{"categories":[{"label":"Database","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/database"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Provides an abstract interface and plugin registry for Lance namespace implementations, enabling connection to different storage backends and custom namespace providers.","skillfed_tags":["plugin-registry","vector-database","storage-abstraction"],"use_cases":["Connect to local or remote Lance storage backends using the factory pattern without coupling to specific implementations.","Register custom namespace implementations for proprietary or specialized storage systems to integrate with Lance.","Build a plugin ecosystem where third-party packages can provide Lance namespace adapters without modifying core code.","Abstract storage backend selection in applications that need to support multiple Lance data sources at runtime."],"what_it_does":"Lance-namespace is a plugin registry and abstract interface layer for Lance namespace implementations. It defines the LanceNamespace ABC that custom storage backends must implement, and provides a connect() factory function to instantiate namespace instances by type. The package re-exports model types from its runtime dependency lance-namespace-urllib3-client, making it a bridge between the Lance ecosystem and pluggable storage backends.\n\nTypical use involves either connecting to built-in implementations (dir for local filesystem, rest for remote HTTP) or registering and connecting to custom implementations. Developers building Lance integrations with external systems would subclass LanceNamespace and register their implementation via register_namespace_impl(), allowing other code to discover and instantiate it by name.","worth_installing":"Yes. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, carries a permissive license, and solves a real abstraction problem for Lance ecosystem integrations. Install it if you are building or using Lance applications that need pluggable namespace support or custom storage backends."},"id":"lance-namespace","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/lance-namespace","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/lance-namespace.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/lance-namespace/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-08-14","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"lance-namespace","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Lance Namespace interface and plugin registry"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":11080260,"position":1418,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.11.0"}