VectrixDB: VectrixDB Database Class

In VectrixDB: Lightweight Vector Database with Embedded Machine Learning Models

VectrixDB Database Class

Description

Main database interface managing collections

Usage

vectrixdb(path = NULL, storage_type = "memory")

Arguments

path	Storage path
storage_type	Storage type

Value

VectrixDB object

Public fields

path

Database storage path

Methods

Public methods

• VectrixDB$new()

• VectrixDB$create_collection()

• VectrixDB$get_collection()

• VectrixDB$list_collections()

• VectrixDB$delete_collection()

• VectrixDB$has_collection()

• VectrixDB$stats()

• VectrixDB$close()

• VectrixDB$print()

• VectrixDB$clone()

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Method new()

Create or open a VectrixDB database

Usage

VectrixDB$new(path = NULL, storage_type = "memory")

Arguments

path

Storage path

storage_type

Storage type ("memory" or "sqlite")

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Method create_collection()

Create a new collection

Usage

VectrixDB$create_collection(
  name,
  dimension,
  metric = "cosine",
  enable_text_index = TRUE
)

Arguments

name

Collection name

dimension

Vector dimension

metric

Distance metric

enable_text_index

Enable text indexing

Returns

Collection object

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Method get_collection()

Get an existing collection

Usage

VectrixDB$get_collection(name)

Arguments

name

Collection name

Returns

Collection object

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Method list_collections()

List all collections

Usage

VectrixDB$list_collections()

Returns

Character vector of collection names

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Method delete_collection()

Delete a collection

Usage

VectrixDB$delete_collection(name)

Arguments

name

Collection name

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Method has_collection()

Check if collection exists

Usage

VectrixDB$has_collection(name)

Arguments

name

Collection name

Returns

Logical

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Method stats()

Get database statistics

Usage

VectrixDB$stats()

Returns

List with stats

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Method close()

Close the database

Usage

VectrixDB$close()

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Method print()

Print database summary

Usage

VectrixDB$print()

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Method clone()

The objects of this class are cloneable with this method.

Usage

VectrixDB$clone(deep = FALSE)

Arguments

deep

Whether to make a deep clone.

VectrixDB documentation built on Feb. 20, 2026, 5:09 p.m.