Implement ChatModel (pyfunc subclass)

docs/source/python_api/mlflow.pyfunc.rst

@@ -18,8 +18,14 @@ mlflow.pyfunc
     :members:
     :undoc-members:
 
-.. Include ``PythonModelContext``, which is imported from `mlflow.pyfunc.model`, in the
+.. Include ``PythonModel``, which is imported from `mlflow.pyfunc.model`, in the
    `mlflow.pyfunc` namespace
 .. autoclass:: mlflow.pyfunc.PythonModel
     :members:
     :undoc-members:
+
+.. Include ``ChatModel``, which is imported from `mlflow.pyfunc.model`, in the
+   `mlflow.pyfunc` namespace
+.. autoclass:: mlflow.pyfunc.ChatModel
+    :members:
+    :undoc-members:

docs/source/python_api/mlflow.types.rst

@@ -4,3 +4,9 @@ mlflow.types
 .. automodule:: mlflow.types
     :members:
     :show-inheritance:
+
+.. automodule:: mlflow.types.llm
+    :members:
+
+.. automodule:: mlflow.types.llm._BaseDataclass
+    :undoc-members:

mlflow/pyfunc/__init__.py

@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@
 import yaml
 
 import mlflow
+import mlflow.pyfunc.loaders
 import mlflow.pyfunc.model
 from mlflow.environment_variables import (
     _MLFLOW_TESTING,
@@ -254,6 +255,7 @@
     RESOURCE_DOES_NOT_EXIST,
 )
 from mlflow.pyfunc.model import (
+    ChatModel,
     PythonModel,
     PythonModelContext,  # noqa: F401
     _log_warning_if_params_not_in_predict_signature,
@@ -263,6 +265,14 @@
 )
 from mlflow.tracking._model_registry import DEFAULT_AWAIT_MAX_SLEEP_SECONDS
 from mlflow.tracking.artifact_utils import _download_artifact_from_uri
+from mlflow.types.llm import (
+    CHAT_MODEL_INPUT_EXAMPLE,
+    CHAT_MODEL_INPUT_SCHEMA,
+    CHAT_MODEL_OUTPUT_SCHEMA,
+    ChatMessage,
+    ChatParams,
+    ChatResponse,
+)
 from mlflow.utils import (
     PYTHON_VERSION,
     _is_in_ipython_notebook,
@@ -1991,6 +2001,13 @@ def predict(model_input: List[str]) -> List[str]:
 
     hints = None
     if signature is not None:
+        if isinstance(python_model, ChatModel):
+            raise MlflowException(
+                "ChatModel subclasses have a standard signature that is set "
+                "automatically. Please remove the `signature` parameter from "
+                "the call to log_model() or save_model().",
+                error_code=INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE,
+            )
         mlflow_model.signature = signature
     elif python_model is not None:
         if callable(python_model):
@@ -1999,6 +2016,25 @@ def predict(model_input: List[str]) -> List[str]:
                 python_model, input_arg_index, input_example=input_example
             ):
                 mlflow_model.signature = signature
+        elif isinstance(python_model, ChatModel):
+            mlflow_model.signature = ModelSignature(
+                CHAT_MODEL_INPUT_SCHEMA,
+                CHAT_MODEL_OUTPUT_SCHEMA,
+            )
+            input_example = CHAT_MODEL_INPUT_EXAMPLE
+
+            # perform output validation and throw if
+            # output is not coercable to ChatResponse
+            messages = [ChatMessage(**m) for m in input_example["messages"]]
+            params = ChatParams(**{k: v for k, v in input_example.items() if k != "messages"})
+            output = python_model.predict(None, messages, params)
+            if not isinstance(output, ChatResponse):
+                raise MlflowException(
+                    "Failed to save ChatModel. Please ensure that the model's predict() method "
+                    "returns a ChatResponse object. If your predict() method currently returns "
+                    "a dict, you can instantiate a ChatResponse by unpacking the output, e.g. "
+                    "`ChatResponse(**output)`",
+                )
         elif isinstance(python_model, PythonModel):
             input_arg_index = 1  # second argument
             if signature := _infer_signature_from_type_hints(

mlflow/pyfunc/loaders/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import mlflow.pyfunc.loaders.chat_model  # noqa: F401

mlflow/pyfunc/loaders/chat_model.py

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
+
+from mlflow.exceptions import MlflowException
+from mlflow.protos.databricks_pb2 import INTERNAL_ERROR
+from mlflow.pyfunc.model import (
+    _load_context_model_and_signature,
+)
+from mlflow.types.llm import ChatMessage, ChatParams, ChatResponse
+from mlflow.utils.annotations import experimental
+
+
+def _load_pyfunc(model_path: str, model_config: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None):
+    context, chat_model, signature = _load_context_model_and_signature(model_path, model_config)
+    return _ChatModelPyfuncWrapper(chat_model=chat_model, context=context, signature=signature)
+
+
+@experimental
+class _ChatModelPyfuncWrapper:
+    """
+    Wrapper class that converts dict inputs to pydantic objects accepted by :class:`~ChatModel`.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, chat_model, context, signature):
+        """
+        Args:
+            chat_model: An instance of a subclass of :class:`~ChatModel`.
+            context: A :class:`~PythonModelContext` instance containing artifacts that
+                        ``chat_model`` may use when performing inference.
+            signature: :class:`~ModelSignature` instance describing model input and output.
+        """
+        self.chat_model = chat_model
+        self.context = context
+        self.signature = signature
+
+    def _convert_input(self, model_input):
+        # model_input should be correct from signature validation, so just convert it to dict here
+        dict_input = {key: value[0] for key, value in model_input.to_dict(orient="list").items()}
+
+        messages = [ChatMessage(**message) for message in dict_input.pop("messages", [])]
+        params = ChatParams(**dict_input)
+
+        return messages, params
+
+    def predict(
+        self, model_input: Dict[str, Any], params: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None
+    ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """
+        Args:
+            model_input: Model input data in the form of a chat request.
+            params: Additional parameters to pass to the model for inference.
+                       Unused in this implementation, as the params are handled
+                       via ``self._convert_input()``.
+
+        Returns:
+            Model predictions in :py:class:`~ChatResponse` format.
+        """
+        messages, params = self._convert_input(model_input)
+        response = self.chat_model.predict(self.context, messages, params)
+
+        if not isinstance(response, ChatResponse):
+            # shouldn't happen since there is validation at save time ensuring that
+            # the output is a ChatResponse, so raise an exception if it isn't
+            raise MlflowException(
+                "Model returned an invalid response. Expected a ChatResponse, but "
+                f"got {type(response)} instead.",
+                error_code=INTERNAL_ERROR,
+            )
+
+        return response.to_dict()

mlflow/pyfunc/model.py

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 from mlflow.models.model import MLMODEL_FILE_NAME
 from mlflow.models.signature import _extract_type_hints
 from mlflow.tracking.artifact_utils import _download_artifact_from_uri
+from mlflow.types.llm import ChatMessage, ChatParams, ChatResponse
 from mlflow.utils.annotations import experimental
 from mlflow.utils.environment import (
     _CONDA_ENV_FILE_NAME,
@@ -192,6 +193,40 @@ def model_config(self):
         return self._model_config
 
 
+@experimental
+class ChatModel(PythonModel, metaclass=ABCMeta):
+    """
+    A subclass of :class:`~PythonModel` that makes it more convenient to implement models
+    that are compatible with popular LLM chat APIs. By subclassing :class:`~ChatModel`,
+    users can create MLflow models with a ``predict()`` method that is more convenient
+    for chat tasks than the generic :class:`~PythonModel` API. ChatModels automatically
+    define input/output signatures and an input example, so manually specifying these values
+    when calling :func:`mlflow.pyfunc.save_model() <mlflow.pyfunc.save_model>` is not necessary.
+
+    See the documentation of the ``predict()`` method below for details on that parameters and
+    outputs that are expected by the ``ChatModel`` API.
+    """
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def predict(self, context, messages: List[ChatMessage], params: ChatParams) -> ChatResponse:
+        """
+        Evaluates a chat input and produces a chat output.
+
+        Args:
+            messages (List[:py:class:`ChatMessage <mlflow.types.llm.ChatMessage>`]):
+                A list of :py:class:`ChatMessage <mlflow.types.llm.ChatMessage>`
+                objects representing chat history.
+            params (:py:class:`ChatParams <mlflow.types.llm.ChatParams>`):
+                A :py:class:`ChatParams <mlflow.types.llm.ChatParams>` object
+                containing various parameters used to modify model behavior during
+                inference.
+
+        Returns:
+            A :py:class:`ChatResponse <mlflow.types.llm.ChatResponse>` object containing
+            the model's response(s), as well as other metadata.
+        """
+
+
 def _save_model_with_class_artifacts_params(
     path,
     python_model,
@@ -306,7 +341,7 @@ def _save_model_with_class_artifacts_params(
 
     mlflow.pyfunc.add_to_model(
         model=mlflow_model,
-        loader_module=__name__,
+        loader_module=_get_pyfunc_loader_module(python_model),
         code=saved_code_subpath,
         conda_env=_CONDA_ENV_FILE_NAME,
         python_env=_PYTHON_ENV_FILE_NAME,
@@ -351,7 +386,9 @@ def _save_model_with_class_artifacts_params(
     _PythonEnv.current().to_yaml(os.path.join(path, _PYTHON_ENV_FILE_NAME))
 
 
-def _load_pyfunc(model_path: str, model_config: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None):
+def _load_context_model_and_signature(
+    model_path: str, model_config: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None
+):
     pyfunc_config = _get_flavor_configuration(
         model_path=model_path, flavor_name=mlflow.pyfunc.FLAVOR_NAME
     )
@@ -391,6 +428,12 @@ def _load_pyfunc(model_path: str, model_config: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None)
     context = PythonModelContext(artifacts=artifacts, model_config=model_config)
     python_model.load_context(context=context)
     signature = mlflow.models.Model.load(model_path).signature
+
+    return context, python_model, signature
+
+
+def _load_pyfunc(model_path: str, model_config: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None):
+    context, python_model, signature = _load_context_model_and_signature(model_path, model_config)
     return _PythonModelPyfuncWrapper(
         python_model=python_model, context=context, signature=signature
     )
@@ -467,3 +510,9 @@ def predict(self, model_input, params: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None):
             )
         _log_warning_if_params_not_in_predict_signature(_logger, params)
         return self.python_model.predict(self.context, self._convert_input(model_input))
+
+
+def _get_pyfunc_loader_module(python_model):
+    if isinstance(python_model, ChatModel):
+        return mlflow.pyfunc.loaders.chat_model.__name__
+    return __name__

mlflow/types/__init__.py

@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@
 components to describe interface independent of other frameworks or languages.
 """
 
+import mlflow.types.llm  # noqa: F401
 from mlflow.types.schema import ColSpec, DataType, ParamSchema, ParamSpec, Schema, TensorSpec
 
-__all__ = ["Schema", "ColSpec", "DataType", "TensorSpec", "ParamSchema", "ParamSpec"]
+__all__ = [
+    "Schema",
+    "ColSpec",
+    "DataType",
+    "TensorSpec",
+    "ParamSchema",
+    "ParamSpec",
+]