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Yuan Teoh 293c1d6889 feat!: update configuration file v2 (#2369)
This PR introduces a significant update to the Toolbox configuration
file format, which is one of the primary **breaking changes** required
for the implementation of the Advanced Control Plane.

# Summary of Changes
The configuration schema has been updated to enforce resource isolation
and facilitate atomic, incremental updates.
* Resource Isolation: Resource definitions are now separated into
individual blocks, using a distinct structure for each resource type
(Source, Tool, Toolset, etc.). This improves readability, management,
and auditing of configuration files.
* Field Name Modification: Internal field names have been modified to
align with declarative methodologies. Specifically, the configuration
now separates kind (general resource type, e.g., Source) from type
(specific implementation, e.g., Postgres).

# User Impact
Existing tools.yaml configuration files are now in an outdated format.
Users must eventually update their files to the new YAML format.

# Mitigation & Compatibility
Backward compatibility is maintained during this transition to ensure no
immediate user action is required for existing files.
* Immediate Backward Compatibility: The source code includes a
pre-processing layer that automatically detects outdated configuration
files (v1 format) and converts them to the new v2 format under the hood.
* [COMING SOON] Migration Support: The new toolbox migrate subcommand
will be introduced to allow users to automatically convert their old
configuration files to the latest format.

# Example
Example for config file v2:
```
kind: sources
name: my-pg-instance
type: cloud-sql-postgres
project: my-project
region: my-region
instance: my-instance
database: my_db
user: my_user
password: my_pass
---
kind: authServices
name: my-google-auth
type: google
clientId: testing-id
---
kind: tools
name: example_tool
type: postgres-sql
source: my-pg-instance
description: some description
statement: SELECT * FROM SQL_STATEMENT;
parameters:
- name: country
  type: string
  description: some description
---
kind: tools
name: example_tool_2
type: postgres-sql
source: my-pg-instance
description: returning the number one
statement: SELECT 1;
---
kind: toolsets
name: example_toolset
tools:
- example_tool
```

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Co-authored-by: Averi Kitsch <akitsch@google.com>
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Gemini Embedding docs 1 Use Google's Gemini models to generate high-performance text embeddings for vector databases.

About

Google Gemini provides state-of-the-art embedding models that convert text into high-dimensional vectors.

Authentication

Toolbox uses your Application Default Credentials (ADC) to authorize with the Gemini API client.

Optionally, you can use an API key obtain an API Key from the Google AI Studio.

We recommend using an API key for testing and using application default credentials for production.

Behavior

Automatic Vectorization

When a tool parameter is configured with embeddedBy: <your-gemini-model-name>, the Toolbox intercepts the raw text input from the client and sends it to the Gemini API. The resulting numerical array is then formatted before being passed to your database source.

Dimension Matching

The dimension field must match the expected size of your database column (e.g., a vector(768) column in PostgreSQL). This setting is supported by newer models since 2024 only. You cannot set this value if using the earlier model (models/embedding-001). Check out available Gemini models for more information.

Example

kind: embeddingModels
name: gemini-model
type: gemini
model: gemini-embedding-001
apiKey: ${GOOGLE_API_KEY}
dimension: 768

{{< notice tip >}} Use environment variable replacement with the format ${ENV_NAME} instead of hardcoding your secrets into the configuration file. {{< /notice >}}

Reference

field type required description
type string true Must be gemini.
model string true The Gemini model ID to use (e.g., gemini-embedding-001).
apiKey string false Your API Key from Google AI Studio.
dimension integer false The number of dimensions in the output vector (e.g., 768).