chat_create.py DOX

Purpose

• Own the chat_create.py API endpoint.
• This module handles chat create requests.
• Keep this file-level DOX profile synchronized with chat_create.py because this directory is intentionally flat.

Ownership

• chat_create.py owns the runtime implementation.
• chat_create.py.dox.md owns durable notes about responsibilities, contracts, side effects, and verification for that implementation.
• Classes:
• CreateChat (ApiHandler)
  • async process(self, input: Input, request: Request) -> Output

Runtime Contracts

• HTTP handlers must derive from helpers.api.ApiHandler; WebSocket handlers must derive from helpers.ws.WsHandler.
• Update this file whenever request payloads, authentication or CSRF requirements, response shapes, route side effects, or WebSocket event contracts change.
• CreateChat is an ApiHandler.
• CreateChat defines process(...).
• Observed side-effect areas: filesystem writes, model calls, plugin state, settings/state persistence.
• Imported dependency areas include: agent, helpers, helpers.api.

Key Concepts

• Important called helpers/classes observed in the source: self.use_context, mark_dirty_all, guids.generate_id, current_context.get_data, current_context.get_output_data, new_context.set_data, new_context.set_output_data, is_chat_override_allowed, settings.get_settings.
• Keep request/response, tool, or helper semantics documented here at the same time as source changes.

Work Guidance

• Preserve authentication, CSRF, loopback, and API-key checks unless the endpoint contract explicitly changes.
• Update frontend callers, plugin callers, and tests together when payload shape changes.
• Use helpers.api.Response for non-JSON responses, files, redirects, or status-specific replies.

Verification

• Run endpoint-specific or API/WebSocket tests for changed behavior; smoke-test browser callers when no focused test exists.
• Related tests observed by source search:
  • tests/test_browser_agent_regressions.py

Child DOX Index

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