Make prompt validation opt-in (#11973)

By default replace input_variables with the correct value

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libs/langchain/langchain/prompts/base.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import warnings
 from abc import ABC
+from string import Formatter
 from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Literal, Set
 
 from langchain.schema.messages import BaseMessage, HumanMessage
@@ -99,6 +100,20 @@ def check_valid_template(
         )
 
 
+def get_template_variables(template: str, template_format: str) -> List[str]:
+    if template_format == "jinja2":
+        # Get the variables for the template
+        input_variables = _get_jinja2_variables_from_template(template)
+    elif template_format == "f-string":
+        input_variables = {
+            v for _, v, _, _ in Formatter().parse(template) if v is not None
+        }
+    else:
+        raise ValueError(f"Unsupported template format: {template_format}")
+
+    return sorted(input_variables)
+
+
 class StringPromptValue(PromptValue):
     """String prompt value."""
 

libs/langchain/langchain/prompts/chat.py

@@ -382,6 +382,8 @@ class ChatPromptTemplate(BaseChatPromptTemplate):
     """List of input variables in template messages. Used for validation."""
     messages: List[MessageLike]
     """List of messages consisting of either message prompt templates or messages."""
+    validate_template: bool = False
+    """Whether or not to try validating the template."""
 
     def __add__(self, other: Any) -> ChatPromptTemplate:
         """Combine two prompt templates.
@@ -432,7 +434,7 @@ class ChatPromptTemplate(BaseChatPromptTemplate):
                     input_types[message.variable_name] = List[AnyMessage]
         if "partial_variables" in values:
             input_vars = input_vars - set(values["partial_variables"])
-        if "input_variables" in values:
+        if "input_variables" in values and values.get("validate_template"):
             if input_vars != set(values["input_variables"]):
                 raise ValueError(
                     "Got mismatched input_variables. "

libs/langchain/langchain/prompts/few_shot.py

@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Literal, Optional, Union
 
 from langchain.prompts.base import (
     DEFAULT_FORMATTER_MAPPING,
     StringPromptTemplate,
     check_valid_template,
+    get_template_variables,
 )
 from langchain.prompts.chat import BaseChatPromptTemplate, BaseMessagePromptTemplate
 from langchain.prompts.example_selector.base import BaseExampleSelector
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ class FewShotPromptTemplate(_FewShotPromptTemplateMixin, StringPromptTemplate):
         """Return whether or not the class is serializable."""
         return False
 
-    validate_template: bool = True
+    validate_template: bool = False
     """Whether or not to try validating the template."""
 
     input_variables: List[str]
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ class FewShotPromptTemplate(_FewShotPromptTemplateMixin, StringPromptTemplate):
     prefix: str = ""
     """A prompt template string to put before the examples."""
 
-    template_format: str = "f-string"
+    template_format: Union[Literal["f-string"], Literal["jinja2"]] = "f-string"
     """The format of the prompt template. Options are: 'f-string', 'jinja2'."""
 
     @root_validator()
@@ -107,6 +108,14 @@ class FewShotPromptTemplate(_FewShotPromptTemplateMixin, StringPromptTemplate):
                 values["template_format"],
                 values["input_variables"] + list(values["partial_variables"]),
             )
+        elif values.get("template_format"):
+            values["input_variables"] = [
+                var
+                for var in get_template_variables(
+                    values["prefix"] + values["suffix"], values["template_format"]
+                )
+                if var not in values["partial_variables"]
+            ]
         return values
 
     class Config:

libs/langchain/langchain/prompts/few_shot_with_templates.py

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class FewShotPromptWithTemplates(StringPromptTemplate):
     template_format: str = "f-string"
     """The format of the prompt template. Options are: 'f-string', 'jinja2'."""
 
-    validate_template: bool = True
+    validate_template: bool = False
     """Whether or not to try validating the template."""
 
     @root_validator(pre=True)
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ class FewShotPromptWithTemplates(StringPromptTemplate):
                     f"Got input_variables={input_variables}, but based on "
                     f"prefix/suffix expected {expected_input_variables}"
                 )
+        else:
+            values["input_variables"] = sorted(
+                set(values["suffix"].input_variables)
+                | set(values["prefix"].input_variables if values["prefix"] else [])
+                - set(values["partial_variables"])
+            )
         return values
 
     class Config:

libs/langchain/langchain/prompts/prompt.py

@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from pathlib import Path
-from string import Formatter
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Literal, Optional, Union
 
 from langchain.prompts.base import (
     DEFAULT_FORMATTER_MAPPING,
     StringPromptTemplate,
-    _get_jinja2_variables_from_template,
     check_valid_template,
+    get_template_variables,
 )
 from langchain.pydantic_v1 import root_validator
 
@@ -53,10 +52,10 @@ class PromptTemplate(StringPromptTemplate):
     template: str
     """The prompt template."""
 
-    template_format: str = "f-string"
+    template_format: Union[Literal["f-string"], Literal["jinja2"]] = "f-string"
     """The format of the prompt template. Options are: 'f-string', 'jinja2'."""
 
-    validate_template: bool = True
+    validate_template: bool = False
     """Whether or not to try validating the template."""
 
     def __add__(self, other: Any) -> PromptTemplate:
@@ -127,6 +126,14 @@ class PromptTemplate(StringPromptTemplate):
             check_valid_template(
                 values["template"], values["template_format"], all_inputs
             )
+        elif values.get("template_format"):
+            values["input_variables"] = [
+                var
+                for var in get_template_variables(
+                    values["template"], values["template_format"]
+                )
+                if var not in values["partial_variables"]
+            ]
         return values
 
     @classmethod
@@ -202,25 +209,17 @@ class PromptTemplate(StringPromptTemplate):
         Returns:
             The prompt template loaded from the template.
         """
-        if template_format == "jinja2":
-            # Get the variables for the template
-            input_variables = _get_jinja2_variables_from_template(template)
-        elif template_format == "f-string":
-            input_variables = {
-                v for _, v, _, _ in Formatter().parse(template) if v is not None
-            }
-        else:
-            raise ValueError(f"Unsupported template format: {template_format}")
 
+        input_variables = get_template_variables(template, template_format)
         _partial_variables = partial_variables or {}
 
         if _partial_variables:
-            input_variables = {
+            input_variables = [
                 var for var in input_variables if var not in _partial_variables
-            }
+            ]
 
         return cls(
-            input_variables=sorted(input_variables),
+            input_variables=input_variables,
             template=template,
             template_format=template_format,
             partial_variables=_partial_variables,

libs/langchain/langchain/tools/sql_database/tool.py

@@ -97,11 +97,11 @@ class QuerySQLCheckerTool(BaseSQLDatabaseTool, BaseTool):
             values["llm_chain"] = LLMChain(
                 llm=values.get("llm"),
                 prompt=PromptTemplate(
-                    template=QUERY_CHECKER, input_variables=["query", "dialect"]
+                    template=QUERY_CHECKER, input_variables=["dialect", "query"]
                 ),
             )
 
-        if values["llm_chain"].prompt.input_variables != ["query", "dialect"]:
+        if values["llm_chain"].prompt.input_variables != ["dialect", "query"]:
             raise ValueError(
                 "LLM chain for QueryCheckerTool must have input variables ['query', 'dialect']"
             )

libs/langchain/tests/unit_tests/examples/prompt_with_output_parser.json

@@ -15,6 +15,5 @@
     "partial_variables": {},
     "template": "Given the following question and student answer, provide a correct answer and score the student answer.\nQuestion: {question}\nStudent Answer: {student_answer}\nCorrect Answer:",
     "template_format": "f-string",
-    "validate_template": true,
     "_type": "prompt"
-}
+}

libs/langchain/tests/unit_tests/prompts/test_chat.py

@@ -186,13 +186,24 @@ def test_chat_prompt_template_with_messages() -> None:
 def test_chat_invalid_input_variables_extra() -> None:
     messages = [HumanMessage(content="foo")]
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):
-        ChatPromptTemplate(messages=messages, input_variables=["foo"])
+        ChatPromptTemplate(
+            messages=messages, input_variables=["foo"], validate_template=True
+        )
+    assert (
+        ChatPromptTemplate(messages=messages, input_variables=["foo"]).input_variables
+        == []
+    )
 
 
 def test_chat_invalid_input_variables_missing() -> None:
     messages = [HumanMessagePromptTemplate.from_template("{foo}")]
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):
-        ChatPromptTemplate(messages=messages, input_variables=[])
+        ChatPromptTemplate(
+            messages=messages, input_variables=[], validate_template=True
+        )
+    assert ChatPromptTemplate(
+        messages=messages, input_variables=[]
+    ).input_variables == ["foo"]
 
 
 def test_infer_variables() -> None:

libs/langchain/tests/unit_tests/prompts/test_few_shot.py

@@ -67,7 +67,14 @@ def test_prompt_missing_input_variables() -> None:
             suffix=template,
             examples=[],
             example_prompt=EXAMPLE_PROMPT,
+            validate_template=True,
         )
+    assert FewShotPromptTemplate(
+        input_variables=[],
+        suffix=template,
+        examples=[],
+        example_prompt=EXAMPLE_PROMPT,
+    ).input_variables == ["foo"]
 
     # Test when missing in prefix
     template = "This is a {foo} test."
@@ -78,7 +85,15 @@ def test_prompt_missing_input_variables() -> None:
             examples=[],
             prefix=template,
             example_prompt=EXAMPLE_PROMPT,
+            validate_template=True,
         )
+    assert FewShotPromptTemplate(
+        input_variables=[],
+        suffix="foo",
+        examples=[],
+        prefix=template,
+        example_prompt=EXAMPLE_PROMPT,
+    ).input_variables == ["foo"]
 
 
 def test_prompt_extra_input_variables() -> None:
@@ -91,7 +106,14 @@ def test_prompt_extra_input_variables() -> None:
             suffix=template,
             examples=[],
             example_prompt=EXAMPLE_PROMPT,
+            validate_template=True,
         )
+    assert FewShotPromptTemplate(
+        input_variables=input_variables,
+        suffix=template,
+        examples=[],
+        example_prompt=EXAMPLE_PROMPT,
+    ).input_variables == ["foo"]
 
 
 def test_few_shot_functionality() -> None:
@@ -248,7 +270,15 @@ def test_prompt_jinja2_missing_input_variables(
             examples=example_jinja2_prompt[1],
             example_prompt=example_jinja2_prompt[0],
             template_format="jinja2",
+            validate_template=True,
         )
+    assert FewShotPromptTemplate(
+        input_variables=[],
+        suffix=suffix,
+        examples=example_jinja2_prompt[1],
+        example_prompt=example_jinja2_prompt[0],
+        template_format="jinja2",
+    ).input_variables == ["bar"]
 
     # Test when missing in prefix
     with pytest.warns(UserWarning):
@@ -259,7 +289,16 @@ def test_prompt_jinja2_missing_input_variables(
             examples=example_jinja2_prompt[1],
             example_prompt=example_jinja2_prompt[0],
             template_format="jinja2",
+            validate_template=True,
         )
+    assert FewShotPromptTemplate(
+        input_variables=["bar"],
+        suffix=suffix,
+        prefix=prefix,
+        examples=example_jinja2_prompt[1],
+        example_prompt=example_jinja2_prompt[0],
+        template_format="jinja2",
+    ).input_variables == ["bar", "foo"]
 
 
 @pytest.mark.requires("jinja2")
@@ -277,7 +316,16 @@ def test_prompt_jinja2_extra_input_variables(
             examples=example_jinja2_prompt[1],
             example_prompt=example_jinja2_prompt[0],
             template_format="jinja2",
+            validate_template=True,
         )
+    assert FewShotPromptTemplate(
+        input_variables=["bar", "foo", "extra", "thing"],
+        suffix=suffix,
+        prefix=prefix,
+        examples=example_jinja2_prompt[1],
+        example_prompt=example_jinja2_prompt[0],
+        template_format="jinja2",
+    ).input_variables == ["bar", "foo"]
 
 
 def test_few_shot_chat_message_prompt_template() -> None:

libs/langchain/tests/unit_tests/prompts/test_few_shot_with_templates.py

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 """Test few shot prompt template."""
 
+import pytest
+
 from langchain.prompts.few_shot_with_templates import FewShotPromptWithTemplates
 from langchain.prompts.prompt import PromptTemplate
 
@@ -38,3 +40,37 @@ def test_prompttemplate_prefix_suffix() -> None:
         "Now you try to talk about party."
     )
     assert output == expected_output
+
+
+def test_prompttemplate_validation() -> None:
+    """Test that few shot works when prefix and suffix are PromptTemplates."""
+    prefix = PromptTemplate(
+        input_variables=["content"], template="This is a test about {content}."
+    )
+    suffix = PromptTemplate(
+        input_variables=["new_content"],
+        template="Now you try to talk about {new_content}.",
+    )
+
+    examples = [
+        {"question": "foo", "answer": "bar"},
+        {"question": "baz", "answer": "foo"},
+    ]
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        FewShotPromptWithTemplates(
+            suffix=suffix,
+            prefix=prefix,
+            input_variables=[],
+            examples=examples,
+            example_prompt=EXAMPLE_PROMPT,
+            example_separator="\n",
+            validate_template=True,
+        )
+    assert FewShotPromptWithTemplates(
+        suffix=suffix,
+        prefix=prefix,
+        input_variables=[],
+        examples=examples,
+        example_prompt=EXAMPLE_PROMPT,
+        example_separator="\n",
+    ).input_variables == ["content", "new_content"]

libs/langchain/tests/unit_tests/prompts/test_prompt.py

@@ -39,7 +39,12 @@ def test_prompt_missing_input_variables() -> None:
     template = "This is a {foo} test."
     input_variables: list = []
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):
-        PromptTemplate(input_variables=input_variables, template=template)
+        PromptTemplate(
+            input_variables=input_variables, template=template, validate_template=True
+        )
+    assert PromptTemplate(
+        input_variables=input_variables, template=template
+    ).input_variables == ["foo"]
 
 
 def test_prompt_extra_input_variables() -> None:
@@ -47,7 +52,12 @@ def test_prompt_extra_input_variables() -> None:
     template = "This is a {foo} test."
     input_variables = ["foo", "bar"]
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):
-        PromptTemplate(input_variables=input_variables, template=template)
+        PromptTemplate(
+            input_variables=input_variables, template=template, validate_template=True
+        )
+    assert PromptTemplate(
+        input_variables=input_variables, template=template
+    ).input_variables == ["foo"]
 
 
 def test_prompt_wrong_input_variables() -> None:
@@ -55,7 +65,12 @@ def test_prompt_wrong_input_variables() -> None:
     template = "This is a {foo} test."
     input_variables = ["bar"]
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):
-        PromptTemplate(input_variables=input_variables, template=template)
+        PromptTemplate(
+            input_variables=input_variables, template=template, validate_template=True
+        )
+    assert PromptTemplate(
+        input_variables=input_variables, template=template
+    ).input_variables == ["foo"]
 
 
 def test_prompt_from_examples_valid() -> None:
@@ -229,8 +244,14 @@ def test_prompt_jinja2_missing_input_variables() -> None:
     input_variables: list = []
     with pytest.warns(UserWarning):
         PromptTemplate(
-            input_variables=input_variables, template=template, template_format="jinja2"
+            input_variables=input_variables,
+            template=template,
+            template_format="jinja2",
+            validate_template=True,
         )
+    assert PromptTemplate(
+        input_variables=input_variables, template=template, template_format="jinja2"
+    ).input_variables == ["foo"]
 
 
 @pytest.mark.requires("jinja2")
@@ -240,8 +261,14 @@ def test_prompt_jinja2_extra_input_variables() -> None:
     input_variables = ["foo", "bar"]
     with pytest.warns(UserWarning):
         PromptTemplate(
-            input_variables=input_variables, template=template, template_format="jinja2"
+            input_variables=input_variables,
+            template=template,
+            template_format="jinja2",
+            validate_template=True,
         )
+    assert PromptTemplate(
+        input_variables=input_variables, template=template, template_format="jinja2"
+    ).input_variables == ["foo"]
 
 
 @pytest.mark.requires("jinja2")
@@ -251,5 +278,11 @@ def test_prompt_jinja2_wrong_input_variables() -> None:
     input_variables = ["bar"]
     with pytest.warns(UserWarning):
         PromptTemplate(
-            input_variables=input_variables, template=template, template_format="jinja2"
+            input_variables=input_variables,
+            template=template,
+            template_format="jinja2",
+            validate_template=True,
         )
+    assert PromptTemplate(
+        input_variables=input_variables, template=template, template_format="jinja2"
+    ).input_variables == ["foo"]