Share how retrieved passages become sources

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Thorsten Sommer 2026-09-24 15:44:05 +02:00
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3 changed files with 155 additions and 60 deletions

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@ -146,4 +146,75 @@ public static class IRetrievalContextExtensions
contextBuilder.Append(sanitized);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// The sources a retrieval context lends to an answer, as they are listed below it.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// The reference comes first: the title and link of the passage itself where the data source
/// names them, e.g., a local file with its page, and otherwise the data source and the path.
/// The further links of the context follow. Only what can be opened becomes a source, i.e., a
/// web address or a file with an absolute path. A relative path would point elsewhere depending
/// on where it is opened from.
/// </remarks>
/// <param name="retrievalContext">The retrieval context.</param>
/// <returns>The sources, which may be none.</returns>
public static IReadOnlyList<Source> ToSources(this IRetrievalContext retrievalContext)
{
var sources = new List<Source>();
AddSource(sources, GetReferenceTitle(retrievalContext), GetReferenceLink(retrievalContext));
foreach (var link in retrievalContext.Links)
AddSource(sources, retrievalContext.DataSourceName, link);
return sources;
}
private static void AddSource(ICollection<Source> sources, string title, string link)
{
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(title) || !TryNormalizeSourceLink(link, out var normalizedLink))
return;
sources.Add(new Source(title, normalizedLink, SourceOrigin.RAG));
}
private static string GetReferenceTitle(IRetrievalContext retrievalContext) =>
retrievalContext is RetrievalTextContext { ReferenceTitle: { Length: > 0 } referenceTitle }
? referenceTitle
: retrievalContext.DataSourceName;
private static string GetReferenceLink(IRetrievalContext retrievalContext) =>
retrievalContext is RetrievalTextContext { ReferenceLink: { Length: > 0 } referenceLink }
? referenceLink
: retrievalContext.Path;
private static bool TryNormalizeSourceLink(string link, out string normalizedLink)
{
normalizedLink = string.Empty;
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(link))
return false;
if (Uri.TryCreate(link, UriKind.Absolute, out var absoluteUri) && IsSupportedSourceUri(absoluteUri))
{
normalizedLink = absoluteUri.AbsoluteUri;
return true;
}
try
{
if (!Path.IsPathRooted(link))
return false;
normalizedLink = new Uri(Path.GetFullPath(link)).AbsoluteUri;
return true;
}
catch
{
return false;
}
}
private static bool IsSupportedSourceUri(Uri uri) =>
string.Equals(uri.Scheme, Uri.UriSchemeHttp, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
|| string.Equals(uri.Scheme, Uri.UriSchemeHttps, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
|| string.Equals(uri.Scheme, Uri.UriSchemeFile, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
}

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@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ public sealed class AISrcSelWithRetCtxVal : IRagProcess
var ragSources = new List<ISource>();
foreach (var retrievalContext in dataContexts)
ragSources.AddRange(CreateSources(retrievalContext));
ragSources.AddRange(retrievalContext.ToSources());
// Merge the sources, avoiding duplicates:
aiAnswerSources.MergeSources(ragSources);
@ -219,63 +219,4 @@ public sealed class AISrcSelWithRetCtxVal : IRagProcess
}
#endregion
private static IReadOnlyList<ISource> CreateSources(IRetrievalContext retrievalContext)
{
var sources = new List<ISource>();
AddSource(sources, GetReferenceTitle(retrievalContext), GetReferenceLink(retrievalContext));
foreach (var link in retrievalContext.Links)
AddSource(sources, retrievalContext.DataSourceName, link);
return sources;
}
private static void AddSource(ICollection<ISource> sources, string title, string link)
{
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(title) || !TryNormalizeSourceLink(link, out var normalizedLink))
return;
sources.Add(new Source(title, normalizedLink, SourceOrigin.RAG));
}
private static string GetReferenceTitle(IRetrievalContext retrievalContext) =>
retrievalContext is RetrievalTextContext { ReferenceTitle: { Length: > 0 } referenceTitle }
? referenceTitle
: retrievalContext.DataSourceName;
private static string GetReferenceLink(IRetrievalContext retrievalContext) =>
retrievalContext is RetrievalTextContext { ReferenceLink: { Length: > 0 } referenceLink }
? referenceLink
: retrievalContext.Path;
private static bool TryNormalizeSourceLink(string link, out string normalizedLink)
{
normalizedLink = string.Empty;
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(link))
return false;
if (Uri.TryCreate(link, UriKind.Absolute, out var absoluteUri) && IsSupportedSourceUri(absoluteUri))
{
normalizedLink = absoluteUri.AbsoluteUri;
return true;
}
try
{
if (!Path.IsPathRooted(link))
return false;
normalizedLink = new Uri(Path.GetFullPath(link)).AbsoluteUri;
return true;
}
catch
{
return false;
}
}
private static bool IsSupportedSourceUri(Uri uri) =>
string.Equals(uri.Scheme, Uri.UriSchemeHttp, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
|| string.Equals(uri.Scheme, Uri.UriSchemeHttps, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
|| string.Equals(uri.Scheme, Uri.UriSchemeFile, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
}

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@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
using AIStudio.Tools;
using AIStudio.Tools.RAG;
namespace AIStudio.Tests.Tools;
/// <summary>
/// Checks which sources a retrieved passage lends to the answer.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// The sources below an answer are links the user opens, and they travel into every export. The
/// classic RAG process and Semantic Search both take them from here, so a passage has to name the
/// same sources whichever of the two found it. A source has to open where the passage is, and
/// nothing may become a link which does not lead anywhere sensible.
/// </remarks>
[TestFixture]
public sealed class RetrievalContextSourcesTests
{
[Test]
public void APassageNamesItsOwnReferenceFirst()
{
var sources = TextContext(
path: AbsolutePath("handbook.pdf"),
referenceTitle: "handbook.pdf (Page 12)",
referenceLink: $"{new Uri(AbsolutePath("handbook.pdf")).AbsoluteUri}#page=12").ToSources();
Assert.Multiple(() =>
{
Assert.That(sources, Has.Count.EqualTo(1));
Assert.That(sources[0].Title, Is.EqualTo("handbook.pdf (Page 12)"));
Assert.That(sources[0].URL, Does.EndWith("#page=12"), "The page is what opens the document where the passage is.");
Assert.That(sources[0].Origin, Is.EqualTo(SourceOrigin.RAG));
});
}
[Test]
public void WithoutAReferenceTheDataSourceAndThePathAreNamed()
{
var path = AbsolutePath("handbook.pdf");
var sources = TextContext(path: path).ToSources();
Assert.Multiple(() =>
{
Assert.That(sources, Has.Count.EqualTo(1));
Assert.That(sources[0].Title, Is.EqualTo("Handbooks"));
Assert.That(sources[0].URL, Is.EqualTo(new Uri(path).AbsoluteUri), "A file becomes a link which opens it.");
});
}
[Test]
public void ARelativePathBecomesNoSource()
{
var sources = TextContext(path: Path.Combine("docs", "handbook.pdf")).ToSources();
Assert.That(sources, Is.Empty, "A relative path would point somewhere else depending on where it is opened from.");
}
[Test]
public void OnlyLinksWhichCanBeOpenedBecomeSources()
{
var sources = TextContext(path: string.Empty, links: ["javascript:alert(1)", "mailto:team@example.org", "https://example.org/wiki/mixing-console"]).ToSources();
Assert.Multiple(() =>
{
Assert.That(sources.Select(source => source.URL), Is.EqualTo(new[] { "https://example.org/wiki/mixing-console" }), "An ERI server decides which links it sends, and a script is no source.");
Assert.That(sources[0].Title, Is.EqualTo("Handbooks"));
});
}
private static string AbsolutePath(string fileName) => Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), fileName));
private static RetrievalTextContext TextContext(string path, string referenceTitle = "", string referenceLink = "", IReadOnlyList<string>? links = null) => new()
{
DataSourceName = "Handbooks",
Category = RetrievalContentCategory.TEXT,
Type = RetrievalContentType.TEXT_DOCUMENT,
Path = path,
Links = links ?? [],
MatchedText = "The mixing console is described here.",
ReferenceTitle = referenceTitle,
ReferenceLink = referenceLink,
};
}