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lancedb/python/lancedb/__init__.py
Lei Xu e6c6da6104 [Python] Initial support of cloud API (#260)
Support connect with remote database, and implement Search API
2023-07-07 15:41:15 -07:00

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# Copyright 2023 LanceDB Developers
#
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from typing import Optional
from .db import URI, DBConnection, LanceDBConnection
from .remote.db import RemoteDBConnection
def connect(
uri: URI, *, api_key: Optional[str] = None, region: str = "us-west-2"
) -> DBConnection:
"""Connect to a LanceDB database.
Parameters
----------
uri: str or Path
The uri of the database.
api_token: str, optional
If presented, connect to LanceDB cloud.
Otherwise, connect to a database on file system or cloud storage.
Examples
--------
For a local directory, provide a path for the database:
>>> import lancedb
>>> db = lancedb.connect("~/.lancedb")
For object storage, use a URI prefix:
>>> db = lancedb.connect("s3://my-bucket/lancedb")
Connect to LancdDB cloud:
>>> db = lancedb.connect("db://my_database", api_key="ldb_...")
Returns
-------
conn : DBConnection
A connection to a LanceDB database.
"""
if isinstance(uri, str) and uri.startswith("db://"):
if api_key is None:
raise ValueError(f"api_key is required to connected LanceDB cloud: {uri}")
return RemoteDBConnection(uri, api_key, region)
return LanceDBConnection(uri)