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_chain_type() — langchain Function Reference

Architecture documentation for the _chain_type() function in base.py from the langchain codebase.

Function python AgentOrchestration ClassicChains

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graph TD
  94f644c9_9259_2c31_1318_d68b5ff4c022["_chain_type()"]
  bc11cd5d_a081_308b_a325_0c46b7e4deb4["ChatVectorDBChain"]
  94f644c9_9259_2c31_1318_d68b5ff4c022 -->|defined in| bc11cd5d_a081_308b_a325_0c46b7e4deb4
  style 94f644c9_9259_2c31_1318_d68b5ff4c022 fill:#6366f1,stroke:#818cf8,color:#fff

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Source Code

libs/langchain/langchain_classic/chains/conversational_retrieval/base.py lines 506–507

    def _chain_type(self) -> str:
        return "chat-vector-db"

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does _chain_type() do?
_chain_type() is a function in the langchain codebase, defined in libs/langchain/langchain_classic/chains/conversational_retrieval/base.py.
Where is _chain_type() defined?
_chain_type() is defined in libs/langchain/langchain_classic/chains/conversational_retrieval/base.py at line 506.

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