{%- for message in messages -%}
    {%- set content = message.content if message.content is string else "" -%}
    {%- if message.role == "user" -%}
        {{ "<|im_start|>" + message.role + "
"  + content + "<|im_end|>
" }}
    {%- elif message.role == "assistant" -%}
        {% generation %}
        {{ "<|im_start|>assistant
" + content.lstrip("
") + "<|im_end|>
" }}
        {% endgeneration %}
    {%- endif -%}
{%- endfor -%}
{# ───── generation prompt ───── #}
{%- if add_generation_prompt -%}
    
    {{ "<|im_start|>assistant
" }}
{%- endif -%}