Ensure load and search tool spec loads documents (#11733)

llama-index-core/llama_index/core/tools/tool_spec/load_and_search/base.py

@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ Tool that wraps any data loader, and is able to load data on-demand.
 
 """
 
-
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Type
 
 from llama_index.core.bridge.pydantic import BaseModel
 from llama_index.core.indices.base import BaseIndex
 from llama_index.core.indices.vector_store import VectorStoreIndex
+from llama_index.core.schema import Document
 from llama_index.core.tools.function_tool import FunctionTool
 from llama_index.core.tools.tool_spec.base import SPEC_FUNCTION_TYPE, BaseToolSpec
 from llama_index.core.tools.types import ToolMetadata
@@ -123,6 +123,19 @@ class LoadAndSearchToolSpec(BaseToolSpec):
     def load(self, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
         # Call the wrapped tool and save the result in the index
         docs = self._tool(*args, **kwargs).raw_output
+
+        # convert to Document if necessary
+        if isinstance(docs, list):
+            for i, doc in enumerate(docs):
+                if not isinstance(doc, Document):
+                    docs[i] = Document(text=str(doc))
+        elif isinstance(docs, str):
+            docs = [Document(text=docs)]
+        elif isinstance(docs, Document):
+            docs = [docs]
+        else:
+            doc = [Document(text=str(docs))]
+
         if self._index:
             for doc in docs:
                 self._index.insert(doc, **self._index_kwargs)