JavaScript

AI: Simple Stateless Streaming Response

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Shows a simple stateless query and receives the response in streaming mode. JavaScript

var success = false;

// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

var ai = new CkAi();

// The provider can be "openai", "google", "claude", "deepseek", "xai", or "perplexity".
// Support for additional providers will be added in future versions of Chilkat.
ai.Provider = "openai";

// Use your provider's API key.
ai.ApiKey = "MY_API_KEY";

// Choose a model.
ai.Model = "gpt-4o";

// Indicate streaming mode is to be used.
ai.Streaming = true;

// Add a text input.
ai.InputAddText("Write a detailed story about a turtle who decides to run a bakery.  Describe the setting, the kinds of pastries, how the turtle feels, and include at least three paragraphs.");

// Ask the AI for text output.
success = ai.Ask("text");
if (success == false) {
    console.log(ai.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

var sbEventName = new CkStringBuilder();
var sbDelta = new CkStringBuilder();
var sbFullResponse = new CkStringBuilder();
var finished = false;
var abortFlag = false;
var maxWaitMs = 5000;

while (finished == false) {

    var result = ai.PollAi(abortFlag);
    if (result == 1) {
        // We have output waiting.  It should be instantly available.  The maxWaitMs is just-in-case.
        success = ai.NextAiEvent(maxWaitMs,sbEventName,sbDelta);
        if (success == false) {
            console.log(ai.LastErrorText);
            return;
        }

        // Some AI providers send many "empty" events.  Just ignore them.
        if (sbEventName.ContentsEqual("empty",true) == false) {
            // Log the non-empty events.
            console.log(sbEventName.GetAsString());

            // The delta contains the new output.  This could be emitted to a display or the terminal
            // as real-time output.
            if (sbEventName.ContentsEqual("delta",true) == true) {
                console.log(sbDelta.GetAsString());

                // Accumulate the delta's so we can show the full response later.
                sbFullResponse.AppendSb(sbDelta);
            }
            else {
                // A streaming AI response is always terminated by a single "null_terminator" event.
                finished = sbEventName.ContentsEqual("null_terminator",true);
            }

        }

    }
    else {
        if (result == 0) {
            // Nothing is immediately available. Sleep for 1/10 of a second before polling again.
            ai.SleepMs(100);
        }
        else {
            // Something failed..
            console.log(ai.LastErrorText);
            finished = true;
        }

    }

}

// Show the accumulated (full) response.
console.log("----");
console.log(sbFullResponse.GetAsString());

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// The response is in markdown format.
// Also see Markdown to HTML Conversion Examples.
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