ChainOfThoughtWithHint
This class builds upon the ChainOfThought class by introducing an additional input field to provide hints for reasoning. The inclusion of a hint allows for a more directed problem-solving process, which can be especially useful in complex scenarios.
ChainOfThoughtWithHint is instantiated with a user-defined DSPy Signature, and the inclusion of a hint argument that takes in a string-form phrase to provide a hint within the prompt template.
Let's take a look at an example:
class BasicQA(dspy.Signature):
"""Answer questions with short factoid answers."""
question = dspy.InputField()
answer = dspy.OutputField(desc="often between 1 and 5 words")
#Pass signature to ChainOfThought module
generate_answer = dspy.ChainOfThoughtWithHint(BasicQA)
# Call the predictor on a particular input alongside a hint.
question='What is the color of the sky?'
hint = "It's what you often see during a sunny day."
pred = generate_answer(question=question, hint=hint)
print(f"Question: {question}")
print(f"Predicted Answer: {pred.answer}")