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langchain/libs/langchain_v1/tests/unit_tests/tools
Eugene Yurtsev 1bf29da0d6 feat(langchain_v1): add on_tool_call middleware hook (#33329)
Adds generator-based middleware for intercepting tool execution in
agents. Middleware can retry on errors, cache results, modify requests,
or short-circuit execution.

### Implementation

**Middleware Protocol**
```python
class AgentMiddleware:
    def on_tool_call(
        self,
        request: ToolCallRequest,
        state: StateT,
        runtime: Runtime[ContextT],
    ) -> Generator[ToolCallRequest | ToolMessage | Command, ToolMessage | Command, None]:
        """
        Yields: ToolCallRequest (execute), ToolMessage (cached result), or Command (control flow)
        Receives: ToolMessage or Command via .send()
        Returns: None (final result is last value sent to handler)
        """
        yield request  # passthrough
```

**Composition**
Multiple middleware compose automatically (first = outermost), with
`_chain_tool_call_handlers()` stacking them like nested function calls.

### Examples

**Retry on error:**
```python
class RetryMiddleware(AgentMiddleware):
    def on_tool_call(self, request, state, runtime):
        for attempt in range(3):
            response = yield request
            if not isinstance(response, ToolMessage) or response.status != "error":
                return
            if attempt == 2:
                return  # Give up
```

**Cache results:**
```python
class CacheMiddleware(AgentMiddleware):
    def on_tool_call(self, request, state, runtime):
        cache_key = (request.tool_call["name"], tuple(request.tool_call["args"].items()))
        if cached := self.cache.get(cache_key):
            yield ToolMessage(content=cached, tool_call_id=request.tool_call["id"])
        else:
            response = yield request
            self.cache[cache_key] = response.content
```

**Emulate tools with LLM**
```python
class ToolEmulator(AgentMiddleware):
    def on_tool_call(self, request, state, runtime):
        prompt = f"""Emulate: {request.tool_call["name"]}
Description: {request.tool.description}
Args: {request.tool_call["args"]}
Return ONLY the tool's output."""

        response = emulator_model.invoke([HumanMessage(prompt)])
        yield ToolMessage(
            content=response.content,
            tool_call_id=request.tool_call["id"],
            name=request.tool_call["name"],
        )
```

**Modify requests:**
```python
class ScalingMiddleware(AgentMiddleware):
    def on_tool_call(self, request, state, runtime):
        if "value" in request.tool_call["args"]:
            request.tool_call["args"]["value"] *= 2
        yield request
```
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