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+"""Shared LiteLLM wrapper for chat, embeddings, Module B, and GSoC/OIE.
+
+PromptHandler stays DB-coupled (embedding contract + RAG). Everything else
+that only needs a completion or embedding should call this module instead of
+``import litellm`` so retry, rate-limit detection, and response parsing stay
+in one place.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+import os
+import time
+from typing import Any, Callable, List, Optional, Sequence
+
+from application.prompt_client.llm_error_utils import is_rate_limit_error
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+LlmFn = Callable[[str, str], str]
+
+
+def retry_policy() -> tuple[int, int]:
+    """Return (max_retries, sleep_seconds) from CRE_LLM_* env vars."""
+    return (
+        int(os.environ.get("CRE_LLM_MAX_RETRIES", "2")),
+        int(os.environ.get("CRE_LLM_RETRY_SLEEP_SECONDS", "15")),
+    )
+
+
+def get_litellm() -> Any:
+    """Import LiteLLM or raise the same RuntimeError PromptHandler uses."""
+    try:
+        import litellm  # type: ignore
+    except ImportError as exc:
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            "litellm package is required for PromptHandler LLM calls"
+        ) from exc
+    return litellm
+
+
+def with_rate_limit_retry(
+    fn: Callable[[], Any],
+    *,
+    context: str,
+    max_retries: Optional[int] = None,
+    retry_sleep_seconds: Optional[int] = None,
+) -> Any:
+    default_retries, default_sleep = retry_policy()
+    retries = default_retries if max_retries is None else max_retries
+    sleep_s = default_sleep if retry_sleep_seconds is None else retry_sleep_seconds
+    for attempt in range(retries + 1):
+        try:
+            return fn()
+        except Exception as err:
+            if not is_rate_limit_error(err) or attempt >= retries:
+                raise
+            logger.info(
+                "rate/quota limited during %s; sleeping %ss (attempt %s/%s)",
+                context,
+                sleep_s,
+                attempt + 1,
+                retries + 1,
+            )
+            time.sleep(sleep_s)
+    raise RuntimeError("unreachable: retry loop exited unexpectedly")
+
+
+def extract_content_text(response: Any, *, strict: bool = True) -> str:
+    """Pull assistant text from a LiteLLM completion (object or dict)."""
+    choices = getattr(response, "choices", None)
+    if not choices and isinstance(response, dict):
+        choices = response.get("choices")
+    if not choices:
+        if strict:
+            raise ValueError("LLM response did not contain choices")
+        return ""
+    first = choices[0]
+    msg = getattr(first, "message", None)
+    if msg is None and isinstance(first, dict):
+        msg = first.get("message")
+    if msg is None:
+        if strict:
+            raise ValueError("LLM response did not contain message content")
+        return ""
+    content = getattr(msg, "content", None)
+    if content is None and isinstance(msg, dict):
+        content = msg.get("content")
+    if content is None:
+        if strict:
+            raise ValueError("LLM response did not contain message content")
+        return ""
+    if isinstance(content, list):
+        return "".join(
+            part.get("text", "") if isinstance(part, dict) else str(part)
+            for part in content
+        ).strip()
+    return str(content).strip()
+
+
+def extract_embeddings(response: Any) -> List[List[float]]:
+    data = getattr(response, "data", None)
+    if data is None and isinstance(response, dict):
+        data = response.get("data")
+    if not isinstance(data, list):
+        raise ValueError("Embedding response missing data list")
+    vectors: List[List[float]] = []
+    for item in data:
+        emb = getattr(item, "embedding", None)
+        if emb is None and isinstance(item, dict):
+            emb = item.get("embedding")
+        if not isinstance(emb, list):
+            raise ValueError("Embedding item missing vector")
+        vectors.append([float(x) for x in emb])
+    return vectors
+
+
+def completion(
+    *,
+    model: str,
+    messages: Sequence[dict[str, Any]],
+    context: str = "LiteLLM completion",
+    client: Any = None,
+    max_retries: Optional[int] = None,
+    retry_sleep_seconds: Optional[int] = None,
+    **kwargs: Any,
+) -> Any:
+    """LiteLLM chat completion with shared rate-limit retry."""
+    llm = client if client is not None else get_litellm()
+
+    def _call() -> Any:
+        return llm.completion(model=model, messages=list(messages), **kwargs)
+
+    return with_rate_limit_retry(
+        _call,
+        context=context,
+        max_retries=max_retries,
+        retry_sleep_seconds=retry_sleep_seconds,
+    )
+
+
+def embedding(
+    *,
+    model: str,
+    input: str | List[str],
+    context: str = "LiteLLM embeddings",
+    client: Any = None,
+    max_retries: Optional[int] = None,
+    retry_sleep_seconds: Optional[int] = None,
+    **kwargs: Any,
+) -> Any:
+    llm = client if client is not None else get_litellm()
+
+    def _call() -> Any:
+        return llm.embedding(model=model, input=input, **kwargs)
+
+    return with_rate_limit_retry(
+        _call,
+        context=context,
+        max_retries=max_retries,
+        retry_sleep_seconds=retry_sleep_seconds,
+    )
+
+
+def completion_text(
+    *,
+    model: str,
+    messages: Sequence[dict[str, Any]],
+    strict: bool = True,
+    **kwargs: Any,
+) -> str:
+    return extract_content_text(
+        completion(model=model, messages=messages, **kwargs),
+        strict=strict,
+    )
+
+
+def system_user_fn(
+    model: str,
+    *,
+    temperature: float = 0.0,
+    extra_try_kwargs: Optional[dict[str, Any]] = None,
+    **kwargs: Any,
+) -> LlmFn:
+    """Build ``(system, user) -> text`` for Librarian / OIE call sites."""
+
+    def _call(system: str, user: str) -> str:
+        messages = [
+            {"role": "system", "content": system},
+            {"role": "user", "content": user},
+        ]
+        if extra_try_kwargs:
+            try:
+                return completion_text(
+                    model=model,
+                    messages=messages,
+                    temperature=temperature,
+                    **extra_try_kwargs,
+                    **kwargs,
+                )
+            except Exception:
+                logger.debug(
+                    "LiteLLM extra kwargs failed for model=%s; retrying without them",
+                    model,
+                    exc_info=True,
+                )
+        return completion_text(
+            model=model,
+            messages=messages,
+            temperature=temperature,
+            **kwargs,
+        )
+
+    return _call