?: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Tokenize a full-text search query using an explicit tokenizer.
+ *
+ * This does not require a table or FTS index. The tokenizer options match
+ * {@link Index.fts}.
+ */
+export async function tokenize(
+  query: string,
+  options?: Partial<TokenizeOptions>,
+): Promise<FtsToken[]> {
+  return await nativeTokenize(
+    query,
+    options?.baseTokenizer,
+    options?.language,
+    options?.maxTokenLength,
+    options?.lowercase,
+    options?.stem,
+    options?.removeStopWords,
+    options?.asciiFolding,
+    options?.ngramMinLength,
+    options?.ngramMaxLength,
+    options?.prefixOnly,
+  );
+}
+
 /**
  * Connect to a LanceDB instance at the given URI.
  *

nodejs/lancedb/indices.ts

@@ -486,6 +486,16 @@ export interface IvfFlatOptions {
   sampleRate?: number;
 }
 
+export type BaseTokenizer =
+  | "simple"
+  | "whitespace"
+  | "raw"
+  | "ngram"
+  | "icu"
+  | "icu/split"
+  | `jieba/${string}`
+  | `lindera/${string}`;
+
 /**
  * Options to create a full text search index
  */
@@ -509,8 +519,12 @@ export interface FtsOptions {
    * "whitespace" - Whitespace tokenizer. This tokenizer splits the text into tokens using whitespace as a delimiter.
    *
    * "raw" - Raw tokenizer. This tokenizer does not split the text into tokens and indexes the entire text as a single token.
+   *
+   * "icu" - ICU dictionary-based word segmentation.
+   *
+   * "icu/split" - ICU segmentation with simple-style delimiter splitting.
    */
-  baseTokenizer?: "simple" | "whitespace" | "raw" | "ngram";
+  baseTokenizer?: BaseTokenizer;
 
   /**
    * language for stemming and stop words

nodejs/lancedb/otel.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright The LanceDB Authors
+
+import {
+  type Attributes,
+  type MeterProvider,
+  type ObservableResult,
+  metrics,
+} from "@opentelemetry/api";
+
+import {
+  lancedbMetricsCatalog,
+  registerLancedbMetricsRecorder,
+  snapshotLancedbMetrics,
+} from "./native";
+
+let instrumented = false;
+
+/**
+ * Register LanceDB metrics as OpenTelemetry observable instruments.
+ *
+ * Installs a process-global metrics recorder and creates one observable
+ * instrument per LanceDB metric (currently object store request counts, bytes,
+ * latency, errors, and throttles) on the given (or global) `MeterProvider`. The
+ * configured `MetricReader` then collects them on its own schedule.
+ *
+ * Counters and gauges map directly to observable counters/gauges. Because
+ * OpenTelemetry has no asynchronous histogram instrument, each histogram is
+ * exported Prometheus-style as cumulative `le` bucket counts (`<name>_bucket`,
+ * with an `le` attribute) plus `<name>_count` and `<name>_sum`.
+ *
+ * Requires `@opentelemetry/api` (a dependency) and, to actually export, an
+ * OpenTelemetry SDK such as `@opentelemetry/sdk-metrics`.
+ *
+ * @param meterProvider The provider to register instruments on. Defaults to the
+ *   global provider from `@opentelemetry/api`.
+ * @returns `true` if the recorder is installed and instruments are registered.
+ *   `false` if a different `metrics` recorder is already installed in this
+ *   process (only one global recorder is permitted), in which case a warning is
+ *   emitted and no instruments are created. Calling this more than once is safe;
+ *   instruments are created only on the first successful call.
+ */
+export function instrumentLanceDbMetrics(
+  meterProvider?: MeterProvider,
+): boolean {
+  if (!registerLancedbMetricsRecorder()) {
+    console.warn(
+      "Could not install the LanceDB metrics recorder: another `metrics` " +
+        "recorder is already installed in this process. LanceDB metrics will " +
+        "not be exported via OpenTelemetry.",
+    );
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if (instrumented) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  const provider = meterProvider ?? metrics.getMeterProvider();
+  const meter = provider.getMeter("lancedb");
+
+  const scalarCallback = (metricName: string) => (result: ObservableResult) => {
+    for (const point of snapshotLancedbMetrics()) {
+      if (point.name === metricName && point.value != null) {
+        result.observe(point.value, point.attributes);
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  const bucketCallback = (metricName: string) => (result: ObservableResult) => {
+    for (const point of snapshotLancedbMetrics()) {
+      if (point.name !== metricName || point.buckets == null) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      for (const bucket of point.buckets) {
+        const attributes: Attributes = {
+          ...point.attributes,
+          le: bucket.le,
+        };
+        result.observe(bucket.cumulativeCount, attributes);
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  const fieldCallback =
+    (metricName: string, field: "count" | "sum") =>
+    (result: ObservableResult) => {
+      for (const point of snapshotLancedbMetrics()) {
+        if (point.name !== metricName) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        const value = point[field];
+        if (value != null) {
+          result.observe(value, point.attributes);
+        }
+      }
+    };
+
+  for (const desc of lancedbMetricsCatalog()) {
+    const unit = desc.unit ?? "";
+    if (desc.kind === "counter") {
+      const counter = meter.createObservableCounter(desc.name, {
+        unit,
+        description: desc.description,
+      });
+      counter.addCallback(scalarCallback(desc.name));
+    } else if (desc.kind === "gauge") {
+      const gauge = meter.createObservableGauge(desc.name, {
+        unit,
+        description: desc.description,
+      });
+      gauge.addCallback(scalarCallback(desc.name));
+    } else if (desc.kind === "histogram") {
+      // `_bucket` and `_count` observe cumulative sample counts, not the
+      // histogram's measured quantity, so they are unitless; only `_sum`
+      // carries the histogram's unit.
+      const bucket = meter.createObservableCounter(`${desc.name}_bucket`, {
+        description: `${desc.description} (cumulative buckets)`,
+      });
+      bucket.addCallback(bucketCallback(desc.name));
+
+      const count = meter.createObservableCounter(`${desc.name}_count`, {
+        description: `${desc.description} (count)`,
+      });
+      count.addCallback(fieldCallback(desc.name, "count"));
+
+      const sum = meter.createObservableCounter(`${desc.name}_sum`, {
+        unit,
+        description: `${desc.description} (sum)`,
+      });
+      sum.addCallback(fieldCallback(desc.name, "sum"));
+    }
+  }
+
+  instrumented = true;
+  return true;
+}

nodejs/lancedb/query.ts

@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ export interface QueryExecutionOptions {
   timeoutMs?: number;
 }
 
+export type AnalyzePlanDistributedMetrics = "aggregate" | "per_worker" | "full";
+
 export interface ColumnOrdering {
   columnName: string;
   ascending?: boolean;
@@ -311,13 +313,20 @@ export class QueryBase<
    *        KNNVectorDistance: metric=l2, metrics=[output_rows=1, elapsed_compute=114.333µs, output_batches=1]
    *         LanceScan: uri=/path/to/data, projection=[vector], row_id=true, row_addr=false, ordered=false, metrics=[output_rows=1, elapsed_compute=103.626µs, bytes_read=549, iops=2, requests=2]
    *
+   * @param distributedMetrics - How distributed worker metrics are displayed for remote query plans.
+   * Defaults to `"aggregate"`.
    * @returns A query execution plan with runtime metrics for each step.
    */
-  async analyzePlan(): Promise<string> {
+  async analyzePlan(
+    distributedMetrics?: AnalyzePlanDistributedMetrics,
+  ): Promise<string> {
+    const distributedMetricsMode = distributedMetrics ?? "aggregate";
     if (this.inner instanceof Promise) {
-      return this.inner.then((inner) => inner.analyzePlan());
+      return this.inner.then((inner) =>
+        inner.analyzePlan(distributedMetricsMode),
+      );
     } else {
-      return this.inner.analyzePlan();
+      return this.inner.analyzePlan(distributedMetricsMode);
     }
   }
 

nodejs/lancedb/table.ts

@@ -158,6 +158,26 @@ export interface Version {
   metadata: Record<string, string>;
 }
 
+/** Token produced by the tokenizer configured on a full-text search index. */
+export interface FtsToken {
+  /** Token text after tokenizer filters have been applied. */
+  text: string;
+  /** Token position used by full-text query matching. */
+  position: number;
+}
+
+export type TokenizeTableOptions =
+  | {
+      /** FTS-indexed column whose tokenizer should be used. */
+      column: string;
+      indexName?: never;
+    }
+  | {
+      /** Name of the FTS index whose tokenizer should be used. */
+      indexName: string;
+      column?: never;
+    };
+
 /**
  * Specification selecting Lance's MemWAL LSM-style write path for
  * `mergeInsert`.
@@ -585,6 +605,17 @@ export abstract class Table {
    * @returns {Promise<void>}
    */
   abstract unsetLsmWriteSpec(): Promise<void>;
+  /**
+   * Read the {@link LsmWriteSpec} currently installed on this table.
+   *
+   * Resolves to `undefined` when the MemWAL LSM write path is not enabled (no
+   * spec has been set, or it was removed with {@link Table#unsetLsmWriteSpec}).
+   * The returned spec — including its `maintainedIndexes` and
+   * `writerConfigDefaults` — mirrors what was passed to
+   * {@link Table#setLsmWriteSpec}.
+   * @returns {Promise<LsmWriteSpec | undefined>}
+   */
+  abstract getLsmWriteSpec(): Promise<LsmWriteSpec | undefined>;
   /**
    * Drain and close any cached MemWAL shard writers held for this table.
    *
@@ -705,6 +736,19 @@ export abstract class Table {
   abstract optimize(options?: Partial<OptimizeOptions>): Promise<OptimizeStats>;
   /** List all indices that have been created with {@link Table.createIndex} */
   abstract listIndices(): Promise<IndexConfig[]>;
+  /**
+   * Tokenize a full-text search query using the tokenizer configured on an FTS index.
+   *
+   * Specify exactly one of `column` or `indexName`.
+   *
+   * Model-backed tokenizers such as `jieba/*` and `lindera/*` are rebuilt in
+   * the client process from index metadata. For remote tables, this means the
+   * same tokenizer model files must also exist locally.
+   */
+  abstract tokenize(
+    query: string,
+    options: TokenizeTableOptions,
+  ): Promise<FtsToken[]>;
   /** Return the table as an arrow table */
   abstract toArrow(): Promise<ArrowTable>;
 
@@ -1091,6 +1135,15 @@ export class LocalTable extends Table {
     return await this.inner.unsetLsmWriteSpec();
   }
 
+  async getLsmWriteSpec(): Promise<LsmWriteSpec | undefined> {
+    // The native binding types `specType` as a plain `string`; narrow it back
+    // to the public union. The Rust `From` impl only ever emits one of the
+    // three valid values, so the cast is safe.
+    return ((await this.inner.getLsmWriteSpec()) ?? undefined) as
+      | LsmWriteSpec
+      | undefined;
+  }
+
   async closeLsmWriters(): Promise<void> {
     return await this.inner.closeLsmWriters();
   }
@@ -1153,6 +1206,17 @@ export class LocalTable extends Table {
     return await this.inner.listIndices();
   }
 
+  async tokenize(
+    query: string,
+    options: TokenizeTableOptions,
+  ): Promise<FtsToken[]> {
+    return await this.inner.tokenize(
+      query,
+      options?.column,
+      options?.indexName,
+    );
+  }
+
   async toArrow(): Promise<ArrowTable> {
     return await this.query().toArrow();
   }

nodejs/npm/darwin-arm64/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@lancedb/lancedb-darwin-arm64",
-	"version": "0.31.0-beta.6",
+	"version": "0.32.0-beta.2",
 	"os": ["darwin"],
 	"cpu": ["arm64"],
 	"main": "lancedb.darwin-arm64.node",

nodejs/npm/linux-arm64-gnu/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@lancedb/lancedb-linux-arm64-gnu",
-	"version": "0.31.0-beta.6",
+	"version": "0.32.0-beta.2",
 	"os": ["linux"],
 	"cpu": ["arm64"],
 	"main": "lancedb.linux-arm64-gnu.node",

nodejs/npm/linux-arm64-musl/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@lancedb/lancedb-linux-arm64-musl",
-	"version": "0.31.0-beta.6",
+	"version": "0.32.0-beta.2",
 	"os": ["linux"],
 	"cpu": ["arm64"],
 	"main": "lancedb.linux-arm64-musl.node",

nodejs/npm/linux-x64-gnu/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@lancedb/lancedb-linux-x64-gnu",
-	"version": "0.31.0-beta.6",
+	"version": "0.32.0-beta.2",
 	"os": ["linux"],
 	"cpu": ["x64"],
 	"main": "lancedb.linux-x64-gnu.node",

nodejs/npm/linux-x64-musl/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@lancedb/lancedb-linux-x64-musl",
-	"version": "0.31.0-beta.6",
+	"version": "0.32.0-beta.2",
 	"os": ["linux"],
 	"cpu": ["x64"],
 	"main": "lancedb.linux-x64-musl.node",

nodejs/npm/win32-arm64-msvc/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@lancedb/lancedb-win32-arm64-msvc",
-  "version": "0.31.0-beta.6",
+  "version": "0.32.0-beta.2",
   "os": [
     "win32"
   ],

nodejs/npm/win32-x64-msvc/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@lancedb/lancedb-win32-x64-msvc",
-	"version": "0.31.0-beta.6",
+	"version": "0.32.0-beta.2",
 	"os": ["win32"],
 	"cpu": ["x64"],
 	"main": "lancedb.win32-x64-msvc.node",

nodejs/package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@lancedb/lancedb",
-  "version": "0.31.0-beta.6",
+  "version": "0.32.0-beta.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@lancedb/lancedb",
-      "version": "0.31.0-beta.6",
+      "version": "0.32.0-beta.2",
       "cpu": [
         "x64",
         "arm64"
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
         "win32"
       ],
       "dependencies": {
+        "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.9.0",
         "reflect-metadata": "^0.2.2"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@
         "@biomejs/biome": "^1.7.3",
         "@jest/globals": "^29.7.0",
         "@napi-rs/cli": "3.7.0",
+        "@opentelemetry/sdk-metrics": "^1.30.0",
         "@types/axios": "^0.14.0",
         "@types/jest": "^29.1.2",
         "@types/node": "22.7.4",
@@ -4148,6 +4150,75 @@
         "@octokit/openapi-types": "^27.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@opentelemetry/api": {
+      "version": "1.9.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@opentelemetry/api/-/api-1.9.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-gLyJlPHPZYdAk1JENA9LeHejZe1Ti77/pTeFm/nMXmQH/HFZlcS/O2XJB+L8fkbrNSqhdtlvjBVjxwUYanNH5Q==",
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=8.0.0"
+      }
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+    "node_modules/@opentelemetry/core": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@opentelemetry/core/-/core-1.30.1.tgz",
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+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "1.28.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=14"
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+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "@opentelemetry/api": ">=1.0.0 <1.10.0"
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+    "node_modules/@opentelemetry/resources": {
+      "version": "1.30.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@opentelemetry/resources/-/resources-1.30.1.tgz",
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+    "node_modules/@opentelemetry/sdk-metrics": {
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+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "@opentelemetry/api": ">=1.3.0 <1.10.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": {
+      "version": "1.28.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions/-/semantic-conventions-1.28.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-lp4qAiMTD4sNWW4DbKLBkfiMZ4jbAboJIGOQr5DvciMRI494OapieI9qiODpOt0XBr1LjIDy1xAGAnVs5supTA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=14"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@protobufjs/aspromise": {
       "version": "1.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@protobufjs/aspromise/-/aspromise-1.1.2.tgz",

nodejs/package.json

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "ann"
   ],
   "private": false,
-  "version": "0.31.0-beta.6",
+  "version": "0.32.0-beta.2",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "exports": {
     ".": "./dist/index.js",
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
     "@biomejs/biome": "^1.7.3",
     "@jest/globals": "^29.7.0",
     "@napi-rs/cli": "3.7.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/sdk-metrics": "^1.30.0",
     "@types/axios": "^0.14.0",
     "@types/jest": "^29.1.2",
     "@types/node": "22.7.4",
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@
     "version": "napi version"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.9.0",
     "reflect-metadata": "^0.2.2"
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {

nodejs/pnpm-lock.yaml

@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ importers:
 
   .:
     dependencies:
+      '@opentelemetry/api':
+        specifier: ^1.9.0
+        version: 1.9.1
       apache-arrow:
         specifier: '>=15.0.0 <=18.1.0'
         version: 18.1.0
@@ -33,6 +36,9 @@ importers:
       '@napi-rs/cli':
         specifier: 3.7.0
         version: 3.7.0(@emnapi/core@1.10.0)(@emnapi/runtime@1.10.0)(@types/node@22.7.4)
+      '@opentelemetry/sdk-metrics':
+        specifier: ^1.30.0
+        version: 1.30.1(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.1)
       '@types/axios':
         specifier: ^0.14.0
         version: 0.14.4
@@ -1307,6 +1313,32 @@ packages:
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     resolution: {integrity: sha512-sKq+9r1Mm4efXW1FCk7hFSeJo4QKreL/tTbR0rz/qx/r1Oa2VV83LTA/H/MuCOX7uCIJmQVRKBcbmWoySjAnSg==}
 
+  '@opentelemetry/api@1.9.1':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-gLyJlPHPZYdAk1JENA9LeHejZe1Ti77/pTeFm/nMXmQH/HFZlcS/O2XJB+L8fkbrNSqhdtlvjBVjxwUYanNH5Q==}
+    engines: {node: '>=8.0.0'}
+
+  '@opentelemetry/core@1.30.1':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-OOCM2C/QIURhJMuKaekP3TRBxBKxG/TWWA0TL2J6nXUtDnuCtccy49LUJF8xPFXMX+0LMcxFpCo8M9cGY1W6rQ==}
+    engines: {node: '>=14'}
+    peerDependencies:
+      '@opentelemetry/api': '>=1.0.0 <1.10.0'
+
+  '@opentelemetry/resources@1.30.1':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-5UxZqiAgLYGFjS4s9qm5mBVo433u+dSPUFWVWXmLAD4wB65oMCoXaJP1KJa9DIYYMeHu3z4BZcStG3LC593cWA==}
+    engines: {node: '>=14'}
+    peerDependencies:
+      '@opentelemetry/api': '>=1.0.0 <1.10.0'
+
+  '@opentelemetry/sdk-metrics@1.30.1':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-q9zcZ0Okl8jRgmy7eNW3Ku1XSgg3sDLa5evHZpCwjspw7E8Is4K/haRPDJrBcX3YSn/Y7gUvFnByNYEKQNbNog==}
+    engines: {node: '>=14'}
+    peerDependencies:
+      '@opentelemetry/api': '>=1.3.0 <1.10.0'
+
+  '@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions@1.28.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-lp4qAiMTD4sNWW4DbKLBkfiMZ4jbAboJIGOQr5DvciMRI494OapieI9qiODpOt0XBr1LjIDy1xAGAnVs5supTA==}
+    engines: {node: '>=14'}
+
   '@protobufjs/aspromise@1.1.2':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-j+gKExEuLmKwvz3OgROXtrJ2UG2x8Ch2YZUxahh+s1F2HZ+wAceUNLkvy6zKCPVRkU++ZWQrdxsUeQXmcg4uoQ==}
 
@@ -4925,6 +4957,27 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       '@octokit/openapi-types': 27.0.0
 
+  '@opentelemetry/api@1.9.1': {}
+
+  '@opentelemetry/core@1.30.1(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.1)':
+    dependencies:
+      '@opentelemetry/api': 1.9.1
+      '@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions': 1.28.0
+
+  '@opentelemetry/resources@1.30.1(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.1)':
+    dependencies:
+      '@opentelemetry/api': 1.9.1
+      '@opentelemetry/core': 1.30.1(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.1)
+      '@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions': 1.28.0
+
+  '@opentelemetry/sdk-metrics@1.30.1(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.1)':
+    dependencies:
+      '@opentelemetry/api': 1.9.1
+      '@opentelemetry/core': 1.30.1(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.1)
+      '@opentelemetry/resources': 1.30.1(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.1)
+
+  '@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions@1.28.0': {}
+
   '@protobufjs/aspromise@1.1.2':
     optional: true
 

nodejs/src/index.rs

@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@ use lancedb::index::vector::{
     IvfFlatIndexBuilder, IvfHnswPqIndexBuilder, IvfHnswSqIndexBuilder, IvfPqIndexBuilder,
     IvfRqIndexBuilder,
 };
+use lancedb::tokenize as lancedb_tokenize;
 use napi_derive::napi;
 
+use crate::error::NapiErrorExt;
+use crate::table::FtsToken;
 use crate::util::parse_distance_type;
 
 #[napi]
@@ -30,6 +33,65 @@ impl Index {
     }
 }
 
+#[napi(catch_unwind)]
+#[allow(dead_code, clippy::too_many_arguments)]
+pub fn tokenize(
+    query: String,
+    base_tokenizer: Option<String>,
+    language: Option<String>,
+    max_token_length: Option<u32>,
+    lower_case: Option<bool>,
+    stem: Option<bool>,
+    remove_stop_words: Option<bool>,
+    ascii_folding: Option<bool>,
+    ngram_min_length: Option<u32>,
+    ngram_max_length: Option<u32>,
+    prefix_only: Option<bool>,
+) -> napi::Result<Vec<FtsToken>> {
+    let mut opts = FtsIndexBuilder::default();
+    if let Some(base_tokenizer) = base_tokenizer {
+        opts = opts.base_tokenizer(base_tokenizer);
+    }
+    if let Some(language) = language {
+        opts = opts.language(&language).map_err(|_| {
+            napi::Error::from_reason(format!(
+                "LanceDB does not support the requested language: '{}'",
+                language
+            ))
+        })?;
+    }
+    if let Some(max_token_length) = max_token_length {
+        opts = opts.max_token_length(Some(max_token_length as usize));
+    }
+    if let Some(lower_case) = lower_case {
+        opts = opts.lower_case(lower_case);
+    }
+    if let Some(stem) = stem {
+        opts = opts.stem(stem);
+    }
+    if let Some(remove_stop_words) = remove_stop_words {
+        opts = opts.remove_stop_words(remove_stop_words);
+    }
+    if let Some(ascii_folding) = ascii_folding {
+        opts = opts.ascii_folding(ascii_folding);
+    }
+    if let Some(ngram_min_length) = ngram_min_length {
+        opts = opts.ngram_min_length(ngram_min_length);
+    }
+    if let Some(ngram_max_length) = ngram_max_length {
+        opts = opts.ngram_max_length(ngram_max_length);
+    }
+    if let Some(prefix_only) = prefix_only {
+        opts = opts.ngram_prefix_only(prefix_only);
+    }
+
+    Ok(lancedb_tokenize(&query, &opts)
+        .default_error()?
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(FtsToken::from)
+        .collect())
+}
+
 #[napi]
 impl Index {
     #[napi(factory)]

nodejs/src/lib.rs

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ mod header;
 mod index;
 mod iterator;
 pub mod merge;
+pub mod otel;
 pub mod permutation;
 mod query;
 pub mod remote;

nodejs/src/otel.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright The LanceDB Authors
+
+//! Node.js bindings over [`lancedb::metrics_otel`].
+//!
+//! The aggregation, catalog, and histogram bucketing all live in the LanceDB
+//! core crate; this module only converts the core snapshot types into napi
+//! objects and exposes the three entry points to JavaScript, where
+//! `lancedb/otel.ts` bridges them into the user's OpenTelemetry `MeterProvider`.
+
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+use lancedb::metrics_otel::{MetricPoint as CoreMetricPoint, MetricValue};
+use napi_derive::napi;
+
+/// One cumulative histogram bucket: all samples with value `<= le`.
+#[napi(object)]
+pub struct MetricBucket {
+    /// The inclusive upper bound of the bucket, or `"+Inf"` for the final bucket.
+    pub le: String,
+    /// Cumulative number of samples less than or equal to `le`.
+    pub cumulative_count: f64,
+}
+
+/// One aggregated metric data point. For counters and gauges only `value` is
+/// set; for histograms `buckets` (cumulative `le` counts), `count`, and `sum`
+/// are set.
+#[napi(object)]
+pub struct MetricPoint {
+    pub name: String,
+    pub kind: String,
+    pub attributes: HashMap<String, String>,
+    pub value: Option<f64>,
+    pub buckets: Option<Vec<MetricBucket>>,
+    pub count: Option<f64>,
+    pub sum: Option<f64>,
+}
+
+impl From<CoreMetricPoint> for MetricPoint {
+    fn from(point: CoreMetricPoint) -> Self {
+        let kind = point.kind.as_str().to_string();
+        let (value, buckets, count, sum) = match point.value {
+            MetricValue::Scalar(v) => (Some(v), None, None, None),
+            MetricValue::Histogram {
+                buckets,
+                count,
+                sum,
+            } => (
+                None,
+                Some(
+                    buckets
+                        .into_iter()
+                        // Counts stay well within the f64-exact integer range
+                        // (2^53), so this cast is lossless in practice and keeps
+                        // the values plain JS numbers for OpenTelemetry.
+                        .map(|(le, cumulative_count)| MetricBucket {
+                            le,
+                            cumulative_count: cumulative_count as f64,
+                        })
+                        .collect(),
+                ),
+                Some(count as f64),
+                Some(sum),
+            ),
+        };
+        Self {
+            name: point.name,
+            kind,
+            attributes: point.attributes,
+            value,
+            buckets,
+            count,
+            sum,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// A described metric, used by the JavaScript layer to create instruments up front.
+#[napi(object)]
+pub struct MetricDescription {
+    pub name: String,
+    pub kind: String,
+    pub unit: Option<String>,
+    pub description: String,
+}
+
+/// Install the LanceDB metrics recorder as the process-global `metrics` recorder.
+///
+/// Returns `true` if the recorder is installed (now or previously). Returns
+/// `false` if a *different* recorder is already installed — `metrics` allows
+/// only one global recorder per process, so LanceDB cannot coexist with another.
+#[napi]
+pub fn register_lancedb_metrics_recorder() -> bool {
+    lancedb::metrics_otel::register_metrics_recorder()
+}
+
+/// The catalog of described LanceDB metrics. Empty until the recorder is installed.
+#[napi]
+pub fn lancedb_metrics_catalog() -> Vec<MetricDescription> {
+    lancedb::metrics_otel::metrics_catalog()
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|desc| MetricDescription {
+            name: desc.name,
+            kind: desc.kind.as_str().to_string(),
+            unit: desc.unit,
+            description: desc.description,
+        })
+        .collect()
+}
+
+/// A point-in-time snapshot of every recorded metric. Empty until the recorder
+/// is installed.
+#[napi]
+pub fn snapshot_lancedb_metrics() -> Vec<MetricPoint> {
+    lancedb::metrics_otel::snapshot_metrics()
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(MetricPoint::from)
+        .collect()
+}

nodejs/src/permutation.rs

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ pub struct SplitRandomOptions {
     pub counts: Option<Vec<i64>>,
     pub fixed: Option<i64>,
     pub seed: Option<i64>,
+    pub clump_size: Option<i64>,
     pub split_names: Option<Vec<String>>,
 }
 
@@ -125,10 +126,15 @@ impl PermutationBuilder {
         };
 
         let seed = options.seed.map(|s| s as u64);
+        let clump_size = options.clump_size.map(|c| c as u64);
 
         self.modify(|builder| {
             builder.with_split_strategy(
-                SplitStrategy::Random { seed, sizes },
+                SplitStrategy::Random {
+                    seed,
+                    sizes,
+                    clump_size,
+                },
                 options.split_names.clone(),
             )
         })

nodejs/src/query.rs

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use lancedb::index::scalar::{
     BooleanQuery, BoostQuery, FtsQuery, FullTextSearchQuery, MatchQuery, MultiMatchQuery, Occur,
     Operator, PhraseQuery,
 };
+use lancedb::query::AnalyzePlanDistributedMetrics;
 use lancedb::query::ExecutableQuery;
 use lancedb::query::Query as LanceDbQuery;
 use lancedb::query::QueryBase;
@@ -47,6 +48,28 @@ impl From<ColumnOrdering> for LanceDbColumnOrdering {
     }
 }
 
+fn analyze_plan_options(
+    distributed_metrics: Option<String>,
+) -> napi::Result<QueryExecutionOptions> {
+    let analyze_plan_distributed_metrics =
+        match distributed_metrics.as_deref().unwrap_or("aggregate") {
+            "aggregate" => AnalyzePlanDistributedMetrics::Aggregate,
+            "per_worker" => AnalyzePlanDistributedMetrics::PerWorker,
+            "full" => AnalyzePlanDistributedMetrics::Full,
+            mode => {
+                return Err(napi::Error::from_reason(format!(
+                    "Invalid distributedMetrics value '{}'. Expected one of: \
+                 'aggregate', 'per_worker', 'full'",
+                    mode
+                )));
+            }
+        };
+
+    let mut options = QueryExecutionOptions::default();
+    options.analyze_plan_distributed_metrics = analyze_plan_distributed_metrics;
+    Ok(options)
+}
+
 fn bytes_to_arrow_array(data: Uint8Array, dtype: String) -> napi::Result<Arc<dyn Array>> {
     let buf = arrow_buffer::Buffer::from(data.to_vec());
     let num_bytes = buf.len();
@@ -200,13 +223,17 @@ impl Query {
     }
 
     #[napi(catch_unwind)]
-    pub async fn analyze_plan(&self) -> napi::Result<String> {
-        self.inner.analyze_plan().await.map_err(|e| {
-            napi::Error::from_reason(format!(
-                "Failed to execute analyze plan: {}",
-                convert_error(&e)
-            ))
-        })
+    pub async fn analyze_plan(&self, distributed_metrics: Option<String>) -> napi::Result<String> {
+        let options = analyze_plan_options(distributed_metrics)?;
+        self.inner
+            .analyze_plan_with_options(options)
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| {
+                napi::Error::from_reason(format!(
+                    "Failed to execute analyze plan: {}",
+                    convert_error(&e)
+                ))
+            })
     }
 }
 
@@ -412,13 +439,17 @@ impl VectorQuery {
     }
 
     #[napi(catch_unwind)]
-    pub async fn analyze_plan(&self) -> napi::Result<String> {
-        self.inner.analyze_plan().await.map_err(|e| {
-            napi::Error::from_reason(format!(
-                "Failed to execute analyze plan: {}",
-                convert_error(&e)
-            ))
-        })
+    pub async fn analyze_plan(&self, distributed_metrics: Option<String>) -> napi::Result<String> {
+        let options = analyze_plan_options(distributed_metrics)?;
+        self.inner
+            .analyze_plan_with_options(options)
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| {
+                napi::Error::from_reason(format!(
+                    "Failed to execute analyze plan: {}",
+                    convert_error(&e)
+                ))
+            })
     }
 }
 
@@ -491,13 +522,17 @@ impl TakeQuery {
     }
 
     #[napi(catch_unwind)]
-    pub async fn analyze_plan(&self) -> napi::Result<String> {
-        self.inner.analyze_plan().await.map_err(|e| {
-            napi::Error::from_reason(format!(
-                "Failed to execute analyze plan: {}",
-                convert_error(&e)
-            ))
-        })
+    pub async fn analyze_plan(&self, distributed_metrics: Option<String>) -> napi::Result<String> {
+        let options = analyze_plan_options(distributed_metrics)?;
+        self.inner
+            .analyze_plan_with_options(options)
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| {
+                napi::Error::from_reason(format!(
+                    "Failed to execute analyze plan: {}",
+                    convert_error(&e)
+                ))
+            })
     }
 }
 

nodejs/src/table.rs

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
 use lancedb::ipc::{ipc_file_to_batches, ipc_file_to_schema};
 use lancedb::table::{
     AddDataMode, ColumnAlteration as LanceColumnAlteration, Duration,
-    FieldMetadataUpdate as LanceFieldMetadataUpdate, NewColumnTransform, OptimizeAction,
-    OptimizeOptions, Ref, Table as LanceDbTable,
+    FieldMetadataUpdate as LanceFieldMetadataUpdate, FtsToken as LanceDbFtsToken,
+    NewColumnTransform, OptimizeAction, OptimizeOptions, Ref, Table as LanceDbTable,
 };
 use napi::bindgen_prelude::*;
 use napi::threadsafe_function::{ThreadsafeFunction, ThreadsafeFunctionCallMode};
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ impl Table {
         if let Some(train) = train {
             builder = builder.train(train);
         }
-        builder.execute().await.default_error()
+        builder.execute().await.default_error().map(|_| ())
     }
 
     #[napi(catch_unwind)]
@@ -411,6 +411,16 @@ impl Table {
             .default_error()
     }
 
+    #[napi(catch_unwind)]
+    pub async fn get_lsm_write_spec(&self) -> napi::Result<Option<LsmWriteSpec>> {
+        let spec = self
+            .inner_ref()?
+            .get_lsm_write_spec()
+            .await
+            .default_error()?;
+        Ok(spec.map(LsmWriteSpec::from))
+    }
+
     #[napi(catch_unwind)]
     pub async fn close_lsm_writers(&self) -> napi::Result<()> {
         self.inner_ref()?.close_lsm_writers().await.default_error()
@@ -564,6 +574,27 @@ impl Table {
             .collect::<Vec<_>>())
     }
 
+    #[napi(catch_unwind)]
+    pub async fn tokenize(
+        &self,
+        query: String,
+        column: Option<String>,
+        index_name: Option<String>,
+    ) -> napi::Result<Vec<FtsToken>> {
+        let table = self.inner_ref()?;
+        let tokens = match (column.as_deref(), index_name.as_deref()) {
+            (Some(_), Some(_)) | (None, None) => {
+                return Err(napi::Error::from_reason(
+                    "Specify exactly one of 'column' or 'indexName'",
+                ));
+            }
+            (Some(column), None) => table.tokenize_with_column(&query, column).await,
+            (None, Some(index_name)) => table.tokenize(&query, index_name).await,
+        }
+        .default_error()?;
+        Ok(tokens.into_iter().map(FtsToken::from).collect())
+    }
+
     #[napi(catch_unwind)]
     pub async fn index_stats(&self, index_name: String) -> napi::Result<Option<IndexStatistics>> {
         let tbl = self.inner_ref()?;
@@ -671,6 +702,24 @@ impl From<lancedb::index::IndexConfig> for IndexConfig {
     }
 }
 
+#[napi(object)]
+/// A token produced by the tokenizer configured on a full-text search index.
+pub struct FtsToken {
+    /// The token text after the index tokenizer has applied its filters.
+    pub text: String,
+    /// The token position used by full-text query matching.
+    pub position: u32,
+}
+
+impl From<LanceDbFtsToken> for FtsToken {
+    fn from(token: LanceDbFtsToken) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            text: token.text,
+            position: token.position,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Specification selecting Lance's MemWAL LSM-style write path for
 /// `mergeInsert`.
 ///
@@ -728,6 +777,47 @@ impl TryFrom<LsmWriteSpec> for lancedb::table::LsmWriteSpec {
     }
 }
 
+impl From<lancedb::table::LsmWriteSpec> for LsmWriteSpec {
+    fn from(spec: lancedb::table::LsmWriteSpec) -> Self {
+        use lancedb::table::LsmWriteSpec as Native;
+        match spec {
+            Native::Bucket {
+                column,
+                num_buckets,
+                maintained_indexes,
+                writer_config_defaults,
+            } => Self {
+                spec_type: "bucket".to_string(),
+                column: Some(column),
+                num_buckets: Some(num_buckets),
+                maintained_indexes: Some(maintained_indexes),
+                writer_config_defaults: Some(writer_config_defaults),
+            },
+            Native::Identity {
+                column,
+                maintained_indexes,
+                writer_config_defaults,
+            } => Self {
+                spec_type: "identity".to_string(),
+                column: Some(column),
+                num_buckets: None,
+                maintained_indexes: Some(maintained_indexes),
+                writer_config_defaults: Some(writer_config_defaults),
+            },
+            Native::Unsharded {
+                maintained_indexes,
+                writer_config_defaults,
+            } => Self {
+                spec_type: "unsharded".to_string(),
+                column: None,
+                num_buckets: None,
+                maintained_indexes: Some(maintained_indexes),
+                writer_config_defaults: Some(writer_config_defaults),
+            },
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Statistics about a compaction operation.
 #[napi(object)]
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]

python/.bumpversion.toml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tool.bumpversion]
-current_version = "0.34.0-beta.6"
+current_version = "0.35.0-beta.2"
 parse = """(?x)
     (?P<major>0|[1-9]\\d*)\\.
     (?P<minor>0|[1-9]\\d*)\\.

python/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "lancedb-python"
-version = "0.34.0-beta.6"
+version = "0.35.0-beta.2"
 publish = false
 edition.workspace = true
 description = "Python bindings for LanceDB"
@@ -47,6 +47,6 @@ pyo3-build-config = { version = "0.28", features = [
 ] }
 
 [features]
-default = ["remote",  "lancedb/aws", "lancedb/gcs", "lancedb/azure", "lancedb/dynamodb", "lancedb/oss", "lancedb/huggingface"]
+default = ["remote", "lancedb/aws", "lancedb/gcs", "lancedb/azure", "lancedb/dynamodb", "lancedb/oss", "lancedb/huggingface", "lancedb/cos", "lancedb/goosefs", "lancedb/metrics-otel"]
 fp16kernels = ["lancedb/fp16kernels"]
 remote = ["lancedb/remote"]

python/benchmarks/bench_streaming_dataloader.py

@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright The LanceDB Authors
+
+"""Benchmark for StreamingDataset throughput.
+
+Sweeps read_batch_size from 1 to 16384 to show how amortising the per-request
+overhead scales.  Each row at each chunk size is timed via the real
+StreamingDataset so the numbers reflect production code.
+
+Run with:
+    cd python
+    uv run --extra tests benchmarks/bench_streaming_dataloader.py
+
+Optional env vars:
+    BENCH_NUM_ROWS   — total rows in the table (default 49152 = 24 × 2048)
+    BENCH_NUM_SPLITS — number of splits (default 24)
+    BENCH_STEPS      — round-robin cycles to time per chunk size (default 100)
+    BENCH_ROW_BYTES  — approximate bytes per row padded with a binary column
+                       (default 4096, mimics a small embedding/image patch)
+"""
+
+import os
+import time
+import tempfile
+
+import pyarrow as pa
+import lancedb
+
+from lancedb.streaming import StreamingDataset
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Configuration
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+NUM_SPLITS = int(os.environ.get("BENCH_NUM_SPLITS", 24))
+# Default: 2048 rows per split so every chunk size up to 16Ki has ≥1 full
+# chunk (except 16Ki itself which gets a single full-split fetch — still valid).
+NUM_ROWS = int(os.environ.get("BENCH_NUM_ROWS", NUM_SPLITS * 2048))
+STEPS = int(os.environ.get("BENCH_STEPS", 100))
+ROW_BYTES = int(os.environ.get("BENCH_ROW_BYTES", 4096))
+
+assert NUM_ROWS % NUM_SPLITS == 0, "NUM_ROWS must be divisible by NUM_SPLITS"
+
+CHUNK_SIZES = [1, 4, 16, 64, 256, 1024, 4096, 16384]
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Table helpers
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def make_table(db_path: str) -> lancedb.table.Table:
+    db = lancedb.connect(db_path)
+    payload = b"x" * ROW_BYTES
+    data = pa.table(
+        {
+            "id": pa.array(range(NUM_ROWS), type=pa.int32()),
+            "payload": pa.array([payload] * NUM_ROWS, type=pa.large_binary()),
+        }
+    )
+    return db.create_table("bench", data, mode="overwrite")
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Timing
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def bench_chunk(table, chunk_size: int, steps: int) -> tuple[int, float]:
+    """Return (rows_drained, elapsed_seconds) for one timed run."""
+    total_rows = steps * NUM_SPLITS
+    ds = StreamingDataset(
+        table, num_splits=NUM_SPLITS, shuffle_seed=42, read_batch_size=chunk_size
+    )
+    count = 0
+    t0 = time.perf_counter()
+    for _ in ds:
+        count += 1
+        if count >= total_rows:
+            break
+    return count, time.perf_counter() - t0
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Main
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    rows_per_split = NUM_ROWS // NUM_SPLITS
+    print("Benchmark config:")
+    print(
+        f"  NUM_ROWS={NUM_ROWS}  NUM_SPLITS={NUM_SPLITS}  "
+        f"rows/split={rows_per_split}  STEPS={STEPS}  ROW_BYTES={ROW_BYTES}"
+    )
+    print(f"  ~{NUM_ROWS * ROW_BYTES / 1024 / 1024:.1f} MB total table size")
+    print()
+
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
+        print("Creating table...", flush=True)
+        table = make_table(tmp)
+
+        cols = (
+            f"{'chunk':>6}  {'rows':>6}  {'elapsed':>8}  {'rows/s':>10}  {'ms/step':>9}"
+        )
+        print(f"\n{cols}")
+        print("-" * 52)
+
+        for chunk in CHUNK_SIZES:
+            # Warm-up pass (one step's worth of rows)
+            warmup_ds = StreamingDataset(
+                table, num_splits=NUM_SPLITS, shuffle_seed=42, read_batch_size=chunk
+            )
+            warmup_count = 0
+            for _ in warmup_ds:
+                warmup_count += 1
+                if warmup_count >= NUM_SPLITS:
+                    break
+
+            drained, elapsed = bench_chunk(table, chunk, STEPS)
+            rows_per_sec = drained / elapsed if elapsed > 0 else float("inf")
+            ms_per_step = elapsed / STEPS * 1000
+
+            print(
+                f"{chunk:>6}  {drained:>6}  {elapsed:>7.3f}s  "
+                f"{rows_per_sec:>10.0f}  {ms_per_step:>8.1f}ms"
+            )
+
+    print()
+    print("Done.")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

python/pyproject.toml

@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ repository = "https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb"
 pylance = [
     "pylance>=5.0.0b5",
 ]
+# A library only needs the OpenTelemetry API; the application supplies and
+# configures the SDK (the actual exporter/reader). See
+# https://opentelemetry.io/docs/languages/python/instrumentation/
+otel = ["opentelemetry-api"]
 tests = [
     "aiohttp>=3.9.0",
     "boto3>=1.28.57",
@@ -57,10 +61,12 @@ tests = [
     "duckdb>=0.9.0",
     "pytz>=2023.3",
     "polars>=0.19, <=1.3.0",
+    "pyarrow<25",
     "pyarrow-stubs>=16.0",
-    "pylance>=5.0.0b5",
+    "pylance==9.0.0rc1",
     "requests>=2.31.0",
-    "datafusion>=52,<53",
+    "datafusion>=54,<55",
+    "opentelemetry-sdk>=1.30.0",
 ]
 dev = [
     "ruff>=0.3.0",

python/python/lancedb/__init__.py

@@ -6,19 +6,33 @@ import importlib.metadata
 import os
 from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
 from datetime import timedelta
-from typing import Dict, Optional, Union, Any, List
+from typing import Dict, Optional, Union, Any, List, Iterable
 
 __version__ = importlib.metadata.version("lancedb")
 
 from ._lancedb import connect as lancedb_connect
+from ._lancedb import FtsToken
+from ._lancedb import tokenize as _tokenize
 from .common import URI, sanitize_uri
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 from .db import AsyncConnection, DBConnection, LanceDBConnection
 from .remote import ClientConfig
 from .remote.db import RemoteDBConnection
 from .expr import Expr, col, lit, func
-from .schema import vector
+from .udf import (
+    udf,
+    table_udf,
+    Udf,
+    Job,
+    JobFailedError,
+    MaterializedView,
+    AsyncJob,
+    AsyncMaterializedView,
+)
+from .lineage import Lineage, Node, Edge, FunctionRef
+from .schema import blob, vector, BlobType
 from .table import AsyncTable, Table
+from .types import BaseTokenizerType
 from ._lancedb import Session
 from .namespace import (
     connect_namespace,
@@ -149,8 +163,14 @@ def connect(
 
     For object storage, use a URI prefix:
 
-    >>> db = lancedb.connect("s3://my-bucket/lancedb",
-    ...                      storage_options={"aws_access_key_id": "***"})
+    >>> db = lancedb.connect(  # doctest: +SKIP
+    ...     "s3://my-bucket/lancedb",
+    ...     storage_options={
+    ...         "aws_access_key_id": "***",
+    ...         "aws_secret_access_key": "***",
+    ...         "aws_region": "us-east-1",
+    ...     },
+    ... )
 
     For tests and temporary data, use an in-memory database:
 
@@ -240,6 +260,40 @@ def connect(
     )
 
 
+def tokenize(
+    query: str,
+    *,
+    base_tokenizer: BaseTokenizerType = "simple",
+    language: str = "English",
+    max_token_length: Optional[int] = 40,
+    lower_case: bool = True,
+    stem: bool = True,
+    remove_stop_words: bool = True,
+    ascii_folding: bool = True,
+    ngram_min_length: int = 3,
+    ngram_max_length: int = 3,
+    prefix_only: bool = False,
+) -> Iterable[FtsToken]:
+    """Tokenize a full-text search query using an explicit tokenizer.
+
+    This does not require a table or FTS index. The tokenizer options match
+    :class:`lancedb.index.FTS`.
+    """
+    return _tokenize(
+        query,
+        base_tokenizer=base_tokenizer,
+        language=language,
+        max_token_length=max_token_length,
+        lower_case=lower_case,
+        stem=stem,
+        remove_stop_words=remove_stop_words,
+        ascii_folding=ascii_folding,
+        ngram_min_length=ngram_min_length,
+        ngram_max_length=ngram_max_length,
+        prefix_only=prefix_only,
+    )
+
+
 WORKER_PROPERTY_PREFIX = "_lancedb_worker_"
 
 
@@ -448,19 +502,35 @@ async def connect_async(
 
 
 __all__ = [
+    "udf",
+    "table_udf",
+    "Udf",
+    "Job",
+    "JobFailedError",
+    "MaterializedView",
+    "AsyncJob",
+    "AsyncMaterializedView",
+    "Lineage",
+    "Node",
+    "Edge",
+    "FunctionRef",
     "connect",
     "connect_async",
+    "tokenize",
     "connect_namespace",
     "connect_namespace_async",
     "AsyncConnection",
     "AsyncLanceNamespaceDBConnection",
     "AsyncTable",
+    "FtsToken",
     "col",
     "Expr",
     "func",
     "lit",
     "URI",
     "sanitize_uri",
+    "blob",
+    "BlobType",
     "vector",
     "DBConnection",
     "LanceDBConnection",

python/python/lancedb/_blob.py

@@ -0,0 +1,420 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright The LanceDB Authors
+
+"""Blob fetch API and v2 projection helpers."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import io
+from collections.abc import Awaitable, Callable, Iterable
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Optional, Union
+
+import pyarrow as pa
+
+from .expr import Expr
+from .schema import blob_v2_column_paths
+from .types import BlobMode, QueryProjection, QueryProjectionSpec
+from .util import get_uri_scheme
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from _typeshed import WriteableBuffer
+
+    from .remote.table import RemoteTable
+    from .table import AsyncTable, Table
+
+BLOB_MODE_TO_HANDLING = {
+    "lazy": "blobs_descriptions",
+    "bytes": "all_binary",
+    "descriptions": "blobs_descriptions",
+}
+
+ROW_ID_FIELD_NAME = "_lance_row_id"
+
+FetchBlobsSync = Callable[[str, pa.Table], pa.Array | pa.ChunkedArray]
+FetchBlobsAsync = Callable[[str, pa.Table], Awaitable[pa.Array | pa.ChunkedArray]]
+
+
+class BlobFile(io.RawIOBase):
+    """Seekable lazy handle from :meth:`~lancedb.table.Table.fetch_blob_files`.
+
+    Bytes load on ``read`` or ``read_range``, not when the handle is opened.
+    Use :meth:`aread` from async code.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, inner) -> None:
+        self._inner = inner
+
+    async def aread(self) -> bytes:
+        return await self._inner.read()
+
+    def close(self) -> None:
+        self._inner.close()
+
+    @property
+    def closed(self) -> bool:
+        return self._inner.is_closed()
+
+    def readable(self) -> bool:
+        return True
+
+    def seekable(self) -> bool:
+        return True
+
+    def seek(self, offset: int, whence: int = io.SEEK_SET) -> int:
+        if whence == io.SEEK_SET:
+            self._inner.seek(offset)
+        elif whence == io.SEEK_CUR:
+            self._inner.seek(self._inner.tell() + offset)
+        elif whence == io.SEEK_END:
+            self._inner.seek(self._inner.size() + offset)
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(f"invalid whence: {whence}")
+        return self._inner.tell()
+
+    def tell(self) -> int:
+        return self._inner.tell()
+
+    def size(self) -> int:
+        return self._inner.size()
+
+    def readall(self) -> bytes:
+        return self._inner.read_bytes()
+
+    def read(self, size: int = -1) -> bytes:
+        if size == -1:
+            return self._inner.read_bytes()
+        return super().read(size)
+
+    def read_range(self, offset: int, length: int) -> bytes:
+        return self._inner.read_range(offset, length)
+
+    def readinto(self, b: WriteableBuffer) -> int:
+        view = memoryview(b).cast("B")
+        chunk = self._inner.read_up_to(len(view))
+        view[: len(chunk)] = chunk
+        return len(chunk)
+
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        return f"<BlobFile size={self.size()}>"
+
+
+def validate_blob_mode(blob_mode: BlobMode) -> None:
+    if blob_mode not in BLOB_MODE_TO_HANDLING:
+        modes = ", ".join(repr(mode) for mode in BLOB_MODE_TO_HANDLING)
+        raise ValueError(f"blob_mode must be one of {modes}, got {blob_mode!r}")
+
+
+def supports_blob_auto_row_id(table: Table | AsyncTable | RemoteTable) -> bool:
+    """Blob auto row-id applies to native tables, not LanceDB Cloud."""
+    from .remote.table import RemoteTable
+
+    if isinstance(table, RemoteTable):
+        return False
+
+    inner = getattr(table, "_inner", None)
+    if inner is not None:
+        uri = inner.database().uri
+        if isinstance(uri, str) and get_uri_scheme(uri) == "db":
+            return False
+
+    return True
+
+
+def projection_includes_blob_column(
+    projection: QueryProjection,
+    blob_columns: Iterable[str],
+) -> bool:
+    columns = set(blob_columns)
+    if not columns:
+        return False
+    if projection is None:
+        return True
+    for output, source in _iter_projection_pairs(projection):
+        if output in columns or source in columns:
+            return True
+    return False
+
+
+def blob_v2_projection_sources(
+    schema: pa.Schema,
+    projection: QueryProjection,
+) -> dict[str, str]:
+    blob_columns = blob_v2_column_paths(schema)
+    if not blob_columns:
+        return {}
+    columns = set(blob_columns)
+    if projection is None:
+        return {column: column for column in blob_columns}
+    return {
+        output: source
+        for output, source in _iter_projection_pairs(projection)
+        if source in columns
+    }
+
+
+def v2_projection_needs_row_id(
+    schema: pa.Schema,
+    projection: QueryProjection,
+    *,
+    with_row_id: bool,
+) -> bool:
+    if with_row_id:
+        return False
+    return projection_includes_blob_column(projection, blob_v2_column_paths(schema))
+
+
+def blob_auto_row_id_for_scan(
+    table: Table | AsyncTable | RemoteTable,
+    schema: pa.Schema,
+    projection: QueryProjection,
+    *,
+    with_row_id: bool | None,
+) -> bool:
+    if with_row_id is not None:
+        return False
+    if not supports_blob_auto_row_id(table):
+        return False
+    return v2_projection_needs_row_id(schema, projection, with_row_id=False)
+
+
+def finalize_blob_query_table(
+    tbl: pa.Table,
+    *,
+    user_requested_row_id: bool,
+    blob_auto_row_id: bool,
+    blob_paths: Iterable[str] = (),
+) -> pa.Table:
+    if user_requested_row_id or not blob_auto_row_id:
+        return tbl
+    return stash_auto_row_ids(tbl, blob_paths)
+
+
+async def replace_v2_blob_columns_with_bytes(
+    tbl: pa.Table,
+    blob_sources: dict[str, str],
+    fetch_blobs: FetchBlobsAsync,
+) -> pa.Table:
+    for output_name, source_name in blob_sources.items():
+        if output_name not in tbl.column_names:
+            continue
+        blobs = await fetch_blobs(source_name, tbl)
+        tbl = _set_blob_column(tbl, output_name, blobs)
+    return tbl
+
+
+def replace_v2_blob_columns_with_bytes_sync(
+    tbl: pa.Table,
+    blob_sources: dict[str, str],
+    fetch_blobs: FetchBlobsSync,
+) -> pa.Table:
+    for output_name, source_name in blob_sources.items():
+        if output_name not in tbl.column_names:
+            continue
+        blobs = fetch_blobs(source_name, tbl)
+        tbl = _set_blob_column(tbl, output_name, blobs)
+    return tbl
+
+
+def stash_auto_row_ids(tbl: pa.Table, blob_paths: Iterable[str]) -> pa.Table:
+    if "_rowid" not in tbl.column_names:
+        raise ValueError("query result has no '_rowid' column to hide")
+
+    present_paths = [p for p in blob_paths if p.split(".")[0] in tbl.column_names]
+    if not present_paths:
+        raise ValueError("query result has no blob v2 column to carry a row id")
+
+    row_ids = tbl["_rowid"]
+    if isinstance(row_ids, pa.ChunkedArray):
+        row_ids = row_ids.combine_chunks()
+    row_ids = row_ids.cast(pa.uint64())
+
+    for path in present_paths:
+        tbl = _embed_row_id_in_column(tbl, path, row_ids)
+    return tbl.drop_columns(["_rowid"])
+
+
+def read_row_ids_from_hits(hits: pa.Table, blob_column: str) -> list[int]:
+    if "_rowid" in hits.column_names:
+        return hits["_rowid"].to_pylist()
+
+    try:
+        leaf = _leaf_struct_column(hits, blob_column)
+        if ROW_ID_FIELD_NAME in leaf.type.names:
+            return leaf.field(ROW_ID_FIELD_NAME).to_pylist()
+    except KeyError:
+        pass
+
+    # blob_column is the source name; aliased projections use the output name in hits.
+    row_ids = _find_row_id_in_any_column(hits)
+    if row_ids is not None:
+        return row_ids
+
+    raise ValueError(
+        f"query result has no '_rowid' column and no '{ROW_ID_FIELD_NAME}' "
+        f"field on blob column '{blob_column}'. Pass fresh blob query "
+        "results, call .with_row_id(True), or pass a list of row ids."
+    )
+
+
+def _find_row_id_in_any_column(tbl: pa.Table) -> Optional[list[int]]:
+    for name in tbl.column_names:
+        column = tbl.column(name)
+        if isinstance(column, pa.ChunkedArray):
+            column = column.combine_chunks()
+        row_ids = _find_row_id_in_struct(column)
+        if row_ids is not None:
+            return row_ids
+    return None
+
+
+def _find_row_id_in_struct(array: pa.Array) -> Optional[list[int]]:
+    if not pa.types.is_struct(array.type):
+        return None
+    if ROW_ID_FIELD_NAME in array.type.names:
+        return array.field(ROW_ID_FIELD_NAME).to_pylist()
+    for i in range(array.type.num_fields):
+        row_ids = _find_row_id_in_struct(array.field(i))
+        if row_ids is not None:
+            return row_ids
+    return None
+
+
+def _iter_projection_pairs(
+    projection: QueryProjectionSpec,
+) -> Iterable[tuple[str, str]]:
+    if isinstance(projection, dict):
+        for name, expr in projection.items():
+            if isinstance(expr, str):
+                yield name, expr
+            elif isinstance(expr, Expr):
+                yield name, expr.to_sql()
+        return
+    for column in projection:
+        if isinstance(column, str):
+            yield column, column
+        elif isinstance(column, tuple) and len(column) == 2:
+            name, expr = column
+            if isinstance(expr, str):
+                yield name, expr
+            elif isinstance(expr, Expr):
+                yield name, expr.to_sql()
+
+
+def _set_blob_column(tbl: pa.Table, output_name: str, blobs: pa.Array) -> pa.Table:
+    index = tbl.schema.get_field_index(output_name)
+    return tbl.set_column(index, pa.field(output_name, blobs.type), [blobs])
+
+
+def _embed_row_id_in_column(tbl: pa.Table, path: str, row_ids: pa.Array) -> pa.Table:
+    def add_row_id(children: list, child_fields: list) -> None:
+        children.append(row_ids)
+        child_fields.append(pa.field(ROW_ID_FIELD_NAME, pa.uint64(), nullable=False))
+
+    return _transform_struct_column(tbl, path, add_row_id)
+
+
+def strip_auto_row_ids(tbl: pa.Table, blob_paths: Iterable[str]) -> pa.Table:
+    """Remove any `_lance_row_id` field embedded in blob descriptor structs.
+
+    For read-only descriptor views (`blob_mode="descriptions"`) that never
+    fetch bytes, so have no use for the row id.
+    """
+
+    def drop_row_id(children: list, child_fields: list) -> None:
+        for i, field in enumerate(child_fields):
+            if field.name == ROW_ID_FIELD_NAME:
+                del children[i], child_fields[i]
+                return
+
+    for path in blob_paths:
+        if path.split(".")[0] not in tbl.column_names:
+            continue
+        tbl = _transform_struct_column(tbl, path, drop_row_id)
+    return tbl
+
+
+def _transform_struct_column(
+    tbl: pa.Table, path: str, leaf_transform: Callable[[list, list], None]
+) -> pa.Table:
+    top_name, *rest = path.split(".")
+    top_index = tbl.schema.get_field_index(top_name)
+    top_field = tbl.schema.field(top_index)
+    top_array = tbl.column(top_name)
+    if isinstance(top_array, pa.ChunkedArray):
+        top_array = top_array.combine_chunks()
+
+    new_array, new_field = _rebuild_struct(top_array, top_field, rest, leaf_transform)
+    return tbl.set_column(top_index, new_field, new_array)
+
+
+def _rebuild_struct(
+    struct_array: pa.StructArray,
+    struct_field: pa.Field,
+    remaining_path: list[str],
+    leaf_transform: Callable[[list, list], None],
+) -> tuple[pa.StructArray, pa.Field]:
+    null_mask = struct_array.is_null()
+    if not remaining_path:
+        children = [struct_array.field(i) for i in range(struct_array.type.num_fields)]
+        child_fields = list(struct_array.type)
+        leaf_transform(children, child_fields)
+        new_array = pa.StructArray.from_arrays(
+            children, fields=child_fields, mask=null_mask
+        )
+    else:
+        child_name = remaining_path[0]
+        child_index = struct_array.type.get_field_index(child_name)
+        child_array = struct_array.field(child_index)
+        child_field = struct_array.type.field(child_index)
+        new_child_array, new_child_field = _rebuild_struct(
+            child_array, child_field, remaining_path[1:], leaf_transform
+        )
+
+        children = []
+        child_fields = []
+        for i in range(struct_array.type.num_fields):
+            field = struct_array.type.field(i)
+            if field.name == child_name:
+                children.append(new_child_array)
+                child_fields.append(new_child_field)
+            else:
+                children.append(struct_array.field(i))
+                child_fields.append(field)
+        new_array = pa.StructArray.from_arrays(
+            children, fields=child_fields, mask=null_mask
+        )
+
+    new_field = pa.field(
+        struct_field.name,
+        new_array.type,
+        nullable=struct_field.nullable,
+        metadata=struct_field.metadata,
+    )
+    return new_array, new_field
+
+
+def _leaf_struct_column(tbl: pa.Table, path: str) -> pa.StructArray:
+    parts = path.split(".")
+    column = tbl.column(parts[0])
+    if isinstance(column, pa.ChunkedArray):
+        column = column.combine_chunks()
+    for part in parts[1:]:
+        column = column.field(part)
+    return column
+
+
+def _normalize_blob_row_ids(
+    row_ids: Union[list[int], pa.Table], blob_column: str
+) -> list[int]:
+    if isinstance(row_ids, pa.Table):
+        return read_row_ids_from_hits(row_ids, blob_column)
+    if isinstance(row_ids, (pa.Array, pa.ChunkedArray)):
+        raise ValueError(
+            "pass a query table with _rowid, not a column array "
+            "(use fetch_blobs('image', hits), not fetch_blobs('image', hits['image']))"
+        )
+    return list(row_ids)
+
+
+def _wrap_blob_files(handles: Iterable[object]) -> list[Optional[BlobFile]]:
+    return [BlobFile(handle) if handle is not None else None for handle in handles]

python/python/lancedb/_lancedb.pyi

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from datetime import date, datetime, timedelta
+from decimal import Decimal
 from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Any, TypedDict, Union, Literal
 
 import pyarrow as pa
@@ -24,10 +25,45 @@ from lance_namespace import (
     ListTablesResponse,
 )
 from .remote import ClientConfig
+from .types import BaseTokenizerType
 
 IvfHnswPq: type[HnswPq] = HnswPq
 IvfHnswSq: type[HnswSq] = HnswSq
 IvfHnswFlat: type[HnswFlat] = HnswFlat
+AnalyzePlanDistributedMetrics = Literal["aggregate", "per_worker", "full"]
+
+class MetricPoint:
+    name: str
+    kind: str
+    attributes: Dict[str, str]
+    value: Optional[float]
+    buckets: Optional[List[Tuple[str, int]]]
+    count: Optional[int]
+    sum: Optional[float]
+
+class MetricDescription:
+    name: str
+    kind: str
+    unit: Optional[str]
+    description: str
+
+def register_lancedb_metrics_recorder() -> bool: ...
+def lancedb_metrics_catalog() -> List[MetricDescription]: ...
+def snapshot_lancedb_metrics() -> List[MetricPoint]: ...
+def tokenize(
+    query: str,
+    *,
+    base_tokenizer: BaseTokenizerType = "simple",
+    language: str = "English",
+    max_token_length: Optional[int] = 40,
+    lower_case: bool = True,
+    stem: bool = True,
+    remove_stop_words: bool = True,
+    ascii_folding: bool = True,
+    ngram_min_length: int = 3,
+    ngram_max_length: int = 3,
+    prefix_only: bool = False,
+) -> List["FtsToken"]: ...
 
 class PyExpr:
     """A type-safe DataFusion expression node (Rust-side handle)."""
@@ -53,7 +89,9 @@ class PyExpr:
     def to_sql(self) -> str: ...
 
 def expr_col(name: str) -> PyExpr: ...
-def expr_lit(value: Union[bool, int, float, str, bytes]) -> PyExpr: ...
+def expr_lit(
+    value: Union[bool, int, float, str, bytes, date, datetime, Decimal],
+) -> PyExpr: ...
 def expr_func(name: str, args: List[PyExpr]) -> PyExpr: ...
 
 class Session:
@@ -159,6 +197,17 @@ class Connection(object):
         self,
     ) -> Dict[str, Any]: ...
 
+class BlobFile:
+    async def read(self) -> bytes: ...
+    def read_bytes(self) -> bytes: ...
+    def close(self) -> None: ...
+    def is_closed(self) -> bool: ...
+    def seek(self, position: int) -> None: ...
+    def tell(self) -> int: ...
+    def size(self) -> int: ...
+    def read_range(self, offset: int, length: int) -> bytes: ...
+    def read_up_to(self, length: int) -> bytes: ...
+
 class Table:
     def name(self) -> str: ...
     def __repr__(self) -> str: ...
@@ -205,6 +254,13 @@ class Table:
     async def prewarm_index(self, index_name: str) -> None: ...
     async def prewarm_data(self, columns: Optional[List[str]] = None) -> None: ...
     async def list_indices(self) -> list[IndexConfig]: ...
+    async def tokenize(
+        self,
+        query: str,
+        *,
+        column: Optional[str] = None,
+        index_name: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> list[FtsToken]: ...
     async def delete(self, filter: Union[str, PyExpr]) -> DeleteResult: ...
     async def add_columns(self, columns: list[tuple[str, str]]) -> AddColumnsResult: ...
     async def add_columns_with_schema(self, schema: pa.Schema) -> AddColumnsResult: ...
@@ -226,6 +282,7 @@ class Table:
     async def set_unenforced_primary_key(self, columns: List[str]) -> None: ...
     async def set_lsm_write_spec(self, spec: LsmWriteSpec) -> None: ...
     async def unset_lsm_write_spec(self) -> None: ...
+    async def get_lsm_write_spec(self) -> Optional[LsmWriteSpec]: ...
     async def close_lsm_writers(self) -> None: ...
     @property
     def tags(self) -> Tags: ...
@@ -235,6 +292,13 @@ class Table:
     def query(self) -> Query: ...
     def take_offsets(self, offsets: list[int]) -> TakeQuery: ...
     def take_row_ids(self, row_ids: list[int]) -> TakeQuery: ...
+    async def blob_columns(self) -> list[str]: ...
+    async def fetch_blobs(
+        self, column: str, row_ids: list[int]
+    ) -> pa.LargeBinaryArray: ...
+    async def fetch_blob_files(
+        self, column: str, row_ids: list[int]
+    ) -> list[Optional[BlobFile]]: ...
     def vector_search(self) -> VectorQuery: ...
 
 class Tags:
@@ -330,7 +394,9 @@ class Query:
         self, max_batch_length: Optional[int], timeout: Optional[timedelta]
     ) -> RecordBatchStream: ...
     async def explain_plan(self, verbose: Optional[bool]) -> str: ...
-    async def analyze_plan(self) -> str: ...
+    async def analyze_plan(
+        self, distributed_metrics: Optional[AnalyzePlanDistributedMetrics] = None
+    ) -> str: ...
     def to_query_request(self) -> PyQueryRequest: ...
 
 class TakeQuery:
@@ -338,6 +404,10 @@ class TakeQuery:
     def with_row_id(self): ...
     async def output_schema(self) -> pa.Schema: ...
     async def execute(self) -> RecordBatchStream: ...
+    async def explain_plan(self, verbose: Optional[bool]) -> str: ...
+    async def analyze_plan(
+        self, distributed_metrics: Optional[AnalyzePlanDistributedMetrics] = None
+    ) -> str: ...
     def to_query_request(self) -> PyQueryRequest: ...
 
 class FTSQuery:
@@ -358,6 +428,10 @@ class FTSQuery:
     async def execute(
         self, max_batch_length: Optional[int], timeout: Optional[timedelta]
     ) -> RecordBatchStream: ...
+    async def explain_plan(self, verbose: Optional[bool]) -> str: ...
+    async def analyze_plan(
+        self, distributed_metrics: Optional[AnalyzePlanDistributedMetrics] = None
+    ) -> str: ...
     def to_query_request(self) -> PyQueryRequest: ...
 
 class VectorQuery:
@@ -380,6 +454,10 @@ class VectorQuery:
     def bypass_vector_index(self): ...
     def nearest_to_text(self, query: dict) -> HybridQuery: ...
     def order_by(self, ordering: Optional[List[ColumnOrdering]]): ...
+    async def explain_plan(self, verbose: Optional[bool]) -> str: ...
+    async def analyze_plan(
+        self, distributed_metrics: Optional[AnalyzePlanDistributedMetrics] = None
+    ) -> str: ...
     def to_query_request(self) -> PyQueryRequest: ...
 
 class HybridQuery:
@@ -470,6 +548,10 @@ class MergeResult:
     num_attempts: int
     num_rows: int
 
+class FtsToken:
+    text: str
+    position: int
+
 class LsmWriteSpec:
     """Specification selecting Lance's MemWAL LSM-style write path for
     `merge_insert`."""

python/python/lancedb/db.py

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from .common import DATA, URI
     from .embeddings import EmbeddingFunctionConfig
     from ._lancedb import Session
+    from .udf import MaterializedView, AsyncMaterializedView
 
 from .namespace_utils import (
     _normalize_create_namespace_mode,
@@ -562,6 +563,277 @@ class DBConnection(EnforceOverrides):
         """
         raise NotImplementedError("serialize is not supported for this connection type")
 
+    # -- Derived compute: functions, materialized views, jobs -------------
+    # Server-backed features (LanceDB Enterprise / Cloud); local
+    # connections raise NotImplementedError for now.
+
+    def create_function(
+        self,
+        name,
+        language: str = "python",
+        return_type: Optional[str] = None,
+        body: Optional[str] = None,
+        options: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
+        *,
+        replace: bool = False,
+    ):
+        """Register a UDF (CREATE FUNCTION).
+
+        Pass a ``@udf`` / ``@table_udf``-decorated function (preferred):
+
+            db.create_function(embed)
+
+        or the explicit fields:
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        name: str or Udf
+            A decorated UDF object, or the function name.
+        language: str
+            Implementation language (currently "python").
+        return_type: str
+            SQL return type, e.g. "FLOAT", "FLOAT[1536]",
+            "STRUCT(a FLOAT, b VARCHAR)", "TABLE(chunk VARCHAR, idx INT)".
+        body: str
+            Function body: source text, or base64 cloudpickle bytes when
+            options["body_format"] == "cloudpickle".
+        options: dict, optional
+            input_columns, pip, num_gpus, batch_size, timeout,
+            error_policy, docker_image, body_format, ...
+        replace: bool
+            Drop an existing function of the same name first.
+        """
+        from .udf import Udf
+
+        if isinstance(name, Udf):
+            req = name.create_request()
+            name, language, return_type, body, options = (
+                req["name"],
+                req["language"],
+                req["return_type"],
+                req["body"],
+                req["options"],
+            )
+        if replace:
+            try:
+                self.drop_function(name)
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+        LOOP.run(self._conn.create_function(name, language, return_type, body, options))
+
+    def list_functions(self):
+        """List registered functions (SHOW FUNCTIONS)."""
+        return LOOP.run(self._conn.list_functions())
+
+    def drop_function(self, name: str):
+        """Drop a registered function (DROP FUNCTION)."""
+        LOOP.run(self._conn.drop_function(name))
+
+    def create_materialized_view(
+        self,
+        name: str,
+        source=None,
+        select=None,
+        *,
+        query: Optional[str] = None,
+        where: Optional[str] = None,
+        auto_refresh: bool = False,
+        with_no_data: bool = False,
+        replace: bool = False,
+        partition_by: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> "MaterializedView":
+        """Create a materialized view (CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW); returns a
+        `MaterializedView` handle (``.wait()`` blocks until it is populated).
+
+        Two ways to specify the view body:
+
+        - ergonomic: pass ``source`` (a table name or table) and ``select``
+          items -- column names, expression strings ("embed(body)"),
+          (alias, expression) tuples, or ``@udf`` / ``@table_udf`` objects.
+          The SELECT is assembled and parsed server-side (one parser, shared
+          with SQL).
+        - raw: pass ``query=`` with a full SELECT, e.g.
+          "SELECT id, embed(body) AS vec FROM articles WHERE id > 1".
+
+        `partition_by` partitions the view's (single) table function on a source
+        column. If that column has an IVF vector index the server partitions by
+        its index clusters (image-dedup style); otherwise it groups by distinct
+        value. (Geneva's `partition_by` and `partition_by_indexed_column` unify
+        here -- the engine picks the strategy from the column.)
+        """
+        from .udf import build_view_query, MaterializedView
+
+        if query is None:
+            if source is None or select is None:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    "create_materialized_view needs either query= or both "
+                    "source and select"
+                )
+            query = build_view_query(source, select)
+        if where:
+            query += f" WHERE {where}"
+        if replace:
+            self._drop_view_if_exists(name)
+        job_id = LOOP.run(
+            self._conn.create_materialized_view(
+                name,
+                query=query,
+                auto_refresh=auto_refresh,
+                with_no_data=with_no_data,
+                partition_by=partition_by,
+            )
+        )
+        return MaterializedView(self, name, job_id=job_id)
+
+    def _drop_view_if_exists(self, name: str) -> None:
+        # `replace=True` is "drop if present"; only a not-found error is
+        # benign here. Anything else (perms, server fault) must surface rather
+        # than be masked by a later create failure.
+        try:
+            self.drop_materialized_view(name)
+        except Exception as e:
+            msg = str(e).lower()
+            if "not found" not in msg and "does not exist" not in msg:
+                raise
+
+    def job(self, job_id: str):
+        """A `Job` for reconnecting to an inflight job by id -- e.g. an
+        id you stored, or one returned from the SQL / REST surface. Submit
+        methods (`refresh_column`, `MaterializedView.refresh`) already return a
+        handle directly, so you do not need this to wait on a fresh submission."""
+        from .udf import Job
+
+        return Job(self, job_id)
+
+    def lineage(
+        self,
+        table: str,
+        column: Optional[str] = None,
+        *,
+        direction: Optional[str] = None,
+        depth: Optional[int] = None,
+    ):
+        """Derived-compute lineage of a table/view, or one of its columns:
+        upstream sources, downstream dependents, and the function version +
+        location that produced each derived column (with a drift flag). Returns
+        a `Lineage`. `direction` is "upstream" | "downstream" | "both" (server
+        default both); `depth` limits column-hops (transitive when omitted)."""
+        # `self._conn` is the AsyncConnection; drive its async `lineage`
+        # (which parses the JSON) on the loop, mirroring create_materialized_view.
+        return LOOP.run(
+            self._conn.lineage(table, column, direction=direction, depth=depth)
+        )
+
+    def _refresh_materialized_view(
+        self,
+        name: str,
+        *,
+        full: bool = False,
+        src_version: Optional[int] = None,
+        num_workers: Optional[int] = None,
+        max_workers: Optional[int] = None,
+    ) -> str:
+        """Internal: submit a materialized-view refresh, return the job id.
+        The public surface is ``MaterializedView.refresh()`` (which returns a
+        `Job`); this stays private so refresh is only reached through the
+        handle.
+
+        ``full=True`` forces a full rebuild (recompute and replace every row)
+        instead of the default incremental refresh.
+        """
+        return LOOP.run(
+            self._conn._refresh_materialized_view(
+                name,
+                full=full,
+                src_version=src_version,
+                num_workers=num_workers,
+                max_workers=max_workers,
+            )
+        )
+
+    def explain_refresh_materialized_view(
+        self,
+        name: str,
+        *,
+        full: bool = False,
+        src_version: Optional[int] = None,
+    ):
+        """Plan a refresh without running it (EXPLAIN REFRESH). Returns a
+        plan with .has_work / .source_version / .last_refreshed_version /
+        .full_refresh / .rebuild / .units_total. `full=True` plans a full
+        rebuild (incremental planning needs stable row IDs on the source)."""
+        return LOOP.run(
+            self._conn.explain_refresh_materialized_view(
+                name, full=full, src_version=src_version
+            )
+        )
+
+    def alter_materialized_view(self, name: str, *, auto_refresh: bool):
+        """Update a materialized view's options (ALTER MATERIALIZED VIEW)."""
+        LOOP.run(self._conn.alter_materialized_view(name, auto_refresh=auto_refresh))
+
+    def drop_materialized_view(self, name: str):
+        """Drop a materialized view definition (DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW)."""
+        LOOP.run(self._conn.drop_materialized_view(name))
+
+    def list_materialized_views(self):
+        """List registered materialized view definitions."""
+        return LOOP.run(self._conn.list_materialized_views())
+
+    def list_jobs(self):
+        """List inflight server-side jobs across the database's tables."""
+        return LOOP.run(self._conn.list_jobs())
+
+    def get_job(self, job_id: str, table: "str | None" = None):
+        """Look up one server-side job by id (the wait()/status poll path).
+
+        Passing ``table`` (the job's table) lets the server answer with an O(1)
+        single-node read instead of scanning the database's active jobs.
+        Returns the job's status, or None if it's unknown or no longer active.
+        """
+        return LOOP.run(self._conn.get_job(job_id, table))
+
+    def cancel_job(self, job_id: str) -> bool:
+        """Cancel an inflight server-side job by id (CANCEL JOB).
+
+        Returns True if a matching inflight job was found and flagged for
+        cancellation, False if none was inflight (already finished or
+        unknown id) -- cancellation is best-effort.
+        """
+        return LOOP.run(self._conn.cancel_job(job_id))
+
+    def describe_platform_job(self, platform_job_id: str):
+        """Describe a platform job (POST /v1/jobs/describe): registry-backed
+        lifecycle state plus the owner-written status payload. None when the
+        registry has no such job."""
+        return LOOP.run(self._conn.describe_platform_job(platform_job_id))
+
+    def resolve_platform_job_id(
+        self, manifest_job_id: str, table: "str | None" = None
+    ):
+        """Resolve a submission (manifest) job id to its platform job id.
+        None until the job has registered (dispatch is async)."""
+        return LOOP.run(self._conn.resolve_platform_job_id(manifest_job_id, table))
+
+    def cancel_platform_job(self, platform_job_id: str) -> None:
+        """Cancel a platform job (POST /v1/jobs/cancel). Idempotent on
+        already-terminal jobs."""
+        return LOOP.run(self._conn.cancel_platform_job(platform_job_id))
+
+    def job_history(self, job_id: "str | None" = None):
+        """Durable history of completed server-side jobs (SHOW JOB HISTORY).
+
+        Pass ``job_id`` to narrow to a single job. Unlike :meth:`list_jobs`
+        (live, inflight) these are the terminal records.
+        """
+        return LOOP.run(self._conn.job_history(job_id))
+
+    def errors(self, job_id: "str | None" = None, table: "str | None" = None):
+        """Per-row UDF errors recorded by ``error_policy=skip`` (SHOW ERRORS),
+        optionally filtered by ``job_id`` and/or ``table``.
+        """
+        return LOOP.run(self._conn.errors(job_id, table))
+
 
 class LanceDBConnection(DBConnection):
     """
@@ -1655,7 +1927,7 @@ class AsyncConnection(object):
                 namespace_client=namespace_client,
             )
 
-        return AsyncTable(new_table)
+        return AsyncTable(new_table, conn=self)
 
     async def open_table(
         self,
@@ -1728,7 +2000,7 @@ class AsyncConnection(object):
             namespace_client=namespace_client,
             managed_versioning=managed_versioning,
         )
-        tbl = AsyncTable(table)
+        tbl = AsyncTable(table, conn=self)
         # "main" is the default branch, so treat it as no branch: remote rejects
         # every branch checkout (even "main"), and the version still applies.
         if branch is not None and branch != "main":
@@ -1785,7 +2057,218 @@ class AsyncConnection(object):
             source_tag=source_tag,
             is_shallow=is_shallow,
         )
-        return AsyncTable(table)
+        return AsyncTable(table, conn=self)
+
+    # -- Derived compute: functions, materialized views, jobs -------------
+    # Server-backed features (LanceDB Enterprise / Cloud); local
+    # connections raise NotImplementedError for now.
+
+    async def create_function(
+        self,
+        name,
+        language: str = "python",
+        return_type: Optional[str] = None,
+        body: Optional[str] = None,
+        options: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
+        *,
+        replace: bool = False,
+    ):
+        """Register a UDF (CREATE FUNCTION). Accepts a ``@udf``/``@table_udf``
+        object (preferred) or the explicit (name, language, return_type, body,
+        options)."""
+        from .udf import Udf
+
+        if isinstance(name, Udf):
+            req = name.create_request()
+            name, language, return_type, body, options = (
+                req["name"],
+                req["language"],
+                req["return_type"],
+                req["body"],
+                req["options"],
+            )
+        if replace:
+            try:
+                await self.drop_function(name)
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+        await self._inner.create_function(name, language, return_type, body, options)
+
+    async def list_functions(self):
+        """List registered functions (SHOW FUNCTIONS)."""
+        return await self._inner.list_functions()
+
+    async def drop_function(self, name: str):
+        """Drop a registered function (DROP FUNCTION)."""
+        await self._inner.drop_function(name)
+
+    async def create_materialized_view(
+        self,
+        name: str,
+        source=None,
+        select=None,
+        *,
+        query: Optional[str] = None,
+        where: Optional[str] = None,
+        auto_refresh: bool = False,
+        with_no_data: bool = False,
+        replace: bool = False,
+        partition_by: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> "AsyncMaterializedView":
+        """Create a materialized view; returns an `AsyncMaterializedView`
+        handle (``.wait()`` blocks until populated). Pass either ``query=`` (a
+        full SELECT) or ``source`` + ``select`` items; `partition_by`
+        partitions the view's table function on a source column (index-cluster
+        if the column is IVF-indexed, else distinct-value). See the sync
+        method for the select grammar."""
+        from .udf import build_view_query, AsyncMaterializedView
+
+        if query is None:
+            if source is None or select is None:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    "create_materialized_view needs either query= or both "
+                    "source and select"
+                )
+            query = build_view_query(source, select)
+        if where:
+            query += f" WHERE {where}"
+        if replace:
+            try:
+                await self.drop_materialized_view(name)
+            except Exception as e:
+                msg = str(e).lower()
+                if "not found" not in msg and "does not exist" not in msg:
+                    raise
+        job_id = await self._inner.create_materialized_view(
+            name,
+            query,
+            auto_refresh=auto_refresh,
+            with_no_data=with_no_data,
+            partition_by=partition_by,
+        )
+        return AsyncMaterializedView(self, name, job_id=job_id)
+
+    def job(self, job_id: str):
+        """An `AsyncJob` for reconnecting to an inflight job by id (a
+        stored id, or one from the SQL / REST surface). Submit methods already
+        return a handle, so this is only needed to re-attach to an existing
+        job."""
+        from .udf import AsyncJob
+
+        return AsyncJob(self, job_id)
+
+    async def lineage(
+        self,
+        table: str,
+        column: Optional[str] = None,
+        *,
+        direction: Optional[str] = None,
+        depth: Optional[int] = None,
+    ):
+        """Derived-compute lineage of a table/view (or column). See the sync
+        `Connection.lineage`. Returns a `Lineage`."""
+        from .lineage import Lineage
+
+        raw = await self._inner.table_lineage(table, column, direction, depth)
+        return Lineage.from_json(raw)
+
+    async def _refresh_materialized_view(
+        self,
+        name: str,
+        *,
+        full: bool = False,
+        src_version: Optional[int] = None,
+        num_workers: Optional[int] = None,
+        max_workers: Optional[int] = None,
+    ) -> str:
+        """Internal: submit a refresh, return the job id. The public surface is
+        ``AsyncMaterializedView.refresh()`` (returns an `AsyncJob`).
+
+        ``full=True`` forces a full rebuild (recompute and replace every row)
+        instead of the default incremental refresh.
+        """
+        return await self._inner.refresh_materialized_view(
+            name,
+            full=full,
+            src_version=src_version,
+            num_workers=num_workers,
+            max_workers=max_workers,
+        )
+
+    async def explain_refresh_materialized_view(
+        self,
+        name: str,
+        *,
+        full: bool = False,
+        src_version: Optional[int] = None,
+    ):
+        """Plan a refresh without running it (EXPLAIN REFRESH)."""
+        return await self._inner.explain_refresh_materialized_view(
+            name, full=full, src_version=src_version
+        )
+
+    async def alter_materialized_view(self, name: str, *, auto_refresh: bool):
+        """Update a materialized view's options."""
+        await self._inner.alter_materialized_view(name, auto_refresh)
+
+    async def drop_materialized_view(self, name: str):
+        """Drop a materialized view definition."""
+        await self._inner.drop_materialized_view(name)
+
+    async def list_materialized_views(self):
+        """List registered materialized view definitions."""
+        return await self._inner.list_materialized_views()
+
+    async def list_jobs(self):
+        """List inflight server-side jobs across the database's tables."""
+        return await self._inner.list_jobs()
+
+    async def get_job(self, job_id: str, table: "str | None" = None):
+        """Look up one server-side job by id (the wait()/status poll path).
+        ``table`` (the job's table) enables an O(1) server-side lookup.
+        Returns the job's status, or None if unknown / no longer active."""
+        return await self._inner.get_job(job_id, table)
+
+    async def cancel_job(self, job_id: str) -> bool:
+        """Cancel an inflight server-side job by id (CANCEL JOB).
+
+        Returns True if a matching inflight job was found and flagged for
+        cancellation, False otherwise (best-effort).
+        """
+        return await self._inner.cancel_job(job_id)
+
+    async def describe_platform_job(self, platform_job_id: str):
+        """Describe a platform job: registry-backed lifecycle state plus the
+        owner-written status payload. None when the registry has no such
+        job."""
+        return await self._inner.describe_platform_job(platform_job_id)
+
+    async def resolve_platform_job_id(
+        self, manifest_job_id: str, table: "str | None" = None
+    ):
+        """Resolve a submission (manifest) job id to its platform job id.
+        None until the job has registered (dispatch is async)."""
+        return await self._inner.resolve_platform_job_id(manifest_job_id, table)
+
+    async def cancel_platform_job(self, platform_job_id: str) -> None:
+        """Cancel a platform job. Idempotent on already-terminal jobs."""
+        return await self._inner.cancel_platform_job(platform_job_id)
+
+    async def job_history(self, job_id: "str | None" = None):
+        """Durable history of completed server-side jobs (SHOW JOB HISTORY).
+
+        Reads each table's durable job-history store. Pass ``job_id`` to narrow
+        to a single job. Unlike :meth:`list_jobs` (live, inflight) these are the
+        terminal records, with created/updated/completed timestamps.
+        """
+        return await self._inner.job_history(job_id)
+
+    async def errors(self, job_id: "str | None" = None, table: "str | None" = None):
+        """Per-row UDF errors recorded by ``error_policy=skip`` (SHOW ERRORS).
+
+        Optionally filtered by ``job_id`` and/or ``table``.
+        """
+        return await self._inner.errors(job_id, table)
 
     async def rename_table(
         self,

python/python/lancedb/embeddings/gemini_text.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 import os
 from functools import cached_property
-from typing import List, Union
+from typing import List, Optional, Union
 
 import numpy as np
 
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ from .base import TextEmbeddingFunction
 from .registry import register
 from .utils import TEXT, api_key_not_found_help
 
+EMBEDDING_BATCH_SIZE = 100
+
 
 @register("gemini-text")
 class GeminiText(TextEmbeddingFunction):
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ class GeminiText(TextEmbeddingFunction):
     """
 
     name: str = "gemini-embedding-001"
+    dim: Optional[int] = None
     query_task_type: str = "retrieval_query"
     source_task_type: str = "retrieval_document"
 
@@ -93,6 +96,8 @@ class GeminiText(TextEmbeddingFunction):
         model_config["ignored_types"] = (cached_property,)
 
     def ndims(self):
+        if self.dim:
+            return self.dim
         # TODO: fix hardcoding
         return 768
 
@@ -133,22 +138,22 @@ class GeminiText(TextEmbeddingFunction):
                 contents.append({"parts": [{"text": text}]})
 
         # Build config
-        config_kwargs = {}
+        config_kwargs = {"output_dimensionality": self.ndims()}
         if task_type:
             config_kwargs["task_type"] = task_type.upper()  # API expects uppercase
 
-        # Call embed_content for each content
+        config = types.EmbedContentConfig(**config_kwargs) if config_kwargs else None
+
+        # Call embed_content in groups of at most EMBEDDING_BATCH_SIZE docs at a time
         embeddings = []
-        for content in contents:
-            config = (
-                types.EmbedContentConfig(**config_kwargs) if config_kwargs else None
-            )
+        for i in range(0, len(contents), EMBEDDING_BATCH_SIZE):
+            chunk = contents[i : i + EMBEDDING_BATCH_SIZE]
             response = self.client.models.embed_content(
                 model=self.name,
-                contents=content,
+                contents=chunk,
                 config=config,
             )
-            embeddings.append(response.embeddings[0].values)
+            embeddings.extend([np.array(e.values) for e in response.embeddings])
 
         return embeddings
 
@@ -160,5 +165,13 @@ class GeminiText(TextEmbeddingFunction):
             api_key_not_found_help("google")
 
         from google import genai as genai_module
+        from lancedb import __version__
 
-        return genai_module.Client(api_key=os.environ.get("GOOGLE_API_KEY"))
+        return genai_module.Client(
+            api_key=os.environ.get("GOOGLE_API_KEY"),
+            http_options={
+                "headers": {
+                    "x-goog-api-client": f"lancedb/{__version__}",
+                }
+            },
+        )

python/python/lancedb/embeddings/ollama.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright The LanceDB Authors
 
 from functools import cached_property
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, List, Optional, Sequence, Union
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, List, Optional, Sequence, Union
 
 import numpy as np
 
@@ -56,6 +56,16 @@ class OllamaEmbeddings(TextEmbeddingFunction):
         embeddings = self._compute_embedding(texts)
         return list(embeddings)
 
+    def __getstate__(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        state = super().__getstate__()
+        state["__dict__"] = {
+            k: v for k, v in state["__dict__"].items() if k != "_ollama_client"
+        }
+        return state
+
+    def __setstate__(self, state: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        super().__setstate__(state)
+
     @cached_property
     def _ollama_client(self) -> "ollama.Client":
         ollama = attempt_import_or_raise("ollama")

python/python/lancedb/expr.py

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ operators::
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from datetime import date, datetime
+from decimal import Decimal
 from typing import Iterable, Union
 
 import pyarrow as pa
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ def _coerce(value: "ExprLike") -> "Expr":
 
 
 # Type alias used in annotations.
-ExprLike = Union["Expr", bool, int, float, str, bytes]
+ExprLike = Union["Expr", bool, int, float, str, bytes, date, datetime, Decimal]
 
 
 class Expr:
@@ -118,10 +120,18 @@ class Expr:
         """Logical AND (``expr_a & expr_b``)."""
         return Expr(self._inner.and_(_coerce(other)._inner))
 
+    def __rand__(self, other: ExprLike) -> "Expr":
+        """Right-hand logical AND (``True & expr``)."""
+        return Expr(_coerce(other)._inner.and_(self._inner))
+
     def __or__(self, other: "Expr") -> "Expr":
         """Logical OR (``expr_a | expr_b``)."""
         return Expr(self._inner.or_(_coerce(other)._inner))
 
+    def __ror__(self, other: ExprLike) -> "Expr":
+        """Right-hand logical OR (``False | expr``)."""
+        return Expr(_coerce(other)._inner.or_(self._inner))
+
     def __invert__(self) -> "Expr":
         """Logical NOT (``~expr``)."""
         return Expr(self._inner.not_())
@@ -266,13 +276,14 @@ def col(name: str) -> Expr:
     return Expr(expr_col(name))
 
 
-def lit(value: Union[bool, int, float, str, bytes]) -> Expr:
+def lit(value: Union[bool, int, float, str, bytes, date, datetime, Decimal]) -> Expr:
     """Create a literal (constant) value expression.
 
     Parameters
     ----------
     value:
-        A Python ``bool``, ``int``, ``float``, ``str``, or ``bytes``.
+        A Python ``bool``, ``int``, ``float``, ``str``, ``bytes``, ``date``,
+        ``datetime``, or ``Decimal``.
 
     Examples
     --------
@@ -280,6 +291,9 @@ def lit(value: Union[bool, int, float, str, bytes]) -> Expr:
     >>> col("price") * lit(1.1)
     Expr((price * 1.1))
     """
+    if not isinstance(value, (bool, int, float, str, bytes, date, datetime, Decimal)):
+        raise TypeError(f"Unsupported literal type: {type(value).__name__}")
+
     return Expr(expr_lit(value))
 
 

python/python/lancedb/index.py

@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ class FTS:
         - "whitespace": Split text by whitespace, but not punctuation.
         - "raw": No tokenization. The entire text is treated as a single token.
         - "ngram": N-gram tokenizer for substring-style matching.
+        - "icu": ICU dictionary-based word segmentation.
+        - "icu/split": ICU segmentation with simple-style delimiter splitting.
         - "jieba/*": Jieba tokenizer loaded from Lance's language model home.
         - "lindera/*": Lindera tokenizer loaded from Lance's language model home.
     language : str, default "English"

python/python/lancedb/lineage.py

@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright The LanceDB Authors
+"""Client-side model of derived-compute lineage.
+
+`Connection.lineage()` / `Table.lineage()` / `MaterializedView.lineage()` return
+a `Lineage`: the graph of what a column or materialized view derives from
+(upstream), what derives from it (downstream), and -- for each derived column --
+the function that produced it, the version it was produced with, and whether
+that is stale relative to the function the registry now holds.
+
+The server returns this as JSON (the wire contract); these classes deserialize
+it. Nothing here talks to the server.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from typing import List, Optional, Union
+
+
+@dataclass
+class FunctionRef:
+    """The function that produced a derived column, with version + location."""
+
+    name: str
+    #: Version that produced the data (stamped at compute time), if known.
+    as_computed_version: Optional[str] = None
+    #: Version the registry currently holds for this function name.
+    current_version: Optional[str] = None
+    #: True when the column was produced by an older function than the registry
+    #: now holds -- i.e. silently stale; re-refresh to catch up.
+    stale_vs_current: bool = False
+    language: Optional[str] = None
+    docker_image: Optional[str] = None
+    env_digest: Optional[str] = None
+    code_uri: Optional[str] = None
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _from(cls, d: dict) -> "FunctionRef":
+        return cls(
+            name=d["name"],
+            as_computed_version=d.get("as_computed_version"),
+            current_version=d.get("current_version"),
+            stale_vs_current=d.get("stale_vs_current", False),
+            language=d.get("language"),
+            docker_image=d.get("docker_image"),
+            env_digest=d.get("env_digest"),
+            code_uri=d.get("code_uri"),
+        )
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Node:
+    """A lineage node: a table, view, column, or function."""
+
+    kind: str  # "table" | "view" | "column" | "function"
+    id: str  # "table", "table.column", or "fn:name@version"
+    table: Optional[str] = None
+    function: Optional[FunctionRef] = None
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _from(cls, d: dict) -> "Node":
+        fn = d.get("function")
+        return cls(
+            kind=d["kind"],
+            id=d["id"],
+            table=d.get("table"),
+            function=FunctionRef._from(fn) if fn else None,
+        )
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Edge:
+    """`downstream` depends on `upstream`, produced by `via` (a function name,
+    or None for a passthrough)."""
+
+    downstream: str
+    upstream: str
+    via: Optional[str] = None
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _from(cls, d: dict) -> "Edge":
+        return cls(downstream=d["downstream"], upstream=d["upstream"], via=d.get("via"))
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Lineage:
+    """A derived-compute lineage graph (nodes + labeled edges)."""
+
+    target: str
+    nodes: List[Node] = field(default_factory=list)
+    edges: List[Edge] = field(default_factory=list)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_json(cls, raw: Union[str, bytes, dict]) -> "Lineage":
+        d = json.loads(raw) if isinstance(raw, (str, bytes)) else raw
+        return cls(
+            target=d.get("target", ""),
+            nodes=[Node._from(n) for n in d.get("nodes", [])],
+            edges=[Edge._from(e) for e in d.get("edges", [])],
+        )
+
+    def functions(self) -> List[FunctionRef]:
+        """The function nodes in the graph."""
+        return [n.function for n in self.nodes if n.function is not None]
+
+    def stale(self) -> List[FunctionRef]:
+        """Functions whose as-computed version is behind the current registry
+        version -- the columns they produced are silently out of date."""
+        return [f for f in self.functions() if f.stale_vs_current]
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict:
+        def prune(d: dict) -> dict:
+            return {k: v for k, v in d.items() if v is not None}
+
+        return {
+            "target": self.target,
+            "nodes": [
+                prune(
+                    {
+                        "kind": n.kind,
+                        "id": n.id,
+                        "table": n.table,
+                        "function": prune(vars(n.function)) if n.function else None,
+                    }
+                )
+                for n in self.nodes
+            ],
+            "edges": [prune(vars(e)) for e in self.edges],
+        }
+
+    def to_graphviz(self) -> str:
+        """Graphviz DOT for the lineage DAG: columns/tables as nodes, function
+        names on edges, drift edges dashed + red."""
+        stale_names = {f.name for f in self.stale()}
+        out = [
+            "digraph lineage {",
+            "  rankdir=LR;",
+            '  node [fontname="monospace"];',
+        ]
+        for n in self.nodes:
+            if n.kind == "function":
+                continue
+            shape = "ellipse" if n.kind in ("table", "view") else "box"
+            out.append(f'  "{n.id}" [shape={shape}];')
+        for e in self.edges:
+            attrs = ""
+            if e.via:
+                if e.via in stale_names:
+                    attrs = f' [label="{e.via}" color=red style=dashed]'
+                else:
+                    attrs = f' [label="{e.via}"]'
+            out.append(f'  "{e.upstream}" -> "{e.downstream}"{attrs};')
+        out.append("}")
+        return "\n".join(out)
+
+    def _repr_html_(self) -> str:
+        warn = ""
+        drift = self.stale()
+        if drift:
+            names = ", ".join(sorted({f.name for f in drift}))
+            warn = (
+                f'<p style="color:#b00000"><b>stale vs current:</b> {names} '
+                "(re-refresh to catch up)</p>"
+            )
+        rows = "".join(
+            f"<tr><td><code>{e.downstream}</code></td>"
+            f"<td>&larr; {e.via or ''}</td>"
+            f"<td><code>{e.upstream}</code></td></tr>"
+            for e in self.edges
+        )
+        return (
+            f"<b>lineage: <code>{self.target}</code></b>{warn}"
+            "<table><tr><th>derived</th><th>via</th><th>from</th></tr>"
+            f"{rows}</table>"
+        )

python/python/lancedb/otel.py

@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright The LanceDB Authors
+
+"""Bridge LanceDB's internal metrics into OpenTelemetry.
+
+LanceDB (through Lance core) publishes metrics (currently object store request
+counts, bytes, latency, errors, and throttles) through the Rust ``metrics``
+facade. This module installs a process-global recorder that aggregates them and
+registers OpenTelemetry observable instruments that report the aggregated values
+into the user's ``MeterProvider``.
+
+The bridge is generic: every metric LanceDB describes is surfaced automatically,
+with no per-metric Python code. Histograms have no asynchronous OpenTelemetry
+instrument, so each is exported Prometheus-style as cumulative ``le`` buckets
+plus ``_count`` and ``_sum`` observable counters.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import warnings
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Optional
+
+from ._lancedb import (
+    lancedb_metrics_catalog,
+    register_lancedb_metrics_recorder,
+    snapshot_lancedb_metrics,
+)
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from opentelemetry.metrics import MeterProvider
+
+_INSTRUMENTED = False
+
+
+def instrument_lancedb_metrics(
+    meter_provider: Optional["MeterProvider"] = None,
+) -> bool:
+    """Register LanceDB metrics as OpenTelemetry observable instruments.
+
+    Installs a process-global metrics recorder and creates one observable
+    instrument per LanceDB metric on the given (or global) ``MeterProvider``. The
+    user's configured ``MetricReader`` then collects them on its own schedule.
+
+    Counters and gauges map directly to observable counters/gauges. Each
+    histogram is exported as cumulative ``le`` bucket counts (``<name>_bucket``,
+    with an ``le`` attribute) plus ``<name>_count`` and ``<name>_sum``.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    meter_provider : opentelemetry.metrics.MeterProvider, optional
+        The provider to register instruments on. Defaults to the global provider
+        from ``opentelemetry.metrics.get_meter_provider()``.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    bool
+        ``True`` if the recorder is installed and instruments are registered.
+        ``False`` if a different ``metrics`` recorder is already installed in
+        this process (``metrics`` permits only one global recorder), in which
+        case a warning is emitted and no instruments are created.
+
+    Notes
+    -----
+    Requires the OpenTelemetry API (``pip install lancedb[otel]``) and, to
+    actually export, an OpenTelemetry SDK (``pip install opentelemetry-sdk``)
+    configured by the application. Calling this more than once is safe;
+    instruments are created only on the first successful call.
+    """
+    global _INSTRUMENTED
+
+    try:
+        from opentelemetry.metrics import Observation, get_meter_provider
+    except ImportError as exc:
+        raise ImportError(
+            "instrument_lancedb_metrics requires the OpenTelemetry API/SDK. "
+            "Install it with `pip install lancedb[otel]` or "
+            "`pip install opentelemetry-sdk`."
+        ) from exc
+
+    if not register_lancedb_metrics_recorder():
+        warnings.warn(
+            "Could not install the LanceDB metrics recorder: another `metrics` "
+            "recorder is already installed in this process. LanceDB metrics will "
+            "not be exported via OpenTelemetry.",
+            stacklevel=2,
+        )
+        return False
+
+    if _INSTRUMENTED:
+        return True
+
+    provider = meter_provider or get_meter_provider()
+    meter = provider.get_meter("lancedb")
+
+    def scalar_callback(metric_name: str):
+        def callback(_options):
+            return [
+                Observation(point.value, point.attributes)
+                for point in snapshot_lancedb_metrics()
+                if point.name == metric_name and point.value is not None
+            ]
+
+        return callback
+
+    def bucket_callback(metric_name: str):
+        def callback(_options):
+            observations = []
+            for point in snapshot_lancedb_metrics():
+                if point.name != metric_name or point.buckets is None:
+                    continue
+                for le, cumulative in point.buckets:
+                    attributes = dict(point.attributes)
+                    attributes["le"] = le
+                    observations.append(Observation(cumulative, attributes))
+            return observations
+
+        return callback
+
+    def field_callback(metric_name: str, field: str):
+        def callback(_options):
+            observations = []
+            for point in snapshot_lancedb_metrics():
+                if point.name != metric_name:
+                    continue
+                value = getattr(point, field)
+                if value is not None:
+                    observations.append(Observation(value, point.attributes))
+            return observations
+
+        return callback
+
+    for desc in lancedb_metrics_catalog():
+        unit = desc.unit or ""
+        if desc.kind == "counter":
+            meter.create_observable_counter(
+                desc.name,
+                callbacks=[scalar_callback(desc.name)],
+                unit=unit,
+                description=desc.description,
+            )
+        elif desc.kind == "gauge":
+            meter.create_observable_gauge(
+                desc.name,
+                callbacks=[scalar_callback(desc.name)],
+                unit=unit,
+                description=desc.description,
+            )
+        elif desc.kind == "histogram":
+            # `_bucket` and `_count` observe cumulative sample counts, not the
+            # histogram's measured quantity, so they are unitless; only `_sum`
+            # carries the histogram's unit.
+            meter.create_observable_counter(
+                f"{desc.name}_bucket",
+                callbacks=[bucket_callback(desc.name)],
+                description=f"{desc.description} (cumulative buckets)",
+            )
+            meter.create_observable_counter(
+                f"{desc.name}_count",
+                callbacks=[field_callback(desc.name, "count")],
+                description=f"{desc.description} (count)",
+            )
+            meter.create_observable_counter(
+                f"{desc.name}_sum",
+                callbacks=[field_callback(desc.name, "sum")],
+                unit=unit,
+                description=f"{desc.description} (sum)",
+            )
+
+    _INSTRUMENTED = True
+    return True

python/python/lancedb/permutation.py

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import pyarrow as pa
 from ._lancedb import async_permutation_builder, PermutationReader
 from .table import LanceTable, Table
 from .background_loop import LOOP
-from .util import batch_to_tensor, batch_to_tensor_rows
+from .util import batch_to_tensor, batch_to_tensor_dict, batch_to_tensor_rows
 from typing import Any, Callable, Iterator, Literal, Optional, TYPE_CHECKING, Union
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class PermutationBuilder:
         counts: Optional[list[int]] = None,
         fixed: Optional[int] = None,
         seed: Optional[int] = None,
+        clump_size: Optional[int] = None,
         split_names: Optional[list[str]] = None,
     ) -> "PermutationBuilder":
         """
@@ -87,6 +88,9 @@ class PermutationBuilder:
         Rows will be randomly assigned to splits.  The optional seed can be provided to
         make the assignment deterministic.
 
+        If clump_size is provided, rows are shuffled as contiguous groups of that size,
+        preserving I/O locality while still randomising the split assignment.
+
         The optional split_names can be provided to name the splits.  If not provided,
         the splits can only be referenced by their index.
         """
@@ -95,6 +99,7 @@ class PermutationBuilder:
             counts=counts,
             fixed=fixed,
             seed=seed,
+            clump_size=clump_size,
             split_names=split_names,
         )
         return self
@@ -941,6 +946,7 @@ class Permutation:
             "pandas",
             "arrow",
             "torch",
+            "torch_row",
             "torch_col",
             "polars",
         ],
@@ -956,15 +962,19 @@ class Permutation:
         - "python_col" - the batch will be a dict of lists (one entry per column)
         - "pandas" - the batch will be a pandas DataFrame
         - "arrow" - the batch will be a pyarrow RecordBatch
-        - "torch" - the batch will be a list of tensors, one per row
+        - "torch" - the batch will be a list of per-row dicts mapping column
+          name to a 0-D torch tensor. Works with the default
+          ``torch.utils.data.DataLoader`` collate, which stacks the per-row
+          dicts back into a dict of batched tensors.
+        - "torch_row" - the batch will be a list of tensors, one per row
         - "torch_col" - the batch will be a 2D torch tensor (first dim indexes columns)
         - "polars" - the batch will be a polars DataFrame
 
         Conversion may or may not involve a data copy.  Lance uses Arrow internally
         and so it is able to zero-copy to the arrow and polars formats.
 
-        Conversion to torch_col will be zero-copy but will only support a subset of data
-        types (numeric types).
+        Conversion to torch and torch_col will be zero-copy but will only support a
+        subset of data types (numeric types).
 
         Conversion to numpy and/or pandas will typically be zero-copy for numeric
         types.  Conversion of strings, lists, and structs will require creating python
@@ -985,6 +995,8 @@ class Permutation:
         elif format == "arrow":
             return self.with_transform(Transforms.arrow2arrow)
         elif format == "torch":
+            return self.with_transform(batch_to_tensor_dict)
+        elif format == "torch_row":
             return self.with_transform(batch_to_tensor_rows)
         elif format == "torch_col":
             return self.with_transform(batch_to_tensor)

python/python/lancedb/query.py

@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ from typing import (
     List,
     Literal,
     Optional,
+    Protocol,
     Tuple,
     Type,
     TypeVar,
     Union,
+    runtime_checkable,
 )
 
 import deprecation
@@ -39,15 +41,21 @@ from .expr import Expr
 from .rerankers.base import Reranker
 from .rerankers.rrf import RRFReranker
 from .rerankers.util import check_reranker_result
+from .schema import is_blob_like_field, schema_has_blob_field
 from .util import flatten_columns
-
-BlobMode = Literal["lazy", "bytes", "descriptions"]
-
-_BLOB_MODE_TO_HANDLING = {
-    "lazy": "blobs_descriptions",
-    "bytes": "all_binary",
-    "descriptions": "blobs_descriptions",
-}
+from ._blob import (
+    BLOB_MODE_TO_HANDLING,
+    FetchBlobsAsync,
+    FetchBlobsSync,
+    blob_auto_row_id_for_scan,
+    blob_v2_projection_sources,
+    finalize_blob_query_table,
+    replace_v2_blob_columns_with_bytes,
+    replace_v2_blob_columns_with_bytes_sync,
+    supports_blob_auto_row_id,
+    validate_blob_mode,
+)
+from .types import BlobMode, QueryProjection
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     import sys
@@ -71,27 +79,25 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
         from typing_extensions import Self
 
 T = TypeVar("T", bound="LanceModel")
+AnalyzePlanDistributedMetrics = Literal["aggregate", "per_worker", "full"]
 
 
-def _validate_blob_mode(blob_mode: BlobMode) -> None:
-    if blob_mode not in _BLOB_MODE_TO_HANDLING:
-        modes = ", ".join(repr(mode) for mode in _BLOB_MODE_TO_HANDLING)
-        raise ValueError(f"blob_mode must be one of {modes}, got {blob_mode!r}")
+@runtime_checkable
+class _LanceScanner(Protocol):
+    projected_schema: pa.Schema | None
+    schema: pa.Schema | None
 
+    def to_pandas(self, blob_mode: BlobMode | None = ..., **kwargs) -> pd.DataFrame: ...
 
-def _field_is_blob(field: pa.Field) -> bool:
-    metadata = field.metadata or {}
-    return metadata.get(b"lance-encoding:blob") == b"true" or (
-        metadata.get("lance-encoding:blob") == "true"
-    )
+    def to_pyarrow(self): ...
 
+    def to_table(self) -> pa.Table: ...
 
-def _schema_has_blob_field(schema: pa.Schema) -> bool:
-    return any(_field_is_blob(field) for field in schema)
+    def to_reader(self): ...
 
 
 def _blob_mode_requires_native_pandas(blob_mode: BlobMode, schema: pa.Schema) -> bool:
-    return blob_mode in _BLOB_MODE_TO_HANDLING and _schema_has_blob_field(schema)
+    return blob_mode in BLOB_MODE_TO_HANDLING and schema_has_blob_field(schema)
 
 
 def _unsupported_blob_pandas_error(reason: str) -> RuntimeError:
@@ -140,13 +146,7 @@ def _combine_where(
     return f"({existing_sql}) AND ({new_sql})"
 
 
-def _projection_to_scanner_kwargs(
-    columns: Optional[
-        Union[
-            List[str], List[Tuple[str, Union[str, Expr]]], Dict[str, Union[str, Expr]]
-        ]
-    ],
-) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+def _projection_to_scanner_kwargs(columns: QueryProjection) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     if columns is None:
         return {}
     if isinstance(columns, list):
@@ -171,7 +171,11 @@ def _projection_to_scanner_kwargs(
 
 
 def _scanner_kwargs_for_query(
-    query: Query, blob_mode: BlobMode, dataset: Optional[Any] = None
+    query: Query,
+    blob_mode: BlobMode,
+    dataset: Optional[Any] = None,
+    *,
+    with_row_id: Optional[bool] = None,
 ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     fragments = _scanner_fragments_for_query(query, dataset)
     kwargs = {
@@ -179,10 +183,10 @@ def _scanner_kwargs_for_query(
         "filter": _filter_to_sql(query.filter),
         "limit": query.limit,
         "offset": query.offset,
-        "with_row_id": query.with_row_id,
+        "with_row_id": with_row_id if with_row_id is not None else query.with_row_id,
         "with_row_address": query.with_row_address,
         "fast_search": query.fast_search,
-        "blob_handling": _BLOB_MODE_TO_HANDLING[blob_mode],
+        "blob_handling": BLOB_MODE_TO_HANDLING[blob_mode],
         "fragments": fragments,
     }
     return {key: value for key, value in kwargs.items() if value is not None}
@@ -215,11 +219,11 @@ def _scanner_fragments_for_query(query: Query, dataset: Optional[Any]) -> Option
 def _ensure_lazy_blob_frame(
     df: "pd.DataFrame", schema: pa.Schema, blob_mode: BlobMode
 ) -> "pd.DataFrame":
-    if blob_mode != "lazy" or not _schema_has_blob_field(schema) or len(df) == 0:
+    if blob_mode != "lazy" or not schema_has_blob_field(schema) or len(df) == 0:
         return df
 
     for field in schema:
-        if not _field_is_blob(field) or field.name not in df.columns:
+        if not is_blob_like_field(field) or field.name not in df.columns:
             continue
         value = df[field.name].iloc[0]
         if value is not None and not hasattr(value, "readall"):
@@ -229,7 +233,7 @@ def _ensure_lazy_blob_frame(
     return df
 
 
-def _scanner_to_table(scanner: Any) -> pa.Table:
+def _scanner_to_table(scanner: _LanceScanner) -> pa.Table:
     if hasattr(scanner, "to_pyarrow"):
         reader = scanner.to_pyarrow()
         return reader.read_all()
@@ -239,7 +243,9 @@ def _scanner_to_table(scanner: Any) -> pa.Table:
     return reader.read_all()
 
 
-def _scanner_to_pandas(scanner: Any, blob_mode: BlobMode, **kwargs) -> "pd.DataFrame":
+def _scanner_to_pandas(
+    scanner: _LanceScanner, blob_mode: BlobMode, **kwargs
+) -> pd.DataFrame:
     schema = getattr(scanner, "projected_schema", None)
     if schema is None:
         schema = getattr(scanner, "schema", None)
@@ -260,13 +266,71 @@ def _scanner_to_pandas(scanner: Any, blob_mode: BlobMode, **kwargs) -> "pd.DataF
         return df
 
     tbl = _scanner_to_table(scanner)
-    if blob_mode == "lazy" and _schema_has_blob_field(tbl.schema):
+    if blob_mode == "lazy" and schema_has_blob_field(tbl.schema):
         raise _unsupported_blob_pandas_error(
             "the Lance scanner does not expose to_pandas"
         )
     return tbl.to_pandas(**kwargs)
 
 
+def _finish_plain_scan_pandas(
+    scanner: _LanceScanner,
+    *,
+    blob_mode: BlobMode,
+    blob_sources: dict[str, str],
+    fetch_blobs: FetchBlobsSync,
+    strip_auto_row_id: bool,
+    flatten: Optional[Union[int, bool]],
+    **kwargs,
+) -> pd.DataFrame:
+    if blob_sources:
+        tbl = _scanner_to_table(scanner)
+        tbl = replace_v2_blob_columns_with_bytes_sync(tbl, blob_sources, fetch_blobs)
+        if strip_auto_row_id and "_rowid" in tbl.column_names:
+            tbl = tbl.drop_columns(["_rowid"])
+        if flatten is not None:
+            tbl = flatten_columns(tbl, flatten)
+        return tbl.to_pandas(**kwargs)
+    if flatten is not None:
+        tbl = flatten_columns(_scanner_to_table(scanner), flatten)
+        if strip_auto_row_id and "_rowid" in tbl.column_names:
+            tbl = tbl.drop_columns(["_rowid"])
+        return tbl.to_pandas(**kwargs)
+    df = _scanner_to_pandas(scanner, blob_mode, **kwargs)
+    if strip_auto_row_id and "_rowid" in df.columns:
+        return df.drop(columns=["_rowid"])
+    return df
+
+
+async def _finish_plain_scan_pandas_async(
+    scanner: _LanceScanner,
+    *,
+    blob_mode: BlobMode,
+    blob_sources: dict[str, str],
+    fetch_blobs: FetchBlobsAsync,
+    strip_auto_row_id: bool,
+    flatten: Optional[Union[int, bool]],
+    **kwargs,
+) -> pd.DataFrame:
+    if blob_sources:
+        tbl = _scanner_to_table(scanner)
+        tbl = await replace_v2_blob_columns_with_bytes(tbl, blob_sources, fetch_blobs)
+        if strip_auto_row_id and "_rowid" in tbl.column_names:
+            tbl = tbl.drop_columns(["_rowid"])
+        if flatten is not None:
+            tbl = flatten_columns(tbl, flatten)
+        return tbl.to_pandas(**kwargs)
+    if flatten is not None:
+        tbl = flatten_columns(_scanner_to_table(scanner), flatten)
+        if strip_auto_row_id and "_rowid" in tbl.column_names:
+            tbl = tbl.drop_columns(["_rowid"])
+        return tbl.to_pandas(**kwargs)
+    df = _scanner_to_pandas(scanner, blob_mode, **kwargs)
+    if strip_auto_row_id and "_rowid" in df.columns:
+        return df.drop(columns=["_rowid"])
+    return df
+
+
 # Pydantic validation function for vector queries
 def ensure_vector_query(
     val: Any,
@@ -674,7 +738,7 @@ class Query(pydantic.BaseModel):
     distance_type: Optional[str] = None
 
     # which columns to return in the results (dict values may be str or Expr)
-    columns: Optional[Union[List[str], Dict[str, Union[str, Expr]]]] = None
+    columns: QueryProjection = None
 
     # minimum number of IVF partitions to search
     #
@@ -958,7 +1022,7 @@ class LanceQueryBuilder(ABC):
             Forwarded to pyarrow.Table.to_pandas after query execution and
             optional flattening.
         """
-        _validate_blob_mode(blob_mode)
+        validate_blob_mode(blob_mode)
         output_schema = getattr(self, "output_schema", None)
         if output_schema is not None:
             schema = output_schema()
@@ -1017,6 +1081,11 @@ class LanceQueryBuilder(ABC):
         Execute the query and return the results as a pyarrow
         [RecordBatchReader](https://arrow.apache.org/docs/python/generated/pyarrow.RecordBatchReader.html)
 
+        For v2 blob projections, ``to_batches`` keeps the auto ``_rowid``
+        column visible so batch consumers can call ``fetch_blobs``. Use
+        ``to_arrow``, ``to_list``, or ``to_pandas`` if you want LanceDB to hide
+        auto row ids in the final collected result.
+
         Parameters
         ----------
         batch_size: int
@@ -1195,6 +1264,42 @@ class LanceQueryBuilder(ABC):
         self._with_row_id = with_row_id
         return self
 
+    def _user_requested_row_id(self) -> bool:
+        return self._with_row_id is True
+
+    def _blob_auto_row_id_enabled(self) -> bool:
+        if not supports_blob_auto_row_id(self._table):
+            return False
+        return blob_auto_row_id_for_scan(
+            self._table,
+            self._table.schema,
+            self._columns,
+            with_row_id=self._with_row_id,
+        )
+
+    def _scan_needs_row_id(self) -> bool:
+        return self._user_requested_row_id() or self._blob_auto_row_id_enabled()
+
+    def _query_for_scan(self) -> Query:
+        query = self.to_query_object()
+        if self._scan_needs_row_id():
+            query.with_row_id = True
+        return query
+
+    def _finalize_blob_query_table(self, tbl: pa.Table) -> pa.Table:
+        blob_auto_row_id = self._blob_auto_row_id_enabled()
+        blob_paths = (
+            blob_v2_projection_sources(self._table.schema, self._columns).keys()
+            if blob_auto_row_id
+            else ()
+        )
+        return finalize_blob_query_table(
+            tbl,
+            user_requested_row_id=self._user_requested_row_id(),
+            blob_auto_row_id=blob_auto_row_id,
+            blob_paths=blob_paths,
+        )
+
     def with_row_address(self, with_row_address: bool = True) -> Self:
         """Set whether to return row addresses.
 
@@ -1268,7 +1373,9 @@ class LanceQueryBuilder(ABC):
         self._order_by = ordering
         return self
 
-    def analyze_plan(self) -> str:
+    def analyze_plan(
+        self, distributed_metrics: AnalyzePlanDistributedMetrics = "aggregate"
+    ) -> str:
         """
         Run the query and return its execution plan with runtime metrics.
 
@@ -1306,12 +1413,22 @@ class LanceQueryBuilder(ABC):
                       fragments_scanned=..., ranges_scanned=1, rows_scanned=1,
                       bytes_read=..., iops=..., requests=..., task_wait_time=...]
 
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        distributed_metrics : Literal["aggregate", "per_worker", "full"]
+            Defaults to "aggregate".
+            How distributed worker metrics are displayed for remote query plans.
+            "aggregate" preserves the legacy summary, "per_worker" shows each
+            worker separately, and "full" includes both.
+
         Returns
         -------
         plan : str
             The physical query execution plan with runtime metrics.
         """
-        return self._table._analyze_plan(self.to_query_object())
+        return self._table._analyze_plan(
+            self.to_query_object(), distributed_metrics=distributed_metrics
+        )
 
     def vector(self, vector: Union[np.ndarray, list]) -> Self:
         """Set the vector to search for.
@@ -1371,13 +1488,29 @@ class LanceQueryBuilder(ABC):
             return None
 
         dataset = self._table.to_lance()
-        scanner = dataset.scanner(
-            **_scanner_kwargs_for_query(query, blob_mode, dataset)
+        blob_auto_row_id = self._blob_auto_row_id_enabled()
+        blob_sources = (
+            blob_v2_projection_sources(self._table.schema, query.columns)
+            if blob_mode == "bytes"
+            else {}
+        )
+        scanner = dataset.scanner(
+            **_scanner_kwargs_for_query(
+                query,
+                "descriptions" if blob_sources else blob_mode,
+                dataset,
+                with_row_id=query.with_row_id or blob_auto_row_id or bool(blob_sources),
+            )
+        )
+        return _finish_plain_scan_pandas(
+            scanner,
+            blob_mode=blob_mode,
+            blob_sources=blob_sources,
+            fetch_blobs=self._table.fetch_blobs,
+            strip_auto_row_id=blob_auto_row_id,
+            flatten=flatten,
+            **kwargs,
         )
-        if flatten is not None:
-            tbl = flatten_columns(_scanner_to_table(scanner), flatten)
-            return tbl.to_pandas(**kwargs)
-        return _scanner_to_pandas(scanner, blob_mode, **kwargs)
 
     @abstractmethod
     def to_query_object(self) -> Query:
@@ -1625,7 +1758,9 @@ class LanceVectorQueryBuilder(LanceQueryBuilder):
             The maximum time to wait for the query to complete.
             If None, wait indefinitely.
         """
-        return self.to_batches(timeout=timeout).read_all()
+        return self._finalize_blob_query_table(
+            self.to_batches(timeout=timeout).read_all()
+        )
 
     def to_query_object(self) -> Query:
         """
@@ -1685,7 +1820,7 @@ class LanceVectorQueryBuilder(LanceQueryBuilder):
         vector = self._query if isinstance(self._query, list) else self._query.tolist()
         if isinstance(vector[0], np.ndarray):
             vector = [v.tolist() for v in vector]
-        query = self.to_query_object()
+        query = self._query_for_scan()
         result_set = self._table._execute_query(
             query, batch_size=batch_size, timeout=timeout
         )
@@ -1829,8 +1964,7 @@ class LanceFtsQueryBuilder(LanceQueryBuilder):
         Parameters
         ----------
         phrase_query: bool, default True
-            If True, then the query will be wrapped in quotes and
-            double quotes replaced by single quotes.
+            If True, then an unquoted string query will be wrapped in quotes.
 
         Returns
         -------
@@ -1840,6 +1974,21 @@ class LanceFtsQueryBuilder(LanceQueryBuilder):
         self._phrase_query = phrase_query
         return self
 
+    def _query_with_phrase_semantics(self) -> str | FullTextQuery:
+        query = self._query
+        if not self._phrase_query:
+            return query
+        if isinstance(query, str):
+            if not query.startswith('"') or not query.endswith('"'):
+                return f'"{query}"'
+            return query
+        if isinstance(query, PhraseQuery):
+            return query
+        raise TypeError(
+            "phrase_query() requires a string or PhraseQuery, "
+            f"got {type(query).__name__}"
+        )
+
     def fast_search(self) -> LanceFtsQueryBuilder:
         """
         Skip a flat search of unindexed data. This will improve
@@ -1864,7 +2013,7 @@ class LanceFtsQueryBuilder(LanceQueryBuilder):
             fragments=self._fragments,
             fragment_ids=self._fragment_ids,
             full_text_query=FullTextSearchQuery(
-                query=self._query, columns=self._fts_columns
+                query=self._query_with_phrase_semantics(), columns=self._fts_columns
             ),
             offset=self._offset,
             fast_search=self._fast_search,
@@ -1882,22 +2031,13 @@ class LanceFtsQueryBuilder(LanceQueryBuilder):
     def to_arrow(self, *, timeout: Optional[timedelta] = None) -> pa.Table:
         self._table._ensure_no_legacy_fts_index()
 
-        query = self._query
-        if self._phrase_query:
-            if isinstance(query, str):
-                if not query.startswith('"') or not query.endswith('"'):
-                    self._query = f'"{query}"'
-            elif isinstance(query, FullTextQuery) and not isinstance(
-                query, PhraseQuery
-            ):
-                raise TypeError("Please use PhraseQuery for phrase queries.")
-        query = self.to_query_object()
+        query = self._query_for_scan()
         results = self._table._execute_query(query, timeout=timeout)
         results = results.read_all()
         if self._reranker is not None:
             results = self._reranker.rerank_fts(self._query, results)
             check_reranker_result(results)
-        return results
+        return self._finalize_blob_query_table(results)
 
     def to_batches(
         self, /, batch_size: Optional[int] = None, timeout: Optional[timedelta] = None
@@ -1925,7 +2065,9 @@ class LanceFtsQueryBuilder(LanceQueryBuilder):
 
 class LanceEmptyQueryBuilder(LanceQueryBuilder):
     def to_arrow(self, *, timeout: Optional[timedelta] = None) -> pa.Table:
-        return self.to_batches(timeout=timeout).read_all()
+        return self._finalize_blob_query_table(
+            self.to_batches(timeout=timeout).read_all()
+        )
 
     def to_query_object(self) -> Query:
         return Query(
@@ -1947,7 +2089,7 @@ class LanceEmptyQueryBuilder(LanceQueryBuilder):
     def to_batches(
         self, /, batch_size: Optional[int] = None, timeout: Optional[timedelta] = None
     ) -> pa.RecordBatchReader:
-        query = self.to_query_object()
+        query = self._query_for_scan()
         return self._table._execute_query(query, batch_size=batch_size, timeout=timeout)
 
     def rerank(self, reranker: Reranker) -> LanceEmptyQueryBuilder:
@@ -2019,14 +2161,13 @@ class LanceHybridQueryBuilder(LanceQueryBuilder):
 
         return vector_query, text_query
 
-    def phrase_query(self, phrase_query: bool = None) -> LanceHybridQueryBuilder:
+    def phrase_query(self, phrase_query: bool = True) -> LanceHybridQueryBuilder:
         """Set whether to use phrase query.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
         phrase_query: bool, default True
-            If True, then the query will be wrapped in quotes and
-            double quotes replaced by single quotes.
+            If True, then an unquoted string query will be wrapped in quotes.
 
         Returns
         -------
@@ -2051,15 +2192,25 @@ class LanceHybridQueryBuilder(LanceQueryBuilder):
             fts_results = fts_future.result()
             vector_results = vector_future.result()
 
-        return self._combine_hybrid_results(
+        results = self._combine_hybrid_results(
             fts_results=fts_results,
             vector_results=vector_results,
             norm=self._norm,
             fts_query=self._fts_query._query,
             reranker=self._reranker,
             limit=self._limit,
-            with_row_ids=self._with_row_id,
+            with_row_ids=True,
         )
+        return self._finish_hybrid_results(results)
+
+    def _finish_hybrid_results(self, results: pa.Table) -> pa.Table:
+        if self._user_requested_row_id():
+            return results
+        if self._blob_auto_row_id_enabled():
+            return self._finalize_blob_query_table(results)
+        if "_rowid" in results.column_names:
+            return results.drop(["_rowid"])
+        return results
 
     @staticmethod
     def _combine_hybrid_results(
@@ -2443,9 +2594,17 @@ class LanceHybridQueryBuilder(LanceQueryBuilder):
         indented_fts = "\n".join("  " + line for line in fts_plan.splitlines())
         return f"{reranker_label}\n  {indented_vector}\n  {indented_fts}"
 
-    def analyze_plan(self):
+    def analyze_plan(
+        self, distributed_metrics: AnalyzePlanDistributedMetrics = "aggregate"
+    ) -> str:
         """Execute the query and display with runtime metrics.
 
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        distributed_metrics : Literal["aggregate", "per_worker", "full"]
+            Defaults to "aggregate".
+            How distributed worker metrics are displayed for remote query plans.
+
         Returns
         -------
         plan : str
@@ -2453,9 +2612,19 @@ class LanceHybridQueryBuilder(LanceQueryBuilder):
         self._create_query_builders()
 
         results = ["Vector Search Plan:"]
-        results.append(self._table._analyze_plan(self._vector_query.to_query_object()))
+        results.append(
+            self._table._analyze_plan(
+                self._vector_query.to_query_object(),
+                distributed_metrics=distributed_metrics,
+            )
+        )
         results.append("FTS Search Plan:")
-        results.append(self._table._analyze_plan(self._fts_query.to_query_object()))
+        results.append(
+            self._table._analyze_plan(
+                self._fts_query.to_query_object(),
+                distributed_metrics=distributed_metrics,
+            )
+        )
         return "\n".join(results)
 
     def _create_query_builders(self):
@@ -2500,7 +2669,7 @@ class LanceHybridQueryBuilder(LanceQueryBuilder):
             self._vector_query.ef(self._ef)
         if self._bypass_vector_index:
             self._vector_query.bypass_vector_index()
-        if self._lower_bound or self._upper_bound:
+        if self._lower_bound is not None or self._upper_bound is not None:
             self._vector_query.distance_range(
                 lower_bound=self._lower_bound, upper_bound=self._upper_bound
             )
@@ -2530,6 +2699,9 @@ class AsyncQueryBase(object):
         self._with_row_address = None
         self._fragments = None
         self._fragment_ids = None
+        self._with_row_id = None
+        self._blob_auto_row_id = False
+        self._blob_paths: tuple[str, ...] = ()
 
     def to_query_object(self) -> Query:
         """
@@ -2539,11 +2711,46 @@ class AsyncQueryBase(object):
         python and more easily serializable.
         """
         query = Query.from_inner(self._inner.to_query_request())
+        query.with_row_id = self._user_requested_row_id()
         query.with_row_address = self._with_row_address
         query.fragments = self._fragments
         query.fragment_ids = self._fragment_ids
         return query
 
+    def _user_requested_row_id(self) -> bool:
+        return self._with_row_id is True
+
+    def _blob_auto_row_id_enabled(self) -> bool:
+        return self._blob_auto_row_id
+
+    def _finalize_blob_query_table(self, tbl: pa.Table) -> pa.Table:
+        return finalize_blob_query_table(
+            tbl,
+            user_requested_row_id=self._user_requested_row_id(),
+            blob_auto_row_id=self._blob_auto_row_id_enabled(),
+            blob_paths=self._blob_paths,
+        )
+
+    async def _maybe_add_blob_row_id(self) -> None:
+        if self._table is None or not supports_blob_auto_row_id(self._table):
+            self._blob_auto_row_id = False
+            self._blob_paths = ()
+            return
+
+        req = self._inner.to_query_request()
+        schema = await self._table.schema()
+        self._blob_auto_row_id = blob_auto_row_id_for_scan(
+            self._table,
+            schema,
+            req.select,
+            with_row_id=self._with_row_id,
+        )
+        if not self._blob_auto_row_id:
+            self._blob_paths = ()
+            return
+        self._blob_paths = tuple(blob_v2_projection_sources(schema, req.select).keys())
+        self._inner.with_row_id()
+
     def select(self, columns: Union[List[str], dict[str, str]]) -> Self:
         """
         Return only the specified columns.
@@ -2596,6 +2803,7 @@ class AsyncQueryBase(object):
         """
         Include the _rowid column in the results.
         """
+        self._with_row_id = True
         self._inner.with_row_id()
         return self
 
@@ -2642,6 +2850,7 @@ class AsyncQueryBase(object):
             If not specified, no timeout is applied. If the query does not
             complete within the specified time, an error will be raised.
         """
+        await self._maybe_add_blob_row_id()
         return AsyncRecordBatchReader(
             await self._inner.execute(
                 max_batch_length=max_batch_length, timeout=timeout
@@ -2672,8 +2881,8 @@ class AsyncQueryBase(object):
             complete within the specified time, an error will be raised.
         """
         batch_iter = await self.to_batches(timeout=timeout)
-        return pa.Table.from_batches(
-            await batch_iter.read_all(), schema=batch_iter.schema
+        return self._finalize_blob_query_table(
+            pa.Table.from_batches(await batch_iter.read_all(), schema=batch_iter.schema)
         )
 
     async def to_list(self, timeout: Optional[timedelta] = None) -> List[dict]:
@@ -2740,7 +2949,7 @@ class AsyncQueryBase(object):
             Forwarded to pyarrow.Table.to_pandas after query execution and
             optional flattening.
         """
-        _validate_blob_mode(blob_mode)
+        validate_blob_mode(blob_mode)
         if hasattr(self._inner, "output_schema"):
             schema = await self.output_schema()
             if _blob_mode_requires_native_pandas(blob_mode, schema):
@@ -2781,14 +2990,36 @@ class AsyncQueryBase(object):
         if not _query_is_plain_scan(query):
             return None
 
+        schema = await self._table.schema()
+        blob_auto_row_id = blob_auto_row_id_for_scan(
+            self._table,
+            schema,
+            query.columns,
+            with_row_id=self._with_row_id,
+        )
+        blob_sources = (
+            blob_v2_projection_sources(schema, query.columns)
+            if blob_mode == "bytes"
+            else {}
+        )
         dataset = await self._table._to_lance()
         scanner = dataset.scanner(
-            **_scanner_kwargs_for_query(query, blob_mode, dataset)
+            **_scanner_kwargs_for_query(
+                query,
+                "descriptions" if blob_sources else blob_mode,
+                dataset,
+                with_row_id=query.with_row_id or blob_auto_row_id or bool(blob_sources),
+            )
+        )
+        return await _finish_plain_scan_pandas_async(
+            scanner,
+            blob_mode=blob_mode,
+            blob_sources=blob_sources,
+            fetch_blobs=self._table.fetch_blobs,
+            strip_auto_row_id=blob_auto_row_id,
+            flatten=flatten,
+            **kwargs,
         )
-        if flatten is not None:
-            tbl = flatten_columns(_scanner_to_table(scanner), flatten)
-            return tbl.to_pandas(**kwargs)
-        return _scanner_to_pandas(scanner, blob_mode, **kwargs)
 
     async def to_polars(
         self,
@@ -2880,14 +3111,22 @@ class AsyncQueryBase(object):
         """  # noqa: E501
         return await self._inner.explain_plan(verbose)
 
-    async def analyze_plan(self):
+    async def analyze_plan(
+        self, distributed_metrics: AnalyzePlanDistributedMetrics = "aggregate"
+    ) -> str:
         """Execute the query and display with runtime metrics.
 
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        distributed_metrics : Literal["aggregate", "per_worker", "full"]
+            Defaults to "aggregate".
+            How distributed worker metrics are displayed for remote query plans.
+
         Returns
         -------
         plan : str
         """
-        return await self._inner.analyze_plan()
+        return await self._inner.analyze_plan(distributed_metrics)
 
 
 class AsyncStandardQuery(AsyncQueryBase):
@@ -3573,9 +3812,24 @@ class AsyncHybridQuery(AsyncStandardQuery, AsyncVectorQueryBase):
         fts_query = AsyncFTSQuery(self._inner.to_fts_query(), self._table)
         vec_query = AsyncVectorQuery(self._inner.to_vector_query(), self._table)
 
-        # save the row ID choice that was made on the query builder and force it
-        # to actually fetch the row ids because we need this for reranking
-        with_row_ids = self._inner.get_with_row_id()
+        req = fts_query._inner.to_query_request()
+        blob_auto_row_id = False
+        blob_paths: tuple[str, ...] = ()
+        if self._table is not None and supports_blob_auto_row_id(self._table):
+            schema = await self._table.schema()
+            blob_auto_row_id = blob_auto_row_id_for_scan(
+                self._table,
+                schema,
+                req.select,
+                with_row_id=self._with_row_id,
+            )
+            if blob_auto_row_id:
+                blob_paths = tuple(
+                    blob_v2_projection_sources(schema, req.select).keys()
+                )
+        self._blob_auto_row_id = blob_auto_row_id
+        self._blob_paths = blob_paths
+
         fts_query.with_row_id()
         vec_query.with_row_id()
 
@@ -3591,8 +3845,14 @@ class AsyncHybridQuery(AsyncStandardQuery, AsyncVectorQueryBase):
             fts_query=fts_query.get_query(),
             reranker=self._reranker,
             limit=self._inner.get_limit(),
-            with_row_ids=with_row_ids,
+            with_row_ids=True,
         )
+        if (
+            not self._user_requested_row_id()
+            and not blob_auto_row_id
+            and "_rowid" in result.column_names
+        ):
+            result = result.drop(["_rowid"])
 
         return AsyncRecordBatchReader(result, max_batch_length=max_batch_length)
 
@@ -3615,18 +3875,18 @@ class AsyncHybridQuery(AsyncStandardQuery, AsyncVectorQueryBase):
         >>> asyncio.run(doctest_example()) # doctest: +ELLIPSIS, +NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE
         RRFReranker(K=60)
             ProjectionExec: expr=[vector@0 as vector, text@3 as text, _distance@2 as _distance]
-              Take: columns="vector, _rowid, _distance, (text)"
-                CoalesceBatchesExec: target_batch_size=1024
-                  GlobalLimitExec: skip=0, fetch=10
-                    FilterExec: _distance@2 IS NOT NULL
-                      SortExec: TopK(fetch=10), expr=[_distance@2 ASC NULLS LAST, _rowid@1 ASC NULLS LAST], preserve_partitioning=[false]
-                        KNNVectorDistance: metric=l2
-                          LanceRead: uri=..., projection=[vector], ...
+            Take: columns="vector, _rowid, _distance, (text)"
+              CoalesceBatchesExec: target_batch_size=1024
+                GlobalLimitExec: skip=0, fetch=10
+                  FilterExec: _distance@2 IS NOT NULL
+                    SortExec: TopK(fetch=10), expr=[_distance@2 ASC NULLS LAST, _rowid@1 ASC NULLS LAST], preserve_partitioning=[false]
+                      KNNVectorDistance: metric=l2
+                        LanceRead: uri=..., projection=[vector], ...
             ProjectionExec: expr=[vector@2 as vector, text@3 as text, _score@1 as _score]
-              Take: columns="_rowid, _score, (vector), (text)"
-                CoalesceBatchesExec: target_batch_size=1024
-                  GlobalLimitExec: skip=0, fetch=10
-                    MatchQuery: column=text, query=hello
+            Take: columns="_rowid, _score, (vector), (text)"
+              CoalesceBatchesExec: target_batch_size=1024
+                GlobalLimitExec: skip=0, fetch=10
+                  MatchQuery: column=text, query=[hello]
 
         Parameters
         ----------
@@ -3645,7 +3905,9 @@ class AsyncHybridQuery(AsyncStandardQuery, AsyncVectorQueryBase):
         indented_fts = "\n".join("  " + line for line in fts_plan.splitlines())
         return f"{self._reranker}\n  {indented_vector}\n  {indented_fts}"
 
-    async def analyze_plan(self):
+    async def analyze_plan(
+        self, distributed_metrics: AnalyzePlanDistributedMetrics = "aggregate"
+    ) -> str:
         """
         Execute the query and return the physical execution plan with runtime metrics.
 
@@ -3654,14 +3916,24 @@ class AsyncHybridQuery(AsyncStandardQuery, AsyncVectorQueryBase):
         elapsed time, I/O stats, and more. It’s useful for debugging and
         performance analysis.
 
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        distributed_metrics : Literal["aggregate", "per_worker", "full"]
+            Defaults to "aggregate".
+            How distributed worker metrics are displayed for remote query plans.
+
         Returns
         -------
         plan : str
         """
         results = ["Vector Search Query:"]
-        results.append(await self._inner.to_vector_query().analyze_plan())
+        results.append(
+            await self._inner.to_vector_query().analyze_plan(distributed_metrics)
+        )
         results.append("FTS Search Query:")
-        results.append(await self._inner.to_fts_query().analyze_plan())
+        results.append(
+            await self._inner.to_fts_query().analyze_plan(distributed_metrics)
+        )
 
         return "\n".join(results)
 
@@ -3945,14 +4217,22 @@ class BaseQueryBuilder(object):
         """  # noqa: E501
         return LOOP.run(self._inner.explain_plan(verbose))
 
-    def analyze_plan(self):
+    def analyze_plan(
+        self, distributed_metrics: AnalyzePlanDistributedMetrics = "aggregate"
+    ) -> str:
         """Execute the query and display with runtime metrics.
 
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        distributed_metrics : Literal["aggregate", "per_worker", "full"]
+            Defaults to "aggregate".
+            How distributed worker metrics are displayed for remote query plans.
+
         Returns
         -------
         plan : str
         """
-        return LOOP.run(self._inner.analyze_plan())
+        return LOOP.run(self._inner.analyze_plan(distributed_metrics))
 
 
 class LanceTakeQueryBuilder(BaseQueryBuilder):

python/python/lancedb/remote/table.py

@@ -13,10 +13,14 @@ from typing import (
     Iterable,
     List,
     Optional,
+    TYPE_CHECKING,
     Union,
     Literal,
     overload,
 )
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ..udf import Job
 import warnings
 
 from lancedb import __version__
@@ -28,6 +32,7 @@ from lancedb._lancedb import (
     UpdateFieldMetadataResult,
     DeleteResult,
     DropColumnsResult,
+    FtsToken,
     IndexConfig,
     LsmWriteSpec,
     MergeResult,
@@ -55,7 +60,12 @@ from lancedb.merge import LanceMergeInsertBuilder
 from lancedb.embeddings import EmbeddingFunctionRegistry
 from lancedb.table import _normalize_progress
 
-from ..query import LanceVectorQueryBuilder, LanceQueryBuilder, LanceTakeQueryBuilder
+from ..query import (
+    AnalyzePlanDistributedMetrics,
+    LanceQueryBuilder,
+    LanceTakeQueryBuilder,
+    LanceVectorQueryBuilder,
+)
 from ..table import AsyncTable, BlobMode, Branches, IndexStatistics, Query, Table, Tags
 from ..types import BaseTokenizerType
 
@@ -244,6 +254,23 @@ class RemoteTable(Table):
         """List all the indices on the table"""
         return LOOP.run(self._table.list_indices())
 
+    def tokenize(
+        self,
+        query: str,
+        *,
+        column: Optional[str] = None,
+        index_name: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> Iterable[FtsToken]:
+        """Tokenize a query using the tokenizer configured on an FTS index.
+
+        Model-backed tokenizers such as ``jieba/*`` and ``lindera/*`` are
+        rebuilt in the client process from index metadata, so the same tokenizer
+        model files must exist locally.
+        """
+        return LOOP.run(
+            self._table.tokenize(query, column=column, index_name=index_name)
+        )
+
     def index_stats(self, index_uuid: str) -> Optional[IndexStatistics]:
         """List all the stats of a specified index"""
         return LOOP.run(self._table.index_stats(index_uuid))
@@ -700,8 +727,15 @@ class RemoteTable(Table):
     def _explain_plan(self, query: Query, verbose: Optional[bool] = False) -> str:
         return LOOP.run(self._table._explain_plan(query, verbose))
 
-    def _analyze_plan(self, query: Query) -> str:
-        return LOOP.run(self._table._analyze_plan(query))
+    def _analyze_plan(
+        self,
+        query: Query,
+        *,
+        distributed_metrics: AnalyzePlanDistributedMetrics = "aggregate",
+    ) -> str:
+        return LOOP.run(
+            self._table._analyze_plan(query, distributed_metrics=distributed_metrics)
+        )
 
     def _output_schema(self, query: Query) -> pa.Schema:
         return LOOP.run(self._table._output_schema(query))
@@ -884,8 +918,142 @@ class RemoteTable(Table):
     def count_rows(self, filter: Optional[str] = None) -> int:
         return LOOP.run(self._table.count_rows(filter))
 
-    def add_columns(self, transforms: Dict[str, str]) -> AddColumnsResult:
-        return LOOP.run(self._table.add_columns(transforms))
+    def add_columns(
+        self,
+        transforms: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
+        *,
+        computed: Optional[Dict[str, tuple]] = None,
+    ) -> Optional[AddColumnsResult]:
+        result = None
+        if transforms is not None:
+            result = LOOP.run(self._table.add_columns(transforms))
+        if computed:
+            LOOP.run(self._table.add_columns(computed=computed))
+        return result
+
+    def refresh_column(
+        self,
+        columns,
+        *,
+        where: Optional[str] = None,
+        num_workers: Optional[int] = None,
+        max_workers: Optional[int] = None,
+        batch_size: Optional[int] = None,
+        priority: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> "Job":
+        """Trigger recompute of computed columns (REFRESH COLUMN).
+
+        The expression is resolved server-side from each column's stored
+        binding; columns bound to the same struct-returning function
+        refresh together. Returns a `Job` to wait on, poll, or cancel
+        (``tbl.refresh_column("c").wait()``). Server-backed feature
+        (LanceDB Enterprise / Cloud).
+
+        num_workers / max_workers / batch_size / priority are per-refresh
+        scheduling knobs (how to run THIS refresh) and override any default
+        the function carries. `priority` is a Kueue tier
+        (training | interactive | backfill).
+        """
+        from ..udf import Job
+
+        if isinstance(columns, str):
+            columns = [columns]
+        job_id = LOOP.run(
+            self._table.refresh_column(
+                list(columns),
+                where=where,
+                num_workers=num_workers,
+                max_workers=max_workers,
+                batch_size=batch_size,
+                priority=priority,
+            )
+        )
+        return Job(self._job_conn(), job_id)
+
+    def lineage(self, column=None, *, direction=None, depth=None):
+        """Derived-compute lineage of this table, or one of its columns:
+        upstream sources, downstream dependents, and the function version +
+        location that produced each derived column (with a drift flag). Returns
+        a `Lineage`. See `Connection.lineage`."""
+        return self._job_conn().lineage(
+            self._name, column, direction=direction, depth=depth
+        )
+
+    def _job_conn(self):
+        """A client connection for polling jobs this table spawns. Built lazily
+        from the table's serialized connection state and cached (not pickled --
+        a forked/unpickled table rebuilds it on next use)."""
+        from lancedb import deserialize_conn
+
+        conn = getattr(self, "_job_conn_cache", None)
+        if conn is None:
+            conn = deserialize_conn(self._serialized_connection_state())
+            self._job_conn_cache = conn
+        return conn
+
+    def load_columns(
+        self,
+        source: Union[str, Iterable[str]],
+        pk: str,
+        columns: Union[Iterable[str], Dict[str, str]],
+        *,
+        source_format: str = "parquet",
+        source_pk: Optional[str] = None,
+        on_missing: str = "carry",
+        source_storage_options: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
+        num_workers: Optional[int] = None,
+        max_workers: Optional[int] = None,
+        batch_size: Optional[int] = None,
+        commit_granularity: Optional[int] = None,
+        priority: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> str:
+        """Fill existing columns from an external source by primary-key join.
+
+        The distributed-job equivalent of Geneva's ``Table.load_columns()``:
+        imports precomputed values (e.g. embeddings) from Parquet/Lance/IPC into
+        this table, matching on a primary key. Returns the load job id.
+        Server-backed feature (LanceDB Enterprise / Cloud).
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        source: str | list[str]
+            One source URI or a list of URIs.
+        pk: str
+            Destination primary-key column. Also the source key unless
+            ``source_pk`` is given.
+        columns: list[str] | dict[str, str]
+            Value columns to load. A list loads same-named columns; a dict maps
+            ``{target: source}``.
+        source_format: str
+            ``"parquet"`` (default), ``"lance"``, or ``"ipc"``.
+        source_pk: str, optional
+            Source primary-key column when it differs from ``pk``.
+        on_missing: str
+            Behavior for destination rows with no source match:
+            ``"carry"`` (default, keep existing), ``"null"``, or ``"error"``.
+        """
+        if isinstance(source, str):
+            source = [source]
+        if isinstance(columns, dict):
+            mappings = [(target, src) for target, src in columns.items()]
+        else:
+            mappings = [(c, None) for c in columns]
+        return LOOP.run(
+            self._table.load_columns(
+                list(source),
+                source_format,
+                pk,
+                mappings,
+                source_key=source_pk,
+                source_storage_options=source_storage_options,
+                on_missing=on_missing,
+                num_workers=num_workers,
+                max_workers=max_workers,
+                batch_size=batch_size,
+                commit_granularity=commit_granularity,
+                priority=priority,
+            )
+        )
 
     def alter_columns(
         self, *alterations: Iterable[Dict[str, str]]
@@ -912,6 +1080,10 @@ class RemoteTable(Table):
         """Not supported on LanceDB Cloud."""
         return LOOP.run(self._table.unset_lsm_write_spec())
 
+    def get_lsm_write_spec(self) -> Optional["LsmWriteSpec"]:
+        """Read the installed LsmWriteSpec, or ``None``."""
+        return LOOP.run(self._table.get_lsm_write_spec())
+
     def close_lsm_writers(self) -> None:
         """No-op on LanceDB Cloud (no local shard writers)."""
         return LOOP.run(self._table.close_lsm_writers())
@@ -990,6 +1162,19 @@ class RemoteTable(Table):
             "migrate_v2_manifest_paths() is not supported on the LanceDB Cloud"
         )
 
+    def blob_columns(self) -> list[str]:
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            "blob_columns() is not yet supported on the LanceDB Cloud"
+        )
+
+    def fetch_blobs(self, column: str, row_ids) -> pa.LargeBinaryArray:
+        raise NotImplementedError("fetch_blobs() is not supported on LanceDB Cloud")
+
+    def fetch_blob_files(self, column: str, row_ids):
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            "fetch_blob_files() is not supported on LanceDB Cloud"
+        )
+
     def head(self, n=5) -> pa.Table:
         """
         Return the first `n` rows of the table.

python/python/lancedb/rerankers/__init__.py

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from .rrf import RRFReranker
 from .mrr import MRRReranker
 from .answerdotai import AnswerdotaiRerankers
 from .voyageai import VoyageAIReranker
+from .watsonx import WatsonxReranker
 
 __all__ = [
     "Reranker",
@@ -25,4 +26,5 @@ __all__ = [
     "AnswerdotaiRerankers",
     "VoyageAIReranker",
     "MRRReranker",
+    "WatsonxReranker",
 ]

python/python/lancedb/rerankers/watsonx.py

@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright The LanceDB Authors
+
+
+import os
+from functools import cached_property
+from typing import Dict, Optional
+
+import pyarrow as pa
+
+from ..util import attempt_import_or_raise
+from .base import Reranker
+
+DEFAULT_WATSONX_URL = "https://us-south.ml.cloud.ibm.com"
+
+
+class WatsonxReranker(Reranker):
+    """
+    Reranks the results using the IBM watsonx.ai Rerank API.
+
+    Uses the ``ibm_watsonx_ai`` SDK (``Rerank.generate``) under the hood.
+
+    API Docs:
+        https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/apis/watsonx-ai#text-rerank
+
+    Supported rerank models:
+        https://dataplatform.cloud.ibm.com/docs/content/wsj/analyze-data/fm-models-embed.html?context=wx#rerank
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    model_name : str, default "cross-encoder/ms-marco-minilm-l-12-v2"
+        The ID of the rerank model to use.
+    column : str, default "text"
+        The name of the column to use as input to the reranker.
+    top_n : int, optional
+        Return only the top-n results. If ``None``, all results are returned.
+    return_score : str, default "relevance"
+        Options are ``"relevance"`` or ``"all"``.
+    api_key : str, optional
+        IBM Cloud API key.  Falls back to the ``WATSONX_API_KEY`` environment
+        variable when not provided.
+    project_id : str, optional
+        watsonx.ai project ID.  Falls back to the ``WATSONX_PROJECT_ID``
+        environment variable when not provided.  Mutually exclusive with
+        ``space_id`` — exactly one must be supplied.
+    space_id : str, optional
+        watsonx.ai deployment space ID.  Falls back to the ``WATSONX_SPACE_ID``
+        environment variable when not provided.  Mutually exclusive with
+        ``project_id`` — exactly one must be supplied.
+    url : str, optional
+        watsonx.ai service URL.  Defaults to
+        ``"https://us-south.ml.cloud.ibm.com"``.
+    truncate_input_tokens : int, optional
+        Truncate each input to this many tokens before scoring.  Passed
+        directly to the ``parameters`` dict of ``Rerank.generate``.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        model_name: str = "cross-encoder/ms-marco-minilm-l-12-v2",
+        column: str = "text",
+        top_n: Optional[int] = None,
+        return_score: str = "relevance",
+        api_key: Optional[str] = None,
+        project_id: Optional[str] = None,
+        space_id: Optional[str] = None,
+        url: Optional[str] = None,
+        truncate_input_tokens: Optional[int] = None,
+    ):
+        super().__init__(return_score)
+        self.model_name = model_name
+        self.column = column
+        self.top_n = top_n
+        self.api_key = api_key
+        self.project_id = project_id
+        self.space_id = space_id
+        self.url = url
+        self.truncate_input_tokens = truncate_input_tokens
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return f"WatsonxReranker(model_name={self.model_name})"
+
+    @cached_property
+    def _client(self):
+        ibm_watsonx_ai = attempt_import_or_raise("ibm_watsonx_ai")
+        ibm_watsonx_ai_foundation_models = attempt_import_or_raise(
+            "ibm_watsonx_ai.foundation_models"
+        )
+
+        # --- credentials ---
+        api_key = self.api_key or os.environ.get("WATSONX_API_KEY")
+        if not api_key:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "WATSONX_API_KEY not set. Either set it in your environment or "
+                "pass it as `api_key` argument to WatsonxReranker."
+            )
+        credentials = ibm_watsonx_ai.Credentials(
+            api_key=api_key,
+            url=self.url or DEFAULT_WATSONX_URL,
+        )
+
+        # --- project_id / space_id (exactly one required) ---
+        project_id = self.project_id or os.environ.get("WATSONX_PROJECT_ID")
+        space_id = self.space_id or os.environ.get("WATSONX_SPACE_ID")
+
+        if project_id and space_id:
+            raise ValueError("Provide either `project_id` or `space_id`, not both.")
+        if not project_id and not space_id:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Either WATSONX_PROJECT_ID or WATSONX_SPACE_ID must be set. "
+                "Pass one as an argument to WatsonxReranker or set the corresponding "
+                "environment variable."
+            )
+
+        kwargs: Dict = dict(model_id=self.model_name, credentials=credentials)
+        if project_id:
+            kwargs["project_id"] = project_id
+        else:
+            kwargs["space_id"] = space_id
+
+        return ibm_watsonx_ai_foundation_models.Rerank(**kwargs)
+
+    def _build_params(self) -> Dict:
+        """Build the ``parameters`` dict forwarded to ``Rerank.generate``."""
+        return_options: Dict = {"inputs": True}
+        if self.top_n is not None:
+            return_options["top_n"] = self.top_n
+        params: Dict = {"return_options": return_options}
+        if self.truncate_input_tokens is not None:
+            params["truncate_input_tokens"] = self.truncate_input_tokens
+        return params
+
+    def _rerank(self, result_set: pa.Table, query: str) -> pa.Table:
+        result_set = self._handle_empty_results(result_set)
+        if len(result_set) == 0:
+            return result_set
+
+        docs = result_set[self.column].to_pylist()
+        response = self._client.generate(
+            query=query,
+            inputs=docs,
+            params=self._build_params(),
+        )
+        results = response["results"]
+
+        indices, scores = zip(
+            *[(result["index"], result["score"]) for result in results]
+        )
+        result_set = result_set.take(list(indices))
+        result_set = result_set.append_column(
+            "_relevance_score", pa.array(scores, type=pa.float32())
+        )
+        return result_set
+
+    def rerank_hybrid(
+        self,
+        query: str,
+        vector_results: pa.Table,
+        fts_results: pa.Table,
+    ) -> pa.Table:
+        if self.score == "all":
+            combined_results = self._merge_and_keep_scores(vector_results, fts_results)
+        else:
+            combined_results = self.merge_results(vector_results, fts_results)
+        combined_results = self._rerank(combined_results, query)
+        if self.score == "relevance":
+            combined_results = self._keep_relevance_score(combined_results)
+        return combined_results
+
+    def rerank_vector(self, query: str, vector_results: pa.Table) -> pa.Table:
+        vector_results = self._rerank(vector_results, query)
+        if self.score == "relevance":
+            vector_results = vector_results.drop_columns(["_distance"])
+        return vector_results
+
+    def rerank_fts(self, query: str, fts_results: pa.Table) -> pa.Table:
+        fts_results = self._rerank(fts_results, query)
+        if self.score == "relevance":
+            fts_results = fts_results.drop_columns(["_score"])
+        return fts_results

python/python/lancedb/schema.py

@@ -2,10 +2,134 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright The LanceDB Authors
 
 
-"""Schema related utilities."""
+"""Schema helpers for Lance blob columns."""
 
 import pyarrow as pa
 
+_BLOB_EXTENSION_NAME = "lance.blob.v2"
+_BLOB_V1_KEY = "lance-encoding:blob"
+_ARROW_EXT_NAME_KEY = "ARROW:extension:name"
+
+
+class BlobType(pa.ExtensionType):
+    """PyArrow extension type for a Lance blob v2 column.
+
+    Queries return descriptors; call :meth:`~lancedb.table.Table.fetch_blob_files`
+    for lazy reads or :meth:`~lancedb.table.Table.fetch_blobs` for eager bytes.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        storage_type = pa.struct(
+            [
+                pa.field("data", pa.large_binary(), nullable=True),
+                pa.field("uri", pa.utf8(), nullable=True),
+                pa.field("position", pa.uint64(), nullable=True),
+                pa.field("size", pa.uint64(), nullable=True),
+            ]
+        )
+        super().__init__(storage_type, _BLOB_EXTENSION_NAME)
+
+    def __arrow_ext_serialize__(self) -> bytes:
+        return b""
+
+    @classmethod
+    def __arrow_ext_deserialize__(
+        cls, storage_type: pa.DataType, serialized: bytes
+    ) -> "BlobType":
+        return cls()
+
+    def __reduce__(self):
+        # Ensure pickle round-trips on older pyarrow (apache/arrow#35599).
+        return type(self).__arrow_ext_deserialize__, (
+            self.storage_type,
+            self.__arrow_ext_serialize__(),
+        )
+
+
+try:
+    pa.register_extension_type(BlobType())  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+except pa.ArrowKeyError:
+    pass
+
+
+def _metadata_value(metadata: dict, key: str):
+    return metadata.get(key.encode()) or metadata.get(key)
+
+
+def _metadata_marks_blob_v2(metadata: dict) -> bool:
+    if not metadata:
+        return False
+
+    extension_name = _metadata_value(metadata, _ARROW_EXT_NAME_KEY)
+    return extension_name in (_BLOB_EXTENSION_NAME, _BLOB_EXTENSION_NAME.encode())
+
+
+def _metadata_marks_legacy_blob(metadata: dict) -> bool:
+    if not metadata:
+        return False
+
+    return _metadata_value(metadata, _BLOB_V1_KEY) in ("true", b"true")
+
+
+def is_blob_v2_field(field: pa.Field) -> bool:
+    """Return True if `field` declares a blob v2 extension column."""
+    field_type = field.type
+    if (
+        isinstance(field_type, pa.ExtensionType)
+        and field_type.extension_name == _BLOB_EXTENSION_NAME
+    ):
+        return True
+    return _metadata_marks_blob_v2(field.metadata or {})
+
+
+def is_blob_like_field(field: pa.Field) -> bool:
+    """Blob detection for ``to_pandas(blob_mode=...)`` and scanner paths only.
+
+    Matches v2 extension fields on table schema, legacy ``lance-encoding:blob``
+    storage columns, and v2 query descriptor fields (the engine tags those with
+    the same metadata). Not used for fetch or auto ``_rowid``.
+    """
+    return is_blob_v2_field(field) or _metadata_marks_legacy_blob(field.metadata or {})
+
+
+def _collect_blob_paths(schema: pa.Schema, is_blob) -> list[str]:
+    paths: list[str] = []
+
+    def walk(fields, prefix: str) -> None:
+        for field in fields:
+            path = f"{prefix}.{field.name}" if prefix else field.name
+            if is_blob(field):
+                paths.append(path)
+            elif pa.types.is_struct(field.type):
+                walk(field.type, path)
+            elif (
+                pa.types.is_list(field.type)
+                or pa.types.is_large_list(field.type)
+                or pa.types.is_fixed_size_list(field.type)
+            ):
+                walk([field.type.value_field], path)
+
+    walk(schema, "")
+    return paths
+
+
+def blob_column_paths(schema: pa.Schema) -> list[str]:
+    """Dotted paths of blob-like columns (v2 extension or legacy metadata)."""
+    return _collect_blob_paths(schema, is_blob_like_field)
+
+
+def blob_v2_column_paths(schema: pa.Schema) -> list[str]:
+    return _collect_blob_paths(schema, is_blob_v2_field)
+
+
+def schema_has_blob_field(schema: pa.Schema) -> bool:
+    return bool(blob_column_paths(schema))
+
+
+def blob(name: str, nullable: bool = True) -> pa.Field:
+    """Create a Lance blob v2 column field."""
+    return pa.field(name, BlobType(), nullable=nullable)
+
 
 def vector(dimension: int, value_type: pa.DataType = pa.float32()) -> pa.DataType:
     """A help function to create a vector type.

python/python/lancedb/streaming.py

@@ -0,0 +1,607 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright The LanceDB Authors
+
+"""Elastic streaming dataloader for PyTorch.
+
+Provides StreamingDataset, a PyTorch IterableDataset that guarantees:
+
+- **Elastic determinism**: for a fixed (num_splits, shuffle_seed, epoch) the set
+  of samples that forms each global training step is identical regardless of
+  world_size or num_workers.
+- **Resumability**: state_dict / load_state_dict capture per-split consumption
+  counts so training can resume from an exact mid-epoch position even when the
+  distributed topology changes between runs.
+"""
+
+import ctypes
+import logging
+import os
+import random
+import threading
+import time
+from collections import deque
+from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
+from multiprocessing import RawArray
+from typing import Any, Callable, Iterator, Optional
+
+from torch.utils.data import IterableDataset, get_worker_info
+
+from .permutation import (
+    Permutation,
+    Transforms,
+    permutation_builder,
+    _table_from_pickle_state,
+    _table_to_pickle_state,
+)
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# Multiplier used to combine shuffle_seed and epoch into a single permutation
+# seed.  Chosen to be a large prime so different (seed, epoch) pairs produce
+# distinct seeds for any practically encountered epoch count.
+_EPOCH_PRIME = 100003
+
+DEFAULT_READ_BATCH_SIZE = 64
+DEFAULT_PREFETCH_BATCHES = 4
+
+
+class StreamingDataset(IterableDataset):
+    """An elastic, resumable PyTorch IterableDataset backed by a LanceDB table.
+
+    The table is partitioned into ``num_splits`` fixed splits using a
+    deterministic random shuffle controlled by ``shuffle_seed`` and ``epoch``.
+    Each rank is assigned a contiguous block of splits, and within a rank each
+    DataLoader worker is assigned a contiguous sub-block.  Samples are yielded
+    by round-robining over the assigned splits, one sample per split per cycle.
+
+    Internally ``__iter__`` runs a two-stage pipeline:
+
+    - **Stage 1 (I/O)**: one thread pool with ``num_splits * prefetch_batches``
+      workers fetches raw ``RecordBatch`` objects from LanceDB in parallel
+      across all splits and places them in a per-split raw-batch queue.
+    - **Stage 2 (transform)**: a second thread pool with ``os.cpu_count()``
+      workers picks up raw batches, applies the transform, and places the
+      results in a per-split cooked-row queue.
+
+    The main thread round-robins over the cooked queues, yielding one row per
+    split per cycle.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    table:
+        LanceDB table to stream from.
+    num_splits:
+        Number of fixed splits to partition the table into.  Must be divisible
+        by ``world_size``.  When used with DataLoader workers it must also be
+        divisible by ``world_size * num_workers``.  Defaults to ``world_size``.
+        If the row count (after any ``filter``) is not evenly divisible by
+        ``num_splits``, the surplus rows — at most ``num_splits - 1`` per epoch
+        — are silently dropped to keep all splits the same length.
+    shuffle:
+        Whether to randomly assign rows to splits.  When ``True`` (the
+        default) rows are shuffled using ``shuffle_seed`` and ``epoch``.
+        When ``False`` rows are divided into splits sequentially in storage
+        order, which can be useful for deterministic debugging or evaluation.
+    shuffle_seed:
+        Base seed for the random permutation.  Combined with ``epoch`` so
+        each epoch produces a different ordering.  Pass ``None`` to generate
+        a random seed at construction time.
+    epoch:
+        Current training epoch.  Combined with ``shuffle_seed`` so that each
+        epoch produces a different sample ordering.
+    rank:
+        This process's rank in the distributed training group.
+    world_size:
+        Total number of processes in the distributed training group.
+    read_batch_size:
+        Number of rows fetched from each split in a single ``take_offsets``
+        call.  Larger values amortise per-request overhead (critical on object
+        storage) at the cost of higher memory usage per split buffer.  Defaults
+        to ``DEFAULT_READ_BATCH_SIZE`` (64).
+    prefetch_batches:
+        Number of I/O batches to keep in flight per split.  Higher values
+        overlap storage latency with transform and training compute at the cost
+        of more memory and threads.  Defaults to ``DEFAULT_PREFETCH_BATCHES``
+        (4).
+    columns:
+        Optional list of column names to read.  When set, only those columns
+        are fetched from storage; all others are omitted.  ``None`` (the
+        default) reads every column.
+    shuffle_clump_size:
+        When set, rows are shuffled in contiguous groups of this size rather
+        than individually.  Larger clumps improve I/O locality (important on
+        object storage) at the cost of reduced randomness.  ``None`` (the
+        default) shuffles rows individually.
+    filter:
+        Optional SQL filter expression (e.g. ``"label = 'dog'"``).  Only rows
+        that satisfy the predicate are included in the permutation.  The filter
+        is applied during permutation construction so split sizes reflect the
+        filtered row count.
+    transform:
+        Optional callable applied to each ``pyarrow.RecordBatch`` before rows
+        are yielded.  Receives one batch at a time and must return an iterable
+        whose length equals the number of rows in the batch.  When ``None``
+        (the default) rows are returned as plain Python dicts.
+    worker_info_override:
+        If set, used in place of ``torch.utils.data.get_worker_info()`` to
+        determine the DataLoader worker assignment.  Intended for unit tests
+        that need to simulate multiple workers without spawning real processes.
+        If both this and the real worker info are non-None a warning is logged
+        and the override takes precedence.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        table,
+        *,
+        num_splits: Optional[int] = None,
+        shuffle: bool = True,
+        shuffle_seed: Optional[int] = 0,
+        epoch: int = 0,
+        rank: int = 0,
+        world_size: int = 1,
+        read_batch_size: int = DEFAULT_READ_BATCH_SIZE,
+        prefetch_batches: int = DEFAULT_PREFETCH_BATCHES,
+        columns: Optional[list[str]] = None,
+        shuffle_clump_size: Optional[int] = None,
+        filter: Optional[str] = None,
+        transform: Optional[Callable] = None,
+        connection_factory: Optional[Callable[[str], Any]] = None,
+        worker_info_override=None,
+    ):
+        super().__init__()
+        if num_splits is None:
+            num_splits = world_size
+        if shuffle_seed is None:
+            shuffle_seed = random.randrange(2**32)
+        if num_splits % world_size != 0:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"num_splits ({num_splits}) must be divisible by "
+                f"world_size ({world_size})"
+            )
+
+        self._table = table
+        self._num_splits = num_splits
+        self._shuffle = shuffle
+        self._shuffle_seed = shuffle_seed
+        self._epoch = epoch
+        self._rank = rank
+        self._world_size = world_size
+        self._read_batch_size = read_batch_size
+        self._prefetch_batches = prefetch_batches
+        self._columns = columns
+        self._shuffle_clump_size = shuffle_clump_size
+        self._filter = filter
+        self._transform = transform
+        self._connection_factory = connection_factory
+        self._worker_info_override = worker_info_override
+
+        # Live references to pipeline state, set only while __iter__ is running
+        # in the same process.  Used by the observability properties when the
+        # DataLoader runs with num_workers=0.
+        self._raw_batches_ref: Optional[list[deque]] = None
+        self._cooked_ref: Optional[list[deque]] = None
+        self._fetch_head_ref: Optional[list[int]] = None
+        self._split_sizes_ref: Optional[list[int]] = None
+        self._local_consumed_ref: Optional[list[int]] = None
+
+        # Shared-memory counters written by __iter__ (which may run in a
+        # DataLoader worker process) and read by the observability properties
+        # in the main process.  RawArray is picklable via the forkserver
+        # reduction protocol so it survives the dataset pickle round-trip.
+        # Layout: [unscanned_rows, raw_rows, cooked_rows, consumed_rows,
+        #          bytes_loaded, fetch_time_us, transform_time_us]
+        self._worker_stats: RawArray = RawArray(ctypes.c_int64, 7)
+
+        # Cumulative bytes of Arrow buffer data fetched across all iterations.
+        self._bytes_loaded: int = 0
+        # Cumulative seconds spent in LanceDB I/O and in transform functions.
+        self._fetch_time: float = 0.0
+        self._transform_time: float = 0.0
+
+        # Number of samples each split has already been consumed.  At global
+        # step boundaries all splits have consumed this many samples, so a
+        # single scalar captures the topology-independent checkpoint state.
+        self._resume_offset: int = 0
+
+        # Build the permutation table once, deterministically.
+        builder = permutation_builder(table)
+        if filter is not None:
+            builder = builder.filter(filter)
+        if shuffle:
+            perm_seed = shuffle_seed + epoch * _EPOCH_PRIME
+            self._perm_table = builder.split_random(
+                fixed=num_splits, seed=perm_seed, clump_size=shuffle_clump_size
+            ).execute()
+        else:
+            self._perm_table = builder.split_sequential(fixed=num_splits).execute()
+
+        # Contiguous block of global split indices assigned to this rank.
+        splits_per_rank = num_splits // world_size
+        rank_start = rank * splits_per_rank
+        self._rank_splits: list[int] = list(
+            range(rank_start, rank_start + splits_per_rank)
+        )
+
+    def _resolve_my_splits(self) -> list[int]:
+        """Return the split indices this instance should read in __iter__."""
+        torch_worker_info = get_worker_info()
+        if self._worker_info_override is not None:
+            if torch_worker_info is not None:
+                logger.warning(
+                    "worker_info_override is set but get_worker_info() also returned a "
+                    "non-None value; ignoring the real torch worker info and using the "
+                    "override instead.  This may lead to duplicated or incorrect data "
+                    "from the dataset."
+                )
+            worker_info = self._worker_info_override
+        else:
+            worker_info = torch_worker_info
+
+        if worker_info is None:
+            return self._rank_splits
+
+        num_workers: int = worker_info.num_workers
+        worker_id: int = worker_info.id
+        n_rank_splits = len(self._rank_splits)
+        if n_rank_splits % num_workers != 0:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Number of rank splits ({n_rank_splits}) must be divisible by "
+                f"num_workers ({num_workers})"
+            )
+        splits_per_worker = n_rank_splits // num_workers
+        start = worker_id * splits_per_worker
+        return self._rank_splits[start : start + splits_per_worker]
+
+    def __iter__(self) -> Iterator[dict[str, Any]]:
+        if self._raw_batches_ref is not None:
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                "StreamingDataset does not support concurrent iteration. "
+                "Only one active iterator per dataset instance is allowed."
+            )
+        my_splits = self._resolve_my_splits()
+        if not my_splits:
+            return
+
+        # Set identity transform on each Permutation so __getitems__ returns
+        # the raw RecordBatch.  Stage 2 applies the real transform.
+        permutations: list[Permutation] = []
+        for split_idx in my_splits:
+            perm = Permutation.from_tables(
+                self._table, self._perm_table, split=split_idx
+            )
+            if self._columns is not None:
+                perm = perm.select_columns(self._columns)
+            perm = perm.with_transform(lambda batch: batch)
+            if self._resume_offset > 0:
+                perm = perm.with_skip(self._resume_offset)
+            permutations.append(perm)
+
+        n = len(permutations)
+        split_sizes = [perm.num_rows for perm in permutations]
+        initial_offset = self._resume_offset
+        local_consumed = [0] * n
+
+        batch_size = self._read_batch_size
+        max_prefetch = self._prefetch_batches
+        cpu_workers = os.cpu_count() or 1
+        final_transform = (
+            self._transform if self._transform is not None else Transforms.arrow2python
+        )
+
+        # Per-split pipeline state.
+        fetch_head = [0] * n
+        io_pending = [deque() for _ in range(n)]  # Future[RecordBatch]
+        raw_batches = [deque() for _ in range(n)]  # RecordBatch — fetched, awaiting tx
+        tx_pending = [deque() for _ in range(n)]  # Future[list[Any]]
+        cooked = [deque() for _ in range(n)]  # rows ready to yield
+
+        # Limit simultaneous transforms to cpu_workers across all splits.
+        tx_semaphore = threading.Semaphore(cpu_workers)
+
+        # ── Stage 1 helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+        def _io_call(perm, indices):
+            t0 = time.perf_counter()
+            batch = perm.__getitems__(indices)
+            self._bytes_loaded += batch.nbytes
+            self._fetch_time += time.perf_counter() - t0
+            return batch
+
+        def _submit_io(i: int) -> None:
+            remaining = split_sizes[i] - fetch_head[i]
+            if remaining <= 0:
+                return
+            fetch = min(batch_size, remaining)
+            start = fetch_head[i]
+            fetch_head[i] += fetch
+            perm_i = permutations[i]
+            indices = list(range(start, start + fetch))
+            io_pending[i].append(io_pool.submit(_io_call, perm_i, indices))
+
+        def _fill_io(i: int) -> None:
+            while len(io_pending[i]) < max_prefetch and fetch_head[i] < split_sizes[i]:
+                _submit_io(i)
+
+        def _drain_io(i: int) -> None:
+            """Move completed I/O futures into raw_batches non-blockingly."""
+            while io_pending[i] and io_pending[i][0].done():
+                raw_batches[i].append(io_pending[i].popleft().result())
+
+        # ── Stage 2 helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+        def _tx_call_guarded(batch):
+            try:
+                t0 = time.perf_counter()
+                result = final_transform(batch)
+                self._transform_time += time.perf_counter() - t0
+                return result
+            finally:
+                tx_semaphore.release()
+
+        def _try_submit_tx(i: int) -> None:
+            """Submit transforms for raw_batches[i] up to available capacity."""
+            while raw_batches[i] and tx_semaphore.acquire(blocking=False):
+                batch = raw_batches[i].popleft()
+                tx_pending[i].append(tx_pool.submit(_tx_call_guarded, batch))
+
+        def _drain_tx(i: int) -> None:
+            """Move completed transform futures into cooked non-blockingly."""
+            while tx_pending[i] and tx_pending[i][0].done():
+                cooked[i].extend(tx_pending[i].popleft().result())
+
+        # ── Combined advance ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+        def _advance(i: int) -> None:
+            """Non-blocking pipeline pump for split i."""
+            _drain_io(i)
+            _drain_tx(i)
+            _try_submit_tx(i)
+            _fill_io(i)
+
+        def _ensure_cooked(i: int) -> None:
+            """Ensure cooked[i] has at least one row, blocking if necessary."""
+            _advance(i)
+            while not cooked[i]:
+                if tx_pending[i]:
+                    # Wait for the oldest in-flight transform.
+                    cooked[i].extend(tx_pending[i].popleft().result())
+                    _advance(i)
+                elif raw_batches[i]:
+                    # Acquire a transform slot (may block briefly if all
+                    # cpu_workers are busy with other splits).
+                    tx_semaphore.acquire()
+                    batch = raw_batches[i].popleft()
+                    tx_pending[i].append(tx_pool.submit(_tx_call_guarded, batch))
+                elif io_pending[i]:
+                    # Block on the oldest in-flight I/O fetch.
+                    raw_batches[i].append(io_pending[i].popleft().result())
+                    _advance(i)
+                else:
+                    break  # split exhausted
+
+        # ── Main loop ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+        with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=n * max_prefetch) as io_pool:
+            with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=cpu_workers) as tx_pool:
+                self._raw_batches_ref = raw_batches
+                self._cooked_ref = cooked
+                self._fetch_head_ref = fetch_head
+                self._split_sizes_ref = split_sizes
+                self._local_consumed_ref = local_consumed
+                try:
+                    for i in range(n):
+                        _fill_io(i)
+
+                    while True:
+                        # Stop when any split is exhausted (all exhaust
+                        # simultaneously: equal split sizes + round-robin).
+                        if any(local_consumed[i] >= split_sizes[i] for i in range(n)):
+                            break
+
+                        for i in range(n):
+                            _ensure_cooked(i)
+                            row = cooked[i].popleft()
+                            local_consumed[i] += 1
+                            _advance(i)
+
+                            # After the last split in each cycle: update the
+                            # global offset and refresh the shared-memory stats
+                            # so the main process can observe pipeline depth
+                            # even when __iter__ runs in a worker process.
+                            if i == n - 1:
+                                self._resume_offset = initial_offset + local_consumed[i]
+                                ws = self._worker_stats
+                                ws[0] = sum(
+                                    split_sizes[j] - fetch_head[j] for j in range(n)
+                                )
+                                ws[1] = sum(
+                                    batch.num_rows for q in raw_batches for batch in q
+                                )
+                                ws[2] = sum(len(q) for q in cooked)
+                                ws[3] = sum(local_consumed)
+                                ws[4] = self._bytes_loaded
+                                ws[5] = int(self._fetch_time * 1_000_000)
+                                ws[6] = int(self._transform_time * 1_000_000)
+
+                            yield row
+                finally:
+                    self._raw_batches_ref = None
+                    self._cooked_ref = None
+                    self._fetch_head_ref = None
+                    self._split_sizes_ref = None
+                    self._local_consumed_ref = None
+
+    @property
+    def bytes_loaded(self) -> int:
+        """Cumulative bytes of raw Arrow buffer data fetched from storage.
+
+        Measured on the ``RecordBatch`` before any transform is applied, so
+        the value reflects actual I/O rather than the size of transformed
+        output.  Accumulates across multiple iterations of the same dataset
+        instance and is never reset automatically.
+        """
+        if self._raw_batches_ref is not None:
+            return self._bytes_loaded
+        return int(self._worker_stats[4])
+
+    @property
+    def fetch_time(self) -> float:
+        """Cumulative seconds spent waiting for data from LanceDB.
+
+        Measured per batch in the Stage 1 I/O threads as the total elapsed
+        time of the ``take_offsets`` call.  Accumulates across all splits and
+        all iterations.
+        """
+        if self._raw_batches_ref is not None:
+            return self._fetch_time
+        return self._worker_stats[5] / 1_000_000
+
+    @property
+    def transform_time(self) -> float:
+        """Cumulative seconds spent applying the transform.
+
+        Measured per batch in the Stage 2 transform threads as the elapsed
+        time inside the transform callable (or the default ``arrow2python``
+        conversion when no transform is set).  Accumulates across all splits
+        and all iterations.
+        """
+        if self._raw_batches_ref is not None:
+            return self._transform_time
+        return self._worker_stats[6] / 1_000_000
+
+    @property
+    def raw_queue_depth(self) -> int:
+        """Number of raw rows waiting for a transform thread across all splits.
+
+        A persistently non-zero value means Stage 2 (transform) is the
+        bottleneck: I/O is completing faster than transforms can consume
+        batches.  Returns 0 when not iterating.
+        """
+        if self._raw_batches_ref is not None:
+            return sum(batch.num_rows for q in self._raw_batches_ref for batch in q)
+        return int(self._worker_stats[1])
+
+    @property
+    def prefetch_queue_depth(self) -> int:
+        """Number of rows transformed and ready to yield across all splits.
+
+        Counts rows whose transform has completed and are sitting in memory
+        waiting for the main thread — rows that can be handed off with no
+        I/O or CPU wait.  Returns 0 when not iterating.
+        """
+        if self._cooked_ref is not None:
+            return sum(len(q) for q in self._cooked_ref)
+        return int(self._worker_stats[2])
+
+    @property
+    def unscanned_rows(self) -> int:
+        """Number of rows not yet submitted to the I/O stage across all splits.
+
+        Decreases as the I/O stage submits fetch requests.  When this reaches
+        zero all data has been requested from storage (though it may not have
+        arrived yet).  Returns 0 when not iterating.
+        """
+        if self._fetch_head_ref is not None:
+            return sum(
+                size - head
+                for size, head in zip(self._split_sizes_ref, self._fetch_head_ref)
+            )
+        return int(self._worker_stats[0])
+
+    @property
+    def consumed_rows(self) -> int:
+        """Number of rows already yielded to the caller across all splits.
+
+        Monotonically increases throughout iteration.  Returns 0 when not
+        iterating.
+        """
+        if self._local_consumed_ref is not None:
+            return sum(self._local_consumed_ref)
+        return int(self._worker_stats[3])
+
+    def __getstate__(self):
+        """Support pickling for multi-worker DataLoader (forkserver / spawn).
+
+        The live LanceDB table object contains non-picklable connection state
+        (sockets, Rust-backed PyO3 objects).  If a ``connection_factory`` was
+        supplied only the table name is serialised; the factory is called in
+        the worker to reopen the connection without embedding any credentials.
+        Without a factory the table's own picklable reopen state is captured
+        via ``_table_to_pickle_state`` (mirrors the ``Permutation`` approach).
+        """
+        state = self.__dict__.copy()
+        # _table: replace with reconnect info (credentials must not be embedded).
+        state["_table_name"] = self._table.name
+        if self._connection_factory is not None:
+            state["_table"] = None
+        else:
+            state["_table"] = _table_to_pickle_state(self._table)
+        # _perm_table: always in-memory; serialise as Arrow data (mirrors
+        # how Permutation.__getstate__ handles its permutation_table).
+        state["_perm_table"] = (
+            self._perm_table.name,
+            self._perm_table.to_arrow(),
+        )
+        for key in (
+            "_raw_batches_ref",
+            "_cooked_ref",
+            "_fetch_head_ref",
+            "_split_sizes_ref",
+            "_local_consumed_ref",
+        ):
+            state[key] = None
+        return state
+
+    def __setstate__(self, state):
+        """Reconnect to LanceDB after unpickling in a worker process."""
+        from . import connect as _connect
+
+        table_name = state.pop("_table_name")
+        table_state = state.pop("_table")
+        perm_name, perm_data = state.pop("_perm_table")
+        self.__dict__.update(state)
+        if self._connection_factory is not None:
+            self._table = self._connection_factory(table_name)
+        else:
+            self._table = _table_from_pickle_state(table_state)
+        self._perm_table = _connect("memory://").create_table(perm_name, perm_data)
+
+    def state_dict(self) -> dict:
+        """Snapshot the dataset's consumption state.
+
+        The returned dict is topology-independent: at global step boundaries
+        every split has been consumed the same number of times (by the
+        round-robin design), so the per-split count is a single uniform value
+        that is identical across all ranks and DataLoader workers.
+        """
+        return {
+            "shuffle_seed": self._shuffle_seed,
+            "num_splits": self._num_splits,
+            "epoch": self._epoch,
+            "samples_consumed_per_split": [self._resume_offset] * self._num_splits,
+        }
+
+    def load_state_dict(self, state: dict) -> None:
+        """Resume from a previously snapshotted state.
+
+        Raises ``ValueError`` if ``num_splits`` or ``shuffle_seed`` differ
+        from the checkpoint, since a different split structure or shuffle order
+        makes mid-epoch resumption meaningless.
+        """
+        if state["num_splits"] != self._num_splits:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"num_splits mismatch: checkpoint has {state['num_splits']}, "
+                f"current dataset has {self._num_splits}"
+            )
+        if state["shuffle_seed"] != self._shuffle_seed:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"shuffle_seed mismatch: checkpoint has {state['shuffle_seed']}, "
+                f"current dataset has {self._shuffle_seed}"
+            )
+        consumed = state["samples_consumed_per_split"]
+        # All entries are equal at step boundaries; use the first.
+        if isinstance(consumed, list):
+            self._resume_offset = consumed[0] if consumed else 0
+        else:
+            self._resume_offset = int(consumed)

python/python/lancedb/table.py

@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ from urllib.parse import urlparse
 from lancedb.scannable import _register_optional_converters, to_scannable
 
 from . import __version__
+from ._blob import (
+    BlobFile,
+    _normalize_blob_row_ids,
+    _wrap_blob_files,
+    strip_auto_row_ids,
+    validate_blob_mode,
+)
+from .types import BlobMode
 from lancedb.arrow import peek_reader
 from lancedb.background_loop import LOOP, embedding_executor
 from .dependencies import (
@@ -65,6 +73,7 @@ from .expr import Expr
 from .merge import LanceMergeInsertBuilder
 from .pydantic import LanceModel, model_to_dict
 from .query import (
+    AnalyzePlanDistributedMetrics,
     AsyncFTSQuery,
     AsyncHybridQuery,
     AsyncQuery,
@@ -88,10 +97,7 @@ from .util import (
     value_to_sql,
 )
 from .index import lang_mapping
-
-BlobMode = Literal["lazy", "bytes", "descriptions"]
-
-_VALID_BLOB_MODES = ("lazy", "bytes", "descriptions")
+from .schema import blob_v2_column_paths, schema_has_blob_field
 
 
 def _should_push_down_query_table(
@@ -100,23 +106,6 @@ def _should_push_down_query_table(
     return namespace_client is not None and "QueryTable" in pushdown_operations
 
 
-def _validate_blob_mode(blob_mode: BlobMode) -> None:
-    if blob_mode not in _VALID_BLOB_MODES:
-        modes = ", ".join(repr(mode) for mode in _VALID_BLOB_MODES)
-        raise ValueError(f"blob_mode must be one of {modes}, got {blob_mode!r}")
-
-
-def _field_is_blob(field: pa.Field) -> bool:
-    metadata = field.metadata or {}
-    return metadata.get(b"lance-encoding:blob") == b"true" or (
-        metadata.get("lance-encoding:blob") == "true"
-    )
-
-
-def _schema_has_blob_field(schema: pa.Schema) -> bool:
-    return any(_field_is_blob(field) for field in schema)
-
-
 _MODEL_BACKED_TOKENIZER_PREFIXES = ("jieba", "lindera")
 _MODEL_BACKED_TOKENIZER_ERRORS = (
     "unknown base tokenizer",
@@ -173,6 +162,7 @@ def _maybe_add_fts_error_note(
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from .db import LanceDBConnection
+    from .udf import Job
     from ._lancedb import (
         Table as LanceDBTable,
         OptimizeStats,
@@ -185,6 +175,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
         UpdateFieldMetadataResult,
         DeleteResult,
         DropColumnsResult,
+        FtsToken,
         LsmWriteSpec,
         MergeResult,
         UpdateResult,
@@ -651,6 +642,16 @@ def _append_vector_columns(
                     col_data = func.compute_source_embeddings_with_retry(
                         batch[conf.source_column]
                     )
+                    # Replace vectors with wrong length (including empty lists
+                    # returned for inputs like empty strings) with None so that
+                    # _handle_bad_vectors can process them according to the
+                    # on_bad_vectors policy instead of crashing when PyArrow
+                    # tries to cast them into a fixed-size list array.
+                    expected_ndims = conf.function.ndims()
+                    col_data = [
+                        v if v is not None and len(v) == expected_ndims else None
+                        for v in col_data
+                    ]
                     if no_vector_column:
                         batch = batch.append_column(
                             schema.field(vector_column),
@@ -702,6 +703,24 @@ def _normalize_progress(progress):
     return progress, False
 
 
+def _computed_groups(computed):
+    """Group computed columns by expression, preserving declaration order
+    (struct-returning functions need their columns adjacent so schema order
+    matches field order). Accepts the ergonomic forms -- `fn("col")` values
+    and tuple keys for struct fan-out -- via `_normalize_computed`."""
+    from .udf import _normalize_computed
+
+    groups = []
+    for name, (sql_type, expression) in _normalize_computed(computed).items():
+        for expr, cols in groups:
+            if expr == expression:
+                cols.append((name, sql_type))
+                break
+        else:
+            groups.append((expression, [(name, sql_type)]))
+    return groups
+
+
 class Table(ABC):
     """
     A Table is a collection of Records in a LanceDB Database.
@@ -807,6 +826,59 @@ class Table(ABC):
         """The number of rows in this Table"""
         return self.count_rows(None)
 
+    def add_computed_column(
+        self,
+        columns,
+        fn,
+        args: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+        types=None,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Declare computed column(s) bound to a UDF -- no compute happens
+        here (the agent fills them lazily, or refresh_column() triggers a run).
+
+        .. deprecated::
+            A computed column is an expression over a registered function, so
+            bind it as one: ``add_columns(computed={"vec": embed("data")})``.
+            ``embed("data")`` applies the function to the `data` column and
+            infers the type from the function's return signature -- the
+            function never couples to a particular column. Prefer that form.
+        """
+        import warnings
+
+        warnings.warn(
+            "add_computed_column is deprecated; use add_columns(computed="
+            '{"vec": embed("data")}).',
+            DeprecationWarning,
+            stacklevel=2,
+        )
+        from .udf import Udf, struct_field_types
+
+        multi = isinstance(columns, (tuple, list))
+        if isinstance(fn, Udf):
+            expr = fn.expression(*(args or []))
+            if types is None:
+                if multi:
+                    if not fn.returns.upper().startswith("STRUCT"):
+                        raise ValueError(
+                            "several columns need a STRUCT-returning function"
+                        )
+                    types = struct_field_types(fn.returns)
+                else:
+                    types = fn.returns
+        else:
+            if types is None:
+                raise ValueError("pass types= when fn is a name string")
+            expr = f"{fn}({', '.join(args or [])})"
+        if multi:
+            if len(types) != len(columns):
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"{len(columns)} columns but {len(types)} output types"
+                )
+            computed = {c: (t, expr) for c, t in zip(columns, types)}
+        else:
+            computed = {columns: (types, expr)}
+        self.add_columns(computed=computed)
+
     @property
     @abstractmethod
     def embedding_functions(self) -> Dict[str, EmbeddingFunctionConfig]:
@@ -883,7 +955,7 @@ class Table(ABC):
         wait_timeout: Optional[timedelta] = ...,
         name: Optional[str] = ...,
         train: bool = ...,
-    ) -> None: ...
+    ) -> "Job": ...
 
     # Legacy API overload (deprecated)
     @overload
@@ -907,7 +979,7 @@ class Table(ABC):
         name: Optional[str] = ...,
         train: bool = ...,
         target_partition_size: Optional[int] = ...,
-    ) -> None: ...
+    ) -> "Job": ...
 
     def create_index(
         self,
@@ -958,6 +1030,14 @@ class Table(ABC):
         train : bool, default True
             Whether to train the index with existing data.
 
+        Returns
+        -------
+        Job
+            A handle on the index build. When the server defers the build to a
+            background job, ``job.wait()`` blocks until it completes; when the
+            build finished within this call, the job is already ``finished``.
+            Prefer ``job.wait()`` over the deprecated ``wait_timeout``.
+
         Examples
         --------
         New API (recommended):
@@ -1149,6 +1229,8 @@ class Table(ABC):
             - "whitespace": Split text by whitespace, but not punctuation.
             - "raw": No tokenization. The entire text is treated as a single token.
             - "ngram": N-Gram tokenizer.
+            - "icu": ICU dictionary-based word segmentation.
+            - "icu/split": ICU segmentation with simple-style delimiter splitting.
             - "jieba/*": Jieba tokenizer loaded from Lance's language model home.
             - "lindera/*": Lindera tokenizer loaded from Lance's language model home.
         language : str, default "English"
@@ -1513,6 +1595,31 @@ class Table(ABC):
             A query object that can be executed to get the rows.
         """
 
+    @abstractmethod
+    def blob_columns(self) -> list[str]:
+        """Names of the blob v2 columns declared on this table."""
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def fetch_blobs(
+        self, column: str, row_ids: Union[list[int], pa.Table]
+    ) -> pa.LargeBinaryArray:
+        """Materialize full blob bytes for ``column`` at the given rows.
+
+        Convenience for small payloads. For large values use
+        :meth:`fetch_blob_files`.
+        """
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def fetch_blob_files(
+        self, column: str, row_ids: Union[list[int], pa.Table]
+    ) -> "list[Optional[BlobFile]]":
+        """Open lazy, seekable :class:`~lancedb._blob.BlobFile` handles.
+
+        Prefer this over :meth:`fetch_blobs` for large payloads. ``row_ids`` is
+        a ``list[int]`` or query ``pyarrow.Table`` with ``_rowid`` (or stashed
+        row-id metadata). Null rows are ``None``. Local tables only.
+        """
+
     @abstractmethod
     def _execute_query(
         self,
@@ -1526,7 +1633,12 @@ class Table(ABC):
     def _explain_plan(self, query: Query, verbose: Optional[bool] = False) -> str: ...
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def _analyze_plan(self, query: Query) -> str: ...
+    def _analyze_plan(
+        self,
+        query: Query,
+        *,
+        distributed_metrics: AnalyzePlanDistributedMetrics = "aggregate",
+    ) -> str: ...
 
     @abstractmethod
     def _output_schema(self, query: Query) -> pa.Schema: ...
@@ -1776,6 +1888,24 @@ class Table(ABC):
         [Table.create_index][lancedb.table.Table.create_index]
         """
 
+    @abstractmethod
+    def tokenize(
+        self,
+        query: str,
+        *,
+        column: Optional[str] = None,
+        index_name: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> Iterable[FtsToken]:
+        """
+        Tokenize a query using the tokenizer configured on an FTS index.
+
+        Specify exactly one of ``column`` or ``index_name``.
+
+        Model-backed tokenizers such as ``jieba/*`` and ``lindera/*`` are
+        rebuilt in the client process from index metadata. For remote tables,
+        this means the same tokenizer model files must also exist locally.
+        """
+
     @abstractmethod
     def index_stats(self, index_name: str) -> Optional[IndexStatistics]:
         """
@@ -2075,8 +2205,8 @@ class LanceTable(Table):
     def from_inner(cls, tbl: LanceDBTable):
         from .db import LanceDBConnection
 
-        async_tbl = AsyncTable(tbl)
         conn = LanceDBConnection.from_inner(tbl.database())
+        async_tbl = AsyncTable(tbl, conn=conn._conn)
         return cls(
             conn,
             async_tbl.name,
@@ -2194,6 +2324,19 @@ class LanceTable(Table):
     def take_row_ids(self, row_ids: list[int]) -> LanceTakeQueryBuilder:
         return LanceTakeQueryBuilder(self._table.take_row_ids(row_ids))
 
+    def blob_columns(self) -> list[str]:
+        return LOOP.run(self._table.blob_columns())
+
+    def fetch_blobs(
+        self, column: str, row_ids: Union[list[int], pa.Table]
+    ) -> pa.LargeBinaryArray:
+        return LOOP.run(self._table.fetch_blobs(column, row_ids))
+
+    def fetch_blob_files(
+        self, column: str, row_ids: Union[list[int], pa.Table]
+    ) -> "list[Optional[BlobFile]]":
+        return LOOP.run(self._table.fetch_blob_files(column, row_ids))
+
     @property
     def tags(self) -> Tags:
         """Tag management for the table.
@@ -2389,9 +2532,14 @@ class LanceTable(Table):
         -------
         pd.DataFrame
         """
-        _validate_blob_mode(blob_mode)
-        if blob_mode == "descriptions" or not _schema_has_blob_field(self.schema):
-            return self.to_arrow().to_pandas(**kwargs)
+        validate_blob_mode(blob_mode)
+        if blob_mode == "descriptions" or not schema_has_blob_field(self.schema):
+            arrow_tbl = self.to_arrow()
+            if blob_mode == "descriptions":
+                arrow_tbl = strip_auto_row_ids(
+                    arrow_tbl, blob_v2_column_paths(self.schema)
+                )
+            return arrow_tbl.to_pandas(**kwargs)
 
         if (
             blob_mode == "lazy"
@@ -2400,6 +2548,9 @@ class LanceTable(Table):
         ):
             return self.to_arrow().to_pandas(**kwargs)
 
+        if blob_mode == "bytes" and blob_v2_column_paths(self.schema):
+            return self.search().to_pandas(blob_mode=blob_mode, **kwargs)
+
         return self.to_lance().to_pandas(blob_mode=blob_mode, **kwargs)
 
     def to_arrow(self) -> pa.Table:
@@ -2457,7 +2608,7 @@ class LanceTable(Table):
         wait_timeout: Optional[timedelta] = ...,
         name: Optional[str] = ...,
         train: bool = ...,
-    ) -> None: ...
+    ) -> "Job": ...
 
     # Legacy API overload (deprecated)
     @overload
@@ -2483,7 +2634,7 @@ class LanceTable(Table):
         name: Optional[str] = ...,
         train: bool = ...,
         target_partition_size: Optional[int] = ...,
-    ) -> None: ...
+    ) -> "Job": ...
 
     def create_index(
         self,
@@ -2542,6 +2693,14 @@ class LanceTable(Table):
         train : bool, default True
             Whether to train the index with existing data.
 
+        Returns
+        -------
+        Job
+            A handle on the index build. When the server defers the build to a
+            background job, ``job.wait()`` blocks until it completes; when the
+            build finished within this call, the job is already ``finished``.
+            Prefer ``job.wait()`` over the deprecated ``wait_timeout``.
+
         Examples
         --------
         New API (recommended):
@@ -2617,7 +2776,7 @@ class LanceTable(Table):
                     target_partition_size=target_partition_size,
                 )
                 self.checkout_latest()
-                return
+                return self._sync_job(None)
         else:
             # New API: metric is the column name
             column = metric
@@ -2654,19 +2813,30 @@ class LanceTable(Table):
                         ),
                     )
                     self.checkout_latest()
-                    return
+                    return self._sync_job(None)
 
-        return LOOP.run(
-            self._table.create_index(
-                column,
-                replace=replace,
-                config=config,
-                wait_timeout=wait_timeout,
-                name=name,
-                train=train,
+        return self._sync_job(
+            LOOP.run(
+                self._table.create_index(
+                    column,
+                    replace=replace,
+                    config=config,
+                    wait_timeout=wait_timeout,
+                    name=name,
+                    train=train,
+                )
             )
         )
 
+    def _sync_job(self, ajob) -> "Job":
+        """Convert an AsyncJob (or None for work done in-process) into a sync
+        Job bound to this table's connection."""
+        from .udf import Job
+
+        if ajob is not None and ajob.id:
+            return Job(self._conn, ajob.id, table=self.name)
+        return Job._completed(self._conn, table=self.name)
+
     def _is_legacy_create_index_call(
         self,
         first_arg: str,
@@ -2917,8 +3087,12 @@ class LanceTable(Table):
             config = LabelList()
         else:
             raise ValueError(f"Unknown index type {index_type}")
-        return LOOP.run(
-            self._table.create_index(column, replace=replace, config=config, name=name)
+        return self._sync_job(
+            LOOP.run(
+                self._table.create_index(
+                    column, replace=replace, config=config, name=name
+                )
+            )
         )
 
     @deprecation.deprecated(
@@ -3001,7 +3175,7 @@ class LanceTable(Table):
         )
 
         try:
-            LOOP.run(
+            ajob = LOOP.run(
                 self._table.create_index(
                     field_names,
                     replace=replace,
@@ -3016,6 +3190,7 @@ class LanceTable(Table):
                 language=config.language,
             )
             raise e
+        return self._sync_job(ajob)
 
     @staticmethod
     def infer_tokenizer_configs(tokenizer_name: str) -> dict:
@@ -3565,8 +3740,15 @@ class LanceTable(Table):
     def _explain_plan(self, query: Query, verbose: Optional[bool] = False) -> str:
         return LOOP.run(self._table._explain_plan(query, verbose))
 
-    def _analyze_plan(self, query: Query) -> str:
-        return LOOP.run(self._table._analyze_plan(query))
+    def _analyze_plan(
+        self,
+        query: Query,
+        *,
+        distributed_metrics: AnalyzePlanDistributedMetrics = "aggregate",
+    ) -> str:
+        return LOOP.run(
+            self._table._analyze_plan(query, distributed_metrics=distributed_metrics)
+        )
 
     def _output_schema(self, query: Query) -> pa.Schema:
         return LOOP.run(self._table._output_schema(query))
@@ -3700,6 +3882,26 @@ class LanceTable(Table):
         """
         return LOOP.run(self._table.list_indices())
 
+    def tokenize(
+        self,
+        query: str,
+        *,
+        column: Optional[str] = None,
+        index_name: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> Iterable[FtsToken]:
+        """
+        Tokenize a query using the tokenizer configured on an FTS index.
+
+        Specify exactly one of ``column`` or ``index_name``.
+
+        Model-backed tokenizers such as ``jieba/*`` and ``lindera/*`` are
+        rebuilt in the client process from index metadata. For remote tables,
+        this means the same tokenizer model files must also exist locally.
+        """
+        return LOOP.run(
+            self._table.tokenize(query, column=column, index_name=index_name)
+        )
+
     def index_stats(self, index_name: str) -> Optional[IndexStatistics]:
         """
         Retrieve statistics about an index
@@ -3717,9 +3919,68 @@ class LanceTable(Table):
         return LOOP.run(self._table.index_stats(index_name))
 
     def add_columns(
-        self, transforms: Dict[str, str] | pa.field | List[pa.field] | pa.Schema
-    ) -> AddColumnsResult:
-        return LOOP.run(self._table.add_columns(transforms))
+        self,
+        transforms: Dict[str, str]
+        | pa.field
+        | List[pa.field]
+        | pa.Schema
+        | None = None,
+        *,
+        computed: Optional[Dict] = None,
+    ) -> Optional[AddColumnsResult]:
+        result = None
+        if transforms is not None:
+            result = LOOP.run(self._table.add_columns(transforms))
+        if computed:
+            # computed binds an expression over a registered function to a
+            # column: {col: fn("input_col")} -- fn("input_col") yields the
+            # expression and carries the inferred type; a tuple key fans a
+            # STRUCT return out to several columns. Declares the binding only;
+            # the server fills the values (server-backed). The legacy
+            # {col: (sql_type, expression)} tuple form is still accepted.
+            result_unused = LOOP.run(self._table.add_columns(computed=computed))
+            del result_unused
+        return result
+
+    def refresh_column(
+        self,
+        columns,
+        *,
+        where: Optional[str] = None,
+        num_workers: Optional[int] = None,
+        max_workers: Optional[int] = None,
+        batch_size: Optional[int] = None,
+        priority: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> "Job":
+        """Trigger recompute of computed columns (REFRESH COLUMN).
+
+        The expression is resolved server-side from each column's stored
+        binding; columns bound to the same struct-returning function
+        refresh together. Returns a `Job` to wait on, poll, or cancel
+        (``tbl.refresh_column("col").wait()``) -- mirrors
+        `MaterializedView.refresh()`. Server-backed feature (LanceDB
+        Enterprise / Cloud).
+
+        num_workers / max_workers / batch_size / priority are per-refresh
+        scheduling knobs (how to run THIS refresh) and override any default
+        the function carries. `priority` is a Kueue tier
+        (training | interactive | backfill).
+        """
+        from .udf import Job
+
+        if isinstance(columns, str):
+            columns = [columns]
+        job_id = LOOP.run(
+            self._table.refresh_column(
+                list(columns),
+                where=where,
+                num_workers=num_workers,
+                max_workers=max_workers,
+                batch_size=batch_size,
+                priority=priority,
+            )
+        )
+        return Job(self._conn, job_id, table=self.name)
 
     def alter_columns(
         self, *alterations: Iterable[Dict[str, str]]
@@ -3749,6 +4010,11 @@ class LanceTable(Table):
         [`AsyncTable.unset_lsm_write_spec`][lancedb.AsyncTable.unset_lsm_write_spec]."""
         return LOOP.run(self._table.unset_lsm_write_spec())
 
+    def get_lsm_write_spec(self) -> Optional["LsmWriteSpec"]:
+        """Read the installed LsmWriteSpec, or ``None``. See
+        [`AsyncTable.get_lsm_write_spec`][lancedb.AsyncTable.get_lsm_write_spec]."""
+        return LOOP.run(self._table.get_lsm_write_spec())
+
     def close_lsm_writers(self) -> None:
         """Close cached MemWAL shard writers. See
         [`AsyncTable.close_lsm_writers`][lancedb.AsyncTable.close_lsm_writers]."""
@@ -4020,7 +4286,16 @@ def _handle_bad_vector_column(
         dim = _infer_vector_dim(vec_arr)
         if dim is None:
             return data
-    has_wrong_dim = pc.not_equal(pc.list_value_length(vec_arr), dim)
+
+    is_null = pc.is_null(vec_arr)
+    # pc.list_value_length returns null for null list entries, so
+    # pc.not_equal(null, dim) also returns null. Use or_kleene so that
+    # True OR null = True (Kleene three-valued logic), ensuring null vectors
+    # are counted as wrong-dim.
+    has_wrong_dim = pc.or_kleene(
+        is_null,
+        pc.not_equal(pc.list_value_length(vec_arr), dim),
+    )
 
     has_bad_vectors = pc.any(has_nan).as_py() or pc.any(has_wrong_dim).as_py()
 
@@ -4055,17 +4330,58 @@ def _handle_bad_vector_column(
                 raise ValueError(
                     "`fill_value` must not be None if `on_bad_vectors` is 'fill'"
                 )
-            vec_arr = pc.if_else(
-                is_bad,
-                pa.scalar([fill_value] * dim, type=vec_arr.type),
-                vec_arr,
-            )
+            vec_arr = _fill_bad_vector_values(vec_arr, dim, fill_value)
         else:
             raise ValueError(f"Invalid value for on_bad_vectors: {on_bad_vectors}")
 
     return data.set_column(position, vector_column_name, vec_arr)
 
 
+def _fill_bad_vector_values(
+    arr: Union[pa.Array, pa.ChunkedArray],
+    dim: int,
+    fill_value: float,
+) -> pa.Array:
+    if not isinstance(arr, pa.ChunkedArray):
+        arr = pa.chunked_array([arr])
+    arr = arr.combine_chunks()
+
+    # A fixed-size slice truncates long vectors and pads short vectors with nulls.
+    # Slice an array marking the original child nulls in parallel so padding nulls
+    # can be distinguished from null values that were already present.
+    sliced = pc.list_slice(arr, 0, dim, return_fixed_size_list=True)
+    child_nulls = pc.is_null(arr.values)
+    parent_nulls = pc.is_null(arr)
+    if pa.types.is_list(arr.type):
+        original_child_nulls = pa.ListArray.from_arrays(
+            arr.offsets, child_nulls, mask=parent_nulls
+        )
+    elif pa.types.is_large_list(arr.type):
+        original_child_nulls = pa.LargeListArray.from_arrays(
+            arr.offsets, child_nulls, mask=parent_nulls
+        )
+    else:
+        original_child_nulls = pa.FixedSizeListArray.from_arrays(
+            child_nulls, arr.type.list_size, mask=parent_nulls
+        )
+    sliced_child_nulls = pc.list_slice(
+        original_child_nulls, 0, dim, return_fixed_size_list=True
+    )
+    needs_fill = pc.is_null(sliced_child_nulls.values)
+
+    values = sliced.values
+    if pa.types.is_floating(values.type):
+        values_for_nan_check = (
+            values.cast(pa.float32()) if pa.types.is_float16(values.type) else values
+        )
+        needs_fill = pc.or_kleene(needs_fill, pc.is_nan(values_for_nan_check))
+
+    fill_scalar = pa.scalar(fill_value).cast(values.type)
+    filled_values = pc.if_else(needs_fill, fill_scalar, values)
+    filled = pa.FixedSizeListArray.from_arrays(filled_values, dim)
+    return filled.cast(arr.type)
+
+
 def has_nan_values(arr: Union[pa.ListArray, pa.ChunkedArray]) -> pa.BooleanArray:
     if isinstance(arr, pa.ChunkedArray):
         values = pa.chunked_array([chunk.flatten() for chunk in arr.chunks])
@@ -4280,6 +4596,7 @@ class AsyncTable:
         self,
         table: LanceDBTable,
         *,
+        conn: Optional[Any] = None,
         namespace_path: Optional[List[str]] = None,
         namespace_client: Optional[Any] = None,
         pushdown_operations: Optional[set] = None,
@@ -4293,6 +4610,9 @@ class AsyncTable:
         [AsyncConnection.open_table][lancedb.AsyncConnection.open_table] to obtain
         Table objects."""
         self._inner = table
+        #: The owning AsyncConnection, when known -- lets index/refresh calls
+        #: hand back AsyncJob handles that can reach the platform jobs API.
+        self._conn = conn
         self._namespace_path = namespace_path or []
         self._namespace_client = namespace_client
         self._pushdown_operations = pushdown_operations or set()
@@ -4398,6 +4718,17 @@ class AsyncTable:
         """
         await self._inner.unset_lsm_write_spec()
 
+    async def get_lsm_write_spec(self) -> Optional["LsmWriteSpec"]:
+        """Read the LsmWriteSpec currently installed on this table.
+
+        Returns ``None`` when the MemWAL LSM write path is not enabled (no
+        spec has been set, or it was removed with `unset_lsm_write_spec`).
+        The returned spec — including its ``maintained_indexes`` and
+        ``writer_config_defaults`` — mirrors what was passed to
+        `set_lsm_write_spec`.
+        """
+        return await self._inner.get_lsm_write_spec()
+
     async def close_lsm_writers(self) -> None:
         """Drain and close any cached MemWAL shard writers for this table.
 
@@ -4504,14 +4835,18 @@ class AsyncTable:
         -------
         pd.DataFrame
         """
-        _validate_blob_mode(blob_mode)
-        if blob_mode == "descriptions" or not _schema_has_blob_field(
-            await self.schema()
-        ):
-            return (await self.to_arrow()).to_pandas(**kwargs)
+        validate_blob_mode(blob_mode)
+        schema = await self.schema()
+        if blob_mode == "descriptions" or not schema_has_blob_field(schema):
+            arrow_tbl = await self.to_arrow()
+            if blob_mode == "descriptions":
+                arrow_tbl = strip_auto_row_ids(arrow_tbl, blob_v2_column_paths(schema))
+            return arrow_tbl.to_pandas(**kwargs)
 
         if blob_mode == "lazy" and get_uri_scheme(await self.uri()) == "memory":
             return (await self.to_arrow()).to_pandas(**kwargs)
+        if blob_mode == "bytes" and blob_v2_column_paths(schema):
+            return await self.query().to_pandas(blob_mode=blob_mode, **kwargs)
         return (await self._to_lance()).to_pandas(blob_mode=blob_mode, **kwargs)
 
     async def to_arrow(self) -> pa.Table:
@@ -4585,6 +4920,14 @@ class AsyncTable:
         train: bool, default True
             Whether to train the index with existing data. Vector indices always train
             with existing data.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        AsyncJob
+            A handle on the index build. When the server defers the build to a
+            background job, ``await job.wait()`` blocks until it completes;
+            when the build finished within this call, the job is already
+            ``finished``. Prefer ``await job.wait()`` over ``wait_timeout``.
         """
         if config is not None:
             if not isinstance(
@@ -4610,7 +4953,7 @@ class AsyncTable:
                     + str(type(config))
                 )
         try:
-            await self._inner.create_index(
+            job_id = await self._inner.create_index(
                 column,
                 index=config,
                 replace=replace,
@@ -4627,6 +4970,12 @@ class AsyncTable:
                 )
             raise e
 
+        from .udf import AsyncJob
+
+        if job_id:
+            return AsyncJob(self._conn, job_id, table=self.name)
+        return AsyncJob._completed(self._conn, table=self.name)
+
     async def drop_index(self, name: str) -> None:
         """
         Drop an index from the table.
@@ -5235,10 +5584,15 @@ class AsyncTable:
         async_query = self._sync_query_to_async(query)
         return await async_query.explain_plan(verbose)
 
-    async def _analyze_plan(self, query: Query) -> str:
+    async def _analyze_plan(
+        self,
+        query: Query,
+        *,
+        distributed_metrics: AnalyzePlanDistributedMetrics = "aggregate",
+    ) -> str:
         # This method is used by the sync table
         async_query = self._sync_query_to_async(query)
-        return await async_query.analyze_plan()
+        return await async_query.analyze_plan(distributed_metrics)
 
     async def _output_schema(self, query: Query) -> pa.Schema:
         async_query = self._sync_query_to_async(query)
@@ -5397,9 +5751,44 @@ class AsyncTable:
 
         return await self._inner.update(updates_sql, where)
 
+    async def refresh_column(
+        self,
+        columns,
+        *,
+        where: Optional[str] = None,
+        num_workers: Optional[int] = None,
+        max_workers: Optional[int] = None,
+        batch_size: Optional[int] = None,
+        priority: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> str:
+        """Trigger recompute of computed columns (REFRESH COLUMN).
+        Returns the refresh job id. Server-backed feature.
+
+        num_workers / max_workers / batch_size / priority are per-refresh
+        scheduling knobs (how to run THIS refresh); they override any default
+        the function carries. `priority` is a Kueue tier
+        (training | interactive | backfill)."""
+        if isinstance(columns, str):
+            columns = [columns]
+        return await self._inner.refresh_column(
+            list(columns),
+            where_clause=where,
+            num_workers=num_workers,
+            max_workers=max_workers,
+            batch_size=batch_size,
+            priority=priority,
+        )
+
     async def add_columns(
-        self, transforms: dict[str, str] | pa.field | List[pa.field] | pa.Schema
-    ) -> AddColumnsResult:
+        self,
+        transforms: dict[str, str]
+        | pa.field
+        | List[pa.field]
+        | pa.Schema
+        | None = None,
+        *,
+        computed: Optional[Dict] = None,
+    ) -> Optional[AddColumnsResult]:
         """
         Add new columns with defined values.
 
@@ -5418,6 +5807,7 @@ class AsyncTable:
             version: the new version number of the table after adding columns.
 
         """
+        result = None
         if isinstance(transforms, pa.Field):
             transforms = [transforms]
         if isinstance(transforms, list) and all(
@@ -5425,9 +5815,69 @@ class AsyncTable:
         ):
             transforms = pa.schema(transforms)
         if isinstance(transforms, pa.Schema):
-            return await self._inner.add_columns_with_schema(transforms)
+            result = await self._inner.add_columns_with_schema(transforms)
+        elif transforms is not None:
+            result = await self._inner.add_columns(list(transforms.items()))
+        if computed:
+            # computed binds an expression over a registered function to a
+            # column: {col: fn("input_col")} -- fn("input_col") yields the
+            # expression and carries the inferred type; a tuple key fans a
+            # STRUCT return out to several columns. Declares the binding only;
+            # the server fills the values (server-backed). The legacy
+            # {col: (sql_type, expression)} tuple form is still accepted.
+            for expression, cols in _computed_groups(computed):
+                await self._inner.add_computed_columns(cols, expression)
+        return result
+
+    async def add_computed_column(
+        self,
+        columns,
+        fn,
+        args: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+        types=None,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Declare computed column(s) bound to a UDF (async).
+
+        .. deprecated::
+            Use ``add_columns(computed={"col": fn("input_col")})`` -- a computed
+            column is an expression over a registered function, so bind it that
+            way instead of coupling the UDF to the column here.
+        """
+        import warnings
+
+        warnings.warn(
+            "add_computed_column is deprecated; use add_columns(computed="
+            '{"col": fn("input_col")}).',
+            DeprecationWarning,
+            stacklevel=2,
+        )
+        from .udf import Udf, struct_field_types
+
+        multi = isinstance(columns, (tuple, list))
+        if isinstance(fn, Udf):
+            expr = fn.expression(*(args or []))
+            if types is None:
+                if multi:
+                    if not fn.returns.upper().startswith("STRUCT"):
+                        raise ValueError(
+                            "several columns need a STRUCT-returning function"
+                        )
+                    types = struct_field_types(fn.returns)
+                else:
+                    types = fn.returns
         else:
-            return await self._inner.add_columns(list(transforms.items()))
+            if types is None:
+                raise ValueError("pass types= when fn is a name string")
+            expr = f"{fn}({', '.join(args or [])})"
+        if multi:
+            if len(types) != len(columns):
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"{len(columns)} columns but {len(types)} output types"
+                )
+            computed = {c: (t, expr) for c, t in zip(columns, types)}
+        else:
+            computed = {columns: (types, expr)}
+        await self.add_columns(computed=computed)
 
     async def alter_columns(
         self, *alterations: Iterable[dict[str, Any]]
@@ -5612,6 +6062,24 @@ class AsyncTable:
         """
         return AsyncTakeQuery(self._inner.take_row_ids(row_ids), self)
 
+    async def blob_columns(self) -> list[str]:
+        return await self._inner.blob_columns()
+
+    async def fetch_blobs(
+        self, column: str, row_ids: Union[list[int], pa.Table]
+    ) -> pa.LargeBinaryArray:
+        return await self._inner.fetch_blobs(
+            column, _normalize_blob_row_ids(row_ids, column)
+        )
+
+    async def fetch_blob_files(
+        self, column: str, row_ids: Union[list[int], pa.Table]
+    ) -> "list[Optional[BlobFile]]":
+        handles = await self._inner.fetch_blob_files(
+            column, _normalize_blob_row_ids(row_ids, column)
+        )
+        return _wrap_blob_files(handles)
+
     @property
     def tags(self) -> AsyncTags:
         """Tag management for the dataset.
@@ -5713,6 +6181,24 @@ class AsyncTable:
         """
         return await self._inner.list_indices()
 
+    async def tokenize(
+        self,
+        query: str,
+        *,
+        column: Optional[str] = None,
+        index_name: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> Iterable[FtsToken]:
+        """
+        Tokenize a query using the tokenizer configured on an FTS index.
+
+        Specify exactly one of ``column`` or ``index_name``.
+
+        Model-backed tokenizers such as ``jieba/*`` and ``lindera/*`` are
+        rebuilt in the client process from index metadata. For remote tables,
+        this means the same tokenizer model files must also exist locally.
+        """
+        return await self._inner.tokenize(query, column=column, index_name=index_name)
+
     async def index_stats(self, index_name: str) -> Optional[IndexStatistics]:
         """
         Retrieve statistics about an index
@@ -6140,7 +6626,7 @@ class AsyncBranches:
         if from_ref == "main":
             from_ref = None
         inner = await self._table.branches.create(name, from_ref, from_version)
-        return AsyncTable(inner)
+        return AsyncTable(inner, conn=self._table._conn)
 
     async def checkout(self, name: str, version: Optional[int] = None) -> "AsyncTable":
         """Check out an existing branch and return a handle scoped to it.
@@ -6154,7 +6640,10 @@ class AsyncBranches:
             handle is a read-only view of that version; when omitted it tracks
             the branch's latest and stays writable.
         """
-        return AsyncTable(await self._table.branches.checkout(name, version))
+        return AsyncTable(
+            await self._table.branches.checkout(name, version),
+            conn=self._table._conn,
+        )
 
     async def delete(self, name: str) -> None:
         """Delete a branch."""

python/python/lancedb/types.py

@@ -1,11 +1,24 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright The LanceDB Authors
 
-from typing import Literal
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Dict, List, Literal, Optional, Tuple, Union
+
+from .expr import Expr
 
 # Query type literals
 QueryType = Literal["vector", "fts", "hybrid", "auto"]
 
+BlobMode = Literal["lazy", "bytes", "descriptions"]
+
+QueryProjectionSpec = Union[
+    List[str],
+    List[Tuple[str, Union[str, Expr]]],
+    Dict[str, Union[str, Expr]],
+]
+QueryProjection = Optional[QueryProjectionSpec]
+
 # Distance type literals
 DistanceType = Literal["l2", "cosine", "dot"]
 DistanceTypeWithHamming = Literal["l2", "cosine", "dot", "hamming"]
@@ -42,5 +55,7 @@ IndexType = Literal[
 ]
 
 # Tokenizer literals
-BuiltinTokenizerType = Literal["simple", "raw", "whitespace", "ngram"]
+BuiltinTokenizerType = Literal[
+    "simple", "raw", "whitespace", "ngram", "icu", "icu/split"
+]
 BaseTokenizerType = BuiltinTokenizerType | str

python/python/lancedb/udf.py

@@ -0,0 +1,847 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright The LanceDB Authors
+"""UDF authoring for LanceDB derived compute (server-backed).
+
+`@udf` / `@table_udf` turn a plain Python function into a registrable
+server-side UDF: a cloudpickled (or source) body, a SQL signature inferred
+from type hints, and the runtime options (pip deps, GPUs, batching, ...).
+Register and use them through the existing connection/table API:
+
+    import lancedb
+    from lancedb import udf, table_udf
+
+    db = lancedb.connect("db://my_db", api_key="...", host_override="...")
+
+    @udf(pip=["torch>=2.0"], num_gpus=1)
+    def embed(text: str) -> list[float]:
+        return model.encode(text).tolist()
+
+    db.create_function(embed)                 # CREATE FUNCTION (once)
+    tbl = db.open_table("docs")
+    tbl.add_columns(computed={"vec": embed("text")})  # bind embed(text) -> vec
+    tbl.refresh_column("vec").wait()          # materialize (returns a Job)
+    view = db.create_materialized_view("chunks", tbl, ["id", chunk_fn])
+
+`embed("text")` applies the registered function to the `text` column and yields
+the expression `embed(text)`; the function itself stays decoupled from any
+column, so the same `embed` works on any column or table.
+
+These operations are server-backed (LanceDB Enterprise / Cloud); the
+decorator itself works locally (define + call), only registration needs a
+remote connection.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import base64
+import dataclasses
+import functools
+import inspect
+import re
+import sys
+import textwrap
+import json
+import time
+import typing
+
+# -- type hints -> SQL type strings -------------------------------------
+
+_SCALARS = {
+    int: "BIGINT",
+    # Pragmatic default for ML workloads: python float maps to FLOAT
+    # (Float32). Use an explicit `returns=` for DOUBLE.
+    float: "FLOAT",
+    str: "VARCHAR",
+    bool: "BOOLEAN",
+    bytes: "BLOB",
+}
+
+
+class TypeInferenceError(TypeError):
+    pass
+
+
+def sql_type(hint) -> str:
+    """SQL type string for a python type hint."""
+    if hint in _SCALARS:
+        return _SCALARS[hint]
+    origin = typing.get_origin(hint)
+    if origin in (list, typing.List):
+        (item,) = typing.get_args(hint) or (None,)
+        if item in _SCALARS:
+            return f"{_SCALARS[item]}[]"
+        raise TypeInferenceError(
+            f"unsupported list item type {item!r}; use an explicit returns="
+        )
+    fields = _struct_fields(hint)
+    if fields is not None:
+        inner = ", ".join(f"{name} {sql_type(h)}" for name, h in fields)
+        return f"STRUCT({inner})"
+    raise TypeInferenceError(
+        f"cannot infer a SQL type for {hint!r}; pass an explicit type string"
+    )
+
+
+def _struct_fields(hint):
+    """(name, hint) pairs for a TypedDict or dataclass, else None."""
+    if dataclasses.is_dataclass(hint):
+        return [(f.name, f.type) for f in dataclasses.fields(hint)]
+    # TypedDict detection: a dict subclass with __annotations__.
+    if (
+        isinstance(hint, type)
+        and issubclass(hint, dict)
+        and typing.get_type_hints(hint)
+    ):
+        return list(typing.get_type_hints(hint).items())
+    return None
+
+
+def return_type(fn, override: "str | None", table: bool) -> str:
+    """SQL return type for a function: explicit override wins, else the
+    return annotation. Table functions render as TABLE(...) and accept
+    struct-shaped hints (TypedDict/dataclass, optionally list-wrapped)."""
+    if override is not None:
+        s = override.strip()
+        if table and not s.upper().startswith("TABLE"):
+            if s.upper().startswith("STRUCT"):
+                return "TABLE" + s[len("STRUCT") :]
+            raise TypeInferenceError(
+                "a table function's returns= must be TABLE(...) or STRUCT(...)"
+            )
+        return s
+
+    hints = typing.get_type_hints(fn)
+    ret = hints.get("return")
+    if ret is None:
+        raise TypeInferenceError(
+            f"function {fn.__name__!r} needs a return annotation or returns="
+        )
+    if table:
+        # Accept list[Row] / Row where Row is a TypedDict or dataclass.
+        if typing.get_origin(ret) in (list, typing.List):
+            (ret,) = typing.get_args(ret)
+        fields = _struct_fields(ret)
+        if fields is None:
+            raise TypeInferenceError(
+                "a table function must return rows shaped as a TypedDict or "
+                "dataclass (optionally list-wrapped); or pass returns=..."
+            )
+        inner = ", ".join(f"{name} {sql_type(h)}" for name, h in fields)
+        return f"TABLE({inner})"
+    return sql_type(ret)
+
+
+def param_types(fn) -> "list[tuple[str, str]]":
+    """(name, sql type) per parameter, from annotations. Each UDF
+    parameter binds to a source column of the same name by default."""
+    hints = typing.get_type_hints(fn)
+    out = []
+    for name, p in inspect.signature(fn).parameters.items():
+        if p.kind in (p.VAR_POSITIONAL, p.VAR_KEYWORD):
+            raise TypeInferenceError("*args/**kwargs are not supported in UDFs")
+        hint = hints.get(name)
+        if hint is None:
+            raise TypeInferenceError(
+                f"parameter {name!r} of {fn.__name__!r} needs a type annotation"
+            )
+        out.append((name, sql_type(hint)))
+    return out
+
+
+# -- column expressions -------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class ColumnExpr(str):
+    """A computed-column expression produced by applying a registered
+    function to column names, e.g. ``embed("data") -> "embed(data)"``.
+
+    It IS the expression string everywhere a string is expected (views, SQL,
+    logging), and additionally carries the function's declared return type so
+    ``add_columns(computed=...)`` can declare the column without a hand-written
+    type. ``field_types`` holds the per-field SQL types of a STRUCT return, for
+    fanning one expression out to several columns.
+    """
+
+    data_type: "str | None"
+    field_types: "list[str] | None"
+
+    def __new__(cls, expr: str, data_type=None, field_types=None):
+        obj = super().__new__(cls, expr)
+        obj.data_type = data_type
+        obj.field_types = field_types
+        return obj
+
+
+def _normalize_computed(computed: dict) -> dict:
+    """Normalize the user-facing ``computed=`` mapping to the canonical
+    ``{name: (sql_type, expression)}`` form.
+
+    Accepts, per entry:
+      - value is a `ColumnExpr` (from ``fn("col")``): the column's SQL type
+        comes from the function's return type -- no hand-written type needed. A
+        tuple key (``("chunk", "idx")``) fans a STRUCT return out to one
+        (type, expression) entry per field, in declared order.
+      - value is a legacy ``(sql_type, expression)`` tuple: passed through (the
+        escape hatch, e.g. bare-name function strings).
+    """
+    out: dict = {}
+    for key, val in computed.items():
+        if isinstance(val, ColumnExpr):
+            expr = str(val)
+            if isinstance(key, (tuple, list)):
+                if not val.field_types:
+                    raise ValueError(
+                        f"columns {tuple(key)} need a STRUCT-returning function; "
+                        f"{expr} returns a single value"
+                    )
+                if len(val.field_types) != len(key):
+                    raise ValueError(
+                        f"{len(key)} columns but {len(val.field_types)} struct fields "
+                        f"in {expr}"
+                    )
+                for name, t in zip(key, val.field_types):
+                    out[name] = (t, expr)
+            else:
+                if val.data_type is None:
+                    raise ValueError(f"cannot infer a type for {expr}; pass types=")
+                out[key] = (val.data_type, expr)
+        else:
+            out[key] = val
+    return out
+
+
+# -- the @udf / @table_udf decorators -----------------------------------
+
+
+class Udf:
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        fn,
+        *,
+        returns: "str | None" = None,
+        table: bool = False,
+        name: "str | None" = None,
+        pip: "list[str] | None" = None,
+        pip_index_url: "str | None" = None,
+        pip_extra_index_urls: "list[str] | None" = None,
+        find_links: "list[str] | None" = None,
+        requirements: "str | list[str] | None" = None,
+        conda: "list[str] | None" = None,
+        conda_channels: "list[str] | None" = None,
+        env: "dict[str, str] | list[str] | None" = None,
+        num_cpus: "int | None" = None,
+        num_gpus: "int | None" = None,
+        batch_size: "int | None" = None,
+        timeout: "float | None" = None,
+        error_policy: "str | None" = None,
+        max_skip_ratio: "float | None" = None,
+        retries: "int | None" = None,
+        docker_image: "str | None" = None,
+        description: "str | None" = None,
+        prefer_source: bool = False,
+    ):
+        functools.update_wrapper(self, fn)
+        self.fn = fn
+        self.name = name or fn.__name__
+        self.table = table
+        self.params = param_types(fn)
+        self.returns = return_type(fn, returns, table)
+        self.prefer_source = prefer_source
+        self.options: "dict[str, str]" = {}
+        if conda and (pip or requirements):
+            raise ValueError("pass conda or pip/requirements, not both")
+        if conda_channels and not conda:
+            raise ValueError("conda_channels requires conda")
+        if pip:
+            self.options["pip"] = ",".join(pip)
+        if pip_extra_index_urls:
+            self.options["pip_extra_index_urls"] = ",".join(pip_extra_index_urls)
+        if find_links:
+            self.options["find_links"] = ",".join(find_links)
+        if requirements:
+            self.options["requirements"] = _format_requirements(requirements)
+        if conda:
+            self.options["conda"] = ",".join(conda)
+        if conda_channels:
+            self.options["conda_channels"] = ",".join(conda_channels)
+        if env:
+            self.options["env"] = _format_env(env)
+        for key, val in [
+            ("pip_index_url", pip_index_url),
+            ("num_cpus", num_cpus),
+            ("num_gpus", num_gpus),
+            ("batch_size", batch_size),
+            ("timeout", timeout),
+            ("error_policy", error_policy),
+            ("max_skip_ratio", max_skip_ratio),
+            ("retries", retries),
+            ("docker_image", docker_image),
+        ]:
+            if val is not None:
+                self.options[key] = str(val)
+        # Keep the source in the description (when available) so the
+        # catalog stays inspectable even for pickled bodies.
+        if description is not None:
+            self.options["description"] = description
+        else:
+            try:
+                self.options["description"] = textwrap.dedent(inspect.getsource(fn))
+            except (OSError, TypeError):
+                pass
+
+    def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """Call with real values to run locally; call with column-name
+        strings to build an expression for backfills and views, e.g.
+        ``embed("data")`` -> the expression ``embed(data)`` (a `ColumnExpr`
+        carrying the function's return type for `add_columns(computed=...)`)."""
+        if args and all(isinstance(a, str) for a in args) and not kwargs:
+            return self.expression(*args)
+        return self.fn(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def expression(self, *columns: str) -> ColumnExpr:
+        """The expression applying this function to `columns` (default: the
+        function's own parameter names). Returns a `ColumnExpr` -- a string
+        that also carries the declared return type (and struct field types)."""
+        cols = columns or [p for p, _ in self.params]
+        expr = f"{self.name}({', '.join(cols)})"
+        field_types = None
+        if self.returns.upper().startswith("STRUCT"):
+            field_types = struct_field_types(self.returns)
+        return ColumnExpr(expr, data_type=self.returns, field_types=field_types)
+
+    def _body(self) -> "tuple[str, str]":
+        """(body literal, body_format). Source when requested and
+        retrievable; cloudpickle otherwise (handles closures)."""
+        if self.prefer_source:
+            try:
+                src = textwrap.dedent(inspect.getsource(self.fn))
+                # Strip the decorator line(s) so the stored body is a
+                # plain function definition.
+                lines = src.splitlines(keepends=True)
+                while lines and lines[0].lstrip().startswith("@"):
+                    lines.pop(0)
+                return "".join(lines), "source"
+            except (OSError, TypeError):
+                pass
+        import cloudpickle
+
+        raw = cloudpickle.dumps(self.fn)
+        return base64.b64encode(raw).decode("ascii"), "cloudpickle"
+
+    def _body_and_options(self) -> "tuple[str, dict[str, str]]":
+        """The body literal plus the finalized options (body_format /
+        python_version / cloudpickle-pip bookkeeping for a non-source
+        body)."""
+        body, body_format = self._body()
+        options = dict(self.options)
+        if body_format != "source":
+            options["body_format"] = body_format
+            # Pickled code objects only load under the same interpreter
+            # minor version; record ours so the worker can fail with a
+            # clear message instead of a bytecode error.
+            options["python_version"] = self.pickle_environment()
+            # The worker deserializes the body with cloudpickle; make sure
+            # the job's pip environment provides it. Conda bakes inject
+            # cloudpickle server-side, so do not create an invalid pip+conda
+            # declaration here.
+            if "conda" not in options:
+                pip = [d for d in options.get("pip", "").split(",") if d]
+                if not any(d.startswith("cloudpickle") for d in pip):
+                    pip.append("cloudpickle")
+                options["pip"] = ",".join(pip)
+        return body, options
+
+    def create_request(self) -> dict:
+        """Keyword arguments for `connection.create_function`."""
+        body, options = self._body_and_options()
+        return {
+            "name": self.name,
+            "language": "python",
+            "return_type": self.returns,
+            "body": body,
+            "options": options,
+        }
+
+    def create_statement(self) -> str:
+        """The equivalent `CREATE FUNCTION` SQL (for SQL-surface callers)."""
+        params = ", ".join(f"{n} {t}" for n, t in self.params)
+        body, options = self._body_and_options()
+        with_clause = ""
+        if options:
+            rendered = ", ".join(
+                f"{k} = '{_escape(v)}'" for k, v in sorted(options.items())
+            )
+            with_clause = f" WITH ({rendered})"
+        return (
+            f"CREATE FUNCTION {self.name}({params}) RETURNS {self.returns} "
+            f"LANGUAGE python AS '{_escape_body(body)}'{with_clause}"
+        )
+
+    def pickle_environment(self) -> str:
+        """Python version the body pickles under -- workers should match
+        the minor version for cloudpickle compatibility."""
+        return f"{sys.version_info.major}.{sys.version_info.minor}"
+
+
+def _escape(s: str) -> str:
+    return str(s).replace("'", "''")
+
+
+def _format_requirements(requirements: "str | list[str]") -> str:
+    if isinstance(requirements, str):
+        return requirements
+    return "\n".join(str(req) for req in requirements)
+
+
+def _format_env(env: "dict[str, str] | list[str]") -> str:
+    if isinstance(env, dict):
+        return "; ".join(f"{key}={value}" for key, value in env.items())
+    return "; ".join(str(entry) for entry in env)
+
+
+def _escape_body(body: str) -> str:
+    # The server unescapes \n / \t in single-quoted bodies; encode real
+    # newlines accordingly and escape quotes.
+    return (
+        body.replace("\\", "\\\\")
+        .replace("'", "''")
+        .replace("\n", "\\n")
+        .replace("\t", "\\t")
+    )
+
+
+def udf(fn=None, **kwargs):
+    """Decorate a function as a scalar (or struct-returning) UDF.
+
+    @udf
+    def doubled(val: int) -> float: ...
+
+    @udf(pip=["torch>=2"], num_gpus=1)
+    def embed(body: str) -> list[float]: ...
+    """
+    if fn is not None:
+        return Udf(fn, **kwargs)
+    return lambda f: Udf(f, **kwargs)
+
+
+def table_udf(fn=None, **kwargs):
+    """Decorate a table function (UDTF): each input row may emit zero or
+    more output rows. Only usable in materialized views.
+
+        class Chunk(TypedDict):
+            chunk: str
+            chunk_idx: int
+
+        @table_udf
+        def chunker(body: str) -> list[Chunk]: ...
+    """
+    kwargs["table"] = True
+    if fn is not None:
+        return Udf(fn, **kwargs)
+    return lambda f: Udf(f, **kwargs)
+
+
+# -- view / job handles (thin references over a connection) -------------
+
+
+def struct_field_types(returns: str) -> "list[str]":
+    """Field type strings of a STRUCT(...) SQL type, in declared order."""
+    inner = returns.strip()[len("STRUCT(") : -1]
+    fields, depth, start = [], 0, 0
+    for i, c in enumerate(inner):
+        if c in "([":
+            depth += 1
+        elif c in ")]":
+            depth -= 1
+        elif c == "," and depth == 0:
+            fields.append(inner[start:i].strip())
+            start = i + 1
+    fields.append(inner[start:].strip())
+    # Each field is "name TYPE"; drop the name.
+    return [f.split(None, 1)[1] for f in fields]
+
+
+def build_view_query(source, select) -> str:
+    """Assemble a view SELECT from a source (name or table) and select
+    items: a column name, an expression string, a (alias, expression)
+    tuple, or a @udf/@table_udf object."""
+    src = source.name if hasattr(source, "name") else source
+    items = []
+    for item in select:
+        if isinstance(item, Udf):
+            items.append(item.expression())
+        elif isinstance(item, tuple):
+            alias, expr = item
+            expr = expr.expression() if isinstance(expr, Udf) else expr
+            items.append(f"{expr} AS {alias}")
+        else:
+            items.append(item)
+    return f"SELECT {', '.join(items)} FROM {src}"
+
+
+def _job_id_matches(handle_id: str, listed_id: str) -> bool:
+    # The refresh/backfill endpoints return the submission id (a uuid), but
+    # the agent names the manifest job "<table>-<type>-<first 8 of the
+    # submission id>" -- which is what list_jobs and cancel report. Match the
+    # canonical id directly, or by that submission prefix.
+    if listed_id == handle_id:
+        return True
+    prefix = handle_id[:8]
+    return len(prefix) >= 4 and prefix in listed_id
+
+
+class MaterializedView:
+    """A reference to a materialized view (name + connection). Operations are
+    server-backed connection calls bound to the name.
+
+    ``create_materialized_view`` returns one of these; ``job_id`` is the
+    initial-population job (None when the view was created with no data), so
+    ``db.create_materialized_view(...).wait()`` blocks until it is populated.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, conn, name: str, job_id: "str | None" = None):
+        self.conn = conn
+        self.name = name
+        #: initial-population job id from create, or None (with_no_data).
+        self.job_id = job_id
+
+    def wait(self, timeout: float = 3600.0, poll: float = 2.0) -> str:
+        """Block until the initial-population job (from create) finishes.
+        A no-op when the view was created with no data."""
+        if self.job_id is None:
+            return "finished"
+        return Job(self.conn, self.job_id, table=self.name).wait(
+            timeout=timeout, poll=poll
+        )
+
+    def refresh(self, full: bool = False) -> "Job":
+        """Refresh the materialized view; returns a `Job` to wait on,
+        poll, or cancel (``view.refresh().wait()``).
+
+        ``full=True`` forces a full rebuild (recompute and replace every row)
+        instead of the default incremental refresh. A full rebuild preserves
+        the view's indexes -- they are reindexed by the distributed indexer.
+        """
+        job_id = self.conn._refresh_materialized_view(self.name, full=full)
+        return Job(self.conn, job_id, table=self.name)
+
+    def explain_refresh(self, full: bool = False):
+        """Plan a refresh without running it (EXPLAIN REFRESH)."""
+        return self.conn.explain_refresh_materialized_view(self.name, full=full)
+
+    def alter(self, auto_refresh: bool) -> None:
+        self.conn.alter_materialized_view(self.name, auto_refresh=auto_refresh)
+
+    def drop(self) -> None:
+        self.conn.drop_materialized_view(self.name)
+
+    # A materialized view is a first-class table: it can be indexed and
+    # searched like any other. These open the materialized dataset by name and
+    # delegate. Indexes declared this way are recorded against the view, so the
+    # engine re-applies them after a full refresh rebuilds the dataset (a full
+    # refresh overwrites the dataset, which would otherwise drop its indices).
+    def _table(self):
+        return self.conn.open_table(self.name)
+
+    def create_index(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """Build an index on the materialized view (see Table.create_index)."""
+        return self._table().create_index(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def create_scalar_index(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """Build a scalar index on the materialized view."""
+        return self._table().create_scalar_index(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def create_fts_index(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """Build a full-text-search index on the materialized view."""
+        return self._table().create_fts_index(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def search(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """Search the materialized view (vector / FTS / hybrid)."""
+        return self._table().search(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def lineage(self, column=None, *, direction=None, depth=None):
+        """Lineage of the materialized view (or one of its columns). Delegates
+        to the backing table; the server already includes the view's sources
+        and downstream dependents. Returns a `Lineage`."""
+        return self._table().lineage(column, direction=direction, depth=depth)
+
+
+_PROGRESS = re.compile(r"(\d+)/(\d+)")
+
+
+class JobFailedError(RuntimeError):
+    """Raised by ``Job.wait()`` when the server reports the job ``failed``.
+
+    Carries the server-side error so a doomed backfill (e.g. a multi-column
+    ``REFRESH COLUMN`` of a scalar UDF) surfaces its real cause promptly,
+    instead of the caller blocking until ``wait()``'s timeout.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, job_id: str, error: "str | None"):
+        self.job_id = job_id
+        self.error = error
+        super().__init__(f"job {job_id} failed: {error or 'unknown error'}")
+
+
+class Job:
+    """A reference to a server-side job, backed by the platform jobs API.
+
+    Holds the submission (manifest) id and resolves the platform job id
+    lazily; ``status``/``progress``/``wait`` read the registry-backed
+    describe endpoint, so terminal states and errors are first-class.
+    """
+
+    #: How long an unresolved job is treated as still materializing
+    #: (submission -> dispatch -> registry record is async).
+    GRACE_SECONDS = 20.0
+
+    #: Platform lifecycle state -> the user-facing vocabulary.
+    _STATES = {
+        "IN_PROGRESS": "running",
+        "DONE": "finished",
+        "FAILED": "failed",
+        "CANCELLED": "cancelled",
+    }
+
+    def __init__(self, conn, job_id: str, table: "str | None" = None):
+        self.conn = conn
+        #: The submission (manifest) id the launching call handed out.
+        self.id = job_id
+        #: The job's table, when known -- narrows platform-id resolution.
+        self.table = table
+        self._platform_id: "str | None" = None
+        self._created = time.monotonic()
+        self._finished = False
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _completed(cls, conn=None, table: "str | None" = None) -> "Job":
+        """A job for work that completed synchronously within the call that
+        returned it (native tables, scalar/FTS builds). ``status``/``wait``
+        report ``finished`` immediately and ``cancel`` is a no-op."""
+        job = cls(conn, "", table)
+        job._finished = True
+        return job
+
+    def _resolve(self) -> "str | None":
+        if self._platform_id is None:
+            self._platform_id = self.conn.resolve_platform_job_id(self.id, self.table)
+        return self._platform_id
+
+    def _describe(self):
+        platform_id = self._resolve()
+        if platform_id is None:
+            return None
+        return self.conn.describe_platform_job(platform_id)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _payload(described) -> dict:
+        # Older records carry the status-store URI string instead of a
+        # payload; anything non-dict means "no structured status".
+        try:
+            payload = json.loads(described.status_json)
+        except (TypeError, ValueError):
+            return {}
+        return payload if isinstance(payload, dict) else {}
+
+    def status(self) -> str:
+        """pending / running / finished / failed / cancelled (or unknown
+        when the job never appeared in the registry)."""
+        if self._finished:
+            return "finished"
+        described = self._describe()
+        if described is not None:
+            return self._STATES.get(described.job_state, described.job_state)
+        if time.monotonic() - self._created < self.GRACE_SECONDS:
+            return "pending"
+        return "unknown"
+
+    def progress(self) -> "tuple[int, int] | None":
+        """(units_done, units_total) once workers have published progress."""
+        if self._finished:
+            return None
+        described = self._describe()
+        if described is None:
+            return None
+        payload = self._payload(described)
+        if payload.get("units_total") is not None:
+            return payload.get("units_done") or 0, payload["units_total"]
+        return None
+
+    def wait(self, timeout: float = 3600.0, poll: float = 2.0) -> str:
+        if self._finished:
+            return "finished"
+        deadline = time.monotonic() + timeout
+        while time.monotonic() < deadline:
+            described = self._describe()
+            if described is None:
+                if time.monotonic() - self._created > self.GRACE_SECONDS:
+                    raise JobFailedError(
+                        self.id,
+                        "job did not appear in the job registry within the "
+                        "grace period",
+                    )
+                time.sleep(min(poll, 0.5))
+                continue
+            state = self._STATES.get(described.job_state, described.job_state)
+            if state == "finished":
+                return state
+            if state == "cancelled":
+                return state
+            if state == "failed":
+                raise JobFailedError(self.id, self._payload(described).get("error"))
+            time.sleep(poll)
+        raise TimeoutError(f"job {self.id} still {self.status()} after {timeout}s")
+
+    def cancel(self) -> None:
+        """Request cancellation. Workers drain cooperatively; poll ``status``
+        for the terminal ``cancelled``."""
+        if self._finished:
+            return
+        deadline = time.monotonic() + 5.0
+        while (platform_id := self._resolve()) is None:
+            if time.monotonic() > deadline:
+                raise RuntimeError(
+                    f"job {self.id} has not registered yet; retry cancel shortly"
+                )
+            time.sleep(0.5)
+        self.conn.cancel_platform_job(platform_id)
+
+
+class AsyncMaterializedView:
+    """Async reference to a materialized view (name + async connection)."""
+
+    def __init__(self, conn, name: str, job_id: "str | None" = None):
+        self.conn = conn
+        self.name = name
+        #: initial-population job id from create, or None (with_no_data).
+        self.job_id = job_id
+
+    async def wait(self, timeout: float = 3600.0, poll: float = 2.0) -> str:
+        """Block until the initial-population job (from create) finishes.
+        A no-op when the view was created with no data."""
+        if self.job_id is None:
+            return "finished"
+        return await AsyncJob(self.conn, self.job_id, table=self.name).wait(
+            timeout=timeout, poll=poll
+        )
+
+    async def refresh(self, full: bool = False) -> "AsyncJob":
+        """Refresh the materialized view; returns an `AsyncJob` to wait
+        on, poll, or cancel.
+
+        ``full=True`` forces a full rebuild instead of an incremental refresh
+        (indexes are preserved and reindexed by the distributed indexer).
+        """
+        job_id = await self.conn._refresh_materialized_view(self.name, full=full)
+        return AsyncJob(self.conn, job_id, table=self.name)
+
+    async def explain_refresh(self, full: bool = False):
+        return await self.conn.explain_refresh_materialized_view(self.name, full=full)
+
+    async def alter(self, auto_refresh: bool) -> None:
+        await self.conn.alter_materialized_view(self.name, auto_refresh=auto_refresh)
+
+    async def drop(self) -> None:
+        await self.conn.drop_materialized_view(self.name)
+
+    async def lineage(self, column=None, *, direction=None, depth=None):
+        """Lineage of the materialized view (or column). Returns a `Lineage`."""
+        return await self.conn.lineage(
+            self.name, column, direction=direction, depth=depth
+        )
+
+
+class AsyncJob:
+    """Async reference to a server-side job, backed by the platform jobs API.
+
+    Same contract as `Job` with awaitable methods.
+    """
+
+    GRACE_SECONDS = 20.0
+    _STATES = Job._STATES
+
+    def __init__(self, conn, job_id: str, table: "str | None" = None):
+        self.conn = conn
+        self.id = job_id
+        self.table = table
+        self._platform_id: "str | None" = None
+        self._created = time.monotonic()
+        self._finished = False
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _completed(cls, conn=None, table: "str | None" = None) -> "AsyncJob":
+        """See ``Job._completed``."""
+        job = cls(conn, "", table)
+        job._finished = True
+        return job
+
+    async def _resolve(self) -> "str | None":
+        if self._platform_id is None:
+            self._platform_id = await self.conn.resolve_platform_job_id(
+                self.id, self.table
+            )
+        return self._platform_id
+
+    async def _describe(self):
+        platform_id = await self._resolve()
+        if platform_id is None:
+            return None
+        return await self.conn.describe_platform_job(platform_id)
+
+    async def status(self) -> str:
+        if self._finished:
+            return "finished"
+        described = await self._describe()
+        if described is not None:
+            return self._STATES.get(described.job_state, described.job_state)
+        if time.monotonic() - self._created < self.GRACE_SECONDS:
+            return "pending"
+        return "unknown"
+
+    async def progress(self) -> "tuple[int, int] | None":
+        if self._finished:
+            return None
+        described = await self._describe()
+        if described is None:
+            return None
+        payload = Job._payload(described)
+        if payload.get("units_total") is not None:
+            return payload.get("units_done") or 0, payload["units_total"]
+        return None
+
+    async def wait(self, timeout: float = 3600.0, poll: float = 2.0) -> str:
+        if self._finished:
+            return "finished"
+        deadline = time.monotonic() + timeout
+        while time.monotonic() < deadline:
+            described = await self._describe()
+            if described is None:
+                if time.monotonic() - self._created > self.GRACE_SECONDS:
+                    raise JobFailedError(
+                        self.id,
+                        "job did not appear in the job registry within the "
+                        "grace period",
+                    )
+                await asyncio.sleep(min(poll, 0.5))
+                continue
+            state = self._STATES.get(described.job_state, described.job_state)
+            if state in ("finished", "cancelled"):
+                return state
+            if state == "failed":
+                raise JobFailedError(self.id, Job._payload(described).get("error"))
+            await asyncio.sleep(poll)
+        raise TimeoutError(f"job {self.id} still {await self.status()} after {timeout}s")
+
+    async def cancel(self) -> None:
+        if self._finished:
+            return
+        deadline = time.monotonic() + 5.0
+        while (platform_id := await self._resolve()) is None:
+            if time.monotonic() > deadline:
+                raise RuntimeError(
+                    f"job {self.id} has not registered yet; retry cancel shortly"
+                )
+            await asyncio.sleep(0.5)
+        await self.conn.cancel_platform_job(platform_id)
+

python/python/lancedb/util.py

@@ -177,7 +177,10 @@ def flatten_columns(tbl: pa.Table, flatten: Optional[Union[int, bool]] = None):
                 continue
             else:
                 break
-    elif isinstance(flatten, int):
+    # `bool` is a subclass of `int`, so guard against it explicitly: `flatten=False`
+    # (and `None`) must mean "do not flatten" rather than falling into the integer
+    # branch and raising on the `flatten <= 0` check.
+    elif isinstance(flatten, int) and not isinstance(flatten, bool):
         if flatten <= 0:
             raise ValueError(
                 "Please specify a positive integer for flatten or the boolean "
@@ -515,3 +518,38 @@ def batch_to_tensor_rows(batch: pa.RecordBatch):
     stacked = torch.tensor(numpy.column_stack(columns))
     rows = list(stacked.unbind(dim=0))
     return rows
+
+
+def batch_to_tensor_dict(batch: pa.RecordBatch):
+    """
+    Convert a PyArrow RecordBatch to a list of per-row dicts of PyTorch Tensors.
+
+    Each column is first converted to a 1-D tensor (zero-copy via DLPack), then
+    sliced per row. The result is a list whose length is ``batch.num_rows`` and
+    whose items are dicts keyed by column name. This shape composes directly
+    with PyTorch's default ``DataLoader`` collate, which stacks the per-row
+    dicts back into a dict of batched tensors.
+
+    Fails if torch is not installed.
+    Fails if a column's data type is not supported by PyTorch.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    batch : pa.RecordBatch
+        The record batch to convert.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    list[dict[str, torch.Tensor]]
+        One per-row dict per row in the batch. Each dict maps column name to a
+        0-D tensor view into the column.
+    """
+    torch = attempt_import_or_raise("torch", "torch")
+    tensors = {
+        name: torch.from_dlpack(col)
+        for name, col in zip(batch.schema.names, batch.columns)
+    }
+    return [
+        {name: tensor[i] for name, tensor in tensors.items()}
+        for i in range(batch.num_rows)
+    ]

python/python/tests/test_blob.py

@@ -0,0 +1,562 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright The LanceDB Authors
+
+import io
+
+import pyarrow as pa
+import pyarrow.compute as pc
+import pytest
+
+import lancedb
+from lancedb._blob import read_row_ids_from_hits, stash_auto_row_ids
+from lancedb.index import FTS
+from lancedb.schema import blob_column_paths, blob_v2_column_paths
+
+
+def _blob_table(name, rows):
+    db = lancedb.connect("memory:///")
+    schema = pa.schema([pa.field("id", pa.int64()), lancedb.blob("image")])
+    table = db.create_table(name, schema=schema)
+    table.add(rows)
+    return table
+
+
+def _blob_array(name, values):
+    blob_type = lancedb.blob(name).type
+    storage_type = blob_type.storage_type
+    storage = pa.StructArray.from_arrays(
+        [
+            pa.array(values, type=pa.large_binary()),
+            pa.array([None] * len(values), type=pa.string()),
+            pa.array([None] * len(values), type=pa.uint64()),
+            pa.array([None] * len(values), type=pa.uint64()),
+        ],
+        fields=list(storage_type),
+    )
+    return pa.ExtensionArray.from_storage(blob_type, storage)
+
+
+def _row_ids_by_id(table):
+    hits = table.search().with_row_id(True).limit(1000).to_arrow()
+    assert "_rowid" in hits.column_names
+    return dict(zip(hits["id"].to_pylist(), hits["_rowid"].to_pylist()))
+
+
+def test_blob_factory_declares_v2_field():
+    field = lancedb.blob("image")
+    assert isinstance(field.type, pa.ExtensionType)
+    assert field.type.extension_name == "lance.blob.v2"
+
+
+def test_blob_v2_column_paths_include_list_children():
+    schema = pa.schema(
+        [
+            pa.field("id", pa.int64()),
+            pa.field("info", pa.struct([lancedb.blob("blob")])),
+            pa.field("images", pa.list_(lancedb.blob("image"))),
+            pa.field("large_images", pa.large_list(lancedb.blob("large_image"))),
+            pa.field(
+                "fixed_images",
+                pa.list_(lancedb.blob("fixed_image"), list_size=2),
+            ),
+        ]
+    )
+
+    assert blob_v2_column_paths(schema) == [
+        "info.blob",
+        "images.image",
+        "large_images.large_image",
+        "fixed_images.fixed_image",
+    ]
+
+
+def _legacy_v1_table(name):
+    db = lancedb.connect("memory:///")
+    schema = pa.schema(
+        [
+            pa.field("id", pa.int64()),
+            pa.field(
+                "legacy", pa.large_binary(), metadata={"lance-encoding:blob": "true"}
+            ),
+        ]
+    )
+    table = db.create_table(name, schema=schema)
+    table.add([{"id": 1, "legacy": b"old"}])
+    return table
+
+
+def test_blob_v2_column_paths_exclude_legacy_metadata():
+    schema = pa.schema(
+        [
+            pa.field("id", pa.int64()),
+            lancedb.blob("image"),
+            pa.field(
+                "legacy", pa.large_binary(), metadata={"lance-encoding:blob": "true"}
+            ),
+        ]
+    )
+    assert blob_v2_column_paths(schema) == ["image"]
+    assert blob_column_paths(schema) == ["image", "legacy"]
+
+
+def test_blob_v2_paths_match_blob_columns():
+    table = _blob_table("paths_match", [{"id": 1, "image": b"x"}])
+    assert blob_v2_column_paths(table.schema) == table.blob_columns()
+
+    db = lancedb.connect("memory:///")
+    info = pa.StructArray.from_arrays(
+        [
+            pa.array(["first"], type=pa.string()),
+            _blob_array("blob", [b"nested"]),
+        ],
+        names=["name", "blob"],
+    )
+    data = pa.Table.from_arrays(
+        [pa.array([1], type=pa.int64()), info],
+        names=["id", "info"],
+    )
+    nested = db.create_table("nested_paths", data=data)
+    assert blob_v2_column_paths(nested.schema) == nested.blob_columns()
+
+
+def test_auto_row_id_stash_round_trip():
+    table = _blob_table(
+        "stash_round_trip",
+        [{"id": 1, "image": b"alpha"}, {"id": 2, "image": b"beta"}],
+    )
+    hits = table.search().with_row_id(True).limit(10).to_arrow()
+    row_ids = hits["_rowid"].to_pylist()
+
+    stashed = stash_auto_row_ids(hits, ["image"])
+
+    assert "_rowid" not in stashed.column_names
+    assert stashed.schema.field("image").metadata == hits.schema.field("image").metadata
+    assert read_row_ids_from_hits(stashed, "image") == row_ids
+
+
+def test_blob_query_omits_auto_row_id():
+    table = _blob_table("rowid", [{"id": 1, "image": b"x"}])
+    hits = table.search().limit(10).to_arrow()
+    assert "_rowid" not in hits.column_names
+
+
+def test_blob_query_explicit_row_id_opt_in():
+    table = _blob_table("explicit_rowid", [{"id": 1, "image": b"x"}])
+    hits = table.search().with_row_id(True).limit(10).to_arrow()
+    assert "_rowid" in hits.column_names
+
+
+def test_table_to_pandas_descriptions_mode_omits_row_id():
+    table = _blob_table("descriptions_no_leak", [{"id": 1, "image": b"x"}])
+    df = table.to_pandas(blob_mode="descriptions")
+    descriptor = df["image"].iloc[0]
+    assert "_lance_row_id" not in descriptor
+    assert set(descriptor.keys()) == {"kind", "position", "size", "blob_id", "blob_uri"}
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_async_table_to_pandas_descriptions_mode_omits_row_id():
+    db = await lancedb.connect_async("memory:///")
+    schema = pa.schema([pa.field("id", pa.int64()), lancedb.blob("image")])
+    table = await db.create_table("descriptions_no_leak_async", schema=schema)
+    await table.add([{"id": 1, "image": b"x"}])
+    df = await table.to_pandas(blob_mode="descriptions")
+    descriptor = df["image"].iloc[0]
+    assert "_lance_row_id" not in descriptor
+    assert set(descriptor.keys()) == {"kind", "position", "size", "blob_id", "blob_uri"}
+
+
+def test_fetch_blobs_round_trip():
+    table = _blob_table(
+        "round_trip",
+        [{"id": 1, "image": b"alpha"}, {"id": 2, "image": b"beta"}],
+    )
+    by_id = _row_ids_by_id(table)
+    blobs = table.fetch_blobs("image", [by_id[1], by_id[2]])
+    assert [blobs[0].as_py(), blobs[1].as_py()] == [b"alpha", b"beta"]
+
+
+def test_fetch_blobs_accepts_query_result():
+    table = _blob_table("from_result", [{"id": 1, "image": b"gamma"}])
+    hits = table.search().limit(10).to_arrow()
+    assert "_rowid" not in hits.column_names
+    blobs = table.fetch_blobs("image", hits)
+    assert {blobs[i].as_py() for i in range(len(blobs))} == {b"gamma"}
+
+
+def test_fetch_blobs_null_alignment():
+    table = _blob_table(
+        "nulls",
+        [{"id": 1, "image": b"present"}, {"id": 2, "image": None}],
+    )
+    by_id = _row_ids_by_id(table)
+    request = [by_id[1], by_id[2], by_id[1]]
+    blobs = table.fetch_blobs("image", request)
+    assert len(blobs) == len(request)
+    assert blobs[0].as_py() == b"present"
+    assert blobs[1].as_py() is None
+    assert blobs[2].as_py() == b"present"
+
+
+def test_fetch_blobs_nested_path():
+    db = lancedb.connect("memory:///")
+    info = pa.StructArray.from_arrays(
+        [
+            pa.array(["first", "second"], type=pa.string()),
+            _blob_array("blob", [b"nested-alpha", b"nested-beta"]),
+        ],
+        names=["name", "blob"],
+    )
+    data = pa.Table.from_arrays(
+        [pa.array([1, 2], type=pa.int64()), info],
+        names=["id", "info"],
+    )
+    table = db.create_table("nested", data=data)
+
+    by_id = _row_ids_by_id(table)
+    blobs = table.fetch_blobs("info.blob", [by_id[1], by_id[2]])
+    assert [blobs[0].as_py(), blobs[1].as_py()] == [b"nested-alpha", b"nested-beta"]
+
+
+def test_fetch_blob_files_lazy_read():
+    payload = b"lazy-read" * 100
+    table = _blob_table("lazy", [{"id": 1, "image": payload}])
+    by_id = _row_ids_by_id(table)
+    handles = table.fetch_blob_files("image", [by_id[1]])
+    assert len(handles) == 1
+    assert handles[0].read() == payload
+
+
+def test_fetch_blob_files_null_alignment():
+    table = _blob_table(
+        "lazy_nulls",
+        [{"id": 1, "image": b"here"}, {"id": 2, "image": None}],
+    )
+    by_id = _row_ids_by_id(table)
+    handles = table.fetch_blob_files("image", [by_id[2], by_id[1]])
+    assert len(handles) == 2
+    assert handles[0] is None
+    assert handles[1].read() == b"here"
+
+
+def test_fetch_blobs_rejects_non_blob_column():
+    table = _blob_table("reject", [{"id": 1, "image": b"x"}])
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="not a blob column"):
+        table.fetch_blobs("id", [0])
+
+
+def test_legacy_v1_query_omits_auto_row_id():
+    table = _legacy_v1_table("legacy_v1")
+    hits = table.search().select(["legacy"]).limit(10).to_arrow()
+    assert "_rowid" not in hits.column_names
+
+
+def test_fetch_blobs_rejects_legacy_v1_column():
+    table = _legacy_v1_table("legacy_fetch")
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="legacy blob column.*blob v2"):
+        table.fetch_blobs("legacy", [0])
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_async_fetch_blob_files_lazy_read():
+    db = await lancedb.connect_async("memory:///")
+    schema = pa.schema([pa.field("id", pa.int64()), lancedb.blob("image")])
+    table = await db.create_table("async_lazy", schema=schema)
+    payload = b"async-lazy" * 100
+    await table.add([{"id": 1, "image": payload}])
+    hits = (
+        await table.query().select({"image_alias": "image"}).limit(10).to_arrow()
+    ).combine_chunks()
+    assert "_rowid" not in hits.column_names
+    handles = await table.fetch_blob_files("image", hits)
+    assert len(handles) == 1
+    assert await handles[0].aread() == payload
+
+
+def test_fetch_blobs_from_query_result_without_row_id_raises():
+    table = _blob_table("no_rowid", [{"id": 1, "image": b"x"}])
+    hits = table.search().select(["id"]).to_arrow()
+    assert "_rowid" not in hits.column_names
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="_rowid"):
+        table.fetch_blobs("image", hits)
+
+
+_HYBRID_BLOB_SCHEMA = pa.schema(
+    [
+        pa.field("id", pa.int64()),
+        pa.field("text", pa.utf8()),
+        pa.field("vector", pa.list_(pa.float32(), list_size=2)),
+        lancedb.blob("image"),
+    ]
+)
+_HYBRID_BLOB_ROWS = [
+    {"id": 1, "text": "hello alpha", "vector": [1.0, 0.0], "image": b"alpha"},
+    {"id": 2, "text": "hello beta", "vector": [0.9, 0.1], "image": b"beta"},
+    {"id": 3, "text": "other", "vector": [0.0, 1.0], "image": b"other"},
+]
+
+
+def _hybrid_blob_table(db):
+    table = db.create_table("hybrid_blob_fetch", schema=_HYBRID_BLOB_SCHEMA)
+    table.add(_HYBRID_BLOB_ROWS)
+    table.create_index("text", config=FTS(with_position=False))
+    return table
+
+
+async def _hybrid_blob_table_async(db):
+    table = await db.create_table("hybrid_blob_fetch_async", schema=_HYBRID_BLOB_SCHEMA)
+    await table.add(_HYBRID_BLOB_ROWS)
+    await table.create_index("text", config=FTS(with_position=False))
+    return table
+
+
+def test_blob_v2_hybrid_fetch_blobs():
+    table = _hybrid_blob_table(lancedb.connect("memory:///"))
+    hits = (
+        table.search(query_type="hybrid")
+        .vector([1.0, 0.0])
+        .text("hello")
+        .select(["id", "image"])
+        .limit(2)
+        .to_arrow()
+    )
+
+    assert "_rowid" not in hits.column_names
+    assert "_lance_row_id" in hits.schema.field("image").type.names
+    blobs = table.fetch_blobs("image", hits)
+    assert {blobs[i].as_py() for i in range(len(blobs))} == {b"alpha", b"beta"}
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_blob_v2_hybrid_fetch_blobs_async():
+    db = await lancedb.connect_async("memory:///hybrid_blob_fetch_async")
+    table = await _hybrid_blob_table_async(db)
+    hits = await (
+        table.query()
+        .nearest_to([1.0, 0.0])
+        .nearest_to_text("hello")
+        .select(["id", "image"])
+        .limit(2)
+        .to_arrow()
+    )
+
+    assert "_rowid" not in hits.column_names
+    assert "_lance_row_id" in hits.schema.field("image").type.names
+    blobs = await table.fetch_blobs("image", hits)
+    assert {blobs[i].as_py() for i in range(len(blobs))} == {b"alpha", b"beta"}
+
+
+def test_blob_file_seek_read_and_read_range():
+    payload = _identifiable_payload(1024)
+    table = _blob_table("seek_read", [{"id": 1, "image": payload}])
+    by_id = _row_ids_by_id(table)
+    handle = table.fetch_blob_files("image", [by_id[1]])[0]
+
+    assert handle.seek(100) == 100
+    assert handle.read(16) == payload[100:116]
+    handle.seek(100)
+    assert handle.read_range(500, 8) == payload[500:508]
+    assert handle.tell() == 100
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="whence"):
+        handle.seek(0, 99)
+
+
+def test_fetch_blob_files_from_query_partial_read():
+    payload = _identifiable_payload(65536)
+    table = _blob_table("query_partial", [{"id": 1, "image": payload}])
+    hits = table.search().select(["id", "image"]).limit(1).to_arrow()
+    assert "_rowid" not in hits.column_names
+
+    handle = table.fetch_blob_files("image", hits)[0]
+    assert handle.size() == 65536
+    assert handle.read_range(0, 128) == payload[:128]
+    assert handle.tell() == 0
+    assert handle.seek(40000) == 40000
+    assert handle.read(16) == payload[40000:40016]
+
+
+def test_blob_file_buffered_reader():
+    payload = _identifiable_payload(4096)
+    table = _blob_table("buffered_reader", [{"id": 1, "image": payload}])
+    hits = table.search().select(["id", "image"]).limit(1).to_arrow()
+    handle = table.fetch_blob_files("image", hits)[0]
+    reader = io.BufferedReader(handle)
+    assert reader.read(8) == payload[:8]
+    assert reader.read(8) == payload[8:16]
+    assert reader.read() == payload[16:]
+
+
+def test_fetch_blob_files_cross_fragment_nulls_and_dups():
+    db = lancedb.connect("memory:///")
+    schema = pa.schema([pa.field("id", pa.int64()), lancedb.blob("image")])
+    table = db.create_table("cross_fragment", schema=schema)
+    table.add([{"id": 1, "image": b"alpha"}])
+    table.add([{"id": 2, "image": None}, {"id": 3, "image": b"beta"}])
+
+    by_id = _row_ids_by_id(table)
+    request = [by_id[3], by_id[2], by_id[1], by_id[3]]
+    handles = table.fetch_blob_files("image", request)
+    assert len(handles) == 4
+    assert handles[1] is None
+    assert handles[0].read() == b"beta"
+    assert handles[2].read() == b"alpha"
+    assert handles[3].seek(1) == 1
+    assert handles[3].read() == b"eta"
+
+
+def test_blob_file_pyav_decode_seek(tmp_path):
+    av = pytest.importorskip("av")
+    import fractions
+
+    clip = tmp_path / "clip.mp4"
+    with av.open(str(clip), mode="w") as container:
+        stream = container.add_stream("mpeg4", rate=5)
+        stream.width, stream.height, stream.pix_fmt = 32, 32, "yuv420p"
+        stream.time_base = fractions.Fraction(1, 5)
+        for pts in range(5):
+            frame = av.VideoFrame(32, 32, "yuv420p")
+            frame.pts = pts
+            container.mux(stream.encode(frame))
+        container.mux(stream.encode(None))
+
+    table = _blob_table("pyav", [{"id": 1, "image": clip.read_bytes()}])
+    hits = table.search().select(["image"]).limit(1).to_arrow()
+    handle = table.fetch_blob_files("image", hits)[0]
+
+    with av.open(handle) as container:
+        stream = container.streams.video[0]
+        container.seek(0)
+        assert next(container.decode(stream)) is not None
+
+
+def test_blob_v2_hybrid_fetch_blob_files_seek():
+    table = _hybrid_blob_table(lancedb.connect("memory:///"))
+    hits = (
+        table.search(query_type="hybrid")
+        .vector([1.0, 0.0])
+        .text("hello")
+        .select(["id", "image"])
+        .limit(2)
+        .to_arrow()
+    )
+    assert "_rowid" not in hits.column_names
+
+    handles = table.fetch_blob_files("image", hits)
+    assert len(handles) == 2
+    assert {handle.read_range(0, 2) for handle in handles} == {b"al", b"be"}
+    first = handles[0]
+    assert first.seek(1) == 1
+    assert first.read(2) in {b"lp", b"et"}
+
+
+def test_blob_file_header_sniff_from_search():
+    payload = b"%PDF-1.7\n" + bytes(4096)
+    table = _blob_table("header_sniff", [{"id": 1, "image": payload}])
+    hits = table.search().select(["id", "image"]).limit(1).to_arrow()
+    handle = table.fetch_blob_files("image", hits)[0]
+    assert handle.read_range(0, 4) == b"%PDF"
+    assert handle.tell() == 0
+
+
+def test_blob_file_multiple_handles_independent_cursors():
+    table = _blob_table(
+        "multi_handle",
+        [{"id": 1, "image": b"first-payload"}, {"id": 2, "image": b"second-payload"}],
+    )
+    by_id = _row_ids_by_id(table)
+    first, second = table.fetch_blob_files("image", [by_id[1], by_id[2]])
+    assert first.seek(6) == 6
+    assert second.tell() == 0
+    assert first.read(7) == b"payload"
+    assert second.read(6) == b"second"
+
+
+def test_fetch_blob_files_nested_path_seek():
+    db = lancedb.connect("memory:///")
+    info = pa.StructArray.from_arrays(
+        [
+            pa.array(["first", "second"], type=pa.string()),
+            _blob_array("blob", [b"nested-alpha", b"nested-beta"]),
+        ],
+        names=["name", "blob"],
+    )
+    data = pa.Table.from_arrays(
+        [pa.array([1, 2], type=pa.int64()), info],
+        names=["id", "info"],
+    )
+    table = db.create_table("nested_seek", data=data)
+    by_id = _row_ids_by_id(table)
+    handle = table.fetch_blob_files("info.blob", [by_id[2]])[0]
+    assert handle.seek(7) == 7
+    assert handle.read() == b"beta"
+
+
+def test_fetch_blobs_survives_sort_after_query():
+    table = _blob_table(
+        "sort_survives",
+        [{"id": i, "image": f"payload-{i}".encode()} for i in range(5)],
+    )
+    hits = table.search().select(["id", "image"]).to_arrow()
+    sort_idx = pc.sort_indices(hits["id"], sort_keys=[("id", "descending")])
+    sorted_hits = hits.take(sort_idx)
+
+    blobs = table.fetch_blobs("image", sorted_hits)
+    expected = [f"payload-{i}".encode() for i in sorted_hits["id"].to_pylist()]
+    assert [blobs[i].as_py() for i in range(len(blobs))] == expected
+
+
+def test_fetch_blobs_survives_filter_and_sort_after_query():
+    table = _blob_table(
+        "filter_sort_survives",
+        [{"id": i, "image": f"payload-{i}".encode()} for i in range(5)],
+    )
+    hits = table.search().select(["id", "image"]).to_arrow()
+    filtered = hits.filter(pc.field("id") >= 2)
+    sort_idx = pc.sort_indices(filtered["id"], sort_keys=[("id", "descending")])
+    filtered_sorted = filtered.take(sort_idx)
+
+    blobs = table.fetch_blobs("image", filtered_sorted)
+    expected = [f"payload-{i}".encode() for i in filtered_sorted["id"].to_pylist()]
+    assert [blobs[i].as_py() for i in range(len(blobs))] == expected
+
+
+def test_fetch_blob_files_survives_sort_after_query():
+    table = _blob_table(
+        "lazy_sort_survives",
+        [{"id": i, "image": f"payload-{i}".encode()} for i in range(5)],
+    )
+    hits = table.search().select(["id", "image"]).to_arrow()
+    sort_idx = pc.sort_indices(hits["id"], sort_keys=[("id", "descending")])
+    sorted_hits = hits.take(sort_idx)
+
+    handles = table.fetch_blob_files("image", sorted_hits)
+    expected = [f"payload-{i}".encode() for i in sorted_hits["id"].to_pylist()]
+    assert [handle.read() for handle in handles] == expected
+
+
+def test_fetch_blobs_nested_path_survives_sort_after_query():
+    db = lancedb.connect("memory:///")
+    values = [f"payload-{i}".encode() for i in range(4)]
+    info = pa.StructArray.from_arrays(
+        [pa.array(["row"] * 4, type=pa.string()), _blob_array("blob", values)],
+        names=["name", "blob"],
+    )
+    data = pa.Table.from_arrays(
+        [pa.array(range(4), type=pa.int64()), info],
+        names=["id", "info"],
+    )
+    table = db.create_table("nested_sort_survives", data=data)
+
+    hits = table.search().to_arrow()
+    sort_idx = pc.sort_indices(hits["id"], sort_keys=[("id", "descending")])
+    sorted_hits = hits.take(sort_idx)
+
+    blobs = table.fetch_blobs("info.blob", sorted_hits)
+    expected = [f"payload-{i}".encode() for i in sorted_hits["id"].to_pylist()]
+    assert [blobs[i].as_py() for i in range(len(blobs))] == expected
+
+
+def _identifiable_payload(size: int) -> bytes:
+    block = 256
+    return b"".join(bytes([i % 256]) * block for i in range(size // block))

python/python/tests/test_embeddings.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright The LanceDB Authors
 
 import os
+import pickle
 from typing import List, Optional, Union
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 
@@ -242,6 +243,49 @@ def test_embedding_with_bad_results(tmp_path):
     assert tbl["vector"].null_count == 1
 
 
+def test_embedding_with_empty_output_vectors(tmp_path):
+    """Regression test for issue #1672.
+
+    When an embedding function returns an empty list (e.g. for empty-string
+    inputs), _append_vector_columns used to crash because PyArrow cannot cast
+    [] into a fixed-size list element.  The fix replaces wrong-length vectors
+    with None before building the Arrow array so that _handle_bad_vectors can
+    process them normally.
+    """
+
+    @register("empty-vec-embedding")
+    class EmptyVecEmbeddingFunction(TextEmbeddingFunction):
+        def ndims(self):
+            return 128
+
+        def generate_embeddings(self, texts: Union[List[str], np.ndarray]) -> list:
+            # Simulate a model that returns an empty list for blank inputs
+            return [
+                [] if text.strip() == "" else np.random.randn(self.ndims()).tolist()
+                for text in texts
+            ]
+
+    db = lancedb.connect(tmp_path)
+    registry = EmbeddingFunctionRegistry.get_instance()
+    model = registry.get("empty-vec-embedding").create()
+
+    class Schema(LanceModel):
+        text: str = model.SourceField()
+        vector: Vector(model.ndims()) = model.VectorField()
+
+    table = db.create_table("test_empty_vec", schema=Schema, mode="overwrite")
+
+    # Should not crash; the row with the empty string should be dropped
+    table.add(
+        [{"text": "hello world"}, {"text": ""}, {"text": "foo"}],
+        on_bad_vectors="drop",
+    )
+
+    assert len(table) == 2
+    texts = table.to_arrow()["text"].to_pylist()
+    assert "" not in texts
+
+
 def test_with_existing_vectors(tmp_path):
     @register("mock-embedding")
     class MockEmbeddingFunction(TextEmbeddingFunction):
@@ -548,6 +592,22 @@ def test_openai_no_retry_on_401(mock_sleep):
     assert mock_sleep.call_count == 0
 
 
+def test_ollama_embeddings_pickle():
+    """OllamaEmbeddings must pickle even after the cached client is created."""
+    registry = get_registry()
+    model = registry.get("ollama").create(name="nomic-embed-text")
+
+    # Simulate accessing the cached client, which stores it on the instance.
+    model.__dict__["_ollama_client"] = MagicMock()
+
+    pickled = pickle.dumps(model)
+    restored = pickle.loads(pickled)
+
+    assert restored.name == "nomic-embed-text"
+    assert restored.host == "http://localhost:11434"
+    assert "_ollama_client" not in restored.__dict__
+
+
 def test_url_retrieve_downloads_image():
     """
     Embedding functions like open-clip, siglip, and jinaai use url_retrieve()

python/python/tests/test_expr.py

@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@
 
 """Tests for the type-safe expression builder API."""
 
-import pytest
+from datetime import date, datetime, timedelta, timezone
+from decimal import Decimal
+
 import pyarrow as pa
+import pytest
+
 import lancedb
-from lancedb.expr import Expr, col, lit, func
+from lancedb.expr import Expr, col, func, lit
 
 
 # ── unit tests for Expr construction ─────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -54,6 +58,28 @@ class TestExprConstruction:
         with pytest.raises(Exception):
             func("not_a_real_function", col("x"))
 
+    def test_lit_date(self):
+        e = lit(date(2024, 1, 1))
+        assert isinstance(e, Expr)
+
+    def test_lit_datetime(self):
+        # Naive datetime
+        e = lit(datetime(2024, 1, 1, 10, 0))
+        assert isinstance(e, Expr)
+
+    def test_lit_datetime_tz(self):
+        # Timezone-aware datetime
+        tz = timezone(timedelta(hours=5))
+        dt = datetime(2024, 1, 1, 10, 0, tzinfo=tz)
+        e = lit(dt)
+        assert isinstance(e, Expr)
+
+    def test_lit_decimal_precision(self):
+        # High precision Decimal that would be rounded if converted to float
+        d = Decimal("1.234567890123456789")
+        e = lit(d)
+        assert isinstance(e, Expr)
+
 
 class TestExprOperators:
     def test_eq_operator(self):
@@ -142,6 +168,20 @@ class TestExprOperators:
         assert isinstance(e, Expr)
         assert e.to_sql() == "(name = 'alice')"
 
+    def test_reflexive_comparisons(self):
+        # 10 < col("age") swaps to col("age") > 10
+        assert (10 < col("age")).to_sql() == "(age > 10)"
+        assert (10 <= col("age")).to_sql() == "(age >= 10)"
+        assert (10 > col("age")).to_sql() == "(age < 10)"
+        assert (10 >= col("age")).to_sql() == "(age <= 10)"
+        assert (10 == col("age")).to_sql() == "(age = 10)"
+        assert (10 != col("age")).to_sql() == "(age <> 10)"
+
+    def test_reflexive_logical(self):
+        # True & Expr calls Expr.__rand__(True)
+        assert (True & (col("age") > 18)).to_sql() == "(true AND (age > 18))"
+        assert (False | (col("age") > 18)).to_sql() == "(false OR (age > 18))"
+
 
 class TestExprBytesLiteral:
     def test_bytes_to_sql(self):
@@ -282,6 +322,40 @@ class TestExprRepr:
             {e: 1}
 
 
+class TestExprReflexive:
+    def test_reflexive_eq(self):
+        e = 1 == col("x")
+        assert isinstance(e, Expr)
+        assert e.to_sql() == "(x = 1)"
+
+    def test_reflexive_ne(self):
+        e = 1 != col("x")
+        assert isinstance(e, Expr)
+        assert e.to_sql() == "(x <> 1)"
+
+    def test_reflexive_lt(self):
+        # 1 < x  =>  (x > 1)
+        e = 1 < col("x")
+        assert isinstance(e, Expr)
+        assert e.to_sql() == "(x > 1)"
+
+    def test_reflexive_gt(self):
+        # 1 > x  =>  (x < 1)
+        e = 1 > col("x")
+        assert isinstance(e, Expr)
+        assert e.to_sql() == "(x < 1)"
+
+    def test_reflexive_and(self):
+        e = True & col("active")
+        assert isinstance(e, Expr)
+        assert e.to_sql() == "(true AND active)"
+
+    def test_reflexive_or(self):
+        e = False | col("inactive")
+        assert isinstance(e, Expr)
+        assert e.to_sql() == "(false OR inactive)"
+
+
 # ── integration tests: end-to-end query against a real table ─────────────────
 
 
@@ -432,6 +506,72 @@ class TestColNamingIntegration:
         assert sorted(result["upper_name"].to_pylist()) == ["ALICE", "BOB", "CHARLIE"]
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def type_check_table(tmp_path):
+    """Fixture that creates a table with Date32 and Decimal128 columns."""
+    db = lancedb.connect(str(tmp_path))
+    schema = pa.schema(
+        [
+            ("date", pa.date32()),
+            ("decimal", pa.decimal128(10, 2)),
+            ("binary", pa.binary()),
+        ]
+    )
+    data = pa.table(
+        {
+            "date": [date(2024, 1, 1), date(2024, 1, 2)],
+            "decimal": [Decimal("10.50"), Decimal("20.75")],
+            "binary": [b"\x01", b"\x02"],
+        },
+        schema=schema,
+    )
+    return db.create_table("extended_types", data)
+
+
+class TestExtendedTypeIntegration:
+    """Integration tests verifying that typed literals work correctly in filters."""
+
+    def test_date_integration(self, type_check_table):
+        """Verify that Date32 literals are correctly parsed and filtered."""
+        result = (
+            type_check_table.search()
+            .where(col("date") == lit(date(2024, 1, 1)))
+            .to_arrow()
+        )
+        assert result.num_rows == 1
+        assert result["date"][0].as_py() == date(2024, 1, 1)
+
+    def test_decimal_integration(self, tmp_path):
+        """A Decimal literal must retain full 128-bit precision in a filter.
+
+        1.234567890123456789 and 1.234567890123456790 differ only in the last
+        digit and are indistinguishable once truncated to f64.  The filter
+        therefore returns the single expected row only if ``lit(Decimal)``
+        produces a true ``Decimal128`` scalar rather than being coerced to f64.
+        """
+        low = Decimal("1.234567890123456789")
+        high = Decimal("1.234567890123456790")
+
+        db = lancedb.connect(str(tmp_path / "decimal_precision"))
+        schema = pa.schema([("val", pa.decimal128(19, 18))])
+        table = db.create_table(
+            "decimal_precision",
+            pa.table({"val": [low, high]}, schema=schema),
+        )
+
+        result = table.search().where(col("val") < lit(high)).to_arrow()
+        assert result.num_rows == 1
+        assert result["val"][0].as_py() == low
+
+    def test_binary_integration(self, type_check_table):
+        """Verify that Binary literals are correctly filtered."""
+        result = (
+            type_check_table.search().where(col("binary") == lit(b"\x01")).to_arrow()
+        )
+        assert result.num_rows == 1
+        assert result["binary"][0].as_py() == b"\x01"
+
+
 # ── bytes / binary column integration tests ───────────────────────────────────
 
 

python/python/tests/test_fts.py

@@ -786,6 +786,97 @@ def test_language(mem_db: DBConnection):
     assert len(results) == 0
 
 
+def test_tokenize_uses_simple_index_tokenizer(mem_db: DBConnection):
+    data = pa.table({"text": ["Running in cafés"], "other": ["Running in cafés"]})
+    table = mem_db.create_table("test_tokenize", data=data)
+    table.create_index("text", config=FTS(base_tokenizer="simple"))
+
+    tokens = table.tokenize("Running in cafés", column="text")
+
+    assert [(token.text, token.position) for token in tokens] == [
+        ("run", 0),
+        ("cafe", 2),
+    ]
+
+
+def test_tokenize_uses_icu_index_tokenizer_by_name(mem_db: DBConnection):
+    data = pa.table({"text": ["Hello, こんにちは世界!"]})
+    table = mem_db.create_table("test_tokenize_icu", data=data)
+    table.create_index(
+        "text",
+        config=FTS(
+            base_tokenizer="icu",
+            stem=False,
+            remove_stop_words=False,
+        ),
+        name="text_icu_idx",
+    )
+
+    tokens = table.tokenize("Hello, こんにちは世界!", index_name="text_icu_idx")
+
+    assert [(token.text, token.position) for token in tokens] == [
+        ("hello", 0),
+        ("こんにちは", 1),
+        ("世界", 2),
+    ]
+
+
+def test_tokenize_requires_one_selector(mem_db: DBConnection):
+    data = pa.table({"text": ["hello world"]})
+    table = mem_db.create_table("test_tokenize_selector", data=data)
+    table.create_index("text", config=FTS(), name="text_idx")
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Specify exactly one"):
+        table.tokenize("hello")
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Specify exactly one"):
+        table.tokenize("hello", column="text", index_name="text_idx")
+
+
+def test_tokenize_requires_fts_index(mem_db: DBConnection):
+    data = pa.table({"text": ["hello world"]})
+    table = mem_db.create_table("test_tokenize_no_index", data=data)
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="does not have a full text search index"):
+        table.tokenize("hello", column="text")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_tokenize_async(async_table):
+    await async_table.create_index("text", config=FTS())
+
+    tokens = await async_table.tokenize("Running in cafés", column="text")
+
+    assert [(token.text, token.position) for token in tokens] == [
+        ("run", 0),
+        ("cafe", 2),
+    ]
+
+
+def test_tokenize_uses_explicit_simple_tokenizer():
+    tokens = ldb.tokenize("Running in cafés", base_tokenizer="simple")
+
+    assert [(token.text, token.position) for token in tokens] == [
+        ("run", 0),
+        ("cafe", 2),
+    ]
+
+
+def test_tokenize_uses_explicit_icu_tokenizer():
+    tokens = ldb.tokenize(
+        "Hello, こんにちは世界!",
+        base_tokenizer="icu",
+        stem=False,
+        remove_stop_words=False,
+    )
+
+    assert [(token.text, token.position) for token in tokens] == [
+        ("hello", 0),
+        ("こんにちは", 1),
+        ("世界", 2),
+    ]
+
+
 def test_fts_on_list(mem_db: DBConnection):
     data = pa.table(
         {
@@ -1084,6 +1175,84 @@ def test_fts_query_to_json():
     assert json_str == expected
 
 
+def test_fts_phrase_query_is_preserved_in_query_object():
+    query = LanceFtsQueryBuilder(mock.Mock(), "puppy runs").phrase_query()
+
+    query_object = query.to_query_object()
+
+    assert query_object.full_text_query.query == '"puppy runs"'
+
+
+def test_fts_phrase_query_execution_preserves_user_text():
+    table = mock.Mock()
+    table.schema = pa.schema([])
+    table._execute_query.return_value = pa.table({"text": ["result"]}).to_reader()
+
+    class CapturingReranker:
+        score = "relevance"
+
+        def __init__(self):
+            self.queries = []
+
+        def rerank_fts(self, query, results):
+            self.queries.append(query)
+            return results.append_column("_relevance_score", [[1.0]])
+
+    reranker = CapturingReranker()
+    query = (
+        LanceFtsQueryBuilder(table, "puppy runs")
+        .phrase_query()
+        .with_row_id(False)
+        .rerank(reranker)
+    )
+
+    query.to_arrow()
+
+    backend_query = table._execute_query.call_args.args[0]
+    assert (
+        backend_query.full_text_query.query,
+        reranker.queries,
+        query._query,
+    ) == ('"puppy runs"', ["puppy runs"], "puppy runs")
+
+
+def test_fts_phrase_query_false_preserves_string():
+    query = LanceFtsQueryBuilder(mock.Mock(), "puppy runs").phrase_query(False)
+
+    query_object = query.to_query_object()
+
+    assert query_object.full_text_query.query == "puppy runs"
+
+
+def test_fts_phrase_query_preserves_fully_quoted_string():
+    query = LanceFtsQueryBuilder(mock.Mock(), '"puppy runs"').phrase_query()
+
+    query_object = query.to_query_object()
+
+    assert query_object.full_text_query.query == '"puppy runs"'
+
+
+def test_fts_phrase_query_preserves_structured_phrase_query():
+    phrase_query = PhraseQuery("puppy runs", "text")
+    query = LanceFtsQueryBuilder(mock.Mock(), phrase_query).phrase_query()
+
+    query_object = query.to_query_object()
+
+    assert query_object.full_text_query.query == phrase_query
+
+
+def test_fts_phrase_query_rejects_other_structured_queries():
+    query = LanceFtsQueryBuilder(
+        mock.Mock(), MatchQuery("puppy", "text")
+    ).phrase_query()
+
+    with pytest.raises(
+        TypeError,
+        match=r"phrase_query\(\) requires a string or PhraseQuery, got MatchQuery",
+    ):
+        query.to_query_object()
+
+
 def test_fts_fast_search(table):
     table.create_fts_index("text")
 

python/python/tests/test_gemini.py

@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright The LanceDB Authors
+
+"""Unit tests for GeminiText embedding function."""
+
+import sys
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+# Mock google.genai modules before they are imported by gemini_text.py
+mock_google = MagicMock()
+mock_genai = MagicMock()
+mock_types = MagicMock()
+
+mock_google.genai = mock_genai
+mock_genai.types = mock_types
+
+sys.modules["google"] = mock_google
+sys.modules["google.genai"] = mock_genai
+sys.modules["google.genai.types"] = mock_types
+
+import pytest  # noqa: E402
+import numpy as np  # noqa: E402
+from lancedb.embeddings import get_registry  # noqa: E402
+from lancedb import __version__  # noqa: E402
+
+
+class TestGeminiText:
+    """Tests for GeminiText model registration, configuration, and execution."""
+
+    @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+    def setup_mocks(self):
+        """Set up standard mocks for google-genai Client and Config."""
+        # Reset mocks
+        mock_genai.reset_mock()
+        mock_types.reset_mock()
+
+        self.mock_client = MagicMock()
+        mock_genai.Client.return_value = self.mock_client
+
+        # Mock response for embed_content
+        self.mock_embedding_1 = MagicMock()
+        self.mock_embedding_1.values = [0.1] * 768
+        self.mock_embedding_2 = MagicMock()
+        self.mock_embedding_2.values = [0.2] * 768
+
+        self.mock_response = MagicMock()
+        self.mock_response.embeddings = [self.mock_embedding_1, self.mock_embedding_2]
+        self.mock_client.models.embed_content.return_value = self.mock_response
+
+    def test_gemini_registered(self):
+        """Test that gemini-text is registered in the embedding function registry."""
+        registry = get_registry()
+        assert registry.get("gemini-text") is not None
+
+    def test_client_init_headers(self):
+        """Test that Client is initialized with the partner-attribution header."""
+        with patch.dict("os.environ", {"GOOGLE_API_KEY": "test-key"}):
+            with patch("lancedb.embeddings.gemini_text.attempt_import_or_raise"):
+                registry = get_registry()
+                func = registry.get("gemini-text").create()
+
+                # Access the client property to trigger initialization
+                _ = func.client
+
+                mock_genai.Client.assert_called_once_with(
+                    api_key="test-key",
+                    http_options={
+                        "headers": {
+                            "x-goog-api-client": f"lancedb/{__version__}",
+                        }
+                    },
+                )
+
+    def test_generate_embeddings_batched(self):
+        """Test that multiple texts are sent in a single batched API request."""
+        with patch.dict("os.environ", {"GOOGLE_API_KEY": "test-key"}):
+            with patch("lancedb.embeddings.gemini_text.attempt_import_or_raise"):
+                registry = get_registry()
+                func = registry.get("gemini-text").create()
+
+                texts = ["hello", "world"]
+                embeddings = func.generate_embeddings(texts)
+
+                # Check embed_content was called exactly once
+                self.mock_client.models.embed_content.assert_called_once()
+
+                # Verify call arguments
+                call_kwargs = self.mock_client.models.embed_content.call_args.kwargs
+                assert call_kwargs["model"] == "gemini-embedding-001"
+                assert len(call_kwargs["contents"]) == 2
+                assert call_kwargs["contents"][0] == {"parts": [{"text": "hello"}]}
+                assert call_kwargs["contents"][1] == {"parts": [{"text": "world"}]}
+
+                # Verify returns are correct numpy arrays
+                assert len(embeddings) == 2
+                assert isinstance(embeddings[0], np.ndarray)
+                assert embeddings[0].shape == (768,)
+                assert np.allclose(embeddings[0], 0.1)
+                assert np.allclose(embeddings[1], 0.2)
+
+    def test_generate_embeddings_retrieval_document(self):
+        """Test that retrieval_document task type prepends the document title part."""
+        with patch.dict("os.environ", {"GOOGLE_API_KEY": "test-key"}):
+            with patch("lancedb.embeddings.gemini_text.attempt_import_or_raise"):
+                registry = get_registry()
+                func = registry.get("gemini-text").create(
+                    source_task_type="retrieval_document"
+                )
+
+                texts = ["doc text"]
+
+                # We need mock to return only 1 embedding since we only pass 1 text
+                mock_embedding = MagicMock()
+                mock_embedding.values = [0.3] * 768
+                self.mock_response.embeddings = [mock_embedding]
+
+                embeddings = func.generate_embeddings(
+                    texts, task_type="retrieval_document"
+                )
+
+                # Check call arguments for retrieval_document
+                call_kwargs = self.mock_client.models.embed_content.call_args.kwargs
+                assert call_kwargs["contents"][0] == {
+                    "parts": [{"text": "Embedding of a document"}, {"text": "doc text"}]
+                }
+                mock_types.EmbedContentConfig.assert_called_once_with(
+                    output_dimensionality=768, task_type="RETRIEVAL_DOCUMENT"
+                )
+
+                assert len(embeddings) == 1
+                assert np.allclose(embeddings[0], 0.3)
+
+    def test_custom_dimension(self):
+        """Test that custom dimension (dim) can be configured and passed to config."""
+        with patch.dict("os.environ", {"GOOGLE_API_KEY": "test-key"}):
+            with patch("lancedb.embeddings.gemini_text.attempt_import_or_raise"):
+                registry = get_registry()
+                func = registry.get("gemini-text").create(dim=3072)
+
+                assert func.ndims() == 3072
+
+                texts = ["hello"]
+                mock_embedding = MagicMock()
+                mock_embedding.values = [0.5] * 3072
+                self.mock_response.embeddings = [mock_embedding]
+
+                _ = func.generate_embeddings(texts)
+
+                mock_types.EmbedContentConfig.assert_called_once_with(
+                    output_dimensionality=3072
+                )
+
+    def test_generate_embeddings_chunked(self):
+        """Test that generate_embeddings chunks texts into groups of 100."""
+        with patch.dict("os.environ", {"GOOGLE_API_KEY": "test-key"}):
+            with patch("lancedb.embeddings.gemini_text.attempt_import_or_raise"):
+                registry = get_registry()
+                func = registry.get("gemini-text").create()
+
+                # Passing 250 texts should make 3 calls (100, 100, 50)
+                texts = [f"text_{i}" for i in range(250)]
+
+                # Mock client response to return correct number of embeddings per chunk
+                def mock_embed_side_effect(model, contents, config=None):
+                    mock_resp = MagicMock()
+                    mock_embeddings = []
+                    for _ in contents:
+                        emb = MagicMock()
+                        # Each embedding is length 768
+                        emb.values = [0.1] * 768
+                        mock_embeddings.append(emb)
+                    mock_resp.embeddings = mock_embeddings
+                    return mock_resp
+
+                self.mock_client.models.embed_content.side_effect = (
+                    mock_embed_side_effect
+                )
+
+                embeddings = func.generate_embeddings(texts)
+
+                # embed_content should be called 3 times
+                assert self.mock_client.models.embed_content.call_count == 3
+                assert len(embeddings) == 250

python/python/tests/test_hybrid_query.py

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright The LanceDB Authors
 
+from unittest import mock
+
 import lancedb
 
 from lancedb.query import LanceHybridQueryBuilder
@@ -139,6 +141,20 @@ def test_hybrid_query_distance_range(sync_table: Table):
             assert 0.2 <= dist.as_py() <= 0.5
 
 
+def test_hybrid_query_applies_zero_upper_distance_bound(sync_table: Table):
+    result = (
+        sync_table.search(query_type="hybrid")
+        .vector([0.0, 0.4])
+        .text("elephant")
+        .distance_range(upper_bound=0.0)
+        .rerank(RRFReranker(return_score="all"))
+        .limit(4)
+        .to_arrow()
+    )
+
+    assert len(result) == 0
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_hybrid_query_distance_range_async(table: AsyncTable):
     reranker = RRFReranker(return_score="all")
@@ -177,6 +193,31 @@ async def test_analyze_plan(table: AsyncTable):
     assert "metrics=" in res
 
 
+def test_hybrid_phrase_query_is_preserved_in_analyze_plan():
+    table = mock.Mock()
+    analyzed_queries = []
+    distributed_metric_modes = []
+
+    def capture_query(query, *, distributed_metrics="aggregate"):
+        analyzed_queries.append(query)
+        distributed_metric_modes.append(distributed_metrics)
+        return ""
+
+    table._analyze_plan.side_effect = capture_query
+
+    (
+        LanceHybridQueryBuilder(table)
+        .vector([0.1, 0.2])
+        .text("puppy runs")
+        .phrase_query()
+        .analyze_plan(distributed_metrics="full")
+    )
+
+    assert len(analyzed_queries) == 2
+    assert analyzed_queries[1].full_text_query.query == '"puppy runs"'
+    assert distributed_metric_modes == ["full", "full"]
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def table_with_id(tmpdir_factory) -> Table:
     tmp_path = str(tmpdir_factory.mktemp("data"))

python/python/tests/test_job_handle.py

@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright The LanceDB Authors
+"""Job / AsyncJob against the platform jobs API.
+
+The reference resolves its submission (manifest) id to a platform job id,
+then polls describe for registry-backed state: terminal states are
+first-class (DONE / FAILED / CANCELLED), progress comes from the
+owner-written status payload, and a failed job raises ``JobFailedError``
+promptly with the server error.
+"""
+
+import asyncio
+import json
+import time
+
+import pytest
+
+from lancedb.udf import Job, AsyncJob, JobFailedError
+
+
+class FakeDescription:
+    """Mirror of the pyo3 PlatformJobDescription fields the Job reads."""
+
+    def __init__(self, job_state, status=None):
+        self.job_id = "plat-1"
+        self.job_type = "indexer"
+        self.job_subtype = "udf"
+        self.job_state = job_state
+        self.creation_ms = 0
+        self.status_json = json.dumps(status if status is not None else {})
+
+
+class FakeConn:
+    """Scripted timeline: resolve returns None until `resolve_after` calls,
+    then the platform id; describe walks a list of descriptions (holding the
+    last once exhausted)."""
+
+    def __init__(self, descriptions, resolve_after=0):
+        self._descs = list(descriptions)
+        self._resolve_after = resolve_after
+        self.resolve_calls = 0
+        self.describe_calls = 0
+        self.cancelled = []
+
+    def resolve_platform_job_id(self, manifest_job_id, table=None):
+        self.resolve_calls += 1
+        if self.resolve_calls <= self._resolve_after:
+            return None
+        return "plat-1"
+
+    def describe_platform_job(self, platform_job_id):
+        assert platform_job_id == "plat-1"
+        snap = self._descs[min(self.describe_calls, len(self._descs) - 1)]
+        self.describe_calls += 1
+        return snap
+
+    def cancel_platform_job(self, platform_job_id):
+        self.cancelled.append(platform_job_id)
+
+
+class AsyncFakeConn(FakeConn):
+    async def resolve_platform_job_id(self, manifest_job_id, table=None):
+        return FakeConn.resolve_platform_job_id(self, manifest_job_id, table)
+
+    async def describe_platform_job(self, platform_job_id):
+        return FakeConn.describe_platform_job(self, platform_job_id)
+
+    async def cancel_platform_job(self, platform_job_id):
+        return FakeConn.cancel_platform_job(self, platform_job_id)
+
+
+def test_status_maps_platform_states():
+    for wire, want in [
+        ("IN_PROGRESS", "running"),
+        ("DONE", "finished"),
+        ("FAILED", "failed"),
+        ("CANCELLED", "cancelled"),
+    ]:
+        job = Job(FakeConn([FakeDescription(wire)]), "job-1", table="t")
+        assert job.status() == want
+
+
+def test_status_pending_before_resolution():
+    job = Job(FakeConn([], resolve_after=10_000), "job-1", table="t")
+    assert job.status() == "pending"
+
+
+def test_progress_from_status_payload():
+    conn = FakeConn(
+        [
+            FakeDescription(
+                "IN_PROGRESS",
+                status={"units_done": 3, "units_total": 8, "rows_committed": 100},
+            )
+        ]
+    )
+    job = Job(conn, "job-1", table="t")
+    assert job.progress() == (3, 8)
+
+
+def test_progress_none_for_uri_only_status():
+    # Older records carry the status-store URI string, not a payload.
+    desc = FakeDescription("IN_PROGRESS")
+    desc.status_json = json.dumps("s3://bucket/job/job_status")
+    job = Job(FakeConn([desc]), "job-1", table="t")
+    assert job.progress() is None
+
+
+def test_wait_raises_on_failed_promptly():
+    conn = FakeConn(
+        [
+            FakeDescription("IN_PROGRESS"),
+            FakeDescription(
+                "FAILED", status={"error": "multi-column backfill needs a STRUCT"}
+            ),
+        ]
+    )
+    job = Job(conn, "job-1", table="t")
+    t0 = time.monotonic()
+    with pytest.raises(JobFailedError) as exc:
+        job.wait(timeout=30, poll=0.01)
+    assert time.monotonic() - t0 < 5  # prompt, nowhere near the 30s timeout
+    assert "STRUCT" in str(exc.value)
+    assert exc.value.error == "multi-column backfill needs a STRUCT"
+    assert exc.value.job_id == "job-1"
+
+
+def test_wait_returns_finished_on_done():
+    conn = FakeConn([FakeDescription("IN_PROGRESS"), FakeDescription("DONE")])
+    job = Job(conn, "job-1", table="t")
+    assert job.wait(timeout=30, poll=0.01) == "finished"
+
+
+def test_wait_returns_cancelled():
+    conn = FakeConn([FakeDescription("CANCELLED")])
+    job = Job(conn, "job-1", table="t")
+    assert job.wait(timeout=30, poll=0.01) == "cancelled"
+
+
+def test_wait_raises_when_job_never_registers():
+    # An unresolved job past the grace window is a lost submission, not an
+    # eternal "pending" hang.
+    conn = FakeConn([], resolve_after=10_000)
+    job = Job(conn, "job-1", table="t")
+    job.GRACE_SECONDS = 0.05
+    job._created = time.monotonic() - 1.0
+    with pytest.raises(JobFailedError) as exc:
+        job.wait(timeout=5, poll=0.01)
+    assert "registry" in str(exc.value)
+
+
+def test_cancel_resolves_then_cancels():
+    conn = FakeConn([FakeDescription("IN_PROGRESS")], resolve_after=1)
+    job = Job(conn, "job-1", table="t")
+    job.cancel()
+    assert conn.cancelled == ["plat-1"]
+
+
+def test_async_wait_raises_on_failed_promptly():
+    conn = AsyncFakeConn(
+        [FakeDescription("FAILED", status={"error": "boom"})],
+    )
+    job = AsyncJob(conn, "job-1", table="t")
+
+    async def run():
+        t0 = time.monotonic()
+        with pytest.raises(JobFailedError) as exc:
+            await job.wait(timeout=30, poll=0.01)
+        assert time.monotonic() - t0 < 5
+        assert exc.value.error == "boom"
+
+    asyncio.run(run())
+
+
+def test_async_wait_returns_finished():
+    conn = AsyncFakeConn([FakeDescription("IN_PROGRESS"), FakeDescription("DONE")])
+    job = AsyncJob(conn, "job-1", table="t")
+
+    async def run():
+        assert await job.wait(timeout=30, poll=0.01) == "finished"
+
+    asyncio.run(run())
+
+
+def test_completed_job_is_finished_without_conn():
+    job = Job._completed(table="t")
+    assert job.status() == "finished"
+    assert job.wait(timeout=0.01) == "finished"
+    assert job.progress() is None
+    job.cancel()  # no-op, must not touch a connection
+
+
+def test_completed_job_ignores_registry():
+    conn = FakeConn([FakeDescription("IN_PROGRESS")])
+    job = Job._completed(conn, table="t")
+    assert job.wait(timeout=0.01) == "finished"
+    assert conn.resolve_calls == 0
+    assert conn.describe_calls == 0
+
+
+def test_completed_async_job_is_finished():
+    async def run():
+        job = AsyncJob._completed(table="t")
+        assert await job.status() == "finished"
+        assert await job.wait(timeout=0.01) == "finished"
+        assert await job.progress() is None
+        await job.cancel()
+
+    asyncio.run(run())

python/python/tests/test_lsm_write_spec.py

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import lancedb
 import pyarrow as pa
 import pytest
 from lancedb._lancedb import LsmWriteSpec
+from lancedb.index import BTree
 
 SCHEMA = pa.schema(
     [
@@ -136,3 +137,76 @@ def test_lsm_write_spec_identity_and_writer_config_defaults():
     s = s.with_writer_config_defaults({"durable_write": "false"})
     assert s.writer_config_defaults == {"durable_write": "false"}
     assert "durable_write" in repr(s)
+
+
+def test_get_lsm_write_spec(tmp_path):
+    _db, table = _make_table(tmp_path)
+    table.set_unenforced_primary_key("id")
+
+    # None when nothing is installed.
+    assert table.get_lsm_write_spec() is None
+
+    # A real scalar index is needed to name it as a maintained index.
+    table.create_index("id", config=BTree())
+    idx_name = table.list_indices()[0].name
+
+    # Bucket spec round-trips, including maintained indexes and writer config
+    # defaults.
+    table.set_lsm_write_spec(
+        LsmWriteSpec.bucket("id", 4)
+        .with_maintained_indexes([idx_name])
+        .with_writer_config_defaults({"durable_write": "false"})
+    )
+    spec = table.get_lsm_write_spec()
+    assert spec is not None
+    assert spec.spec_type == "bucket"
+    assert spec.column == "id"
+    assert spec.num_buckets == 4
+    assert spec.maintained_indexes == [idx_name]
+    assert spec.writer_config_defaults == {"durable_write": "false"}
+
+    # After unset, None again.
+    table.unset_lsm_write_spec()
+    assert table.get_lsm_write_spec() is None
+
+    # Identity round-trips (column recovered from the schema).
+    table.set_lsm_write_spec(LsmWriteSpec.identity("id"))
+    spec = table.get_lsm_write_spec()
+    assert spec.spec_type == "identity"
+    assert spec.column == "id"
+    table.unset_lsm_write_spec()
+
+    # Unsharded round-trips (no routing column).
+    table.set_lsm_write_spec(LsmWriteSpec.unsharded())
+    spec = table.get_lsm_write_spec()
+    assert spec.spec_type == "unsharded"
+    assert spec.column is None
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_async_get_lsm_write_spec(tmp_path):
+    db = await lancedb.connect_async(
+        tmp_path, read_consistency_interval=timedelta(seconds=0)
+    )
+    table = await db.create_table(
+        "t",
+        pa.RecordBatchReader.from_batches(SCHEMA, [_batch(["seed"], [0])]),
+    )
+
+    assert await table.get_lsm_write_spec() is None
+
+    # A real scalar index is needed to name it as a maintained index.
+    await table.create_index("id", config=BTree())
+    idx_name = (await table.list_indices())[0].name
+
+    await table.set_lsm_write_spec(
+        LsmWriteSpec.bucket("id", 8).with_maintained_indexes([idx_name])
+    )
+    spec = await table.get_lsm_write_spec()
+    assert spec is not None
+    assert spec.spec_type == "bucket"
+    assert spec.column == "id"
+    assert spec.num_buckets == 8
+    assert spec.maintained_indexes == [idx_name]
+    await table.unset_lsm_write_spec()
+    assert await table.get_lsm_write_spec() is None

python/python/tests/test_permutation.py

@@ -128,21 +128,33 @@ def test_split_hash(mem_db):
 
 def test_split_hash_with_discard(mem_db):
     """Test hash-based splitting with discard weight."""
+    total_rows = 1000
     tbl = mem_db.create_table(
         "test_table",
-        pa.table({"id": range(100), "category": ["A", "B"] * 50, "value": range(100)}),
+        pa.table(
+            {
+                "id": range(total_rows),
+                "category": [f"category-{i}" for i in range(total_rows)],
+                "value": range(total_rows),
+            }
+        ),
     )
 
     permutation_tbl = (
+        # Hash a high-cardinality column: "category" has only two distinct
+        # values, so whether anything is discarded would hinge on where those
+        # two hashes land rather than on the discard weight.
         permutation_builder(tbl)
-        .split_hash(["category"], [1, 1], discard_weight=2)  # Should discard ~50%
+        .split_hash(["id"], [1, 1], discard_weight=2)  # Should discard ~50%
         .execute()
     )
 
-    # Should have fewer than 100 rows due to discard
+    # Should have fewer rows due to discard, but should not be empty.
     row_count = permutation_tbl.count_rows()
-    assert row_count < 100
-    assert row_count > 0  # But not empty
+    assert 0 < row_count < total_rows
+
+    data = permutation_tbl.search(None).to_arrow().to_pydict()
+    assert set(data["split_id"]) == {0, 1}
 
 
 def test_split_sequential(mem_db):
@@ -935,14 +947,41 @@ def test_transform_fn(mem_db):
     try:
         import torch
 
-        torch_result = list(
-            permutation.with_format("torch").iter(10, skip_last_batch=False)
+        # "torch" returns a list of per-row dicts. Default DataLoader collate
+        # stacks the per-row dicts back into a dict of batched tensors.
+        torch_perm = permutation.with_format("torch")
+        torch_batch = list(torch_perm.iter(10, skip_last_batch=False))[0]
+        assert isinstance(torch_batch, list)
+        assert len(torch_batch) == 10
+        assert isinstance(torch_batch[0], dict)
+        assert set(torch_batch[0].keys()) == {"id", "value"}
+        assert isinstance(torch_batch[0]["id"], torch.Tensor)
+        assert torch_batch[0]["id"].dtype == torch.int64
+
+        rows = torch_perm.__getitems__([0, 1, 2])
+        assert isinstance(rows, list)
+        assert len(rows) == 3
+        assert isinstance(rows[0], dict)
+        assert set(rows[0].keys()) == {"id", "value"}
+        assert isinstance(rows[0]["id"], torch.Tensor)
+
+        # "torch_row" returns a list of tensors, one per row.
+        torch_rows = list(
+            permutation.with_format("torch_row").iter(10, skip_last_batch=False)
         )[0]
-        assert isinstance(torch_result, list)
-        assert len(torch_result) == 10
-        assert isinstance(torch_result[0], torch.Tensor)
-        assert torch_result[0].shape == (2,)
-        assert torch_result[0].dtype == torch.int64
+        assert isinstance(torch_rows, list)
+        assert len(torch_rows) == 10
+        assert isinstance(torch_rows[0], torch.Tensor)
+        assert torch_rows[0].shape == (2,)
+        assert torch_rows[0].dtype == torch.int64
+
+        # "torch_col" stacks columns into a single 2D tensor.
+        torch_col = list(
+            permutation.with_format("torch_col").iter(10, skip_last_batch=False)
+        )[0]
+        assert isinstance(torch_col, torch.Tensor)
+        assert torch_col.shape == (2, 10)
+        assert torch_col.dtype == torch.int64
     except ImportError:
         # Skip check if torch is not installed
         pass

python/python/tests/test_query.py

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import lancedb
 from lancedb.db import AsyncConnection
 from lancedb.embeddings.base import TextEmbeddingFunction
 from lancedb.embeddings.registry import get_registry, register
+from lancedb.expr import col
 from lancedb.index import FTS, IvfPq
 import lancedb.pydantic
 import numpy as np
@@ -63,11 +64,71 @@ def _blob_query_data():
     )
 
 
+def _create_blob_v2_query_table(db, name):
+    schema = pa.schema(
+        [
+            pa.field("id", pa.int64()),
+            pa.field("tag", pa.utf8()),
+            pa.field("vector", pa.list_(pa.float32(), list_size=2)),
+            lancedb.blob("blob"),
+        ]
+    )
+    table = db.create_table(name, schema=schema)
+    table.add(
+        [
+            {"id": 1, "tag": "drop", "vector": [1.0, 0.0], "blob": b"one"},
+            {"id": 2, "tag": "keep", "vector": [2.0, 0.0], "blob": b"two"},
+            {"id": 3, "tag": "keep", "vector": [3.0, 0.0], "blob": b"three"},
+            {"id": 4, "tag": "keep", "vector": [4.0, 0.0], "blob": b"four"},
+        ]
+    )
+    return table
+
+
+async def _create_blob_v2_query_table_async(db, name):
+    schema = pa.schema(
+        [
+            pa.field("id", pa.int64()),
+            pa.field("tag", pa.utf8()),
+            pa.field("vector", pa.list_(pa.float32(), list_size=2)),
+            lancedb.blob("blob"),
+        ]
+    )
+    table = await db.create_table(name, schema=schema)
+    await table.add(
+        [
+            {"id": 1, "tag": "drop", "vector": [1.0, 0.0], "blob": b"one"},
+            {"id": 2, "tag": "keep", "vector": [2.0, 0.0], "blob": b"two"},
+            {"id": 3, "tag": "keep", "vector": [3.0, 0.0], "blob": b"three"},
+            {"id": 4, "tag": "keep", "vector": [4.0, 0.0], "blob": b"four"},
+        ]
+    )
+    return table
+
+
 def _assert_lazy_blob(value, expected: bytes):
     assert hasattr(value, "readall")
     assert value.readall() == expected
 
 
+def _assert_blob_bytes_projection(df):
+    assert df["id_alias"].tolist() == [3, 4]
+    assert df["payload"].tolist() == [b"three", b"four"]
+    assert df["double_id"].tolist() == [6, 8]
+
+
+def _blob_query_table(db, name, blob_schema):
+    if blob_schema == "v1":
+        return db.create_table(name, _blob_query_data())
+    return _create_blob_v2_query_table(db, name)
+
+
+async def _blob_query_table_async(db, name, blob_schema):
+    if blob_schema == "v1":
+        return await db.create_table(name, _blob_query_data())
+    return await _create_blob_v2_query_table_async(db, name)
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def table(tmpdir_factory) -> lancedb.table.Table:
     tmp_path = str(tmpdir_factory.mktemp("data"))
@@ -235,10 +296,11 @@ def test_plain_scan_query_to_pandas_blob_modes(tmp_db, blob_mode):
         assert not hasattr(first, "readall")
 
 
-def test_plain_scan_query_to_pandas_blob_projection(tmp_db):
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("blob_schema", ["v1", "v2"])
+def test_plain_scan_query_to_pandas_blob_bytes_projection(tmp_db, blob_schema):
     pytest.importorskip("lance")
-    table = tmp_db.create_table(
-        "test_query_to_pandas_blob_projection", _blob_query_data()
+    table = _blob_query_table(
+        tmp_db, f"test_query_to_pandas_blob_{blob_schema}_bytes", blob_schema
     )
 
     df = (
@@ -250,9 +312,8 @@ def test_plain_scan_query_to_pandas_blob_projection(tmp_db):
         .to_pandas(blob_mode="bytes")
     )
 
-    assert df["id_alias"].tolist() == [3, 4]
-    assert df["payload"].tolist() == [b"three", b"four"]
-    assert df["double_id"].tolist() == [6, 8]
+    _assert_blob_bytes_projection(df)
+    assert "_rowid" not in df.columns
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("blob_mode", ["bytes", "descriptions"])
@@ -348,18 +409,6 @@ async def test_async_plain_scan_query_to_pandas_blob_projection(tmp_db_async):
     assert lazy_df["id"].tolist() == [1]
     _assert_lazy_blob(lazy_df["blob"].iloc[0], b"one")
 
-    bytes_df = await (
-        table.query()
-        .where("id >= 2")
-        .select({"id_alias": "id", "payload": "blob", "double_id": "id * 2"})
-        .limit(2)
-        .offset(1)
-        .to_pandas(blob_mode="bytes")
-    )
-    assert bytes_df["id_alias"].tolist() == [3, 4]
-    assert bytes_df["payload"].tolist() == [b"three", b"four"]
-    assert bytes_df["double_id"].tolist() == [6, 8]
-
     desc_df = await (
         table.query()
         .where("id = 1")
@@ -371,6 +420,31 @@ async def test_async_plain_scan_query_to_pandas_blob_projection(tmp_db_async):
     assert not hasattr(first, "readall")
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("blob_schema", ["v1", "v2"])
+async def test_async_plain_scan_query_to_pandas_blob_bytes_projection(
+    tmp_db_async, blob_schema
+):
+    pytest.importorskip("lance")
+    table = await _blob_query_table_async(
+        tmp_db_async,
+        f"test_async_query_to_pandas_blob_{blob_schema}_bytes",
+        blob_schema,
+    )
+
+    df = await (
+        table.query()
+        .where("id >= 2")
+        .select({"id_alias": "id", "payload": "blob", "double_id": "id * 2"})
+        .limit(2)
+        .offset(1)
+        .to_pandas(blob_mode="bytes")
+    )
+
+    _assert_blob_bytes_projection(df)
+    assert "_rowid" not in df.columns
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("blob_mode", ["bytes", "descriptions"])
 async def test_async_plain_scan_query_to_pandas_blob_mode_does_not_collect_arrow(
@@ -502,6 +576,18 @@ def test_with_row_id(table: lancedb.table.Table):
     assert rs["_rowid"].to_pylist() == [0, 1]
 
 
+def test_blob_v2_query_omits_auto_row_id(tmp_db):
+    table = _create_blob_v2_query_table(tmp_db, "test_blob_v2_omits_auto_rowid")
+
+    query_obj = table.search().select(["id", "blob"]).limit(2).to_query_object()
+    assert query_obj.with_row_id is None
+
+    rs = table.search().select(["id", "blob"]).limit(2).to_arrow()
+
+    assert "_rowid" not in rs.column_names
+    assert rs["id"].to_pylist() == [1, 2]
+
+
 def test_where_repeated_combines_with_and(table: lancedb.table.Table):
     # Calling where() more than once should AND the filters together instead of
     # silently replacing the previous one (regression test for #2649).
@@ -1187,7 +1273,7 @@ async def test_explain_plan_fts(table_async: AsyncTable):
     query = await table_async.search("dog", query_type="fts", fts_columns="text")
     plan = await query.explain_plan()
     # Should show FTS details (issue #2465 is now fixed)
-    assert "MatchQuery: column=text, query=dog" in plan
+    assert "MatchQuery: column=text, query=[dog]" in plan
     assert "GlobalLimitExec" in plan  # Default limit
 
     # Test FTS query with limit
@@ -1195,7 +1281,7 @@ async def test_explain_plan_fts(table_async: AsyncTable):
         "dog", query_type="fts", fts_columns="text"
     )
     plan_with_limit = await query_with_limit.limit(1).explain_plan()
-    assert "MatchQuery: column=text, query=dog" in plan_with_limit
+    assert "MatchQuery: column=text, query=[dog]" in plan_with_limit
     assert "GlobalLimitExec: skip=0, fetch=1" in plan_with_limit
 
     # Test FTS query with offset and limit
@@ -1203,7 +1289,7 @@ async def test_explain_plan_fts(table_async: AsyncTable):
         "dog", query_type="fts", fts_columns="text"
     )
     plan_with_offset = await query_with_offset.offset(1).limit(1).explain_plan()
-    assert "MatchQuery: column=text, query=dog" in plan_with_offset
+    assert "MatchQuery: column=text, query=[dog]" in plan_with_offset
     assert "GlobalLimitExec: skip=1, fetch=1" in plan_with_offset
 
 
@@ -1247,7 +1333,7 @@ async def test_explain_plan_with_filters(table_async: AsyncTable):
         "dog", query_type="fts", fts_columns="text"
     )
     plan_fts_filter = await query_fts_filter.where("id = 1").explain_plan()
-    assert "MatchQuery: column=text, query=dog" in plan_fts_filter
+    assert "MatchQuery: column=text, query=[dog]" in plan_fts_filter
     assert "LanceRead" in plan_fts_filter
     assert "full_filter=id = Int64(1)" in plan_fts_filter  # Should show filter details
 
@@ -1946,3 +2032,39 @@ def test_fast_search(tmp_path):
     # 2. Fast Search -> Should NOT include "LanceScan" (Uses Index)
     plan = table.search(q).fast_search().explain_plan(True)
     assert "LanceScan" not in plan
+
+
+def test_blob_v2_with_row_id_bytes_pandas(tmp_db):
+    table = _create_blob_v2_query_table(tmp_db, "test_blob_v2_rowid_bytes_pandas")
+
+    df = (
+        table.search()
+        .with_row_id(True)
+        .select(["id", "blob"])
+        .to_pandas(blob_mode="bytes")
+    )
+
+    assert "_rowid" in df.columns
+    assert df["id"].tolist() == [1, 2, 3, 4]
+    assert df["blob"].tolist() == [b"one", b"two", b"three", b"four"]
+
+
+def test_blob_v2_expr_projection_stash(tmp_db):
+    table = _create_blob_v2_query_table(tmp_db, "test_blob_v2_expr_projection_stash")
+
+    hits = table.search().select({"blob_alias": col("blob")}).limit(2).to_arrow()
+
+    assert "_rowid" not in hits.column_names
+    assert "_lance_row_id" in hits.schema.field("blob_alias").type.names
+    blobs = table.fetch_blobs("blob", hits)
+    assert [blobs[i].as_py() for i in range(len(blobs))] == [b"one", b"two"]
+
+
+def test_blob_v2_to_batches_row_id(tmp_db):
+    table = _create_blob_v2_query_table(tmp_db, "test_blob_v2_to_batches_rowid")
+
+    hits = table.search().select(["id", "blob"]).limit(2).to_batches().read_all()
+
+    assert "_rowid" in hits.column_names
+    blobs = table.fetch_blobs("blob", hits)
+    assert [blobs[i].as_py() for i in range(len(blobs))] == [b"one", b"two"]

python/python/tests/test_remote_db.py

@@ -412,10 +412,12 @@ def test_remote_permutation_is_picklable():
             content_len = int(request.headers.get("Content-Length"))
             body = json.loads(request.rfile.read(content_len))
             if "filter" in body:
-                match = re.search(r"_rowoffset in \((.*?)\)", body["filter"])
-                offsets = [int(offset.strip()) for offset in match.group(1).split(",")]
+                match = re.search(
+                    r"_rowoffset\s+in\s+\((.*?)\)", body["filter"], re.IGNORECASE
+                )
+                offsets = [int(o.strip()) for o in match.group(1).split(",")]
             else:
-                offsets = rows
+                offsets = list(range(len(rows)))
             table = pa.table({"a": [rows[offset] for offset in offsets]})
 
             request.send_response(200)

python/python/tests/test_rerankers.py

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from lancedb.rerankers import (
     AnswerdotaiRerankers,
     VoyageAIReranker,
     MRRReranker,
+    WatsonxReranker,
 )
 from lancedb.table import LanceTable
 
@@ -727,3 +728,19 @@ def test_linear_combination_missing_fts_is_penalised():
         f"Document with FTS score (rowid 0, {scores[0]:.4f}) should beat "
         f"document with no FTS match (rowid 1, {scores[1]:.4f})"
     )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    os.environ.get("WATSONX_API_KEY") is None
+    or (
+        os.environ.get("WATSONX_PROJECT_ID") is None
+        and os.environ.get("WATSONX_SPACE_ID") is None
+    ),
+    reason="WATSONX_API_KEY and one of WATSONX_PROJECT_ID / "
+    "WATSONX_SPACE_ID must be set",
+)
+def test_watsonx_reranker(tmp_path):
+    pytest.importorskip("ibm_watsonx_ai")
+    table, schema = get_test_table(tmp_path)
+    reranker = WatsonxReranker()
+    _run_test_reranker(reranker, table, "single player experience", None, schema)