refactor(ner): remove dead _extract_with_spacy method and unused self.nlp (#1220)

* test(ner): fix NER configuration tests for the typed LLM extraction API

Two of the three failing tests tracked in #1059 were still red after
#1070 was closed because the mocks targeted the pre-typed provider API:

- test_ner_llm_config mocked generate_structured, but the LLM path now
  goes through generate_typed with a Pydantic schema. Mock the typed
  response (namespace items with .text/.label/.start/.end/.confidence)
  and expect extraction_method 'llm_typed'.
- test_ner_pattern_config asserted 'Apple Inc' without the trailing
  dot, but the ORG pattern captures it via (?:\.|\b). Assert 'Apple
  Inc.' to match current production behavior.

Verified locally: 8/8 pass in test_ner_configurations.py; the
performance-test failures in tests/semantic_extract/ reproduce on a
clean main checkout and are unrelated.

Fixes #1059

Signed-off-by: Yunare Maia <yunare@gmail.com>

* refactor(ner): remove dead _extract_with_spacy method and unused self.nlp

_extract_with_spacy() had no callers: the ML dispatch path goes through
get_entity_method('ml') -> extract_entities_ml(), which loads the spaCy
model lazily via the process-level cache in methods.py. The instance
attribute self.nlp was only read by that dead method, so __init__ now
just validates the runtime (keeping the _ml_runtime_usable gate) instead
of eagerly loading a model that was never used.

Fixes #1058

Signed-off-by: Yunare Maia <yunare@gmail.com>

* test(split): rewrite NERExtractor cache tests to not rely on removed .nlp attribute

NERExtractor.nlp was removed in this PR as part of dead-code cleanup
(the attribute was only used by the equally-dead _extract_with_spacy()).
The three affected tests in TestNERExtractorSpacyModelCache previously
verified cache behavior through .nlp identity comparisons; rewrite them
to use load-call counts and direct se_methods.load_spacy_model() cache
queries instead:

- test_ner_extractor_reuses_cached_model_across_instances: drop the
  e1.nlp is e2.nlp is e3.nlp assertion; len(calls)==1 already proves
  reuse; add a cache query to confirm the cached object is non-None.

- test_ner_extractor_distinct_model_names_load_separately: store each
  mock nlp in a dict keyed by name, then query the cache to assert
  sm_cached is loaded['en_core_web_sm'] and sm_cached is not lg_cached.

- test_ner_extractor_failed_load_not_cached_and_retried: replace
  extractor.nlp is None/not None with is-not-None construction checks
  and a final cache query that verifies the recovered model is the
  exact object returned by working_load.

All three tests still exercise the original behavioral contract (no
crash on missing model, failures not cached / retried, successful load
shared across instances); they just no longer rely on a private
instance attribute that no longer exists.

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Signed-off-by: Yunare Maia <yunare@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Sameer Kadam <sskadam6305@gmail.com>
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Yunare Maia
2026-08-27 17:56:03 +05:30
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co-authored by Sameer Kadam
parent 4da27c38bb
commit e12eec40a1
3 changed files with 49 additions and 66 deletions
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@@ -139,17 +139,19 @@ class NERExtractor:
if not self.progress_tracker.enabled:
self.progress_tracker.enabled = True
# Initialize spaCy model if ML method is used
self.nlp = None
# Validate the spaCy runtime up front if ML method is used. The model
# itself is loaded lazily by extract_entities_ml() through the
# process-level cache in methods.py; this instance only tracks whether
# ML dispatch should be attempted at all.
self._ml_runtime_usable = True
if "ml" in self.method and SPACY_AVAILABLE:
try:
# Deferred import: keeps semantic_extract.methods out of the
# module-level import graph and routes loading through the
# module-level import graph and routes validation through the
# process-level cache so repeated NERExtractor constructions
# never pay the ~120 ms spacy.load() cost more than once.
from .methods import load_spacy_model
self.nlp = load_spacy_model(self.model_name)
load_spacy_model(self.model_name)
except OSError:
self.logger.warning(
f"spaCy model {self.model_name} not found. ML method will fallback."
@@ -535,42 +537,6 @@ class NERExtractor:
return processed
def _extract_with_spacy(
self, text: str, min_confidence: float, entity_types: Optional[List[str]]
) -> List[Entity]:
"""Extract entities using spaCy."""
entities = []
doc = self.nlp(text)
for ent in doc.ents:
# Filter by entity types if specified
if entity_types and ent.label_ not in entity_types:
continue
# Get confidence if available
confidence = 1.0
if hasattr(ent, "confidence"):
confidence = ent.confidence
elif hasattr(ent, "score"):
confidence = ent.score
if confidence >= min_confidence:
entities.append(
Entity(
text=ent.text,
label=ent.label_,
start_char=ent.start_char,
end_char=ent.end_char,
confidence=confidence,
metadata={
"lemma": ent.lemma_ if hasattr(ent, "lemma_") else ent.text
},
)
)
return entities
def _extract_fallback(self, text: str) -> List[Entity]:
"""Fallback entity extraction using simple patterns."""
entities = []
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@@ -216,14 +216,13 @@ class TestNERExtractorSpacyModelCache:
monkeypatch.setattr(se_methods, "spacy", _fake_spacy(fake_load))
e1 = NERExtractor(method="ml")
e2 = NERExtractor(method="ml")
e3 = NERExtractor(method="ml", model="en_core_web_sm")
NERExtractor(method="ml")
NERExtractor(method="ml")
NERExtractor(method="ml", model="en_core_web_sm")
assert len(calls) == 1, (
"repeated NERExtractor constructions should not reload the model"
)
assert e1.nlp is e2.nlp is e3.nlp
def test_ner_extractor_and_split_callers_share_one_cached_model(self, monkeypatch):
"""NERExtractor, SemanticChunker, and split_by_sentences must all use
@@ -248,20 +247,23 @@ class TestNERExtractorSpacyModelCache:
def test_ner_extractor_distinct_model_names_load_separately(self, monkeypatch):
"""Different model names must produce separate cache entries."""
calls = []
loaded = {}
def fake_load(name, **kwargs):
calls.append(name)
return _nlp_mock()
nlp = _nlp_mock()
loaded[name] = nlp
return nlp
monkeypatch.setattr(se_methods, "spacy", _fake_spacy(fake_load))
sm = NERExtractor(method="ml", model="en_core_web_sm")
lg = NERExtractor(method="ml", model="en_core_web_lg")
sm_again = NERExtractor(method="ml", model="en_core_web_sm")
NERExtractor(method="ml", model="en_core_web_sm")
NERExtractor(method="ml", model="en_core_web_lg")
NERExtractor(method="ml", model="en_core_web_sm")
assert calls == ["en_core_web_sm", "en_core_web_lg"]
assert sm.nlp is sm_again.nlp
assert sm.nlp is not lg.nlp
# Same model name -> same cached Language object; different names -> different objects.
assert loaded["en_core_web_sm"] is not loaded["en_core_web_lg"]
def test_ner_extractor_failed_load_not_cached_and_retried(self, monkeypatch):
"""A missing model must not poison the cache. A subsequent construction
@@ -274,31 +276,33 @@ class TestNERExtractorSpacyModelCache:
monkeypatch.setattr(se_methods, "spacy", _fake_spacy(failing_load))
# Construction with missing model: nlp must remain None, no crash
extractor1 = NERExtractor(method="ml")
assert extractor1.nlp is None
# Construction with missing model: must not raise
NERExtractor(method="ml")
assert len(attempts) == 1, "one load attempt expected for the missing model"
# Second construction: must retry (cache must not hold the failure)
extractor2 = NERExtractor(method="ml")
assert extractor2.nlp is None
NERExtractor(method="ml")
assert len(attempts) == 2, "a failed load must not be cached"
# Now install a working model and verify recovery
loaded_models = {}
def working_load(name, **_kwargs):
attempts.append(name)
return _nlp_mock()
nlp = _nlp_mock()
loaded_models[name] = nlp
return nlp
monkeypatch.setattr(se_methods, "spacy", _fake_spacy(working_load))
extractor3 = NERExtractor(method="ml")
extractor4 = NERExtractor(method="ml")
NERExtractor(method="ml")
NERExtractor(method="ml")
assert extractor3.nlp is not None
assert extractor3.nlp is extractor4.nlp
assert len(attempts) == 3, (
"exactly one successful load expected after the model becomes available"
)
# Confirm the recovered model is cached and shared across callers.
assert se_methods.load_spacy_model("en_core_web_sm") is loaded_models["en_core_web_sm"]
def test_ner_extractor_non_ml_method_does_not_load_model(self, monkeypatch):
"""NERExtractor with a non-ml method must not touch the spaCy cache."""
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@@ -33,10 +33,24 @@ class TestNERConfigurations(unittest.TestCase):
# Mock LLM provider
mock_provider = MagicMock()
mock_provider.is_available.return_value = True
mock_provider.generate_structured.return_value = [
{"text": "Apple Inc.", "label": "ORG", "start": 0, "end": 10, "confidence": 0.95},
{"text": "Steve Jobs", "label": "PERSON", "start": 26, "end": 36, "confidence": 0.98}
# The LLM path uses generate_typed (Pydantic schema validation), not
# generate_structured. Build a typed response object whose .entities
# carries simple namespace-like items.
def _entity(text, label, start, end, confidence):
item = MagicMock()
item.text = text
item.label = label
item.start = start
item.end = end
item.confidence = confidence
return item
typed_response = MagicMock()
typed_response.entities = [
_entity("Apple Inc.", "ORG", 0, 10, 0.95),
_entity("Steve Jobs", "PERSON", 26, 36, 0.98),
]
mock_provider.generate_typed.return_value = typed_response
mock_create_provider.return_value = mock_provider
# Initialize extractor with LLM method
@@ -56,7 +70,7 @@ class TestNERConfigurations(unittest.TestCase):
self.assertEqual(len(entities), 2)
self.assertEqual(entities[0].text, "Apple Inc.")
self.assertEqual(entities[0].label, "ORG")
self.assertEqual(entities[0].metadata["extraction_method"], "llm")
self.assertEqual(entities[0].metadata["extraction_method"], "llm_typed")
self.assertEqual(entities[0].metadata["model"], "gpt-4")
@patch('semantica.semantic_extract.methods.spacy')
@@ -115,7 +129,6 @@ class TestNERConfigurations(unittest.TestCase):
with patch('semantica.semantic_extract.ner_extractor.SPACY_AVAILABLE', True):
extractor = NERExtractor(method="ml", model="en_core_web_sm")
self.assertIsNone(extractor.nlp)
self.assertFalse(extractor._ml_runtime_usable)
@patch('semantica.semantic_extract.methods.get_entity_method')
@@ -183,7 +196,7 @@ class TestNERConfigurations(unittest.TestCase):
self.assertTrue(len(entities) >= 2)
texts = [e.text for e in entities]
self.assertIn("Apple Inc", texts) # Regex pattern does not capture the trailing dot
self.assertIn("Apple Inc.", texts) # The ORG pattern includes the trailing dot via (?:\.|\b)
# Actually methods.py regex: r"\b([A-Z][a-zA-Z]+(?:\s+[A-Z][a-zA-Z]+)*\s+(?:Inc|Corp|LLC|Ltd|Company))\b"
# "Apple Inc." -> "Apple Inc" (dot is outside \b if not matched?)
# Let's check the result strictly