🐛 fix(manager.py): change default value of chat_inputs from empty string to empty dictionary to improve data consistency and prevent potential errors

🐛 fix(utils.py): handle case when chat_inputs.message is None by assigning an empty dictionary to it to prevent potential errors

src/backend/langflow/chat/manager.py

@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class ChatManager:
         self, client_id: str, payload: Dict, langchain_object: Any
     ):
         # Process the graph data and chat message
-        chat_inputs = payload.pop("inputs", "")
+        chat_inputs = payload.pop("inputs", {})
         chat_inputs = ChatMessage(message=chat_inputs)
         self.chat_history.add_message(client_id, chat_inputs)
 

src/backend/langflow/chat/utils.py

@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ async def process_graph(
 
     # Generate result and thought
     try:
-        if not chat_inputs.message:
+        if chat_inputs.message is None:
             logger.debug("No message provided")
-            raise ValueError("No message provided")
+            chat_inputs.message = {}
 
         logger.debug("Generating result and thought")
         result, intermediate_steps = await get_result_and_steps(