Feat/update factory

packages/uipath_langchain_client/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 All notable changes to `uipath_langchain_client` will be documented in this file.
 
+## [1.7.1] - 2026-04-04
+
+### Added
+- `custom_class` parameter in `get_chat_model()` and `get_embedding_model()` factory functions to allow instantiating a user-provided class instead of the auto-detected one
+
 ## [1.7.0] - 2026-04-03
 
 ### Added

packages/uipath_langchain_client/src/uipath_langchain_client/__version__.py

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 __title__ = "UiPath LangChain Client"
 __description__ = "A Python client for interacting with UiPath's LLM services via LangChain."
-__version__ = "1.7.0"
+__version__ = "1.7.1"

packages/uipath_langchain_client/src/uipath_langchain_client/factory.py

@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ def get_chat_model(
     routing_mode: RoutingMode | str = RoutingMode.PASSTHROUGH,
     vendor_type: VendorType | str | None = None,
     api_flavor: ApiFlavor | str | None = None,
+    custom_class: type[UiPathBaseChatModel] | None = None,
     **model_kwargs: Any,
 ) -> UiPathBaseChatModel:
     """Factory function to create the appropriate LangChain chat model for a given model name.
@@ -106,6 +107,9 @@ def get_chat_model(
             - Bedrock Claude: Default uses UiPathChatAnthropicBedrock.
               ApiFlavor.CONVERSE uses UiPathChatBedrockConverse,
               ApiFlavor.INVOKE uses UiPathChatBedrock.
+        custom_class: A custom class to use for instantiating the chat model instead of the
+            auto-detected one. Must be a subclass of UiPathBaseChatModel. When provided,
+            the factory skips vendor detection and uses this class directly.
         **model_kwargs: Additional keyword arguments to pass to the model constructor.
 
     Returns:
@@ -128,6 +132,14 @@ def get_chat_model(
     if not is_uipath_owned:
         client_settings.validate_byo_model(model_info)
 
+    if custom_class is not None:
+        return custom_class(
+            model=model_name,
+            settings=client_settings,
+            byo_connection_id=byo_connection_id,
+            **model_kwargs,
+        )
+
     if routing_mode == RoutingMode.NORMALIZED:
         from uipath_langchain_client.clients.normalized.chat_models import (
             UiPathChat,
@@ -248,6 +260,7 @@ def get_embedding_model(
     client_settings: UiPathBaseSettings | None = None,
     routing_mode: RoutingMode | str = RoutingMode.PASSTHROUGH,
     vendor_type: VendorType | str | None = None,
+    custom_class: type[UiPathBaseEmbeddings] | None = None,
     **model_kwargs: Any,
 ) -> UiPathBaseEmbeddings:
     """Factory function to create the appropriate LangChain embeddings model.
@@ -262,6 +275,9 @@ def get_embedding_model(
             RoutingMode.PASSTHROUGH for vendor-specific APIs.
         vendor_type: Filter models by vendor type (e.g., VendorType.OPENAI).
             If not provided, auto-detected from the model discovery endpoint.
+        custom_class: A custom class to use for instantiating the embedding model instead of
+            the auto-detected one. Must be a subclass of UiPathBaseEmbeddings. When provided,
+            the factory skips vendor detection and uses this class directly.
         **model_kwargs: Additional arguments passed to the embeddings constructor.
 
     Returns:
@@ -286,6 +302,14 @@ def get_embedding_model(
     if not is_uipath_owned:
         client_settings.validate_byo_model(model_info)
 
+    if custom_class is not None:
+        return custom_class(
+            model=model_name,
+            settings=client_settings,
+            byo_connection_id=byo_connection_id,
+            **model_kwargs,
+        )
+
     if routing_mode == RoutingMode.NORMALIZED:
         from uipath_langchain_client.clients.normalized.embeddings import (
             UiPathEmbeddings,

tests/langchain/test_factory_function.py

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import pytest
+from uipath_langchain_client.clients.normalized.chat_models import UiPathChat
+from uipath_langchain_client.clients.normalized.embeddings import UiPathEmbeddings
 from uipath_langchain_client.factory import get_chat_model, get_embedding_model
 
 from tests.langchain.conftest import COMPLETION_MODEL_NAMES, EMBEDDING_MODEL_NAMES
@@ -18,3 +20,27 @@ def test_get_embedding_model(self, model_name: str, client_settings: UiPathBaseS
             model_name=model_name, client_settings=client_settings
         )
         assert embedding_model is not None
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("model_name", COMPLETION_MODEL_NAMES)
+    def test_get_chat_model_custom_class(
+        self, model_name: str, client_settings: UiPathBaseSettings
+    ):
+        chat_model = get_chat_model(
+            model_name=model_name,
+            client_settings=client_settings,
+            custom_class=UiPathChat,
+        )
+        assert chat_model is not None
+        assert isinstance(chat_model, UiPathChat)
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("model_name", EMBEDDING_MODEL_NAMES)
+    def test_get_embedding_model_custom_class(
+        self, model_name: str, client_settings: UiPathBaseSettings
+    ):
+        embedding_model = get_embedding_model(
+            model_name=model_name,
+            client_settings=client_settings,
+            custom_class=UiPathEmbeddings,
+        )
+        assert embedding_model is not None
+        assert isinstance(embedding_model, UiPathEmbeddings)