--- a
+++ b/chat_templates/saiga.jinja
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+{% if messages[0]['role'] == 'system' %}
+    {% set offset = 1 %}
+{% else %}
+    {% set offset = 0 %}
+{% endif %}
+
+{% for message in messages %}
+    {% if (message['role'] == 'user') != (loop.index0 % 2 == offset) %}
+        {{ raise_exception('Conversation roles must alternate user/bot/user/bot/...') }}
+    {% endif %}
+
+    {% if message['role'] == 'assistant' %}
+        {{ set role = 'bot' }}
+    {% else %}
+        {{ set role = message['role'] }}
+    {% endif %}
+
+    {{ bos_token + role + '\n' + message['content'] | trim + eos_token }}
+{% endfor %}
+
+{% if add_generation_prompt %}
+    {{ bos_token + 'bot\n' }}
+{% endif %}
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