AS dist {self.dist_order}
            LIMIT {topk}
            """
        return q_str
[docs]    def similarity_search(
        self, query: str, k: int = 4, where_str: Optional[str] = None, **kwargs: Any
    ) -> List[Document]:
        """Perform a similarity search with MyScale
        Args:
            query (str): query string
            k (int, optional): Top K neighbors to retrieve. Defaults to 4.
            where_str (Optional[str], optional): where condition string.
                                                 Defaults to None.
            NOTE: Please do not let end-user to fill this and always be aware
                  of SQL injection. When dealing with metadatas, remember to
                  use `{self.metadata_column}.attribute` instead of `attribute`
                  alone. The default name for it is `metadata`.
        Returns:
            List[Document]: List of Documents
        """
        return self.similarity_search_by_vector(
            self._embeddings.embed_query(query), k, where_str, **kwargs
        )
[docs]    def similarity_search_by_vector(
        self,
        embedding: List[float],
        k: int = 4,
        where_str: Optional[str] = None,
        **kwargs: Any,
    ) -> List[Document]:
        """Perform a similarity search with MyScale by vectors
        Args:
            query (str): query string
            k (int, optional): Top K neighbors to retrieve. Defaults to 4.
            where_str (Optional[str], optional): where condition string.
                                                 Defaults to None.
            NOTE: Please do not let end-user to fill this and always be aware
                  of SQL injection. When dealing with metadatas, remember to