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AI: Simple Stateless Streaming Response

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

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#include <CkAiW.h>
#include <CkStringBuilderW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkAiW ai;

    // 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(L"openai");

    // Use your provider's API key.
    ai.put_ApiKey(L"MY_API_KEY");

    // Choose a model.
    ai.put_Model(L"gpt-4o");

    // Indicate streaming mode is to be used.
    ai.put_Streaming(true);

    // Add a text input.
    ai.InputAddText(L"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(L"text");
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",ai.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    CkStringBuilderW sbEventName;
    CkStringBuilderW sbDelta;
    CkStringBuilderW sbFullResponse;
    bool finished = false;
    bool abortFlag = false;
    int maxWaitMs = 5000;

    while (finished == false) {

        int 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) {
                wprintf(L"%s\n",ai.lastErrorText());
                return;
            }

            // Some AI providers send many "empty" events.  Just ignore them.
            if (sbEventName.ContentsEqual(L"empty",true) == false) {
                // Log the non-empty events.
                wprintf(L"%s\n",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(L"delta",true) == true) {
                    wprintf(L"%s\n",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(L"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..
                wprintf(L"%s\n",ai.lastErrorText());
                finished = true;
            }

        }

    }

    // Show the accumulated (full) response.
    wprintf(L"----\n");
    wprintf(L"%s\n",sbFullResponse.getAsString());

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