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feat: Add retrieve_online_documents_v2 support to Redis online store #6461
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
The Redis online store currently only supports online_read / online_write operations via get_online_features. There is no support for retrieve_online_documents or retrieve_online_documents_v2, which prevents users from performing vector similarity search (ANN) through the Feast SDK when using Redis as their online store.
Redis 8 introduced Vector Sets as a native data structure (via the VSIM command), making it a first-class vector store without requiring additional modules like RedisSearch. Despite this, Feast users are forced to bypass the SDK and call Redis directly for ANN queries, losing the abstraction and consistency that Feast provides.
Describe the solution you'd like
Implement retrieve_online_documents_v2 in the Redis online store (sdk/python/feast/infra/online_stores/redis.py) with support for:
PostgreSQL + pgvector: Supports retrieve_online_documents_v2 natively but has higher latency and lower throughput compared to Redis for online serving.
Oh man, we ran into this exact gap with Redis and Feast a while back. Honestly, the lack of native SDK support for vector similarity stuff in Redis 8 was such a blocker for us. We had to hack together a workaround for ANN using raw VSIM calls, but it got messy fast—lost all the nice abstractions Feast gives you.
The thing is, Redis’ Vector Sets are super solid for this use case (performance was great for us even with 20M+ embeddings), but yeah, without retrieve_online_documents_v2 baked into the SDK, you're basically duct-taping your own solution. Also, COSINE vs L2 support is huge—turns out, depending on your embedding model, you really need one or the other (we had to debug some major precision issues with mismatched metrics).
Backward compatibility's gonna be tricky since VSIM is Redis 8+ only, but failing gracefully feels like the right move here. Curious if anyone's already experimenting with this internally? Feels like this feature could unlock a ton for teams doing heavy ANN workloads.
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
The Redis online store currently only supports online_read / online_write operations via get_online_features. There is no support for retrieve_online_documents or retrieve_online_documents_v2, which prevents users from performing vector similarity search (ANN) through the Feast SDK when using Redis as their online store.
Redis 8 introduced Vector Sets as a native data structure (via the VSIM command), making it a first-class vector store without requiring additional modules like RedisSearch. Despite this, Feast users are forced to bypass the SDK and call Redis directly for ANN queries, losing the abstraction and consistency that Feast provides.
Describe the solution you'd like
Implement retrieve_online_documents_v2 in the Redis online store (sdk/python/feast/infra/online_stores/redis.py) with support for:
Expected usage:
Describe alternatives you've considered
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