Code agent: allow function persistence between steps (#31769)

* Code agent: allow function persistence between steps

src/transformers/agents/agent_types.py

@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class AgentAudio(AgentType, str):
         self.samplerate = samplerate
         if isinstance(value, (str, pathlib.Path)):
             self._path = value
-        elif isinstance(value, torch.Tensor):
+        elif is_torch_available() and isinstance(value, torch.Tensor):
             self._tensor = value
         elif isinstance(value, tuple):
             self.samplerate = value[0]
@@ -232,7 +232,10 @@ class AgentAudio(AgentType, str):
 
 
 AGENT_TYPE_MAPPING = {"text": AgentText, "image": AgentImage, "audio": AgentAudio}
-INSTANCE_TYPE_MAPPING = {str: AgentText, float: AgentText, int: AgentText, Tensor: AgentAudio, ImageType: AgentImage}
+INSTANCE_TYPE_MAPPING = {str: AgentText, ImageType: AgentImage}
+
+if is_torch_available():
+    INSTANCE_TYPE_MAPPING[Tensor] = AgentAudio
 
 
 def handle_agent_inputs(*args, **kwargs):
@@ -251,4 +254,4 @@ def handle_agent_outputs(output, output_type=None):
         for _k, _v in INSTANCE_TYPE_MAPPING.items():
             if isinstance(output, _k):
                 return _v(output)
-        return AgentType(output)
+        return output

src/transformers/agents/agents.py

@@ -856,6 +856,10 @@ class ReactCodeAgent(ReactAgent):
         self.additional_authorized_imports = additional_authorized_imports if additional_authorized_imports else []
         self.authorized_imports = list(set(LIST_SAFE_MODULES) | set(self.additional_authorized_imports))
         self.system_prompt = self.system_prompt.replace("<<authorized_imports>>", str(self.authorized_imports))
+        self.available_tools = {
+            **BASE_PYTHON_TOOLS.copy(),
+            **self.toolbox.tools,
+        }  # This list can be augmented by the code agent creating some new functions
 
     def step(self):
         """
@@ -905,10 +909,9 @@ class ReactCodeAgent(ReactAgent):
         # Execute
         self.log_code_action(code_action)
         try:
-            available_tools = {**BASE_PYTHON_TOOLS.copy(), **self.toolbox.tools}
             result = self.python_evaluator(
                 code_action,
-                available_tools,
+                tools=self.available_tools,
                 state=self.state,
                 authorized_imports=self.authorized_imports,
             )

src/transformers/agents/python_interpreter.py

@@ -778,7 +778,10 @@ def evaluate_ast(
 
 
 def evaluate_python_code(
-    code: str, tools: Optional[Dict[str, Callable]] = {}, state=None, authorized_imports: List[str] = LIST_SAFE_MODULES
+    code: str,
+    tools: Optional[Dict[str, Callable]] = None,
+    state: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
+    authorized_imports: List[str] = LIST_SAFE_MODULES,
 ):
     """
     Evaluate a python expression using the content of the variables stored in a state and only evaluating a given set
@@ -803,6 +806,8 @@ def evaluate_python_code(
         raise SyntaxError(f"The code generated by the agent is not valid.\n{e}")
     if state is None:
         state = {}
+    if tools is None:
+        tools = {}
     result = None
     global PRINT_OUTPUTS
     PRINT_OUTPUTS = ""

tests/agents/test_agents.py

@@ -94,12 +94,48 @@ final_answer("got an error")
 """
 
 
+def fake_react_code_functiondef(messages, stop_sequences=None) -> str:
+    prompt = str(messages)
+    if "special_marker" not in prompt:
+        return """
+Thought: Let's define the function. special_marker
+Code:
+```py
+import numpy as np
+
+def moving_average(x, w):
+    return np.convolve(x, np.ones(w), 'valid') / w
+```<end_code>
+"""
+    else:  # We're at step 2
+        return """
+Thought: I can now answer the initial question
+Code:
+```py
+x, w = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5], 2
+res = moving_average(x, w)
+final_answer(res)
+```<end_code>
+"""
+
+
 def fake_code_llm_oneshot(messages, stop_sequences=None) -> str:
     return """
 Thought: I should multiply 2 by 3.6452. special_marker
 Code:
 ```py
 result = python_interpreter(code="2*3.6452")
+final_answer(result)
+```
+"""
+
+
+def fake_code_llm_no_return(messages, stop_sequences=None) -> str:
+    return """
+Thought: I should multiply 2 by 3.6452. special_marker
+Code:
+```py
+result = python_interpreter(code="2*3.6452")
 print(result)
 ```
 """
@@ -135,8 +171,8 @@ Action:
     def test_fake_react_code_agent(self):
         agent = ReactCodeAgent(tools=[PythonInterpreterTool()], llm_engine=fake_react_code_llm)
         output = agent.run("What is 2 multiplied by 3.6452?")
-        assert isinstance(output, AgentText)
-        assert output == "7.2904"
+        assert isinstance(output, float)
+        assert output == 7.2904
         assert agent.logs[0]["task"] == "What is 2 multiplied by 3.6452?"
         assert float(agent.logs[1]["observation"].strip()) - 12.511648 < 1e-6
         assert agent.logs[2]["tool_call"] == {
@@ -157,7 +193,7 @@ Action:
     def test_react_fails_max_iterations(self):
         agent = ReactCodeAgent(
             tools=[PythonInterpreterTool()],
-            llm_engine=fake_code_llm_oneshot,  # use this callable because it never ends
+            llm_engine=fake_code_llm_no_return,  # use this callable because it never ends
             max_iterations=5,
         )
         agent.run("What is 2 multiplied by 3.6452?")
@@ -192,3 +228,10 @@ Action:
         # check that python_interpreter base tool does not get added to code agents
         agent = ReactCodeAgent(tools=[], llm_engine=fake_react_code_llm, add_base_tools=True)
         assert len(agent.toolbox.tools) == 6  # added final_answer tool + 5 base tools (excluding interpreter)
+
+    def test_function_persistence_across_steps(self):
+        agent = ReactCodeAgent(
+            tools=[], llm_engine=fake_react_code_functiondef, max_iterations=2, additional_authorized_imports=["numpy"]
+        )
+        res = agent.run("ok")
+        assert res[0] == 0.5

tests/agents/test_python_interpreter.py

@@ -660,7 +660,6 @@ add_one(1, 1)
 """
         state = {}
         result = evaluate_python_code(code, {"print": print, "range": range, "ord": ord, "chr": chr}, state=state)
-        print(state)
         assert result == 2
 
         # test returning None
@@ -672,5 +671,4 @@ returns_none(1)
 """
         state = {}
         result = evaluate_python_code(code, {"print": print, "range": range, "ord": ord, "chr": chr}, state=state)
-        print(state)
         assert result is None