Smart Text Completion
Build Gmail Compose-style smart text completion systems. Learn real-time inference, personalization, edge optimization, and evaluation techniques for production completion services.
Completion System Components
System Architecture
PythonKey Concepts:
- • Real-time inference pipeline
- • Context-aware suggestions
- • Multi-model serving strategy
- • Latency optimization techniques
class SmartCompletionSystem:
"""
Gmail Compose-style smart text completion system
Real-time, context-aware suggestions with sub-100ms latency
"""
def __init__(self, config):
self.config = config
self.models = self.load_completion_models()
self.context_analyzer = self.initialize_context_analyzer()
self.suggestion_cache = self.setup_caching()
self.user_preferences = self.load_user_preferences()
def load_completion_models(self):
"""Load different models for different completion tasks"""
models = {
'short_phrase': self.load_lightweight_model('gpt2-medium'),
'sentence': self.load_distilled_model('t5-small'),
'paragraph': self.load_specialized_model('completion-gpt'),
'email_specific': self.load_domain_model('email-completion')
}
# Model selection strategy
self.model_selector = ModelSelector(models)
return models
def initialize_context_analyzer(self):
"""Analyze context for better completions"""
class ContextAnalyzer:
def __init__(self):
self.intent_classifier = self.load_intent_model()
self.topic_extractor = self.load_topic_model()
self.formality_detector = self.load_formality_model()
def analyze_context(self, text, metadata):
"""Extract context features for completion"""
context = {
'intent': self.classify_intent(text),
'topic': self.extract_topic(text),
'formality': self.detect_formality(text),
'position': self.analyze_cursor_position(text, metadata['cursor']),
'email_type': self.classify_email_type(metadata),
'recipient_context': self.analyze_recipients(metadata.get('recipients', []))
}
return context
def classify_intent(self, text):
"""Classify writing intent"""
# Request, inform, persuade, thank, apologize, etc.
intent_features = self.extract_intent_features(text)
return self.intent_classifier.predict(intent_features)
def extract_topic(self, text):
"""Extract main topics"""
# Business, personal, technical, sales, support, etc.
embeddings = self.get_text_embeddings(text)
topics = self.topic_extractor.transform(embeddings)
return topics
def detect_formality(self, text):
"""Detect formality level"""
# Formal, semi-formal, casual
features = {
'contraction_count': len(re.findall(r"w+'[a-z]", text)),
'formal_words': self.count_formal_vocabulary(text),
'sentence_length': np.mean([len(s.split()) for s in text.split('.')]),
'greeting_type': self.classify_greeting(text)
}
return self.formality_detector.predict([list(features.values())])[0]
def analyze_cursor_position(self, text, cursor_pos):
"""Analyze where user is typing"""
return {
'sentence_start': self.is_sentence_start(text, cursor_pos),
'paragraph_start': self.is_paragraph_start(text, cursor_pos),
'mid_sentence': self.is_mid_sentence(text, cursor_pos),
'after_punctuation': self.is_after_punctuation(text, cursor_pos)
}
return ContextAnalyzer()
async def generate_suggestions(self, text, cursor_position, metadata):
"""Main completion generation pipeline"""
# Step 1: Analyze context
context = self.context_analyzer.analyze_context(text, {
'cursor': cursor_position,
'recipients': metadata.get('recipients', []),
'subject': metadata.get('subject', ''),
'thread_context': metadata.get('thread_context', '')
})
# Step 2: Select appropriate model
model_type = self.select_completion_model(context, text, cursor_position)
model = self.models[model_type]
# Step 3: Prepare input with context
model_input = self.prepare_model_input(text, context, cursor_position)
# Step 4: Generate multiple candidates
candidates = await self.generate_candidates(model, model_input, context)
# Step 5: Rank and filter suggestions
ranked_suggestions = self.rank_suggestions(candidates, context, text)
# Step 6: Post-process for UI
final_suggestions = self.post_process_suggestions(ranked_suggestions)
return final_suggestions
def select_completion_model(self, context, text, cursor_pos):
"""Select best model based on context"""
# Estimate completion length needed
remaining_sentence = self.estimate_remaining_sentence(text, cursor_pos)
if remaining_sentence < 5: # Short phrase
return 'short_phrase'
elif remaining_sentence < 20: # Full sentence
return 'sentence'
elif context['position']['paragraph_start']: # New paragraph
return 'paragraph'
else: # Email-specific completion
return 'email_specific'
async def generate_candidates(self, model, model_input, context, num_candidates=10):
"""Generate multiple completion candidates"""
candidates = []
# Primary generation
primary_outputs = await model.generate(
model_input,
num_return_sequences=num_candidates,
temperature=0.7,
max_length=50,
do_sample=True,
top_p=0.9
)
for output in primary_outputs:
candidate = {
'text': output.generated_text,
'confidence': output.sequence_score,
'model_type': 'primary',
'tokens': output.tokens
}
candidates.append(candidate)
# Template-based suggestions for common patterns
template_suggestions = self.generate_template_suggestions(context)
candidates.extend(template_suggestions)
# Personal writing style adaptation
if self.user_preferences.get('personalization_enabled'):
personal_suggestions = await self.generate_personalized_suggestions(
model_input, context
)
candidates.extend(personal_suggestions)
return candidates
def rank_suggestions(self, candidates, context, original_text):
"""Rank suggestions by relevance and quality"""
scored_candidates = []
for candidate in candidates:
score = self.calculate_suggestion_score(candidate, context, original_text)
scored_candidates.append((candidate, score))
# Sort by score descending
scored_candidates.sort(key=lambda x: x[1], reverse=True)
return [candidate for candidate, score in scored_candidates[:5]]
def calculate_suggestion_score(self, candidate, context, original_text):
"""Multi-factor scoring for suggestions"""
score = 0.0
# Model confidence
score += candidate['confidence'] * 0.3
# Context relevance
relevance = self.calculate_context_relevance(candidate['text'], context)
score += relevance * 0.25
# Fluency and grammar
fluency = self.assess_fluency(candidate['text'])
score += fluency * 0.2
# Personalization match
if self.user_preferences.get('personalization_enabled'):
personal_match = self.calculate_personal_match(candidate['text'])
score += personal_match * 0.15
# Diversity bonus (avoid repetitive suggestions)
diversity = self.calculate_diversity_bonus(candidate['text'], original_text)
score += diversity * 0.1
return score
Performance Requirements
Metric | Target | Measurement | Optimization Strategy |
---|---|---|---|
Latency (P95) | < 100ms | End-to-end response time | Model quantization, edge deployment |
Acceptance Rate | > 25% | Suggestions accepted by users | Personalization, context awareness |
Keystroke Savings | > 15% | Characters saved per completion | Smart suggestion length, timing |
Availability | 99.9% | System uptime | Redundancy, graceful degradation |
Production Best Practices
⚡ Latency Optimization
- • Use TensorRT/ONNX for model optimization
- • Deploy lightweight models to edge nodes
- • Implement aggressive caching strategies
- • Pre-compute common completion patterns
🎯 Quality Enhancement
- • Context-aware suggestion ranking
- • User behavior-based personalization
- • Multi-model ensemble for diversity
- • Continuous A/B testing for improvements
🔒 Privacy Protection
- • Federated learning for personalization
- • Differential privacy for user data
- • On-device processing when possible
- • Secure aggregation of model updates
📊 Monitoring & Analytics
- • Real-time latency and error monitoring
- • User engagement and satisfaction metrics
- • Model performance drift detection
- • Business impact measurement (typing efficiency)
Smart Completion Pipeline
Input Processing
Capture user input, analyze context, detect completion triggers
Context Analysis
Extract intent, topic, formality, and user preferences
Model Selection
Choose optimal model based on completion type and context
Generation & Ranking
Generate candidates, rank by relevance, filter for quality
Personalization
Adapt suggestions to user writing style and preferences
UI Integration
Display suggestions with optimal timing and visual design
📝 Test Your Understanding
What is the most critical factor for smart text completion system performance?
Essential Technologies for Smart Text Completion
Transformers→
Transformer models for text completion
PyTorch→
Deep learning framework for model optimization
Redis→
Caching for sub-millisecond completion lookup
TensorRT→
GPU optimization for ultra-low latency inference
Kubernetes→
Orchestration for edge deployment
Prometheus→
Performance monitoring and alerting