buffer_as_messages() — langchain Function Reference

Architecture documentation for the buffer_as_messages() function in buffer.py from the langchain codebase.

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Dependency Diagram

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  2d779f04_596b_6ef2_fc18_6241c6bee45f["ConversationBufferMemory"]
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Source Code

libs/langchain/langchain_classic/memory/buffer.py lines 66–68

    def buffer_as_messages(self) -> list[BaseMessage]:
        """Exposes the buffer as a list of messages in case return_messages is False."""
        return self.chat_memory.messages