Data Anonymization

This example demonstrates how to use ControlFlow to create a task that anonymizes sensitive information in text. It showcases the use of custom types and context passing for data privacy tasks.

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Code

The following code creates a function that takes a text string containing sensitive information and returns an anonymized version along with the replacements made:

import controlflow as cf
from pydantic import BaseModel

class AnonymizationResult(BaseModel):
    original: str
    anonymized: str
    replacements: dict[str, str]

def anonymize_text(text: str) -> AnonymizationResult:
    return cf.run(
        "Anonymize the given text by replacing personal information with generic placeholders",
        result_type=AnonymizationResult,
        context={"text": text}
    )

Now we can use this function to anonymize text containing sensitive information:

original_text = "John Doe, born on 05/15/1980, lives at 123 Main St, New York. His email is john.doe@example.com."

result = anonymize_text(original_text)
print(f"Original: {result.original}")
print(f"Anonymized: {result.anonymized}")
print("Replacements:")
for original, placeholder in result.replacements.items():
    print(f"  {original} -> {placeholder}")

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Key concepts

This implementation showcases several important ControlFlow features:

1. Pydantic models: We use a Pydantic model (AnonymizationResult) to define the structure of our anonymization result. This ensures that the task returns well-structured, consistent results including the original text, anonymized text, and replacements made.

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   class AnonymizationResult(BaseModel):
       original: str
       anonymized: str
       replacements: dict[str, str]
   

2. Context passing: We pass the original text as context to the task, providing all necessary information for the anonymization process.

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   context={"text": text}
   

By leveraging these ControlFlow features, we create an efficient and flexible data anonymization tool. This example demonstrates how ControlFlow can be used to build AI-powered privacy-enhancing workflows that can handle sensitive information with care.