Implementation:Infiniflow Ragflow Chat Utils

Knowledge Sources	Infiniflow_Ragflow
Domains	Frontend, Chat, Text_Processing
Last Updated	2026-02-12 06:00 GMT

Overview

Concrete utility functions for chat message processing including LaTeX delimiter conversion, citation extraction, and message formatting in the RAGFlow frontend.

Description

The utils/chat.ts module provides functions for: converting LaTeX delimiters between different formats, extracting citation references from AI responses using regex patterns, formatting message content for display, and handling special markdown patterns in chat output.

Usage

Import these utilities in chat message rendering components, markdown processors, and anywhere AI-generated text needs post-processing before display.

Code Reference

Source Location

• Repository: Infiniflow_Ragflow
• File: web/src/utils/chat.ts
• Lines: 1-95

Signature

export function replaceLatexDelimiters(text: string): string;
export function extractCitations(text: string): { text: string; citations: number[] };
export function formatMessageContent(content: string): string;

Import

import { replaceLatexDelimiters, extractCitations } from '@/utils/chat';

I/O Contract

Inputs

Name	Type	Required	Description
text	string	Yes	Raw AI response or chat message text

Outputs

Name	Type	Description
replaceLatexDelimiters()	string	Text with standardized LaTeX delimiters
extractCitations()	object	Processed text and citation indices

Usage Examples

import { replaceLatexDelimiters, extractCitations } from '@/utils/chat';

const processed = replaceLatexDelimiters("\\(x^2\\)"); // "$x^2$"
const { text, citations } = extractCitations("Answer ##1## content ##2##");
// text: "Answer [1] content [2]", citations: [1, 2]

Related Pages

• Environment:Infiniflow_Ragflow_Frontend_Node_Environment