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Query and response

This page documents what goes on when a command such as "AddImage", or "FindImage" is sent to the database.

What the exchange between client and server looks like.​

Query and Response​

At the most fundamental level, a query is a formatted message that is sent to a server on a connection.

The query message comprises of 2 sections:

Command​

A command could be any one of these.

Blob​

A blob is the byte buffer obtained by reading any file in raw mode or the item from the list of blobs in a response.

with open("image.jpg", "rb") as ins:
    blob = ins.read()

Result​

The list of results has a 1:1 cardinality with commands.

A result may have a list of entities.

Here are some more Examples and more description