Milvus SDK C++ Examples

Examples demonstrating how to use the Milvus C++ SDK (v2.6.1) in your project.

Project Structure

This repository contains two examples with different dependency management approaches:

milvus-sdk-cpp-example/
├── without-conan/          # Example WITHOUT Conan (BUILD_FROM_CONAN=OFF)
│   ├── src/main.cpp
│   ├── CMakeLists.txt
│   ├── build.sh
│   └── Makefile
│
└── with-conan/             # Example WITH Conan (BUILD_FROM_CONAN=ON)
    ├── src/main.cpp
    ├── CMakeLists.txt
    ├── conanfile.txt
    ├── build.sh
    └── Makefile

Quick Start

Without Conan (Self-contained)

cd without-conan
make build
make run

With Conan (Pre-built dependencies)

cd with-conan
make build
make run

Comparison

Feature	without-conan	with-conan
BUILD_FROM_CONAN	OFF	ON
Package Manager	None	Conan 2.x
Dependencies	Built from source (FetchContent)	Pre-built packages
Build Time	Always slow	Fast after the first time
Disk Usage	Per-project	Shared cache
Prerequisites	CMake + Git	CMake + Git + Conan

Prerequisites

Common

• CMake 3.14+
• C++14 compatible compiler
• Git

Additional for with-conan

• Conan 2.x: pip install conan

Which One to Use?

• Choose without-conan if you want simplicity and don't have Conan installed
• Choose with-conan if you want faster builds and use Conan in your workflow

Both examples build the same application and provide the same functionality.