examples = [dict(e.metadata) for e in example_docs]
        # If example keys are provided, filter examples to those keys.
        if self.example_keys:
            examples = [{k: eg[k] for k in self.example_keys} for eg in examples]
        return examples
[docs]    @classmethod
    def from_examples(
        cls,
        examples: List[dict],
        embeddings: Embeddings,
        vectorstore_cls: Type[VectorStore],
        k: int = 4,
        input_keys: Optional[List[str]] = None,
        fetch_k: int = 20,
        **vectorstore_cls_kwargs: Any,
    ) -> MaxMarginalRelevanceExampleSelector:
        """Create k-shot example selector using example list and embeddings.
        Reshuffles examples dynamically based on query similarity.
        Args:
            examples: List of examples to use in the prompt.
            embeddings: An iniialized embedding API interface, e.g. OpenAIEmbeddings().
            vectorstore_cls: A vector store DB interface class, e.g. FAISS.
            k: Number of examples to select
            input_keys: If provided, the search is based on the input variables
                instead of all variables.
            vectorstore_cls_kwargs: optional kwargs containing url for vector store
        Returns:
            The ExampleSelector instantiated, backed by a vector store.
        """
        if input_keys:
            string_examples = [
                " ".join(sorted_values({k: eg[k] for k in input_keys}))
                for eg in examples
            ]
        else:
            string_examples = [" ".join(sorted_values(eg)) for eg in examples]
        vectorstore = vectorstore_cls.from_texts(
            string_examples, embeddings, metadatas=examples, **vectorstore_cls_kwargs
        )