1. 从传统数据库到 AI 原生数据库
传统关系数据库为结构化数据设计,以行/列为基本单位,通过 B+ 树索引加速点查询和范围查询。AI 时代新增了一类核心需求:向量检索——在高维空间中寻找与查询向量最相似的 Top-K 条记录。
AI 原生数据库(AI-Native Database)将向量检索与结构化查询深度融合,支持:
SELECT * FROM articles WHERE category = 'AI' ORDER BY embedding <-> query_vector LIMIT 10- 语义相似性过滤、混合排序、元数据 + 向量联合查询
代表系统:Pinecone、Weaviate、Chroma、Qdrant、Milvus、pgvector(PostgreSQL 扩展)、StarRocks(向量化)、ClickHouse(向量化)。
2. 存储引擎架构
2.1 整体架构
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ SQL / GraphQL / REST API │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Query Optimizer & Planner │
│ ┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ ┌────────┐ │
│ │Scalar Filter│ │ Vector Index│ │Sort/Max│ │
│ │ Planner │ │ Planner │ │ Planner│ │
│ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └────────┘ │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Execution Engine (Vectorized) │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────────┐ │
│ │ Vector │ │ Row │ │ Column │ │
│ │ Index │ │ Store │ │ Store │ │
│ │(HNSW/IVF)│ │ (Pilosa) │ │(Arrow/Parquet)│ │
│ └──────────┘ └──────────┘ └──────────────┘ │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Distributed Storage Layer │
│ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ S3 / HDFS / Local SSD / Remote Memory │ │
│ └────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
2.2 向量存储格式
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from typing import Optional
import numpy as np
@dataclass
class VectorRecord:
id: str
vector: np.ndarray # 原始向量(float32/float16)
metadata: dict = field(default_factory=dict)
version: int = 0 # MVCC 版本号
deleted: bool = False
def to_bytes(self) -> bytes:
"""序列化:4字节维度 + 原始向量 + 元数据JSON + 版本"""
dim = len(self.vector)
vec_bytes = self.vector.astype(np.float32).tobytes()
meta_bytes = json.dumps(self.metadata).encode("utf-8")
header = struct.pack("<i", dim)
version_bytes = struct.pack("<i", self.version)
deleted_byte = b"\x01" if self.deleted else b"\x00"
return header + version_bytes + deleted_byte + vec_bytes + meta_bytes
@classmethod
def from_bytes(cls, data: bytes) -> "VectorRecord":
dim, version = struct.unpack("<ii", data[:8])
deleted = data[8] == 1
vec_bytes = data[9:9 + dim * 4]
meta_bytes = data[9 + dim * 4:].decode("utf-8")
return cls(
id="", # id 需要从索引层获取
vector=np.frombuffer(vec_bytes, dtype=np.float32),
metadata=json.loads(meta_bytes),
version=version,
deleted=deleted
)
class VectorPage:
"""向量分页存储单元"""
def __init__(self, page_size: int = 4096):
self.page_size = page_size
self.records: dict[str, bytes] = {} # id -> serialized bytes
self.current_size = 0
def add(self, record: VectorRecord) -> bool:
record_bytes = record.to_bytes()
if self.current_size + len(record_bytes) > self.page_size:
return False
self.records[record.id] = record_bytes
self.current_size += len(record_bytes)
return True
3. 向量索引算法
3.1 HNSW(Hierarchical Navigable Small World)
HNSW 是当前最流行的向量索引算法,在召回率和延迟之间取得优秀平衡。
import heapq
import random
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from typing import Callable
@dataclass
class HNSWNode:
id: str
vector: np.ndarray
level: int
neighbors: dict[int, list[str]] = field(default_factory=dict)
# level -> [neighbor_ids]
class HNSWIndex:
"""
HNSW 实现:多层跳表 + NSW 图
- 最底层(L0)包含所有向量
- 上层节点稀疏,构成高速公路
- 搜索时从顶层贪心下降
- 构建时通过概率分布决定节点层数
"""
def __init__(self, dim: int, m: int = 16, ef_construction: int = 200,
m0: int = None, max_level: int = None):
self.dim = dim
self.m = m # 每个节点每层最多邻居数
self.ef_construction = ef_construction # 构建时搜索宽度
self.m0 = m0 or m
self.max_level = max_level or int(np.log2(1_000_000))
self.nodes: dict[str, HNSWNode] = {}
self.entry_point: Optional[str] = None
self.top_level = 0
# 各层节点列表(用于计算层)
self.level_nodes: dict[int, set[str]] = {i: set() for i in range(self.max_level + 1)}
def _calc_level(self) -> int:
"""指数分布决定节点层数,越高层节点越少"""
return min(int(-np.log(random.random()) * self.L), self.max_level)
def _distance(self, v1: np.ndarray, v2: np.ndarray) -> float:
return float(np.linalg.norm(v1 - v2))
def _search_layer(self, query: np.ndarray, ep_id: str, ef: int, level: int) -> list[tuple[str, float]]:
"""贪婪搜索单层 NSW 图"""
visited = {ep_id}
candidates: list[tuple[float, str]] = [(0.0, ep_id)]
results: list[tuple[float, str]] = [(float("inf"), "")]
while candidates:
dist, current_id = heapq.heappop(candidates)
# 最差结果不够好则退出
if dist > results[0][0]:
break
for neighbor_id in self.nodes[current_id].neighbors.get(level, []):
if neighbor_id not in visited:
visited.add(neighbor_id)
d = self._distance(query, self.nodes[neighbor_id].vector)
if d < results[0][0] or len(results) < ef:
heapq.heappush(results, (d, neighbor_id))
heapq.heappush(candidates, (d, neighbor_id))
results = heapq.nlargest(ef, results)
results = [(d, i) for d, i in results if i]
return sorted(results)[:ef]
def insert(self, id: str, vector: np.ndarray):
"""插入向量到 HNSW"""
node = HNSWNode(id=id, vector=vector, level=self._calc_level())
self.nodes[id] = node
if self.entry_point is None:
self.entry_point = id
self.top_level = node.level
return
# 从顶层向下搜索找到各层最近邻
ep_id = self.entry_point
for level in range(self.top_level, node.level, -1):
results = self._search_layer(vector, ep_id, 1, level)
ep_id = results[0][1] if results else ep_id
# 自上而下插入各层
for level in range(min(node.level, self.top_level), -1, -1):
neighbors = self._search_layer(vector, ep_id, self.ef_construction, level)
# 选择 top-m 个邻居
neighbor_ids = [nid for _, nid in neighbors[:self.m if level > 0 else self.m0]]
node.neighbors[level] = neighbor_ids
self.level_nodes[level].add(id)
# 双向链接
for nid in neighbor_ids:
if len(self.nodes[nid].neighbors.setdefault(level, [])) < (self.m if level > 0 else self.m0):
self.nodes[nid].neighbors[level].append(id)
ep_id = neighbor_ids[0] if neighbor_ids else ep_id
self.top_level = max(self.top_level, node.level)
def search(self, query: np.ndarray, k: int = 10, ef: int = 100) -> list[tuple[str, float]]:
"""近似最近邻搜索"""
if not self.nodes:
return []
ep_id = self.entry_point
for level in range(self.top_level, 1, -1):
results = self._search_layer(query, ep_id, 1, level)
ep_id = results[0][1] if results else ep_id
results = self._search_layer(query, ep_id, ef, 0)
return sorted(results)[:k]
3.2 IVF-PQ(倒排索引 + 产品量化)
class IVFPQIndex:
"""IVF-PQ:先聚类后搜索,适合超大规模数据"""
def __init__(self, n_clusters: int = 1024, n_subvectors: int = 8, n_probe: int = 64):
self.n_clusters = n_clusters
self.n_subvectors = n_subvectors
self.n_probe = n_probe
self.centroids: np.ndarray = None # (n_clusters, dim)
self.subCentroids: np.ndarray = None # (n_subvectors, n_sub_clusters, sub_dim)
self.posting_lists: dict[int, list[str]] = {i: [] for i in range(n_clusters)}
self.id_to_cluster: dict[str, int] = {}
def build(self, vectors: np.ndarray, ids: list[str]):
"""训练阶段:计算 PQ 码本"""
dim = vectors.shape[1]
sub_dim = dim // self.n_subvectors
# K-Means 聚类
self.centroids, _ = self._kmeans(vectors, self.n_clusters)
# 分配向量到聚类
for i, (vec, vid) in enumerate(zip(vectors, ids)):
cluster = self._assign_cluster(vec)
self.posting_lists[cluster].append(vid)
self.id_to_cluster[vid] = cluster
# PQ 训练
residuals = vectors - self.centroids[self.id_to_cluster[id_]]
self.subCentroids = self._train_pq(residuals, self.n_subvectors, sub_dim)
def _kmeans(self, vectors, k):
"""简化 K-Means"""
from sklearn.cluster import MiniBatchKMeans
km = MiniBatchKMeans(n_clusters=k, random_state=42)
km.fit(vectors)
return km.cluster_centers_, km.labels_
def _train_pq(self, residuals, n_sub, sub_dim):
"""训练产品量化码本"""
subCentroids = np.zeros((n_sub, 256, sub_dim), dtype=np.float32)
for i in range(n_sub):
chunk = residuals[:, i*sub_dim:(i+1)*sub_dim]
km = MiniBatchKMeans(n_clusters=256, random_state=42)
km.fit(chunk)
subCentroids[i] = km.cluster_centers_
return subCentroids
def search(self, query: np.ndarray, k: int = 10) -> list[tuple[str, float]]:
"""搜索"""
# 1. 找到最近的 n_probe 个聚类中心
distances = np.linalg.norm(self.centroids - query, axis=1)
nearest_clusters = np.argsort(distances)[:self.n_probe]
# 2. 在这些聚类中搜索
candidates = []
for c in nearest_clusters:
for vid in self.posting_lists[c]:
d = self._distance_pq(query, vid)
candidates.append((vid, d))
return sorted(candidates, key=lambda x: x[1])[:k]
3.3 索引选型对比
| 特性 | HNSW | IVF-PQ | IVF-Flat | ScaNN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 召回率 | 极高(>95%) | 中高(~90%) | 高(~95%) | 高 |
| 构建速度 | 中 | 快 | 快 | 中 |
| 搜索延迟 | 低(O(log N)) | 低 | 中 | 低 |
| 内存占用 | 高(~1.7x原始) | 极低(~10%) | 中(~1.5x) | 低 |
| 适合规模 | <10亿 | 任意规模 | <1亿 | <10亿 |
| 是否需训练 | 否 | 是 | 是 | 是 |
4. 混合查询引擎
4.1 查询计划生成
from enum import Enum
class FilterType(str, Enum):
EQ = "eq"
GT = "gt"
LT = "lt"
IN = "in"
CONTAINS = "contains"
RANGE = "range"
@dataclass
class ScalarCondition:
field: str
op: FilterType
value: any
@dataclass
class HybridQuery:
vector: np.ndarray # 查询向量
vector_top_k: int # 向量检索数量
scalar_filters: list[ScalarCondition] # 标量过滤条件
post_filter: bool = True # True=先向量后过滤, False=先过滤后向量
class HybridQueryPlanner:
"""混合查询计划器"""
def plan(self, query: HybridQuery) -> dict:
has_scalar = len(query.scalar_filters) > 0
selectivity = self._estimate_selectivity(query.scalar_filters)
if has_scalar and selectivity < 0.01:
# 高选择性:先过滤再向量检索
return {
"strategy": "filter_then_search",
"steps": [
{"type": "scalar_scan", "filters": query.scalar_filters},
{"type": "vector_search", "within_ids": "<from_previous>", "top_k": query.vector_top_k}
]
}
elif has_scalar and selectivity < 0.3:
# 中等选择性:HNSW + 运行时过滤
return {
"strategy": "indexed_with_filter",
"ef": max(query.vector_top_k * 10, 100),
"steps": [{"type": "hnsw_search", "post_filters": query.scalar_filters, "top_k": query.vector_top_k}]
}
else:
# 低选择性或无过滤:直接向量检索
return {
"strategy": "direct_search",
"steps": [{"type": "hnsw_search", "top_k": query.vector_top_k}]
}
def _estimate_selectivity(self, filters: list[ScalarCondition]) -> float:
"""估算过滤器的选择性(返回行数比例)"""
if not filters:
return 1.0
# 简化估算,实际需要统计信息
return min(0.5 ** len(filters), 0.5)
5. 分布式架构
5.1 分片策略
class ShardingStrategy(Enum):
STRATIFIED = "stratified" # 按向量维度范围分片(不适合向量)
ROUND_ROBIN = "round_robin" # 轮询分片
SEMANTIC = "semantic" # 按向量语义分片(用聚类中心分桶)
CONSISTENT_HASH = "hash" # 按 ID 哈希
class SemanticSharding:
"""语义分片:向量相似的数据在同一分片"""
def __init__(self, n_shards: int = 8, samples: int = 10000):
self.n_shards = n_shards
self.centroids: np.ndarray = None # (n_shards, dim)
self.sample_vectors: np.ndarray = None
self.sample_ids: list[str] = None
def initialize(self, sample_vectors: np.ndarray, sample_ids: list[str]):
"""用采样数据确定分片边界"""
self.sample_vectors = sample_vectors
self.sample_ids = sample_ids
# K-Means 确定分片中心
self.centroids, _ = self._kmeans(sample_vectors, self.n_shards)
def get_shard(self, vector: np.ndarray) -> int:
distances = np.linalg.norm(self.centroids - vector, axis=1)
return int(np.argmin(distances))
def get_shard_by_id(self, id: str) -> int:
"""通过 ID 找到对应分片"""
idx = self.sample_ids.index(id)
shard = self.get_shard(self.sample_vectors[idx])
return shard
async def distributed_search(self, query: np.ndarray, k: int, shards: dict) -> list[tuple[str, float]]:
"""并行在所有分片上搜索"""
tasks = [
shard.search(query, k * 2) # 每分片多取一些
for shard in shards.values()
]
all_results = await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
# 合并并重新排序
merged = []
for results in all_results:
merged.extend(results)
return sorted(merged, key=lambda x: x[1])[:k]
6. 性能调优实践
class PerformanceTuning:
@staticmethod
def recommend_index_params(vectors: np.ndarray, n: int) -> dict:
"""根据数据规模推荐索引参数"""
if n < 10000:
return {"type": "flat", "metric": "cosine"}
elif n < 1_000_000:
return {"type": "hnsw", "m": 16, "efConstruction": 200, "ef": 100}
elif n < 100_000_000:
return {"type": "hnsw", "m": 32, "efConstruction": 512, "ef": 256}
else:
return {"type": "ivf_pq", "n_clusters": max(1024, int(np.sqrt(n))),
"n_subvectors": 8, "n_probe": 64}
@staticmethod
def tune_ef(query: np.ndarray, index, target_recall: float = 0.95) -> int:
"""二分搜索找到满足召回率的最小 ef"""
low, high = 10, 1000
while low < high:
mid = (low + high) // 2
# ground_truth 需要预先计算
results = index.search(query, k=10, ef=mid)
recall = index.compute_recall(results, ground_truth)
if recall >= target_recall:
high = mid
else:
low = mid + 1
return low
7. 元数据索引与全文检索集成
class MetadataIndex:
"""元数据倒排索引(独立于向量索引)"""
def __init__(self):
self.inverted_index: dict[str, dict[any, set[str]]] = {} # field -> value -> {doc_ids}
def add(self, doc_id: str, metadata: dict):
for field, value in metadata.items():
if field not in self.inverted_index:
self.inverted_index[field] = {}
if isinstance(value, list):
for v in value:
self.inverted_index[field].setdefault(v, set()).add(doc_id)
else:
self.inverted_index[field].setdefault(value, set()).add(doc_id)
def filter_ids(self, conditions: list[ScalarCondition]) -> set[str]:
result_sets = []
for cond in conditions:
if cond.op == FilterType.EQ:
result_sets.append(self.inverted_index.get(cond.field, {}).get(cond.value, set()))
elif cond.op == FilterType.IN:
s = set()
for v in cond.value:
s |= self.inverted_index.get(cond.field, {}).get(v, set())
result_sets.append(s)
elif cond.op == FilterType.RANGE:
# 范围查询需遍历
all_ids = set()
for v, ids in self.inverted_index.get(cond.field, {}).items():
if cond.value[0] <= v <= cond.value[1]:
all_ids |= ids
result_sets.append(all_ids)
# AND 条件取交集
if not result_sets:
return set()
return set.intersection(*result_sets)
8. 总结
AI 原生数据库的核心在于融合:
| 维度 | 技术选型建议 |
|---|---|
| 向量索引 | <1000万条:HNSW;>1000万条:IVF-PQ 或混合 |
| 元数据过滤 | 独立倒排索引,先过滤再向量 |
| 存储格式 | 内存中 Arrow/Parquet,持久化到对象存储 |
| 分片策略 | 语义分片,减少跨分片搜索 |
| 混合查询 | 选择性 > 5% 先过滤后向量,< 5% 先向量后过滤 |
| 量化 | float16 / int8 量化,内存减半精度损失 < 2% |
架构选型路线:起步用 pgvector(PostgreSQL 扩展),快速验证;规模化后迁移到 Milvus/Qdrant/Weaviate 等专用向量数据库;超大规模考虑自研或 StarRocks + 向量化引擎深度集成。
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