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    Module●Since v0.1

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    Graph used in Runnable objects.

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    CurveStyle
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    Graph

    Serialize a "not implemented" object.

    Check if the given class is a subclass of Pydantic BaseModel.

    Check if the given class is a subclass of any of the following:

    • pydantic.BaseModel in Pydantic 2.x
    • pydantic.v1.BaseModel in Pydantic 2.x

    Check if a string is a valid UUID.

    Convert the data of a node to a string.

    Convert the data of a node to a JSON-serializable format.

    Runnable that can be serialized to JSON.

    Protocol for objects that can be converted to a string.

    Dictionary of labels for nodes and edges in a graph.

    Edge in a graph.

    Node in a graph.

    Branch in a graph.

    Enum for different curve styles supported by Mermaid.

    Schema for Hexadecimal color codes for different node types.

    Enum for different draw methods supported by Mermaid.

    Graph of nodes and edges.

    A unit of work that can be invoked, batched, streamed, transformed and composed.

    Key Methods

    • invoke/ainvoke: Transforms a single input into an output.
    • batch/abatch: Efficiently transforms multiple inputs into outputs.
    • stream/astream: Streams output from a single input as it's produced.
    • astream_log: Streams output and selected intermediate results from an input.

    Built-in optimizations:

    • Batch: By default, batch runs invoke() in parallel using a thread pool executor. Override to optimize batching.

    • Async: Methods with 'a' prefix are asynchronous. By default, they execute the sync counterpart using asyncio's thread pool. Override for native async.

    All methods accept an optional config argument, which can be used to configure execution, add tags and metadata for tracing and debugging etc.

    Runnables expose schematic information about their input, output and config via the input_schema property, the output_schema property and config_schema method.

    Composition

    Runnable objects can be composed together to create chains in a declarative way.

    Any chain constructed this way will automatically have sync, async, batch, and streaming support.

    The main composition primitives are RunnableSequence and RunnableParallel.

    RunnableSequence invokes a series of runnables sequentially, with one Runnable's output serving as the next's input. Construct using the | operator or by passing a list of runnables to RunnableSequence.

    RunnableParallel invokes runnables concurrently, providing the same input to each. Construct it using a dict literal within a sequence or by passing a dict to RunnableParallel.

    For example,

    from langchain_core.runnables import RunnableLambda
    
    # A RunnableSequence constructed using the `|` operator
    sequence = RunnableLambda(lambda x: x + 1) | RunnableLambda(lambda x: x * 2)
    sequence.invoke(1)  # 4
    sequence.batch([1, 2, 3])  # [4, 6, 8]
    
    # A sequence that contains a RunnableParallel constructed using a dict literal
    sequence = RunnableLambda(lambda x: x + 1) | {
        "mul_2": RunnableLambda(lambda x: x * 2),
        "mul_5": RunnableLambda(lambda x: x * 5),
    }
    sequence.invoke(1)  # {'mul_2': 4, 'mul_5': 10}

    Standard Methods

    All Runnables expose additional methods that can be used to modify their behavior (e.g., add a retry policy, add lifecycle listeners, make them configurable, etc.).

    These methods will work on any Runnable, including Runnable chains constructed by composing other Runnables. See the individual methods for details.

    For example,

    from langchain_core.runnables import RunnableLambda
    
    import random
    
    def add_one(x: int) -> int:
        return x + 1
    
    def buggy_double(y: int) -> int:
        """Buggy code that will fail 70% of the time"""
        if random.random() > 0.3:
            print('This code failed, and will probably be retried!')  # noqa: T201
            raise ValueError('Triggered buggy code')
        return y * 2
    
    sequence = (
        RunnableLambda(add_one) |
        RunnableLambda(buggy_double).with_retry( # Retry on failure
            stop_after_attempt=10,
            wait_exponential_jitter=False
        )
    )
    
    print(sequence.input_schema.model_json_schema()) # Show inferred input schema
    print(sequence.output_schema.model_json_schema()) # Show inferred output schema
    print(sequence.invoke(2)) # invoke the sequence (note the retry above!!)

    Debugging and tracing

    As the chains get longer, it can be useful to be able to see intermediate results to debug and trace the chain.

    You can set the global debug flag to True to enable debug output for all chains:

    from langchain_core.globals import set_debug
    
    set_debug(True)

    Alternatively, you can pass existing or custom callbacks to any given chain:

    from langchain_core.tracers import ConsoleCallbackHandler
    
    chain.invoke(..., config={"callbacks": [ConsoleCallbackHandler()]})

    For a UI (and much more) checkout LangSmith.

    A unit of work that can be invoked, batched, streamed, transformed and composed.

    Key Methods

    • invoke/ainvoke: Transforms a single input into an output.
    • batch/abatch: Efficiently transforms multiple inputs into outputs.
    • stream/astream: Streams output from a single input as it's produced.
    • astream_log: Streams output and selected intermediate results from an input.

    Built-in optimizations:

    • Batch: By default, batch runs invoke() in parallel using a thread pool executor. Override to optimize batching.

    • Async: Methods with 'a' prefix are asynchronous. By default, they execute the sync counterpart using asyncio's thread pool. Override for native async.

    All methods accept an optional config argument, which can be used to configure execution, add tags and metadata for tracing and debugging etc.

    Runnables expose schematic information about their input, output and config via the input_schema property, the output_schema property and config_schema method.

    Composition

    Runnable objects can be composed together to create chains in a declarative way.

    Any chain constructed this way will automatically have sync, async, batch, and streaming support.

    The main composition primitives are RunnableSequence and RunnableParallel.

    RunnableSequence invokes a series of runnables sequentially, with one Runnable's output serving as the next's input. Construct using the | operator or by passing a list of runnables to RunnableSequence.

    RunnableParallel invokes runnables concurrently, providing the same input to each. Construct it using a dict literal within a sequence or by passing a dict to RunnableParallel.

    For example,

    from langchain_core.runnables import RunnableLambda
    
    # A RunnableSequence constructed using the `|` operator
    sequence = RunnableLambda(lambda x: x + 1) | RunnableLambda(lambda x: x * 2)
    sequence.invoke(1)  # 4
    sequence.batch([1, 2, 3])  # [4, 6, 8]
    
    # A sequence that contains a RunnableParallel constructed using a dict literal
    sequence = RunnableLambda(lambda x: x + 1) | {
        "mul_2": RunnableLambda(lambda x: x * 2),
        "mul_5": RunnableLambda(lambda x: x * 5),
    }
    sequence.invoke(1)  # {'mul_2': 4, 'mul_5': 10}

    Standard Methods

    All Runnables expose additional methods that can be used to modify their behavior (e.g., add a retry policy, add lifecycle listeners, make them configurable, etc.).

    These methods will work on any Runnable, including Runnable chains constructed by composing other Runnables. See the individual methods for details.

    For example,

    from langchain_core.runnables import RunnableLambda
    
    import random
    
    def add_one(x: int) -> int:
        return x + 1
    
    def buggy_double(y: int) -> int:
        """Buggy code that will fail 70% of the time"""
        if random.random() > 0.3:
            print('This code failed, and will probably be retried!')  # noqa: T201
            raise ValueError('Triggered buggy code')
        return y * 2
    
    sequence = (
        RunnableLambda(add_one) |
        RunnableLambda(buggy_double).with_retry( # Retry on failure
            stop_after_attempt=10,
            wait_exponential_jitter=False
        )
    )
    
    print(sequence.input_schema.model_json_schema()) # Show inferred input schema
    print(sequence.output_schema.model_json_schema()) # Show inferred output schema
    print(sequence.invoke(2)) # invoke the sequence (note the retry above!!)

    Debugging and tracing

    As the chains get longer, it can be useful to be able to see intermediate results to debug and trace the chain.

    You can set the global debug flag to True to enable debug output for all chains:

    from langchain_core.globals import set_debug
    
    set_debug(True)

    Alternatively, you can pass existing or custom callbacks to any given chain:

    from langchain_core.tracers import ConsoleCallbackHandler
    
    chain.invoke(..., config={"callbacks": [ConsoleCallbackHandler()]})

    For a UI (and much more) checkout LangSmith.