messages

---
name: messages
description: initial messages to be displayed in the chat
---
```# messages

```ts
type Message = {
    id: TID;
    role: "agent" | "user";
    content: string;
    typing?: number;
}

Controls the initial messages to be displayed in the chat. Default value: [].

Example of Setting Initial Messages

const messages = [
    { id: 1, content: "How?", role: "user" },
    { id: 2, content: "Just try", role: "agent" }
];
const chat = new ChatBot(node, { messages });

Example of Updating Messages

const updatedMessages = [
    { id: 1, content: "Hello?", role: "user" },
    { id: 2, content: "I'm here to help", role: "agent" }
];
chat.setConfig({ messages: updatedMessages });

Example of Getting Current Messages

const chat = new ChatBot(node, { 
    messages: [
        { id: 1, content: "How?", role: "user" },
        { id: 2, content: "Just try", role: "agent" }
    ] 
});

const currentMessages = chat.getConfig().messages;
console.log(currentMessages);
// Output: [
//   { id: 1, content: "How?", role: "user" },
//   { id: 2, content: "Just try", role: "agent" }
// ]

Message Data Format

type Message = {
    id: TID;
    role: "agent" | "user";
    content: string;
    typing?: number;
}

// Typing
// 0 - without typing animation (default)
// 1 - with typing animation, streaming mode
// -1 - with typing animation, finishing