defmodule LangChain.MessageDelta do @moduledoc """ Models a "delta" message from a chat LLM. A delta is a small chunk, or piece of a much larger complete message. A series of deltas are used to construct the complete message. Delta messages must be applied in order for them to be valid. Delta messages can be combined and transformed into a `LangChain.Message` once the final piece is received. ## Roles * `:unknown` - The role data is missing for the delta. * `:assistant` - Responses coming back from the LLM. ## Tool Usage Tools can be used or called by the assistant (LLM). A tool call is also split across many message deltas and must be fully assembled before it can be executed. ## Metadata The `metadata` field is a map that can contain any additional information about the message delta. It is used to store token usage, model, and other LLM-specific information. ## Content Fields The `content` field may contain: - A string (for backward compatibility) - A `LangChain.Message.ContentPart` struct - An empty list `[]` that is received from some services like Anthropic, which is a signal that the content will be a list of content parts The module uses two content-related fields: * `content` - The raw content received from the LLM. This can be either a string (for backward compatibility), a `LangChain.Message.ContentPart` struct, or a `[]` indicating it will be a list of content parts. This field is cleared (set to `nil`) after merging into `merged_content`. * `merged_content` - The accumulated list of `ContentPart`s after merging deltas. This is the source of truth for the message content and is used when converting to a `LangChain.Message`. When merging deltas: - For string content, it's converted to a `ContentPart` of type `:text` - For `ContentPart` content, it's merged based on the `index` field - Multiple content parts can be maintained in the list to support multi-modal responses (text, images, audio) or separate thinking content from final text """ use Ecto.Schema import Ecto.Changeset require Logger alias __MODULE__ alias LangChain.LangChainError alias LangChain.Message alias LangChain.Message.ContentPart alias LangChain.Message.ToolCall alias LangChain.Utils alias LangChain.TokenUsage @primary_key false embedded_schema do field :content, :any, virtual: true # The accumulated list of ContentParts after merging deltas field :merged_content, :any, virtual: true, default: [] # Marks if the delta completes the message. field :status, Ecto.Enum, values: [:incomplete, :complete, :length], default: :incomplete # When requesting multiple choices for a response, the `index` represents # which choice it is. It is a 0 based list. field :index, :integer field :role, Ecto.Enum, values: [:unknown, :assistant], default: :unknown field :tool_calls, :any, virtual: true # Additional metadata about the message. field :metadata, :map end @type t :: %MessageDelta{} @create_fields [:role, :content, :index, :status, :tool_calls, :metadata, :merged_content] @required_fields [] @doc """ Create a new `MessageDelta` that represents a message chunk. """ @spec new(attrs :: map()) :: {:ok, t()} | {:error, Ecto.Changeset.t()} def new(attrs \\ %{}) do %MessageDelta{} |> cast(attrs, @create_fields) |> Utils.assign_string_value(:content, attrs) |> validate_required(@required_fields) |> apply_action(:insert) end @doc """ Create a new `MessageDelta` that represents a message chunk and return it or raise an error if invalid. """ @spec new!(attrs :: map()) :: t() | no_return() def new!(attrs \\ %{}) do case new(attrs) do {:ok, message} -> message {:error, changeset} -> raise LangChainError, changeset end end @doc """ Merge two `MessageDelta` structs. The first `MessageDelta` is the `primary` one that smaller deltas are merged into. The merging process: 1. Migrates any string content to `ContentPart`s for backward compatibility 2. Merges the content into `merged_content` based on the `index` field 3. Clears the `content` field (sets to `nil`) after merging 4. Updates other fields (tool_calls, status, etc.) ## Examples iex> delta_1 = ...> %LangChain.MessageDelta{ ...> content: nil, ...> index: 0, ...> tool_calls: [], ...> role: :assistant, ...> status: :incomplete ...> } iex> delta_2 = ...> %LangChain.MessageDelta{ ...> content: "Hello", ...> index: 0, ...> tool_calls: [], ...> role: :unknown, ...> status: :incomplete ...> } iex> LangChain.MessageDelta.merge_delta(delta_1, delta_2) %LangChain.MessageDelta{ content: nil, merged_content: [%LangChain.Message.ContentPart{type: :text, content: "Hello"}], status: :incomplete, index: 0, role: :assistant, tool_calls: [] } A set of deltas can be easily merged like this: MessageDelta.merge_deltas(list_of_delta_messages) """ @spec merge_delta(nil | t(), t()) :: t() def merge_delta(nil, %MessageDelta{} = delta_part) do merge_delta(%MessageDelta{role: :assistant}, delta_part) end def merge_delta(%MessageDelta{role: :assistant} = primary, %MessageDelta{} = delta_part) do new_delta = migrate_to_content_parts(delta_part) primary |> migrate_to_content_parts() |> append_to_merged_content(new_delta) |> merge_tool_calls(new_delta) |> update_index(new_delta) |> update_status(new_delta) |> accumulate_token_usage(new_delta) |> clear_content() end @doc """ Merges a list of `MessageDelta`s into an accumulated `MessageDelta`. This is useful for UI applications that accumulate deltas as they are received from a streaming LLM response. The first argument is the accumulated delta (or `nil` if no deltas have been processed yet). The second argument is a list of new deltas to merge in. ## Examples iex> accumulated = nil iex> batch_1 = [ ...> %LangChain.MessageDelta{content: "Hello", role: :assistant}, ...> %LangChain.MessageDelta{content: " world", role: :assistant} ...> ] iex> accumulated = LangChain.MessageDelta.merge_deltas(accumulated, batch_1) iex> batch_2 = [ ...> %LangChain.MessageDelta{content: "!", role: :assistant, status: :complete} ...> ] iex> result = LangChain.MessageDelta.merge_deltas(accumulated, batch_2) iex> result %LangChain.MessageDelta{ content: nil, merged_content: [%LangChain.Message.ContentPart{type: :text, content: "Hello world!"}], status: :complete, role: :assistant } """ @spec merge_deltas(nil | t(), [t()]) :: t() def merge_deltas(accumulated_delta, deltas) when is_list(deltas) do deltas |> List.flatten() |> Enum.reduce(accumulated_delta, &merge_delta(&2, &1)) end @doc """ Merges a list of `MessageDelta`s into a single `MessageDelta`. The deltas are merged in order, with each delta being merged into the result of the previous merge. ## Examples iex> deltas = [ ...> %LangChain.MessageDelta{content: "Hello", role: :assistant}, ...> %LangChain.MessageDelta{content: " world", role: :assistant}, ...> %LangChain.MessageDelta{content: "!", role: :assistant, status: :complete} ...> ] iex> LangChain.MessageDelta.merge_deltas(deltas) %LangChain.MessageDelta{ content: nil, merged_content: [%LangChain.Message.ContentPart{type: :text, content: "Hello world!"}], status: :complete, role: :assistant } """ @spec merge_deltas([t()]) :: t() def merge_deltas(deltas) when is_list(deltas) do merge_deltas(nil, deltas) end # Clear the content field after merging into merged_content defp clear_content(%MessageDelta{} = delta) do %MessageDelta{delta | content: nil} end # ContentPart being merged defp append_to_merged_content( %MessageDelta{role: :assistant, merged_content: %ContentPart{} = primary_part} = primary, %MessageDelta{content: nil, merged_content: %ContentPart{} = new_content_part} ) do # merging two deltas that have already been merged from smaller chunks. merged_part = ContentPart.merge_part(primary_part, new_content_part) %MessageDelta{primary | merged_content: [merged_part]} end defp append_to_merged_content( %MessageDelta{role: :assistant, merged_content: %ContentPart{} = primary_part} = primary, %MessageDelta{content: %ContentPart{} = new_content_part} ) do merged_part = ContentPart.merge_part(primary_part, new_content_part) %MessageDelta{primary | merged_content: [merged_part]} end defp append_to_merged_content( %MessageDelta{role: :assistant, merged_content: []} = primary, %MessageDelta{content: %ContentPart{} = new_content_part} ) do %MessageDelta{primary | merged_content: [new_content_part]} end defp append_to_merged_content( %MessageDelta{role: :assistant, merged_content: parts_list} = primary, %MessageDelta{ content: new_delta_content, index: index } ) when is_list(parts_list) and not is_nil(new_delta_content) do # Incoming delta has a single ContentPart, not a list case new_delta_content do [] -> # Incoming delta will be a list of ContentParts primary %ContentPart{} = part -> merge_content_part_at_index(primary, part, index) end end defp append_to_merged_content(%MessageDelta{} = primary, %MessageDelta{} = delta_part) do # Handle case where primary has no content and delta has string content case {primary.merged_content, delta_part.content} do {nil, content} when is_binary(content) -> %MessageDelta{primary | merged_content: [ContentPart.text!(content)]} {[], content} when is_binary(content) -> %MessageDelta{primary | merged_content: [ContentPart.text!(content)]} {%ContentPart{} = part, content} when is_binary(content) -> new_part = ContentPart.text!(content) merged_part = ContentPart.merge_part(part, new_part) %MessageDelta{primary | merged_content: [merged_part]} _ -> # no content to merge primary end end # Helper function to merge a content part at a specific index defp merge_content_part_at_index( %MessageDelta{} = primary, %ContentPart{type: :text, content: ""} = _new_content_part, _index ) do # Skip merging empty text content parts to avoid type conflicts primary end defp merge_content_part_at_index( %MessageDelta{} = primary, %ContentPart{} = new_content_part, index ) do parts_list = primary.merged_content # If index is nil, assume position 0 for backward compatibility with some chat models position = index || 0 # Compute the length once to avoid multiple calculations list_length = length(parts_list) # If the index is beyond the current list length, pad with nil values padded_list = if position >= list_length do parts_list ++ List.duplicate(nil, position - list_length + 1) else parts_list end # Get the content part at the specified index from the primary's content list primary_part = Enum.at(padded_list, position) # Merge the parts if we have an existing part, otherwise use the new part merged_part = if primary_part do ContentPart.merge_part(primary_part, new_content_part) else new_content_part end # Replace the part at the specified index updated_list = List.replace_at(padded_list, position, merged_part) %MessageDelta{primary | merged_content: updated_list} end defp merge_tool_calls( %MessageDelta{} = primary, %MessageDelta{tool_calls: [delta_call]} = _delta_part ) do # point from the primary delta. primary_calls = primary.tool_calls || [] # only the `index` can be counted on in the minimal delta_call for matching # against. Anthropic's index is used to differentiate calls but the count is # not related to the actual index in the list. For this reason, we match on # the index value and not the index as an offset. initial = Enum.find(primary_calls, &(&1.index == delta_call.index)) # merge them and put it back in the correct spot of the list merged_call = ToolCall.merge(initial, delta_call) # if the index exists, update it, otherwise insert it # insert or update the merged item into the list based on the index value updated_calls = insert_or_update_tool_call(primary_calls, merged_call) # updated_calls = Utils.put_in_list(primary_calls, pos, merged_call) # return updated MessageDelta %MessageDelta{primary | tool_calls: updated_calls} end defp merge_tool_calls(%MessageDelta{} = primary, %MessageDelta{} = _delta_part) do # nothing to merge primary end defp update_index(%MessageDelta{} = primary, %MessageDelta{index: new_index}) when is_number(new_index) do %MessageDelta{primary | index: new_index} end defp update_index(%MessageDelta{} = primary, %MessageDelta{} = _delta_part) do # no index update primary end defp update_status(%MessageDelta{status: :incomplete} = primary, %MessageDelta{ status: :complete }) do %MessageDelta{primary | status: :complete} end defp update_status(%MessageDelta{status: :incomplete} = primary, %MessageDelta{ status: :length }) do %MessageDelta{primary | status: :length} end defp update_status(%MessageDelta{} = primary, %MessageDelta{} = _delta_part) do # status flag not updated primary end # given the list of tool calls, insert or update the item into the list based # on the tool_call's index value. defp insert_or_update_tool_call(tool_calls, call) when is_list(tool_calls) do # find the position index of the item idx = Enum.find_index(tool_calls, fn item -> item.index == call.index end) case idx do nil -> # not in the list, append the call to the list tool_calls ++ [call] position -> List.replace_at(tool_calls, position, call) end end @doc """ Convert the MessageDelta's merged content to a string. Specify the type of content to convert so it can return just the text parts or thinking parts, etc. Defaults to `:text`. """ @spec content_to_string(t(), type :: atom()) :: nil | String.t() def content_to_string(delta, type \\ :text) def content_to_string(nil, _type), do: nil def content_to_string(%MessageDelta{merged_content: merged_content}, type) do ContentPart.content_to_string(merged_content, type) end @doc """ Convert the MessageDelta to a Message. Can only convert a fully complete MessageDelta. This is assumed to be the result of merging all the received `MessageDelta`s. An error is returned if the `status` is `:incomplete`. If the `MessageDelta` fails to convert to a `LangChain.Message`, an error is returned with the reason. """ @spec to_message(t()) :: {:ok, Message.t()} | {:error, String.t()} def to_message(%MessageDelta{status: :incomplete} = _delta) do {:error, "Cannot convert incomplete message"} end def to_message(%MessageDelta{status: status} = delta) do msg_status = case status do :complete -> :complete :length -> :length _other -> nil end attrs = delta |> Map.from_struct() |> Map.put(:status, msg_status) |> Map.put(:content, delta.merged_content) case Message.new(attrs) do {:ok, message} -> {:ok, message} {:error, changeset} -> {:error, Utils.changeset_error_to_string(changeset)} end end @doc """ Accumulates token usage from delta messages. Uses `LangChain.TokenUsage.add/2` to combine the usage data from both deltas. ## Example iex> alias LangChain.TokenUsage iex> alias LangChain.MessageDelta iex> delta1 = %MessageDelta{ ...> metadata: %{ ...> usage: %TokenUsage{input: 10, output: 5} ...> } ...> } iex> delta2 = %MessageDelta{ ...> metadata: %{ ...> usage: %TokenUsage{input: 5, output: 15} ...> } ...> } iex> result = MessageDelta.accumulate_token_usage(delta1, delta2) iex> result.metadata.usage.input 15 iex> result.metadata.usage.output 20 """ @spec accumulate_token_usage(t(), t()) :: t() def accumulate_token_usage( %MessageDelta{} = primary, %MessageDelta{metadata: %{usage: new_usage}} = _delta_part ) when not is_nil(new_usage) do current_usage = TokenUsage.get(primary) combined_usage = TokenUsage.add(current_usage, new_usage) %MessageDelta{primary | metadata: Map.put(primary.metadata || %{}, :usage, combined_usage)} end def accumulate_token_usage(%MessageDelta{} = primary, %MessageDelta{} = _delta_part) do # No usage data to accumulate primary end @doc """ Migrates a MessageDelta's string content to use `LangChain.Message.ContentPart`. This is for backward compatibility with models that don't yet support ContentPart streaming. ## Examples iex> delta = %LangChain.MessageDelta{content: "Hello world"} iex> upgraded = migrate_to_content_parts(delta) iex> upgraded.content %LangChain.Message.ContentPart{type: :text, content: "Hello world"} """ @spec migrate_to_content_parts(t()) :: t() def migrate_to_content_parts(%MessageDelta{content: ""} = delta), do: %MessageDelta{delta | content: nil} def migrate_to_content_parts(%MessageDelta{content: content} = delta) when is_binary(content) do %MessageDelta{delta | content: ContentPart.text!(content)} end def migrate_to_content_parts(%MessageDelta{} = delta) do delta end end