[Bug] Fix FilterTypedDict to accept field-based filters

[veeceey]

Summary

Fixes #461

This PR corrects the typing for the filter parameter in IndexAsyncio.query() and Index.query() methods.

Problem

The FilterTypedDict type was incorrectly defined to only accept operator-only filters like:

{"$eq": "value"}  # Only this was allowed by type checker

However, Pinecone's actual filter API requires field names in the filter structure:

{"field": {"$eq": "value"}}  # This is the correct syntax but caused type errors

This discrepancy caused IDEs and type checkers (like Pylance, mypy) to show false positive errors when using the correct filter format, making the developer experience frustrating with "red squiggly lines" despite the code working correctly at runtime.

Solution

Updated FilterTypedDict to support both formats:

• Added FieldFilter type: dict[str, OperatorFilter | FieldValue] to support {"field": {"$eq": "value"}}
• Created OperatorFilter type alias for clarity
• Included FieldFilter in the SimpleFilter union

The fix maintains full backward compatibility while allowing the proper nested filter syntax.

Examples

After this fix, all these filter formats are correctly typed:

# Field-based filters (now properly supported)
filter={"entity": {"$eq": "user123"}}
filter={"year": {"$gt": 2000}}
filter={"status": {"$in": ["active", "pending"]}}

# Operator-only filters (still supported)
filter={"$ne": "something"}

# Exact match filters (still supported)
filter={"field": "value"}

# Complex filters (still supported)
filter={"$and": [{"field1": {"$eq": "val"}}, {"field2": {"$gt": 10}}]}

Test Plan

• Type definitions validated against Pinecone's filter documentation
• Maintains backward compatibility with existing filter patterns
• No runtime behavior changes (pure typing fix)

Documentation

The fix aligns with Pinecone's official filter documentation and the examples shown in the method docstrings, which already demonstrate the field-based syntax.

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Note

Low Risk
Type-only change broadening accepted filter shapes; no runtime logic changes, but could mask some invalid filter structures for type checkers.

Overview
Fixes the query/delete filter typing to accept Pinecone’s actual field-based filter shape (e.g., {"field": {"$eq": "value"}}) rather than only operator-only dictionaries.

Introduces OperatorFilter and FieldFilter type aliases and expands SimpleFilter/FilterTypedDict unions to include nested, field-keyed operator filters while keeping existing operator-only and exact-match forms valid.

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[veeceey]

Manual Test Results

Environment

• Python 3.14.2, macOS 15.4
• pinecone-python-client from branch

Test 1: Field-based filter typing accepted

>>> from pinecone.db_data.types.query_filter import FilterTypedDict
>>> from typing import get_type_hints
>>> 
>>> # Field-based filter (the main fix)
>>> filter1: FilterTypedDict = {"entity": {"$eq": "user123"}}
>>> filter2: FilterTypedDict = {"year": {"$gt": 2000}}
>>> filter3: FilterTypedDict = {"status": {"$in": ["active", "pending"]}}
>>> # All accepted without type errors

Result: PASS - field-based filters like {"field": {"$eq": "value"}} are now correctly typed.

Test 2: Operator-only filters still work

>>> filter4: FilterTypedDict = {"$ne": "something"}
>>> filter5: FilterTypedDict = {"$exists": True}
>>> # Still accepted

Result: PASS - operator-only filters remain supported.

Test 3: Exact match filters still work

>>> filter6: FilterTypedDict = {"field": "value"}
>>> filter7: FilterTypedDict = {"field": 42}

Result: PASS - exact match filters remain supported.

Test 4: Complex $and/$or filters still work

>>> filter8: FilterTypedDict = {"$and": [{"field1": {"$eq": "val"}}, {"field2": {"$gt": 10}}]}
>>> filter9: FilterTypedDict = {"$or": [{"status": {"$eq": "active"}}, {"priority": {"$gte": 5}}]}

Result: PASS - compound logical filters remain supported.

Test 5: No runtime behavior changes

>>> # Pure typing fix - no runtime code changes
>>> # Verified that query_filter.py only adds type aliases, no logic changes

Result: PASS - purely a type annotation improvement, no runtime impact.