`langchain_core.runnables.base`.RunnableGenerator¶

Note

RunnableGenerator implements the standard Runnable Interface. 🏃

The Runnable Interface has additional methods that are available on runnables, such as with_types, with_retry, assign, bind, get_graph, and more.

class langchain_core.runnables.base.RunnableGenerator(transform: Union[Callable[[Iterator[Input]], Iterator[Output]], Callable[[AsyncIterator[Input]], AsyncIterator[Output]]], atransform: Optional[Callable[[AsyncIterator[Input]], AsyncIterator[Output]]] = None)[source]¶

Runnable that runs a generator function.

RunnableGenerators can be instantiated directly or by using a generator within a sequence.

RunnableGenerators can be used to implement custom behavior, such as custom output parsers, while preserving streaming capabilities. Given a generator function with a signature Iterator[A] -> Iterator[B], wrapping it in a RunnableGenerator allows it to emit output chunks as soon as they are streamed in from the previous step.

Note that if a generator function has a signature A -> Iterator[B], such that it requires its input from the previous step to be completed before emitting chunks (e.g., most LLMs need the entire prompt available to start generating), it can instead be wrapped in a RunnableLambda.

Here is an example to show the basic mechanics of a RunnableGenerator:

from typing import Any, AsyncIterator, Iterator

from langchain_core.runnables import RunnableGenerator


def gen(input: Iterator[Any]) -> Iterator[str]:
    for token in ["Have", " a", " nice", " day"]:
        yield token


runnable = RunnableGenerator(gen)
runnable.invoke(None)  # "Have a nice day"
list(runnable.stream(None))  # ["Have", " a", " nice", " day"]
runnable.batch([None, None])  # ["Have a nice day", "Have a nice day"]


# Async version:
async def agen(input: AsyncIterator[Any]) -> AsyncIterator[str]:
    for token in ["Have", " a", " nice", " day"]:
        yield token

runnable = RunnableGenerator(agen)
await runnable.ainvoke(None)  # "Have a nice day"
[p async for p in runnable.astream(None)] # ["Have", " a", " nice", " day"]

RunnableGenerator makes it easy to implement custom behavior within a streaming context. Below we show an example:

from langchain_core.prompts import ChatPromptTemplate
from langchain_core.runnables import RunnableGenerator, RunnableLambda
from langchain_openai import ChatOpenAI
from langchain_core.output_parsers import StrOutputParser


model = ChatOpenAI()
chant_chain = (
    ChatPromptTemplate.from_template("Give me a 3 word chant about {topic}")
    | model
    | StrOutputParser()
)

def character_generator(input: Iterator[str]) -> Iterator[str]:
    for token in input:
        if "," in token or "." in token:
            yield "👏" + token
        else:
            yield token


runnable = chant_chain | character_generator
assert type(runnable.last) is RunnableGenerator
"".join(runnable.stream({"topic": "waste"})) # Reduce👏, Reuse👏, Recycle👏.

# Note that RunnableLambda can be used to delay streaming of one step in a
# sequence until the previous step is finished:
def reverse_generator(input: str) -> Iterator[str]:
    # Yield characters of input in reverse order.
    for character in input[::-1]:
        yield character

runnable = chant_chain | RunnableLambda(reverse_generator)
"".join(runnable.stream({"topic": "waste"}))  # ".elcycer ,esuer ,ecudeR"

Initialize a RunnableGenerator.

Parameters

transform (Union[Callable[[Iterator[Input]], Iterator[Output]], Callable[[AsyncIterator[Input]], AsyncIterator[Output]]]) – The transform function.
atransform (Optional[Callable[[AsyncIterator[Input]], AsyncIterator[Output]]]) – The async transform function. Defaults to None.

Raises

TypeError – If the transform is not a generator function.

Attributes

`InputType`	The type of input this Runnable accepts specified as a type annotation.
`OutputType`	The type of output this Runnable produces specified as a type annotation.
`config_specs`	List configurable fields for this Runnable.
`input_schema`	The type of input this Runnable accepts specified as a pydantic model.
`name`	The name of the Runnable.
`output_schema`	The type of output this Runnable produces specified as a pydantic model.

Methods

`__init__`(transform[, atransform])	Initialize a RunnableGenerator.
`abatch`(inputs[, config, return_exceptions])	Default implementation runs ainvoke in parallel using asyncio.gather.
`abatch_as_completed`(inputs[, config, ...])	Run ainvoke in parallel on a list of inputs, yielding results as they complete.
`ainvoke`(input[, config])	Default implementation of ainvoke, calls invoke from a thread.
`as_tool`([args_schema, name, description, ...])
`assign`(**kwargs)	Assigns new fields to the dict output of this Runnable.
`astream`(input[, config])	Default implementation of astream, which calls ainvoke.
`astream_events`(input[, config, ...])
`astream_log`(input[, config, diff, ...])	Stream all output from a Runnable, as reported to the callback system.
`atransform`(input[, config])	Default implementation of atransform, which buffers input and calls astream.
`batch`(inputs[, config, return_exceptions])	Default implementation runs invoke in parallel using a thread pool executor.
`batch_as_completed`(inputs[, config, ...])	Run invoke in parallel on a list of inputs, yielding results as they complete.
`bind`(**kwargs)	Bind arguments to a Runnable, returning a new Runnable.
`config_schema`(*[, include])	The type of config this Runnable accepts specified as a pydantic model.
`get_graph`([config])	Return a graph representation of this Runnable.
`get_input_schema`([config])	Get a pydantic model that can be used to validate input to the Runnable.
`get_name`([suffix, name])	Get the name of the Runnable.
`get_output_schema`([config])	Get a pydantic model that can be used to validate output to the Runnable.
`get_prompts`([config])	Return a list of prompts used by this Runnable.
`invoke`(input[, config])	Transform a single input into an output.
`map`()	Return a new Runnable that maps a list of inputs to a list of outputs, by calling invoke() with each input.
`pick`(keys)	Pick keys from the dict output of this Runnable.
`pipe`(*others[, name])	Compose this Runnable with Runnable-like objects to make a RunnableSequence.
`stream`(input[, config])	Default implementation of stream, which calls invoke.
`transform`(input[, config])	Default implementation of transform, which buffers input and then calls stream.
`with_alisteners`(*[, on_start, on_end, on_error])	Bind asynchronous lifecycle listeners to a Runnable, returning a new Runnable.
`with_config`([config])	Bind config to a Runnable, returning a new Runnable.
`with_fallbacks`(fallbacks, *[, ...])	Add fallbacks to a Runnable, returning a new Runnable.
`with_listeners`(*[, on_start, on_end, on_error])	Bind lifecycle listeners to a Runnable, returning a new Runnable.
`with_retry`(*[, retry_if_exception_type, ...])	Create a new Runnable that retries the original Runnable on exceptions.
`with_types`(*[, input_type, output_type])	Bind input and output types to a Runnable, returning a new Runnable.

__init__(transform: Union[Callable[[Iterator[Input]], Iterator[Output]], Callable[[AsyncIterator[Input]], AsyncIterator[Output]]], atransform: Optional[Callable[[AsyncIterator[Input]], AsyncIterator[Output]]] = None) → None[source]¶

Initialize a RunnableGenerator.

Parameters

transform (Union[Callable[[Iterator[Input]], Iterator[Output]], Callable[[AsyncIterator[Input]], AsyncIterator[Output]]]) – The transform function.
atransform (Optional[Callable[[AsyncIterator[Input]], AsyncIterator[Output]]]) – The async transform function. Defaults to None.

Raises

TypeError – If the transform is not a generator function.

Return type

None

async abatch(inputs: List[Input], config: Optional[Union[RunnableConfig, List[RunnableConfig]]] = None, *, return_exceptions: bool = False, **kwargs: Optional[Any]) → List[Output]¶

Default implementation runs ainvoke in parallel using asyncio.gather.

The default implementation of batch works well for IO bound runnables.

Subclasses should override this method if they can batch more efficiently; e.g., if the underlying Runnable uses an API which supports a batch mode.

Parameters

inputs (List[Input]) – A list of inputs to the Runnable.
config (Optional[Union[RunnableConfig, List[RunnableConfig]]]) – A config to use when invoking the Runnable. The config supports standard keys like ‘tags’, ‘metadata’ for tracing purposes, ‘max_concurrency’ for controlling how much work to do in parallel, and other keys. Please refer to the RunnableConfig for more details. Defaults to None.
return_exceptions (bool) – Whether to return exceptions instead of raising them. Defaults to False.
kwargs (Optional[Any]) – Additional keyword arguments to pass to the Runnable.

Returns

A list of outputs from the Runnable.

Return type

List[Output]

async abatch_as_completed(inputs: Sequence[Input], config: Optional[Union[RunnableConfig, Sequence[RunnableConfig]]] = None, *, return_exceptions: bool = False, **kwargs: Optional[Any]) → AsyncIterator[Tuple[int, Union[Output, Exception]]]¶

Run ainvoke in parallel on a list of inputs, yielding results as they complete.

Parameters

inputs (Sequence[Input]) – A list of inputs to the Runnable.
config (Optional[Union[RunnableConfig, Sequence[RunnableConfig]]]) – A config to use when invoking the Runnable. The config supports standard keys like ‘tags’, ‘metadata’ for tracing purposes, ‘max_concurrency’ for controlling how much work to do in parallel, and other keys. Please refer to the RunnableConfig for more details. Defaults to None. Defaults to None.
return_exceptions (bool) – Whether to return exceptions instead of raising them. Defaults to False.
kwargs (Optional[Any]) – Additional keyword arguments to pass to the Runnable.

Yields

A tuple of the index of the input and the output from the Runnable.

Return type

AsyncIterator[Tuple[int, Union[Output, Exception]]]

async ainvoke(input: Input, config: Optional[RunnableConfig] = None, **kwargs: Any) → Output[source]¶

Default implementation of ainvoke, calls invoke from a thread.

The default implementation allows usage of async code even if the Runnable did not implement a native async version of invoke.

Subclasses should override this method if they can run asynchronously.

Parameters

input (Input) –
config (Optional[RunnableConfig]) –
kwargs (Any) –

Return type

Output

as_tool(args_schema: Optional[Type[BaseModel]] = None, *, name: Optional[str] = None, description: Optional[str] = None, arg_types: Optional[Dict[str, Type]] = None) → BaseTool¶

Beta

This API is in beta and may change in the future.

Create a BaseTool from a Runnable.

as_tool will instantiate a BaseTool with a name, description, and args_schema from a Runnable. Where possible, schemas are inferred from runnable.get_input_schema. Alternatively (e.g., if the Runnable takes a dict as input and the specific dict keys are not typed), the schema can be specified directly with args_schema. You can also pass arg_types to just specify the required arguments and their types.

Parameters

args_schema (Optional[Type[BaseModel]]) – The schema for the tool. Defaults to None.
name (Optional[str]) – The name of the tool. Defaults to None.
description (Optional[str]) – The description of the tool. Defaults to None.
arg_types (Optional[Dict[str, Type]]) – A dictionary of argument names to types. Defaults to None.

Returns

A BaseTool instance.

Return type

BaseTool

Typed dict input:

from typing import List
from typing_extensions import TypedDict
from langchain_core.runnables import RunnableLambda

class Args(TypedDict):
    a: int
    b: List[int]

def f(x: Args) -> str:
    return str(x["a"] * max(x["b"]))

runnable = RunnableLambda(f)
as_tool = runnable.as_tool()
as_tool.invoke({"a": 3, "b": [1, 2]})

dict input, specifying schema via args_schema:

from typing import Any, Dict, List
from langchain_core.pydantic_v1 import BaseModel, Field
from langchain_core.runnables import RunnableLambda

def f(x: Dict[str, Any]) -> str:
    return str(x["a"] * max(x["b"]))

class FSchema(BaseModel):
    """Apply a function to an integer and list of integers."""

    a: int = Field(..., description="Integer")
    b: List[int] = Field(..., description="List of ints")

runnable = RunnableLambda(f)
as_tool = runnable.as_tool(FSchema)
as_tool.invoke({"a": 3, "b": [1, 2]})

dict input, specifying schema via arg_types:

from typing import Any, Dict, List
from langchain_core.runnables import RunnableLambda

def f(x: Dict[str, Any]) -> str:
    return str(x["a"] * max(x["b"]))

runnable = RunnableLambda(f)
as_tool = runnable.as_tool(arg_types={"a": int, "b": List[int]})
as_tool.invoke({"a": 3, "b": [1, 2]})

String input:

from langchain_core.runnables import RunnableLambda

def f(x: str) -> str:
    return x + "a"

def g(x: str) -> str:
    return x + "z"

runnable = RunnableLambda(f) | g
as_tool = runnable.as_tool()
as_tool.invoke("b")

New in version 0.2.14.

assign(**kwargs: Union[Runnable[Dict[str, Any], Any], Callable[[Dict[str, Any]], Any], Mapping[str, Union[Runnable[Dict[str, Any], Any], Callable[[Dict[str, Any]], Any]]]]) → RunnableSerializable[Any, Any]¶

Assigns new fields to the dict output of this Runnable. Returns a new Runnable.

from langchain_community.llms.fake import FakeStreamingListLLM
from langchain_core.output_parsers import StrOutputParser
from langchain_core.prompts import SystemMessagePromptTemplate
from langchain_core.runnables import Runnable
from operator import itemgetter

prompt = (
    SystemMessagePromptTemplate.from_template("You are a nice assistant.")
    + "{question}"
)
llm = FakeStreamingListLLM(responses=["foo-lish"])

chain: Runnable = prompt | llm | {"str": StrOutputParser()}

chain_with_assign = chain.assign(hello=itemgetter("str") | llm)

print(chain_with_assign.input_schema.schema())
# {'title': 'PromptInput', 'type': 'object', 'properties':
{'question': {'title': 'Question', 'type': 'string'}}}
print(chain_with_assign.output_schema.schema()) #
{'title': 'RunnableSequenceOutput', 'type': 'object', 'properties':
{'str': {'title': 'Str',
'type': 'string'}, 'hello': {'title': 'Hello', 'type': 'string'}}}

Parameters: kwargs (Union[Runnable[Dict[str, Any], Any], Callable[[Dict[str, Any]], Any], Mapping[str, Union[Runnable[Dict[str, Any], Any], Callable[[Dict[str, Any]], Any]]]]) –
Return type: RunnableSerializable[Any, Any]

astream(input: Input, config: Optional[RunnableConfig] = None, **kwargs: Any) → AsyncIterator[Output][source]¶

Default implementation of astream, which calls ainvoke. Subclasses should override this method if they support streaming output.

Parameters

input (Input) – The input to the Runnable.
config (Optional[RunnableConfig]) – The config to use for the Runnable. Defaults to None.
kwargs (Any) – Additional keyword arguments to pass to the Runnable.

Yields

The output of the Runnable.

Return type

AsyncIterator[Output]

astream_events(input: Any, config: Optional[RunnableConfig] = None, *, version: Literal['v1', 'v2'], include_names: Optional[Sequence[str]] = None, include_types: Optional[Sequence[str]] = None, include_tags: Optional[Sequence[str]] = None, exclude_names: Optional[Sequence[str]] = None, exclude_types: Optional[Sequence[str]] = None, exclude_tags: Optional[Sequence[str]] = None, **kwargs: Any) → AsyncIterator[Union[StandardStreamEvent, CustomStreamEvent]]¶

Beta

This API is in beta and may change in the future.

Generate a stream of events.

Use to create an iterator over StreamEvents that provide real-time information about the progress of the Runnable, including StreamEvents from intermediate results.

A StreamEvent is a dictionary with the following schema:

event: str - Event names are of the
format: on_[runnable_type]_(start|stream|end).
name: str - The name of the Runnable that generated the event.
run_id: str - randomly generated ID associated with the given execution of
the Runnable that emitted the event. A child Runnable that gets invoked as part of the execution of a parent Runnable is assigned its own unique ID.
parent_ids: List[str] - The IDs of the parent runnables that
generated the event. The root Runnable will have an empty list. The order of the parent IDs is from the root to the immediate parent. Only available for v2 version of the API. The v1 version of the API will return an empty list.
tags: Optional[List[str]] - The tags of the Runnable that generated
the event.
metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] - The metadata of the Runnable
that generated the event.
data: Dict[str, Any]

Below is a table that illustrates some evens that might be emitted by various chains. Metadata fields have been omitted from the table for brevity. Chain definitions have been included after the table.

ATTENTION This reference table is for the V2 version of the schema.

event	name	chunk	input	output
on_chat_model_start	[model name]		{“messages”: [[SystemMessage, HumanMessage]]}
on_chat_model_stream	[model name]	AIMessageChunk(content=”hello”)
on_chat_model_end	[model name]		{“messages”: [[SystemMessage, HumanMessage]]}	AIMessageChunk(content=”hello world”)
on_llm_start	[model name]		{‘input’: ‘hello’}
on_llm_stream	[model name]	‘Hello’
on_llm_end	[model name]		‘Hello human!’
on_chain_start	format_docs
on_chain_stream	format_docs	“hello world!, goodbye world!”
on_chain_end	format_docs		[Document(…)]	“hello world!, goodbye world!”
on_tool_start	some_tool		{“x”: 1, “y”: “2”}
on_tool_end	some_tool			{“x”: 1, “y”: “2”}
on_retriever_start	[retriever name]		{“query”: “hello”}
on_retriever_end	[retriever name]		{“query”: “hello”}	[Document(…), ..]
on_prompt_start	[template_name]		{“question”: “hello”}
on_prompt_end	[template_name]		{“question”: “hello”}	ChatPromptValue(messages: [SystemMessage, …])

In addition to the standard events, users can also dispatch custom events (see example below).

Custom events will be only be surfaced with in the v2 version of the API!

A custom event has following format:

Attribute	Type	Description
name	str	A user defined name for the event.
data	Any	The data associated with the event. This can be anything, though we suggest making it JSON serializable.

Here are declarations associated with the standard events shown above:

format_docs:

def format_docs(docs: List[Document]) -> str:
    '''Format the docs.'''
    return ", ".join([doc.page_content for doc in docs])

format_docs = RunnableLambda(format_docs)

some_tool:

@tool
def some_tool(x: int, y: str) -> dict:
    '''Some_tool.'''
    return {"x": x, "y": y}

prompt:

template = ChatPromptTemplate.from_messages(
    [("system", "You are Cat Agent 007"), ("human", "{question}")]
).with_config({"run_name": "my_template", "tags": ["my_template"]})

Example:

from langchain_core.runnables import RunnableLambda

async def reverse(s: str) -> str:
    return s[::-1]

chain = RunnableLambda(func=reverse)

events = [
    event async for event in chain.astream_events("hello", version="v2")
]

# will produce the following events (run_id, and parent_ids
# has been omitted for brevity):
[
    {
        "data": {"input": "hello"},
        "event": "on_chain_start",
        "metadata": {},
        "name": "reverse",
        "tags": [],
    },
    {
        "data": {"chunk": "olleh"},
        "event": "on_chain_stream",
        "metadata": {},
        "name": "reverse",
        "tags": [],
    },
    {
        "data": {"output": "olleh"},
        "event": "on_chain_end",
        "metadata": {},
        "name": "reverse",
        "tags": [],
    },
]

Example: Dispatch Custom Event

from langchain_core.callbacks.manager import (
    adispatch_custom_event,
)
from langchain_core.runnables import RunnableLambda, RunnableConfig
import asyncio


async def slow_thing(some_input: str, config: RunnableConfig) -> str:
    """Do something that takes a long time."""
    await asyncio.sleep(1) # Placeholder for some slow operation
    await adispatch_custom_event(
        "progress_event",
        {"message": "Finished step 1 of 3"},
        config=config # Must be included for python < 3.10
    )
    await asyncio.sleep(1) # Placeholder for some slow operation
    await adispatch_custom_event(
        "progress_event",
        {"message": "Finished step 2 of 3"},
        config=config # Must be included for python < 3.10
    )
    await asyncio.sleep(1) # Placeholder for some slow operation
    return "Done"

slow_thing = RunnableLambda(slow_thing)

async for event in slow_thing.astream_events("some_input", version="v2"):
    print(event)

Parameters

input (Any) – The input to the Runnable.
config (Optional[RunnableConfig]) – The config to use for the Runnable.
version (Literal['v1', 'v2']) – The version of the schema to use either v2 or v1. Users should use v2. v1 is for backwards compatibility and will be deprecated in 0.4.0. No default will be assigned until the API is stabilized. custom events will only be surfaced in v2.
include_names (Optional[Sequence[str]]) – Only include events from runnables with matching names.
include_types (Optional[Sequence[str]]) – Only include events from runnables with matching types.
include_tags (Optional[Sequence[str]]) – Only include events from runnables with matching tags.
exclude_names (Optional[Sequence[str]]) – Exclude events from runnables with matching names.
exclude_types (Optional[Sequence[str]]) – Exclude events from runnables with matching types.
exclude_tags (Optional[Sequence[str]]) – Exclude events from runnables with matching tags.
kwargs (Any) – Additional keyword arguments to pass to the Runnable. These will be passed to astream_log as this implementation of astream_events is built on top of astream_log.

Yields

An async stream of StreamEvents.

Raises

NotImplementedError – If the version is not v1 or v2.

Return type

AsyncIterator[Union[StandardStreamEvent, CustomStreamEvent]]

async astream_log(input: Any, config: Optional[RunnableConfig] = None, *, diff: bool = True, with_streamed_output_list: bool = True, include_names: Optional[Sequence[str]] = None, include_types: Optional[Sequence[str]] = None, include_tags: Optional[Sequence[str]] = None, exclude_names: Optional[Sequence[str]] = None, exclude_types: Optional[Sequence[str]] = None, exclude_tags: Optional[Sequence[str]] = None, **kwargs: Any) → Union[AsyncIterator[RunLogPatch], AsyncIterator[RunLog]]¶

Stream all output from a Runnable, as reported to the callback system. This includes all inner runs of LLMs, Retrievers, Tools, etc.

Output is streamed as Log objects, which include a list of Jsonpatch ops that describe how the state of the run has changed in each step, and the final state of the run.

The Jsonpatch ops can be applied in order to construct state.

Parameters

input (Any) – The input to the Runnable.
config (Optional[RunnableConfig]) – The config to use for the Runnable.
diff (bool) – Whether to yield diffs between each step or the current state.
with_streamed_output_list (bool) – Whether to yield the streamed_output list.
include_names (Optional[Sequence[str]]) – Only include logs with these names.
include_types (Optional[Sequence[str]]) – Only include logs with these types.
include_tags (Optional[Sequence[str]]) – Only include logs with these tags.
exclude_names (Optional[Sequence[str]]) – Exclude logs with these names.
exclude_types (Optional[Sequence[str]]) – Exclude logs with these types.
exclude_tags (Optional[Sequence[str]]) – Exclude logs with these tags.
kwargs (Any) – Additional keyword arguments to pass to the Runnable.

Yields

A RunLogPatch or RunLog object.

Return type

Union[AsyncIterator[RunLogPatch], AsyncIterator[RunLog]]

atransform(input: AsyncIterator[Input], config: Optional[RunnableConfig] = None, **kwargs: Any) → AsyncIterator[Output][source]¶

Default implementation of atransform, which buffers input and calls astream. Subclasses should override this method if they can start producing output while input is still being generated.

Parameters

input (AsyncIterator[Input]) – An async iterator of inputs to the Runnable.
config (Optional[RunnableConfig]) – The config to use for the Runnable. Defaults to None.
kwargs (Any) – Additional keyword arguments to pass to the Runnable.

Yields

The output of the Runnable.

Return type

AsyncIterator[Output]

batch(inputs: List[Input], config: Optional[Union[RunnableConfig, List[RunnableConfig]]] = None, *, return_exceptions: bool = False, **kwargs: Optional[Any]) → List[Output]¶

Default implementation runs invoke in parallel using a thread pool executor.

The default implementation of batch works well for IO bound runnables.

Subclasses should override this method if they can batch more efficiently; e.g., if the underlying Runnable uses an API which supports a batch mode.

Parameters

inputs (List[Input]) –
config (Optional[Union[RunnableConfig, List[RunnableConfig]]]) –
return_exceptions (bool) –
kwargs (Optional[Any]) –

Return type

List[Output]

batch_as_completed(inputs: Sequence[Input], config: Optional[Union[RunnableConfig, Sequence[RunnableConfig]]] = None, *, return_exceptions: bool = False, **kwargs: Optional[Any]) → Iterator[Tuple[int, Union[Output, Exception]]]¶

Run invoke in parallel on a list of inputs, yielding results as they complete.

Parameters

inputs (Sequence[Input]) –
config (Optional[Union[RunnableConfig, Sequence[RunnableConfig]]]) –
return_exceptions (bool) –
kwargs (Optional[Any]) –

Return type

Iterator[Tuple[int, Union[Output, Exception]]]

bind(**kwargs: Any) → Runnable[Input, Output]¶

Bind arguments to a Runnable, returning a new Runnable.

Useful when a Runnable in a chain requires an argument that is not in the output of the previous Runnable or included in the user input.

Parameters: kwargs (Any) – The arguments to bind to the Runnable.
Returns: A new Runnable with the arguments bound.
Return type: Runnable[Input, Output]

Example:

from langchain_community.chat_models import ChatOllama
from langchain_core.output_parsers import StrOutputParser

llm = ChatOllama(model='llama2')

# Without bind.
chain = (
    llm
    | StrOutputParser()
)

chain.invoke("Repeat quoted words exactly: 'One two three four five.'")
# Output is 'One two three four five.'

# With bind.
chain = (
    llm.bind(stop=["three"])
    | StrOutputParser()
)

chain.invoke("Repeat quoted words exactly: 'One two three four five.'")
# Output is 'One two'

config_schema(*, include: Optional[Sequence[str]] = None) → Type[BaseModel]¶

The type of config this Runnable accepts specified as a pydantic model.

To mark a field as configurable, see the configurable_fields and configurable_alternatives methods.

Parameters: include (Optional[Sequence[str]]) – A list of fields to include in the config schema.
Returns: A pydantic model that can be used to validate config.
Return type: Type[BaseModel]

get_graph(config: Optional[RunnableConfig] = None) → Graph¶

Return a graph representation of this Runnable.

Parameters: config (Optional[RunnableConfig]) –
Return type: Graph

get_input_schema(config: Optional[RunnableConfig] = None) → Type[BaseModel]¶

Get a pydantic model that can be used to validate input to the Runnable.

Runnables that leverage the configurable_fields and configurable_alternatives methods will have a dynamic input schema that depends on which configuration the Runnable is invoked with.

This method allows to get an input schema for a specific configuration.

Parameters: config (Optional[RunnableConfig]) – A config to use when generating the schema.
Returns: A pydantic model that can be used to validate input.
Return type: Type[BaseModel]

get_name(suffix: Optional[str] = None, *, name: Optional[str] = None) → str¶

Get the name of the Runnable.

Parameters

suffix (Optional[str]) –
name (Optional[str]) –

Return type

str

get_output_schema(config: Optional[RunnableConfig] = None) → Type[BaseModel]¶

Get a pydantic model that can be used to validate output to the Runnable.

Runnables that leverage the configurable_fields and configurable_alternatives methods will have a dynamic output schema that depends on which configuration the Runnable is invoked with.

This method allows to get an output schema for a specific configuration.

Parameters: config (Optional[RunnableConfig]) – A config to use when generating the schema.
Returns: A pydantic model that can be used to validate output.
Return type: Type[BaseModel]

get_prompts(config: Optional[RunnableConfig] = None) → List[BasePromptTemplate]¶

Return a list of prompts used by this Runnable.

Parameters: config (Optional[RunnableConfig]) –
Return type: List[BasePromptTemplate]

invoke(input: Input, config: Optional[RunnableConfig] = None, **kwargs: Any) → Output[source]¶

Transform a single input into an output. Override to implement.

Parameters

input (Input) – The input to the Runnable.
config (Optional[RunnableConfig]) – A config to use when invoking the Runnable. The config supports standard keys like ‘tags’, ‘metadata’ for tracing purposes, ‘max_concurrency’ for controlling how much work to do in parallel, and other keys. Please refer to the RunnableConfig for more details.
kwargs (Any) –

Returns

The output of the Runnable.

Return type

Output

map() → Runnable[List[Input], List[Output]]¶

Return a new Runnable that maps a list of inputs to a list of outputs, by calling invoke() with each input.

Returns: A new Runnable that maps a list of inputs to a list of outputs.
Return type: Runnable[List[Input], List[Output]]

Example

from langchain_core.runnables import RunnableLambda

def _lambda(x: int) -> int:
    return x + 1

runnable = RunnableLambda(_lambda)
print(runnable.map().invoke([1, 2, 3])) # [2, 3, 4]

pick(keys: Union[str, List[str]]) → RunnableSerializable[Any, Any]¶

Pick keys from the dict output of this Runnable.

Pick single key:

import json

from langchain_core.runnables import RunnableLambda, RunnableMap

as_str = RunnableLambda(str)
as_json = RunnableLambda(json.loads)
chain = RunnableMap(str=as_str, json=as_json)

chain.invoke("[1, 2, 3]")
# -> {"str": "[1, 2, 3]", "json": [1, 2, 3]}

json_only_chain = chain.pick("json")
json_only_chain.invoke("[1, 2, 3]")
# -> [1, 2, 3]

Pick list of keys:

from typing import Any

import json

from langchain_core.runnables import RunnableLambda, RunnableMap

as_str = RunnableLambda(str)
as_json = RunnableLambda(json.loads)
def as_bytes(x: Any) -> bytes:
    return bytes(x, "utf-8")

chain = RunnableMap(
    str=as_str,
    json=as_json,
    bytes=RunnableLambda(as_bytes)
)

chain.invoke("[1, 2, 3]")
# -> {"str": "[1, 2, 3]", "json": [1, 2, 3], "bytes": b"[1, 2, 3]"}

json_and_bytes_chain = chain.pick(["json", "bytes"])
json_and_bytes_chain.invoke("[1, 2, 3]")
# -> {"json": [1, 2, 3], "bytes": b"[1, 2, 3]"}

Parameters: keys (Union[str, List[str]]) –
Return type: RunnableSerializable[Any, Any]

pipe(*others: Union[Runnable[Any, Other], Callable[[Any], Other]], name: Optional[str] = None) → RunnableSerializable[Input, Other]¶

Compose this Runnable with Runnable-like objects to make a RunnableSequence.

Equivalent to RunnableSequence(self, *others) or self | others[0] | …

Example

from langchain_core.runnables import RunnableLambda

def add_one(x: int) -> int:
    return x + 1

def mul_two(x: int) -> int:
    return x * 2

runnable_1 = RunnableLambda(add_one)
runnable_2 = RunnableLambda(mul_two)
sequence = runnable_1.pipe(runnable_2)
# Or equivalently:
# sequence = runnable_1 | runnable_2
# sequence = RunnableSequence(first=runnable_1, last=runnable_2)
sequence.invoke(1)
await sequence.ainvoke(1)
# -> 4

sequence.batch([1, 2, 3])
await sequence.abatch([1, 2, 3])
# -> [4, 6, 8]

Parameters

others (Union[Runnable[Any, Other], Callable[[Any], Other]]) –
name (Optional[str]) –

Return type

RunnableSerializable[Input, Other]

stream(input: Input, config: Optional[RunnableConfig] = None, **kwargs: Any) → Iterator[Output][source]¶

Default implementation of stream, which calls invoke. Subclasses should override this method if they support streaming output.

Parameters

input (Input) – The input to the Runnable.
config (Optional[RunnableConfig]) – The config to use for the Runnable. Defaults to None.
kwargs (Any) – Additional keyword arguments to pass to the Runnable.

Yields

The output of the Runnable.

Return type

Iterator[Output]

transform(input: Iterator[Input], config: Optional[RunnableConfig] = None, **kwargs: Any) → Iterator[Output][source]¶

Default implementation of transform, which buffers input and then calls stream. Subclasses should override this method if they can start producing output while input is still being generated.

Parameters

input (Iterator[Input]) – An iterator of inputs to the Runnable.
config (Optional[RunnableConfig]) – The config to use for the Runnable. Defaults to None.
kwargs (Any) – Additional keyword arguments to pass to the Runnable.

Yields

The output of the Runnable.

Return type

Iterator[Output]

with_alisteners(*, on_start: Optional[AsyncListener] = None, on_end: Optional[AsyncListener] = None, on_error: Optional[AsyncListener] = None) → Runnable[Input, Output]¶

Bind asynchronous lifecycle listeners to a Runnable, returning a new Runnable.

on_start: Asynchronously called before the Runnable starts running. on_end: Asynchronously called after the Runnable finishes running. on_error: Asynchronously called if the Runnable throws an error.

The Run object contains information about the run, including its id, type, input, output, error, start_time, end_time, and any tags or metadata added to the run.

Parameters

on_start (Optional[AsyncListener]) – Asynchronously called before the Runnable starts running. Defaults to None.
on_end (Optional[AsyncListener]) – Asynchronously called after the Runnable finishes running. Defaults to None.
on_error (Optional[AsyncListener]) – Asynchronously called if the Runnable throws an error. Defaults to None.

Returns

A new Runnable with the listeners bound.

Return type

Runnable[Input, Output]

Example:

from langchain_core.runnables import RunnableLambda
import time

async def test_runnable(time_to_sleep : int):
    print(f"Runnable[{time_to_sleep}s]: starts at {format_t(time.time())}")
    await asyncio.sleep(time_to_sleep)
    print(f"Runnable[{time_to_sleep}s]: ends at {format_t(time.time())}")

async def fn_start(run_obj : Runnable):
    print(f"on start callback starts at {format_t(time.time())}
    await asyncio.sleep(3)
    print(f"on start callback ends at {format_t(time.time())}")

async def fn_end(run_obj : Runnable):
    print(f"on end callback starts at {format_t(time.time())}
    await asyncio.sleep(2)
    print(f"on end callback ends at {format_t(time.time())}")

runnable = RunnableLambda(test_runnable).with_alisteners(
    on_start=fn_start,
    on_end=fn_end
)
async def concurrent_runs():
    await asyncio.gather(runnable.ainvoke(2), runnable.ainvoke(3))

asyncio.run(concurrent_runs())
Result:
on start callback starts at 2024-05-16T14:20:29.637053+00:00
on start callback starts at 2024-05-16T14:20:29.637150+00:00
on start callback ends at 2024-05-16T14:20:32.638305+00:00
on start callback ends at 2024-05-16T14:20:32.638383+00:00
Runnable[3s]: starts at 2024-05-16T14:20:32.638849+00:00
Runnable[5s]: starts at 2024-05-16T14:20:32.638999+00:00
Runnable[3s]: ends at 2024-05-16T14:20:35.640016+00:00
on end callback starts at 2024-05-16T14:20:35.640534+00:00
Runnable[5s]: ends at 2024-05-16T14:20:37.640169+00:00
on end callback starts at 2024-05-16T14:20:37.640574+00:00
on end callback ends at 2024-05-16T14:20:37.640654+00:00
on end callback ends at 2024-05-16T14:20:39.641751+00:00

with_config(config: Optional[RunnableConfig] = None, **kwargs: Any) → Runnable[Input, Output]¶

Bind config to a Runnable, returning a new Runnable.

Parameters

config (Optional[RunnableConfig]) – The config to bind to the Runnable.
kwargs (Any) – Additional keyword arguments to pass to the Runnable.

Returns

A new Runnable with the config bound.

Return type

Runnable[Input, Output]

with_fallbacks(fallbacks: Sequence[Runnable[Input, Output]], *, exceptions_to_handle: Tuple[Type[BaseException], ...] = (<class 'Exception'>,), exception_key: Optional[str] = None) → RunnableWithFallbacksT[Input, Output]¶

Add fallbacks to a Runnable, returning a new Runnable.

The new Runnable will try the original Runnable, and then each fallback in order, upon failures.

Parameters

fallbacks (Sequence[Runnable[Input, Output]]) – A sequence of runnables to try if the original Runnable fails.
exceptions_to_handle (Tuple[Type[BaseException], ...]) – A tuple of exception types to handle. Defaults to (Exception,).
exception_key (Optional[str]) – If string is specified then handled exceptions will be passed to fallbacks as part of the input under the specified key. If None, exceptions will not be passed to fallbacks. If used, the base Runnable and its fallbacks must accept a dictionary as input. Defaults to None.

Returns

A new Runnable that will try the original Runnable, and then each fallback in order, upon failures.

Return type

RunnableWithFallbacksT[Input, Output]

Example

from typing import Iterator

from langchain_core.runnables import RunnableGenerator


def _generate_immediate_error(input: Iterator) -> Iterator[str]:
    raise ValueError()
    yield ""


def _generate(input: Iterator) -> Iterator[str]:
    yield from "foo bar"


runnable = RunnableGenerator(_generate_immediate_error).with_fallbacks(
    [RunnableGenerator(_generate)]
    )
print(''.join(runnable.stream({}))) #foo bar

Parameters

fallbacks (Sequence[Runnable[Input, Output]]) – A sequence of runnables to try if the original Runnable fails.
exceptions_to_handle (Tuple[Type[BaseException], ...]) – A tuple of exception types to handle.
exception_key (Optional[str]) – If string is specified then handled exceptions will be passed to fallbacks as part of the input under the specified key. If None, exceptions will not be passed to fallbacks. If used, the base Runnable and its fallbacks must accept a dictionary as input.

Returns

A new Runnable that will try the original Runnable, and then each fallback in order, upon failures.

Return type

RunnableWithFallbacksT[Input, Output]

with_listeners(*, on_start: Optional[Union[Callable[[Run], None], Callable[[Run, RunnableConfig], None]]] = None, on_end: Optional[Union[Callable[[Run], None], Callable[[Run, RunnableConfig], None]]] = None, on_error: Optional[Union[Callable[[Run], None], Callable[[Run, RunnableConfig], None]]] = None) → Runnable[Input, Output]¶

Bind lifecycle listeners to a Runnable, returning a new Runnable.

on_start: Called before the Runnable starts running, with the Run object. on_end: Called after the Runnable finishes running, with the Run object. on_error: Called if the Runnable throws an error, with the Run object.

The Run object contains information about the run, including its id, type, input, output, error, start_time, end_time, and any tags or metadata added to the run.

Parameters

on_start (Optional[Union[Callable[[Run], None], Callable[[Run, RunnableConfig], None]]]) – Called before the Runnable starts running. Defaults to None.
on_end (Optional[Union[Callable[[Run], None], Callable[[Run, RunnableConfig], None]]]) – Called after the Runnable finishes running. Defaults to None.
on_error (Optional[Union[Callable[[Run], None], Callable[[Run, RunnableConfig], None]]]) – Called if the Runnable throws an error. Defaults to None.

Returns

A new Runnable with the listeners bound.

Return type

Runnable[Input, Output]

Example:

from langchain_core.runnables import RunnableLambda
from langchain_core.tracers.schemas import Run

import time

def test_runnable(time_to_sleep : int):
    time.sleep(time_to_sleep)

def fn_start(run_obj: Run):
    print("start_time:", run_obj.start_time)

def fn_end(run_obj: Run):
    print("end_time:", run_obj.end_time)

chain = RunnableLambda(test_runnable).with_listeners(
    on_start=fn_start,
    on_end=fn_end
)
chain.invoke(2)

with_retry(*, retry_if_exception_type: ~typing.Tuple[~typing.Type[BaseException], ...] = (<class 'Exception'>,), wait_exponential_jitter: bool = True, stop_after_attempt: int = 3) → Runnable[Input, Output]¶

Create a new Runnable that retries the original Runnable on exceptions.

Parameters

retry_if_exception_type (Tuple[Type[BaseException], ...]) – A tuple of exception types to retry on. Defaults to (Exception,).
wait_exponential_jitter (bool) – Whether to add jitter to the wait time between retries. Defaults to True.
stop_after_attempt (int) – The maximum number of attempts to make before giving up. Defaults to 3.

Returns

A new Runnable that retries the original Runnable on exceptions.

Return type

Runnable[Input, Output]

Example:

from langchain_core.runnables import RunnableLambda

count = 0


def _lambda(x: int) -> None:
    global count
    count = count + 1
    if x == 1:
        raise ValueError("x is 1")
    else:
         pass


runnable = RunnableLambda(_lambda)
try:
    runnable.with_retry(
        stop_after_attempt=2,
        retry_if_exception_type=(ValueError,),
    ).invoke(1)
except ValueError:
    pass

assert (count == 2)

Parameters

retry_if_exception_type (Tuple[Type[BaseException], ...]) – A tuple of exception types to retry on
wait_exponential_jitter (bool) – Whether to add jitter to the wait time between retries
stop_after_attempt (int) – The maximum number of attempts to make before giving up

Returns

A new Runnable that retries the original Runnable on exceptions.

Return type

Runnable[Input, Output]

with_types(*, input_type: Optional[Type[Input]] = None, output_type: Optional[Type[Output]] = None) → Runnable[Input, Output]¶

Bind input and output types to a Runnable, returning a new Runnable.

Parameters

input_type (Optional[Type[Input]]) – The input type to bind to the Runnable. Defaults to None.
output_type (Optional[Type[Output]]) – The output type to bind to the Runnable. Defaults to None.

Returns

A new Runnable with the types bound.

Return type

Runnable[Input, Output]

Examples using RunnableGenerator¶

How to create a custom Output Parser

langchain_core.runnables.base.RunnableGenerator¶

Examples using RunnableGenerator¶

`langchain_core.runnables.base`.RunnableGenerator¶