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Clarify local-mode error for wrong-kind query vectors (e.g. 1-D query against a multivector) - #1445

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Fixes #1444

Problem

In local mode, a query vector of the wrong kind for an existing named vector (1-D query against a multivector, or a 2-D query against a dense vector) raised Dense vector mv is not found in the collection / Multivector is not found in the collection. The vector exists; the query format is wrong — and in the unnamed case the message shows an empty name, which makes this especially confusing to debug.

The rejection itself is correct (Qdrant server also requires a 2-D query for multivector collections); only the message was misleading.

Change

LocalCollection.search() now distinguishes "name exists but as a different vector kind" from "name missing" via a small helper, producing e.g.:

Vector 'mv' is a multivector vector, but the query vector is a single vector (1-D).
A multivector collection requires a matching query format.

Truly missing names keep the original "not found" wording. Applies to all three kinds (dense / sparse / multivector).

Tests

test_query_vector_kind_mismatch_error covers both mismatch directions, the truly-missing fallback, and the happy path. Existing local tests pass.

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Local search now distinguishes wrong vector formats from missing vector names for sparse, multivector, and dense queries. The mismatch helper labels the unnamed default vector. Tests cover mismatch errors, missing names, unnamed vectors, and successful searches.

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Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

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A small missing test leaves multivector not-found error regressions undetected; the implementation is otherwise low risk.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly describes the main change: clearer local-mode errors for query vectors with the wrong kind.
Description check ✅ Passed The description explains the wrong-kind query problem, the LocalCollection.search() change, preserved missing-name behavior, and test coverage.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy #1444. LocalCollection.search() now distinguishes a query vector-kind mismatch from a missing vector name for dense, sparse, and multivector configurations. Mismatch errors ident…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The source change updates vector-kind mismatch handling in qdrant_client/local/local_collection.py. The added tests verify the behavior required by #1444. No unrelated change is identified in the su…
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In `@qdrant_client/local/local_collection.py`:
- Line 422: Update the error-message construction near the vector kind
validation to display “unnamed vector” when name equals DEFAULT_VECTOR_NAME,
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Covers the review comment: DEFAULT_VECTOR_NAME is "", so a 2-D query against an unnamed dense collection still showed an empty name. Now renders 'unnamed vector (default)' with a regression test.
Covers the review comment: DEFAULT_VECTOR_NAME is "", so a 2-D query against an unnamed dense collection still showed an empty name. Now renders 'unnamed vector (default)' with a regression test.
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Fixed in the new commit: the default vector (empty name) now renders as 'unnamed vector (default)' in the mismatch message, with a regression test (test_query_vector_kind_mismatch_unnamed) covering the 2-D query against an unnamed dense collection. Tests 3/3, lint clean.

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🟡 Minor · Cover the sparse-query mismatch cases.

qdrant_client/local/tests/test_vectors.py:26-74
📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Cover the sparse-query mismatch cases. LocalCollection.search routes sparse queries through _query_vector_mismatch_error, but the tests only cover dense and multivector dispatch. Existing sparse-query tests use configured sparse names and do not cover a configured dense or multivector name, or a missing name. Add focused cases that assert both the mismatch and preserved “not found” messages.

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In `@qdrant_client/local/tests/test_vectors.py` around lines 26 - 74, Extend
test_query_vector_kind_mismatch_error with sparse query cases covering a
configured dense name, a configured multivector name, and a missing name. Assert
the dense and multivector cases report the sparse-kind mismatch, while the
missing-name case preserves the existing “Sparse vector ... is not found”
message.
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In `@qdrant_client/local/tests/test_vectors.py`:
- Around line 26-74: Extend test_query_vector_kind_mismatch_error with sparse
query cases covering a configured dense name, a configured multivector name, and
a missing name. Assert the dense and multivector cases report the sparse-kind
mismatch, while the missing-name case preserves the existing “Sparse vector ...
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Covers the review comment: sparse queries against a configured dense name, a configured multivector name, and a missing name, plus the sparse happy path.
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Added — test_query_vector_kind_mismatch_sparse covers all three suggested cases: a sparse query against the configured dense name and the configured multivector name (asserting the accurate kind-mismatch messages), and against a missing name (asserting the preserved Sparse vector ... is not found message). Also asserts the sparse happy path still works against a configured sparse vector. Tests 4/4, lint clean.

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Local mode: wrong-kind query vector reports the named vector as 'not found' (e.g. 1-D query against a multivector)

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