requires_reference() — langchain Function Reference

Architecture documentation for the requires_reference() function in eval_chain.py from the langchain codebase.

Function python LangChainCore ApiManagement calls 1 called by 1

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  86fa64c4_797a_aabb_977a_ebffb5c3b3b9 -->|calls| a61c9572_7e51_7905_c483_ad76f7506dea
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  a61c9572_7e51_7905_c483_ad76f7506dea -->|calls| 86fa64c4_797a_aabb_977a_ebffb5c3b3b9
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Source Code

libs/langchain/langchain_classic/evaluation/comparison/eval_chain.py lines 206–213

    def requires_reference(self) -> bool:
        """Return whether the chain requires a reference.

        Returns:
            `True` if the chain requires a reference, `False` otherwise.

        """
        return False