fleet-memory/hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/cross_encoder.py
Nicolò Boschi ddaa5f5f1b
fix: simplify pytorch model initialization to prevent meta tensor issues (#185)
Remove device_map from model_kwargs as it conflicts with CrossEncoder's
internal .to(device) call. The low_cpu_mem_usage=False setting alone is
sufficient to prevent lazy loading (meta tensors).
2026-01-22 16:25:28 +01:00

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"""
Cross-encoder abstraction for reranking.
Provides an interface for reranking with different backends.
Configuration via environment variables - see hindsight_api.config for all env var names.
"""
import asyncio
import logging
import os
from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
import httpx
from ..config import (
DEFAULT_LITELLM_API_BASE,
DEFAULT_RERANKER_COHERE_MODEL,
DEFAULT_RERANKER_FLASHRANK_CACHE_DIR,
DEFAULT_RERANKER_FLASHRANK_MODEL,
DEFAULT_RERANKER_LITELLM_MODEL,
DEFAULT_RERANKER_LOCAL_MAX_CONCURRENT,
DEFAULT_RERANKER_LOCAL_MODEL,
DEFAULT_RERANKER_PROVIDER,
DEFAULT_RERANKER_TEI_BATCH_SIZE,
DEFAULT_RERANKER_TEI_MAX_CONCURRENT,
ENV_COHERE_API_KEY,
ENV_LITELLM_API_BASE,
ENV_LITELLM_API_KEY,
ENV_RERANKER_COHERE_BASE_URL,
ENV_RERANKER_COHERE_MODEL,
ENV_RERANKER_FLASHRANK_CACHE_DIR,
ENV_RERANKER_FLASHRANK_MODEL,
ENV_RERANKER_LITELLM_MODEL,
ENV_RERANKER_LOCAL_MAX_CONCURRENT,
ENV_RERANKER_LOCAL_MODEL,
ENV_RERANKER_PROVIDER,
ENV_RERANKER_TEI_BATCH_SIZE,
ENV_RERANKER_TEI_MAX_CONCURRENT,
ENV_RERANKER_TEI_URL,
)
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
class CrossEncoderModel(ABC):
"""
Abstract base class for cross-encoder reranking.
Cross-encoders take query-document pairs and return relevance scores.
"""
@property
@abstractmethod
def provider_name(self) -> str:
"""Return a human-readable name for this provider (e.g., 'local', 'tei')."""
pass
@abstractmethod
async def initialize(self) -> None:
"""
Initialize the cross-encoder model asynchronously.
This should be called during startup to load/connect to the model
and avoid cold start latency on first predict() call.
"""
pass
@abstractmethod
async def predict(self, pairs: list[tuple[str, str]]) -> list[float]:
"""
Score query-document pairs for relevance.
Args:
pairs: List of (query, document) tuples to score
Returns:
List of relevance scores (higher = more relevant)
"""
pass
class LocalSTCrossEncoder(CrossEncoderModel):
"""
Local cross-encoder implementation using SentenceTransformers.
Call initialize() during startup to load the model and avoid cold starts.
Default model is cross-encoder/ms-marco-MiniLM-L-6-v2:
- Fast inference (~80ms for 100 pairs on CPU)
- Small model (80MB)
- Trained for passage re-ranking
Uses a dedicated thread pool to limit concurrent CPU-bound work.
"""
# Shared executor across all instances (one model loaded anyway)
_executor: ThreadPoolExecutor | None = None
_max_concurrent: int = 4 # Limit concurrent CPU-bound reranking calls
def __init__(self, model_name: str | None = None, max_concurrent: int = 4):
"""
Initialize local SentenceTransformers cross-encoder.
Args:
model_name: Name of the CrossEncoder model to use.
Default: cross-encoder/ms-marco-MiniLM-L-6-v2
max_concurrent: Maximum concurrent reranking calls (default: 2).
Higher values may cause CPU thrashing under load.
"""
self.model_name = model_name or DEFAULT_RERANKER_LOCAL_MODEL
self._model = None
LocalSTCrossEncoder._max_concurrent = max_concurrent
@property
def provider_name(self) -> str:
return "local"
async def initialize(self) -> None:
"""Load the cross-encoder model and initialize the executor."""
if self._model is not None:
return
try:
from sentence_transformers import CrossEncoder
except ImportError:
raise ImportError(
"sentence-transformers is required for LocalSTCrossEncoder. "
"Install it with: pip install sentence-transformers"
)
logger.info(f"Reranker: initializing local provider with model {self.model_name}")
# Determine device based on hardware availability.
# We always set low_cpu_mem_usage=False to prevent lazy loading (meta tensors)
# which can cause issues when accelerate is installed but no GPU is available.
# Note: We do NOT use device_map because CrossEncoder internally calls .to(device)
# after loading, which conflicts with accelerate's device_map handling.
import torch
# Check for GPU (CUDA) or Apple Silicon (MPS)
has_gpu = torch.cuda.is_available() or (hasattr(torch.backends, "mps") and torch.backends.mps.is_available())
if has_gpu:
device = None # Let sentence-transformers auto-detect GPU/MPS
else:
device = "cpu"
self._model = CrossEncoder(
self.model_name,
device=device,
model_kwargs={"low_cpu_mem_usage": False},
)
# Initialize shared executor (limited workers naturally limits concurrency)
if LocalSTCrossEncoder._executor is None:
LocalSTCrossEncoder._executor = ThreadPoolExecutor(
max_workers=LocalSTCrossEncoder._max_concurrent,
thread_name_prefix="reranker",
)
logger.info(f"Reranker: local provider initialized (max_concurrent={LocalSTCrossEncoder._max_concurrent})")
else:
logger.info("Reranker: local provider initialized (using existing executor)")
async def predict(self, pairs: list[tuple[str, str]]) -> list[float]:
"""
Score query-document pairs for relevance.
Uses a dedicated thread pool with limited workers to prevent CPU thrashing.
Args:
pairs: List of (query, document) tuples to score
Returns:
List of relevance scores (raw logits from the model)
"""
if self._model is None:
raise RuntimeError("Reranker not initialized. Call initialize() first.")
# Use dedicated executor - limited workers naturally limits concurrency
loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
scores = await loop.run_in_executor(
LocalSTCrossEncoder._executor,
lambda: self._model.predict(pairs, show_progress_bar=False),
)
return scores.tolist() if hasattr(scores, "tolist") else list(scores)
class RemoteTEICrossEncoder(CrossEncoderModel):
"""
Remote cross-encoder implementation using HuggingFace Text Embeddings Inference (TEI) HTTP API.
TEI supports reranking via the /rerank endpoint.
See: https://github.com/huggingface/text-embeddings-inference
Note: The TEI server must be running a cross-encoder/reranker model.
Requests are made in parallel with configurable batch size and max concurrency (backpressure).
Uses a GLOBAL semaphore to limit concurrent requests across ALL recall operations.
"""
# Global semaphore shared across all instances and calls to prevent thundering herd
_global_semaphore: asyncio.Semaphore | None = None
_global_max_concurrent: int = DEFAULT_RERANKER_TEI_MAX_CONCURRENT
def __init__(
self,
base_url: str,
timeout: float = 30.0,
batch_size: int = DEFAULT_RERANKER_TEI_BATCH_SIZE,
max_concurrent: int = DEFAULT_RERANKER_TEI_MAX_CONCURRENT,
max_retries: int = 3,
retry_delay: float = 0.5,
):
"""
Initialize remote TEI cross-encoder client.
Args:
base_url: Base URL of the TEI server (e.g., "http://localhost:8080")
timeout: Request timeout in seconds (default: 30.0)
batch_size: Maximum batch size for rerank requests (default: 128)
max_concurrent: Maximum concurrent requests for backpressure (default: 8).
This is a GLOBAL limit across all parallel recall operations.
max_retries: Maximum number of retries for failed requests (default: 3)
retry_delay: Initial delay between retries in seconds, doubles each retry (default: 0.5)
"""
self.base_url = base_url.rstrip("/")
self.timeout = timeout
self.batch_size = batch_size
self.max_concurrent = max_concurrent
self.max_retries = max_retries
self.retry_delay = retry_delay
self._async_client: httpx.AsyncClient | None = None
self._model_id: str | None = None
# Update global semaphore if max_concurrent changed
if (
RemoteTEICrossEncoder._global_semaphore is None
or RemoteTEICrossEncoder._global_max_concurrent != max_concurrent
):
RemoteTEICrossEncoder._global_max_concurrent = max_concurrent
RemoteTEICrossEncoder._global_semaphore = asyncio.Semaphore(max_concurrent)
@property
def provider_name(self) -> str:
return "tei"
async def _async_request_with_retry(
self,
client: httpx.AsyncClient,
semaphore: asyncio.Semaphore,
method: str,
url: str,
**kwargs,
) -> httpx.Response:
"""Make an async HTTP request with automatic retries on transient errors and semaphore for backpressure."""
last_error = None
delay = self.retry_delay
async with semaphore:
for attempt in range(self.max_retries + 1):
try:
if method == "GET":
response = await client.get(url, **kwargs)
else:
response = await client.post(url, **kwargs)
response.raise_for_status()
return response
except (httpx.ConnectError, httpx.ReadTimeout, httpx.WriteTimeout) as e:
last_error = e
if attempt < self.max_retries:
logger.warning(
f"TEI request failed (attempt {attempt + 1}/{self.max_retries + 1}): {e}. "
f"Retrying in {delay}s..."
)
await asyncio.sleep(delay)
delay *= 2 # Exponential backoff
except httpx.HTTPStatusError as e:
# Retry on 5xx server errors
if e.response.status_code >= 500 and attempt < self.max_retries:
last_error = e
logger.warning(
f"TEI server error (attempt {attempt + 1}/{self.max_retries + 1}): {e}. "
f"Retrying in {delay}s..."
)
await asyncio.sleep(delay)
delay *= 2
else:
raise
raise last_error
async def initialize(self) -> None:
"""Initialize the HTTP client and verify server connectivity."""
if self._async_client is not None:
return
logger.info(
f"Reranker: initializing TEI provider at {self.base_url} "
f"(batch_size={self.batch_size}, max_concurrent={self.max_concurrent})"
)
self._async_client = httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=self.timeout)
# Verify server is reachable and get model info
# Use a temporary semaphore for initialization
init_semaphore = asyncio.Semaphore(1)
try:
response = await self._async_request_with_retry(
self._async_client, init_semaphore, "GET", f"{self.base_url}/info"
)
info = response.json()
self._model_id = info.get("model_id", "unknown")
logger.info(f"Reranker: TEI provider initialized (model: {self._model_id})")
except httpx.HTTPError as e:
self._async_client = None
raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to connect to TEI server at {self.base_url}: {e}")
async def _rerank_query_group(
self,
client: httpx.AsyncClient,
semaphore: asyncio.Semaphore,
query: str,
texts: list[str],
) -> list[tuple[int, float]]:
"""Rerank a single query group and return list of (original_index, score) tuples."""
try:
response = await self._async_request_with_retry(
client,
semaphore,
"POST",
f"{self.base_url}/rerank",
json={
"query": query,
"texts": texts,
"return_text": False,
},
)
results = response.json()
# TEI returns results sorted by score descending, with original index
return [(result["index"], result["score"]) for result in results]
except httpx.HTTPError as e:
raise RuntimeError(f"TEI rerank request failed: {e}")
async def _predict_async(self, pairs: list[tuple[str, str]]) -> list[float]:
"""Async implementation of predict that runs requests in parallel with backpressure."""
if not pairs:
return []
# Group all pairs by query
query_groups: dict[str, list[tuple[int, str]]] = {}
for idx, (query, text) in enumerate(pairs):
if query not in query_groups:
query_groups[query] = []
query_groups[query].append((idx, text))
# Split each query group into batches
tasks_info: list[tuple[str, list[int], list[str]]] = [] # (query, indices, texts)
for query, indexed_texts in query_groups.items():
indices = [idx for idx, _ in indexed_texts]
texts = [text for _, text in indexed_texts]
# Split into batches
for i in range(0, len(texts), self.batch_size):
batch_indices = indices[i : i + self.batch_size]
batch_texts = texts[i : i + self.batch_size]
tasks_info.append((query, batch_indices, batch_texts))
# Run all requests in parallel with GLOBAL semaphore for backpressure
# This ensures max_concurrent is respected across ALL parallel recall operations
all_scores = [0.0] * len(pairs)
semaphore = RemoteTEICrossEncoder._global_semaphore
tasks = [
self._rerank_query_group(self._async_client, semaphore, query, texts) for query, _, texts in tasks_info
]
results = await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
# Map scores back to original positions
for (_, indices, _), result_scores in zip(tasks_info, results):
for original_idx_in_batch, score in result_scores:
global_idx = indices[original_idx_in_batch]
all_scores[global_idx] = score
return all_scores
async def predict(self, pairs: list[tuple[str, str]]) -> list[float]:
"""
Score query-document pairs using the remote TEI reranker.
Requests are made in parallel with configurable backpressure.
Args:
pairs: List of (query, document) tuples to score
Returns:
List of relevance scores
"""
if self._async_client is None:
raise RuntimeError("Reranker not initialized. Call initialize() first.")
return await self._predict_async(pairs)
class CohereCrossEncoder(CrossEncoderModel):
"""
Cohere cross-encoder implementation using the Cohere Rerank API.
Supports rerank-english-v3.0 and rerank-multilingual-v3.0 models.
"""
def __init__(
self,
api_key: str,
model: str = DEFAULT_RERANKER_COHERE_MODEL,
base_url: str | None = None,
timeout: float = 60.0,
):
"""
Initialize Cohere cross-encoder client.
Args:
api_key: Cohere API key
model: Cohere rerank model name (default: rerank-english-v3.0)
base_url: Custom base URL for Cohere-compatible API (e.g., Azure-hosted endpoint)
timeout: Request timeout in seconds (default: 60.0)
"""
self.api_key = api_key
self.model = model
self.base_url = base_url
self.timeout = timeout
self._client = None
@property
def provider_name(self) -> str:
return "cohere"
async def initialize(self) -> None:
"""Initialize the Cohere client."""
if self._client is not None:
return
try:
import cohere
except ImportError:
raise ImportError("cohere is required for CohereCrossEncoder. Install it with: pip install cohere")
base_url_msg = f" at {self.base_url}" if self.base_url else ""
logger.info(f"Reranker: initializing Cohere provider with model {self.model}{base_url_msg}")
# Build client kwargs, only including base_url if set (for Azure or custom endpoints)
client_kwargs = {"api_key": self.api_key, "timeout": self.timeout}
if self.base_url:
client_kwargs["base_url"] = self.base_url
self._client = cohere.Client(**client_kwargs)
logger.info("Reranker: Cohere provider initialized")
async def predict(self, pairs: list[tuple[str, str]]) -> list[float]:
"""
Score query-document pairs using the Cohere Rerank API.
Args:
pairs: List of (query, document) tuples to score
Returns:
List of relevance scores
"""
if self._client is None:
raise RuntimeError("Reranker not initialized. Call initialize() first.")
if not pairs:
return []
# Run sync Cohere API calls in thread pool
loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
return await loop.run_in_executor(None, self._predict_sync, pairs)
def _predict_sync(self, pairs: list[tuple[str, str]]) -> list[float]:
"""Synchronous predict implementation for Cohere API."""
# Group pairs by query for efficient batching
# Cohere rerank expects one query with multiple documents
query_groups: dict[str, list[tuple[int, str]]] = {}
for idx, (query, text) in enumerate(pairs):
if query not in query_groups:
query_groups[query] = []
query_groups[query].append((idx, text))
all_scores = [0.0] * len(pairs)
for query, indexed_texts in query_groups.items():
texts = [text for _, text in indexed_texts]
indices = [idx for idx, _ in indexed_texts]
response = self._client.rerank(
query=query,
documents=texts,
model=self.model,
return_documents=False,
)
# Map scores back to original positions
for result in response.results:
original_idx = result.index
score = result.relevance_score
all_scores[indices[original_idx]] = score
return all_scores
class RRFPassthroughCrossEncoder(CrossEncoderModel):
"""
Passthrough cross-encoder that preserves RRF scores without neural reranking.
This is useful for:
- Testing retrieval quality without reranking overhead
- Deployments where reranking latency is unacceptable
- Debugging to isolate retrieval vs reranking issues
"""
def __init__(self):
"""Initialize RRF passthrough cross-encoder."""
pass
@property
def provider_name(self) -> str:
return "rrf"
async def initialize(self) -> None:
"""No initialization needed."""
logger.info("Reranker: RRF passthrough provider initialized (neural reranking disabled)")
async def predict(self, pairs: list[tuple[str, str]]) -> list[float]:
"""
Return neutral scores - actual ranking uses RRF scores from retrieval.
Args:
pairs: List of (query, document) tuples (ignored)
Returns:
List of 0.5 scores (neutral, lets RRF scores dominate)
"""
# Return neutral scores so RRF ranking is preserved
return [0.5] * len(pairs)
class FlashRankCrossEncoder(CrossEncoderModel):
"""
FlashRank cross-encoder implementation.
FlashRank is an ultra-lite reranking library that runs on CPU without
requiring PyTorch or Transformers. It's ideal for serverless deployments
with minimal cold-start overhead.
Available models:
- ms-marco-TinyBERT-L-2-v2: Fastest, ~4MB
- ms-marco-MiniLM-L-12-v2: Best quality, ~34MB (default)
- rank-T5-flan: Best zero-shot, ~110MB
- ms-marco-MultiBERT-L-12: Multi-lingual, ~150MB
"""
# Shared executor for CPU-bound reranking
_executor: ThreadPoolExecutor | None = None
_max_concurrent: int = 4
def __init__(
self,
model_name: str | None = None,
cache_dir: str | None = None,
max_length: int = 512,
max_concurrent: int = 4,
):
"""
Initialize FlashRank cross-encoder.
Args:
model_name: FlashRank model name. Default: ms-marco-MiniLM-L-12-v2
cache_dir: Directory to cache downloaded models. Default: system cache
max_length: Maximum sequence length for reranking. Default: 512
max_concurrent: Maximum concurrent reranking calls. Default: 4
"""
self.model_name = model_name or DEFAULT_RERANKER_FLASHRANK_MODEL
self.cache_dir = cache_dir or DEFAULT_RERANKER_FLASHRANK_CACHE_DIR
self.max_length = max_length
self._ranker = None
FlashRankCrossEncoder._max_concurrent = max_concurrent
@property
def provider_name(self) -> str:
return "flashrank"
async def initialize(self) -> None:
"""Load the FlashRank model."""
if self._ranker is not None:
return
try:
from flashrank import Ranker # type: ignore[import-untyped]
except ImportError:
raise ImportError("flashrank is required for FlashRankCrossEncoder. Install it with: pip install flashrank")
logger.info(f"Reranker: initializing FlashRank provider with model {self.model_name}")
# Initialize ranker with optional cache directory
ranker_kwargs = {"model_name": self.model_name, "max_length": self.max_length}
if self.cache_dir:
ranker_kwargs["cache_dir"] = self.cache_dir
self._ranker = Ranker(**ranker_kwargs)
# Initialize shared executor
if FlashRankCrossEncoder._executor is None:
FlashRankCrossEncoder._executor = ThreadPoolExecutor(
max_workers=FlashRankCrossEncoder._max_concurrent,
thread_name_prefix="flashrank",
)
logger.info(
f"Reranker: FlashRank provider initialized (max_concurrent={FlashRankCrossEncoder._max_concurrent})"
)
else:
logger.info("Reranker: FlashRank provider initialized (using existing executor)")
def _predict_sync(self, pairs: list[tuple[str, str]]) -> list[float]:
"""Synchronous predict - processes each query group."""
from flashrank import RerankRequest # type: ignore[import-untyped]
if not pairs:
return []
# Group pairs by query
query_groups: dict[str, list[tuple[int, str]]] = {}
for idx, (query, text) in enumerate(pairs):
if query not in query_groups:
query_groups[query] = []
query_groups[query].append((idx, text))
all_scores = [0.0] * len(pairs)
for query, indexed_texts in query_groups.items():
# Build passages list for FlashRank
passages = [{"id": i, "text": text} for i, (_, text) in enumerate(indexed_texts)]
global_indices = [idx for idx, _ in indexed_texts]
# Create rerank request
request = RerankRequest(query=query, passages=passages)
results = self._ranker.rerank(request)
# Map scores back to original positions
for result in results:
local_idx = result["id"]
score = result["score"]
global_idx = global_indices[local_idx]
all_scores[global_idx] = score
return all_scores
async def predict(self, pairs: list[tuple[str, str]]) -> list[float]:
"""
Score query-document pairs using FlashRank.
Args:
pairs: List of (query, document) tuples to score
Returns:
List of relevance scores (higher = more relevant)
"""
if self._ranker is None:
raise RuntimeError("Reranker not initialized. Call initialize() first.")
# Run in thread pool to avoid blocking event loop
loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
return await loop.run_in_executor(FlashRankCrossEncoder._executor, self._predict_sync, pairs)
class LiteLLMCrossEncoder(CrossEncoderModel):
"""
LiteLLM cross-encoder implementation using LiteLLM proxy's /rerank endpoint.
LiteLLM provides a unified interface for multiple reranking providers via
the Cohere-compatible /rerank endpoint.
See: https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/rerank
Supported providers via LiteLLM:
- Cohere (rerank-english-v3.0, etc.) - prefix with cohere/
- Together AI - prefix with together_ai/
- Azure AI - prefix with azure_ai/
- Jina AI - prefix with jina_ai/
- AWS Bedrock - prefix with bedrock/
- Voyage AI - prefix with voyage/
"""
def __init__(
self,
api_base: str = DEFAULT_LITELLM_API_BASE,
api_key: str | None = None,
model: str = DEFAULT_RERANKER_LITELLM_MODEL,
timeout: float = 60.0,
):
"""
Initialize LiteLLM cross-encoder client.
Args:
api_base: Base URL of the LiteLLM proxy (default: http://localhost:4000)
api_key: API key for the LiteLLM proxy (optional, depends on proxy config)
model: Reranking model name (default: cohere/rerank-english-v3.0)
Use provider prefix (e.g., cohere/, together_ai/, voyage/)
timeout: Request timeout in seconds (default: 60.0)
"""
self.api_base = api_base.rstrip("/")
self.api_key = api_key
self.model = model
self.timeout = timeout
self._async_client: httpx.AsyncClient | None = None
@property
def provider_name(self) -> str:
return "litellm"
async def initialize(self) -> None:
"""Initialize the async HTTP client."""
if self._async_client is not None:
return
logger.info(f"Reranker: initializing LiteLLM provider at {self.api_base} with model {self.model}")
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}
if self.api_key:
headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {self.api_key}"
self._async_client = httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=self.timeout, headers=headers)
logger.info("Reranker: LiteLLM provider initialized")
async def predict(self, pairs: list[tuple[str, str]]) -> list[float]:
"""
Score query-document pairs using the LiteLLM proxy's /rerank endpoint.
Args:
pairs: List of (query, document) tuples to score
Returns:
List of relevance scores
"""
if self._async_client is None:
raise RuntimeError("Reranker not initialized. Call initialize() first.")
if not pairs:
return []
# Group pairs by query (LiteLLM rerank expects one query with multiple documents)
query_groups: dict[str, list[tuple[int, str]]] = {}
for idx, (query, text) in enumerate(pairs):
if query not in query_groups:
query_groups[query] = []
query_groups[query].append((idx, text))
all_scores = [0.0] * len(pairs)
for query, indexed_texts in query_groups.items():
texts = [text for _, text in indexed_texts]
indices = [idx for idx, _ in indexed_texts]
# LiteLLM /rerank follows Cohere API format
response = await self._async_client.post(
f"{self.api_base}/rerank",
json={
"model": self.model,
"query": query,
"documents": texts,
"top_n": len(texts), # Return all scores
},
)
response.raise_for_status()
result = response.json()
# Map scores back to original positions
# Response format: {"results": [{"index": 0, "relevance_score": 0.9}, ...]}
for item in result.get("results", []):
original_idx = item["index"]
score = item.get("relevance_score", item.get("score", 0.0))
all_scores[indices[original_idx]] = score
return all_scores
def create_cross_encoder_from_env() -> CrossEncoderModel:
"""
Create a CrossEncoderModel instance based on environment variables.
See hindsight_api.config for environment variable names and defaults.
Returns:
Configured CrossEncoderModel instance
"""
provider = os.environ.get(ENV_RERANKER_PROVIDER, DEFAULT_RERANKER_PROVIDER).lower()
if provider == "tei":
url = os.environ.get(ENV_RERANKER_TEI_URL)
if not url:
raise ValueError(f"{ENV_RERANKER_TEI_URL} is required when {ENV_RERANKER_PROVIDER} is 'tei'")
batch_size = int(os.environ.get(ENV_RERANKER_TEI_BATCH_SIZE, str(DEFAULT_RERANKER_TEI_BATCH_SIZE)))
max_concurrent = int(os.environ.get(ENV_RERANKER_TEI_MAX_CONCURRENT, str(DEFAULT_RERANKER_TEI_MAX_CONCURRENT)))
return RemoteTEICrossEncoder(base_url=url, batch_size=batch_size, max_concurrent=max_concurrent)
elif provider == "local":
model = os.environ.get(ENV_RERANKER_LOCAL_MODEL)
model_name = model or DEFAULT_RERANKER_LOCAL_MODEL
max_concurrent = int(
os.environ.get(ENV_RERANKER_LOCAL_MAX_CONCURRENT, str(DEFAULT_RERANKER_LOCAL_MAX_CONCURRENT))
)
return LocalSTCrossEncoder(model_name=model_name, max_concurrent=max_concurrent)
elif provider == "cohere":
api_key = os.environ.get(ENV_COHERE_API_KEY)
if not api_key:
raise ValueError(f"{ENV_COHERE_API_KEY} is required when {ENV_RERANKER_PROVIDER} is 'cohere'")
model = os.environ.get(ENV_RERANKER_COHERE_MODEL, DEFAULT_RERANKER_COHERE_MODEL)
base_url = os.environ.get(ENV_RERANKER_COHERE_BASE_URL) or None
return CohereCrossEncoder(api_key=api_key, model=model, base_url=base_url)
elif provider == "flashrank":
model = os.environ.get(ENV_RERANKER_FLASHRANK_MODEL, DEFAULT_RERANKER_FLASHRANK_MODEL)
cache_dir = os.environ.get(ENV_RERANKER_FLASHRANK_CACHE_DIR, DEFAULT_RERANKER_FLASHRANK_CACHE_DIR)
return FlashRankCrossEncoder(model_name=model, cache_dir=cache_dir)
elif provider == "litellm":
api_base = os.environ.get(ENV_LITELLM_API_BASE, DEFAULT_LITELLM_API_BASE)
api_key = os.environ.get(ENV_LITELLM_API_KEY)
model = os.environ.get(ENV_RERANKER_LITELLM_MODEL, DEFAULT_RERANKER_LITELLM_MODEL)
return LiteLLMCrossEncoder(api_base=api_base, api_key=api_key, model=model)
elif provider == "rrf":
return RRFPassthroughCrossEncoder()
else:
raise ValueError(
f"Unknown reranker provider: {provider}. Supported: 'local', 'tei', 'cohere', 'flashrank', 'litellm', 'rrf'"
)