feat: add per-model Vertex AI region support for judge panel

config/system.yaml

@@ -46,6 +46,18 @@ llm_pool:
         # Add, remove or override model specific parameters
         temperature: null             # Removes temperature from default
         max_completion_tokens: 2048   # Overrides default
+    # Vertex AI example with per-model region:
+    # judge_vertex_gemini:
+    #   provider: vertex_ai
+    #   model: gemini-2.0-flash
+    #   parameters:
+    #     vertex_location: us-central1        # Region for this model
+    #     # vertex_project: my-gcp-project    # Optional: override GCP project
+    # judge_vertex_llama:
+    #   provider: vertex_ai
+    #   model: meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-maas
+    #   parameters:
+    #     vertex_location: europe-west1       # Different region for this model
 
 # Judge Panel: multiple judges from the pool
 # Combine their scores. First judge in judges is the fallback when the full panel is not used for a metric.

src/lightspeed_evaluation/core/llm/litellm_patch.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-"""LiteLLM configuration for token tracking and Ragas 0.4 compatibility.
+"""LiteLLM configuration for token tracking, Ragas 0.4 compatibility, and Vertex AI support.
 
-This module configures litellm for two purposes:
+This module configures litellm for three purposes:
 
 1. TOKEN TRACKING: Wraps litellm.completion, litellm.acompletion, litellm.embedding,
    and litellm.aembedding to track token usage for all LLM and embedding calls.
@@ -14,14 +14,22 @@
 
    We replace the LoggingWorker with a no-op implementation to avoid this.
    This is safe because we don't use litellm's built-in observability features.
+
+3. VERTEX AI PER-MODEL REGION SUPPORT: litellm.drop_params=True (set by
+   DeepEval) silently strips vertex_project and vertex_location from
+   completion kwargs. The completion wrappers intercept these params and
+   temporarily set them as litellm module-level attributes, which litellm
+   checks as a fallback in its vertex_ai handler.
 """
 
+import asyncio
 import logging
 import os
 import threading
 import warnings
+from contextlib import asynccontextmanager, contextmanager
 from functools import wraps
-from typing import Any
+from typing import Any, AsyncGenerator, Generator
 
 import litellm
 
@@ -89,6 +97,85 @@ def clear_queue(self) -> None:
 litellm.suppress_debug_info = True
 
 
+# =============================================================================
+# GLOBAL STATE LOCK
+# =============================================================================
+# Single lock for ALL litellm global state mutations (cache, ssl_verify,
+# vertex_project, vertex_location). Import this lock in any module that
+# reads/writes litellm global state to prevent race conditions between
+# concurrent pipelines. Both sync and async code paths share this lock;
+# async callers use asyncio.to_thread so the event loop is never blocked.
+litellm_state_lock = threading.Lock()
+
+
+# =============================================================================
+# VERTEX AI PER-MODEL REGION SUPPORT
+# =============================================================================
+# litellm.drop_params=True (set by DeepEval) silently strips vertex_project
+# and vertex_location from completion kwargs. We intercept these params and
+# temporarily set them as litellm module-level attributes, which litellm
+# checks as a fallback in its vertex_ai handler.
+
+
+@contextmanager
+def _vertex_override(kwargs: dict[str, Any]) -> Generator[None, None, None]:
+    """Pop vertex_project/vertex_location from kwargs and set as litellm module attrs.
+
+    Always acquires litellm_state_lock to prevent concurrent reads of partially
+    updated globals, even when no vertex params are present in kwargs.
+    """
+    with litellm_state_lock:
+        vp = kwargs.pop("vertex_project", None)
+        vl = kwargs.pop("vertex_location", None)
+        if vp is None and vl is None:
+            yield
+            return
+        old_vp = getattr(litellm, "vertex_project", None)
+        old_vl = getattr(litellm, "vertex_location", None)
+        try:
+            if vp is not None:
+                litellm.vertex_project = vp
+            if vl is not None:
+                litellm.vertex_location = vl
+            yield
+        finally:
+            litellm.vertex_project = old_vp
+            litellm.vertex_location = old_vl
+
+
+@asynccontextmanager
+async def _vertex_override_async(
+    kwargs: dict[str, Any],
+) -> AsyncGenerator[None, None]:
+    """Async version of _vertex_override using asyncio.to_thread.
+
+    Acquires litellm_state_lock before mutating globals and holds it across the
+    yield so no concurrent caller can see partially-updated state.  Lock
+    acquire/release use asyncio.to_thread to avoid blocking the event loop.
+    Uses the same lock as the synchronous path to prevent races between sync
+    and async callers.
+    """
+    vp = kwargs.pop("vertex_project", None)
+    vl = kwargs.pop("vertex_location", None)
+    if vp is None and vl is None:
+        yield
+        return
+
+    await asyncio.to_thread(litellm_state_lock.acquire)
+    old_vp = getattr(litellm, "vertex_project", None)
+    old_vl = getattr(litellm, "vertex_location", None)
+    try:
+        if vp is not None:
+            litellm.vertex_project = vp
+        if vl is not None:
+            litellm.vertex_location = vl
+        yield
+    finally:
+        litellm.vertex_project = old_vp
+        litellm.vertex_location = old_vl
+        await asyncio.to_thread(litellm_state_lock.release)
+
+
 # =============================================================================
 # TOKEN TRACKING: Wrap completion and embedding functions
 # =============================================================================
@@ -101,11 +188,11 @@ def clear_queue(self) -> None:
 _original_aembedding = litellm.aembedding
 
 
-# Patch litellm's completion functions to include token tracking
 @wraps(_original_completion)
 def _completion_with_token_tracking(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
-    """Wrapper around litellm.completion that tracks tokens."""
-    response = _original_completion(*args, **kwargs)
+    """Wrapper around litellm.completion that tracks tokens and handles Vertex params."""
+    with _vertex_override(kwargs):
+        response = _original_completion(*args, **kwargs)
     try:
         track_judge_tokens(response)
     except Exception as e:  # pylint: disable=broad-exception-caught
@@ -115,16 +202,16 @@ def _completion_with_token_tracking(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
 
 @wraps(_original_acompletion)
 async def _acompletion_with_token_tracking(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
-    """Wrapper around litellm.acompletion that tracks tokens."""
-    response = await _original_acompletion(*args, **kwargs)
+    """Wrapper around litellm.acompletion that tracks tokens and handles Vertex params."""
+    async with _vertex_override_async(kwargs):
+        response = await _original_acompletion(*args, **kwargs)
     try:
         track_judge_tokens(response)
     except Exception as e:  # pylint: disable=broad-exception-caught
         logger.exception("Failed to track tokens for acompletion: %s", e)
     return response
 
 
-# Patch litellm's embedding functions to include token tracking
 @wraps(_original_embedding)
 def _embedding_with_token_tracking(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
     """Wrapper around litellm.embedding that tracks tokens."""
@@ -147,22 +234,12 @@ async def _aembedding_with_token_tracking(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
     return response
 
 
-# Patch litellm's completion and embedding functions to include token tracking
 litellm.completion = _completion_with_token_tracking
 litellm.acompletion = _acompletion_with_token_tracking
 litellm.embedding = _embedding_with_token_tracking
 litellm.aembedding = _aembedding_with_token_tracking
 
 
-# =============================================================================
-# GLOBAL STATE LOCK
-# =============================================================================
-# Single lock for ALL litellm global state mutations (cache, ssl_verify).
-# Import this lock in any module that reads/writes litellm.cache or
-# litellm.ssl_verify to prevent race conditions between concurrent pipelines.
-litellm_state_lock = threading.Lock()
-
-
 # =============================================================================
 # SSL CONFIGURATION UTILITY
 # =============================================================================