[Feature]: rust bindings

[abuvanth]

Problem / Motivation

rust-lang bindings

Proposed Solution

Alternatives Considered

No response

Affected Area

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[Cuiyus]

Thank you for your attention to zvec! Would you mind explaining the scenario of this requirement? So that zvec can conduct the demand assessment.

[abuvanth]

Thank you for your attention to zvec! Would you mind explaining the scenario of this requirement? So that zvec can conduct the demand assessment.

We are building RAG application using flutter + rust + mnn models. We would like to use zvec in rust

[Cuiyus]

We are working on this, and the rust-binding is also being planned within zvec. There are the following issues that need further confirmation:

1. Could you share the specific devices or runtime environments where you intend to deploy zvec?
2. Have you had a chance to try zvec via the Python SDK? Does its current functionality and performance meet your RAG requirements?

If you find it inconvenient to leave the information on GitHub, you can contact us via zvec@alibaba-inc.com or through the Discord platform at https://discord.gg/ZSbbfAKk.

Additionally, could you let us know through which channel you learned about zvec? This information is also very valuable to us. Thanks!

[abuvanth]

I tried to build for android using flutter + flutter_rust_bridge + vibe coded rust bindings for zvec.
build success for armv8 but i am facing linking issue when try to use it in my flutter project.

i am not tried python sdk. i learned about zvec via alibaba github because i already using mnn for model inference

[Cuiyus]

To help us investigate, could you please share:

1. The specific issue you’re encountering (linking issue and error details), and
2. The exact steps you used to reproduce it—especially how you built the project on an ARMv8 platform?

Thanks in advance!

[9prodhi]

Hi team, as a Rust learner, I've prototyped Rust bindings for zvec using FFI: safe wrapper crate over raw bindings and C shim. Built for ARM64 (ENABLE_ARMV8A=ON), tests pass on SIFT-10K with 97-100% recall. Happy to contribute a PR—would love feedback on the architecture first! (Attached: diagram and results.)

[9prodhi]

DB layer sitting atopof Zvec Rust bindings is running.

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