Returns:
            A list of merged documents.
        """
        # Get the results of all retrievers.
        retriever_docs = [
            retriever.get_relevant_documents(query) for retriever in self.retrievers
        ]
        # Merge the results of the retrievers.
        merged_documents = []
        max_docs = max(len(docs) for docs in retriever_docs)
        for i in range(max_docs):
            for retriever, doc in zip(self.retrievers, retriever_docs):
                if i < len(doc):
                    merged_documents.append(doc[i])
        return merged_documents
[docs]    async def amerge_documents(self, query: str) -> List[Document]:
        """
        Asynchronously merge the results of the retrievers.
        Args:
            query: The query to search for.
        Returns:
            A list of merged documents.
        """
        # Get the results of all retrievers.
        retriever_docs = [
            await retriever.aget_relevant_documents(query)
            for retriever in self.retrievers
        ]
        # Merge the results of the retrievers.
        merged_documents = []
        max_docs = max(len(docs) for docs in retriever_docs)
        for i in range(max_docs):
            for retriever, doc in zip(self.retrievers, retriever_docs):
                if i < len(doc):
                    merged_documents.append(doc[i])
        return merged_documents
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  Last updated on Jun 16, 2023.
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