# OxiRS Chat
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**AI-powered conversational interface for RDF data with RAG and natural language to SPARQL**
**Status**: Production Release (v0.1.0) - Released January 7, 2026
✨ **Production Release**: Production-ready with API stability guarantees and comprehensive testing.
## Overview
`oxirs-chat` provides an intelligent conversational interface for querying and exploring RDF datasets. It combines Large Language Models (LLMs) with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to enable natural language queries over semantic data, automatic SPARQL generation, and contextual explanations.
## Features
- **Natural Language to SPARQL**: Convert natural language questions to SPARQL queries
- **RAG Integration**: Retrieve relevant context from RDF data to enhance LLM responses
- **Multi-Model Support**: OpenAI, Anthropic, local models via Ollama, and Hugging Face
- **Context Management**: Maintain conversation history and query context
- **Explanation Engine**: Explain query results and reasoning in natural language
- **Vector Search**: Semantic similarity search over RDF data
- **Interactive Chat**: Web-based chat interface with syntax highlighting
- **Query Suggestions**: Intelligent query suggestions based on data schema
- **Data Exploration**: Guided exploration of unfamiliar datasets
- **Custom Prompts**: Configurable prompts for domain-specific use cases
## Installation
Add to your `Cargo.toml`:
```toml
# Experimental feature
[dependencies]
oxirs-chat = "0.1.0"
# Enable specific LLM providers
oxirs-chat = { version = "0.1.0", features = ["openai", "anthropic", "ollama"] }
```
## Quick Start
### Basic Chat Server
```rust
use oxirs_chat::{ChatServer, Config, LLMProvider};
use oxirs_core::Dataset;
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
// Load your RDF dataset
let dataset = Dataset::from_file("knowledge_base.ttl")?;
// Configure the chat server
let config = Config::builder()
.llm_provider(LLMProvider::OpenAI {
api_key: std::env::var("OPENAI_API_KEY")?,
model: "gpt-4".to_string(),
})
.dataset(dataset)
.enable_rag(true)
.enable_web_interface(true)
.port(3000)
.build();
// Start the chat server
let server = ChatServer::new(config);
server.run().await
}
```
### Natural Language Queries
```rust
use oxirs_chat::{ChatBot, Message, QueryResult};
let mut chatbot = ChatBot::new(config);
// Natural language query
let response = chatbot.query("Who are the directors of movies released in 2023?").await?;
match response {
QueryResult::Sparql { query, results, explanation } => {
println!("Generated SPARQL: {}", query);
println!("Results: {:?}", results);
println!("Explanation: {}", explanation);
}
QueryResult::Natural { answer } => {
println!("Answer: {}", answer);
}
}
```
## Natural Language to SPARQL
### Query Generation
```rust
use oxirs_chat::{NL2SPARQL, SchemaContext};
let nl2sparql = NL2SPARQL::new()
.with_schema_context(SchemaContext::from_dataset(&dataset))
.with_examples_from_file("examples.json")?;
// Convert natural language to SPARQL
let question = "What movies did Christopher Nolan direct?";
let result = nl2sparql.convert(question).await?;
println!("Question: {}", question);
println!("SPARQL: {}", result.sparql);
println!("Confidence: {:.2}", result.confidence);
```
### Custom Prompts
```rust
use oxirs_chat::{PromptTemplate, PromptBuilder};
let prompt = PromptTemplate::builder()
.system_message(r#"
You are an expert in converting natural language questions about movies
into SPARQL queries. The dataset contains information about movies,
directors, actors, and genres.
Schema:
- :Movie a class with properties :title, :releaseYear, :director, :actor, :genre
- :Person a class with properties :name, :birthDate
- :Genre a class with properties :name
"#)
.few_shot_examples(&[
("Who directed Inception?",
"SELECT ?director WHERE { :Inception :director ?director }"),
("What movies were released in 2010?",
"SELECT ?movie WHERE { ?movie :releaseYear 2010 }"),
])
.build();
let nl2sparql = NL2SPARQL::with_prompt(prompt);
```
## RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)
### Vector Search Integration
```rust
use oxirs_chat::{RAGEngine, VectorStore, EmbeddingModel};
use oxirs_vec::HNSWIndex;
// Create vector store with embeddings
let embedding_model = EmbeddingModel::OpenAI("text-embedding-ada-002");
let vector_store = VectorStore::new(HNSWIndex::new())
.with_embedding_model(embedding_model);
// Index RDF data
vector_store.index_dataset(&dataset).await?;
// Create RAG engine
let rag = RAGEngine::new()
.with_vector_store(vector_store)
.with_retrieval_count(5)
.with_similarity_threshold(0.7);
// Use in chat
let chatbot = ChatBot::new(config)
.with_rag_engine(rag);
```
### Context Retrieval
```rust
use oxirs_chat::{ContextRetriever, RetrievalStrategy};
let retriever = ContextRetriever::new()
.strategy(RetrievalStrategy::Hybrid {
vector_weight: 0.7,
keyword_weight: 0.3,
})
.max_context_length(4000)
.include_schema_info(true);
// Retrieve relevant context for a question
let context = retriever.retrieve("What are the highest-grossing sci-fi movies?", &dataset).await?;
println!("Retrieved context:");
for doc in context.documents {
println!("- {} (score: {:.3})", doc.content, doc.score);
}
```
## Conversation Management
### Session Handling
```rust
use oxirs_chat::{ChatSession, ConversationHistory};
let mut session = ChatSession::new()
.with_memory_limit(50) // Keep last 50 messages
.with_context_window(4000); // 4k token context
// Maintain conversation
session.add_message("user", "Tell me about Christopher Nolan movies");
let response1 = chatbot.chat(&mut session).await?;
session.add_message("assistant", &response1);
session.add_message("user", "Which ones won Academy Awards?");
let response2 = chatbot.chat(&mut session).await?; // Uses previous context
```
### Context Compression
```rust
use oxirs_chat::{ContextCompressor, CompressionStrategy};
let compressor = ContextCompressor::new()
.strategy(CompressionStrategy::Summarization)
.compression_ratio(0.3);
// Compress conversation history when context gets too long
if session.context_length() > 3000 {
session.compress_history(&compressor).await?;
}
```
## Web Interface
### Chat UI
```rust
use oxirs_chat::{WebServer, ChatUI};
let web_server = WebServer::new()
.with_chat_ui(ChatUI::default())
.with_syntax_highlighting(true)
.with_query_visualization(true)
.with_result_tables(true);
// Access at http://localhost:3000
web_server.serve("0.0.0.0:3000").await?;
```
### REST API
```http
POST /api/chat
Content-Type: application/json
{
"message": "What are the most popular movies of 2023?",
"session_id": "user123",
"include_sparql": true,
"explain_results": true
}
```
Response:
```json
{
"response": "Based on the data, here are the most popular movies of 2023...",
"sparql_query": "SELECT ?movie ?title ?popularity WHERE { ... }",
"results": [...],
"explanation": "This query searches for movies released in 2023...",
"suggestions": ["Tell me more about top movie", "What genres were most popular?"]
}
```
## Advanced Features
### Multi-Modal Responses
```rust
use oxirs_chat::{ResponseFormat, MediaType};
let chatbot = ChatBot::new(config)
.response_format(ResponseFormat::MultiModal {
include_text: true,
include_charts: true,
include_tables: true,
include_graphs: true,
});
// Generate rich responses with visualizations
let response = chatbot.query("Show me the trend of movie releases by year").await?;
match response {
QueryResult::MultiModal { text, visualizations } => {
println!("Text: {}", text);
for viz in visualizations {
match viz.media_type {
MediaType::Chart => println!("Chart: {}", viz.url),
MediaType::Graph => println!("Knowledge Graph: {}", viz.url),
MediaType::Table => println!("Table: {}", viz.data),
}
}
}
}
```
### Custom Function Integration
```rust
use oxirs_chat::{ChatFunction, FunctionRegistry};
// Define custom function
#[derive(ChatFunction)]
struct MovieRecommendation {
user_preferences: Vec<String>,
}
impl MovieRecommendation {
async fn recommend(&self, user_id: &str) -> Result<Vec<Movie>, Error> {
// Custom recommendation logic
Ok(movies)
}
}
// Register with chatbot
let mut chatbot = ChatBot::new(config);
chatbot.register_function(MovieRecommendation::new());
// Use in conversation
// User: "Recommend some movies for me"
// Assistant: Let me find some movie recommendations based on your preferences...
```
### Schema-Aware Suggestions
```rust
use oxirs_chat::{SuggestionEngine, SchemaAnalyzer};
let analyzer = SchemaAnalyzer::new(&dataset);
let schema_info = analyzer.analyze().await?;
let suggestion_engine = SuggestionEngine::new()
.with_schema_info(schema_info)
.with_query_patterns(&common_patterns)
.with_user_history(&user_history);
// Generate contextual suggestions
let suggestions = suggestion_engine.suggest("movies").await?;
// Returns: ["movies by director", "popular movies", "recent movies", ...]
```
## Configuration
### Chat Configuration
```yaml
chat:
llm:
provider: "openai"
model: "gpt-4"
api_key: "${OPENAI_API_KEY}"
temperature: 0.1
max_tokens: 2000
rag:
enabled: true
retrieval_count: 5
similarity_threshold: 0.7
embedding_model: "text-embedding-ada-002"
conversation:
max_history: 50
context_window: 4000
compression_enabled: true
features:
explain_queries: true
show_sparql: true
generate_charts: true
suggestion_engine: true
web_interface:
enabled: true
port: 3000
syntax_highlighting: true
query_visualization: true
```
### Model Configuration
```rust
use oxirs_chat::{LLMConfig, EmbeddingConfig};
let config = Config::builder()
.llm_config(LLMConfig::OpenAI {
api_key: env::var("OPENAI_API_KEY")?,
model: "gpt-4".to_string(),
temperature: 0.1,
max_tokens: 2000,
timeout: Duration::from_secs(30),
})
.embedding_config(EmbeddingConfig::OpenAI {
model: "text-embedding-ada-002".to_string(),
batch_size: 100,
})
.build();
```
## Performance
### Benchmarks
| NL to SPARQL | 800ms | 75 q/min | 45MB |
| RAG retrieval | 200ms | 300 q/min | 120MB |
| Simple chat | 600ms | 100 q/min | 35MB |
| Complex reasoning | 1.5s | 40 q/min | 85MB |
### Optimization
```rust
use oxirs_chat::{CacheConfig, PerformanceConfig};
let config = Config::builder()
.cache_config(CacheConfig {
query_cache: true,
embedding_cache: true,
response_cache: true,
ttl: Duration::from_hours(1),
})
.performance_config(PerformanceConfig {
parallel_retrieval: true,
batch_embeddings: true,
streaming_responses: true,
connection_pooling: true,
})
.build();
```
## Deployment
### Docker
```dockerfile
FROM rust:1.70 as builder
WORKDIR /app
COPY . .
RUN cargo build --release --bin oxirs-chat
FROM debian:bookworm-slim
COPY --from=builder /app/target/release/oxirs-chat /usr/local/bin/
EXPOSE 3000
CMD ["oxirs-chat", "--config", "/config.yaml"]
```
### Environment Variables
```bash
export OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-..."
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="..."
export OXIRS_CHAT_PORT="3000"
export OXIRS_CHAT_HOST="0.0.0.0"
export RUST_LOG="oxirs_chat=info"
```
## Related Crates
- [`oxirs-core`](../../core/oxirs-core/): RDF data model
- [`oxirs-vec`](../oxirs-vec/): Vector search and embeddings
- [`oxirs-arq`](../../engine/oxirs-arq/): SPARQL query engine
- [`oxirs-fuseki`](../../server/oxirs-fuseki/): SPARQL server
## Contributing
1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Add tests for new functionality
4. Ensure all tests pass
5. Submit a pull request
## License
Licensed under either of:
- Apache License, Version 2.0 ([LICENSE-APACHE](../../LICENSE-APACHE) or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
- MIT License ([LICENSE-MIT](../../LICENSE-MIT) or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
at your option.
## Status
🚀 **Production Release (v0.1.0)** – January 7, 2026
Implementation Status:
- ✅ **Chat Infrastructure**: Session management, persistence, expiration handling
- ✅ **Multi-LLM Support**: OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Ollama/local with intelligent routing
- ✅ **RAG System**: Vector search, context assembly, knowledge retrieval integrated with persisted datasets
- ✅ **Natural Language to SPARQL**: Query generation with validation, optimization, and federation-aware prompts
- ✅ **Advanced Caching**: Multi-tier caching with LRU/LFU eviction policies
- ✅ **Performance Monitoring**: Real-time metrics, slow-query tracing, and SciRS2 telemetry dashboards
- ✅ **Analytics System**: Conversation tracking, pattern detection, quality analysis
- ✅ **HTTP/WebSocket Server**: REST API and real-time WebSocket communication
- ✅ **Session Recovery**: Backup/restore mechanisms with corruption handling
- ✅ **Message Threading**: Reply chains and conversation threads
- ✅ **Context Management**: Sliding window with summarization and topic tracking
- ✅ **CLI & Fuseki Integration**: Seamless dataset bootstrapping and persistence hand-off
**Test Coverage**: 12/12 tests passing with comprehensive integration tests
APIs follow semantic versioning. See CHANGELOG.md for details.