This refactoring introduces a consistent builder pattern across vector store
implementations to standardize configuration and initialization, while also
moving ChromaVectorStore to a dedicated chroma package.
Key changes:
- Add VectorStore.Builder interface and AbstractVectorStoreBuilder to establish
a common builder hierarchy
- Move ChromaVectorStore and related classes from vectorstore to
org.springframework.ai.chroma.vectorstore package
- Migrate ChromaVectorStore to builder pattern as the first implementation
- Add null-safety annotations and parameter validation
- Deprecate direct constructors in favor of builder API
- Update all tests and documentation to reflect new structure
The builder pattern provides several benefits:
- Consistent configuration across all vector store implementations
- Better validation of required parameters
- More flexible initialization order
- Clearer separation of concerns between configuration and usage
- Improved discoverability of options through method chaining
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