format_messages() — langchain Function Reference

Architecture documentation for the format_messages() function in chat.py from the langchain codebase.

Function python PromptManagement ChatTemplates calls 3 called by 1

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Dependency Diagram

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  294ab761_8d23_d66d_6743_cc31d8ac0289["format_messages()"]
  894611e5_5039_7621_4673_821d0b9b6f17["_StringImageMessagePromptTemplate"]
  294ab761_8d23_d66d_6743_cc31d8ac0289 -->|defined in| 894611e5_5039_7621_4673_821d0b9b6f17
  3614db71_8c6d_b963_aa95_00d88d57c918["format_messages()"]
  3614db71_8c6d_b963_aa95_00d88d57c918 -->|calls| 294ab761_8d23_d66d_6743_cc31d8ac0289
  4d5e2501_6d84_a2a3_49d1_fa84af2fe2d1["format()"]
  294ab761_8d23_d66d_6743_cc31d8ac0289 -->|calls| 4d5e2501_6d84_a2a3_49d1_fa84af2fe2d1
  3614db71_8c6d_b963_aa95_00d88d57c918["format_messages()"]
  294ab761_8d23_d66d_6743_cc31d8ac0289 -->|calls| 3614db71_8c6d_b963_aa95_00d88d57c918
  c5487c6c_d88c_b7f9_8f1f_8abaf332a76d["format()"]
  294ab761_8d23_d66d_6743_cc31d8ac0289 -->|calls| c5487c6c_d88c_b7f9_8f1f_8abaf332a76d
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Source Code

libs/core/langchain_core/prompts/chat.py lines 551–560

    def format_messages(self, **kwargs: Any) -> list[BaseMessage]:
        """Format messages from kwargs.

        Args:
            **kwargs: Keyword arguments to use for formatting.

        Returns:
            List of `BaseMessage` objects.
        """
        return [self.format(**kwargs)]