fork() — langchain Function Reference

Architecture documentation for the fork() function in vectorstores.py from the langchain codebase.

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Source Code

libs/partners/chroma/langchain_chroma/vectorstores.py lines 492–507

    def fork(self, new_name: str) -> Chroma:
        """Fork this vector store.

        Args:
            new_name: New name for the forked store.

        Returns:
            A new Chroma store forked from this vector store.

        """
        forked_collection = self._collection.fork(new_name=new_name)
        return Chroma(
            client=self._client,
            embedding_function=self._embedding_function,
            collection_name=forked_collection.name,
        )