retrieval.py — langchain Source File
Architecture documentation for retrieval.py, a python file in the langchain codebase. 7 imports, 0 dependents.
Entity Profile
Dependency Diagram
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Source Code
"""Question-answering with sources over an index."""
from typing import Any
from langchain_core.callbacks import (
AsyncCallbackManagerForChainRun,
CallbackManagerForChainRun,
)
from langchain_core.documents import Document
from langchain_core.retrievers import BaseRetriever
from pydantic import Field
from langchain_classic.chains.combine_documents.stuff import StuffDocumentsChain
from langchain_classic.chains.qa_with_sources.base import BaseQAWithSourcesChain
class RetrievalQAWithSourcesChain(BaseQAWithSourcesChain):
"""Question-answering with sources over an index."""
retriever: BaseRetriever = Field(exclude=True)
"""Index to connect to."""
reduce_k_below_max_tokens: bool = False
"""Reduce the number of results to return from store based on tokens limit"""
max_tokens_limit: int = 3375
"""Restrict the docs to return from store based on tokens,
enforced only for StuffDocumentChain and if reduce_k_below_max_tokens is to true"""
def _reduce_tokens_below_limit(self, docs: list[Document]) -> list[Document]:
num_docs = len(docs)
if self.reduce_k_below_max_tokens and isinstance(
self.combine_documents_chain,
StuffDocumentsChain,
):
tokens = [
self.combine_documents_chain.llm_chain._get_num_tokens(doc.page_content) # noqa: SLF001
for doc in docs
]
token_count = sum(tokens[:num_docs])
while token_count > self.max_tokens_limit:
num_docs -= 1
token_count -= tokens[num_docs]
return docs[:num_docs]
def _get_docs(
self,
inputs: dict[str, Any],
*,
run_manager: CallbackManagerForChainRun,
) -> list[Document]:
question = inputs[self.question_key]
docs = self.retriever.invoke(
question,
config={"callbacks": run_manager.get_child()},
)
return self._reduce_tokens_below_limit(docs)
async def _aget_docs(
self,
inputs: dict[str, Any],
*,
run_manager: AsyncCallbackManagerForChainRun,
) -> list[Document]:
question = inputs[self.question_key]
docs = await self.retriever.ainvoke(
question,
config={"callbacks": run_manager.get_child()},
)
return self._reduce_tokens_below_limit(docs)
@property
def _chain_type(self) -> str:
"""Return the chain type."""
return "retrieval_qa_with_sources_chain"
Domain
Subdomains
Classes
Dependencies
- langchain_classic.chains.combine_documents.stuff
- langchain_classic.chains.qa_with_sources.base
- langchain_core.callbacks
- langchain_core.documents
- langchain_core.retrievers
- pydantic
- typing
Source
Frequently Asked Questions
What does retrieval.py do?
retrieval.py is a source file in the langchain codebase, written in python. It belongs to the CoreAbstractions domain, RunnableInterface subdomain.
What does retrieval.py depend on?
retrieval.py imports 7 module(s): langchain_classic.chains.combine_documents.stuff, langchain_classic.chains.qa_with_sources.base, langchain_core.callbacks, langchain_core.documents, langchain_core.retrievers, pydantic, typing.
Where is retrieval.py in the architecture?
retrieval.py is located at libs/langchain/langchain_classic/chains/qa_with_sources/retrieval.py (domain: CoreAbstractions, subdomain: RunnableInterface, directory: libs/langchain/langchain_classic/chains/qa_with_sources).
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