Package dev.langchain4j.data.document

Class Document

java.lang.Object
dev.langchain4j.data.document.Document
public class Document extends Object
Represents an unstructured piece of text that usually corresponds to a content of a single file. This text could originate from various sources such as a text file, PDF, DOCX, or a web page (HTML). Each document may have associated metadata including its source, owner, creation date, etc.

  • Field Details

    • FILE_NAME

      public static final String FILE_NAME
      Common metadata key for the name of the file from which the document was loaded.
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    • ABSOLUTE_DIRECTORY_PATH

      public static final String ABSOLUTE_DIRECTORY_PATH
      Common metadata key for the absolute path of the directory from which the document was loaded.
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    • URL

      public static final String URL
      Common metadata key for the URL from which the document was loaded.
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  • Constructor Details

    • Document

      public Document(String text)
      Creates a new Document from the given text.

      The created document will have empty metadata.

      Parameters:
      text - the text of the document.

    • Document

      public Document(String text, Metadata metadata)
      Creates a new Document from the given text.
      Parameters:
      text - the text of the document.
      metadata - the metadata of the document.

  • Method Details

    • text

      public String text()
      Returns the text of this document.
      Returns:
      the text.

    • metadata

      public Metadata metadata()
      Returns the metadata associated with this document.
      Returns:
      the metadata.

    • metadata

      public String metadata(String key)
      Looks up the metadata value for the given key.
      Parameters:
      key - the key to look up.
      Returns:
      the metadata value for the given key, or null if the key is not present.

    • toTextSegment

      public TextSegment toTextSegment()
      Builds a TextSegment from this document.
      Returns:
      a TextSegment.

    • equals

      public boolean equals(Object o)
      Overrides:
      equals in class Object

    • hashCode

      public int hashCode()
      Overrides:
      hashCode in class Object

    • toString

      public String toString()
      Overrides:
      toString in class Object

    • from

      public static Document from(String text)
      Creates a new Document from the given text.

      The created document will have empty metadata.

      Parameters:
      text - the text of the document.
      Returns:
      a new Document.

    • from

      public static Document from(String text, Metadata metadata)
      Creates a new Document from the given text.
      Parameters:
      text - the text of the document.
      metadata - the metadata of the document.
      Returns:
      a new Document.

    • document

      public static Document document(String text)
      Creates a new Document from the given text.

      The created document will have empty metadata.

      Parameters:
      text - the text of the document.
      Returns:
      a new Document.

    • document

      public static Document document(String text, Metadata metadata)
      Creates a new Document from the given text.
      Parameters:
      text - the text of the document.
      metadata - the metadata of the document.
      Returns:
      a new Document.