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defmodule LangChain.Message.ContentPart do
@moduledoc """
Models a `ContentPart`. Some LLMs support combining text, images, and possibly
other content as part of a single user message or other content parts like
"thinking" may be part of an assistant's response message. A `ContentPart`
represents a block, or part, of a message's content that is all of one type.
## Types
- `:text` - The message part is text.
- `:image_url` - The message part is a URL to an image.
- `:image` - The message part is image data that is base64 encoded text.
- `:file` - The message part is file data that is base64 encoded text.
- `:file_url` - The message part is a URL to a file.
- `:thinking` - A thinking block from a reasoning model like Anthropic.
- `:unsupported` - A part that is not supported but may need to be present.
This includes Anthropic's `redacted_thinking` block which has no value in
being displayed because it is encrypted, but can be provided back to the LLM
to maintain reasoning continuity. The specific parts of the data are stored
in `:options`.
## Fields
- `:content` - Text content.
- `:options` - Options are a keyword list of values that may be specific to
the LLM for a particular message type. For example, multi-modal message
(ones that include image data) use the `:media` option to specify the
mimetype information. Options may also contain key-value settings like
`cache_control: true` for models like Anthropic that support caching.
When receiving content parts like with Anthropic Claude's thinking model,
the options may contain LLM specific data that is recommended to be
preserved like a `signature` or `redacted_thinking` data used by the LLM.
## Image mime types
The `:media` option is used to specify the mime type of the image. Various
LLMs handle this differently or perhaps not at all.
Examples:
- `media: :jpg` - turns into `"image/jpeg"` or `"image/jpg"`, depending on
what the LLM accepts.
- `media: :png` - turns into `"image/png"`
- `media: "image/webp"` - stays as `"image/webp"`. Any specified string value
is passed through unchanged. This allows for future formats to be supported
quickly.
- When omitted, the LLM may error or some will accept it but may require the
`base64` encoded content data to be prefixed with the mime type information.
Basically, you must handle the content needs yourself.
"""
use Ecto.Schema
import Ecto.Changeset
require Logger
alias __MODULE__
alias LangChain.LangChainError
alias LangChain.Utils
@primary_key false
embedded_schema do
field :type, Ecto.Enum,
values: [:text, :image_url, :image, :file, :file_url, :thinking, :unsupported],
default: :text
field :content, :string
field :options, :any, virtual: true, default: []
end
@type t :: %ContentPart{}
@update_fields [:type, :content, :options]
@create_fields @update_fields
@required_fields [:type]
@doc """
Build a new message and return an `:ok`/`:error` tuple with the result.
"""
@spec new(attrs :: map()) :: {:ok, t()} | {:error, Ecto.Changeset.t()}
def new(attrs \\ %{}) do
%ContentPart{}
|> cast(attrs, @create_fields)
|> Utils.assign_string_value(:content, attrs)
|> common_validations()
|> apply_action(:insert)
end
@doc """
Build a new message and return it or raise an error if invalid.
## Example
ContentPart.new!(%{type: :text, content: "Greetings!"})
ContentPart.new!(%{type: :image_url, content: "https://example.com/images/house.jpg"})
ContentPart.new!(%{type: :thinking, content: "I've been asked...", options: [signature: "SIGNATURE_DATA"]}
ContentPart.new!(%{type: :unsupported, content: "redacted_data", options: [type: "redacted_thinking"]}
"""
@spec new!(attrs :: map()) :: t() | no_return()
def new!(attrs \\ %{}) do
case new(attrs) do
{:ok, message} ->
message
{:error, changeset} ->
raise LangChainError, changeset
end
end
@doc """
Create a new ContentPart that contains text. Raises an exception if not valid.
"""
@spec text!(String.t()) :: t() | no_return()
def text!(content, opts \\ []) do
new!(%{type: :text, content: content, options: opts})
end
@doc """
Create a new ContentPart that contains an image encoded as base64 data. Raises
an exception if not valid.
## Options
- `:media` - Provide the "media type" for the image. Examples: "image/jpeg",
"image/png", etc. ChatGPT does not require this but other LLMs may.
- `:detail` - if the LLM supports it, most images must be resized or cropped
before given to the LLM for analysis. A detail option may specify the level
detail of the image to present to the LLM. The higher the detail, the more
tokens consumed. Currently only supported by OpenAI and the values of "low",
"high", and "auto".
ChatGPT requires media type information to prefix the base64 content. Setting
the `media: "image/jpeg"` type will do that. Otherwise the data must be
provided with the required prefix.
Anthropic requires the media type information to be submitted as separate
information with the JSON request. This media option provides an abstraction
to normalize the behavior.
"""
@spec image!(String.t(), Keyword.t()) :: t() | no_return()
def image!(content, opts \\ []) do
new!(%{type: :image, content: content, options: opts})
end
@doc """
Create a new ContentPart that contains a file encoded as base64 data.
"""
@spec file!(String.t(), Keyword.t()) :: t() | no_return()
def file!(content, opts \\ []) do
new!(%{type: :file, content: content, options: opts})
end
@doc """
Create a new ContentPart that contains a URL to an image. Raises an exception if not valid.
"""
@spec image_url!(String.t(), Keyword.t()) :: t() | no_return()
def image_url!(content, opts \\ []) do
new!(%{type: :image_url, content: content, options: opts})
end
@doc """
Create a new ContentPart that contains a URL to an file. Raises an exception if not valid.
"""
@spec file_url!(String.t(), Keyword.t()) :: t() | no_return()
def file_url!(content, opts \\ []) do
new!(%{type: :file_url, content: content, options: opts})
end
@doc false
def changeset(message, attrs) do
message
|> cast(attrs, @update_fields)
|> common_validations()
end
defp common_validations(changeset) do
changeset
|> validate_required(@required_fields)
end
@doc """
Merge two `ContentPart` structs for the same index in a MessageDelta. The
first `ContentPart` is the `primary` one that smaller deltas are merged into.
The primary is what is being accumulated.
A set of ContentParts can be merged like this:
Enum.reduce(list_of_content_parts, nil, fn new_part, acc ->
ContentPart.merge_part(acc, new_part)
end)
"""
@spec merge_part(nil | t(), t()) :: t()
def merge_part(nil, %ContentPart{} = new_part), do: new_part
def merge_part(%ContentPart{} = primary, %ContentPart{} = content_part) do
primary
|> append_content(content_part)
|> update_options(content_part)
end
# text content being merged
defp append_content(
%ContentPart{type: primary_type, content: primary_content} = primary,
%ContentPart{
type: new_type,
content: new_content
}
)
when is_binary(primary_content) and is_binary(new_content) and primary_type == new_type do
%ContentPart{primary | content: (primary.content || "") <> new_content}
end
defp append_content(%ContentPart{} = primary, %ContentPart{content: nil}), do: primary
# Merge options from content_part into primary. When text, combine the options
# and merge in newly encountered keys.
defp update_options(%ContentPart{} = primary, %ContentPart{options: nil}), do: primary
defp update_options(%ContentPart{options: nil} = primary, %ContentPart{options: new_opts}) do
%ContentPart{primary | options: new_opts}
end
defp update_options(%ContentPart{options: primary_opts} = primary, %ContentPart{
options: new_opts
})
when is_list(primary_opts) and is_list(new_opts) do
# Concatenate any string values with the same key, otherwise use the new
# value
merged_opts =
Keyword.merge(primary_opts, new_opts, fn
_k, v1, v2 when is_binary(v1) and is_binary(v2) -> v1 <> v2
_k, _v1, v2 -> v2
end)
%ContentPart{primary | options: merged_opts}
end
defp update_options(%ContentPart{} = primary, %ContentPart{}), do: primary
@doc """
Helper function for easily getting plain text from a list of ContentParts.
This function processes a list of ContentParts and joins the text parts together
using "\n\n" characters. Only parts where `type: :text` are used. All other parts
are ignored.
## Examples
iex> parts = [
...> text!("Hello"),
...> image!("base64data"),
...> text!("world")
...> ]
iex> parts_to_string(parts)
"Hello\\n\\nworld"
iex> parts_to_string([])
nil
"""
@spec parts_to_string([t()]) :: nil | String.t()
def parts_to_string(parts) when is_list(parts) do
parts
|> Enum.filter(fn part -> part.type == :text end)
|> Enum.map(fn part -> part.content end)
|> Enum.join("\n\n")
|> case do
"" -> nil
content -> content
end
end
end