Basic Information

Pipeline type: Query
Type: deepset_cloud_custom_nodes.augmenters.static_answer_builder.DeepsetStaticAnswerBuilder
Components it can connect with:
- Any component that outputs a query string or accepts a list of generated answers as input.

Inputs

Required Inputs

Name	Type	Description
`query`	String	The query string. If DeepsetStaticAnswerBuilder doesn't receive the `query` from a component it's connected to, you must list it in the `inputs` section of the pipeline YAML under `query`. You can see an example in the Usage Examples section below.

Optional Inputs

Name	Type	Default	Description
`documents`	List of Document objects	`None`	A list of documents.

Outputs

Name	Type	Description
`answers`	List of GeneratedAnswer objects	Answers contain the answer text, the query, and documents if they were provided as input.

Overview

DeepsetStaticAnswerBuilder is especially useful in pipelines that branch into multiple paths based on a condition. One of the paths then ends with DeepsetStatisAnswerBuilder to provide a default response when none of the other paths are taken.

You can also add metadata to the generated answer through the custom_meta_key and custom_meta_value parameters.

Usage Example

This is an example configuration where the router classifies queries into injections and legitimate queries. It sends the injections to DeepsetStaticAnswerBuilder, which returns "Cannot answer", while the legitimate queries go to OutputAdapter.

 components:
  ...
    router:
      type: haystack.components.routers.transformers_text_router.TransformersTextRouter
      init_parameters:
        model: "JasperLS/deberta-v3-base-injection"
        labels: ["LEGIT", "INJECTION"]
        
    answer_builder:
      type: deepset_cloud_custom_nodes.augmenters.static_answer_builder.DeepsetStaticAnswerBuilder
      init_parameters:
        answer_text: "Cannot answer"
        custom_meta_key: "error_code"
        custom_meta_value: "403"
          
    output_adapter:
      type: haystack.components.converters.OutputAdapter
      init_parameters: 
        output_type: str
        template: >
          "Good question: {{query}}"
      ...
      
  connections:  # Defines how the components are connected
  ...
  - sender: router.INJECTION
    receiver: answer_builder.query 
  - sender: router.LEGIT
    receiver: output_adapter.query 
    ...

Init Parameters

Parameter	Type	Possible Values	Description
`answer_text`	String		The text of the generated answer this component outputs. Required.
`custom_meta_key`	String	Default: `None`	The key for a custom metadata field to be included in the answer. Optional.
`custom_meta_value`	String	Default: `None`	The value for a custom metadata field to be included in the answer. Optional.