Support `.text` getter on BaseMessage or some way to get raw string content

[jacoblee93]

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[FelixLYY]

@jacoblee93 We are a team of developer that are looking into this issue. Do you have any more details that you can provide so that we can understand more about this issue?

[jacoblee93]

It's still under discussion - let me reraise it!

[dosubot[bot]]

Hi, @jacoblee93. I'm Dosu, and I'm helping the LangChain JS team manage their backlog. I'm marking this issue as stale.

Issue Summary

• You requested the addition of a .text getter or similar method to the BaseMessage class for retrieving raw string content.
• @FelixLYY asked for more details to understand the issue better.
• You mentioned that the matter is still under discussion and plan to revisit it, with positive feedback from other users.

Next Steps

• Please let me know if this issue is still relevant to the latest version of the LangChain JS repository by commenting here.
• If there is no further input, the issue will be automatically closed in 7 days.

Thank you for your understanding and contribution!

[jacoblee93]

Still want to keep this open