vector_store.py

from langchain_huggingface import HuggingFaceEmbeddings
from langchain_chroma import Chroma
import config

def get_embedding_model():
    """
    Initialize the embedding model.
    """
    return HuggingFaceEmbeddings(
        model_name=config.EMBEDDING_MODEL_NAME,
        model_kwargs={'device': 'cpu'}
    )

def create_vector_store(chunks, embedding_model):
    """
    Create and persist a Chroma vector store from document chunks.
    """
    vectorstore = Chroma.from_documents(
        documents=chunks,
        embedding=embedding_model,
        persist_directory=config.CHROMA_DB_DIR
    )
    return vectorstore

def get_vector_store(embedding_model):
    """
    Load existing vector store.
    """
    # Simply initializing with persist_directory attempts to load it
    return Chroma(
        persist_directory=config.CHROMA_DB_DIR,
        embedding_function=embedding_model
    )

def get_retriever(vectorstore):
    """
    Get a retriever from the vector store.
    """
    return vectorstore.as_retriever(
        search_type="similarity",
        search_kwargs={"k": config.RETRIEVER_K}
    )