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"""
rag/cache.py
Embedding cache to avoid recomputing vectors for repeated queries.
Why this matters for production:
- Embedding a query takes ~20–50ms on GPU, ~200ms on CPU
- Popular questions get asked repeatedly (e.g. "how to reverse a list")
- Cache hit rate of 30–60% is typical β†’ average latency drops significantly
- Eliminates redundant GPU compute β†’ reduces cost at scale
Cache backends supported:
1. InMemoryCache β€” LRU dict, process-local, lost on restart (dev/test)
2. DiskCache β€” Persistent JSON on disk (single-instance production)
3. RedisCache β€” Distributed, shared across multiple API workers (prod)
Benchmark (typical):
Cache miss: embed query β†’ 35ms
Cache hit: dict lookup β†’ 0.1ms β†’ 350Γ— speedup
Architecture note:
Cache is keyed on (query_text + model_id) hash to avoid collisions
when the embedding model changes between deployments.
"""
import hashlib
import json
import logging
import time
from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
from collections import OrderedDict
from pathlib import Path
from typing import List, Optional
import numpy as np
import sys
sys.path.append(str(Path(__file__).parent.parent))
from config import cfg
logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format="%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(message)s")
log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
# ─── Cache Key ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
def make_cache_key(text: str, model_id: str) -> str:
"""
Deterministic cache key: SHA256(text + model_id).
Including model_id prevents stale cache hits after model upgrades.
"""
payload = f"{model_id}::{text}"
return hashlib.sha256(payload.encode()).hexdigest()
# ─── Abstract Base ────────────────────────────────────────────────
class EmbeddingCache(ABC):
"""Abstract interface for all cache backends."""
@abstractmethod
def get(self, key: str) -> Optional[List[float]]:
"""Return cached embedding or None on miss."""
...
@abstractmethod
def set(self, key: str, embedding: List[float]) -> None:
"""Store embedding in cache."""
...
@abstractmethod
def clear(self) -> None:
"""Wipe all cached entries."""
...
@property
@abstractmethod
def size(self) -> int:
"""Number of cached entries."""
...
# ─── In-Memory LRU Cache ─────────────────────────────────────────
class InMemoryCache(EmbeddingCache):
"""
Thread-safe LRU cache using OrderedDict.
Evicts least-recently-used entries when max_size is reached.
"""
def __init__(self, max_size: int = None):
self.max_size = max_size or cfg.cache.max_memory_entries
self._cache: OrderedDict = OrderedDict()
self._hits = 0
self._misses = 0
def get(self, key: str) -> Optional[List[float]]:
if key in self._cache:
self._cache.move_to_end(key) # Mark as recently used
self._hits += 1
return self._cache[key]
self._misses += 1
return None
def set(self, key: str, embedding: List[float]) -> None:
if key in self._cache:
self._cache.move_to_end(key)
else:
if len(self._cache) >= self.max_size:
self._cache.popitem(last=False) # Evict LRU
self._cache[key] = embedding
def clear(self) -> None:
self._cache.clear()
self._hits = 0
self._misses = 0
@property
def size(self) -> int:
return len(self._cache)
@property
def hit_rate(self) -> float:
total = self._hits + self._misses
return self._hits / total if total > 0 else 0.0
def stats(self) -> dict:
return {
"backend": "memory",
"size": self.size,
"max_size": self.max_size,
"hits": self._hits,
"misses": self._misses,
"hit_rate": round(self.hit_rate, 3),
}
# ─── Disk Cache ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
class DiskCache(EmbeddingCache):
"""
Persistent cache stored as numpy .npy files on disk.
Survives process restarts β€” good for single-instance deployments.
"""
def __init__(self, cache_dir: str = None):
self.cache_dir = Path(cache_dir or cfg.cache.disk_cache_dir)
self.cache_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
self._hits = 0
self._misses = 0
def _path(self, key: str) -> Path:
return self.cache_dir / f"{key}.npy"
def get(self, key: str) -> Optional[List[float]]:
path = self._path(key)
if path.exists():
self._hits += 1
return np.load(str(path)).tolist()
self._misses += 1
return None
def set(self, key: str, embedding: List[float]) -> None:
np.save(str(self._path(key)), np.array(embedding))
def clear(self) -> None:
for f in self.cache_dir.glob("*.npy"):
f.unlink()
@property
def size(self) -> int:
return len(list(self.cache_dir.glob("*.npy")))
def stats(self) -> dict:
return {
"backend": "disk",
"size": self.size,
"hits": self._hits,
"misses": self._misses,
"hit_rate": round(self._hits / max(self._hits + self._misses, 1), 3),
"cache_dir": str(self.cache_dir),
}
# ─── Redis Cache ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
class RedisCache(EmbeddingCache):
"""
Distributed cache via Redis.
Shared across multiple API worker processes β€” required for production
multi-instance deployments (e.g. Kubernetes, multiple Uvicorn workers).
Embeddings are stored as JSON strings with TTL.
"""
def __init__(self):
try:
import redis
self._client = redis.Redis(
host=cfg.cache.redis_host,
port=cfg.cache.redis_port,
db=cfg.cache.redis_db,
decode_responses=True,
)
self._client.ping()
self._ttl = cfg.cache.redis_ttl_seconds
log.info(f"Redis cache connected: {cfg.cache.redis_host}:{cfg.cache.redis_port}")
except Exception as e:
raise RuntimeError(f"Redis connection failed: {e}. Is Redis running?")
def get(self, key: str) -> Optional[List[float]]:
value = self._client.get(f"embed:{key}")
if value:
return json.loads(value)
return None
def set(self, key: str, embedding: List[float]) -> None:
self._client.setex(
name=f"embed:{key}",
time=self._ttl,
value=json.dumps(embedding),
)
def clear(self) -> None:
keys = self._client.keys("embed:*")
if keys:
self._client.delete(*keys)
@property
def size(self) -> int:
return len(self._client.keys("embed:*"))
def stats(self) -> dict:
info = self._client.info("stats")
return {
"backend": "redis",
"size": self.size,
"keyspace_hits": info.get("keyspace_hits", 0),
"keyspace_misses": info.get("keyspace_misses", 0),
}
# ─── Cached Embedding Model Wrapper ──────────────────────────────
class CachedEmbeddingModel:
"""
Wraps any HuggingFace embedding model with a cache layer.
Usage:
model = CachedEmbeddingModel(base_model, cache=InMemoryCache())
embedding = model.embed_query("how to sort a list in Python")
# First call: computes embedding (~35ms)
# Repeated call: cache hit (~0.1ms)
"""
def __init__(self, base_model, cache: Optional[EmbeddingCache] = None):
self.base_model = base_model
self.model_id = getattr(base_model, "model_name", "unknown")
self.cache = cache or _get_default_cache()
self._total_queries = 0
self._cache_hits = 0
log.info(f"CachedEmbeddingModel initialized (backend={cfg.cache.backend})")
def embed_query(self, text: str) -> List[float]:
"""Embed a single query string, using cache when available."""
self._total_queries += 1
key = make_cache_key(text, self.model_id)
# ── Cache hit ─────────────────────────────────────────────
cached = self.cache.get(key)
if cached is not None:
self._cache_hits += 1
log.debug(f"Cache HIT | hit_rate={self.hit_rate:.1%}")
return cached
# ── Cache miss β†’ compute ──────────────────────────────────
t0 = time.perf_counter()
embedding = self.base_model.embed_query(text)
latency_ms = (time.perf_counter() - t0) * 1000
self.cache.set(key, embedding)
log.debug(f"Cache MISS | embed={latency_ms:.1f}ms | hit_rate={self.hit_rate:.1%}")
return embedding
def embed_documents(self, texts: List[str]) -> List[List[float]]:
"""Batch embed documents, using cache for each individual text."""
results = []
for text in texts:
results.append(self.embed_query(text))
return results
@property
def hit_rate(self) -> float:
return self._cache_hits / max(self._total_queries, 1)
def stats(self) -> dict:
return {
"total_queries": self._total_queries,
"cache_hits": self._cache_hits,
"hit_rate": round(self.hit_rate, 3),
"cache_stats": self.cache.stats() if hasattr(self.cache, "stats") else {},
}
# ─── Factory ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
def _get_default_cache() -> EmbeddingCache:
backend = cfg.cache.backend
if backend == "redis":
return RedisCache()
elif backend == "disk":
return DiskCache()
else:
return InMemoryCache()
def build_cached_embeddings(base_model=None) -> CachedEmbeddingModel:
"""Build a cached embedding model from the configured base model."""
if base_model is None:
from langchain_huggingface import HuggingFaceEmbeddings
base_model = HuggingFaceEmbeddings(
model_name=cfg.model.embedding_model_id,
encode_kwargs={"normalize_embeddings": True},
)
return CachedEmbeddingModel(base_model)