def get_last_messages()

in shared/util.py [0:0]

• 6 lines of code
• 5 McCabe index (conditional complexity)

def get_last_messages(messages, n):
    """
    This function returns the last n*2 messages from the provided list, excluding the last message.

    Parameters:
    messages (list): A list of messages.
    n (int): The number of pairs of messages to return.

    Returns:
    list: A list containing the last n*2 messages, excluding the last message. If the input list is empty or contains only one message, an empty list is returned.

    Note:
    This function assumes that a conversation consists of pairs of messages (a message and a response). Therefore, it returns n*2 messages to get n pairs of messages.
    """    
    # Check if messages is not empty and has more than one element
    if messages and len(messages) > 1:
        # Get the last N*2 messages (N pairs), excluding the last message
        last_conversations = messages[-(n*2+1):-1]
        return last_conversations
    else:
        return []