Class RunnableRetry<RunInput, RunOutput, CallOptions>

Base class for runnables that can be retried a specified number of times.

import {
RunnableLambda,
RunnableRetry,
} from "@langchain/core/runnables";

// Simulate an API call that fails
const simulateApiCall = (input: string): string => {
console.log(`Attempting API call with input: ${input}`);
throw new Error("API call failed due to network issue");
};

const apiCallLambda = RunnableLambda.from(simulateApiCall);

// Apply retry logic using the .withRetry() method
const apiCallWithRetry = apiCallLambda.withRetry({ stopAfterAttempt: 3 });

// Alternatively, create a RunnableRetry instance manually
const manualRetry = new RunnableRetry({
bound: apiCallLambda,
maxAttemptNumber: 3,
config: {},
});

// Example invocation using the .withRetry() method
const res = await apiCallWithRetry
.invoke("Request 1")
.catch((error) => {
console.error("Failed after multiple retries:", error.message);
});

// Example invocation using the manual retry instance
const res2 = await manualRetry
.invoke("Request 2")
.catch((error) => {
console.error("Failed after multiple retries:", error.message);
});

Type Parameters

Hierarchy (view full)

Constructors

Properties

config: RunnableConfig<Record<string, any>>
configFactories?: ((config: RunnableConfig<Record<string, any>>) => RunnableConfig<Record<string, any>> | Promise<RunnableConfig<Record<string, any>>>)[]
kwargs?: Partial<CallOptions>
maxAttemptNumber: number = 3
name?: string
onFailedAttempt: RunnableRetryFailedAttemptHandler = ...

Methods

  • Convert a runnable to a tool. Return a new instance of RunnableToolLike which contains the runnable, name, description and schema.

    Type Parameters

    Parameters

    • fields: {
          description?: string;
          name?: string;
          schema: ZodType<T, ZodTypeDef, T>;
      }
      • Optionaldescription?: string

        The description of the tool. Falls back to the description on the Zod schema if not provided, or undefined if neither are provided.

      • Optionalname?: string

        The name of the tool. If not provided, it will default to the name of the runnable.

      • schema: ZodType<T, ZodTypeDef, T>

        The Zod schema for the input of the tool. Infers the Zod type from the input type of the runnable.

    Returns RunnableToolLike<ZodType<ToolCall | T, ZodTypeDef, ToolCall | T>, RunOutput>

    An instance of RunnableToolLike which is a runnable that can be used as a tool.

  • Default implementation of batch, which calls invoke N times. Subclasses should override this method if they can batch more efficiently.

    Parameters

    • inputs: RunInput[]

      Array of inputs to each batch call.

    • Optionaloptions: Partial<CallOptions> | Partial<CallOptions>[]

      Either a single call options object to apply to each batch call or an array for each call.

    • OptionalbatchOptions: RunnableBatchOptions & {
          returnExceptions?: false;
      }

    Returns Promise<RunOutput[]>

    An array of RunOutputs, or mixed RunOutputs and errors if batchOptions.returnExceptions is set

  • Default implementation of batch, which calls invoke N times. Subclasses should override this method if they can batch more efficiently.

    Parameters

    • inputs: RunInput[]

      Array of inputs to each batch call.

    • Optionaloptions: Partial<CallOptions> | Partial<CallOptions>[]

      Either a single call options object to apply to each batch call or an array for each call.

    • OptionalbatchOptions: RunnableBatchOptions & {
          returnExceptions: true;
      }

    Returns Promise<(Error | RunOutput)[]>

    An array of RunOutputs, or mixed RunOutputs and errors if batchOptions.returnExceptions is set

  • Default implementation of batch, which calls invoke N times. Subclasses should override this method if they can batch more efficiently.

    Parameters

    Returns Promise<(Error | RunOutput)[]>

    An array of RunOutputs, or mixed RunOutputs and errors if batchOptions.returnExceptions is set

  • Method that invokes the runnable with the specified input, run manager, and config. It handles the retry logic by catching any errors and recursively invoking itself with the updated config for the next retry attempt.

    Parameters

    • input: RunInput

      The input for the runnable.

    • Optionalconfig: CallOptions

      The config for the runnable.

    Returns Promise<RunOutput>

    A promise that resolves to the output of the runnable.

  • Generate a stream of events emitted by the internal steps of the runnable.

    Use to create an iterator over StreamEvents that provide real-time information about the progress of the runnable, including StreamEvents from intermediate results.

    A StreamEvent is a dictionary with the following schema:

    • event: string - Event names are of the format: on_[runnable_type]_(start|stream|end).
    • name: string - The name of the runnable that generated the event.
    • run_id: string - Randomly generated ID associated with the given execution of the runnable that emitted the event. A child runnable that gets invoked as part of the execution of a parent runnable is assigned its own unique ID.
    • tags: string[] - The tags of the runnable that generated the event.
    • metadata: Record<string, any> - The metadata of the runnable that generated the event.
    • data: Record<string, any>

    Below is a table that illustrates some events that might be emitted by various chains. Metadata fields have been omitted from the table for brevity. Chain definitions have been included after the table.

    ATTENTION This reference table is for the V2 version of the schema.

    +----------------------+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
    | event                | input                       | output/chunk                             |
    +======================+=============================+==========================================+
    | on_chat_model_start  | {"messages": BaseMessage[]} |                                          |
    +----------------------+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
    | on_chat_model_stream |                             | AIMessageChunk("hello")                  |
    +----------------------+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
    | on_chat_model_end    | {"messages": BaseMessage[]} | AIMessageChunk("hello world")            |
    +----------------------+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
    | on_llm_start         | {'input': 'hello'}          |                                          |
    +----------------------+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
    | on_llm_stream        |                             | 'Hello'                                  |
    +----------------------+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
    | on_llm_end           | 'Hello human!'              |                                          |
    +----------------------+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
    | on_chain_start       |                             |                                          |
    +----------------------+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
    | on_chain_stream      |                             | "hello world!"                           |
    +----------------------+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
    | on_chain_end         | [Document(...)]             | "hello world!, goodbye world!"           |
    +----------------------+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
    | on_tool_start        | {"x": 1, "y": "2"}          |                                          |
    +----------------------+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
    | on_tool_end          |                             | {"x": 1, "y": "2"}                       |
    +----------------------+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
    | on_retriever_start   | {"query": "hello"}          |                                          |
    +----------------------+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
    | on_retriever_end     | {"query": "hello"}          | [Document(...), ..]                      |
    +----------------------+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
    | on_prompt_start      | {"question": "hello"}       |                                          |
    +----------------------+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
    | on_prompt_end        | {"question": "hello"}       | ChatPromptValue(messages: BaseMessage[]) |
    +----------------------+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
    

    The "on_chain_*" events are the default for Runnables that don't fit one of the above categories.

    In addition to the standard events above, users can also dispatch custom events.

    Custom events will be only be surfaced with in the v2 version of the API!

    A custom event has following format:

    +-----------+------+------------------------------------------------------------+
    | Attribute | Type | Description                                                |
    +===========+======+============================================================+
    | name      | str  | A user defined name for the event.                         |
    +-----------+------+------------------------------------------------------------+
    | data      | Any  | The data associated with the event. This can be anything.  |
    +-----------+------+------------------------------------------------------------+
    

    Here's an example:

    import { RunnableLambda } from "@langchain/core/runnables";
    import { dispatchCustomEvent } from "@langchain/core/callbacks/dispatch";
    // Use this import for web environments that don't support "async_hooks"
    // and manually pass config to child runs.
    // import { dispatchCustomEvent } from "@langchain/core/callbacks/dispatch/web";

    const slowThing = RunnableLambda.from(async (someInput: string) => {
    // Placeholder for some slow operation
    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 100));
    await dispatchCustomEvent("progress_event", {
    message: "Finished step 1 of 2",
    });
    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 100));
    return "Done";
    });

    const eventStream = await slowThing.streamEvents("hello world", {
    version: "v2",
    });

    for await (const event of eventStream) {
    if (event.event === "on_custom_event") {
    console.log(event);
    }
    }

    Parameters

    Returns IterableReadableStream<StreamEvent>

  • Generate a stream of events emitted by the internal steps of the runnable.

    Use to create an iterator over StreamEvents that provide real-time information about the progress of the runnable, including StreamEvents from intermediate results.

    A StreamEvent is a dictionary with the following schema:

    • event: string - Event names are of the format: on_[runnable_type]_(start|stream|end).
    • name: string - The name of the runnable that generated the event.
    • run_id: string - Randomly generated ID associated with the given execution of the runnable that emitted the event. A child runnable that gets invoked as part of the execution of a parent runnable is assigned its own unique ID.
    • tags: string[] - The tags of the runnable that generated the event.
    • metadata: Record<string, any> - The metadata of the runnable that generated the event.
    • data: Record<string, any>

    Below is a table that illustrates some events that might be emitted by various chains. Metadata fields have been omitted from the table for brevity. Chain definitions have been included after the table.

    ATTENTION This reference table is for the V2 version of the schema.

    +----------------------+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
    | event                | input                       | output/chunk                             |
    +======================+=============================+==========================================+
    | on_chat_model_start  | {"messages": BaseMessage[]} |                                          |
    +----------------------+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
    | on_chat_model_stream |                             | AIMessageChunk("hello")                  |
    +----------------------+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
    | on_chat_model_end    | {"messages": BaseMessage[]} | AIMessageChunk("hello world")            |
    +----------------------+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
    | on_llm_start         | {'input': 'hello'}          |                                          |
    +----------------------+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
    | on_llm_stream        |                             | 'Hello'                                  |
    +----------------------+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
    | on_llm_end           | 'Hello human!'              |                                          |
    +----------------------+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
    | on_chain_start       |                             |                                          |
    +----------------------+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
    | on_chain_stream      |                             | "hello world!"                           |
    +----------------------+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
    | on_chain_end         | [Document(...)]             | "hello world!, goodbye world!"           |
    +----------------------+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
    | on_tool_start        | {"x": 1, "y": "2"}          |                                          |
    +----------------------+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
    | on_tool_end          |                             | {"x": 1, "y": "2"}                       |
    +----------------------+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
    | on_retriever_start   | {"query": "hello"}          |                                          |
    +----------------------+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
    | on_retriever_end     | {"query": "hello"}          | [Document(...), ..]                      |
    +----------------------+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
    | on_prompt_start      | {"question": "hello"}       |                                          |
    +----------------------+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
    | on_prompt_end        | {"question": "hello"}       | ChatPromptValue(messages: BaseMessage[]) |
    +----------------------+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
    

    The "on_chain_*" events are the default for Runnables that don't fit one of the above categories.

    In addition to the standard events above, users can also dispatch custom events.

    Custom events will be only be surfaced with in the v2 version of the API!

    A custom event has following format:

    +-----------+------+------------------------------------------------------------+
    | Attribute | Type | Description                                                |
    +===========+======+============================================================+
    | name      | str  | A user defined name for the event.                         |
    +-----------+------+------------------------------------------------------------+
    | data      | Any  | The data associated with the event. This can be anything.  |
    +-----------+------+------------------------------------------------------------+
    

    Here's an example:

    import { RunnableLambda } from "@langchain/core/runnables";
    import { dispatchCustomEvent } from "@langchain/core/callbacks/dispatch";
    // Use this import for web environments that don't support "async_hooks"
    // and manually pass config to child runs.
    // import { dispatchCustomEvent } from "@langchain/core/callbacks/dispatch/web";

    const slowThing = RunnableLambda.from(async (someInput: string) => {
    // Placeholder for some slow operation
    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 100));
    await dispatchCustomEvent("progress_event", {
    message: "Finished step 1 of 2",
    });
    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 100));
    return "Done";
    });

    const eventStream = await slowThing.streamEvents("hello world", {
    version: "v2",
    });

    for await (const event of eventStream) {
    if (event.event === "on_custom_event") {
    console.log(event);
    }
    }

    Parameters

    Returns IterableReadableStream<Uint8Array>

  • Stream all output from a runnable, as reported to the callback system. This includes all inner runs of LLMs, Retrievers, Tools, etc. Output is streamed as Log objects, which include a list of jsonpatch ops that describe how the state of the run has changed in each step, and the final state of the run. The jsonpatch ops can be applied in order to construct state.

    Parameters

    Returns AsyncGenerator<RunLogPatch, any, unknown>

  • Bind lifecycle listeners to a Runnable, returning a new Runnable. The Run object contains information about the run, including its id, type, input, output, error, startTime, endTime, and any tags or metadata added to the run.

    Parameters

    • params: {
          onEnd?: ((run: Run, config?: RunnableConfig<Record<string, any>>) => void | Promise<void>);
          onError?: ((run: Run, config?: RunnableConfig<Record<string, any>>) => void | Promise<void>);
          onStart?: ((run: Run, config?: RunnableConfig<Record<string, any>>) => void | Promise<void>);
      }

      The object containing the callback functions.

      • OptionalonEnd?: ((run: Run, config?: RunnableConfig<Record<string, any>>) => void | Promise<void>)

        Called after the runnable finishes running, with the Run object.

          • (run, config?): void | Promise<void>
          • Parameters

            Returns void | Promise<void>

      • OptionalonError?: ((run: Run, config?: RunnableConfig<Record<string, any>>) => void | Promise<void>)

        Called if the runnable throws an error, with the Run object.

          • (run, config?): void | Promise<void>
          • Parameters

            Returns void | Promise<void>

      • OptionalonStart?: ((run: Run, config?: RunnableConfig<Record<string, any>>) => void | Promise<void>)

        Called before the runnable starts running, with the Run object.

          • (run, config?): void | Promise<void>
          • Parameters

            Returns void | Promise<void>

    Returns Runnable<RunInput, RunOutput, CallOptions>