AI-Studio/app/MindWork AI Studio/Tools/RAG/IRetrievalContext.cs
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namespace AIStudio.Tools.RAG;
/// <summary>
/// The common interface for any retrieval context.
/// </summary>
public interface IRetrievalContext
{
/// <summary>
/// The name of the data source.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// Depending on the configuration, the AI is selecting the appropriate data source.
/// In order to inform the user about where the information is coming from, the data
/// source name is necessary.
/// </remarks>
public string DataSourceName { get; init; }
/// <summary>
/// The category of the content, like e.g., text, audio, image, etc.
/// </summary>
public RetrievalContentCategory Category { get; init; }
/// <summary>
/// What type of content is being retrieved? Like e.g., a project proposal, spreadsheet, art, etc.
/// </summary>
public RetrievalContentType Type { get; init; }
/// <summary>
/// The path to the content, e.g., a URL, a file path, a path in a graph database, etc.
/// </summary>
public string Path { get; init; }
/// <summary>
/// Links to related content, e.g., links to Wikipedia articles, links to sources, etc.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// Why would you need links for retrieval? You are right that not all retrieval
/// contexts need links. But think about a web search feature, where we want to
/// query a search engine and get back a list of links to the most relevant
/// matches. Think about a continuous web crawler that is constantly looking for
/// new information and adding it to the knowledge base. In these cases, links
/// are essential.
/// </remarks>
public IReadOnlyList<string> Links { get; init; }
}