Perl

AI: Simple Stateless Streaming Response

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

use chilkat();

$success = 0;

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

$ai = chilkat::CkAi->new();

#  The provider can be "openai", "google", "claude", "deepseek", "xai", or "perplexity".
#  Support for additional providers will be added in future versions of Chilkat.
$ai->put_Provider("openai");

#  Use your provider's API key.
$ai->put_ApiKey("MY_API_KEY");

#  Choose a model.
$ai->put_Model("gpt-5.6-terra");

#  Indicate streaming mode is to be used.
$ai->put_Streaming(1);

#  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 == 0) {
    print $ai->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$sbEventName = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$sbDelta = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$sbFullResponse = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$finished = 0;
$abortFlag = 0;
$maxWaitMs = 5000;

while ($finished == 0) {

    $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 == 0) {
            print $ai->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
            exit;
        }

        #  Some AI providers send many "empty" events.  Just ignore them.
        if ($sbEventName->ContentsEqual("empty",1) == 0) {
            #  Log the non-empty events.
            print $sbEventName->getAsString() . "\r\n";

            #  The delta contains the new output.  This could be emitted to a display or the terminal
            #  as real-time output.
            if ($sbEventName->ContentsEqual("delta",1) == 1) {
                print $sbDelta->getAsString() . "\r\n";

                #  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",1);
            }

        }

    }
    else {
        if ($result == 0) {
            #  Nothing is immediately available. Sleep for 1/10 of a second before polling again.
            $ai->SleepMs(100);
        }
        else {
            #  Something failed..
            print $ai->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
            $finished = 1;
        }

    }

}

#  Show the accumulated (full) response.
print "----" . "\r\n";
print $sbFullResponse->getAsString() . "\r\n";

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