core[minor]: add validation error handler to BaseTool (#14007)

- **Description:** add a ValidationError handler as a field of
[`BaseTool`](https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/blob/master/libs/core/langchain_core/tools.py#L101)
and add unit tests for the code change.
- **Issue:** #12721 #13662
- **Dependencies:** None
- **Tag maintainer:** 
- **Twitter handle:** @hmdev3
- **NOTE:**
  - I'm wondering if the update of document is required.

---------

Co-authored-by: Eugene Yurtsev <eyurtsev@gmail.com>

libs/core/langchain_core/tools.py

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from langchain_core.pydantic_v1 import (
     BaseModel,
     Extra,
     Field,
+    ValidationError,
     create_model,
     root_validator,
     validate_arguments,
@@ -169,6 +170,11 @@ class ChildTool(BaseTool):
     ] = False
     """Handle the content of the ToolException thrown."""
 
+    handle_validation_error: Optional[
+        Union[bool, str, Callable[[ValidationError], str]]
+    ] = False
+    """Handle the content of the ValidationError thrown."""
+
     class Config(Serializable.Config):
         """Configuration for this pydantic object."""
 
@@ -346,6 +352,21 @@ class ChildTool(BaseTool):
                 if new_arg_supported
                 else self._run(*tool_args, **tool_kwargs)
             )
+        except ValidationError as e:
+            if not self.handle_validation_error:
+                raise e
+            elif isinstance(self.handle_validation_error, bool):
+                observation = "Tool input validation error"
+            elif isinstance(self.handle_validation_error, str):
+                observation = self.handle_validation_error
+            elif callable(self.handle_validation_error):
+                observation = self.handle_validation_error(e)
+            else:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"Got unexpected type of `handle_validation_error`. Expected bool, "
+                    f"str or callable. Received: {self.handle_validation_error}"
+                )
+            return observation
         except ToolException as e:
             if not self.handle_tool_error:
                 run_manager.on_tool_error(e)
@@ -422,6 +443,21 @@ class ChildTool(BaseTool):
                 if new_arg_supported
                 else await self._arun(*tool_args, **tool_kwargs)
             )
+        except ValidationError as e:
+            if not self.handle_validation_error:
+                raise e
+            elif isinstance(self.handle_validation_error, bool):
+                observation = "Tool input validation error"
+            elif isinstance(self.handle_validation_error, str):
+                observation = self.handle_validation_error
+            elif callable(self.handle_validation_error):
+                observation = self.handle_validation_error(e)
+            else:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"Got unexpected type of `handle_validation_error`. Expected bool, "
+                    f"str or callable. Received: {self.handle_validation_error}"
+                )
+            return observation
         except ToolException as e:
             if not self.handle_tool_error:
                 await run_manager.on_tool_error(e)

libs/core/tests/unit_tests/test_tools.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import json
 from datetime import datetime
 from enum import Enum
 from functools import partial
-from typing import Any, List, Optional, Type, Union
+from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Type, Union
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from langchain_core.callbacks import (
     AsyncCallbackManagerForToolRun,
     CallbackManagerForToolRun,
 )
-from langchain_core.pydantic_v1 import BaseModel
+from langchain_core.pydantic_v1 import BaseModel, ValidationError
 from langchain_core.tools import (
     BaseTool,
     SchemaAnnotationError,
@@ -620,7 +620,10 @@ def test_exception_handling_str() -> None:
 
 def test_exception_handling_callable() -> None:
     expected = "foo bar"
-    handling = lambda _: expected  # noqa: E731
+
+    def handling(e: ToolException) -> str:
+        return expected  # noqa: E731
+
     _tool = _FakeExceptionTool(handle_tool_error=handling)
     actual = _tool.run({})
     assert expected == actual
@@ -648,7 +651,10 @@ async def test_async_exception_handling_str() -> None:
 
 async def test_async_exception_handling_callable() -> None:
     expected = "foo bar"
-    handling = lambda _: expected  # noqa: E731
+
+    def handling(e: ToolException) -> str:
+        return expected  # noqa: E731
+
     _tool = _FakeExceptionTool(handle_tool_error=handling)
     actual = await _tool.arun({})
     assert expected == actual
@@ -691,3 +697,127 @@ def test_structured_tool_from_function() -> None:
     prefix = "foo(bar: int, baz: str) -> str - "
     assert foo.__doc__ is not None
     assert structured_tool.description == prefix + foo.__doc__.strip()
+
+
+def test_validation_error_handling_bool() -> None:
+    """Test that validation errors are handled correctly."""
+    expected = "Tool input validation error"
+    _tool = _MockStructuredTool(handle_validation_error=True)
+    actual = _tool.run({})
+    assert expected == actual
+
+
+def test_validation_error_handling_str() -> None:
+    """Test that validation errors are handled correctly."""
+    expected = "foo bar"
+    _tool = _MockStructuredTool(handle_validation_error=expected)
+    actual = _tool.run({})
+    assert expected == actual
+
+
+def test_validation_error_handling_callable() -> None:
+    """Test that validation errors are handled correctly."""
+    expected = "foo bar"
+
+    def handling(e: ValidationError) -> str:
+        return expected  # noqa: E731
+
+    _tool = _MockStructuredTool(handle_validation_error=handling)
+    actual = _tool.run({})
+    assert expected == actual
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "handler",
+    [
+        True,
+        "foo bar",
+        lambda _: "foo bar",
+    ],
+)
+def test_validation_error_handling_non_validation_error(
+    handler: Union[bool, str, Callable[[ValidationError], str]]
+) -> None:
+    """Test that validation errors are handled correctly."""
+
+    class _RaiseNonValidationErrorTool(BaseTool):
+        name = "raise_non_validation_error_tool"
+        description = "A tool that raises a non-validation error"
+
+        def _parse_input(
+            self,
+            tool_input: Union[str, Dict],
+        ) -> Union[str, Dict[str, Any]]:
+            raise NotImplementedError()
+
+        def _run(self) -> str:
+            return "dummy"
+
+        async def _arun(self) -> str:
+            return "dummy"
+
+    _tool = _RaiseNonValidationErrorTool(handle_validation_error=handler)
+    with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError):
+        _tool.run({})
+
+
+async def test_async_validation_error_handling_bool() -> None:
+    """Test that validation errors are handled correctly."""
+    expected = "Tool input validation error"
+    _tool = _MockStructuredTool(handle_validation_error=True)
+    actual = await _tool.arun({})
+    assert expected == actual
+
+
+async def test_async_validation_error_handling_str() -> None:
+    """Test that validation errors are handled correctly."""
+    expected = "foo bar"
+    _tool = _MockStructuredTool(handle_validation_error=expected)
+    actual = await _tool.arun({})
+    assert expected == actual
+
+
+async def test_async_validation_error_handling_callable() -> None:
+    """Test that validation errors are handled correctly."""
+    expected = "foo bar"
+
+    def handling(e: ValidationError) -> str:
+        return expected  # noqa: E731
+
+    _tool = _MockStructuredTool(handle_validation_error=handling)
+    actual = await _tool.arun({})
+    assert expected == actual
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "handler",
+    [
+        True,
+        "foo bar",
+        lambda _: "foo bar",
+    ],
+)
+async def test_async_validation_error_handling_non_validation_error(
+    handler: Union[bool, str, Callable[[ValidationError], str]]
+) -> None:
+    """Test that validation errors are handled correctly."""
+
+    class _RaiseNonValidationErrorTool(BaseTool):
+        name = "raise_non_validation_error_tool"
+        description = "A tool that raises a non-validation error"
+
+        def _parse_input(
+            self,
+            tool_input: Union[str, Dict],
+        ) -> Union[str, Dict[str, Any]]:
+            raise NotImplementedError()
+
+        def _run(self) -> str:
+            return "dummy"
+
+        async def _arun(self) -> str:
+            return "dummy"
+
+    _tool = _RaiseNonValidationErrorTool(handle_validation_error=handler)
+    with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError):
+        await _tool.arun({})