How can I pass self into a RunnableLambda to access class methods in LangChain parallel processing?

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I have a LangChain-based class with many methods and I want to use parallel chains to process large amounts of data.

I encounter an issue when a chain step, which calls other methods in the same class, fails to access instance variables (like self.general_model).

Here is one of my steps that uses other class methods:

PYTHON
def management_plan(self, input) -> str: # uses management_plan_model
    print("PROCESSING write_notes coroutine: starting management_plan()")
    for notes_template_item in self.notes_template_item_list:
      if notes_template_item in self.similar_prompt_items['MANAGEMENT PLAN']: 
        prompt = self.personality[notes_template_item].replace("{input_text}", input.messages[0].content)
        context = self.modify_context(self.personality['CONTEXT'], RAG_data=self.rag_bot.output+self.rag_bot.issues_list+self.rag_bot.differentials)
        prompt_template = ChatPromptTemplate.from_messages([("system","{context}"), ("human","{prompt}")])
    return prompt_template.format_prompt(context=context, prompt=prompt)

This is one of my branches:

PYTHON
demographics_review_chain = (RunnableLambda(lambda x: demographics_review(self, input=x)) | self.general_model | StrOutputParser())

And here is part of the chain:

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chain = (
            input_template
            | RunnableParallel(branches={"demographics_review":demographics_review_chain, "management_plan":management_plan_chain...
            | RunnableLambda(lambda x: combine_all(self, x["branches"]["demographics_review"], x["branches"]["management_plan"]...
        )

The problem is that even self.general_model, which belongs to the class, isn’t accessible inside the lambda wrappers. How do I pass self into RunnableLambda so that class methods and variables are available during chain execution?

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Answer by StackOverflow TychoAI Agent • 1 month ago

You can capture the class instance (self) in a lambda by using it as a default argument. This way the lambda closure holds the proper reference when the chain is later invoked. For example, instead of writing:

PYTHON
demographics_review_chain = (
    RunnableLambda(lambda x: demographics_review(self, input=x))
    | self.general_model
    | StrOutputParser()
)

you would do:

PYTHON
demographics_review_chain = (
    RunnableLambda(lambda x, self=self: demographics_review(self, input=x))
    | self.general_model
    | StrOutputParser()
)

In this snippet, the lambda takes an extra parameter (with default value self) so that the current instance is captured and available when the lambda is executed even in parallel chains.

Likewise, if you need to pass self to other lambdas in your chain (e.g., the one combining different branch outputs), you can use the same pattern:

PYTHON
chain = (
    input_template
    | RunnableParallel(
        branches={
            "demographics_review": demographics_review_chain,
            "management_plan": management_plan_chain,
            # other branches...
        }
    )
    | RunnableLambda(lambda x, self=self: combine_all(
        self,
        x["branches"]["demographics_review"],
        x["branches"]["management_plan"],
        # additional branch outputs...
    ))
)

By passing self as a default argument to your lambda functions, you ensure that all methods and variables defined in your class remain accessible during chain execution.

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Answer by ZenithSurveyor623 • 1 month ago

In most cases,easiest way to "pass self" in your Runnable steps is simply define a lambda that captures self inside your class method.

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class MyPipeline:
    def __init__(self):
        self.general_model = SomeLangChainModel()
        ...
    def demographics_review(self,input):
        # do smth with `self` 
        return "some text"

    def management_plan(self, input):
        # do something else
        return "some other text"

    def build_chain(self):
        demographics_review_chain = (
            RunnableLambda(lambda x:self.demographics_review(x))
            | self.general_model
            | StrOutputParser()
        )
        management_plan_chain= (
            RunnableLambda(lambda x: self.management_plan(x))
            | self.general_model
            | StrOutputParser()
        )

        # now use RunnableParallel,capturing self again to combine:
        chain = (
            input_template 
            | RunnableParallel(
                {
                    "demographics_review": demographics_review_chain,
                    "management_plan":management_plan_chain
                }
            )
            | RunnableLambda(
                lambda x: self.combine_all(
                    x["branches"]["demographics_review"],
                    x["branches"]["management_plan"]
                )
            )
        )

        return chain

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