Defaults to DEFAULT_HIPPO_CONNECTION.
            index_params (dict): Indexing parameters. Defaults to None.
            search_params (dict): Search parameters. Defaults to an empty dictionary.
            drop_old (bool): Whether to drop the old collection. Defaults to False.
            kwargs: Other arguments.
        Returns:
            Hippo: An instance of the VST class.
        """
        if search_params is None:
            search_params = {}
        logger.info("00 [from_texts] init the class of Hippo")
        vector_db = cls(
            embedding_function=embedding,
            table_name=table_name,
            database_name=database_name,
            connection_args=connection_args,
            index_params=index_params,
            drop_old=drop_old,
            **kwargs,
        )
        logger.debug(f"[from_texts] texts:{texts}")
        logger.debug(f"[from_texts] metadatas:{metadatas}")
        vector_db.add_texts(texts=texts, metadatas=metadatas)
        return vector_db