lambda_mult: float = 0.5,
        param: Optional[dict] = None,
        expr: Optional[str] = None,
        timeout: Optional[int] = None,
        **kwargs: Any,
    ) -> List[Document]:
        """Perform a search and return results that are reordered by MMR.
        Args:
            query (str): The text being searched.
            k (int, optional): How many results to give. Defaults to 4.
            fetch_k (int, optional): Total results to select k from.
                Defaults to 20.
            lambda_mult: Number between 0 and 1 that determines the degree
                        of diversity among the results with 0 corresponding
                        to maximum diversity and 1 to minimum diversity.
                        Defaults to 0.5
            param (dict, optional): The search params for the specified index.
                Defaults to None.
            expr (str, optional): Filtering expression. Defaults to None.
            timeout (int, optional): How long to wait before timeout error.
                Defaults to None.
            kwargs: Collection.search() keyword arguments.
        Returns:
            List[Document]: Document results for search.
        """
        if self.col is None:
            logger.debug("No existing collection to search.")
            return []
        embedding = self.embedding_func.embed_query(query)
        return self.max_marginal_relevance_search_by_vector(
            embedding=embedding,
            k=k,
            fetch_k=fetch_k,
            lambda_mult=lambda_mult,
            param=param,
            expr=expr,
            timeout=timeout,
            **kwargs,
        )
[docs]    def max_marginal_relevance_search_by_vector(
        self,
        embedding: list[float],