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lancedb/nodejs
Pratik Dey d1d720d08a feat(nodejs): support field/data type input in add_columns() method (#3114)
Add support for passing field/data type information into add_columns()
method, bringing parity with Python bindings. The method now accepts:

- AddColumnsSql[] - SQL expressions (existing functionality)
- Field - single Arrow field with explicit data type
- Field[] - array of Arrow fields with explicit data types
- Schema - Arrow schema with explicit data types

New columns added via Field/Schema are initialized with null values. All
field-based columns must be nullable due to null initialization.

Resolves #3107

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Signed-off-by: Pratik <pratikrocks.dey11@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-03-13 12:57:14 -07:00
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2025-03-21 10:56:29 -07:00
2025-01-29 08:27:07 -08:00

LanceDB JavaScript SDK

A JavaScript library for LanceDB.

Installation

npm install @lancedb/lancedb

This will download the appropriate native library for your platform. We currently support:

  • Linux (x86_64 and aarch64 on glibc and musl)
  • MacOS (Intel and ARM/M1/M2)
  • Windows (x86_64 and aarch64)

Usage

Basic Example

import * as lancedb from "@lancedb/lancedb";
const db = await lancedb.connect("data/sample-lancedb");
const table = await db.createTable("my_table", [
  { id: 1, vector: [0.1, 1.0], item: "foo", price: 10.0 },
  { id: 2, vector: [3.9, 0.5], item: "bar", price: 20.0 },
]);
const results = await table.vectorSearch([0.1, 0.3]).limit(20).toArray();
console.log(results);

The quickstart contains more complete examples.

Development

See CONTRIBUTING.md for information on how to contribute to LanceDB.