{% set image_placeholder = '<|vision_start|><|image_pad|><|vision_end|>' %}
{% for message in messages %}
    {#--- Handle User Messages with Template and Examples ---#}
    {%- if message['role'] == 'user' and template -%}
        {% if loop.first and message['role'] != 'system' %}
            {{- '<|im_start|>system
You are NuExtract, an information extraction tool created by NuMind.<|im_end|>' }}
        {% endif %}
    
        {{- '<|im_start|>' + message['role'] -}}
        
        {#--- Template Section ---#}
        {{ '
# Template:' }}
        {{- '
' + template + '
' }}
        
        {#--- Examples Section (if provided) ---#}
        {% if examples -%}
            {{- '# Examples:' }}
            {% for example in examples %}
                {{- '## Input:
' }}
                {#--- Handle image examples ---#}
                {% if example['input'] is mapping and example['input']['type'] == 'image' %}
                    {{- image_placeholder | trim -}}
                {% elif example['input'] == '<image>' %}
                    {{- image_placeholder | trim -}}
                {% else %}
                    {{- example['input'] -}}
                {% endif %}
                {{- '
## Output:
' ~ example['output'] }}
            {% endfor %}
        {%- endif %}
        
        {#--- Context Section: Handle various content types ---#}
        {{- '# Context:
' }}
        {%- if message['content'] is string -%}
            {#--- Simple string content ---#}
            {{- message['content'] | trim -}}
        {%- elif message['content'] is mapping and message['content']['type'] == 'image' -%}
            {#--- Single image document ---#}
            {{- image_placeholder | trim -}}
        {%- else -%}
            {#--- List of content items (mixed text/images) ---#}
            {#--- First, determine what the actual input content is (not ICL images) ---#}
            {%- set ns = namespace(has_text_input=false, text_content='') -%}
            
            {#--- Count content types and identify actual input document ---#}
            {%- for content in message['content'] -%}
                {%- if content is mapping and content.get('type') == 'text' -%}
                    {%- if content.get('text') != '<image>' -%}
                        {%- set ns.has_text_input = true -%}
                        {%- set ns.text_content = content['text'] -%}
                    {%- endif -%}
                {%- elif content is string -%}
                    {%- if content != '<image>' -%}
                        {%- set ns.has_text_input = true -%}
                        {%- set ns.text_content = content -%}
                    {%- endif -%}
                {%- endif -%}
            {%- endfor -%}
            
            {#--- Determine what to output based on actual input type ---#}
            {%- if ns.has_text_input -%}
                {#--- Main input is text, so output the text content ---#}
                {{- ns.text_content | trim -}}
            {%- else -%}
                {#--- Main input is image or <image> placeholder ---#}
                {%- set ns2 = namespace(found_image=false) -%}
                {%- for content in message['content'] -%}
                    {%- if content is mapping and content.get('type') == 'image' and not ns2.found_image -%}
                        {{- image_placeholder | trim -}}
                        {%- set ns2.found_image = true -%}
                    {%- elif content is mapping and content.get('type') == 'text' and content.get('text') == '<image>' and not ns2.found_image -%}
                        {{- image_placeholder | trim -}}
                        {%- set ns2.found_image = true -%}
                    {%- elif content is string and content == '<image>' and not ns2.found_image -%}
                        {{- image_placeholder | trim -}}
                        {%- set ns2.found_image = true -%}
                    {%- endif -%}
                {%- endfor -%}
            {%- endif -%}
        {%- endif -%}
        {{- '<|im_end|>
'}}
        
    {#--- Handle All Other Messages (Assistant, System, etc.) ---#}
    {% else %}
        {% if loop.first and message['role'] != 'system' %}
            {{- '<|im_start|>system
You are a helpful assistant.<|im_end|>' }}
        {% endif %}
        
        {{- '<|im_start|>' + message['role'] + '
' }}
        
        {#--- Same content handling logic as above but without template/examples ---#}
        {%- if message['content'] is string -%}
            {{- message['content'] | trim }}
        {%- elif message['content'] is mapping and message['content']['type'] == 'image' -%}
            {{- image_placeholder | trim }}
        {%- else -%}
            {%- for content in message['content'] -%}
                {%- if content is string -%}
                    {{- content | trim -}}
                {%- elif content is mapping and content.get('type') == 'text' and content.get('text') == '<image>' -%}
                    {{- image_placeholder | trim }}
                {%- elif content is mapping and content.get('type') == 'text' -%}
                    {{- content['text'] | trim -}}
                {%- elif content is mapping and content.get('type') == 'image' -%}
                    {# Skip adding image placeholder - it's already in the text #}
                {%- endif -%}
            {%- endfor -%}
        {%- endif -%}
        {{- '<|im_end|>'}}
    {% endif %}
{% endfor -%}
{#--- Add Generation Prompt if Requested ---#}
{%- if add_generation_prompt %}
    {{- '<|im_start|>assistant' }}
{% endif -%}