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docs/docs/how_to/filter_messages.ipynb

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+{
+ "cells": [
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "id": "e389175d-8a65-4f0d-891c-dbdfabb3c3ef",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "# How to filter messages\n",
+    "\n",
+    "In more complex chains and agents we might track state with a list of messages. This list can start to accumulate messages from multiple different models, speakers, sub-chains, etc., and we may only want to pass subsets of this full list of messages to each model call in the chain/agent.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "The `filter_messages` utility makes it easy to filter messages by type, id, or name.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "## Basic usage"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": 1,
+   "id": "f4ad2fd3-3cab-40d4-a989-972115865b8b",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "[HumanMessage(content='example input', name='example_user', id='2'),\n",
+       " HumanMessage(content='real input', name='bob', id='4')]"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 1,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
+   "source": [
+    "from langchain_core.messages import (\n",
+    "    AIMessage,\n",
+    "    HumanMessage,\n",
+    "    SystemMessage,\n",
+    "    filter_messages,\n",
+    ")\n",
+    "\n",
+    "messages = [\n",
+    "    SystemMessage(\"you are a good assistant\", id=\"1\"),\n",
+    "    HumanMessage(\"example input\", id=\"2\", name=\"example_user\"),\n",
+    "    AIMessage(\"example output\", id=\"3\", name=\"example_assistant\"),\n",
+    "    HumanMessage(\"real input\", id=\"4\", name=\"bob\"),\n",
+    "    AIMessage(\"real output\", id=\"5\", name=\"alice\"),\n",
+    "]\n",
+    "\n",
+    "filter_messages(messages, include_types=\"human\")"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": 2,
+   "id": "7b663a1e-a8ae-453e-a072-8dd75dfab460",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "[SystemMessage(content='you are a good assistant', id='1'),\n",
+       " HumanMessage(content='real input', name='bob', id='4'),\n",
+       " AIMessage(content='real output', name='alice', id='5')]"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 2,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
+   "source": [
+    "filter_messages(messages, exclude_names=[\"example_user\", \"example_assistant\"])"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": 3,
+   "id": "db170e46-03f8-4710-b967-23c70c3ac054",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "[HumanMessage(content='example input', name='example_user', id='2'),\n",
+       " HumanMessage(content='real input', name='bob', id='4'),\n",
+       " AIMessage(content='real output', name='alice', id='5')]"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 3,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
+   "source": [
+    "filter_messages(messages, include_types=[HumanMessage, AIMessage], exclude_ids=[\"3\"])"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "id": "b7c4e5ad-d1b4-4c18-b250-864adde8f0dd",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "## Chaining\n",
+    "\n",
+    "`filter_messages` can be used in an imperatively (like above) or declaratively, making it easy to compose with other components in a chain:"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": 4,
+   "id": "675f8f79-db39-401c-a582-1df2478cba30",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "AIMessage(content=[], response_metadata={'id': 'msg_01Wz7gBHahAwkZ1KCBNtXmwA', 'model': 'claude-3-sonnet-20240229', 'stop_reason': 'end_turn', 'stop_sequence': None, 'usage': {'input_tokens': 16, 'output_tokens': 3}}, id='run-b5d8a3fe-004f-4502-a071-a6c025031827-0', usage_metadata={'input_tokens': 16, 'output_tokens': 3, 'total_tokens': 19})"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 4,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
+   "source": [
+    "# pip install -U langchain-anthropic\n",
+    "from langchain_anthropic import ChatAnthropic\n",
+    "\n",
+    "llm = ChatAnthropic(model=\"claude-3-sonnet-20240229\", temperature=0)\n",
+    "# Notice we don't pass in messages. This creates\n",
+    "# a RunnableLambda that takes messages as input\n",
+    "filter_ = filter_messages(exclude_names=[\"example_user\", \"example_assistant\"])\n",
+    "chain = filter_ | llm\n",
+    "chain.invoke(messages)"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "id": "4133ab28-f49c-480f-be92-b51eb6559153",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "Looking at the LangSmith trace we can see that before the messages are passed to the model they are filtered: https://smith.langchain.com/public/f808a724-e072-438e-9991-657cc9e7e253/r\n",
+    "\n",
+    "Looking at just the filter_, we can see that it's a Runnable object that can be invoked like all Runnables:"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": 6,
+   "id": "c090116a-1fef-43f6-a178-7265dff9db00",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "[HumanMessage(content='real input', name='bob', id='4'),\n",
+       " AIMessage(content='real output', name='alice', id='5')]"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 6,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
+   "source": [
+    "filter_.invoke(messages)"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "id": "ff339066-d424-4042-8cca-cd4b007c1a8e",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "## API reference\n",
+    "\n",
+    "For a complete description of all arguments head to the API reference: https://api.python.langchain.com/en/latest/messages/langchain_core.messages.utils.filter_messages.html"
+   ]
+  }
+ ],
+ "metadata": {
+  "kernelspec": {
+   "display_name": "poetry-venv-2",
+   "language": "python",
+   "name": "poetry-venv-2"
+  },
+  "language_info": {
+   "codemirror_mode": {
+    "name": "ipython",
+    "version": 3
+   },
+   "file_extension": ".py",
+   "mimetype": "text/x-python",
+   "name": "python",
+   "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
+   "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
+   "version": "3.9.1"
+  }
+ },
+ "nbformat": 4,
+ "nbformat_minor": 5
+}

docs/docs/how_to/index.mdx

@@ -81,6 +81,14 @@ These are the core building blocks you can use when building applications.
 - [How to: track response metadata across providers](/docs/how_to/response_metadata)
 - [How to: init any model in one line](/docs/how_to/chat_models_universal_init/)
 
+### Messages
+
+[Messages](/docs/concepts/#messages) are the input and output of chat models. They have some `content` and a `role`, which describes the source of the message.
+
+- [How to: trim messages](/docs/how_to/trim_messages/)
+- [How to: filter messages](/docs/how_to/filter_messages/)
+- [How to: merge consecutive messages of the same type](/docs/how_to/merge_message_runs/)
+
 ### LLMs
 
 What LangChain calls [LLMs](/docs/concepts/#llms) are older forms of language models that take a string in and output a string.

docs/docs/how_to/merge_message_runs.ipynb

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+{
+ "cells": [
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "id": "ac47bfab-0f4f-42ce-8bb6-898ef22a0338",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "# How to merge consecutive messages of the same type\n",
+    "\n",
+    "Certain models do not support passing in consecutive messages of the same type (a.k.a. \"runs\" of the same message type).\n",
+    "\n",
+    "The `merge_message_runs` utility makes it easy to merge consecutive messages of the same type.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "## Basic usage"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": 1,
+   "id": "1a215bbb-c05c-40b0-a6fd-d94884d517df",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "name": "stdout",
+     "output_type": "stream",
+     "text": [
+      "SystemMessage(content=\"you're a good assistant.\\nyou always respond with a joke.\")\n",
+      "\n",
+      "HumanMessage(content=[{'type': 'text', 'text': \"i wonder why it's called langchain\"}, 'and who is harrison chasing anyways'])\n",
+      "\n",
+      "AIMessage(content='Well, I guess they thought \"WordRope\" and \"SentenceString\" just didn\\'t have the same ring to it!\\nWhy, he\\'s probably chasing after the last cup of coffee in the office!')\n"
+     ]
+    }
+   ],
+   "source": [
+    "from langchain_core.messages import (\n",
+    "    AIMessage,\n",
+    "    HumanMessage,\n",
+    "    SystemMessage,\n",
+    "    merge_message_runs,\n",
+    ")\n",
+    "\n",
+    "messages = [\n",
+    "    SystemMessage(\"you're a good assistant.\"),\n",
+    "    SystemMessage(\"you always respond with a joke.\"),\n",
+    "    HumanMessage([{\"type\": \"text\", \"text\": \"i wonder why it's called langchain\"}]),\n",
+    "    HumanMessage(\"and who is harrison chasing anyways\"),\n",
+    "    AIMessage(\n",
+    "        'Well, I guess they thought \"WordRope\" and \"SentenceString\" just didn\\'t have the same ring to it!'\n",
+    "    ),\n",
+    "    AIMessage(\"Why, he's probably chasing after the last cup of coffee in the office!\"),\n",
+    "]\n",
+    "\n",
+    "merged = merge_message_runs(messages)\n",
+    "print(\"\\n\\n\".join([repr(x) for x in merged]))"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "id": "0544c811-7112-4b76-8877-cc897407c738",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "Notice that if the contents of one of the messages to merge is a list of content blocks then the merged message will have a list of content blocks. And if both messages to merge have string contents then those are concatenated with a newline character."
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "id": "1b2eee74-71c8-4168-b968-bca580c25d18",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "## Chaining\n",
+    "\n",
+    "`merge_message_runs` can be used in an imperatively (like above) or declaratively, making it easy to compose with other components in a chain:"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": 3,
+   "id": "6d5a0283-11f8-435b-b27b-7b18f7693592",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "AIMessage(content=[], response_metadata={'id': 'msg_01D6R8Naum57q8qBau9vLBUX', 'model': 'claude-3-sonnet-20240229', 'stop_reason': 'end_turn', 'stop_sequence': None, 'usage': {'input_tokens': 84, 'output_tokens': 3}}, id='run-ac0c465b-b54f-4b8b-9295-e5951250d653-0', usage_metadata={'input_tokens': 84, 'output_tokens': 3, 'total_tokens': 87})"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 3,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
+   "source": [
+    "# pip install -U langchain-anthropic\n",
+    "from langchain_anthropic import ChatAnthropic\n",
+    "\n",
+    "llm = ChatAnthropic(model=\"claude-3-sonnet-20240229\", temperature=0)\n",
+    "# Notice we don't pass in messages. This creates\n",
+    "# a RunnableLambda that takes messages as input\n",
+    "merger = merge_message_runs()\n",
+    "chain = merger | llm\n",
+    "chain.invoke(messages)"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "id": "72e90dce-693c-4842-9526-ce6460fe956b",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "Looking at the LangSmith trace we can see that before the messages are passed to the model they are merged: https://smith.langchain.com/public/ab558677-cac9-4c59-9066-1ecce5bcd87c/r\n",
+    "\n",
+    "Looking at just the merger, we can see that it's a Runnable object that can be invoked like all Runnables:"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": 4,
+   "id": "460817a6-c327-429d-958e-181a8c46059c",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "[SystemMessage(content=\"you're a good assistant.\\nyou always respond with a joke.\"),\n",
+       " HumanMessage(content=[{'type': 'text', 'text': \"i wonder why it's called langchain\"}, 'and who is harrison chasing anyways']),\n",
+       " AIMessage(content='Well, I guess they thought \"WordRope\" and \"SentenceString\" just didn\\'t have the same ring to it!\\nWhy, he\\'s probably chasing after the last cup of coffee in the office!')]"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 4,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
+   "source": [
+    "merger.invoke(messages)"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "id": "4548d916-ce21-4dc6-8f19-eedb8003ace6",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "## API reference\n",
+    "\n",
+    "For a complete description of all arguments head to the API reference: https://api.python.langchain.com/en/latest/messages/langchain_core.messages.utils.merge_message_runs.html"
+   ]
+  }
+ ],
+ "metadata": {
+  "kernelspec": {
+   "display_name": "poetry-venv-2",
+   "language": "python",
+   "name": "poetry-venv-2"
+  },
+  "language_info": {
+   "codemirror_mode": {
+    "name": "ipython",
+    "version": 3
+   },
+   "file_extension": ".py",
+   "mimetype": "text/x-python",
+   "name": "python",
+   "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
+   "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
+   "version": "3.9.1"
+  }
+ },
+ "nbformat": 4,
+ "nbformat_minor": 5
+}

docs/docs/how_to/message_history.ipynb

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