_get_relevant_documents() — langchain Function Reference

Architecture documentation for the _get_relevant_documents() function in merger_retriever.py from the langchain codebase.

Function python LangChainCore Runnables calls 1

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Dependency Diagram

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  b36313ed_19de_20c2_3cb5_aea6296aa51a["_get_relevant_documents()"]
  d3431bb4_b3e7_972f_7bf0_e9f01c630ed7["MergerRetriever"]
  b36313ed_19de_20c2_3cb5_aea6296aa51a -->|defined in| d3431bb4_b3e7_972f_7bf0_e9f01c630ed7
  98b9ac16_6db8_bf8a_3842_55f116fd8b89["merge_documents()"]
  b36313ed_19de_20c2_3cb5_aea6296aa51a -->|calls| 98b9ac16_6db8_bf8a_3842_55f116fd8b89
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Source Code

libs/langchain/langchain_classic/retrievers/merger_retriever.py lines 17–33

    def _get_relevant_documents(
        self,
        query: str,
        *,
        run_manager: CallbackManagerForRetrieverRun,
    ) -> list[Document]:
        """Get the relevant documents for a given query.

        Args:
            query: The query to search for.
            run_manager: The callback handler to use.

        Returns:
            A list of relevant documents.
        """
        # Merge the results of the retrievers.
        return self.merge_documents(query, run_manager)