langchain/prompts/chat.py/ChatPromptTemplate/format_messages
class ChatPromptTemplate:    def format_messages(self, **kwargs: Any) -> List[BaseMessage]:
        kwargs = self._merge_partial_and_user_variables(**kwargs)
        result = []
        for message_template in self.messages:
            if isinstance(message_template, BaseMessage):
                result.extend([message_template])
            elif isinstance(message_template, BaseMessagePromptTemplate):
                rel_params = {
                    k: v
                    for k, v in kwargs.items()
                    if k in message_template.input_variables
                }
                message = message_template.format_messages(**rel_params)
                result.extend(message)
            else:
                raise ValueError(f"Unexpected input: {message_template}")
        return result