help needed - how to modify output of each map chain before reduce step of a MapReduceDocumentsChain ?

[stygmate]

Everything is in the title, I searched for hours... anybody ?

[dosubot[bot]]

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[dosubot[bot]]

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To modify the output of each map chain before the reduce step of a MapReduceDocumentsChain in langchainjs, you would need to modify the _call method of the MapReduceDocumentsChain class.

In the _call method, the map step is performed by calling this.llmChain.apply on each document. The results of this operation are stored in the results variable.

To modify the output of each map chain, you would need to add your modification logic after the map step and before the reduce step.

Here is an example of how you could modify the _call method to apply a simple modification function modifyOutput to each result:

/** @ignore */
async _call(
  values: ChainValues,
  runManager?: CallbackManagerForChainRun
): Promise<ChainValues> {
  if (!(this.inputKey in values)) {
    throw new Error(`Document key ${this.inputKey} not found.`);
  }
  const { [this.inputKey]: docs, ...rest } = values;

  let currentDocs = docs as Document[];
  let intermediateSteps: string[] = [];

  // For each iteration, we'll use the `llmChain` to get a new result
  for (let i = 0; i < this.maxIterations; i += 1) {
    const inputs = currentDocs.map((d) => ({
      [this.documentVariableName]: d.pageContent,
      ...rest,
    }));

    const results = await this.llmChain.apply(
      inputs,
      runManager
        ? Array.from({ length: inputs.length }, (_, i) =>
            runManager.getChild(`map_${i + 1}`)
          )
        : undefined
    );
    const { outputKey } = this.llmChain;

    // Modify the output of each map chain here
    results.forEach((r) => {
      r[outputKey] = modifyOutput(r[outputKey]);
    });

    // If the flag is set, then concat that to the intermediate steps
    if (this.returnIntermediateSteps) {
      intermediateSteps = intermediateSteps.concat(
        results.map((r) => r[outputKey])
      );
    }

    currentDocs = results.map((r) => ({
      pageContent: r[outputKey],
      metadata: {},
    }));
  }

  // Now, with the final result of all the inputs from the `llmChain`, we can
  // run the `combineDocumentChain` over them.
  const newInputs = {
    [this.combineDocumentChain.inputKey]: currentDocs,
    ...rest,
  };
  const result = await this.combineDocumentChain.call(
    newInputs,
    runManager?.getChild("combine_documents")
  );

  // Return the intermediate steps results if the flag is set
  if (this.returnIntermediateSteps) {
    return { ...result, intermediateSteps };
  }
  return result;
}

In this example, modifyOutput is a function that takes the output of a map chain and returns a modified version of it. You would need to replace modifyOutput with your own function that implements the desired modification.

You can find more details about the MapReduceDocumentsChain class in the langchain/src/chains/combine_docs_chain.ts file in the langchainjs repository.

Sources

• langchain/src/chains/combine_docs_chain.ts
• examples/src/chains/map_reduce_lcel.ts
• langchain/src/chains/llm_chain.ts

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[stygmate]

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[bracesproul]

Hey @stygmate, for this you'll need to implement the chain using LCEL and from there you can modify its behavior however you'd wish! An example of the map reduce chain in LCEL can be found here

[dosubot[bot]]

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I understand that you're looking to modify the output of each map chain before the reduce step in a MapReduceDocumentsChain in langchainjs, but you're working in Python. However, as langchainjs is a JavaScript framework, the codebase and its methods are written in JavaScript, not Python.

To help you better, could you please provide more details about your Python environment? Are you using a JavaScript to Python transpiler or some other method to use langchainjs in Python? Also, could you share the TypeScript solution you mentioned? This would help me understand the context better and provide a more accurate Python equivalent.

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[dosubot[bot]]

Hi, @stygmate,

I'm helping the langchainjs team manage their backlog and am marking this issue as stale. From what I understand, you were seeking help on modifying the output of each map chain before the reduce step of a MapReduceDocumentsChain in langchainjs. Both "dosubot" and "bracesproul" provided detailed responses and suggestions, and it seems like the issue has been resolved with my providing a detailed solution and clarification regarding the Python environment.

Could you please confirm if this issue is still relevant to the latest version of the langchainjs repository? If it is, please let the langchainjs team know by commenting on the issue. Otherwise, feel free to close the issue yourself, or it will be automatically closed in 7 days.

Thank you!