DOCSP-40227: memory serialization

source/fundamentals/atlas-vector-search.txt

@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ To learn more about {+vector-search+}, see the :atlas:`{+vector-search+}
 </atlas-vector-search/vector-search-overview/>` guide in the MongoDB Atlas
 documentation.
 
+.. _csharp-supported-vector-types:
+
 Supported Vector Embedding Types
 --------------------------------
 
@@ -50,7 +52,6 @@ search and retrieval.
 The {+driver-short+} supports vector embeddings of several types. The following
 sections describe the supported vector embedding types.
 
-
 .. _csharp-vector-array-representation:
 
 Array Representations
@@ -71,6 +72,12 @@ The following example shows a class with properties of the preceding types:
    :start-after: start-bson-arrays
    :end-before: end-bson-arrays
 
+.. tip::
+
+   To learn more about using the ``Memory`` and ``ReadOnlyMemory``
+   types, see the :ref:`csharp-array-serialization` section of the
+   Serialization guide.
+
 .. _csharp-binary-vector-representation:
 
 Binary Vector Representations
@@ -190,4 +197,5 @@ guide, see the following API Documentation:
 - `BinaryVectorFloat32 <{+new-api-root+}/MongoDB.Bson/MongoDB.Bson.BinaryVectorPackedBit.html>`__
 - `ToQueryVector() <{+new-api-root+}/MongoDB.Driver/MongoDB.Driver.BinaryVectorDriverExtensions.ToQueryVector.html>`__
 - `VectorSearch() <{+new-api-root+}/MongoDB.Driver/MongoDB.Driver.AggregateFluentBase-1.VectorSearch.html>`__
-- `Aggregate() <{+new-api-root+}/MongoDB.Driver/MongoDB.Driver.IMongoCollectionExtensions.Aggregate.html>`__
+- `Aggregate()
+  <{+new-api-root+}/MongoDB.Driver/MongoDB.Driver.IMongoCollectionExtensions.Aggregate.html>`__

source/fundamentals/serialization.txt

@@ -200,6 +200,71 @@ specified conventions, then passing it to the
    var camelCaseConvention = new ConventionPack { new CamelCaseElementNameConvention() };
    ConventionRegistry.Register("CamelCaseConvention", camelCaseConvention, t => true);
 
+.. _csharp-array-serialization:
+
+Improve Array Serialization Performance
+---------------------------------------
+
+You can improve your application's performance by representing
+arrays of primitives as `Memory<T> <https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.memory-1?view=net-8.0>`__
+and `ReadOnlyMemory<T> <https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.readonlymemory-1?view=net-8.0>`__
+structs instead of by using types such as standard {+language+} arrays or
+``BsonArray``. The driver implements fast serialization and
+deserialization paths for ``Memory<T>`` and ``ReadOnlyMemory<T>``, which
+enhances speed and reduces memory usage.
+
+.. note::
+
+   Truncation and overflow checks are not supported for ``Memory<T>`` or
+   ``ReadOnlyMemory<T>``, but these checks are implemented for standard
+   arrays.
+
+You can effect these performance improvements by storing the following
+primitive types in ``Memory<T>`` or ``ReadOnlyMemory<T>`` objects:
+
+- ``bool``
+- ``sbyte``
+- ``byte``
+- ``char``
+- ``short``
+- ``ushort``
+- ``int``
+- ``uint``
+- ``long``
+- ``ulong``
+- ``float``
+- ``double``
+- ``decimal``
+
+The following example defines a ``Line`` POCO that contains array fields
+modeled by ``Memory`` and ``ReadOnlyMemory`` structs:
+
+.. literalinclude:: /includes/fundamentals/code-examples/MemorySerialization.cs
+   :start-after: start-line-class
+   :end-before: end-line-class
+   :language: csharp
+   :dedent:
+
+The following document represents how a sample ``Line`` object is
+represented in MongoDB:
+
+.. code-block:: json
+
+   {
+     "_id": ...,
+     "X": [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ],
+     "Y": [ 1, 1.409999966621399, 1.7300000190734863, 2, 2.240000009536743 ]
+   }
+
+.. tip:: Model Vectors
+
+   :ref:`csharp-atlas-vector-search` involves creating and querying
+   large numerical arrays. If your application uses
+   {+vector-search+}, you might benefit from the performance
+   improvements from using ``Memory`` and ``ReadOnlyMemory`` to model
+   vector data. To learn more, see :ref:`csharp-supported-vector-types`
+   in the {+vector-search+} guide.
+
 Additional Information
 ----------------------
 

source/includes/fundamentals/code-examples/MemorySerialization.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+using MongoDB.Bson;
+using MongoDB.Bson.Serialization.Conventions;
+using MongoDB.Driver;
+
+public class Program
+{
+
+  public static void Main(string[] args)
+  {
+    // Replace with your connection string
+    const string uri = "<connection string>";
+
+    var mongoClient = new MongoClient(uri);
+    var database = mongoClient.GetDatabase("db");
+    var _collection = database.GetCollection<Line>("lines");
+
+    var line = new Line
+    {
+      X = new Memory<int>(new[] { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 }),
+      Y = new ReadOnlyMemory<float>(new[] { 1f, 1.41f, 1.73f, 2f, 2.24f })
+    };
+
+    var filter = Builders<Line>.Filter.Empty;
+
+    var result = _collection.Find(filter).FirstOrDefault().ToJson();
+    Console.WriteLine(result);
+  }
+
+}
+
+// start-line-class
+public class Line
+{
+  public ObjectId Id { get; set; }
+  public Memory<int> X { get; set; }
+  public ReadOnlyMemory<float> Y { get; set; }
+}
+// end-line-class

source/whats-new.txt

@@ -392,7 +392,8 @@ The 2.26 driver release includes the following new features:
 - Enabled use of native ``crypto`` in ``libmongocrypt`` bindings.
 
 - Added support for serialization of ``Memory`` and ``ReadOnlyMemory``
-  structs.
+  structs. To learn more about implementing these types, see the
+  :ref:`csharp-array-serialization` section of the Serialization guide.
 
 - Added support for the GCP Identity Provider when using the
   ``MONGODB-OIDC`` authentication mechanism. To learn more, see