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LangChain for Developer Workflows
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- Name
- Mehdi Akiki
LangChain provides the building blocks for sophisticated AI workflows that can handle multi-step development tasks with context and memory.
Basic LangChain Setup for Development
from langchain.llms import OpenAI
from langchain.chains import LLMChain, SequentialChain
from langchain.prompts import PromptTemplate
from langchain.memory import ConversationBufferMemory
# Initialize LLM
llm = OpenAI(temperature=0.7)
# Create specialized chains
code_review_template = """
Review this code for issues:
{code}
Previous feedback: {chat_history}
Focus on: {focus_areas}
Provide specific, actionable feedback:
"""
documentation_template = """
Generate documentation for this code:
{code}
Style: {doc_style}
Include examples: {include_examples}
Documentation:
"""
code_review_prompt = PromptTemplate(
input_variables=["code", "chat_history", "focus_areas"],
template=code_review_template
)
doc_prompt = PromptTemplate(
input_variables=["code", "doc_style", "include_examples"],
template=documentation_template
)
# Create chains with memory
memory = ConversationBufferMemory(memory_key="chat_history")
review_chain = LLMChain(
llm=llm,
prompt=code_review_prompt,
memory=memory,
verbose=True
)
doc_chain = LLMChain(
llm=llm,
prompt=doc_prompt,
verbose=True
)
Sequential Development Workflow
# Create a sequential chain for full code processing
full_workflow = SequentialChain(
chains=[review_chain, doc_chain],
input_variables=["code", "focus_areas", "doc_style", "include_examples"],
output_variables=["review_result", "documentation"],
verbose=True
)
# Execute workflow
result = full_workflow({
"code": """
def process_user_data(users):
return [user for user in users if user.active]
""",
"focus_areas": "performance, error handling",
"doc_style": "Google",
"include_examples": "yes"
})
print("Review:", result["review_result"])
print("Docs:", result["documentation"])
Custom Development Tools Chain
from langchain.tools import BaseTool
class CodeExecutionTool(BaseTool):
name = "code_execution"
description = "Execute Python code safely"
def _run(self, code: str) -> str:
# Safe code execution logic
try:
exec_globals = {"__builtins__": {}}
exec(code, exec_globals)
return "Code executed successfully"
except Exception as e:
return f"Error: {str(e)}"
async def _arun(self, code: str) -> str:
return self._run(code)
# Use in agent
from langchain.agents import initialize_agent, AgentType
tools = [CodeExecutionTool()]
agent = initialize_agent(
tools, llm, agent=AgentType.ZERO_SHOT_REACT_DESCRIPTION, verbose=True
)
response = agent.run("Write and test a function to calculate fibonacci numbers")
Pro tip: Use LangChain's callback handlers to monitor token usage and performance in your development workflows.
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