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validate_dense_vector and validate_multivector checked isnan, so NaN was rejected at write time while +-inf slipped through, despite both docstrings claiming parity with the server. Once stored, an infinity corrupts silently:

  • COSINE normalises it into NaN, and the corrupted point then sorts to the top with a NaN score, ahead of an exact match;
  • DOT and EUCLID score it inf;
  • an inf among a sparse vector's values scores inf.

Check isfinite over the float32 values that actually get stored, so a value that is finite as a Python float but not as float32 (1e40) is caught as well, and keep numpy's overflow warning out of the user's output.

Query-time checks in distances.py and multi_distances.py still reject only NaN; they are left alone here to keep the change reviewable.

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validate_dense_vector and validate_multivector checked isnan, so NaN was
rejected at write time while +-inf slipped through, despite both docstrings
claiming parity with the server. Once stored, an infinity corrupts silently:

* COSINE normalises it into NaN, and the corrupted point then sorts to the
  top with a NaN score, ahead of an exact match;
* DOT and EUCLID score it inf;
* an inf among a sparse vector's values scores inf.

Check isfinite over the float32 values that actually get stored, so a value
that is finite as a Python float but not as float32 (1e40) is caught as well,
and keep numpy's overflow warning out of the user's output.

Query-time checks in distances.py and multi_distances.py still reject only
NaN; they are left alone here to keep the change reviewable.
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Local dense and multivector validation now rejects NaN, infinity, and values that overflow during float32 conversion. Sparse write validation rejects the same values, while sparse query validation continues to accept infinity. Tests cover rejected writes, query behavior, retained vectors after rejected rewrites, and write atomicity.

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Local writes now reject non-finite vector values without changing sparse-query infinity behavior. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains.

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In `@qdrant_client/local/sparse.py`:
- Around line 31-33: Adjust validate_sparse_vector so query validation rejects
NaN values without rejecting infinities or float32-overflow values, while
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Comment thread qdrant_client/local/sparse.py
validate_sparse_vector is called on query paths too (search inputs, recommend
positives/negatives, sparse distance queries), so widening it to reject +-inf
changed query-time behaviour that this PR does not intend to touch. It is
restored to the NaN-only contract, and a new validate_sparse_vector_at_write
adds the finite check for stored values; upsert/persistence call sites switch
to it.

Also add docstrings to every function touched by this PR (CodeRabbit docstring
coverage check), and pin the unchanged query-time behaviour with
test_sparse_query_paths_still_accept_infinity.
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Both review points are addressed in 529fabd:

Write vs query validation split. validate_sparse_vector runs on query paths as well (search inputs, _recommend_average_sparse positives/negatives, sparse distance queries), so widening it to reject ±inf changed query behaviour beyond this PR's scope. It is restored to the NaN-only contract, and a new validate_sparse_vector_at_write adds the finite (float32) check for stored values. The two write sites — point persistence and _validate_named_vectors — switch to it; all query call sites are untouched. Dense/multivector validators needed no split: _validate_dense_or_multivector is write-path only.

Docstring coverage. Added docstrings to every function touched by the diff (validate_sparse_vector, validate_sparse_vector_at_write, to_jsonable_python, the modified tests, and assert_internally_consistent).

The unchanged query-time contract is now pinned by test_sparse_query_paths_still_accept_infinity: a sparse query carrying ±inf validates, executes, and returns the expected point. Full qdrant_client/local/tests passes (151 tests).

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