Add Ollama provider option for LLMs and embeddings

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Enables choosing Ollama as an alternative to OpenAI for chat/summarization and embeddings, including model discovery and pull flows, so the app can run fully locally without an OpenAI key.

• Helpers
  • Added Ollama availability check, model listing/pulling, and more robust embedding detection; improved token-count fallback and preferred language helper.
• UI
  • Sidebar now selects provider (OpenAI/Ollama) and models with warnings when unavailable or empty, with provider-specific embedding guidance.
• Summary & Chat pages
  • Instantiate ChatOllama/OllamaEmbeddings when selected; store embedding metadata and validate availability; embed pull button uses a shared constant.
• Docker
  • Enabled the Ollama service and volume in docker-compose for out-of-the-box local Ollama when running via Docker.
• Dependencies & Tests
  • Added langchain-ollama and ollama deps; new unit tests for Ollama helpers.

Example:

from modules.helpers import is_ollama_available, get_ollama_models, pull_ollama_model

if is_ollama_available():
    models = get_ollama_models("gpts")
    if not models:
        pull_ollama_model("llama3:latest")

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<issue_title>Add Ollama as LLM provider</issue_title>
<issue_description>This feature should enable the user to select Ollama as LLM provider instead of OpenAI. This allows fully local execution, without a need for an OpenAI API Key and costs for API usage.

Rough guide for implementation

1. In modules/helpers.py define helper functions to check for connection to Ollama server, list available models and pulling new models. Ideally, the LLMs and embedding models from Ollama should be differentiable. Use the Ollama Python API and include a pinned version in requirements.txt
2. in modules/ui.py refactor display_model_settings_sidebar() to allow the user to select between OpenAI and Ollama as LLM providers. If the user selects Ollama but it's not available, there should be a warning. After selecting the provider, the user should be able to select the model.
3. The model selection for Ollama should be based on available models. If no models are available, there should be a streamlit warning telling the user to pull some models first.
4. In pages/summary.py and pages/chat.py, adjust the logic for LLM instantiation. See LangChain Integration with Ollama.
5. In pages/chat.py, adjust the logic for embedding model selection. If Ollama server is available, the user should be able to select embedding models provided by ollama. See Ollama Embeddings. If no embedding models are available, a warning should be displayed. The warning should contain a button to trigger pull of the nomic-embed-text:latest model for embeddings.

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• Fixes Add Ollama as LLM provider #474

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Pull request overview

This PR adds Ollama as an alternative LLM provider to OpenAI, enabling fully local execution without requiring an OpenAI API key. The implementation includes model discovery, pulling capabilities, and embedding support with appropriate provider-specific handling throughout the application.

Key changes:

• Added Ollama helper functions for availability checks, model listing/filtering, and model pulling
• Updated UI to support provider selection with appropriate warnings and model availability checks
• Modified summary and chat pages to instantiate provider-specific LLM and embedding models
• Fixed typo in function name from get_preffered_languages to get_preferred_languages

Reviewed changes

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File	Description
modules/helpers.py	Added Ollama integration functions (availability check, model listing with embedding detection, model pulling), fixed typo in language preference function name, updated token counting with fallback
modules/ui.py	Added provider selection dropdown, model availability checks with warnings for both OpenAI and Ollama
modules/summary.py	Changed to use BaseChatModel interface, added Ollama context window detection via ollama.show(), instantiate provider-specific chat models
pages/summary.py	Added provider readiness checks and conditional LLM instantiation for OpenAI/Ollama with appropriate warnings
pages/chat.py	Added embedding provider metadata storage, provider-specific embedding model selection with pull button for Ollama, validation of embedding availability during retrieval
modules/youtube.py	Fixed typo: get_preffered_languages → get_preferred_languages
tests/test_ollama_helpers.py	Added unit tests for Ollama helper functions (availability check, model filtering, pull failure handling)
tests/test_summary.py	Commented out context window test that needs updating for multi-provider support
requirements.txt	Added langchain-ollama==1.0.1 and ollama==0.6.1 dependencies
docker-compose.yml	Commented out Ollama service configuration
README.md	Updated documentation to mention Ollama support and configuration requirements

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tests/test_summary.py:75

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# def test_transcript_too_long_exception(mock_llm):
#    # Create a transcript that exceeds the context window
#    transcript = "word " * OPENAI_CONTEXT_WINDOWS["gpt-3.5-turbo"]["total"]
#
#    with pytest.raises(
#        expected_exception=TranscriptTooLongForModelException,
#        match="Your transcript exceeds the context window of the chosen model",
#    ) as exc_info:
#        get_transcript_summary(transcript_text=transcript, llm=mock_llm)

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