Issue: StreamingStdOutCallbackHandler and FinalStreamingStdOutCallbackHandler

[xasxin]

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Hi,
I build a chatbot using conversationchain. I want to final output to be steamed. I tried StreamingStdOutCallbackHandler and FinalStreamingStdOutCallbackHandler.

The problem with StreamingStdOutCallbackHandler is that it also prints out the memory of the chain.
The problem with FinalStreamingStdOutCallbackHandler is that it did print the final output, but the output is just printed out at once rather than streamed.

How can I fix it?
Thanks,

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[dosubot]

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Hi @xasxin,

Good to see you again and thanks for reaching out with your question.

Based on the context you've provided, it seems you're trying to stream the final output of your chatbot built with conversationchain without printing the memory of the chain or outputting all at once.

To achieve this, you can use the FinalStreamingStdOutCallbackHandler with the streaming=True parameter in the underlying LLM. Here's an example of how you can do this:

from langchain.agents import load_tools
from langchain.agents import initialize_agent
from langchain.agents import AgentType
from langchain.callbacks.streaming_stdout_final_only import (
    FinalStreamingStdOutCallbackHandler,
)
from langchain.llms import OpenAI

llm = OpenAI(
    streaming=True, callbacks=[FinalStreamingStdOutCallbackHandler()], temperature=0
)

tools = load_tools(["wikipedia", "llm-math"], llm=llm)
agent = initialize_agent(
    tools, llm, agent=AgentType.ZERO_SHOT_REACT_DESCRIPTION, verbose=False
)
agent.run(
    "It's 2023 now. How many years ago did Konrad Adenauer become Chancellor of Germany."
)

In this code, FinalStreamingStdOutCallbackHandler is used as a callback in the OpenAI LLM with streaming=True. This will ensure that only the final output of the agent is streamed.

If you want to customize the answer prefix, you can pass a custom sequence to use as answer prefix to FinalStreamingStdOutCallbackHandler:

llm = OpenAI(
    streaming=True,
    callbacks=[
        FinalStreamingStdOutCallbackHandler(answer_prefix_tokens=["The", "answer", ":"])
    ],
    temperature=0,
)

If you want the answer prefix itself to be streamed, you can set the parameter stream_prefix = True. This can be useful when the answer prefix itself is part of the answer.

In the context shared, the FinalStreamingStdOutCallbackHandler class has a method on_llm_new_token which is run on every new LLM token when streaming is enabled. This method checks if the last n tokens match the answer_prefix_tokens list. If they do, it sets answer_reached to True and if stream_prefix is set to True, it writes the last tokens to stdout. From then on, every new token is written to stdout. This is how the final output is streamed without printing the memory of the chain or outputting all at once.

You can find more details in the LangChain documentation and the source code.

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.

Best,
Dosu

Sources

• using a Agent and wanted to stream just the final response
• FinalStreamingStdOutCallbackHandler not working with ChatOpenAI LLM
• ConversationChain with stream responses
• libs/langchain/langchain/callbacks/streaming_stdout.py
• docs/extras/modules/agents/how_to/streaming_stdout_final_only.ipynb
• libs/langchain/langchain/callbacks/streaming_stdout_final_only.py

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[xasxin]

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Hi @xasxin,

Good to see you again and thanks for reaching out with your question.

Based on the context you've provided, it seems you're trying to stream the final output of your chatbot built with conversationchain without printing the memory of the chain or outputting all at once.

To achieve this, you can use the FinalStreamingStdOutCallbackHandler with the streaming=True parameter in the underlying LLM. Here's an example of how you can do this:

from langchain.agents import load_tools
from langchain.agents import initialize_agent
from langchain.agents import AgentType
from langchain.callbacks.streaming_stdout_final_only import (
    FinalStreamingStdOutCallbackHandler,
)
from langchain.llms import OpenAI

llm = OpenAI(
    streaming=True, callbacks=[FinalStreamingStdOutCallbackHandler()], temperature=0
)

tools = load_tools(["wikipedia", "llm-math"], llm=llm)
agent = initialize_agent(
    tools, llm, agent=AgentType.ZERO_SHOT_REACT_DESCRIPTION, verbose=False
)
agent.run(
    "It's 2023 now. How many years ago did Konrad Adenauer become Chancellor of Germany."
)

In this code, FinalStreamingStdOutCallbackHandler is used as a callback in the OpenAI LLM with streaming=True. This will ensure that only the final output of the agent is streamed.

If you want to customize the answer prefix, you can pass a custom sequence to use as answer prefix to FinalStreamingStdOutCallbackHandler:

llm = OpenAI(
    streaming=True,
    callbacks=[
        FinalStreamingStdOutCallbackHandler(answer_prefix_tokens=["The", "answer", ":"])
    ],
    temperature=0,
)

If you want the answer prefix itself to be streamed, you can set the parameter stream_prefix = True. This can be useful when the answer prefix itself is part of the answer.

In the context shared, the FinalStreamingStdOutCallbackHandler class has a method on_llm_new_token which is run on every new LLM token when streaming is enabled. This method checks if the last n tokens match the answer_prefix_tokens list. If they do, it sets answer_reached to True and if stream_prefix is set to True, it writes the last tokens to stdout. From then on, every new token is written to stdout. This is how the final output is streamed without printing the memory of the chain or outputting all at once.

You can find more details in the LangChain documentation and the source code.

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.

Best, Dosu

Sources

• using a Agent and wanted to stream just the final response
• FinalStreamingStdOutCallbackHandler not working with ChatOpenAI LLM
• ConversationChain with stream responses
• libs/langchain/langchain/callbacks/streaming_stdout.py
• docs/extras/modules/agents/how_to/streaming_stdout_final_only.ipynb
• libs/langchain/langchain/callbacks/streaming_stdout_final_only.py

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Yes, I tried this method. But it didn't work out as the output is printed out directly rather than be streamed. I guess I'm using this on a conversationchain rather than an agent.
Can i use StreamingStdOutCallbackHandler without printing memory out?

[dosubot]

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Based on the information you provided and the similar issues I found in the LangChain repository, it seems you want to stream the final output of your chatbot built with conversationchain without printing the memory of the chain or outputting all at once.

To achieve this, you can use the FinalStreamingStdOutCallbackHandler with a conversationchain in LangChain. You need to instantiate the FinalStreamingStdOutCallbackHandler and pass it to the OpenAI LLM as a callback. This callback handler will only stream the final output of the agent, without printing the memory.

Here is an example of how to do this:

from langchain.agents import load_tools
from langchain.agents import initialize_agent
from langchain.agents import AgentType
from langchain.callbacks.streaming_stdout_final_only import (
    FinalStreamingStdOutCallbackHandler,
)
from langchain.llms import OpenAI

llm = OpenAI(
    streaming=True, callbacks=[FinalStreamingStdOutCallbackHandler()], temperature=0
)

tools = load_tools(["wikipedia", "llm-math"], llm=llm)
agent = initialize_agent(
    tools, llm, agent=AgentType.ZERO_SHOT_REACT_DESCRIPTION, verbose=False
)
agent.run(
    "It's 2023 now. How many years ago did Konrad Adenauer become Chancellor of Germany."
)

By default, the FinalStreamingStdOutCallbackHandler assumes that the token sequence "Final", "Answer", ":" indicates that the agent has reached an answer. However, you can pass a custom sequence to use as an answer prefix:

llm = OpenAI(
    streaming=True,
    callbacks=[
        FinalStreamingStdOutCallbackHandler(answer_prefix_tokens=["The", "answer", ":"])
    ],
    temperature=0,
)

If you want the answer prefix itself to also be streamed, you can set the parameter stream_prefix = True. This can be useful when the answer prefix itself is part of the answer.

In the context shared, the FinalStreamingStdOutCallbackHandler also has a strip_tokens parameter. If strip_tokens is set to True, it will ignore white spaces and new lines when comparing answer_prefix_tokens to the last tokens to determine if the answer has been reached. If you want to consider white spaces and new lines in the comparison, you can set strip_tokens = False:

llm = OpenAI(
    streaming=True,
    callbacks=[
        FinalStreamingStdOutCallbackHandler(answer_prefix_tokens=["The", "answer", ":"], strip_tokens=False)
    ],
    temperature=0,
)

You can find more details about the FinalStreamingStdOutCallbackHandler in the LangChain codebase here.

I hope this helps! If you have any other questions or need further clarification, feel free to ask.

Sources

• Title: Request for Streaming Outputs as a Generator for Dynamic Chat Responses
• ConversationChain with stream responses
• libs/langchain/langchain/callbacks/streaming_stdout.py
• docs/extras/modules/agents/how_to/streaming_stdout_final_only.ipynb
• libs/langchain/langchain/callbacks/streaming_stdout_final_only.py

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[dosubot]

Hi, @xasxin,

I'm helping the LangChain team manage their backlog and am marking this issue as stale. From what I understand, you were experiencing issues with the StreamingStdOutCallbackHandler and FinalStreamingStdOutCallbackHandler in your chatbot project. Dosubot provided detailed guidance on using FinalStreamingStdOutCallbackHandler with a conversationchain in LangChain and shared an example of how to achieve this. It seems like the issue has been resolved based on the provided guidance.

Could you please confirm if this issue is still relevant to the latest version of the LangChain repository? If it is, please let the LangChain team know by commenting on the issue. Otherwise, feel free to close the issue yourself, or it will be automatically closed in 7 days.

Thank you!