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lancedb-gatefixer[bot] dbc3687c7b fix(node): require compatible Node.js types (#3829)
## Summary

- require Node.js 18-compatible type declarations when TypeScript
consumers install them
- keep the type peer optional for JavaScript-only consumers
- add a regression test tying the Node type peer range to the supported
runtime

## Root cause

LanceDB requires Node.js 18 or newer, and its public types expose Apache
Arrow declarations that import built-ins through the node: scheme. The
package did not declare a matching @types/node peer requirement, so npm
accepted projects pinned to Node 12 declarations and TypeScript then
reported that node:stream and node:fs/promises did not exist.

## Validation

- pnpm lint
- pnpm build
- pnpm run docs
- pnpm test --runInBand (678 passed, 5 skipped)
- packed-package consumer probe rejects @types/node 12.20.55 and
installs with @types/node 18.19.130

Fixes #1713

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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.