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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Dependency Diagram

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  a58ec485_afe5_c733_6e70_92d4365f961c["ScoreStringEvalChain"]
  d06debbb_1139_e948_6288_92b25f038ca1 -->|defined in| a58ec485_afe5_c733_6e70_92d4365f961c
  323d29cb_9da1_dca1_8e57_f675bf2fe201["requires_reference()"]
  323d29cb_9da1_dca1_8e57_f675bf2fe201 -->|calls| d06debbb_1139_e948_6288_92b25f038ca1
  323d29cb_9da1_dca1_8e57_f675bf2fe201["requires_reference()"]
  d06debbb_1139_e948_6288_92b25f038ca1 -->|calls| 323d29cb_9da1_dca1_8e57_f675bf2fe201
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Source Code

libs/langchain/langchain_classic/evaluation/scoring/eval_chain.py lines 195–202

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

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

        """
        return False