fix: detect non-finite text embeddings

[Shikhaar]

Description

Fixes #688

FastEmbed can currently return embeddings containing NaN or Inf values without raising an error. This can silently corrupt downstream similarity calculations and retrieval results.

This PR adds validation immediately after ONNX inference so non-finite embedding outputs fail with an actionable RuntimeError.

Changes

• Add _check_output_finite() to OnnxModel.
• Validate ONNX outputs in:
  • OnnxTextModel
  • BuiltinSentenceEmbedding
• Include the model name and execution providers in the error message.
• Add regression tests covering:
  • NaN
  • +Inf
  • -Inf
  • valid finite output

The validation is performed on every batch at the ONNX inference boundary. This keeps the implementation stateless and also catches non-finite outputs if they occur on later batches.

Testing

• Added 4 regression tests for non-finite outputs.
• Existing relevant text embedding tests pass.
• Ruff and pre-commit checks pass.

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Added shared validation for non-finite ONNX outputs. Both text embedding model paths now check outputs before returning them. Added regression tests for NaN, positive infinity, negative infinity, and finite outputs. The NaN test also checks model and execution-provider details in the error message.

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The change rejects non-finite text embeddings at inference time with an actionable error, preventing corrupted similarity and retrieval results. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains beyond normal checks and review.

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❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 58.33% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 12 functions across 4 files.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: detecting non-finite text embeddings.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description is directly related to the changes. It explains the non-finite embedding failure, implementation, error diagnostics, and regression tests.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The changes satisfy issue #688 by validating ONNX text embedding outputs for NaN and infinite values and raising an actionable RuntimeError with model and provider details. Regression tests cover the …
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes remain within scope. The model validation, inference-boundary integration, provider configuration in tests, and regression tests support the linked issue objectives.

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Explanation

The changes satisfy issue #688 by validating ONNX text embedding outputs for NaN and infinite values and raising an actionable RuntimeError with model and provider details. Regression tests cover the required non-finite and finite cases.

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In `@tests/test_text_onnx_embeddings.py`:
- Line 314: Replace the en dash in the regression-test comment for issue `#688`
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