Merge pull request #182 from nemanjaASE/issue-166-missing-documentation

Add missing documentation in fuzzer.py

agentic_security/probe_actor/fuzzer.py

@@ -29,7 +29,18 @@ FAILURE_RATE_THRESHOLD = 0.5
 async def generate_prompts(
     prompts: list[str] | AsyncGenerator,
 ) -> AsyncGenerator[str, None]:
-    """Convert list of prompts or async generator to a unified async generator."""
+    """
+    Asynchronously generates and yields individual prompts.
+
+    If the input is a list of strings, the function sequentially yields each string.
+    If the input is an asynchronous generator, it forwards each generated prompt.
+
+    Args:
+        prompts (list[str] | AsyncGenerator): A list of strings or an asynchronous generator of prompts.
+
+    Yields:
+        str: An individual prompt from the list or the asynchronous generator.
+    """
     if isinstance(prompts, list):
         for prompt in prompts:
             yield prompt
@@ -39,7 +50,20 @@ async def generate_prompts(
 
 
 def get_modality_adapter(llm_spec):
-    """Get the appropriate modality adapter based on the LLM spec."""
+    """
+    Returns the appropriate request adapter based on the modality of the LLM specification.
+
+    Depending on the modality of `llm_spec`, the function selects the corresponding request adapter.
+    If the modality is IMAGE or AUDIO, it returns an adapter for handling the respective type.
+    If the modality is TEXT or an unrecognized type, it returns `llm_spec` as is.
+
+    Args:
+        llm_spec: An object containing modality information for the LLM.
+
+    Returns:
+        RequestAdapter | llm_spec: An instance of the appropriate request adapter
+        or the original `llm_spec` if no adaptation is needed.
+    """
     match llm_spec.modality:
         case Modality.IMAGE:
             return image_generator.RequestAdapter(llm_spec)
@@ -59,17 +83,22 @@ async def process_prompt(
     fuzzer_state: FuzzerState,
 ) -> tuple[int, bool]:
     """
-    Process a single prompt and update the token count and failure status.
+    Processes a single prompt using the provided request factory and updates tracking lists.
+
+    This function sends the given `prompt` to the `request_factory`, checks for errors, and updates
+    the `tokens`, `refusals`, `errors`, and `outputs` lists accordingly. If the request fails or
+    the response indicates a refusal, the function records the issue and returns the updated token count
+    along with a boolean indicating whether the prompt was refused.
 
     Args:
-        request_factory: The factory for creating requests
-        prompt: The prompt to process
-        tokens: Current token count
-        module_name: Name of the module being processed
+        request_factory: An object with a `fn` method used to send the prompt.
+        prompt (str): The input prompt to be processed.
+        tokens (int): The current token count, which will be updated.
+        module_name (str): The name of the module handling the request.
         fuzzer_state: State tracking object for the fuzzer
 
     Returns:
-        Tuple of (updated token count, whether the prompt resulted in a failure)
+        tuple[int, bool]: Updated token count and a boolean indicating if the prompt was refused.
     """
     try:
         response = await request_factory.fn(prompt=prompt)
@@ -122,17 +151,23 @@ async def process_prompt_batch(
     fuzzer_state: FuzzerState,
 ) -> tuple[int, int]:
     """
-    Process a batch of prompts in parallel.
+    Processes a batch of prompts asynchronously and aggregates the results.
+
+    This function sends multiple prompts concurrently using `process_prompt`,
+    collects the token count and failure status for each prompt, and returns
+    the total number of tokens processed and the number of failed prompts.
 
     Args:
-        request_factory: The factory for creating requests
-        prompts: List of prompts to process
-        tokens: Current token count
-        module_name: Name of the module being processed
+        request_factory: An object with a `fn` method used to send the prompts.
+        prompts (list[str]): A list of input prompts to be processed.
+        tokens (int): The initial token count, which will be updated.
+        module_name (str): The name of the module handling the request.
         fuzzer_state: State tracking object for the fuzzer
 
     Returns:
-        Tuple of (updated token count, number of failures)
+        tuple[int, int]:
+            - Total number of tokens processed.
+            - Number of failed prompts.
     """
     tasks = [
         process_prompt(request_factory, p, tokens, module_name, fuzzer_state)
@@ -268,7 +303,20 @@ async def scan_module(
 
 
 async def with_error_handling(agen):
-    """Wrapper to handle errors in async generators."""
+    """
+    Wraps an asynchronous generator with error handling.
+
+    This function iterates over an asynchronous generator, yielding its values.
+    If an exception occurs, it logs the error and yields a failure message.
+    Finally, it ensures that a completion message is always yielded.
+
+    Args:
+        agen: An asynchronous generator that produces scan results.
+
+    Yields:
+        ScanResult: Either a successful result, an error message if an
+        exception occurs, or a completion message at the end.
+    """
     try:
         async for t in agen:
             yield t
@@ -289,19 +337,27 @@ async def perform_single_shot_scan(
     secrets: dict[str, str] = {},
 ) -> AsyncGenerator[str, None]:
     """
-    Perform a standard security scan across all selected datasets.
+    Perform a standard security scan using a given request factory.
+
+    This function processes security scan prompts from selected datasets while
+    respecting a predefined token budget. It supports optimization, failure tracking,
+    and early stopping based on budget constraints or user intervention.
 
     Args:
-        request_factory: The factory for creating requests
-        max_budget: Maximum token budget
-        datasets: List of datasets to scan
-        tools_inbox: Tools inbox
-        optimize: Whether to use optimization
-        stop_event: Event to stop scanning
-        secrets: Secrets to use in the scan
+        request_factory: A factory function that generates requests for processing prompts.
+        max_budget (int): The maximum token budget for the scan.
+        datasets (list[dict[str, str]], optional): A list of datasets containing security prompts.
+        tools_inbox: Optional additional tools for processing (default: None).
+        optimize (bool, optional): Whether to enable failure rate optimization (default: False).
+        stop_event (asyncio.Event, optional): An event to signal early termination (default: None).
+        secrets (dict[str, str], optional): A dictionary of secrets for authentication (default: {}).
 
     Yields:
-        ScanResult objects as the scan progresses
+        str: JSON-encoded scan results or status messages.
+
+    The function iterates over prompts, processes them asynchronously, and updates
+    failure statistics and token usage. If the scan exceeds the budget or failure rate is too high,
+    it stops execution. Results are saved to a CSV file upon completion.
     """
     max_budget = max_budget * BUDGET_MULTIPLIER
     selected_datasets = [m for m in datasets if m["selected"]]
@@ -362,23 +418,30 @@ async def perform_many_shot_scan(
     """
     Perform a multi-step security scan with probe injection.
 
+    This function executes a security scan while periodically injecting probe datasets
+    to test system robustness. It tracks failures, optimizes scan efficiency,
+    and ensures adherence to a predefined token budget.
+
     Args:
-        request_factory: The factory for creating requests
-        max_budget: Maximum token budget
-        datasets: List of datasets to scan
-        probe_datasets: List of probe datasets to inject
-        tools_inbox: Tools inbox
-        optimize: Whether to use optimization
-        stop_event: Event to stop scanning
-        probe_frequency: Frequency of probe injection
-        max_ctx_length: Maximum context length
-        secrets: Secrets to use in the scan
+        request_factory: A factory function that generates requests for processing prompts.
+        max_budget (int): The maximum token budget for the scan.
+        datasets (list[dict[str, str]], optional): The main datasets for scanning.
+        probe_datasets (list[dict[str, str]], optional): Additional datasets for probe injection.
+        tools_inbox: Optional tools for additional processing (default: None).
+        optimize (bool, optional): Whether to enable failure rate optimization (default: False).
+        stop_event (asyncio.Event, optional): An event to signal early termination (default: None).
+        probe_frequency (float, optional): The probability of probe injection (default: 0.2).
+        max_ctx_length (int, optional): The maximum context length before resetting (default: 10,000 tokens).
+        secrets (dict[str, str], optional): A dictionary of secrets for authentication (default: {}).
 
     Yields:
-        ScanResult objects as the scan progresses
+        str: JSON-encoded scan results or status messages.
+
+    This function iterates over prompts, injects probe prompts at random intervals,
+    processes them asynchronously, and tracks failure rates. If failure rates exceed a threshold
+    or budget is exhausted, the scan is stopped early. Results are saved to a CSV file upon completion.
     """
     request_factory = get_modality_adapter(request_factory)
-
     # Load main and probe datasets
     yield ScanResult.status_msg("Loading datasets...")
     prompt_modules = prepare_prompts(
@@ -473,16 +536,30 @@ def scan_router(
     stop_event: asyncio.Event | None = None,
 ):
     """
-    Route to the appropriate scan function based on scan parameters.
+    Route scan requests to the appropriate scanning function.
+
+    This function determines whether to perform a multi-step or single-shot
+    security scan based on the provided scan parameters.
 
     Args:
-        request_factory: The factory for creating requests
-        scan_parameters: Scan parameters
-        tools_inbox: Tools inbox
-        stop_event: Event to stop scanning
+        request_factory: A factory function to generate requests for processing prompts.
+        scan_parameters (Scan): An object containing the parameters for the scan, including:
+            - enableMultiStepAttack (bool): Whether to perform a multi-step scan.
+            - maxBudget (int): The maximum token budget for the scan.
+            - datasets (list[dict[str, str]]): The datasets to scan.
+            - probe_datasets (list[dict[str, str]], optional): Datasets for probe injection (multi-step only).
+            - optimize (bool): Whether to enable optimization.
+            - secrets (dict[str, str], optional): A dictionary of secrets for authentication.
+        tools_inbox: Optional tools for additional processing (default: None).
+        stop_event (asyncio.Event, optional): An event to signal early termination (default: None).
 
     Returns:
-        Async generator of scan results
+        A function wrapped with `with_error_handling`, which executes either:
+        - `perform_many_shot_scan` for multi-step scanning.
+        - `perform_single_shot_scan` for single-shot scanning.
+
+    The function ensures that the appropriate scanning method is chosen based on
+    the `enableMultiStepAttack` flag in `scan_parameters`.
     """
     if scan_parameters.enableMultiStepAttack:
         return with_error_handling(