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fix: support mixed-length batches for models with fixed padding (#703) - #704

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Fixes #703

Root cause

In fastembed 0.8.0, tokenizers loaded with pre-configured fixed-length padding (such as thenlper/gte-base with length: 128 and max_context: 512) fail when processing mixed-length batches. Inputs between 128 and 512 tokens bypass both fixed padding and context truncation, producing ragged list shapes in OnnxTextModel.onnx_embed (ValueError: setting an array element with a sequence).

Fix

When tokenizer.padding specifies a fixed length, we override it to dynamic batch-longest padding (length=None) in fastembed/common/preprocessor_utils.py, while preserving direction, pad_id, pad_token, and pad_type_id.

Verification

  • pytest tests/test_common.py (5/5 passed)
  • End-to-end embedding with thenlper/gte-base on mixed-length batches via ONNX Runtime
  • ruff check clean

Added a test to verify loading of tokenizer with padding configuration.
Refactor padding logic in tokenizer configuration.
Refactor tokenizer tests for clarity and correctness.
@mohmedmm mohmedmm changed the title Fix fixed padding ragged batches fix: support mixed-length batches for models with fixed padding (#703) Sep 5, 2026
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load_tokenizer now validates and applies pad_to_multiple_of, with precedence for tokenizer_config. It defaults the pad token to "[PAD]". Fixed serialized padding becomes dynamic while preserving padding metadata. Tests cover fixed padding, left padding, configuration precedence, invalid values, and supported-model assertions.

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Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

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The change addresses mixed-length tokenizer batching without an identified remaining production or merge-blocking risk.

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Description check ✅ Passed The description clearly explains the fixed-padding root cause, the dynamic-padding fix, and the verification performed. It directly matches the changeset and objectives.
Title check ✅ Passed The title concisely identifies the primary change: support for mixed-length batches when models use fixed padding. It matches the changeset and linked issue.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy #703. load_tokenizer converts fixed serialized padding to batch-longest padding when required, while preserving padding direction, pad_id, pad_token, pad_type_id, and trunc…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes stay within #703. pad_to_multiple_of resolution and validation support the tokenizer padding correction. The tests and docstrings verify the changed tokenizer behavior. No unrelated prod…
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71-74: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Cover the model-configuration fallback.

This test sets pad_to_multiple_of only in tokenizer_config.json. Add a case where the value exists only in config.json, then assert that load_tokenizer applies it.

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In `@tests/test_common.py` around lines 71 - 74, Extend the test around
load_tokenizer to cover pad_to_multiple_of supplied only in config.json, while
omitting it from tokenizer_config.json. Assert that the loaded tokenizer applies
the config.json value, preserving the existing tokenizer_config.json coverage.
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In `@fastembed/common/preprocessor_utils.py`:
- Around line 54-66: Validate pad_to_multiple_of as a positive integer before
the tokenizer.enable_padding call, rejecting zero, negative, and non-integer
values while preserving the existing configuration precedence. Anchor the change
to the pad_to_multiple_of assignment and enable_padding invocation.
- Around line 63-66: Update the padding setup around tokenizer.enable_padding so
an existing serialized tokenizer.padding configuration still receives the
requested pad_to_multiple_of value. Either explicitly update the existing
padding parameters when padding is already configured, or consistently reapply
enable_padding according to the intended precedence; add a regression test
covering serialized padding settings and the configured multiple.

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In `@tests/test_common.py`:
- Around line 71-74: Extend the test around load_tokenizer to cover
pad_to_multiple_of supplied only in config.json, while omitting it from
tokenizer_config.json. Assert that the loaded tokenizer applies the config.json
value, preserving the existing tokenizer_config.json coverage.

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- Add docstrings to satisfy documentation coverage threshold
- Validate pad_to_multiple_of as a positive integer
- Support config.json fallback for pad_to_multiple_of
- Apply configured pad_to_multiple_of to serialized padding settings
- Add comprehensive unit tests covering validation and precedence

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🟡 Minor · Assert the mixed-length batch shape. · test_common.py:67-106

tests/test_common.py:67-106
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Assert the mixed-length batch shape. The padding["length"] is None assertion catches a tokenizer that leaves the serialized fixed length unchanged. It does not catch a tokenizer that reports dynamic padding but returns ragged Encoding.ids or Encoding.attention_mask. OnnxTextModel.onnx_embed converts both fields into NumPy batch arrays, so the test should call encode_batch with mixed-length inputs and assert that the ID and attention-mask arrays have the same rectangular shape. Configure the fixture tokenizer to produce different unpadded token lengths if needed.

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In `@tests/test_common.py` around lines 67 - 106, Extend
test_load_tokenizer_fixed_length_padding_converted_to_dynamic to encode
mixed-length inputs with loaded_tokenizer.encode_batch, then convert the
resulting Encoding.ids and Encoding.attention_mask values to NumPy arrays and
assert both are rectangular with matching shapes. Adjust the fixture tokenizer
or inputs as needed to produce different unpadded lengths while preserving the
existing padding and truncation assertions.

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In `@tests/test_common.py`:
- Around line 67-106: Extend
test_load_tokenizer_fixed_length_padding_converted_to_dynamic to encode
mixed-length inputs with loaded_tokenizer.encode_batch, then convert the
resulting Encoding.ids and Encoding.attention_mask values to NumPy arrays and
assert both are rectangular with matching shapes. Adjust the fixture tokenizer
or inputs as needed to produce different unpadded lengths while preserving the
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mohmedmm force-pushed the fix-fixed-padding-ragged-batches branch from 280d088 to 318195c Compare September 18, 2026 16:50
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