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helper functions for runtime execution within the compiled function.

ASSISTANT_ROLE module-attribute 

ASSISTANT_ROLE = MessageRole(ASSISTANT)

The assistant role with name not specified.

MaybeOneOrMany module-attribute 

MaybeOneOrMany = Union[_T, Sequence[_T], None]

A type that can be either a single item, a sequence of items, or None.

OneOrMany module-attribute 

OneOrMany = Union[_T, Sequence[_T]]

A type that can be either a single item or a sequence of items.

SYSTEM_ROLE module-attribute 

SYSTEM_ROLE = MessageRole(SYSTEM)

The system role with name not specified.

StrOrImg module-attribute 

StrOrImg = Union[String, Image]

A type that can be either a string or an image.

String module-attribute 

String = Union[StringFuture, str]

String is a type alias for StringFuture or str.

TOOL_ROLE module-attribute 

TOOL_ROLE = MessageRole(TOOL)

The tool role with name not specified.

USER_ROLE module-attribute 

USER_ROLE = MessageRole(USER)

The user role with name not specified.

CallFuture 

CallFuture(
    func: Callable,
    *args: Any,
    use_process: bool = False,
    lazy_eval: bool = False,
    **kwargs: Any
)

Bases: FutureValue

Represent a function call that may not be ready yet.

Parameters:

  • func (Callable) –

    The function to call.

  • *args (Any, default: () ) –

    The arguments of the function.

  • use_process (bool, default: False ) –

    Whether to use a process pool executor.

  • lazy_eval (bool, default: False ) –

    Whether to delay the start of the call until needed.

  • **kwargs (Any, default: {} ) –

    The keyword arguments of the function.

Source code in src/appl/core/types/futures.py 
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def __init__(
    self,
    func: Callable,
    *args: Any,
    use_process: bool = False,
    lazy_eval: bool = False,
    **kwargs: Any,
):
    """Initialize the CallFuture.

    Args:
        func: The function to call.
        *args: The arguments of the function.
        use_process: Whether to use a process pool executor.
        lazy_eval: Whether to delay the start of the call until needed.
        **kwargs: The keyword arguments of the function.
    """
    # ? maybe use a global executor from the config, or use thread-level executor if running in multi-threading.
    self._executor = (
        ProcessPoolExecutor(max_workers=1)
        if use_process
        else ThreadPoolExecutor(
            max_workers=1, thread_name_prefix=threading.current_thread().name
        )
    )
    self._submit_fn = lambda: self._executor.submit(func, *args, **kwargs)
    self._submitted = False
    self._info = func.__name__
    # self._debug = False
    # if self._debug:
    #     # arg and kwargs might contains future objects
    #     args_list = [f"{arg}" for arg in args] + [
    #         f"{k}={v!r}" for k, v in kwargs.items()
    #     ]
    #     args_str = ", ".join(args_list)
    #     self._info += f"({args_str})"
    if not lazy_eval:
        # delay the start of the call until needed
        self._submit()

future property 

future

The future object of the call.

val property 

val

The value of the future.

cancel 

cancel() -> bool

Cancel the call.

Source code in src/appl/core/types/futures.py 
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def cancel(self) -> bool:
    """Cancel the call."""
    # Attempt to cancel the call
    res = self.future.cancel()
    if res:
        self._executor.shutdown()  # the executor is not needed anymore
    return res

done 

done() -> bool

Check if the call has completed.

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def done(self) -> bool:
    """Check if the call has completed."""
    # Check if the future has completed
    return self.future.done()

result 

result(timeout: Optional[float] = None) -> Any

Get the result of the call.

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def result(self, timeout: Optional[float] = None) -> Any:
    """Get the result of the call."""
    # This will block until the result is available
    res = self.future.result(timeout)
    self._executor.shutdown()  # the executor is not needed anymore
    return res

CmpStringFuture 

CmpStringFuture(
    a: StringFuture,
    b: StringFuture,
    op: Callable[[str, str], bool],
)

Bases: FutureValue

Represent a comparison between a StringFuture and another value.

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def __init__(
    self, a: "StringFuture", b: "StringFuture", op: Callable[[str, str], bool]
):
    """Initialize the CmpStringFuture."""
    self._a = a
    self._b = b
    self._op = op

val property 

val

The value of the future.

ContentList

Bases: BaseModel

Represent a list of contents containing text and images.

append 

append(content: StrOrImg) -> None

Append a content to the list.

If the last content is a string, it will be concatenated with the new content.

Source code in src/appl/core/types/content.py 
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def append(self, content: StrOrImg) -> None:
    """Append a content to the list.

    If the last content is a string, it will be concatenated with the new content.
    """
    if is_string(content) and len(self.contents) and is_string(self.contents[-1]):
        self.contents[-1] += content  # type: ignore
    else:
        self.contents.append(content)

extend 

extend(contents: list[StrOrImg]) -> None

Extend the list with multiple contents.

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def extend(self, contents: list[StrOrImg]) -> None:
    """Extend the list with multiple contents."""
    for content in contents:
        self.append(content)

get_contents 

get_contents() -> List[Dict[str, Any]]

Return the contents as a list of dictionaries.

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def get_contents(self) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
    """Return the contents as a list of dictionaries."""

    def get_dict(content):
        if isinstance(content, Image):
            image_args = {"url": content.url}
            if content.detail:
                image_args["detail"] = content.detail
            return {"type": "image_url", "image_url": image_args}
        return {"type": "text", "text": str(content)}

    return [get_dict(c) for c in self.contents]

FutureValue

Bases: ABC

Represents a value that may not be ready yet.

val property 

val

The value of the future.

Image 

Image(url: str, detail: Optional[str] = None)

Bases: BaseModel

Represent an image in the message.

See the guide for more information about the detail level.

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def __init__(self, url: str, detail: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
    """Initialize the image with the URL and detail level.

    See [the guide](https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/vision/low-or-high-fidelity-image-understanding)
    for more information about the detail level.
    """
    super().__init__(url=url, detail=detail)

from_file classmethod 

from_file(
    file: PathLike, detail: Optional[str] = None
) -> Image

Construct an image prompt from an image file.

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@classmethod
def from_file(cls, file: PathLike, detail: Optional[str] = None) -> "Image":
    """Construct an image prompt from an image file."""
    image = PIL.Image.open(file)
    return cls.from_image(image, detail)

from_image classmethod 

from_image(
    image: ImageFile, detail: Optional[str] = None
) -> Image

Construct an image prompt from a PIL ImageFile.

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@classmethod
def from_image(cls, image: ImageFile, detail: Optional[str] = None) -> "Image":
    """Construct an image prompt from a PIL ImageFile."""
    buffered = BytesIO()
    # Save the image to the buffer in PNG format
    image.save(buffered, format="PNG")
    # Get the byte data from the buffer
    img_byte = buffered.getvalue()
    img_base64 = base64.b64encode(img_byte).decode("utf-8")
    return cls(url=f"data:image/png;base64,{img_base64}", detail=detail)

MessageRole 

MessageRole(
    type: Optional[str] = None, name: Optional[str] = None
)

Bases: BaseModel

The role of the message owner.

Parameters:

  • type (Optional[str], default: None ) –

    The type of the role.

  • name (Optional[str], default: None ) –

    An optional name for the role, differentiate between roles of the same type."

Source code in src/appl/core/types/role.py 
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def __init__(self, type: Optional[str] = None, name: Optional[str] = None):
    """Initialize the MessageRole object.

    Args:
        type: The type of the role.
        name: An optional name for the role, differentiate between roles of the same type."
    """
    super().__init__(type=type, name=name)

is_assistant property 

is_assistant: bool

Whether the role is an assistant role.

is_system property 

is_system: bool

Whether the role is a system role.

is_tool property 

is_tool: bool

Whether the role is a tool role.

is_user property 

is_user: bool

Whether the role is a user role.

get_dict 

get_dict() -> Dict[str, Any]

Get the role as a dictionary.

Source code in src/appl/core/types/role.py 
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def get_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
    """Get the role as a dictionary."""
    data = {"role": self.type}
    if self.name:
        data["name"] = self.name
    return data

ResponseType

Bases: str, Enum

The type of generation response.

IMAGE class-attribute instance-attribute 

IMAGE = 'image'

An image.

OBJECT class-attribute instance-attribute 

OBJECT = 'obj'

An instance of a response model.

TEXT class-attribute instance-attribute 

TEXT = 'text'

A text completion.

TOOL_CALL class-attribute instance-attribute 

TOOL_CALL = 'tool_calls'

A list of tool calls.

UNFINISHED class-attribute instance-attribute 

UNFINISHED = 'unfinished'

The response is not finished.

StringFuture 

StringFuture(content: Any = '', set_value: bool = False)

Bases: FutureValue, BaseModel

StringFuture is a string that may not be ready yet.

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def __init__(self, content: Any = "", set_value: bool = False):
    """Initialize the StringFuture."""
    if set_value:
        if not isinstance(content, List):
            raise ValueError("Cannot set value to non-list.")
        s = content
    else:
        s = [content]
    super().__init__(s=s)

val property 

val

The value of the future.

from_list classmethod 

from_list(content: List[Any]) -> StringFuture

Create a StringFuture from a list of content.

Source code in src/appl/core/types/futures.py 
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@classmethod
def from_list(cls, content: List[Any]) -> "StringFuture":
    """Create a StringFuture from a list of content."""
    return cls(content, set_value=True)

join 

join(iterable: Iterable[StringFuture]) -> StringFuture

Concatenate any number of strings.

The StringFuture whose method is called is inserted in between each given StringFuture. The result is returned as a new StringFuture.

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def join(self, iterable: Iterable["StringFuture"]) -> "StringFuture":
    """Concatenate any number of strings.

    The StringFuture whose method is called is inserted in between each
    given StringFuture. The result is returned as a new StringFuture.
    """
    result = []
    for i, x in enumerate(iterable):
        if i != 0:
            result.append(self)
        result.append(x)
    return StringFuture.from_list(result)

materialized 

materialized() -> StringFuture

Materialize the StringFuture.

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def materialized(self) -> "StringFuture":
    """Materialize the StringFuture."""
    self.s = [self._collapse()]
    return self

serialize 

serialize() -> str

Serialize the StringFuture.

Source code in src/appl/core/types/futures.py 
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def serialize(self) -> str:
    """Serialize the StringFuture."""
    return str(self)

appl_execute 

appl_execute(
    s: Any, _ctx: PromptContext = PromptContext()
) -> None

Interact with the prompt context using the given value.

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def appl_execute(
    s: Any,
    _ctx: PromptContext = PromptContext(),
) -> None:
    """Interact with the prompt context using the given value."""
    if s is None:
        return
    if isinstance(s, str):
        add_str = True
        if _ctx._is_first_str:
            docstring = _ctx._func_docstring
            if docstring is not None:
                docstring = inspect.cleandoc(docstring)
            if _ctx._include_docstring:
                if docstring is None:
                    logger.warning(
                        f"No docstring found for {_ctx._func_name}, cannot include it."
                    )
                else:
                    assert s == docstring, f"Docstring mismatch: {s}"
            elif s == docstring and _ctx._docstring_quote_count != 1:
                add_str = False
                if configs.getattrs(
                    "settings.logging.display.docstring_warning", False
                ):
                    logger.warning(
                        f'The docstring """{s}""" for `{_ctx._func_name}` is excluded from the prompt. '
                        "To include the docstring, set include_docstring=True in the @ppl function."
                    )
        if add_str:
            _ctx.add_string(StringFuture(s))
        _ctx._is_first_str = False
    elif isinstance(s, StringFuture):
        _ctx.add_string(s)
    elif isinstance(s, PromptRecords):
        _ctx.add_records(s)
    elif isinstance(s, BaseMessage):
        _ctx.add_message(s)
    elif isinstance(s, Image):
        _ctx.add_image(s)
    elif isinstance(s, ImageFile):
        _ctx.add_image(Image.from_image(s))
    elif isinstance(s, Generation):
        appl_execute(s.as_prompt(), _ctx)
    elif isinstance(s, Promptable):
        # recursively apply
        appl_execute(promptify(s), _ctx)
    elif isinstance(s, Iterable):
        # iterable items, recursively apply
        for x in s:
            appl_execute(x, _ctx)
    elif isinstance(s, Namespace):  # for advanced usage only
        logger.info(f"updating context variables using the namespace: {s}")
        _ctx._set_vars(s)
    else:
        logger.warning(f"Cannot convert {s} of type {type(s)} to prompt, ignore.")

appl_format 

appl_format(
    value: Any, format_spec: str = "", conversion: int = -1
) -> StringFuture

Create a StringFuture object that represents the formatted string.

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def appl_format(
    value: Any, format_spec: str = "", conversion: int = -1
) -> StringFuture:
    """Create a StringFuture object that represents the formatted string."""
    if conversion >= 0:
        conversion_func: Dict[str, Callable] = {"s": str, "r": repr, "a": ascii}
        if (c := chr(conversion)) not in conversion_func:
            raise ValueError(f"Invalid conversion character: {c}")
        value = StringFuture(CallFuture(conversion_func[c], value))

    return StringFuture(CallFuture(format, value, format_spec))

appl_with_ctx 

appl_with_ctx(
    *args: Any,
    _func: Callable,
    _ctx: PromptContext = PromptContext(),
    _globals: Any = None,
    _locals: Any = None,
    **kwargs: Any
) -> Any

Forward context to prompt functions.

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def appl_with_ctx(
    *args: Any,
    _func: Callable,
    _ctx: PromptContext = PromptContext(),
    _globals: Any = None,
    _locals: Any = None,
    **kwargs: Any,
) -> Any:
    """Forward context to prompt functions."""
    if _func is globals:
        # use the globals when calling the function
        return _globals
    if _func is locals:
        # use the locals when calling the function
        return _locals
    if _func in (exec, eval):
        # fix the globals and locals for exec and eval
        if len(args) < 2 and "globals" not in kwargs:
            args = args + (_globals,)
        elif len(args) < 3 and "locals" not in kwargs:
            args = args + (_locals,)
    if getattr(_func, "__need_ctx__", False):
        kwargs["_ctx"] = _ctx  # add the context to the kwargs
    return _func(*args, **kwargs)

is_string 

is_string(s: Any) -> bool

Check if the object is a StringFuture or str.

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def is_string(s: Any) -> bool:
    """Check if the object is a StringFuture or str."""
    return isinstance(s, StringFuture) or isinstance(s, str)