LeonSGP 8552fd2f5b fix(python): prevent embedding aliases from replacing registered functions (#4462)
Registering a different embedding class under an existing alias silently
replaced the original class. A deterministic real local SDK table
reproduction changed the top result for the same query from alpha to
beta after reopening the persisted table.

Check the resolved key before inserting a class. Preserve repeated
registration of the same class under the same nonempty explicit alias as
idempotent, as existing SDK tests rely on it. Repeated implicit
class-name registration, including an empty alias, still raises
KeyError. Failed registration preserves the mapping and class metadata.
Existing embedding tests receive isolated registry mappings;
test_util.py remains unchanged.

Eight regression cases cover different-class alias collisions,
alias/class-name collisions, implicit and empty-alias duplicates, equal
class names under distinct aliases, explicit-alias idempotence, and real
local creation/reopening/search. This is independent of #4356, which
fixes no-alias serialization.

Validation on 52a1ccee5a:

- Original registry plus eight new cases: 4 failed, 4 passed; Python
3.11.14; exit 1; 2.902604 s. Candidate plus full utility module: 83
passed, 1 skipped; exit 0; 3.144414 s.
- Python 3.11.14 full official non-slow/non-S3 suite: 1532 passed, 36
skipped, 68 deselected; exit 0; 152.631543 s.
- Python 3.13.11 full official non-slow/non-S3 suite: 1529 passed, 37
skipped, 68 deselected; exit 0; 163.970571 s.
- Official Python 3.13 doctest with existing compatible
embeddings/torch/mlx dependencies: 71 passed, 6 skipped; exit 0;
9.635034 s.
- Pyright with matching interpreter/source path: 0 errors, 0 warnings;
exit 0; 4.299743 s.
- Repository Ruff 0.9.9 check and format: exit 0; 157 files already
formatted; 0.047418 s and 0.016815 s. Pre-commit changed files: four
hooks passed, two inapplicable skipped; exit 0; 0.406136 s. git diff
--check passed.

Base is official d864e7198f with its
verified matching native extension reused read-only. All 174
native/config paths are unchanged from that base. Latest main
bbc4aebe55 has byte-identical registry
production code; its complete native build was not run. Verification was
macOS arm64, with optional dependency/service skips above; Linux/Windows
CI remains remote verification.

Exact commands, cwd, identities, raw logs and intermediate failures are
in the local manifest. The earlier strict same-class check caused 13
utility failures and was corrected in production; it is not described as
a baseline failure.

Reproduction commands after preparing the repository's declared
environment (from repository root unless noted):

```sh
PYTHONPATH=python/python .venv/bin/python -m pytest python/python/tests -m 'not slow and not s3_test' -q -rs -p no:cacheprovider
PYTHONPATH=python/python .venv/bin/python -m pytest --doctest-modules python/python/lancedb -q --tb=short
(cd python && PYTHONPATH=python ../.venv/bin/pyright --pythonpath ../.venv/bin/python)
.venv/bin/ruff check .
.venv/bin/ruff format --check .
.venv/bin/python -m pre_commit run --files python/python/lancedb/embeddings/registry.py python/python/tests/test_embedding_registry.py python/python/tests/test_embeddings.py
git diff --check
```

These relative commands describe reproducible source/cwd equivalents.
The recorded local runs used absolute paths to existing Python
3.11.14/3.13.11 environments, a verified matching reused native
extension, and read-only compatible optional-dependency cache paths for
the 3.13 doctest, rather than a newly installed `.venv`. Full tests used
separate task-private working directories and `--basetemp` directories
to avoid cross-run database collisions.

Implemented with assistance from gpt-6.1-sol; the final diff was
reviewed locally by the collaborating agents.
2026-10-23 02:45:51 +08:00
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