GH-2123: Add chunkOverlap support to TokenTextSplitter #4054
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Summary
This PR adds chunk overlap functionality to the
TokenTextSplitter
class toimprove text chunking for better context preservation in document processing.
Closes #2123
Changes
TokenTextSplitter class enhancements:
chunkOverlap
field with default value of 50 tokenschunkOverlap < chunkSize
doSplit
method to implement overlap logicoptimizeChunkBoundary
method for sentence-aware splittingTest improvements:
testChunkOverlapFunctionality
to verify overlap behaviortestChunkOverlapValidation
for input validationtestBoundaryOptimizationWithOverlap
for sentence boundary testingtestKeepSeparatorVariations
for separator handlingKey Features
chunks
possible
Test Coverage
All new functionality is covered by comprehensive unit tests that verify: