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_require_embeddings() — langchain Function Reference

Architecture documentation for the _require_embeddings() function in qdrant.py from the langchain codebase.

Function python LangChainCore MessageInterface called by 3

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graph TD
  301071b8_045d_6589_e8d8_41bad61e4260["_require_embeddings()"]
  671b47a0_cdd3_a89d_e90f_0631a4bd67d3["QdrantVectorStore"]
  301071b8_045d_6589_e8d8_41bad61e4260 -->|defined in| 671b47a0_cdd3_a89d_e90f_0631a4bd67d3
  554efa04_b226_2427_5014_2b27a2b0b32f["similarity_search_with_score()"]
  554efa04_b226_2427_5014_2b27a2b0b32f -->|calls| 301071b8_045d_6589_e8d8_41bad61e4260
  6c0af82c_cb1f_821f_efa9_a3c7b1a87425["max_marginal_relevance_search()"]
  6c0af82c_cb1f_821f_efa9_a3c7b1a87425 -->|calls| 301071b8_045d_6589_e8d8_41bad61e4260
  b6a0e093_c39e_398d_bfa1_46505881abd6["_build_vectors()"]
  b6a0e093_c39e_398d_bfa1_46505881abd6 -->|calls| 301071b8_045d_6589_e8d8_41bad61e4260
  style 301071b8_045d_6589_e8d8_41bad61e4260 fill:#6366f1,stroke:#818cf8,color:#fff

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Source Code

libs/partners/qdrant/langchain_qdrant/qdrant.py lines 302–317

    def _require_embeddings(self, operation: str) -> Embeddings:
        """Require embeddings for operations that need them.

        Args:
            operation: Description of the operation requiring embeddings.

        Returns:
            The embeddings instance.

        Raises:
            ValueError: If embeddings are None and required for the operation.
        """
        if self.embeddings is None:
            msg = f"Embeddings are required for {operation}"
            raise ValueError(msg)
        return self.embeddings

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does _require_embeddings() do?
_require_embeddings() is a function in the langchain codebase, defined in libs/partners/qdrant/langchain_qdrant/qdrant.py.
Where is _require_embeddings() defined?
_require_embeddings() is defined in libs/partners/qdrant/langchain_qdrant/qdrant.py at line 302.
What calls _require_embeddings()?
_require_embeddings() is called by 3 function(s): _build_vectors, max_marginal_relevance_search, similarity_search_with_score.

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