[Release] Docs Agent version 0.1.6 (#182)

* [Release] Docs Agent version 0.1.4

What's changed:

- Bug fix: Update `docs_agent.py` to remove a no-longer-in-use error message variable.
- Clean up the prompt format in Docs Agent
  - Context is added to prompts as Markdown
  - Remove extra new lines in context
  - Add extra new lines after the instruction and before the question in prompts.
- Remove the warning message in the Chroma module, which as displayed
  when launching the chatbot.
- Update the embeddings diagrams in the main `README` file.
- Minor updates in the main `README` file.

* [Release] Docs Agent version 0.1.5

What's changed:

- Update the `poetry.lock` file to bump up the version of `werkzeug`
- Update the introduction paragraph of the main `README` file.
- Add a new diagram on Docs Agent's pre-processing flow of various doc types.
- Update the `README` file in the `script` directory to include the diagram.

* [Release] Docs Agent version 0.1.6

What's changed:

- Update the prompt condition to be more specific and follow
  best practices in prompting.
- Enable the chatbot server to provide a custom condition string to
  the DocsAgent class.
- Bug fix: Provide a custom condition when asking for 5 related
  questions to the PaLM model.
- Add a new config variable to specify the log level to be "VERBOSE"
- Improve the rendering of code text and code blocks on the chat app UI.
- Rephrase the sentence that describes the page, section, and subsection
  structure of Markdown pages in the `markdown_to_plain_text.py` script.
- Update the pre-processing diagram to fix a typo (`appscripts` to `apps_script`)

demos/palm/python/docs-agent/README.md

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ and is required that you have access to Google’s [PaLM API][genai-doc-site].
 Keep in mind that this approach does not involve “fine-tuning” an LLM (large language model).
 Instead, the Docs Agent sample app uses a mixture of prompt engineering and embedding techniques,
 also known as Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), on top of a publicly available LLM model
-like  PaLM 2.
+like PaLM 2.
 
 ![Docs Agent architecture](docs/images/docs-agent-architecture-01.png)
 
@@ -210,10 +210,10 @@ by the PaLM model:
 - Additional condition (for fact-checking):
 
   ```
-  Can you compare the text below to the context provided
-  in this prompt above and write a short message that warns the readers about
-  which part of the text they should consider fact-checking? (Please keep your
-  response concise and focus on only one important item.)"
+  Can you compare the text below to the information provided in this prompt above
+  and write a short message that warns the readers about which part of the text they
+  should consider fact-checking? (Please keep your response concise and focus on only
+  one important item.)"
   ```
 
 - Previously generated response
@@ -266,8 +266,7 @@ The following is the exact structure of this prompt:
 - Condition:
 
   ```
-  You are a helpful chatbot answering questions from users. Read the following context first
-  and answer the question at the end:
+  Read the context below and answer the question at the end:
   ```
 
 - Context:
@@ -578,8 +577,10 @@ To customize settings in the Docs Agent chat app, do the following:
    condition for your custom dataset, for example:
 
    ```
-   condition_text: "You are a helpful chatbot answering questions from developers working on
-   Flutter apps. Read the following context first and answer the question at the end:"
+   condition_text: "You are a helpful chatbot answering questions from **Flutter app developers**.
+   Read the context below first and answer the user's question at the end.
+   In your answer, provide a summary in three or five sentences. (BUT DO NOT USE
+   ANY INFORMATION YOU KNOW ABOUT THE WORLD.)"
    ```
 
 ### 2. Launch the Docs Agent chat app

demos/palm/python/docs-agent/chatbot/chatui.py

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     json,
 )
 import markdown
+import markdown.extensions.fenced_code
 from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
 import urllib
 import os
@@ -145,22 +146,31 @@ def ask_model(question):
     query_result = docs_agent.query_vector_store(question)
     context = query_result.fetch_formatted(Format.CONTEXT)
     context_with_instruction = docs_agent.add_instruction_to_context(context)
-    response = docs_agent.ask_text_model_with_context(context_with_instruction, question)
+    response = docs_agent.ask_text_model_with_context(
+        context_with_instruction, question
+    )
 
     ### PROMPT 2: FACT-CHECK THE PREVIOUS RESPONSE.
     fact_checked_response = docs_agent.ask_text_model_to_fact_check(
         context_with_instruction, response
     )
 
     ### PROMPT 3: GET 5 RELATED QUESTIONS.
-    # 1. Prepare a new question asking the model to come up with 5 related questions.
-    # 2. Ask the language model with the new question.
-    # 3. Parse the model's response into a list in HTML format.
+    # 1. Use the response from Prompt 1 as context and add a custom condition.
+    # 2. Prepare a new question asking the model to come up with 5 related questions.
+    # 3. Ask the language model with the new question.
+    # 4. Parse the model's response into a list in HTML format.
+    new_condition = "Read the context below and answer the user's question at the end."
+    new_context_with_instruction = docs_agent.add_custom_instruction_to_context(
+        new_condition, response
+    )
     new_question = (
         "What are 5 questions developers might ask after reading the context?"
     )
     new_response = markdown.markdown(
-        docs_agent.ask_text_model_with_context(response, new_question)
+        docs_agent.ask_text_model_with_context(
+            new_context_with_instruction, new_question
+        )
     )
     related_questions = parse_related_questions_response_to_html_list(new_response)
 
@@ -181,8 +191,8 @@ def ask_model(question):
     # - Convert the fact-check response from the model into HTML for rendering.
     # - A workaround to get the server's URL to work with the rewrite and like features.
     new_uuid = uuid.uuid1()
-    context_in_html = markdown.markdown(context)
-    response_in_html = markdown.markdown(response)
+    context_in_html = markdown.markdown(context, extensions=["fenced_code"])
+    response_in_html = markdown.markdown(response, extensions=["fenced_code"])
     fact_checked_response_in_html = markdown.markdown(fact_checked_response)
     server_url = request.url_root.replace("http", "https")
 

demos/palm/python/docs-agent/chatbot/static/css/style.css

@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ li {
   margin: 0 0 0.3em;
 }
 
+code {
+    font-family: math;
+    color: darkgreen;
+}
+
 /* ======= Style layout by ID ======= */
 
 #callout-box {

demos/palm/python/docs-agent/chroma.py

@@ -47,17 +47,25 @@ def __init__(self, chroma_dir) -> None:
     def list_collections(self):
         return self.client.list_collections()
 
-    def get_collection(self, name, embedding_function=None):
+    def get_collection(self, name, embedding_function=None, embedding_model=None):
         if embedding_function is not None:
             return ChromaCollection(
                 self.client.get_collection(name, embedding_function=embedding_function),
                 embedding_function,
             )
         # Read embedding meta information from the collection
         collection = self.client.get_collection(name, lambda x: None)
-        embedding_model = None
-        if collection.metadata:
+        if embedding_model is None and collection.metadata:
             embedding_model = collection.metadata.get("embedding_model", None)
+            if embedding_model is None:
+                # If embedding_model is not found in the metadata,
+                # use `models/embedding-gecko-001` by default.
+                logging.info(
+                    "Embedding model is not specified in the metadata of "
+                    "the collection %s. Using the default PaLM embedding model.",
+                    name,
+                )
+                embedding_model = "models/embedding-gecko-001"
 
         if embedding_model == "local/all-mpnet-base-v2":
             base_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
@@ -67,24 +75,19 @@ def get_collection(self, name, embedding_function=None):
                     model_name=local_model_dir
                 )
             )
-        elif embedding_model is None or embedding_model == "palm/embedding-gecko-001":
-            if embedding_model is None:
-                logging.info(
-                    "Embedding model is not specified in the metadata of "
-                    "the collection %s. Using the default PaLM embedding model.",
-                    name,
-                )
-            palm = PaLM(embed_model="models/embedding-gecko-001", find_models=False)
-            # We can not redefine embedding_function with def and
-            # have to assign a lambda to it
-            # pylint: disable-next=unnecessary-lambda-assignment
-            embedding_function = lambda texts: [palm.embed(text) for text in texts]
-
         else:
-            raise ChromaEmbeddingModelNotSupportedError(
-                f"Embedding model {embedding_model} specified by collection {name} "
-                "is not supported."
-            )
+            print("Embedding model: " + str(embedding_model))
+            try:
+                palm = PaLM(embed_model=embedding_model, find_models=False)
+                # We cannot redefine embedding_function with def and
+                # have to assign a lambda to it
+                # pylint: disable-next=unnecessary-lambda-assignment
+                embedding_function = lambda texts: [palm.embed(text) for text in texts]
+            except:
+                raise ChromaEmbeddingModelNotSupportedError(
+                    f"Embedding model {embedding_model} specified by collection {name} "
+                    "is not supported."
+                )
 
         return ChromaCollection(
             self.client.get_collection(name, embedding_function=embedding_function),

demos/palm/python/docs-agent/config.yaml

@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@
 
 ### Configuration for Docs Agent ###
 
+### PaLM environment
+#
+# api_endpoint:    The PaLM API endpoint used by Docs Agent.
+#
+# embedding_model: The PaLM embedding model used to generate embeddings.
+#
+api_endpoint: "generativelanguage.googleapis.com"
+embedding_model: "models/embedding-gecko-001"
+
+
 ### Docs Agent environment
 #
 # product_name:    The name of your product to appears on the chatbot UI.
@@ -31,10 +41,14 @@
 # collection_name: The name used to identify a dataset collection by
 #                  the Chroma vector database.
 #
+# log_level:       The verbosity level of logs printed on the terminal
+#                  by the chatbot app: NORMAL or VERBOSE
+#
 product_name: "My product"
 output_path: "data/plain_docs"
 vector_db_dir: "vector_stores/chroma"
 collection_name: "docs_collection"
+log_level: "NORMAL"
 
 
 ### Documentation sources
@@ -70,14 +84,17 @@ input:
 # model_error_message: The error message returned to the user when language
 #                      models are unable to provide responses.
 #
-condition_text: "You are a helpful chatbot answering questions from users. Read
-the following context first and answer the question at the end:"
+condition_text: "You are a helpful chatbot answering questions from users.
+Read the context below first and answer the user's question at the end.
+In your answer, provide a summary in three or five sentences. (BUT DO NOT USE
+ANY INFORMATION YOU KNOW ABOUT THE WORLD.)"
 
-fact_check_question: "Can you compare the text below to the context provided
-in this prompt above and write a short message that warns the readers about
-which part of the text they should consider fact-checking? (Please keep your
-response concise and focus on only one important item.)"
+fact_check_question: "Can you compare the text below to the information
+provided in this prompt above and write a short message that warns the readers
+about which part of the text they should consider fact-checking? (Please keep
+your response concise, focus on only one important item, but DO NOT USE BOLD
+TEXT IN YOUR RESPONSE.)"
 
-model_error_message: "PaLM is not able to answer this question at the
-moment. Rephrase the question and try asking again."
+model_error_message: "PaLM is not able to answer this question at the moment.
+Rephrase the question and try asking again."
 

demos/palm/python/docs-agent/docs_agent.py

@@ -34,15 +34,16 @@
 
 # Select your PaLM API endpoint.
 PALM_API_ENDPOINT = "generativelanguage.googleapis.com"
-
-palm = PaLM(api_key=API_KEY, api_endpoint=PALM_API_ENDPOINT)
-
-BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+EMBEDDING_MODEL = None
 
 # Set up the path to the chroma vector database.
+BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 LOCAL_VECTOR_DB_DIR = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "vector_stores/chroma")
 COLLECTION_NAME = "docs_collection"
 
+# Set the log level for the DocsAgent class: NORMAL or VERBOSE
+LOG_LEVEL = "NORMAL"
+
 IS_CONFIG_FILE = True
 if IS_CONFIG_FILE:
     config_values = read_config.ReadConfig()
@@ -51,10 +52,16 @@
     CONDITION_TEXT = config_values.returnConfigValue("condition_text")
     FACT_CHECK_QUESTION = config_values.returnConfigValue("fact_check_question")
     MODEL_ERROR_MESSAGE = config_values.returnConfigValue("model_error_message")
+    LOG_LEVEL = config_values.returnConfigValue("log_level")
+    PALM_API_ENDPOINT = config_values.returnConfigValue("api_endpoint")
+    EMBEDDING_MODEL = config_values.returnConfigValue("embedding_model")
 
 # Select the number of contents to be used for providing context.
 NUM_RETURNS = 5
 
+# Initialize the PaLM instance.
+palm = PaLM(api_key=API_KEY, api_endpoint=PALM_API_ENDPOINT)
+
 
 class DocsAgent:
     """DocsAgent class"""
@@ -65,7 +72,9 @@ def __init__(self):
             "Using the local vector database created at %s", LOCAL_VECTOR_DB_DIR
         )
         self.chroma = Chroma(LOCAL_VECTOR_DB_DIR)
-        self.collection = self.chroma.get_collection(COLLECTION_NAME)
+        self.collection = self.chroma.get_collection(
+            COLLECTION_NAME, embedding_model=EMBEDDING_MODEL
+        )
         # Update PaLM's custom prompt strings
         self.prompt_condition = CONDITION_TEXT
         self.fact_check_question = FACT_CHECK_QUESTION
@@ -74,6 +83,9 @@ def __init__(self):
     # Use this method for talking to PaLM (Text)
     def ask_text_model_with_context(self, context, question):
         new_prompt = f"{context}\n\nQuestion: {question}"
+        # Print the prompt for debugging if the log level is VERBOSE.
+        if LOG_LEVEL == "VERBOSE":
+            self.print_the_prompt(new_prompt)
         try:
             response = palm.generate_text(
                 prompt=new_prompt,
@@ -119,3 +131,24 @@ def add_instruction_to_context(self, context):
         new_context = ""
         new_context += self.prompt_condition + "\n\n" + context
         return new_context
+
+    # Add custom instruction as a prefix to the context
+    def add_custom_instruction_to_context(self, condition, context):
+        new_context = ""
+        new_context += condition + "\n\n" + context
+        return new_context
+
+    # Generate an embedding given text input
+    def generate_embedding(self, text):
+        return palm.embed(text)
+
+    # Print the prompt on the terminal for debugging
+    def print_the_prompt(self, prompt):
+        print("#########################################")
+        print("#              PROMPT                   #")
+        print("#########################################")
+        print(prompt)
+        print("#########################################")
+        print("#           END OF PROMPT               #")
+        print("#########################################")
+        print("\n")

demos/palm/python/docs-agent/pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "docs-agent"
-version = "0.1.5"
+version = "0.1.6"
 description = ""
 authors = ["Docs Agent contributors"]
 readme = "README.md"

demos/palm/python/docs-agent/scripts/markdown_to_plain_text.py

@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ def process_page_and_section_titles(markdown_text):
                 new_line = (
                     '# The "'
                     + page_title
-                    + '" page contains the following content:\n\n'
+                    + '" page includes the following information:\n'
                 )
 
             if section_title:
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ def process_page_and_section_titles(markdown_text):
                     + page_title
                     + '" page has the "'
                     + section_title
-                    + '" section that contains the following content:\n'
+                    + '" section that includes the following information:\n'
                 )
 
             if subsection_title:
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ def process_page_and_section_titles(markdown_text):
                     + section_title
                     + '" section has the "'
                     + subsection_title
-                    + '" subsection that contains the following content:\n'
+                    + '" subsection that includes the following information:\n'
                 )
 
         if skip_this_line is False: