Vector Type

.changeset/nice-eyes-tan.md

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@firebase/firestore": minor
+"firebase": minor
+---
+
+Add support for reading and writing Firestore vectors.

common/api-review/firestore-lite.api.md

@@ -460,6 +460,16 @@ export function updateDoc<AppModelType, DbModelType extends DocumentData>(refere
 // @public
 export function updateDoc<AppModelType, DbModelType extends DocumentData>(reference: DocumentReference<AppModelType, DbModelType>, field: string | FieldPath, value: unknown, ...moreFieldsAndValues: unknown[]): Promise<void>;
 
+// @public
+export function vector(values?: number[]): VectorValue;
+
+// @public
+export class VectorValue {
+    /* Excluded from this release type: __constructor */
+    isEqual(other: VectorValue): boolean;
+    toArray(): number[];
+}
+
 // @public
 export function where(fieldPath: string | FieldPath, opStr: WhereFilterOp, value: unknown): QueryFieldFilterConstraint;
 

common/api-review/firestore.api.md

@@ -745,6 +745,16 @@ export function updateDoc<AppModelType, DbModelType extends DocumentData>(refere
 // @public
 export function updateDoc<AppModelType, DbModelType extends DocumentData>(reference: DocumentReference<AppModelType, DbModelType>, field: string | FieldPath, value: unknown, ...moreFieldsAndValues: unknown[]): Promise<void>;
 
+// @public
+export function vector(values?: number[]): VectorValue;
+
+// @public
+export class VectorValue {
+    /* Excluded from this release type: __constructor */
+    isEqual(other: VectorValue): boolean;
+    toArray(): number[];
+}
+
 // @public
 export function waitForPendingWrites(firestore: Firestore): Promise<void>;
 

docs-devsite/firestore_.md

@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ https://github.com/firebase/firebase-js-sdk
 |  [endBefore(snapshot)](./firestore_.md#endbefore_9a4477f) | Creates a [QueryEndAtConstraint](./firestore_.queryendatconstraint.md#queryendatconstraint_class) that modifies the result set to end before the provided document (exclusive). The end position is relative to the order of the query. The document must contain all of the fields provided in the orderBy of the query. |
 |  [startAfter(snapshot)](./firestore_.md#startafter_9a4477f) | Creates a [QueryStartAtConstraint](./firestore_.querystartatconstraint.md#querystartatconstraint_class) that modifies the result set to start after the provided document (exclusive). The starting position is relative to the order of the query. The document must contain all of the fields provided in the orderBy of the query. |
 |  [startAt(snapshot)](./firestore_.md#startat_9a4477f) | Creates a [QueryStartAtConstraint](./firestore_.querystartatconstraint.md#querystartatconstraint_class) that modifies the result set to start at the provided document (inclusive). The starting position is relative to the order of the query. The document must contain all of the fields provided in the <code>orderBy</code> of this query. |
+|  <b>function(values, ...)</b> |
+|  [vector(values)](./firestore_.md#vector_0dbdaf2) | Creates a new <code>VectorValue</code> constructed with a copy of the given array of numbers. |
 
 ## Classes
 
@@ -155,6 +157,7 @@ https://github.com/firebase/firebase-js-sdk
 |  [SnapshotMetadata](./firestore_.snapshotmetadata.md#snapshotmetadata_class) | Metadata about a snapshot, describing the state of the snapshot. |
 |  [Timestamp](./firestore_.timestamp.md#timestamp_class) | A <code>Timestamp</code> represents a point in time independent of any time zone or calendar, represented as seconds and fractions of seconds at nanosecond resolution in UTC Epoch time.<!-- -->It is encoded using the Proleptic Gregorian Calendar which extends the Gregorian calendar backwards to year one. It is encoded assuming all minutes are 60 seconds long, i.e. leap seconds are "smeared" so that no leap second table is needed for interpretation. Range is from 0001-01-01T00:00:00Z to 9999-12-31T23:59:59.999999999Z.<!-- -->For examples and further specifications, refer to the [Timestamp definition](https://github.com/google/protobuf/blob/master/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.proto)<!-- -->. |
 |  [Transaction](./firestore_.transaction.md#transaction_class) | A reference to a transaction.<!-- -->The <code>Transaction</code> object passed to a transaction's <code>updateFunction</code> provides the methods to read and write data within the transaction context. See [runTransaction()](./firestore_.md#runtransaction_6f03ec4)<!-- -->. |
+|  [VectorValue](./firestore_.vectorvalue.md#vectorvalue_class) | Represents a vector type in Firestore documents. Create an instance with . VectorValue |
 |  [WriteBatch](./firestore_.writebatch.md#writebatch_class) | A write batch, used to perform multiple writes as a single atomic unit.<!-- -->A <code>WriteBatch</code> object can be acquired by calling [writeBatch()](./firestore_.md#writebatch_231a8e0)<!-- -->. It provides methods for adding writes to the write batch. None of the writes will be committed (or visible locally) until [WriteBatch.commit()](./firestore_.writebatch.md#writebatchcommit) is called. |
 
 ## Interfaces
@@ -2452,6 +2455,30 @@ export declare function startAt<AppModelType, DbModelType extends DocumentData>(
 
 A [QueryStartAtConstraint](./firestore_.querystartatconstraint.md#querystartatconstraint_class) to pass to `query()`<!-- -->.
 
+## function(values, ...)
+
+### vector(values) {:#vector_0dbdaf2}
+
+Creates a new `VectorValue` constructed with a copy of the given array of numbers.
+
+<b>Signature:</b>
+
+```typescript
+export declare function vector(values?: number[]): VectorValue;
+```
+
+#### Parameters
+
+|  Parameter | Type | Description |
+|  --- | --- | --- |
+|  values | number\[\] | Create a <code>VectorValue</code> instance with a copy of this array of numbers. |
+
+<b>Returns:</b>
+
+[VectorValue](./firestore_.vectorvalue.md#vectorvalue_class)
+
+A new `VectorValue` constructed with a copy of the given array of numbers.
+
 ## CACHE\_SIZE\_UNLIMITED
 
 Constant used to indicate the LRU garbage collection should be disabled. Set this value as the `cacheSizeBytes` on the settings passed to the [Firestore](./firestore_.firestore.md#firestore_class) instance.

docs-devsite/firestore_lite.md

@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ https://github.com/firebase/firebase-js-sdk
 |  [endBefore(snapshot)](./firestore_lite.md#endbefore_9a4477f) | Creates a [QueryEndAtConstraint](./firestore_.queryendatconstraint.md#queryendatconstraint_class) that modifies the result set to end before the provided document (exclusive). The end position is relative to the order of the query. The document must contain all of the fields provided in the orderBy of the query. |
 |  [startAfter(snapshot)](./firestore_lite.md#startafter_9a4477f) | Creates a [QueryStartAtConstraint](./firestore_.querystartatconstraint.md#querystartatconstraint_class) that modifies the result set to start after the provided document (exclusive). The starting position is relative to the order of the query. The document must contain all of the fields provided in the orderBy of the query. |
 |  [startAt(snapshot)](./firestore_lite.md#startat_9a4477f) | Creates a [QueryStartAtConstraint](./firestore_.querystartatconstraint.md#querystartatconstraint_class) that modifies the result set to start at the provided document (inclusive). The starting position is relative to the order of the query. The document must contain all of the fields provided in the <code>orderBy</code> of this query. |
+|  <b>function(values, ...)</b> |
+|  [vector(values)](./firestore_lite.md#vector_0dbdaf2) | Creates a new <code>VectorValue</code> constructed with a copy of the given array of numbers. |
 
 ## Classes
 
@@ -117,6 +119,7 @@ https://github.com/firebase/firebase-js-sdk
 |  [QueryStartAtConstraint](./firestore_lite.querystartatconstraint.md#querystartatconstraint_class) | A <code>QueryStartAtConstraint</code> is used to exclude documents from the start of a result set returned by a Firestore query. <code>QueryStartAtConstraint</code>s are created by invoking [startAt()](./firestore_.md#startat_9a4477f) or [startAfter()](./firestore_.md#startafter_9a4477f) and can then be passed to [query()](./firestore_.md#query_9f7b0f4) to create a new query instance that also contains this <code>QueryStartAtConstraint</code>. |
 |  [Timestamp](./firestore_lite.timestamp.md#timestamp_class) | A <code>Timestamp</code> represents a point in time independent of any time zone or calendar, represented as seconds and fractions of seconds at nanosecond resolution in UTC Epoch time.<!-- -->It is encoded using the Proleptic Gregorian Calendar which extends the Gregorian calendar backwards to year one. It is encoded assuming all minutes are 60 seconds long, i.e. leap seconds are "smeared" so that no leap second table is needed for interpretation. Range is from 0001-01-01T00:00:00Z to 9999-12-31T23:59:59.999999999Z.<!-- -->For examples and further specifications, refer to the [Timestamp definition](https://github.com/google/protobuf/blob/master/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.proto)<!-- -->. |
 |  [Transaction](./firestore_lite.transaction.md#transaction_class) | A reference to a transaction.<!-- -->The <code>Transaction</code> object passed to a transaction's <code>updateFunction</code> provides the methods to read and write data within the transaction context. See [runTransaction()](./firestore_.md#runtransaction_6f03ec4)<!-- -->. |
+|  [VectorValue](./firestore_lite.vectorvalue.md#vectorvalue_class) | Represents a vector type in Firestore documents. Create an instance with . VectorValue |
 |  [WriteBatch](./firestore_lite.writebatch.md#writebatch_class) | A write batch, used to perform multiple writes as a single atomic unit.<!-- -->A <code>WriteBatch</code> object can be acquired by calling [writeBatch()](./firestore_.md#writebatch_231a8e0)<!-- -->. It provides methods for adding writes to the write batch. None of the writes will be committed (or visible locally) until [WriteBatch.commit()](./firestore_.writebatch.md#writebatchcommit) is called. |
 
 ## Interfaces
@@ -1568,6 +1571,30 @@ export declare function startAt<AppModelType, DbModelType extends DocumentData>(
 
 A [QueryStartAtConstraint](./firestore_.querystartatconstraint.md#querystartatconstraint_class) to pass to `query()`<!-- -->.
 
+## function(values, ...)
+
+### vector(values) {:#vector_0dbdaf2}
+
+Creates a new `VectorValue` constructed with a copy of the given array of numbers.
+
+<b>Signature:</b>
+
+```typescript
+export declare function vector(values?: number[]): VectorValue;
+```
+
+#### Parameters
+
+|  Parameter | Type | Description |
+|  --- | --- | --- |
+|  values | number\[\] | Create a <code>VectorValue</code> instance with a copy of this array of numbers. |
+
+<b>Returns:</b>
+
+[VectorValue](./firestore_lite.vectorvalue.md#vectorvalue_class)
+
+A new `VectorValue` constructed with a copy of the given array of numbers.
+
 ## AddPrefixToKeys
 
 Returns a new map where every key is prefixed with the outer key appended to a dot.

packages/firestore/lite/index.ts

@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ export {
   arrayRemove,
   arrayUnion,
   serverTimestamp,
-  deleteField
+  deleteField,
+  vector
 } from '../src/lite-api/field_value_impl';
 
 export {
@@ -138,6 +139,8 @@ export {
   snapshotEqual
 } from '../src/lite-api/snapshot';
 
+export { VectorValue } from '../src/lite-api/vector_value';
+
 export { WriteBatch, writeBatch } from '../src/lite-api/write_batch';
 
 export { TransactionOptions } from '../src/lite-api/transaction_options';

packages/firestore/src/api.ts

@@ -172,9 +172,12 @@ export {
   arrayUnion,
   deleteField,
   increment,
-  serverTimestamp
+  serverTimestamp,
+  vector
 } from './api/field_value_impl';
 
+export { VectorValue } from './lite-api/vector_value';
+
 export { LogLevelString as LogLevel, setLogLevel } from './util/log';
 
 export { Bytes } from './api/bytes';

packages/firestore/src/api/field_value_impl.ts

@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@ export {
   arrayRemove,
   arrayUnion,
   serverTimestamp,
-  deleteField
+  deleteField,
+  vector
 } from '../lite-api/field_value_impl';

packages/firestore/src/index/firestore_index_value_writer.ts

@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ import {
   normalizeNumber,
   normalizeTimestamp
 } from '../model/normalize';
-import { isMaxValue } from '../model/values';
+import {
+  isVectorValue,
+  VECTOR_MAP_VECTORS_KEY,
+  isMaxValue
+} from '../model/values';
 import { ArrayValue, MapValue, Value } from '../protos/firestore_proto_api';
 import { fail } from '../util/assert';
 import { isNegativeZero } from '../util/types';
@@ -41,6 +45,7 @@ const INDEX_TYPE_BLOB = 30;
 const INDEX_TYPE_REFERENCE = 37;
 const INDEX_TYPE_GEOPOINT = 45;
 const INDEX_TYPE_ARRAY = 50;
+const INDEX_TYPE_VECTOR = 53;
 const INDEX_TYPE_MAP = 55;
 const INDEX_TYPE_REFERENCE_SEGMENT = 60;
 
@@ -121,6 +126,8 @@ export class FirestoreIndexValueWriter {
     } else if ('mapValue' in indexValue) {
       if (isMaxValue(indexValue)) {
         this.writeValueTypeLabel(encoder, Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER);
+      } else if (isVectorValue(indexValue)) {
+        this.writeIndexVector(indexValue.mapValue!, encoder);
       } else {
         this.writeIndexMap(indexValue.mapValue!, encoder);
         this.writeTruncationMarker(encoder);
@@ -160,6 +167,24 @@ export class FirestoreIndexValueWriter {
     }
   }
 
+  private writeIndexVector(
+    mapIndexValue: MapValue,
+    encoder: DirectionalIndexByteEncoder
+  ): void {
+    const map = mapIndexValue.fields || {};
+    this.writeValueTypeLabel(encoder, INDEX_TYPE_VECTOR);
+
+    // Vectors sort first by length
+    const key = VECTOR_MAP_VECTORS_KEY;
+    const length = map[key].arrayValue?.values?.length || 0;
+    this.writeValueTypeLabel(encoder, INDEX_TYPE_NUMBER);
+    encoder.writeNumber(normalizeNumber(length));
+
+    // Vectors then sort by position value
+    this.writeIndexString(key, encoder);
+    this.writeIndexValueAux(map[key], encoder);
+  }
+
   private writeIndexArray(
     arrayIndexValue: ArrayValue,
     encoder: DirectionalIndexByteEncoder

packages/firestore/src/lite-api/field_value_impl.ts

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {
   NumericIncrementFieldValueImpl,
   ServerTimestampFieldValueImpl
 } from './user_data_reader';
+import { VectorValue } from './vector_value';
 
 /**
  * Returns a sentinel for use with {@link @firebase/firestore/lite#(updateDoc:1)} or
@@ -97,3 +98,14 @@ export function arrayRemove(...elements: unknown[]): FieldValue {
 export function increment(n: number): FieldValue {
   return new NumericIncrementFieldValueImpl('increment', n);
 }
+
+/**
+ * Creates a new `VectorValue` constructed with a copy of the given array of numbers.
+ *
+ * @param values - Create a `VectorValue` instance with a copy of this array of numbers.
+ *
+ * @returns A new `VectorValue` constructed with a copy of the given array of numbers.
+ */
+export function vector(values?: number[]): VectorValue {
+  return new VectorValue(values);
+}

packages/firestore/src/lite-api/user_data_reader.ts

@@ -41,12 +41,17 @@ import {
   NumericIncrementTransformOperation,
   ServerTimestampTransform
 } from '../model/transform_operation';
+import {
+  TYPE_KEY,
+  VECTOR_MAP_VECTORS_KEY,
+  VECTOR_VALUE_SENTINEL
+} from '../model/values';
 import { newSerializer } from '../platform/serializer';
 import {
   MapValue as ProtoMapValue,
   Value as ProtoValue
 } from '../protos/firestore_proto_api';
-import { toNumber } from '../remote/number_serializer';
+import { toDouble, toNumber } from '../remote/number_serializer';
 import {
   JsonProtoSerializer,
   toBytes,
@@ -69,6 +74,7 @@ import {
   WithFieldValue
 } from './reference';
 import { Timestamp } from './timestamp';
+import { VectorValue } from './vector_value';
 
 const RESERVED_FIELD_REGEX = /^__.*__$/;
 
@@ -901,13 +907,46 @@ function parseScalarValue(
         value._key.path
       )
     };
+  } else if (value instanceof VectorValue) {
+    return parseVectorValue(value, context);
   } else {
     throw context.createError(
       `Unsupported field value: ${valueDescription(value)}`
     );
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Creates a new VectorValue proto value (using the internal format).
+ */
+export function parseVectorValue(
+  value: VectorValue,
+  context: ParseContextImpl
+): ProtoValue {
+  const mapValue: ProtoMapValue = {
+    fields: {
+      [TYPE_KEY]: {
+        stringValue: VECTOR_VALUE_SENTINEL
+      },
+      [VECTOR_MAP_VECTORS_KEY]: {
+        arrayValue: {
+          values: value.toArray().map(value => {
+            if (typeof value !== 'number') {
+              throw context.createError(
+                'VectorValues must only contain numeric values.'
+              );
+            }
+
+            return toDouble(context.serializer, value);
+          })
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  return { mapValue };
+}
+
 /**
  * Checks whether an object looks like a JSON object that should be converted
  * into a struct. Normal class/prototype instances are considered to look like
@@ -925,7 +964,8 @@ function looksLikeJsonObject(input: unknown): boolean {
     !(input instanceof GeoPoint) &&
     !(input instanceof Bytes) &&
     !(input instanceof DocumentReference) &&
-    !(input instanceof FieldValue)
+    !(input instanceof FieldValue) &&
+    !(input instanceof VectorValue)
   );
 }
 

packages/firestore/src/lite-api/user_data_writer.ts

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import {
   getPreviousValue
 } from '../model/server_timestamps';
 import { TypeOrder } from '../model/type_order';
-import { typeOrder } from '../model/values';
+import { VECTOR_MAP_VECTORS_KEY, typeOrder } from '../model/values';
 import {
   ApiClientObjectMap,
   ArrayValue as ProtoArrayValue,
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import { forEach } from '../util/obj';
 
 import { GeoPoint } from './geo_point';
 import { Timestamp } from './timestamp';
+import { VectorValue } from './vector_value';
 
 export type ServerTimestampBehavior = 'estimate' | 'previous' | 'none';
 
@@ -85,6 +86,8 @@ export abstract class AbstractUserDataWriter {
         return this.convertArray(value.arrayValue!, serverTimestampBehavior);
       case TypeOrder.ObjectValue:
         return this.convertObject(value.mapValue!, serverTimestampBehavior);
+      case TypeOrder.VectorValue:
+        return this.convertVectorValue(value.mapValue!);
       default:
         throw fail('Invalid value type: ' + JSON.stringify(value));
     }
@@ -111,6 +114,19 @@ export abstract class AbstractUserDataWriter {
     return result;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @internal
+   */
+  convertVectorValue(mapValue: ProtoMapValue): VectorValue {
+    const values = mapValue.fields?.[
+      VECTOR_MAP_VECTORS_KEY
+    ].arrayValue?.values?.map(value => {
+      return normalizeNumber(value.doubleValue);
+    });
+
+    return new VectorValue(values);
+  }
+
   private convertGeoPoint(value: ProtoLatLng): GeoPoint {
     return new GeoPoint(
       normalizeNumber(value.latitude),