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Streaming AI with Manual AI Tool Function Calling
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Demonstrates how to get AI responses in streaming mode, including manual tool function calls.Chilkat Delphi ActiveX Downloads
uses
Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;
...
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Integer;
jsonTools: TChilkatJsonObject;
toolIdx: Integer;
ai: TChilkatAi;
conversation_name: WideString;
sysMessage: WideString;
devMessage: WideString;
sbEventName: TChilkatStringBuilder;
sbDelta: TChilkatStringBuilder;
sbFullResponse: TChilkatStringBuilder;
maxWaitMs: Integer;
jsonFn: TChilkatJsonObject;
finished: Integer;
numAsks: Integer;
madeFunctionCalls: Integer;
streamingDone: Integer;
result: Integer;
numFnCalls: Integer;
fn_idx: Integer;
sbFnName: TChilkatStringBuilder;
callId: WideString;
zodiac_sign: WideString;
applicationFnCallResult: WideString;
begin
success := 0;
// Create the following JSON to define tool functions available for the AI to use.
// Note: You'll use the following JSON format regardless of the AI provider, whether
// it be ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Grok, etc. Chilkat automatically converts to the required
// format needed for a given AI provider.
// In this example, the application is providing a single function the AI may choose to call.
// {
// "tools": [
// {
// "name": "get_horoscope",
// "description": "Get today's horoscope for an astrological sign.",
// "parameters": {
// "properties": {
// "sign": {
// "type": "string",
// "description": "An astrological sign like Taurus or Aquarius"
// }
// }
// }
// }
// ]
// }
jsonTools := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
toolIdx := 0;
jsonTools.I := toolIdx;
jsonTools.UpdateString('tools[i].name','get_horoscope');
jsonTools.UpdateString('tools[i].description','Get today''s horoscope for an astrological sign.');
jsonTools.UpdateString('tools[i].parameters.properties.sign.type','string');
jsonTools.UpdateString('tools[i].parameters.properties.sign.description','An astrological sign like Taurus or Aquarius');
// More tools can be added as desired..
jsonTools.EmitCompact := 0;
Memo1.Lines.Add(jsonTools.Emit());
ai := TChilkatAi.Create(Self);
// Register the tools that will be made available to the AI.
ai.RegisterManualTools(jsonTools.ControlInterface);
// The provider can be "openai", "google", "claude", "grok", "mistral", "custom", etc.
ai.Provider := 'openai';
// Use your provider's API key.
ai.ApiKey := 'MY_API_KEY';
// Choose a model.
ai.Model := 'gpt-5-mini';
// Tool function calling must always occur within a conversation.
conversation_name := 'convo_astrology';
sysMessage := 'You are a helpful astrologer';
devMessage := 'Respond only with markdown.';
ai.NewConvo(conversation_name,sysMessage,devMessage);
// Provide inputs
ai.InputAddText('What is my horoscope? I am an Aquarius.');
// Get the response in streaming mode.
ai.Streaming := 1;
// In streaming mode, if we receive an AI event that is a request for tool use,
// we'll need to make the call to the JavaScript and then continue with a followup Ask,
// until the final response is received.
sbEventName := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
sbDelta := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
sbFullResponse := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
// When PollAi returns with an event, it's highly unlikely the
// call to NextAiEvent does not immediately return. Setting a max
// timeout is just a precaution..
maxWaitMs := 5000;
jsonFn := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
finished := 0;
numAsks := 0;
// Set a max # of followup Asks to prevent any unexpected infinite looping.
while not finished and (numAsks < 10) do
begin
// Send the request to the AI model.
success := ai.Ask('text');
if (success = 0) then
begin
Memo1.Lines.Add(ai.LastErrorText);
Exit;
end;
madeFunctionCalls := 0;
streamingDone := 0;
while not streamingDone do
begin
result := ai.PollAi(0);
if (result < 0) then
begin
Memo1.Lines.Add(ai.LastErrorText);
Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed.');
Exit;
end;
if (result > 0) then
begin
// We have an event..
success := ai.NextAiEvent(maxWaitMs,sbEventName.ControlInterface,sbDelta.ControlInterface);
if (success = 0) then
begin
Memo1.Lines.Add(ai.LastErrorText);
Exit;
end;
// Is this an event where the AI is requesting a function call?
if (sbEventName.ContentsEqual('function_call',1)) then
begin
jsonFn.LoadSb(sbDelta.ControlInterface);
// Note: Chilkat will convert responses from all AI providers to this format:
// {
// "function_call": [
// {
// "name": "get_horoscope",
// "call_id": "call_RYmeysYQFocFc7Z2ofkv61dW",
// "arguments": "{\"sign\":\"Aquarius\"}",
// "args": {
// "sign": "Aquarius"
// }
// }
// ]
// }
numFnCalls := jsonFn.SizeOfArray('function_call');
fn_idx := 0;
while (fn_idx < numFnCalls) do
begin
jsonFn.I := fn_idx;
sbFnName := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
jsonFn.StringOfSb('function_call[i].name',sbFnName.ControlInterface);
callId := jsonFn.StringOf('function_call[i].call_id');
if (sbFnName.ContentsEqual('get_horoscope',1) = 1) then
begin
// The get_horoscope function (as defined above) has one argument named "sign".
zodiac_sign := jsonFn.StringOf('function_call[i].args.sign');
Memo1.Lines.Add('zodiac_sign = ' + zodiac_sign);
// Insert application code here to call your app's get_horoscope function, passing the zodiac_sign to it..
// For this example, we'll pretend the app's get_horoscope function returned the following:
applicationFnCallResult := 'Aquarius: Next Tuesday you will befriend a baby otter.';
// Provide the tool call result as an input for the followup Ask.
ai.InputAddFnResult(callId,applicationFnCallResult);
madeFunctionCalls := 1;
end;
// Your application would add code to check for and handle each possible function call.
fn_idx := fn_idx + 1;
end;
end
else
begin
if (not sbEventName.ContentsEqual('empty',1)) then
begin
sbFullResponse.AppendSb(sbDelta.ControlInterface);
if (sbEventName.ContentsEqual('null_terminator',1)) then
begin
streamingDone := 1;
end;
end;
end;
end
else
begin
// No event arrived, so wait a short time rather than spin in a loop..
ai.SleepMs(100);
end;
end;
if (not madeFunctionCalls) then
begin
finished := 1;
end;
numAsks := numAsks + 1;
end;
Memo1.Lines.Add('Full Response:');
Memo1.Lines.Add(sbFullResponse.GetAsString());
end;