fix(nlp): naive_merge custom-delimiter path honours chunk_token_num - #18637
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When parser_config.delimiter contained a backtick-wrapped token, the has_custom branch in naive_merge (and naive_merge_with_images) split the section on the user's compiled pattern and then appended every segment as its own chunk -- bypassing the chunk_token_num merge step entirely. The pre-fix behaviour produced 300x more chunks than expected for a 2.8 MB text with chunk_token_num=512 (~429k chunks of 1-2 tokens each instead of the expected ~1.4k chunks). The Python string parser_config.delimiter API also diverged from the Go CompileDelimiterPatternList(keepBare=False) behaviour -- the Go main list drops bare chars outside backticks; the Python string keeps them. One stray bare char (e.g. a single space leaked from an unbalanced backtick) was enough to 300x the chunk count. Two changes in rag/nlp/__init__.py: 1. naive_merge: build the paragraphs list (text, pos) from the custom-delimiter split (same shape as the default path), then run the paragraphs through _merge_paragraph_groups and _reconstruct_text_chunk, then _apply_overlap_unconditional -- so chunk_token_num is honoured regardless of which path is taken. 2. naive_merge_with_images: same change with the (text, pos, image) tuple shape so images stay aligned with their paragraphs. The split-on-custom-delimiter behaviour is preserved -- the user's backtick-wrapped token still produces a chunk boundary, but a run of tiny segments now merges back up to chunk_token_num rather than producing hundreds of thousands of 1-token chunks. Closes infiniflow#18552.
Five regression tests in test/unit_test/rag/nlp/test_naive_merge_custom_delim.py pin the issue infiniflow#18552 fix contract: - test_issue_repro_does_not_produce_300x_chunks: a 200KB book with chunk_token_num=512 and the issue's unbalanced-backtick delimiter must produce < 5,000 chunks (pre-fix would produce ~30,000 for the same input). The threshold is well above the observed post-fix count (~500-600) and well below the pre-fix blow-up. - test_chunk_size_respects_chunk_token_num_with_custom_delimiter: the largest chunk must respect chunk_token_num=128 (modulo the unconditional overlap prefix). Pre-fix produced 1-2 token chunks; post-fix fills each chunk up to the cap. - test_default_path_is_unchanged: regression guard that the default (no-backticks) path is unchanged -- the merge step must still enforce chunk_token_num for users who never had a custom delimiter. A failure here means the default path was inadvertently broken by the custom-delim fix. - test_naive_merge_with_images_honours_chunk_token_num_with_custom_delim: the same fix must apply to naive_merge_with_images. The chunk and image lists must remain 1:1 and the chunk count must stay bounded. - test_has_custom_branch_uses_merge_paragraph_groups: AST/source guard that pins the fix at the implementation level -- the has_custom branch must funnel through _merge_paragraph_groups + _reconstruct_text_chunk + _apply_overlap_unconditional (the same shape as the default path). A future refactor that drops the merge step (re-introducing the bypass) is caught loudly. Verified pre-fix behaviour (rag/nlp/__init__.py restored from 6414233^ for the test, then restored): the issue-repro test fails with the assertion that the chunk count exceeds the post-fix ceiling. With the fix applied, all 5 pass. ruff check + format clean.
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Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to Custom delimiter parsing can treat an unmatched-backtick field as a delimiter and remove ordinary spaces from source text, causing content corruption for affected configurations. This correctness issue should be fixed before merging. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
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naive_merge->>_merge_paragraph_groups: group custom-delimiter paragraphs by token limit
_merge_paragraph_groups->>_reconstruct_text_chunk: provide grouped paragraphs and positions
_reconstruct_text_chunk->>_apply_overlap_unconditional: pass reconstructed chunks
_apply_overlap_unconditional-->>naive_merge: return overlapped chunks
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1391-1408: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy liftReject unmatched-backtick delimiter fields before compiling the custom pattern.
parse_delimiter_fieldtreats bare characters as valid delimiters, soISSUE_DELIMITERproduces a space delimiter. Both custom paths then remove matched delimiter segments duringre.split, which removes ordinary spaces from source text. Do not filter all bare delimiters because bare whitespace and punctuation are valid inputs. Add content-preservation assertions for bothnaive_mergeandnaive_merge_with_images.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@rag/nlp/__init__.py`:
- Around line 1384-1390: Revise comments and module documentation around the
custom-delimiter merge logic and its regression tests to describe only current
behavior and the regression contract. In rag/nlp/__init__.py lines 1384-1390 and
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In `@rag/nlp/__init__.py`:
- Around line 1391-1408: Reject unmatched-backtick delimiter fields before
compiling the custom pattern, while preserving valid bare whitespace and
punctuation delimiters; update both naive_merge and naive_merge_with_images
custom-delimiter paths around compile_delimiter_pattern and add
content-preservation assertions in test_naive_merge_custom_delim.py at lines
57-84 and 130-150 for the affected scenarios.
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Remove new compatibility and migration-history wording.
Keep comments focused on the current behavior and regression condition. Remove references to historical paths, pre-fix behavior, and unchanged legacy behavior.
rag/nlp/__init__.py#L1384-L1390: replace the pre-fix and historical explanation with the current custom-delimiter behavior.rag/nlp/__init__.py#L1448-L1452: remove the compatibility rationale and refer only to current behavior.test/unit_test/rag/nlp/test_naive_merge_custom_delim.py#L16-L34: reduce the module documentation to the current regression contract.test/unit_test/rag/nlp/test_naive_merge_custom_delim.py#L111-L115: remove the compatibility statement.test/unit_test/rag/nlp/test_naive_merge_custom_delim.py#L153-L182: remove migration-oriented comments.
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In `@rag/nlp/__init__.py` around lines 1384 - 1390, Revise comments and module
documentation around the custom-delimiter merge logic and its regression tests
to describe only current behavior and the regression contract. In
rag/nlp/__init__.py lines 1384-1390 and 1448-1452, remove references to
historical, pre-fix, compatibility, or unchanged legacy behavior; in
test/unit_test/rag/nlp/test_naive_merge_custom_delim.py lines 16-34, 111-115,
and 153-182, remove compatibility and migration-oriented wording while
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Fixes #18552.
Summary
When
parser_config.delimitercontained a backtick-wrapped token, thehas_custombranch innaive_merge(andnaive_merge_with_images) split the section on the user's compiled pattern and then appended every segment as its own chunk — bypassing thechunk_token_nummerge step entirely. For the issue's reproduction (a 2.8 MB text withchunk_token_num=512and a delimiter that leaks a single space from unbalanced backticks), this produced ~429,000 chunks of 1-2 tokens instead of the expected ~1,400. The Python stringparser_config.delimiterAPI also diverged from the GoCompileDelimiterPatternList(keepBare=False)behaviour — Go drops bare chars outside backticks; the Python string keeps them. One stray bare char was enough to 300x the chunk count.Fix
Two changes in
rag/nlp/__init__.py:naive_merge: build the paragraphs list(text, pos)from the custom-delimiter split (same shape as the default path), then run the paragraphs through_merge_paragraph_groups, then_reconstruct_text_chunk, then_apply_overlap_unconditional— sochunk_token_numis honoured regardless of which path is taken.naive_merge_with_images: same change with the(text, pos, image)tuple shape so images stay aligned with their paragraphs.The split-on-custom-delimiter behaviour is preserved — the user's backtick-wrapped token still produces a chunk boundary, but a run of tiny segments now merges back up to
chunk_token_numrather than producing hundreds of thousands of 1-token chunks. This is the issue's "Option A — minimum viable" fix; a future "boundary hints" semantics (the user's##is a hard boundary even when both paragraphs fit) is out of scope.Test
Five regression tests in
test/unit_test/rag/nlp/test_naive_merge_custom_delim.py:test_issue_repro_does_not_produce_300x_chunks: a 200KB book withchunk_token_num=512and the issue's unbalanced-backtick delimiter must produce < 5,000 chunks (pre-fix would produce ~30,000 for the same input). The threshold is well above the observed post-fix count (~500-600) and well below the pre-fix blow-up.test_chunk_size_respects_chunk_token_num_with_custom_delimiter: the largest chunk must respectchunk_token_num=128(modulo the unconditional overlap prefix). Pre-fix produced 1-2 token chunks; post-fix fills each chunk up to the cap.test_default_path_is_unchanged: regression guard that the default (no-backticks) path is unchanged — the merge step must still enforcechunk_token_numfor users who never had a custom delimiter.test_naive_merge_with_images_honours_chunk_token_num_with_custom_delim: the same fix must apply tonaive_merge_with_images. The chunk and image lists must remain 1:1 and the chunk count must stay bounded.test_has_custom_branch_uses_merge_paragraph_groups: AST/source guard that pins the fix at the implementation level — thehas_custombranch must funnel through_merge_paragraph_groups+_reconstruct_text_chunk+_apply_overlap_unconditional(the same shape as the default path). A future refactor that drops the merge step (re-introducing the bypass) is caught loudly.Verified pre-fix behaviour: the issue-repro test fails with the assertion that the chunk count exceeds the post-fix ceiling. With the fix applied, all 5 pass. ruff check + format clean.
Risks
##-separated paragraphs being a hard chunk boundary (pre-fix) will see those paragraphs merge if both fit inchunk_token_num. The issue author calls this out as a "minimum viable" fix and lists the harder "boundary hints" semantics as a future improvement. The release notes should call this out.test_default_path_is_unchangedis the regression guard.Related
None of the open PRs in this area (#12109, #17202, #17203, #17275, #17692, #16959) address the custom-delimiter branch specifically, per the issue author's research.