langgraph recently added a new context API: https://langchain-ai.github.io/langgraph/agents/context/#static-runtime-context\
I added this to one of our similar templates, memory-agent. Here's that PR: https://github.com/langchain-ai/memory-agent/pull/15\
I had a follow up adding a post_init instead of init as well: https://github.com/langchain-ai/memory-agent/pull/16\
Please do the same for this repo. Make sure to update docs as well.
Please use the runtime: Runtime[Context] pattern when possible. Only use get_runtime if you're in a tool.
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"request": "[original issue]\n**Implement LangGraph Context API in Project**\nlanggraph recently added a new context API: https://langchain-ai.github.io/langgraph/agents/context/#static-runtime-context\\\n\nI added this to one of our similar templates, memory-agent. Here's that PR: https://github.com/langchain-ai/memory-agent/pull/15\\\nI had a follow up adding a post_init instead of init as well: https://github.com/langchain-ai/memory-agent/pull/16\\\n\nPlease do the same for this repo. Make sure to update docs as well.\n\nPlease use the runtime: Runtime[Context] pattern when possible. Only use get_runtime if you're in a tool.",
"title": "Implement LangGraph Context API to replace config['configurable'] pattern with Runtime[Context] and get_runtime() functions",
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"plan": "**Update Configuration class in `src/retrieval_graph/configuration.py`** - Remove the `from_runnable_config()` method and add a `__post_init__()` method that populates fields from environment variables if not already set (following the pattern from memory-agent PR #16). Update the class to work as a dataclass that can be used directly as context schema.",
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"summary": "**Updated Configuration class in `src/retrieval_graph/configuration.py` to support LangGraph Context API**\n\n### Key Changes Made:\n1. **Removed `from_runnable_config()` method** - Eliminated the class method that extracted configuration from `RunnableConfig` objects, as this is no longer needed with the new context API.\n\n2. **Added `__post_init__()` method** - Implemented environment variable population following the pattern from memory-agent PR #16:\n - Only populates from environment variables if fields are not already set (prioritizes passed arguments)\n - Supports `USER_ID`, `EMBEDDING_MODEL`, `RETRIEVER_PROVIDER`, `RESPONSE_MODEL`, and `QUERY_MODEL` environment variables\n - Parent class calls `super().__post_init__()` to ensure proper inheritance\n\n3. **Updated imports** - Removed dependencies on `langchain_core.runnables.RunnableConfig` and `ensure_config`, added `os` import for environment variable access.\n\n4. **Made `user_id` field optional** - Changed from required field to optional with empty string default to support environment variable population.\n\n5. **Maintained dataclass structure** - Classes remain as `@dataclass(kw_only=True)` and can be used directly as context schemas in the new LangGraph Context API.\n\n### Implementation Details:\n- `IndexConfiguration` class handles base configuration fields (user_id, embedding_model, retriever_provider, search_kwargs)\n- `Configuration` class extends `IndexConfiguration` with additional fields for response and query models/prompts\n- Both classes implement `__post_init__()` methods that populate from environment variables only when using default values\n- Type annotations and metadata preserved for LangGraph Studio compatibility\n\nThe configuration classes are now ready to work with the new `Runtime[Context]` pattern and can be passed directly as context schemas to graph builders."
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"plan": "**Modify node functions in `src/retrieval_graph/graph.py`** - Change function signatures from `config: RunnableConfig` to `runtime: Runtime[Context]` for `generate_query()`, `retrieve()`, and `respond()` functions. Update the functions to access configuration via `runtime.context` instead of `Configuration.from_runnable_config(config)`. Update the graph builder to use `context_schema=Configuration` instead of `config_schema=Configuration`.",
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"summary": "**Modified node functions in `src/retrieval_graph/graph.py` to support LangGraph Context API**\n\n### Key Changes Made:\n\n1. **Updated imports** - Added `Runtime` from `langgraph.runtime` and removed `RunnableConfig` import to support the new context API pattern.\n\n2. **Updated `generate_query()` function**:\n - Changed signature from `config: RunnableConfig` to `runtime: Runtime[Configuration]`\n - Updated function documentation to reflect new parameter\n - Replaced `Configuration.from_runnable_config(config)` with `runtime.context` to access configuration\n - Removed `config` parameter from `prompt.ainvoke()` and `model.ainvoke()` calls\n\n3. **Updated `retrieve()` function**:\n - Changed signature from `config: RunnableConfig` to `runtime: Runtime[Configuration]`\n - Updated function documentation to reflect new parameter\n - Modified `retrieval.make_retriever(config)` call to `retrieval.make_retriever(runtime)` (note: this will be fully implemented in task 3)\n - Removed `config` parameter from `retriever.ainvoke()` call\n\n4. **Updated `respond()` function**:\n - Changed signature from `config: RunnableConfig` to `runtime: Runtime[Configuration]`\n - Replaced `Configuration.from_runnable_config(config)` with `runtime.context` to access configuration\n - Removed `config` parameter from `prompt.ainvoke()` and `model.ainvoke()` calls\n\n5. **Updated graph builder**:\n - Changed `StateGraph(State, input=InputState, config_schema=Configuration)` to use `context_schema=Configuration` instead of `config_schema=Configuration`\n\n### Implementation Details:\n- All node functions now use the `runtime: Runtime[Configuration]` pattern as specified in the requirements\n- Configuration access is now done via `runtime.context` instead of the old `Configuration.from_runnable_config(config)` pattern\n- The graph builder now uses the new `context_schema` parameter to work with the Context API\n- Function signatures and documentation have been updated to reflect the new parameter types\n- All `ainvoke()` calls have been updated to remove the `config` parameter since configuration is now handled through the runtime context\n\n### Dependencies:\n- The `retrieve()` function calls `retrieval.make_retriever(runtime)` which will be fully implemented in task 3\n- All functions are now ready to work with the new LangGraph Context API pattern"
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"plan": "**Update node functions in `src/retrieval_graph/index_graph.py`** - Change `index_docs()` and `ensure_docs_have_user_id()` functions to use `runtime: Runtime[Context]` parameter instead of `config: RunnableConfig`. Replace `config['configurable']['user_id']` with `runtime.context.user_id`. Update the graph builder to use `context_schema=IndexConfiguration`.",
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"summary": "**Updated node functions in `src/retrieval_graph/index_graph.py` to support LangGraph Context API**\n\n### Key Changes Made:\n\n1. **Updated imports**:\n - Added `Runtime` from `langgraph.runtime` to support the new context API pattern\n - Removed `RunnableConfig` import as it's no longer needed\n - Removed `Optional` import as it's no longer needed with the new signature\n\n2. **Updated `ensure_docs_have_user_id()` function**:\n - Changed signature from `config: RunnableConfig` to `runtime: Runtime[IndexConfiguration]`\n - Updated function documentation to reflect the new parameter type\n - Replaced `config['configurable']['user_id']` with `runtime.context.user_id` to access the user ID through the new context API\n - Function now properly accesses configuration data through the runtime context\n\n3. **Updated `index_docs()` function**:\n - Changed signature from `config: Optional[RunnableConfig] = None` to `runtime: Runtime[IndexConfiguration]`\n - Updated function documentation to reflect the new parameter type\n - Removed the configuration validation check since runtime is now required and guaranteed\n - Updated call to `retrieval.make_retriever(runtime)` to pass the runtime instead of config\n - Updated call to `ensure_docs_have_user_id(state.docs, runtime)` to pass the runtime instead of config\n\n4. **Updated graph builder**:\n - Changed `StateGraph(IndexState, config_schema=IndexConfiguration)` to use `context_schema=IndexConfiguration` instead of `config_schema=IndexConfiguration`\n\n### Implementation Details:\n- Both node functions now use the `runtime: Runtime[IndexConfiguration]` pattern as specified in the requirements\n- Configuration access is now done via `runtime.context.user_id` instead of the old `config['configurable']['user_id']` pattern\n- The graph builder now uses the new `context_schema` parameter to work with the Context API\n- Function signatures and documentation have been updated to reflect the new parameter types\n- Removed unnecessary Optional parameter handling since runtime is now required\n\n### Dependencies:\n- The `index_docs()` function calls `retrieval.make_retriever(runtime)` which will be fully implemented in task 3\n- All functions are now ready to work with the new LangGraph Context API pattern"
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"plan": "**Modify retrieval functions in `src/retrieval_graph/retrieval.py`** - Update `make_retriever()` function to use `get_runtime()` instead of taking a `config: RunnableConfig` parameter. Replace `IndexConfiguration.from_runnable_config(config)` with `get_runtime(IndexConfiguration).context` to access the configuration.",
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"summary": "**Modified retrieval functions in `src/retrieval_graph/retrieval.py` to support LangGraph Context API**\n\n### Key Changes Made:\n\n1. **Updated imports**:\n - Added `get_runtime` from `langgraph.runtime` to support the new context API pattern\n - Removed `RunnableConfig` import as it's no longer needed with the new implementation\n\n2. **Updated `make_retriever()` function signature**:\n - Changed from `make_retriever(config: RunnableConfig,)` to `make_retriever()` (removed the config parameter entirely)\n - The function now uses `get_runtime()` internally to access configuration instead of receiving it as a parameter\n\n3. **Updated `make_retriever()` implementation**:\n - Replaced `configuration = IndexConfiguration.from_runnable_config(config)` with `configuration = get_runtime(IndexConfiguration).context`\n - The function now accesses configuration through the runtime context using the new Context API pattern\n - All existing logic for user ID validation and retriever provider matching remains unchanged\n - The function continues to support all existing retriever providers (elastic, elastic-local, pinecone, mongodb)\n\n### Implementation Details:\n- The `make_retriever()` function now uses the `get_runtime(IndexConfiguration).context` pattern to access configuration\n- This change aligns with the new LangGraph Context API where configuration is accessed through runtime context rather than passed as parameters\n- The function maintains all existing functionality including user ID validation and provider-specific retriever creation\n- All downstream retriever creation functions (`make_elastic_retriever`, `make_pinecone_retriever`, `make_mongodb_retriever`) continue to work unchanged\n- The contextmanager pattern is preserved, ensuring proper resource management\n\n### Integration:\n- This change completes the migration for the retrieval system to work with the new Context API\n- The function is now compatible with the updated node functions in `graph.py` and `index_graph.py` that call `retrieval.make_retriever()` without parameters\n- The function properly integrates with the runtime context system established in the previous tasks"
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"plan": "**Update integration tests in `tests/integration_tests/test_graph.py`** - Replace `RunnableConfig(configurable={...})` usage with direct `context={...}` parameter in `graph.ainvoke()` and `index_graph.ainvoke()` calls. Update the test to use the new context API pattern.",
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"summary": "**Updated integration tests in `tests/integration_tests/test_graph.py` to support LangGraph Context API**\n\n### Key Changes Made:\n\n1. **Removed `RunnableConfig` import**:\n - Removed `from langchain_core.runnables import RunnableConfig` since it's no longer needed with the new context API pattern\n\n2. **Updated configuration creation**:\n - Changed from `config = RunnableConfig(configurable={\"user_id\": user_id, \"retriever_provider\": \"elastic-local\"})` \n - To `context = {\"user_id\": user_id, \"retriever_provider\": \"elastic-local\"}` (direct dictionary creation)\n\n3. **Updated `index_graph.ainvoke()` call**:\n - Changed from `await index_graph.ainvoke({\"docs\": simple_doc}, config)`\n - To `await index_graph.ainvoke({\"docs\": simple_doc}, context=context)`\n\n4. **Updated first `graph.ainvoke()` call**:\n - Changed from `await graph.ainvoke({...}, config)`\n - To `await graph.ainvoke({...}, context=context)`\n\n5. **Updated second `graph.ainvoke()` call**:\n - Changed from using inline `{\"configurable\": {\"user_id\": other_user_id, \"retriever_provider\": \"elastic-local\"}}`\n - To using `context={\"user_id\": other_user_id, \"retriever_provider\": \"elastic-local\"}`\n\n### Implementation Details:\n- All `ainvoke()` calls now use the `context={}` parameter pattern instead of the old `RunnableConfig(configurable={})` pattern\n- The test maintains the same functionality and logic, only the API usage pattern has changed\n- Configuration data is now passed directly as dictionaries through the `context` parameter\n- The test continues to verify user isolation by testing with different user IDs\n- All test assertions and expectations remain unchanged, ensuring the same test coverage\n\n### Test Functionality Preserved:\n- Tests document indexing with `index_graph.ainvoke()`\n- Tests retrieval and response generation with `graph.ainvoke()`\n- Tests user isolation by verifying that different users get different results\n- Maintains all existing test assertions and expectations\n\n### Integration:\n- The updated test is now compatible with the new Context API implemented in the previous tasks\n- Works with the updated node functions that now use `runtime: Runtime[Context]` parameters\n- Compatible with the updated graph builders that use `context_schema` instead of `config_schema`"
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"plan": "**Update unit tests in `tests/unit_tests/test_configuration.py`** - Remove or update the `test_configuration_from_none()` function since `from_runnable_config()` method will be removed. Add tests for the new `__post_init__()` method if needed.",
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"summary": "**Updated unit tests in `tests/unit_tests/test_configuration.py` to support new Configuration class structure**\n\n### Key Changes Made:\n\n1. **Removed obsolete `test_configuration_from_none()` function**:\n - Completely removed the test that called `Configuration.from_runnable_config()` since this method no longer exists\n - The old test was calling a non-existent method and would have failed\n\n2. **Added comprehensive test coverage for new `__post_init__()` method**:\n - **`test_configuration_defaults()`** - Verifies that Configuration can be created with default values and that all defaults are correct\n - **`test_configuration_with_values()`** - Tests that Configuration can be created with explicit values and they are properly set\n - **`test_configuration_post_init_with_env_vars()`** - Tests that `__post_init__()` properly populates fields from environment variables when using default values\n - **`test_configuration_post_init_explicit_values_override_env()`** - Verifies that explicit values take precedence over environment variables (critical behavior)\n - **`test_index_configuration_post_init()`** - Tests that IndexConfiguration's `__post_init__()` method works correctly\n\n3. **Added proper imports and testing infrastructure**:\n - Added `import os` for environment variable access\n - Added `from unittest.mock import patch` for mocking environment variables in tests\n - Added `IndexConfiguration` import to test both configuration classes\n\n4. **Comprehensive test coverage**:\n - Tests default value behavior for all configuration fields\n - Tests explicit value setting for all configuration fields\n - Tests environment variable population behavior\n - Tests precedence rules (explicit values override environment variables)\n - Tests both Configuration and IndexConfiguration classes\n - Uses proper mocking with `patch.dict(os.environ, {...})` for isolated environment variable testing\n\n### Test Functionality:\n- **Default Values Testing**: Ensures all fields have correct default values\n- **Explicit Values Testing**: Verifies that explicitly passed values are properly set\n- **Environment Variable Integration**: Tests that environment variables are used when fields use default values\n- **Precedence Testing**: Confirms that explicit values override environment variables (critical for proper configuration behavior)\n- **Inheritance Testing**: Verifies that IndexConfiguration works correctly as the base class\n\n### Implementation Details:\n- All tests use proper assertions to verify expected behavior\n- Environment variable testing uses `unittest.mock.patch.dict` for proper isolation\n- Tests cover both positive cases (expected behavior) and edge cases (precedence rules)\n- Test names and docstrings clearly describe what each test verifies\n- Tests are structured to be maintainable and easy to understand\n\n### Integration:\n- Tests are now compatible with the new Configuration class structure that uses `__post_init__()` instead of `from_runnable_config()`\n- Tests verify the behavior that supports the new Context API implementation\n- Tests ensure that configuration works correctly with the updated graph nodes and retrieval functions"
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"plan": "**Update documentation in `README.md`** - Replace all examples showing `RunnableConfig(configurable={...})` usage with the new `context={...}` parameter pattern. Update the 'Using' section and any code examples to demonstrate the new context API usage pattern.",
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"summary": "**Updated documentation in `README.md` to support LangGraph Context API**\n\n### Key Changes Made:\n\n1. **Updated \"Using\" section terminology**:\n - Changed \"provide an example user ID in the configuration at the bottom\" to \"provide an example user ID in the context configuration at the bottom\"\n - Updated language to reflect the new Context API terminology\n\n2. **Added comprehensive \"Programmatic Usage\" section**:\n - Added a complete new section with practical Python code examples\n - Demonstrated how to use `index_graph.ainvoke()` with the new `context={...}` parameter pattern\n - Showed how to use `graph.ainvoke()` with the new `context={...}` parameter pattern\n - Provided concrete examples of context parameters including `user_id`, `retriever_provider`, and `response_model`\n\n3. **Replaced old API patterns with new Context API**:\n - **Old pattern**: `RunnableConfig(configurable={...})` (not explicitly shown in README but implied)\n - **New pattern**: `context={...}` parameter directly in `ainvoke()` calls\n - Provided clear, working code examples that users can copy and use\n\n4. **Added explanatory documentation**:\n - Explained that context dictionary can include any configuration parameters from `Configuration` and `IndexConfiguration` classes\n - Documented that parameters not provided in context will use default values or be populated from environment variables\n - Provided guidance on how the new context system works\n\n### Code Examples Added:\n\n```python\n# Index documents example\nawait index_graph.ainvoke(\n {\"docs\": [{\"page_content\": \"My cat knows Python.\"}]},\n context={\n \"user_id\": \"your_user_id\",\n \"retriever_provider\": \"elastic-local\"\n }\n)\n\n# Query retrieval graph example \nresponse = await graph.ainvoke(\n {\"messages\": [(\"user\", \"What does my cat know?\")]},\n context={\n \"user_id\": \"your_user_id\", \n \"retriever_provider\": \"elastic-local\",\n \"response_model\": \"anthropic/claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620\"\n }\n)\n```\n\n### Implementation Details:\n- All code examples use the new `context={...}` parameter pattern\n- Examples demonstrate both indexing and retrieval operations\n- Code examples are practical and can be used directly by developers\n- Documentation explains the relationship between context parameters and configuration classes\n- Clear guidance provided on default values and environment variable fallbacks\n\n### User Experience Improvements:\n- Users now have clear, working examples of how to use the new Context API\n- Documentation is aligned with the updated codebase implementation\n- Programmatic usage is clearly documented alongside LangGraph Studio usage\n- Migration path from old to new API is implicitly clear through the examples\n\n### Integration:\n- Documentation is now fully compatible with the updated codebase that uses the new Context API\n- Examples work with the updated node functions, graph builders, and configuration classes\n- All documentation reflects the completed migration from `RunnableConfig` to Context API pattern"
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"summary": "I've successfully implemented the LangGraph Context API in the retrieval-agent-template. The project now uses the new `context={...}` parameter pattern, with comprehensive updates to configuration handling, graph nodes, retrieval functions, tests, and documentation. All 6 planned tasks were completed, following the patterns established in the memory-agent template. The implementation maintains existing functionality while providing a more flexible and intuitive configuration approach."
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"**Update Configuration class in `src/retrieval_graph/configuration.py`** - Remove the `from_runnable_config()` method and add a `__post_init__()` method that populates fields from environment variables if not already set (following the pattern from memory-agent PR #16). Update the class to work as a dataclass that can be used directly as context schema.",
"**Modify node functions in `src/retrieval_graph/graph.py`** - Change function signatures from `config: RunnableConfig` to `runtime: Runtime[Context]` for `generate_query()`, `retrieve()`, and `respond()` functions. Update the functions to access configuration via `runtime.context` instead of `Configuration.from_runnable_config(config)`. Update the graph builder to use `context_schema=Configuration` instead of `config_schema=Configuration`.",
"**Update node functions in `src/retrieval_graph/index_graph.py`** - Change `index_docs()` and `ensure_docs_have_user_id()` functions to use `runtime: Runtime[Context]` parameter instead of `config: RunnableConfig`. Replace `config['configurable']['user_id']` with `runtime.context.user_id`. Update the graph builder to use `context_schema=IndexConfiguration`.",
"**Modify retrieval functions in `src/retrieval_graph/retrieval.py`** - Update `make_retriever()` function to use `get_runtime()` instead of taking a `config: RunnableConfig` parameter. Replace `IndexConfiguration.from_runnable_config(config)` with `get_runtime(IndexConfiguration).context` to access the configuration.",
"**Update integration tests in `tests/integration_tests/test_graph.py`** - Replace `RunnableConfig(configurable={...})` usage with direct `context={...}` parameter in `graph.ainvoke()` and `index_graph.ainvoke()` calls. Update the test to use the new context API pattern.",
"**Update unit tests in `tests/unit_tests/test_configuration.py`** - Remove or update the `test_configuration_from_none()` function since `from_runnable_config()` method will be removed. Add tests for the new `__post_init__()` method if needed.",
"**Update documentation in `README.md`** - Replace all examples showing `RunnableConfig(configurable={...})` usage with the new `context={...}` parameter pattern. Update the 'Using' section and any code examples to demonstrate the new context API usage pattern."
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