app.py

""" app.py

Question / answer over a collection of PDF documents from OECD.org.

PDF text extraction:
    - pypdf

Retrieval model:
    - LanceDB: support for hybrid search search with reranking of results.
    - Full text search (lexical): BM25
    - Vector search (semantic dense vectors): BAAI/bge-m3

Rerankers:
    - ColBERT, cross encoder, reciprocal rank fusion, AnswerDotAI

Generation:
    - Mistral

:author: Didier Guillevic
:date: 2024-12-28
"""

import gradio as gr
import lancedb

import llm_utils

import logging
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)

#
# LanceDB with the indexed documents
#

# Connect to the database
lance_db = lancedb.connect("lance.db")
lance_tbl = lance_db.open_table("documents")

# Document schema
class Document(lancedb.pydantic.LanceModel):
    text: str
    vector: lancedb.pydantic.Vector(1024)
    file_name: str
    num_pages: int
    creation_date: str
    modification_date: str

#
# Retrieval: query types and reranker types
#

query_types = {
    'lexical': 'fts',
    'semantic': 'vector',
    'hybrid': 'hybrid',
}

# Define a few rerankers
colbert_reranker = lancedb.rerankers.ColbertReranker(column='text')
answerai_reranker = lancedb.rerankers.AnswerdotaiRerankers(column='text')
crossencoder_reranker = lancedb.rerankers.CrossEncoderReranker(column='text')
reciprocal_rank_fusion_reranker = lancedb.rerankers.RRFReranker() # hybrid search only

reranker_types = {
    'ColBERT': colbert_reranker,
    'cross encoder': crossencoder_reranker,
    'AnswerAI': answerai_reranker,
    'Reciprocal Rank Fusion': reciprocal_rank_fusion_reranker
}

def search_table(
        table: lancedb.table,
        query: str,
        query_type: str,
        reranker_name: str,
        filter_year: int,
        top_k: int=5,
        overfetch_factor: int=2
    ):
    # Get the instance of reranker
    reranker = reranker_types.get(reranker_name)
    if reranker is None:
        logger.error(f"Invalid reranker name: {reranker_name}")
        raise ValueError(f"Invalid reranker selected: {reranker_name}")
    
    if query_type in ["vector", "fts"]:
        if reranker == reciprocal_rank_fusion_reranker:
            # reciprocal is for 'hybrid' search type only
            reranker = crossencoder_reranker
        results = (
            table.search(query, query_type=query_type)
            .where(f"creation_date >= '{filter_year}'", prefilter=True)
            .rerank(reranker=reranker)
            .limit(top_k * overfetch_factor)
            .to_pydantic(Document)
        )
    elif query_type == "hybrid":
        results = (
            table.search(query, query_type=query_type)
            .where(f"creation_date >= '{filter_year}'", prefilter=True)
            .rerank(reranker=reranker)
            .limit(top_k)
            .to_pydantic(Document)
        )

    return results[:top_k]


#
# Generatton: query + context --> response
#

def create_bulleted_list(texts: list[str]) -> str:
    """
    This function takes a list of strings and returns HTML with a bulleted list.
    """
    html_items = []
    for item in texts:
        html_items.append(f"<li>{item}</li>")
    return "<ul>" + "".join(html_items) + "</ul>"


def generate_response(
        query: str,
        query_type: str,
        reranker_name: str,
        filter_year: int
    ) -> list[str, str, str]:
    """Generate a response given query, search type and reranker.

    Args:

    Returns:
        - the response given the snippets extracted from the database
        - (html string): the references (origin of the snippets of text used to generate the answer)
        - (html string): the snippets of text used to generate the answer
    """
    # Get results from LanceDB
    results = search_table(
        lance_tbl,
        query=query,
        query_type=query_type,
        reranker_name=reranker_name,
        filter_year=filter_year
    )
    
    references = [result.file_name for result in results]
    references_html = "<h4>References</h4>\n" + create_bulleted_list(references)

    snippets = [result.text for result in results]
    snippets_html = "<h4>Snippets</h4>\n" + create_bulleted_list(snippets)

    # Generate the reponse from the LLM
    stream_reponse = llm_utils.generate_chat_response_streaming(
        query, '\n\n'.join(snippets)
    )

    model_response = ""
    for chunk in stream_reponse:
        model_response += chunk.data.choices[0].delta.content
        yield model_response, references_html, snippets_html


#
# User interface
#

with gr.Blocks() as demo:
    gr.Markdown("""
        # Hybrid search / reranking / Mistral
        Document collection: OECD documents on international tax crimes.
    """)

    # Inputs: question
    question = gr.Textbox(
        label="Question to answer",
        placeholder=""
    )

    # Response / references / snippets
    response = gr.Textbox(
        label="Response",
        placeholder=""
    )
    with gr.Accordion("References & snippets", open=False):
        references = gr.HTML(label="References")
        snippets = gr.HTML(label="Snippets")
    
    # Button
    with gr.Row():
        response_button = gr.Button("Submit", variant='primary')
        clear_button = gr.Button("Clear", variant='secondary')
    
    # Additional inputs
    query_type = gr.Dropdown(
        choices=query_types.items(),
        value='hybrid',
        label='Query type',
        render=False
    )
    reranker_name = gr.Dropdown(
        choices=list(reranker_types.keys()),
        value='cross encoder',
        label='Reranker',
        render=False
    )
    filter_year = gr.Slider(
        minimum=2005, maximum=2020, value=2005, step=1,
        label='Creation date >=', render=False
    )

    with gr.Row():
        # Example questions given default provided PDF file
        with gr.Accordion("Sample questions", open=False):
            gr.Examples(
                [
                    ["What is the OECD's role in combating offshore tax evasion?",],
                    ["What are the key tools used in fighting offshore tax evasion?",],
                    ['What are "High Net Worth Individuals" (HNWIs) and how do they relate to tax compliance efforts?',],
                    ["What is the significance of international financial centers (IFCs) in the context of tax evasion?",],
                    ["What is being done to address the role of professional enablers in facilitating tax evasion?",],
                    ["How does the OECD measure the effectiveness of international efforts to fight offshore tax evasion?",],
                    ['What are the "Ten Global Principles" for fighting tax crime?',],
                    ["What are some recent developments in the fight against offshore tax evasion?",],
                ],
                inputs=[question, query_type, reranker_name, filter_year],
                outputs=[response, references, snippets],
                fn=generate_response,
                cache_examples=False,
                label="Sample questions"
            )
        
        # Additional inputs: search parameters
        with gr.Accordion("Search parameters", open=False):
            with gr.Row():
                query_type.render()
                reranker_name.render()
                filter_year.render()
    
    # Documentation
    with gr.Accordion("Documentation", open=False):
        gr.Markdown("""
            - Retrieval model
                - LanceDB: support for hybrid search search with reranking of results.
                - Full text search (lexical): BM25
                - Vector search (semantic dense vectors): BAAI/bge-m3
            - Rerankers
                - ColBERT, cross encoder, reciprocal rank fusion, AnswerDotAI
            - Generation
                - Mistral
            - Examples
                - Generated using Google NotebookLM
        """)

    # Click actions
    response_button.click(
        fn=generate_response,
        inputs=[question, query_type, reranker_name, filter_year],
        outputs=[response, references, snippets]
    )
    clear_button.click(
        fn=lambda: ('', '', '', ''),
        inputs=[],
        outputs=[question, response, references, snippets]
    )


demo.launch(show_api=False)