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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, multivector, and sparse vector validation now rejects NaN, infinity, and values that overflow during float32 conversion. Dense and multivector validation share a finite-value helper and error constant. New tests cover direct validation, rejected upserts, retained vectors after rejected rewrites, and write atomicity expectations.

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Sparse queries that previously accepted infinity-valued inputs will now fail before scoring, despite the intended query-time behavior remaining NaN-only. Separate write validation from query validation before merging.

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In `@qdrant_client/local/sparse.py`:
- Around line 31-33: Adjust validate_sparse_vector so query validation rejects
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finite = bool(np.isfinite(np.asarray(vector.values, dtype=np.float32)).all())
if not finite:
raise ValueError("Values must not contain NaN or infinite values")

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

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rg -n -C 3 'validate_sparse_vector|def search|sparse' qdrant_client/local/local_collection.py qdrant_client/local/sparse.py
sed -n '1,100p' qdrant_client/local/sparse.py
rg -n -C 2 'SparseVector|infinite|inf|NaN|validate_sparse' qdrant_client/local/tests

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#!/bin/bash
set -e
printf '%s\n' '--- sparse validator ---'
cat -n qdrant_client/local/sparse.py | sed -n '20,45p'
printf '%s\n' '--- changed diff ---'
git diff -- qdrant_client/local/sparse.py qdrant_client/local/local_collection.py | sed -n '1,220p'
printf '%s\n' '--- search branch ---'
cat -n qdrant_client/local/local_collection.py | sed -n '698,820p'
printf '%s\n' '--- write validation entrypoints ---'
cat -n qdrant_client/local/local_collection.py | sed -n '2715,2770p'
cat -n qdrant_client/local/local_collection.py | sed -n '2845,2890p'
printf '%s\n' '--- targeted sparse tests and contract text ---'
rg -n -C 3 'validate_sparse_vector|SparseVector|sparse.*(query|search)|query.*sparse|infinite|NaN|float32' qdrant_client/local/tests qdrant_client/local/sparse.py qdrant_client/local/local_collection.py | head -n 500

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git rev-parse HEAD
git show HEAD^:qdrant_client/local/sparse.py | cat -n | sed -n '20,42p'
printf '%s\n' '--- sparse test files ---'
git ls-files '*test*' | rg 'local|sparse' | head -n 100
printf '%s\n' '--- sparse-related test assertions ---'
rg -n -C 2 'SparseVector|sparse|validate_sparse_vector|infinite|NaN|float32' qdrant_client/local/tests -g '*.py' | head -n 300

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Keep sparse query validation NaN-only.

LocalCollection.search passes direct SparseVector queries to validate_sparse_vector. The new float32 isfinite check rejects +/-inf and values that overflow float32, although the previous check rejected only NaN. Write paths also use this validator and require finite values.

Use separate query and write validation, or add an explicit write-validation mode. Add a sparse query regression test.

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In `@qdrant_client/local/sparse.py` around lines 31 - 33, Adjust
validate_sparse_vector so query validation rejects NaN values without rejecting
infinities or float32-overflow values, while preserving finite-value validation
for write paths. Introduce separate query/write validation or an explicit
write-validation mode, and add a regression test covering sparse queries with
infinities and overflow values.

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review. Visit https://docs.coderabbit.ai/cli?utm_source=ghpr

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