buffer() — langchain Function Reference

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

Function python LangChainCore MessageInterface

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Dependency Diagram

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  c8a80cfc_d57e_8f95_f465_c5bd71e2a7d4["ConversationBufferWindowMemory"]
  b0159363_70cc_d205_abb2_4321e1d1f248 -->|defined in| c8a80cfc_d57e_8f95_f465_c5bd71e2a7d4
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Source Code

libs/langchain/langchain_classic/memory/buffer_window.py lines 32–34

    def buffer(self) -> str | list[BaseMessage]:
        """String buffer of memory."""
        return self.buffer_as_messages if self.return_messages else self.buffer_as_str