Base class for generation objects, containing common attributes and methods.Attributes:
Optional[str]
The unique identifier of the generation.
Optional[str]
The unique identifier of the prompt associated with the generation.
Optional[str]
The provider of the generation.
Optional[str]
The model used for the generation.
Optional[str]
Any error message associated with the generation.
Optional[Dict]
Settings used for the generation.
Optional[Dict]
Variables used in the generation.
Optional[List[str]]
Tags associated with the generation.
Optional[Dict]
Metadata associated with the generation.
Optional[List[Dict]]
Tools used in the generation.
Optional[int]
The total number of tokens in the generation.
Optional[int]
The number of input tokens in the generation.
Optional[int]
The number of output tokens in the generation.
Optional[float]
Time to first token in the generation.
Optional[float]
Token throughput in seconds.
Optional[float]
Duration of the generation.
Methods:from_dict(cls, generation_dict: Dict) -> Union[“ChatGeneration”, “CompletionGeneration”]:
Creates a generation object from a dictionary.
to_dict(self) -> Dict:
Converts the generation object to a dictionary.
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