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…plicating
`TextChunk.uid` defaults to `uuid4()`, so every ingest of the same document
minted brand-new chunk IDs. The lexical graph MERGEs chunks on that ID, so
nothing ever matched and re-ingesting silently duplicated the whole chunk
layer.
Measured on the benchmark corpus, ingesting one unchanged document three
times in a row:
round 1: 17 Chunks, 171 MENTIONED_IN
round 2: 34 Chunks, 343 MENTIONED_IN
round 3: 51 Chunks, 513 MENTIONED_IN
Entities were unaffected (94 -> 95) because those MERGE on a normalised
name, which is stable. Only the lexical layer duplicated.
The UID is now derived from the owning document's UID, the chunk index and a
hash of the chunk text. Including the document UID keeps two documents that
share a paragraph as distinct chunks; including the text means an edited
document produces new chunks rather than silently overwriting old text under
a recycled `doc:index` key.
This runs after chunking and overwrites unconditionally, so chunk identity is
decided in exactly one place.
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…4 tokens 384 wins on the effect that dominates graph quality: the relationship extractor returns a roughly constant number of relationships per call regardless of how much text it is given. Doubling the input grew the reply by 1.3%, so smaller chunks mean more calls and more extracted facts. Measured on an 11-document benchmark with the current default model, chunk 384 vs 768: entity F1 0.574 vs 0.563, relation F1 0.237 vs 0.223. With the previous default model, quality fell monotonically as chunks grew (0.233 / 0.221 / 0.204 at 384 / 768 / 1536). This cuts against most RAG guidance, which suggests 1024+. Those defaults come from pipelines that use an LLM for entity extraction and so do not share this per-call ceiling. Raising the cap is a way to trade recall for lower cost, not a quality improvement. The docstring also records that 384 is no longer justified by GLiNER's `config.max_len`: the extractor now windows long text and the default model's limit is 2048, so the original NER argument for the number no longer applies. Co-authored-by: Copilot App <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
All four chunking strategies defaulted to 512 independently, so changing one left the others mis-tuned and a user swapping chunkers silently changed their extraction quality. StructuralChunking and ContextualChunking now default to 384 and point at SentenceTokenCapChunking for the measurement. The CallableChunking docstring example and the markdown example are updated to match so copy-pasted code does not reintroduce 512. Co-authored-by: Copilot App <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
The convenience API's docstring still advertised max_tokens=512, which is no longer what it builds. Also states why 384 is the default so callers know that raising it trades recall for cost rather than improving quality. Co-authored-by: Copilot App <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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participant IngestionPipeline
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IngestionPipeline->>ChunkingStrategy: create document chunks
IngestionPipeline->>_assign_deterministic_chunk_uids: assign UIDs from document identity, index, and text
_assign_deterministic_chunk_uids->>_assign_deterministic_chunk_uids: derive SHA-256 identifiers
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This PR improves ingestion chunking behavior by making chunk IDs deterministic (preventing duplicated lexical graph chunks on re-ingest) and updates the default chunk-size across strategies and documentation to a measured 384-token setting.
Changes:
- Add
_assign_deterministic_chunk_uids()and invoke it during ingestion to make chunk IDs stable across repeated ingests of unchanged documents. - Update default
max_tokensfrom 512 → 384 across chunking strategies and examples/docs to reflect measured extraction quality. - Add targeted tests to ensure deterministic chunk UID behavior across document/text/index variations.
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| graphrag_sdk/tests/test_pipeline.py | Adds regression tests validating stable, content-derived chunk UIDs across ingests. |
| graphrag_sdk/src/graphrag_sdk/ingestion/pipeline.py | Introduces deterministic chunk UID assignment and applies it before lexical graph construction. |
| graphrag_sdk/src/graphrag_sdk/ingestion/chunking_strategies/structural_chunking.py | Updates default structural chunk token cap to 384 and aligns docs/constructor behavior. |
| graphrag_sdk/src/graphrag_sdk/ingestion/chunking_strategies/sentence_token_cap.py | Updates default token cap to 384 and expands rationale in docstring + example. |
| graphrag_sdk/src/graphrag_sdk/ingestion/chunking_strategies/contextual_chunking.py | Updates default token cap to 384 and aligns examples. |
| graphrag_sdk/src/graphrag_sdk/ingestion/chunking_strategies/callable_chunking.py | Updates docstring example chunk size to 384. |
| graphrag_sdk/src/graphrag_sdk/api/main.py | Updates ingest() docstring default chunker size and rationale to 384. |
| graphrag_sdk/examples/06_markdown_document_aware.py | Updates example StructuralChunking max_tokens to 384. |
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In `@graphrag_sdk/src/graphrag_sdk/ingestion/pipeline.py`:
- Around line 71-76: Update _assign_deterministic_chunk_uids() to hash
metadata["original_chunk"] when it is a string, falling back to chunk.text
otherwise, so contextual enrichment does not change stable chunk UIDs. Add an
integration test using different contextual responses and assert that the
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| doc_key = doc_info.uid or doc_info.path or "" | ||
| for chunk in chunks.chunks: | ||
| digest = hashlib.sha256( | ||
| f"{doc_key}\x00{chunk.index}\x00{chunk.text}".encode() | ||
| ).hexdigest() | ||
| chunk.uid = f"chunk-{digest[:32]}" |
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Use stable base text for contextual chunk UIDs.
ContextualChunking stores the pre-enrichment text in metadata["original_chunk"], but _assign_deterministic_chunk_uids() hashes the enriched chunk.text. If the context changes for unchanged source text, the pipeline assigns a new ID, so GraphStore.upsert_nodes() cannot merge with the existing Chunk node.
Use metadata["original_chunk"] when it is a string. Use chunk.text otherwise. Add an integration test with different contextual responses and assert identical UIDs.
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In `@graphrag_sdk/src/graphrag_sdk/ingestion/pipeline.py` around lines 71 - 76,
Update _assign_deterministic_chunk_uids() to hash metadata["original_chunk"]
when it is a string, falling back to chunk.text otherwise, so contextual
enrichment does not change stable chunk UIDs. Add an integration test using
different contextual responses and assert that the resulting chunk UIDs are
identical.
CI runs 'ruff format --check src/' with line-length 100. The hand-wrapped signature and hashlib call in _assign_deterministic_chunk_uids both fit on one line at that width, so the formatter joins them. No behaviour change. Co-authored-by: Copilot App <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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graphrag_sdk/src/graphrag_sdk/ingestion/pipeline.py:72
chunk.uidis derived from a truncated SHA-256 digest (digest[:32]). Truncating to 128 bits increases collision risk for no clear benefit, and a collision would incorrectly MERGE two distinct chunks into one node. Using the full hexdigest keeps IDs stable while minimizing the chance of accidental chunk merges.
digest = hashlib.sha256(f"{doc_key}\x00{chunk.index}\x00{chunk.text}".encode()).hexdigest()
chunk.uid = f"chunk-{digest[:32]}"
graphrag_sdk/src/graphrag_sdk/ingestion/chunking_strategies/structural_chunking.py:28
- In the Args docstring, the
max_tokensdefault sentence is missing a trailing period, andSentenceTokenCapChunkingshould be marked up as code (consistent with other docstrings) to render correctly in generated docs.
fallback_chunker: Chunker to handle oversized elements. Default: SentenceTokenCapChunking.
max_tokens: Maximum tokens per structural chunk. Default: 384
(measured best for relationship extraction; see
SentenceTokenCapChunking for why).
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Chunking
Every claim below was measured on an 11-document benchmark corpus against a real
FalkorDB, not estimated. Part of the ingestion investigation in FalkorDB/research#88.
Updated / fixed
over three ingests of the same unchanged file) because every run invented fresh
chunk ids. A new
_assign_deterministic_chunk_uidsstep derives the id fromdocument + position + text, so the count stays flat. Entities were never affected
(94 → 95) because those MERGE on a normalised name; only the lexical layer duplicated.
SentenceTokenCapChunking,StructuralChunking,ContextualChunking, theCallableChunkingdocstring example, the markdown example and theGraphRAGconvenience docstring. Measured at 384 vs 768: entity F1 0.574 vs 0.563, relation
F1 0.237 vs 0.223. With the previous default model quality fell monotonically as
chunks grew (0.233 / 0.221 / 0.204 at 384 / 768 / 1536).
Related, but shipped in the extraction PR because the code lives in the extractor:
the name-finder silently ignored everything past word 388 of a chunk. It now slides
overlapping windows across the whole chunk; without that fix recall drops 0.805 → 0.621.
Dropped — measured, and the evidence went the other way
384 / 768 / 1536. Most RAG guidance suggests 1024+, but those pipelines use an LLM
for entity extraction and do not share our per-call relationship ceiling.
so there is nothing for it to key on.
refer to each other.
other stores AI summaries where we need traceable source.
1.3% more facts out — the relationship extractor returns a roughly constant number
of facts per call, which is the real ceiling. That result is why 384 wins, and also
why further chunking work is not where the remaining quality is.
Verification
Full suite on this branch: 1102 passed, 41 skipped.
Refs: FalkorDB/research#88, FalkorDB/research#71
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