fix(vector-stores/baidu): convert L2 distance to similarity score in search() (#6435)

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Abhinav Singh
2026-07-20 12:44:26 +05:30
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parent 9383e9a255
commit 726bcc80b2
2 changed files with 29 additions and 1 deletions
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@@ -224,8 +224,15 @@ class BaiduDB(VectorStoreBase):
output = []
for row in res.rows:
row_data = row.get("row", {})
# Mochow returns the raw L2 distance (lower = closer). Convert it to a
# similarity score (higher = better) to satisfy the VectorStoreBase
# contract, mirroring the milvus provider. Non-L2 metrics already
# return a higher-is-better score.
raw_score = row.get("score", 0.0)
if self.metric_type in (MetricType.L2, "L2"):
raw_score = 1.0 / (1.0 + raw_score)
output_data = OutputData(
id=row_data.get("id"), score=row.get("score", 0.0), payload=row_data.get("metadata", {})
id=row_data.get("id"), score=raw_score, payload=row_data.get("metadata", {})
)
output.append(output_data)
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@@ -137,6 +137,27 @@ def test_search(mochow_instance, mock_mochow_client):
assert results[1].payload == {"name": "vector2"}
def test_search_converts_l2_distance_to_similarity(mochow_instance):
# On the L2 metric, Mochow returns raw distances (lower = closer). search()
# must convert them to similarity scores (higher = better) to satisfy the
# VectorStoreBase contract, mirroring the milvus provider.
mochow_instance.metric_type = "L2"
mock_search_results = Mock()
mock_search_results.rows = [
{"row": {"id": "id1", "metadata": {"name": "vector1"}}, "score": 0.5},
{"row": {"id": "id2", "metadata": {"name": "vector2"}}, "score": 2.0},
]
mochow_instance._table.vector_search.return_value = mock_search_results
results = mochow_instance.search(query="test", vectors=[0.1, 0.2, 0.3], top_k=2)
# 1.0 / (1.0 + distance): the closer memory must score higher than the far one.
assert results[0].score == pytest.approx(1.0 / 1.5)
assert results[1].score == pytest.approx(1.0 / 3.0)
assert results[0].score > results[1].score
def test_search_with_filters(mochow_instance, mock_mochow_client):
mochow_instance._table.vector_search.return_value = Mock(rows=[])