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EntitySimilaritySearch module

EntitySimilaritySearch

Bases: Module

Vector similarity search over entities of a single label.

Graph-side counterpart of SimilaritySearch. Thin deterministic wrapper around KnowledgeBase.entity_similarity_search. The query text comes straight from the input data model's similarity_search field — an embedded Generator builds the query from the inputs.

Single-label only: to retrieve entities of multiple labels, compose several EntitySimilaritySearch modules in the program DAG and merge their outputs explicitly.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
knowledge_base KnowledgeBase

The knowledge base to search. Required.

None
schema dict

JSON schema of the entity. Used to infer label from its title when not given explicitly. Mutually inferrable with entity_model.

None
entity_model Entity | SymbolicDataModel

Entity model providing schema via .get_schema() when schema is not given.

None
label str

Target entity label. Defaults to the schema's title. Optional — when neither label nor a schema to derive it from is given, the language model infers the target entity label per call (constrained to the knowledge base's actual entity labels).

None
k int

Maximum number of results. Defaults to 10.

10
threshold float

Optional maximum vector-distance threshold. Lower distance = better match.

None
ef_search int

HNSW search-time candidate-list depth.

None
output_format str

"json" (default) or "csv".

'json'
name str

Module name.

None
description str

Module description.

None
trainable bool

Whether the module's variables should be trainable.

True
Source code in synalinks/src/modules/retrievers/entity_similarity_search.py
@synalinks_export(
    [
        "synalinks.modules.EntitySimilaritySearch",
        "synalinks.EntitySimilaritySearch",
    ]
)
class EntitySimilaritySearch(Module):
    """Vector similarity search over entities of a single label.

    Graph-side counterpart of `SimilaritySearch`. Thin
    deterministic wrapper around
    `KnowledgeBase.entity_similarity_search`. The query text
    comes straight from the input data model's ``similarity_search``
    field — an embedded Generator builds the query from the inputs.

    Single-label only: to retrieve entities of multiple labels,
    compose several `EntitySimilaritySearch` modules in the
    program DAG and merge their outputs explicitly.

    Args:
        knowledge_base (KnowledgeBase): The knowledge base to search.
            Required.
        schema (dict): JSON schema of the entity. Used to infer
            ``label`` from its ``title`` when not given explicitly.
            Mutually inferrable with ``entity_model``.
        entity_model (Entity | SymbolicDataModel): Entity model
            providing ``schema`` via ``.get_schema()`` when ``schema``
            is not given.
        label (str): Target entity label. Defaults to the schema's
            ``title``. **Optional** — when neither ``label`` nor a
            schema to derive it from is given, the language model infers
            the target entity label per call (constrained to the
            knowledge base's actual entity labels).
        k (int): Maximum number of results. Defaults to 10.
        threshold (float): Optional maximum vector-distance threshold.
            Lower distance = better match.
        ef_search (int): HNSW search-time candidate-list depth.
        output_format (str): ``"json"`` (default) or ``"csv"``.
        name (str): Module name.
        description (str): Module description.
        trainable (bool): Whether the module's variables should be
            trainable.
    """

    def __init__(
        self,
        *,
        knowledge_base=None,
        language_model=None,
        schema=None,
        entity_model=None,
        label: Optional[str] = None,
        k: int = 10,
        threshold: Optional[float] = None,
        ef_search: Optional[int] = None,
        output_format: str = "json",
        prompt_template: Optional[str] = None,
        examples: Optional[list] = None,
        instructions: Optional[str] = None,
        seed_instructions: Optional[str] = None,
        temperature: float | None = None,
        max_tokens: int | None = None,
        top_p: float | None = None,
        top_k: int | None = None,
        use_inputs_schema: bool = False,
        use_outputs_schema: bool = False,
        return_inputs: bool = True,
        return_query: bool = True,
        name: Optional[str] = None,
        description: Optional[str] = None,
        trainable: bool = True,
    ):
        super().__init__(
            name=name,
            description=description,
            trainable=trainable,
        )
        self.knowledge_base = _get_kb(knowledge_base)
        self.language_model = _get_lm(language_model)

        if schema is None and entity_model is not None:
            schema = entity_model.get_schema()
        self.schema = schema
        self.entity_model = entity_model
        # `label` is optional: when it (and a schema to infer it from) is absent,
        # the LM picks the entity label per call (see query_generator).
        if label is None and schema is not None:
            label = schema.get("title") or None
        self.label = label

        if output_format not in ("json", "csv"):
            raise ValueError(
                f"`output_format` must be 'json' or 'csv', got {output_format!r}"
            )
        self.output_format = output_format

        if not isinstance(k, int) or k < 1:
            raise ValueError(f"`k` must be a positive integer, got {k!r}")
        self.k = k
        self.threshold = threshold
        self.ef_search = ef_search

        self.prompt_template = prompt_template
        self.examples = examples
        self.instructions = instructions
        self.seed_instructions = seed_instructions
        self.temperature = temperature
        self.max_tokens = max_tokens
        self.top_p = top_p
        self.top_k = top_k
        self.use_inputs_schema = use_inputs_schema
        self.use_outputs_schema = use_outputs_schema
        self.return_inputs = return_inputs
        self.return_query = return_query

        if self.label is None:
            gen_target = {
                "schema": concat_infer_fields(
                    EntitySimilaritySearchInput.get_schema(),
                    [
                        (
                            "entity_label",
                            "The entity label to search, chosen to best answer "
                            "the inputs.",
                            kb_entity_labels(self.knowledge_base),
                        )
                    ],
                )
            }
        else:
            gen_target = {"data_model": EntitySimilaritySearchInput}

        self.query_generator = Generator(
            **gen_target,
            language_model=self.language_model,
            prompt_template=self.prompt_template,
            examples=self.examples,
            instructions=self.instructions,
            seed_instructions=self.seed_instructions,
            temperature=self.temperature,
            max_tokens=self.max_tokens,
            top_p=self.top_p,
            top_k=self.top_k,
            use_inputs_schema=self.use_inputs_schema,
            use_outputs_schema=self.use_outputs_schema,
            return_inputs=False,
            name="entity_similarity_search_query_generator_" + self.name,
        )

    async def call(self, inputs, training=False):
        if not inputs:
            return None

        query = await self.query_generator(inputs, training=training)
        if not query:
            return None
        query_json = query.get_json()
        queries = query_json.get("similarity_search", [])
        # Fixed label, or the one the LM inferred this call.
        label = self.label or query_json.get("entity_label")
        if not queries or not label:
            return None

        rows = await self.knowledge_base.entity_similarity_search(
            queries,
            label=label,
            k=self.k,
            threshold=self.threshold,
            ef_search=self.ef_search,
            output_format=self.output_format,
        )
        results = JsonDataModel(
            json={"result": rows},
            schema=GenericResult.get_schema(),
            name=self.name,
        )
        if self.return_query:
            results = await ops.logical_and(
                query,
                results,
                name="results_with_query_" + self.name,
            )
        if self.return_inputs:
            results = await ops.logical_and(
                inputs,
                results,
                name="results_with_inputs_" + self.name,
            )
        return results

    async def compute_output_spec(self, inputs, training=False):
        query = await self.query_generator(inputs, training=training)
        results = SymbolicDataModel(
            schema=GenericResult.get_schema(),
            name=self.name,
        )
        if self.return_query:
            results = await ops.logical_and(
                query,
                results,
                name="results_with_query_" + self.name,
            )
        if self.return_inputs:
            results = await ops.logical_and(
                inputs,
                results,
                name="results_with_inputs_" + self.name,
            )
        return results

    def get_config(self):
        config = {
            "schema": self.schema,
            "label": self.label,
            "k": self.k,
            "threshold": self.threshold,
            "ef_search": self.ef_search,
            "output_format": self.output_format,
            "prompt_template": self.prompt_template,
            "examples": self.examples,
            "instructions": self.instructions,
            "seed_instructions": self.seed_instructions,
            "temperature": self.temperature,
            "max_tokens": self.max_tokens,
            "top_p": self.top_p,
            "top_k": self.top_k,
            "use_inputs_schema": self.use_inputs_schema,
            "use_outputs_schema": self.use_outputs_schema,
            "return_inputs": self.return_inputs,
            "return_query": self.return_query,
            "name": self.name,
            "description": self.description,
            "trainable": self.trainable,
        }
        knowledge_base_config = {
            "knowledge_base": serialization_lib.serialize_synalinks_object(
                self.knowledge_base,
            )
        }
        language_model_config = {
            "language_model": serialization_lib.serialize_synalinks_object(
                self.language_model,
            )
        }
        em = self.entity_model
        if em is not None and not is_symbolic_data_model(em):
            em = em.to_symbolic_data_model(name="entity_model_" + self.name)
        entity_model_config = {
            "entity_model": (
                serialization_lib.serialize_synalinks_object(em)
                if em is not None
                else None
            ),
        }
        return {
            **config,
            **knowledge_base_config,
            **language_model_config,
            **entity_model_config,
        }

    @classmethod
    def from_config(cls, config):
        knowledge_base = serialization_lib.deserialize_synalinks_object(
            config.pop("knowledge_base")
        )
        language_model = serialization_lib.deserialize_synalinks_object(
            config.pop("language_model")
        )
        entity_model_serialized = config.pop("entity_model", None)
        entity_model = (
            serialization_lib.deserialize_synalinks_object(entity_model_serialized)
            if entity_model_serialized is not None
            else None
        )
        return cls(
            knowledge_base=knowledge_base,
            language_model=language_model,
            entity_model=entity_model,
            **config,
        )

EntitySimilaritySearchInput

Bases: DataModel

Input shape for EntitySimilaritySearch.

Source code in synalinks/src/modules/retrievers/entity_similarity_search.py
class EntitySimilaritySearchInput(DataModel):
    """Input shape for `EntitySimilaritySearch`."""

    similarity_search: List[str] = Field(
        description="Natural-language queries for vector similarity",
    )