on_chain_start() — langchain Function Reference

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

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  9a94c7d5_5b57_d6be_f7fc_8502cdb2943c["on_chain_start()"]
  3b53de05_0697_704a_50e8_c5f9aaeba5ae["CallbackManagerMixin"]
  9a94c7d5_5b57_d6be_f7fc_8502cdb2943c -->|defined in| 3b53de05_0697_704a_50e8_c5f9aaeba5ae
  820b7c03_0358_cf7b_0c26_fbe4d32ae8b0["on_chain_start()"]
  820b7c03_0358_cf7b_0c26_fbe4d32ae8b0 -->|calls| 9a94c7d5_5b57_d6be_f7fc_8502cdb2943c
  820b7c03_0358_cf7b_0c26_fbe4d32ae8b0["on_chain_start()"]
  9a94c7d5_5b57_d6be_f7fc_8502cdb2943c -->|calls| 820b7c03_0358_cf7b_0c26_fbe4d32ae8b0
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Source Code

libs/core/langchain_core/callbacks/base.py lines 325–346

    def on_chain_start(
        self,
        serialized: dict[str, Any],
        inputs: dict[str, Any],
        *,
        run_id: UUID,
        parent_run_id: UUID | None = None,
        tags: list[str] | None = None,
        metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
        **kwargs: Any,
    ) -> Any:
        """Run when a chain starts running.

        Args:
            serialized: The serialized chain.
            inputs: The inputs.
            run_id: The ID of the current run.
            parent_run_id: The ID of the parent run.
            tags: The tags.
            metadata: The metadata.
            **kwargs: Additional keyword arguments.
        """