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//! Answer Validation & Confidence Scoring
//!
//! Validate query answers and assign confidence scores.
//! Multi-signal confidence aggregation (Zep alignment).
//!
//! CRAP: 15 (Multiple confidence signals)
//! SOLID: Single responsibility (answer validation)
//! DRY: Reuses score types from mem_core
use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
use tracing::{debug, info};
/// Answer validation configuration
#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
pub struct AnswerValidationConfig {
pub enabled: bool,
pub min_confidence_threshold: f32, // Minimum confidence to accept answer
pub require_evidence: bool, // Must have supporting facts
pub evidence_threshold: usize, // Minimum number of supporting facts
}
impl Default for AnswerValidationConfig {
fn default() -> Self {
Self {
enabled: true,
min_confidence_threshold: 0.6,
require_evidence: true,
evidence_threshold: 1,
}
}
}
/// Answer confidence signals
#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
pub struct ConfidenceSignals {
/// Base search score (semantic + lexical combined)
pub search_score: f32,
/// Number of supporting facts
pub evidence_count: usize,
/// Average evidence confidence
pub evidence_confidence: f32,
/// Temporal consistency (0-1: higher = more recent)
pub temporal_score: f32,
/// Entity coverage (0-1: higher = all entities found)
pub entity_coverage: f32,
/// Contradiction score (0-1: higher = fewer contradictions)
pub contradiction_score: f32,
}
/// Answer validation result
#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
pub struct ValidatedAnswer {
pub answer: String,
pub overall_confidence: f32, // 0-1
pub signals: ConfidenceSignals,
pub is_valid: bool, // Passes validation threshold
pub reasoning: String,
pub warning: Option<String>, // Low confidence or missing evidence
}
/// Answer Validator
pub struct AnswerValidator {
config: AnswerValidationConfig,
}
impl AnswerValidator {
pub fn new(config: AnswerValidationConfig) -> Self {
Self { config }
}
/// Compute overall confidence from multiple signals
fn compute_confidence(&self, signals: &ConfidenceSignals) -> f32 {
if !self.config.enabled {
return 1.0;
}
let mut weighted_sum = 0.0;
let mut weight_sum = 0.0;
// Search score: 0.4 weight
weighted_sum += signals.search_score * 0.4;
weight_sum += 0.4;
// Evidence: 0.25 weight
let evidence_score = (signals.evidence_count as f32 / 5.0).min(1.0) * signals.evidence_confidence;
weighted_sum += evidence_score * 0.25;
weight_sum += 0.25;
// Temporal recency: 0.15 weight
weighted_sum += signals.temporal_score * 0.15;
weight_sum += 0.15;
// Entity coverage: 0.1 weight
weighted_sum += signals.entity_coverage * 0.1;
weight_sum += 0.1;
// Contradiction: 0.1 weight
weighted_sum += signals.contradiction_score * 0.1;
weight_sum += 0.1;
(weighted_sum / weight_sum).clamp(0.0, 1.0)
}
/// Validate answer based on configuration
pub fn validate(
&self,
answer: &str,
signals: &ConfidenceSignals,
) -> ValidatedAnswer {
if !self.config.enabled {
return ValidatedAnswer {
answer: answer.to_string(),
overall_confidence: 1.0,
signals: signals.clone(),
is_valid: true,
reasoning: "Validation disabled".to_string(),
warning: None,
};
}
let overall_confidence = self.compute_confidence(signals);
let mut warning = None;
let mut reasoning = String::new();
// Check confidence threshold
if overall_confidence < self.config.min_confidence_threshold {
warning = Some(format!(
"Low confidence: {:.2} (threshold: {:.2})",
overall_confidence, self.config.min_confidence_threshold
));
reasoning.push_str(&format!("Low confidence ({:.2}). ", overall_confidence));
}
// Check evidence
if self.config.require_evidence && signals.evidence_count < self.config.evidence_threshold {
warning = Some(format!(
"Insufficient evidence: {} facts (required: {})",
signals.evidence_count, self.config.evidence_threshold
));
reasoning.push_str(&format!(
"Insufficient evidence ({} facts). ",
signals.evidence_count
));
}
// Check for contradictions
if signals.contradiction_score < 0.5 {
warning = Some("Multiple contradictions detected in evidence".to_string());
reasoning.push_str("High contradiction risk. ");
}
let is_valid = overall_confidence >= self.config.min_confidence_threshold
&& (!self.config.require_evidence
|| signals.evidence_count >= self.config.evidence_threshold);
info!(
"Answer validation: confidence={:.2}, valid={}, evidence={}",
overall_confidence, is_valid, signals.evidence_count
);
ValidatedAnswer {
answer: answer.to_string(),
overall_confidence,
signals: signals.clone(),
is_valid,
reasoning: if reasoning.is_empty() {
format!("Valid answer (confidence: {:.2})", overall_confidence)
} else {
reasoning.trim_end().to_string()
},
warning,
}
}
/// Batch validate multiple answers
pub fn validate_batch(
&self,
answers: &[(&str, &ConfidenceSignals)],
) -> Vec<ValidatedAnswer> {
answers
.iter()
.map(|(answer, signals)| self.validate(answer, signals))
.collect()
}
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::*;
fn make_signals(
search: f32,
evidence: usize,
temporal: f32,
entity_cov: f32,
contra: f32,
) -> ConfidenceSignals {
ConfidenceSignals {
search_score: search,
evidence_count: evidence,
evidence_confidence: 0.8,
temporal_score: temporal,
entity_coverage: entity_cov,
contradiction_score: contra,
}
}
#[test]
fn test_validator_config_defaults() {
let config = AnswerValidationConfig::default();
assert!(config.enabled);
assert_eq!(config.min_confidence_threshold, 0.6);
assert!(config.require_evidence);
}
#[test]
fn test_validate_high_confidence() {
let config = AnswerValidationConfig::default();
let validator = AnswerValidator::new(config);
let signals = make_signals(0.9, 3, 0.9, 1.0, 1.0);
let result = validator.validate("High confidence answer", &signals);
assert!(result.is_valid);
assert!(result.overall_confidence > 0.8);
assert!(result.warning.is_none());
}
#[test]
fn test_validate_low_confidence() {
let config = AnswerValidationConfig::default();
let validator = AnswerValidator::new(config);
let signals = make_signals(0.3, 0, 0.2, 0.2, 0.5);
let result = validator.validate("Low confidence answer", &signals);
assert!(!result.is_valid);
assert!(result.overall_confidence < 0.6);
assert!(result.warning.is_some());
}
#[test]
fn test_validate_insufficient_evidence() {
let config = AnswerValidationConfig {
require_evidence: true,
evidence_threshold: 3,
..Default::default()
};
let validator = AnswerValidator::new(config);
let signals = make_signals(0.8, 1, 0.8, 1.0, 1.0); // Only 1 fact
let result = validator.validate("Answer with low evidence", &signals);
assert!(!result.is_valid);
assert!(result.warning.is_some());
}
#[test]
fn test_validate_disabled() {
let config = AnswerValidationConfig {
enabled: false,
..Default::default()
};
let validator = AnswerValidator::new(config);
let signals = make_signals(0.1, 0, 0.1, 0.0, 0.0);
let result = validator.validate("Any answer", &signals);
assert!(result.is_valid);
assert_eq!(result.overall_confidence, 1.0);
}
#[test]
fn test_confidence_scoring() {
let config = AnswerValidationConfig::default();
let validator = AnswerValidator::new(config);
let signals = make_signals(0.8, 2, 0.9, 0.9, 0.9);
let result = validator.validate("Test", &signals);
// Check that overall confidence is computed reasonably
assert!(result.overall_confidence > 0.7);
assert!(result.overall_confidence <= 1.0);
}
#[test]
fn test_contradiction_warning() {
let config = AnswerValidationConfig::default();
let validator = AnswerValidator::new(config);
let signals = make_signals(0.8, 3, 0.8, 0.9, 0.3); // Low contradiction score
let result = validator.validate("Contradictory answer", &signals);
assert!(result.warning.is_some());
}
#[test]
fn test_batch_validate() {
let config = AnswerValidationConfig::default();
let validator = AnswerValidator::new(config);
let signals1 = make_signals(0.9, 3, 0.9, 1.0, 1.0);
let signals2 = make_signals(0.2, 0, 0.2, 0.0, 0.5);
let answers = vec![
("Good answer", &signals1),
("Bad answer", &signals2),
];
let results = validator.validate_batch(&answers);
assert_eq!(results.len(), 2);
assert!(results[0].is_valid);
assert!(!results[1].is_valid);
}
}