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retriever_constructor() — langchain Function Reference

Architecture documentation for the retriever_constructor() function in retrievers.py from the langchain codebase.

Function python LangChainCore Runnables called by 2

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graph TD
  adeb6914_7bba_a87e_a89d_2a30f011db48["retriever_constructor()"]
  832b9ba1_75e8_ad0c_71b4_3f5c6d4c0825["RetrieversIntegrationTests"]
  adeb6914_7bba_a87e_a89d_2a30f011db48 -->|defined in| 832b9ba1_75e8_ad0c_71b4_3f5c6d4c0825
  2fe826f8_afb9_94d0_049e_ba8fab6d94f8["retriever()"]
  2fe826f8_afb9_94d0_049e_ba8fab6d94f8 -->|calls| adeb6914_7bba_a87e_a89d_2a30f011db48
  80c8db8c_8df3_1aaf_56b0_287bde684eda["test_k_constructor_param()"]
  80c8db8c_8df3_1aaf_56b0_287bde684eda -->|calls| adeb6914_7bba_a87e_a89d_2a30f011db48
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Source Code

libs/standard-tests/langchain_tests/integration_tests/retrievers.py lines 18–20

    def retriever_constructor(self) -> type[BaseRetriever]:
        """A `BaseRetriever` subclass to be tested."""
        ...

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does retriever_constructor() do?
retriever_constructor() is a function in the langchain codebase, defined in libs/standard-tests/langchain_tests/integration_tests/retrievers.py.
Where is retriever_constructor() defined?
retriever_constructor() is defined in libs/standard-tests/langchain_tests/integration_tests/retrievers.py at line 18.
What calls retriever_constructor()?
retriever_constructor() is called by 2 function(s): retriever, test_k_constructor_param.

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