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PathHybridFTSSearch module

PathHybridFTSSearch

Bases: Module

Hybrid (vec + BM25) variable-length path search, AND semantics.

LM-driven wrapper around KnowledgeBase.path_hybrid_fts_search. Each side is hybrid-searched (vec + fts) independently; the path's combined rrf_score is the sum of the subject-side and object-side hybrid scores — the 4-source RRF identity. Falls back to fulltext-only when no embedding model is configured.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
knowledge_base KnowledgeBase

The knowledge base to search. Required.

None
subj_schema dict

JSON schema of the subject entity. Used to infer subj_label from its title when not given explicitly. Mutually inferrable with subj_entity_model.

None
subj_entity_model Entity | SymbolicDataModel

Subject entity model (provides subj_schema / subj_label).

None
subj_label str

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

None
obj_schema dict

JSON schema of the object entity.

None
obj_entity_model Entity | SymbolicDataModel

Object entity model (provides obj_schema / obj_label).

None
obj_label str

Object entity label. Optional — inferred per call like subj_label when not given.

None
rel_label str

Optional rel-label constraint applied to every hop.

None
min_hops int

Minimum hop count, inclusive. Defaults to 1.

1
max_hops int

Maximum hop count, inclusive. Defaults to 3.

3
k int

Maximum number of results. Defaults to 10.

10
k_rank int

RRF smoothing constant. Defaults to 60.

60
similarity_threshold float

Optional vector-distance threshold.

None
fulltext_threshold float

Optional BM25 threshold.

None
ef_search int

HNSW search-time candidate-list depth.

None
conjunctive bool

AND vs OR for the BM25 branch.

False
bm25_b float

Optional override for BM25's b parameter.

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/path_hybrid_fts_search.py
@synalinks_export(
    [
        "synalinks.modules.PathHybridFTSSearch",
        "synalinks.PathHybridFTSSearch",
    ]
)
class PathHybridFTSSearch(Module):
    """Hybrid (vec + BM25) variable-length path search, AND semantics.

    LM-driven wrapper around
    `KnowledgeBase.path_hybrid_fts_search`. Each side is
    hybrid-searched (vec + fts) independently; the path's combined
    ``rrf_score`` is the sum of the subject-side and object-side
    hybrid scores — the 4-source RRF identity. Falls back to
    fulltext-only when no embedding model is configured.

    Args:
        knowledge_base (KnowledgeBase): The knowledge base to search.
            Required.
        subj_schema (dict): JSON schema of the subject entity. Used
            to infer ``subj_label`` from its ``title`` when not given
            explicitly. Mutually inferrable with ``subj_entity_model``.
        subj_entity_model (Entity | SymbolicDataModel): Subject entity
            model (provides ``subj_schema`` / ``subj_label``).
        subj_label (str): Subject entity label. **Optional** — when
            neither it nor a schema to derive it from is given, the
            language model infers it per call (constrained to the
            knowledge base's entity labels).
        obj_schema (dict): JSON schema of the object entity.
        obj_entity_model (Entity | SymbolicDataModel): Object entity
            model (provides ``obj_schema`` / ``obj_label``).
        obj_label (str): Object entity label. **Optional** — inferred
            per call like ``subj_label`` when not given.
        rel_label (str): Optional rel-label constraint applied to
            every hop.
        min_hops (int): Minimum hop count, inclusive. Defaults to 1.
        max_hops (int): Maximum hop count, inclusive. Defaults to 3.
        k (int): Maximum number of results. Defaults to 10.
        k_rank (int): RRF smoothing constant. Defaults to 60.
        similarity_threshold (float): Optional vector-distance threshold.
        fulltext_threshold (float): Optional BM25 threshold.
        ef_search (int): HNSW search-time candidate-list depth.
        conjunctive (bool): AND vs OR for the BM25 branch.
        bm25_b (float): Optional override for BM25's ``b`` parameter.
        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,
        subj_schema=None,
        subj_entity_model=None,
        subj_label: Optional[str] = None,
        obj_schema=None,
        obj_entity_model=None,
        obj_label: Optional[str] = None,
        rel_label: Optional[str] = None,
        min_hops: int = 1,
        max_hops: int = 3,
        k: int = 10,
        k_rank: int = 60,
        similarity_threshold: Optional[float] = None,
        fulltext_threshold: Optional[float] = None,
        ef_search: Optional[int] = None,
        conjunctive: bool = False,
        bm25_b: Optional[float] = 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)

        self.subj_schema, self.subj_label = resolve_endpoint(
            subj_schema, subj_entity_model, subj_label, "subj"
        )
        self.subj_entity_model = subj_entity_model
        self.obj_schema, self.obj_label = resolve_endpoint(
            obj_schema, obj_entity_model, obj_label, "obj"
        )
        self.obj_entity_model = obj_entity_model
        self.rel_label = rel_label

        if min_hops < 1 or max_hops < min_hops:
            raise ValueError(
                f"Invalid hop range: min_hops={min_hops}, "
                f"max_hops={max_hops}. Require 1 <= min_hops <= max_hops."
            )
        self.min_hops = min_hops
        self.max_hops = max_hops

        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.k_rank = k_rank
        self.similarity_threshold = similarity_threshold
        self.fulltext_threshold = fulltext_threshold
        self.ef_search = ef_search
        self.conjunctive = conjunctive
        self.bm25_b = bm25_b

        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

        # Either endpoint label may be unset; when so the LM infers it per call,
        # constrained to the KB's entity labels (concatenated onto the query).
        infer_specs = []
        if self.subj_label is None:
            infer_specs.append(
                (
                    "subj_label",
                    "The subject entity label for the path, chosen to best "
                    "answer the inputs.",
                    kb_entity_labels(self.knowledge_base),
                )
            )
        if self.obj_label is None:
            infer_specs.append(
                (
                    "obj_label",
                    "The object entity label for the path, chosen to best "
                    "answer the inputs.",
                    kb_entity_labels(self.knowledge_base),
                )
            )
        if infer_specs:
            gen_target = {
                "schema": concat_infer_fields(
                    PathHybridFTSSearchInput.get_schema(), infer_specs
                )
            }
        else:
            gen_target = {"data_model": PathHybridFTSSearchInput}

        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="path_hybrid_fts_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
        payload = query.get_json()
        subj_queries = payload.get("subj_similarity_search", [])
        obj_queries = payload.get("obj_similarity_search", [])
        subj_keywords = payload.get("subj_keywords")
        obj_keywords = payload.get("obj_keywords")
        # Fixed endpoint labels, or the ones the LM inferred this call.
        subj_label = self.subj_label or payload.get("subj_label")
        obj_label = self.obj_label or payload.get("obj_label")
        if not subj_queries or not obj_queries or not subj_label or not obj_label:
            return None

        rows = await self.knowledge_base.path_hybrid_fts_search(
            subj_text_or_texts=subj_queries,
            obj_text_or_texts=obj_queries,
            subj_keywords=subj_keywords,
            obj_keywords=obj_keywords,
            subj_label=subj_label,
            obj_label=obj_label,
            label=self.rel_label,
            min_hops=self.min_hops,
            max_hops=self.max_hops,
            k=self.k,
            k_rank=self.k_rank,
            similarity_threshold=self.similarity_threshold,
            fulltext_threshold=self.fulltext_threshold,
            ef_search=self.ef_search,
            conjunctive=self.conjunctive,
            bm25_b=self.bm25_b,
            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 = {
            "subj_schema": self.subj_schema,
            "subj_label": self.subj_label,
            "obj_schema": self.obj_schema,
            "obj_label": self.obj_label,
            "rel_label": self.rel_label,
            "min_hops": self.min_hops,
            "max_hops": self.max_hops,
            "k": self.k,
            "k_rank": self.k_rank,
            "similarity_threshold": self.similarity_threshold,
            "fulltext_threshold": self.fulltext_threshold,
            "ef_search": self.ef_search,
            "conjunctive": self.conjunctive,
            "bm25_b": self.bm25_b,
            "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,
            )
        }
        endpoint_models_config = {
            "subj_entity_model": serialize_entity_model(
                self.subj_entity_model, "subj_entity_model_" + self.name
            ),
            "obj_entity_model": serialize_entity_model(
                self.obj_entity_model, "obj_entity_model_" + self.name
            ),
        }
        return {
            **config,
            **knowledge_base_config,
            **language_model_config,
            **endpoint_models_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")
        )
        subj_entity_model = deserialize_entity_model(
            config.pop("subj_entity_model", None)
        )
        obj_entity_model = deserialize_entity_model(config.pop("obj_entity_model", None))
        return cls(
            knowledge_base=knowledge_base,
            language_model=language_model,
            subj_entity_model=subj_entity_model,
            obj_entity_model=obj_entity_model,
            **config,
        )

PathHybridFTSSearchInput

Bases: DataModel

Input shape for PathHybridFTSSearch.

The *_keywords lists are optional — when omitted, the similarity-search text is reused for BM25 scoring on that side.

Source code in synalinks/src/modules/retrievers/path_hybrid_fts_search.py
class PathHybridFTSSearchInput(DataModel):
    """Input shape for `PathHybridFTSSearch`.

    The ``*_keywords`` lists are optional — when omitted, the
    similarity-search text is reused for BM25 scoring on that side.
    """

    subj_similarity_search: List[str] = Field(
        description="Natural-language queries for the subject vector branch",
    )
    obj_similarity_search: List[str] = Field(
        description="Natural-language queries for the object vector branch",
    )
    subj_keywords: Optional[List[str]] = Field(
        description="Optional keyword queries for the subject BM25 branch",
        default=None,
    )
    obj_keywords: Optional[List[str]] = Field(
        description="Optional keyword queries for the object BM25 branch",
        default=None,
    )