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Will Jones 272e4103b2 feat: provide timeout parameter for merge_insert (#2378)
Provides the ability to set a timeout for merge insert. The default
underlying timeout is however long the first attempt takes, or if there
are multiple attempts, 30 seconds. This has two use cases:

1. Make the timeout shorter, when you want to fail if it takes too long.
2. Allow taking more time to do retries.

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## Summary by CodeRabbit

- **New Features**
- Added support for specifying a timeout when performing merge insert
operations in Python, Node.js, and Rust APIs.
- Introduced a new option to control the maximum allowed execution time
for merge inserts, including retry timeout handling.

- **Documentation**
- Updated and added documentation to describe the new timeout option and
its usage in APIs.

- **Tests**
- Added and updated tests to verify correct timeout behavior during
merge insert operations.
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@lancedb/lancedb / MergeInsertBuilder

Class: MergeInsertBuilder

A builder used to create and run a merge insert operation

Constructors

new MergeInsertBuilder()

new MergeInsertBuilder(native, schema): MergeInsertBuilder

Construct a MergeInsertBuilder. Internal use only.

Parameters

  • native: NativeMergeInsertBuilder

  • schema: Schema<any> | Promise<Schema<any>>

Returns

MergeInsertBuilder

Methods

execute()

execute(data, execOptions?): Promise<MergeResult>

Executes the merge insert operation

Parameters

Returns

Promise<MergeResult>

the merge result


whenMatchedUpdateAll()

whenMatchedUpdateAll(options?): MergeInsertBuilder

Rows that exist in both the source table (new data) and the target table (old data) will be updated, replacing the old row with the corresponding matching row.

If there are multiple matches then the behavior is undefined. Currently this causes multiple copies of the row to be created but that behavior is subject to change.

An optional condition may be specified. If it is, then only matched rows that satisfy the condtion will be updated. Any rows that do not satisfy the condition will be left as they are. Failing to satisfy the condition does not cause a "matched row" to become a "not matched" row.

The condition should be an SQL string. Use the prefix target. to refer to rows in the target table (old data) and the prefix source. to refer to rows in the source table (new data).

For example, "target.last_update < source.last_update"

Parameters

  • options?

  • options.where?: string

Returns

MergeInsertBuilder


whenNotMatchedBySourceDelete()

whenNotMatchedBySourceDelete(options?): MergeInsertBuilder

Rows that exist only in the target table (old data) will be deleted. An optional condition can be provided to limit what data is deleted.

Parameters

  • options?

  • options.where?: string An optional condition to limit what data is deleted

Returns

MergeInsertBuilder


whenNotMatchedInsertAll()

whenNotMatchedInsertAll(): MergeInsertBuilder

Rows that exist only in the source table (new data) should be inserted into the target table.

Returns

MergeInsertBuilder