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langchain-4-rag-retrieval-augmented-generation
Sub-skill of langchain: 4. RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation).
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4. RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation)
4. RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation)
Complete RAG Pipeline:
from langchain_openai import OpenAIEmbeddings, ChatOpenAI
from langchain_community.vectorstores import Chroma
from langchain_community.document_loaders import DirectoryLoader, PyPDFLoader
from langchain.text_splitter import RecursiveCharacterTextSplitter
from langchain_core.prompts import ChatPromptTemplate
from langchain_core.runnables import RunnablePassthrough
from langchain_core.output_parsers import StrOutputParser
from pathlib import Path
from typing import List
def create_rag_pipeline(
documents_dir: str,
collection_name: str = "engineering_docs",
chunk_size: int = 1000,
chunk_overlap: int = 200
):
"""
Create a complete RAG pipeline.
Args:
documents_dir: Directory containing documents
collection_name: Name for vector store collection
chunk_size: Size of text chunks
chunk_overlap: Overlap between chunks
Returns:
RAG chain for question answering
"""
# 1. Load documents
loader = DirectoryLoader(
documents_dir,
glob="**/*.pdf",
loader_cls=PyPDFLoader,
show_progress=True
)
documents = loader.load()
print(f"Loaded {len(documents)} document pages")
# 2. Split documents into chunks
text_splitter = RecursiveCharacterTextSplitter(
chunk_size=chunk_size,
chunk_overlap=chunk_overlap,
length_function=len,
separators=["\n\n", "\n", " ", ""]
)
chunks = text_splitter.split_documents(documents)
print(f"Created {len(chunks)} chunks")
# 3. Create embeddings and vector store
embeddings = OpenAIEmbeddings(model="text-embedding-3-small")
vectorstore = Chroma.from_documents(
documents=chunks,
embedding=embeddings,
collection_name=collection_name,
persist_directory="./chroma_db"
)
# 4. Create retriever
retriever = vectorstore.as_retriever(
search_type="similarity",
search_kwargs={"k": 5}
)
# 5. Create RAG prompt
rag_prompt = ChatPromptTemplate.from_template("""
You are an expert assistant answering questions based on the provided context.
Use only the information from the context to answer.
If the context doesn't contain the answer, say "I don't have enough information."
Context:
{context}
Question: {question}
Answer:
""")
# 6. Create LLM
llm = ChatOpenAI(model="gpt-4", temperature=0)
# 7. Build RAG chain
def format_docs(docs):
return "\n\n---\n\n".join(
f"Source: {doc.metadata.get('source', 'Unknown')}\n{doc.page_content}"
for doc in docs
)
rag_chain = (
{"context": retriever | format_docs, "question": RunnablePassthrough()}
| rag_prompt
| llm
| StrOutputParser()
)
return rag_chain, retriever
# Usage
rag_chain, retriever = create_rag_pipeline(
documents_dir="./engineering_docs",
collection_name="offshore_standards"
)
# Query
answer = rag_chain.invoke(
"What are the safety factor requirements for mooring lines?"
)
print(answer)
# Get source documents
docs = retriever.get_relevant_documents(
"mooring line safety factors"
)
for doc in docs:
print(f"Source: {doc.metadata['source']}")
print(f"Content: {doc.page_content[:200]}...")
print()
RAG with Reranking:
from langchain_openai import OpenAIEmbeddings, ChatOpenAI
from langchain_community.vectorstores import Chroma
from langchain.retrievers import ContextualCompressionRetriever
from langchain.retrievers.document_compressors import CrossEncoderReranker
from langchain_community.cross_encoders import HuggingFaceCrossEncoder
from langchain_core.prompts import ChatPromptTemplate
from langchain_core.runnables import RunnablePassthrough
from langchain_core.output_parsers import StrOutputParser
def create_reranked_rag_pipeline(
vectorstore: Chroma,
top_k_initial: int = 20,
top_k_final: int = 5
):
"""
Create RAG pipeline with reranking for better relevance.
Args:
vectorstore: Existing vector store
top_k_initial: Number of docs to retrieve initially
top_k_final: Number of docs after reranking
"""
# Base retriever - get more docs initially
base_retriever = vectorstore.as_retriever(
search_kwargs={"k": top_k_initial}
)
# Reranker using cross-encoder
reranker_model = HuggingFaceCrossEncoder(
model_name="cross-encoder/ms-marco-MiniLM-L-6-v2"
)
compressor = CrossEncoderReranker(
model=reranker_model,
top_n=top_k_final
)
# Compression retriever with reranking
retriever = ContextualCompressionRetriever(
base_compressor=compressor,
base_retriever=base_retriever
)
# Build chain
llm = ChatOpenAI(model="gpt-4", temperature=0)
prompt = ChatPromptTemplate.from_template("""
Answer the question based on the context below.
Cite your sources by mentioning which document the information came from.
Context:
{context}
Question: {question}
Answer with citations:
""")
def format_docs_with_citations(docs):
formatted = []
*Content truncated — see parent skill for full reference.*
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