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Architecture documentation for buffer_window.py, a python file in the langchain codebase. 5 imports, 0 dependents.

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Dependency Diagram

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Source Code

from typing import Any

from langchain_core._api import deprecated
from langchain_core.messages import BaseMessage, get_buffer_string
from typing_extensions import override

from langchain_classic.memory.chat_memory import BaseChatMemory


@deprecated(
    since="0.3.1",
    removal="1.0.0",
    message=(
        "Please see the migration guide at: "
        "https://python.langchain.com/docs/versions/migrating_memory/"
    ),
)
class ConversationBufferWindowMemory(BaseChatMemory):
    """Use to keep track of the last k turns of a conversation.

    If the number of messages in the conversation is more than the maximum number
    of messages to keep, the oldest messages are dropped.
    """

    human_prefix: str = "Human"
    ai_prefix: str = "AI"
    memory_key: str = "history"
    k: int = 5
    """Number of messages to store in buffer."""

    @property
    def buffer(self) -> str | list[BaseMessage]:
        """String buffer of memory."""
        return self.buffer_as_messages if self.return_messages else self.buffer_as_str

    @property
    def buffer_as_str(self) -> str:
        """Exposes the buffer as a string in case return_messages is False."""
        messages = self.chat_memory.messages[-self.k * 2 :] if self.k > 0 else []
        return get_buffer_string(
            messages,
            human_prefix=self.human_prefix,
            ai_prefix=self.ai_prefix,
        )

    @property
    def buffer_as_messages(self) -> list[BaseMessage]:
        """Exposes the buffer as a list of messages in case return_messages is True."""
        return self.chat_memory.messages[-self.k * 2 :] if self.k > 0 else []

    @property
    def memory_variables(self) -> list[str]:
        """Will always return list of memory variables."""
        return [self.memory_key]

    @override
    def load_memory_variables(self, inputs: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
        """Return history buffer."""
        return {self.memory_key: self.buffer}

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Dependencies

  • langchain_classic.memory.chat_memory
  • langchain_core._api
  • langchain_core.messages
  • typing
  • typing_extensions

Frequently Asked Questions

What does buffer_window.py do?
buffer_window.py is a source file in the langchain codebase, written in python. It belongs to the LangChainCore domain, MessageInterface subdomain.
What does buffer_window.py depend on?
buffer_window.py imports 5 module(s): langchain_classic.memory.chat_memory, langchain_core._api, langchain_core.messages, typing, typing_extensions.
Where is buffer_window.py in the architecture?
buffer_window.py is located at libs/langchain/langchain_classic/memory/buffer_window.py (domain: LangChainCore, subdomain: MessageInterface, directory: libs/langchain/langchain_classic/memory).

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