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29 changes: 29 additions & 0 deletions qdrant_client/local/local_collection.py
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Expand Up @@ -139,6 +139,16 @@ def validate_multivector(vector: Any, vector_name: str) -> None:
raise ValueError("Vector contains NaN values")


def _validate_update_selector(
points: list[models.ExtendedPointId] | None, update_filter: models.Filter | None
) -> None:
# The server answers these with 400 "Empty update request".
if points is not None:
if len(points) == 0:
raise ValueError("Empty update request")
elif update_filter is None:
raise ValueError("Empty update request")

class LocalCollection:
"""
LocalCollection is a class that represents a collection of vectors in the local storage.
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -3205,14 +3215,33 @@ def _validate_update_operation(self, update_op: types.UpdateOperation) -> None:
)

elif isinstance(update_op, models.SetPayloadOperation):
_validate_update_selector(
update_op.set_payload.points, update_op.set_payload.filter
)
if update_op.set_payload.key is not None:
parse_json_path(update_op.set_payload.key)

elif isinstance(update_op, models.OverwritePayloadOperation):
_validate_update_selector(
update_op.overwrite_payload.points, update_op.overwrite_payload.filter
)

elif isinstance(update_op, models.DeletePayloadOperation):
_validate_update_selector(
update_op.delete_payload.points, update_op.delete_payload.filter
)
for key in update_op.delete_payload.keys:
parse_json_path(key)

elif isinstance(update_op, models.ClearPayloadOperation):
selector = update_op.clear_payload
if isinstance(selector, models.PointIdsList) and len(selector.points) == 0:
raise ValueError("Empty update request")

elif isinstance(update_op, models.DeleteVectorsOperation):
_validate_update_selector(
update_op.delete_vectors.points, update_op.delete_vectors.filter
)
self._validate_vector_names(update_op.delete_vectors.vector)
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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

🔎 Supported by static analysis

🌐 Web query:

Qdrant server v1.19.1 source src/common/update.rs do_batch_update_points empty selector Empty update request sequential batch operation error

💡 Result:

In Qdrant **v1.19.1**, `do_batch_update_points` handles an **empty batch** (`operations: Vec::new()`) by returning `Ok((Vec::new(), None))`. For a nonempty batch, it processes operations sequentially and uses `?` on each one; if an operation errors, the function returns that error immediately, so later operations aren’t attempted. The code does **not** roll back earlier operations—so an earlier operation may already have run. ([github.com](https://github.com/qdrant/qdrant/blob/v1.19.1/src/common/update.rs))

“Empty selector” is a different case: this function itself does not reject one as an “empty update request.” It dispatches each operation to its handler, so the outcome depends on that operation’s selector and validation elsewhere. The source establishes the empty-*batch* behavior, but not a general empty-selector error. ([github.com](https://github.com/qdrant/qdrant/blob/v1.19.1/src/common/update.rs))

Citations:

- 1: https://github.com/qdrant/qdrant/blob/v1.19.1/src/common/update.rs
- 2: https://github.com/qdrant/qdrant/blob/v1.19.1/src/common/update.rs

🌐 Web query:

Qdrant server v1.19.1 source exact "Empty update request" selector batch update operation handler

💡 Result:

I couldn’t verify the exact **“Empty update request”** string in Qdrant **v1.19.1** source from the indexed results, so I can’t confirm its file or handler.

The release page identifies v1.19.1 as tag `6ab21ca`; the closest relevant API reference describes `POST /collections/:collection_name/points/batch` as accepting an `operations` list, but it doesn’t establish how an empty list is handled. ([github.com](https://github.com/qdrant/qdrant/releases?utm_source=openai))

**Unresolved:** whether that exact error is raised in the batch-update handler, selector parsing, or another validation layer. The official tagged source is the relevant place to check: [Qdrant v1.19.1 on GitHub](https://github.com/qdrant/qdrant/tree/v1.19.1).

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- 1: https://github.com/qdrant/qdrant/releases?utm_source=openai

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Validate empty selectors during batch execution, not during preflight.

When a valid operation precedes a selector-less payload operation, Qdrant applies the first operation and then returns "Empty update request" for the later operation. The local preflight rejects the batch before applying the first operation, so local and remote collections can diverge.

Suggested fix 
         elif isinstance(update_op, models.SetPayloadOperation):
-            _validate_update_selector(
-                update_op.set_payload.points, update_op.set_payload.filter
-            )
             if update_op.set_payload.key is not None:
                 parse_json_path(update_op.set_payload.key)

         elif isinstance(update_op, models.OverwritePayloadOperation):
-            _validate_update_selector(
-                update_op.overwrite_payload.points, update_op.overwrite_payload.filter
-            )
+            pass

         elif isinstance(update_op, models.DeletePayloadOperation):
-            _validate_update_selector(
-                update_op.delete_payload.points, update_op.delete_payload.filter
-            )
             for key in update_op.delete_payload.keys:
                 parse_json_path(key)

         elif isinstance(update_op, models.ClearPayloadOperation):
-            selector = update_op.clear_payload
-            if isinstance(selector, models.PointIdsList) and len(selector.points) == 0:
-                raise ValueError("Empty update request")
+            pass

         elif isinstance(update_op, models.DeleteVectorsOperation):
-            _validate_update_selector(
-                update_op.delete_vectors.points, update_op.delete_vectors.filter
-            )
             self._validate_vector_names(update_op.delete_vectors.vector)
@@
             elif isinstance(update_op, models.SetPayloadOperation):
+                _validate_update_selector(
+                    update_op.set_payload.points, update_op.set_payload.filter
+                )
                 points_selector = update_op.set_payload.points or update_op.set_payload.filter
                 self.set_payload(
                     update_op.set_payload.payload, points_selector, update_op.set_payload.key
                 )
             elif isinstance(update_op, models.OverwritePayloadOperation):
+                _validate_update_selector(
+                    update_op.overwrite_payload.points, update_op.overwrite_payload.filter
+                )
                 points_selector = (
                     update_op.overwrite_payload.points or update_op.overwrite_payload.filter
                 )
                 self.overwrite_payload(update_op.overwrite_payload.payload, points_selector)
             elif isinstance(update_op, models.DeletePayloadOperation):
+                _validate_update_selector(
+                    update_op.delete_payload.points, update_op.delete_payload.filter
+                )
                 points_selector = (
                     update_op.delete_payload.points or update_op.delete_payload.filter
                 )
                 self.delete_payload(update_op.delete_payload.keys, points_selector)
             elif isinstance(update_op, models.ClearPayloadOperation):
+                selector = update_op.clear_payload
+                if isinstance(selector, models.PointIdsList) and len(selector.points) == 0:
+                    raise ValueError("Empty update request")
                 self.clear_payload(update_op.clear_payload)
@@
             elif isinstance(update_op, models.DeleteVectorsOperation):
+                _validate_update_selector(
+                    update_op.delete_vectors.points, update_op.delete_vectors.filter
+                )
                 points_selector = (
                     update_op.delete_vectors.points or update_op.delete_vectors.filter
                 )
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Review comment at @qdrant_client/local/local_collection.py around lines 3217 -
3245:
Move empty-selector validation for SetPayloadOperation,
OverwritePayloadOperation, DeletePayloadOperation, ClearPayloadOperation, and
DeleteVectorsOperation out of the batch preflight and into the corresponding
per-operation execution branches. Keep key-path and vector-name validation in
preflight so each operation is validated as it executes, preserving earlier
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def batch_update_points(
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Expand Up @@ -1140,3 +1140,37 @@ def test_rejected_batch_update_leaves_the_collection_untouched(local_client, rem
remote_client.batch_update_points(COLLECTION_NAME, update_operations=operations, wait=True)

compare_collections(local_client, remote_client, UPLOAD_NUM_VECTORS)


def test_batch_update_rejects_empty_selector(local_client, remote_client):
"""The server answers selector-less or empty-selector batch operations with
400 "Empty update request"; local mode must reject them too, instead of
crashing on a None selector or silently applying nothing."""
points = generate_fixtures(UPLOAD_NUM_VECTORS)
local_client.upload_points(COLLECTION_NAME, points, wait=True)
remote_client.upload_points(COLLECTION_NAME, points, wait=True)

id_filter = models.Filter(must=[models.HasIdCondition(has_id=[points[0].id])])
operations = [
models.SetPayloadOperation(set_payload=models.SetPayload(payload={"a": 1}, points=[])),
models.SetPayloadOperation(
set_payload=models.SetPayload(payload={"a": 1}, points=[], filter=id_filter)
),
models.SetPayloadOperation(set_payload=models.SetPayload(payload={"a": 1})),
models.OverwritePayloadOperation(
overwrite_payload=models.SetPayload(payload={"a": 1}, points=[])
),
models.DeletePayloadOperation(
delete_payload=models.DeletePayload(keys=["a"], points=[])
),
models.DeleteVectorsOperation(
delete_vectors=models.DeleteVectors(points=[], vector=["text"])
),
models.ClearPayloadOperation(clear_payload=models.PointIdsList(points=[])),
]
for operation in operations:
with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Empty update request"):
local_client.batch_update_points(COLLECTION_NAME, update_operations=[operation])
with pytest.raises(qdrant_client.http.exceptions.UnexpectedResponse):
remote_client.batch_update_points(COLLECTION_NAME, update_operations=[operation], wait=True)
compare_collections(local_client, remote_client, UPLOAD_NUM_VECTORS)