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x-laravel/embedding-sqlsrv-driver
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SQL Server 2025 native vector similarity driver for x-laravel/embedding.

v1.1.0(2mo ago)01MITPHP ^8.3

Since May 9Compare

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x-laravel/embedding — SQL Server Driver
=======================================

[](#x-laravelembedding--sql-server-driver)

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SQL Server 2025 / Azure SQL native vector driver for [x-laravel/embedding](https://github.com/x-laravel/embedding).

How It Works
------------

[](#how-it-works)

- Implements `SimilarityDriver` — registers as the `sqlsrv` driver, similarity search runs entirely in SQL Server using `VECTOR_DISTANCE('cosine', ...)`
- Implements `VectorStore` — writes embeddings via `MERGE INTO` with `CAST(? AS VECTOR(n))`, reads via a `CAST(vector AS NVARCHAR(MAX))` global scope

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP ^8.3 + `ext-sqlsrv` + `ext-pdo_sqlsrv` + Microsoft ODBC Driver 18
- Laravel ^12.0 | ^13.0
- `x-laravel/embedding ^1.0`
- SQL Server 2025 or Azure SQL Database (native `VECTOR` type required)

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require x-laravel/embedding-sqlsrv-driver
```

The `SqlServerEmbeddingServiceProvider` is auto-discovered and registers the `sqlsrv` driver automatically.

Setup
-----

[](#setup)

### 1. Configure x-laravel/embedding

[](#1-configure-x-laravelembedding)

Publish the config if you haven't already:

```
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=embedding-config
```

Set the similarity driver and database connection in `config/embedding.php`:

```
'database' => [
    'connection' => env('EMBEDDINGS_DATABASE_CONNECTION', env('DB_CONNECTION', 'sqlsrv')),
    'table'      => env('EMBEDDINGS_DB_TABLE', 'embeddings'),
],

'similarity' => [
    'driver' => env('EMBEDDING_SIMILARITY_DRIVER', 'auto'),
],
```

### 2. Create the embeddings table

[](#2-create-the-embeddings-table)

This driver ships its own SQL Server-native migration that **replaces** the default one from `x-laravel/embedding`. It creates a `VECTOR(n)` column.

Run the migration:

```
php artisan migrate
```

If you need to customise the DDL, publish the migration first:

```
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=embedding-sqlsrv-migrations
php artisan migrate
```

> **Note:** `VECTOR_DISTANCE` requires SQL Server 2025 or Azure SQL Database. This is not available in SQL Server 2019/2022.

### 3. Model

[](#3-model)

Follow the standard `x-laravel/embedding` setup. No SQL Server-specific changes are needed on your models.

```
use XLaravel\Embedding\Attributes\EmbedOn;
use XLaravel\Embedding\Concerns\Embeddable;
use XLaravel\Embedding\Contracts\HasEmbeddings;

#[EmbedOn(['title', 'body'])]
class Post extends Model implements HasEmbeddings
{
    use Embeddable;

    public function toEmbeddingText(): string
    {
        return $this->title.' '.$this->body;
    }
}
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

The driver is transparent — use the standard `x-laravel/embedding` API:

```
Post::similarToText('web framework', limit: 10);
Post::similarTo($vector, limit: 10, threshold: 0.8);
Post::rankByRelevance($posts, 'web framework');

$post->mostSimilar(limit: 5);
$post->similarityTo($otherPost);
```

All methods set a `similarity_score` float attribute on each returned model.

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

```
# Build first (once per PHP version)
DOCKER_BUILDKIT=0 docker compose --profile php83 build

# Run tests
docker compose --profile php83 up
docker compose --profile php84 up
docker compose --profile php85 up
```

License
-------

[](#license)

This package is open-sourced software licensed under the [MIT license](https://opensource.org/license/MIT).

###  Health Score

37

—

LowBetter than 81% of packages

Maintenance85

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity1

Limited adoption so far

Community2

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity50

Maturing project, gaining track record

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

76d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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