Expose lc_id as a classmethod (#11176)

* Expose LC id as a class method 
* User should not need to know that the last part of the id is the class
name

libs/langchain/langchain/load/serializable.py

@@ -50,21 +50,30 @@ class Serializable(BaseModel, ABC):
 
     @property
     def lc_secrets(self) -> Dict[str, str]:
-        """
+        """A map of constructor argument names to secret ids.
-        Return a map of constructor argument names to secret ids.
+
-        eg. {"openai_api_key": "OPENAI_API_KEY"}
+        For example,
+            {"openai_api_key": "OPENAI_API_KEY"}
         """
         return dict()
 
     @property
     def lc_attributes(self) -> Dict:
-        """
+        """List of attribute names that should be included in the serialized kwargs.
-        Return a list of attribute names that should be included in the
+
-        serialized kwargs. These attributes must be accepted by the
+        These attributes must be accepted by the constructor.
-        constructor.
         """
         return {}
 
+    @classmethod
+    def lc_id(cls) -> List[str]:
+        """A unique identifier for this class for serialization purposes.
+
+        The unique identifier is a list of strings that describes the path
+        to the object.
+        """
+        return [*cls.get_lc_namespace(), cls.__name__]
+
     class Config:
         extra = "ignore"
 
@@ -122,7 +131,7 @@ class Serializable(BaseModel, ABC):
         return {
             "lc": 1,
             "type": "constructor",
-            "id": [*self.get_lc_namespace(), self.__class__.__name__],
+            "id": self.lc_id(),
             "kwargs": lc_kwargs
             if not secrets
             else _replace_secrets(lc_kwargs, secrets),

libs/langchain/tests/unit_tests/load/test_dump.py

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ def test_person(snapshot: Any) -> None:
     assert dumps(p, pretty=True) == snapshot
     sp = SpecialPerson(another_secret="Wooo", secret="Hmm")
     assert dumps(sp, pretty=True) == snapshot
+    assert Person.lc_id() == ["test_dump", "Person"]
 
 
 @pytest.mark.requires("openai")