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update_document_with_file

Update a document with content from a file using the specified strategy.

def update_document_with_file(
    document_id: str,
    file: Union[str, bytes, BinaryIO, Path],
    filename: Optional[str] = None,
    metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
    rules: Optional[List] = None,
    update_strategy: str = "add",
    use_colpali: Optional[bool] = None,
) -> Document

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Parameters

  • document_id (str): ID of the document to update
  • file (Union[str, bytes, BinaryIO, Path]): File to add (path string, bytes, file object, or Path)
  • filename (str, optional): Name of the file
  • metadata (Dict[str, Any], optional): Additional metadata to update
  • rules (List, optional): Optional list of rules to apply to the content
  • update_strategy (str, optional): Strategy for updating the document (currently only ‘add’ is supported). Defaults to ‘add’.
  • use_colpali (bool, optional): Whether to use multi-vector embedding. If not specified, defaults to True.

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Returns

  • Document: Updated document metadata

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Example

from databridge.sync import DataBridge

db = DataBridge()

# Add content from a file to an existing document
updated_doc = db.update_document_with_file(
    document_id="doc_123",
    file="path/to/update.pdf",
    metadata={"status": "updated"},
    update_strategy="add"
)
print(f"Document version: {updated_doc.system_metadata.get('version')}")
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