Support `--chat-template` for vLLM model worker
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Description
--chat-template is available in vLLM, it provides a convenient way to customize chat template for models. Please consider support this argument in FastChat.
Ref: --chat-template
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Research direction
Start by locating FastChat's vLLM model-worker argument handling and compare it with the referenced vLLM --chat-template option. Trace how the argument reaches chat generation, then verify that supplying a custom template changes the worker's behavior. The issue names no specific files or tests, so those entry points must be identified first.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- ai, backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100