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lancedb/python/python/lancedb/_blob.py
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Drew Gallardo 77208fd464 feat(remote): add RemoteTable fetch_blobs HTTP client (#3684)
Remote half of the blob read path. #3578 did local Python. This makes
`RemoteTable` hit the server.

- `fetch_blobs(column, row_ids or hits)` → bytes over `POST
/v1/table/{id}/fetch_blobs/`
- `blob_columns()` from the cached schema (describe already has the
metadata, no extra route)
- search then `fetch_blobs` works. row identity rides inside the blob
descriptor so you do not need a public `_rowid`
- `fetch_blob_files` still `NotSupported` on remote. use `fetch_blobs`
for full bytes for now. Range is a follow up

Accepts Binary / LargeBinary / BinaryView on the way back. Empty
`row_ids` short-circuits. Version + branch go in the request body same
as other read calls.

### Example

```python
db = lancedb.connect(uri="db://my-project", api_key=...)
table = db.open_table("clips")

hits = table.search(query_vec).select(["id", "video"]).limit(10).to_arrow()
# hits is just id + video. row ids are stashed on the descriptor
blobs = table.fetch_blobs("video", hits)  # null-aligned, same length as hits
```

Or pass ids yourself:

```python
blobs = table.fetch_blobs("video", [10, 20, 30])
```

### Testing

- `cargo test -p lancedb --features remote --lib`
- `cargo test -p lancedb --features remote --test blob_integration`
- `pytest python/tests/test_remote_db.py -k remote_blob`
- live e2e against a local 0.5.0 remote server (search → fetch, nulls,
nested path, old server gate)

---------

Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-07-30 12:16:01 -07:00

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# 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
if TYPE_CHECKING:
from _typeshed import WriteableBuffer
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 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(
schema: pa.Schema,
projection: QueryProjection,
*,
with_row_id: bool | None,
) -> bool:
"""Auto row-id only applies when the caller said nothing about row ids."""
if with_row_id is not None:
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
if "_rowid" not in tbl.column_names:
# A backend that ignores the row-id request leaves nothing to stash. Hand
# back the projection as-is so fetch_blobs raises the error that names the
# ways to supply row ids, rather than failing here about a hidden column.
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]