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Streaming AI with Automatic JavaScript AI Tool Function Calling

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Demonstrates how to get AI responses in streaming mode, including possible tool function calling using Chilkat with embedded Chilkat.Js JavaScript. Automatic JavaScript tool calls are characterized by:

• Tool function implementations are in JavaScript.
• The JavaScript also provides a tool registry and permissions.
• The JavaScript runs embedded within your application using Chilkat.Js.
• Tool calls are handled entirely within Chilkat. Your application does not need to manually check for function calls in the AI response. Internal to the Ask function, Chilkat will handle function calls by calling your registered JavaScript tools and will send results back to the AI model until the final response is received.

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Dim success As Boolean
success = False

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The Javascript file loaded here is shown at the bottom of this page.
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dim sbJs As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = sbJs.LoadFile("qa_data/js_tools/horoscope_tools.js","utf-8")
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(sbJs.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

Dim ai As New Chilkat.Ai

// Register the tools that will be made available to the AI.
Dim evalOnly As Boolean
evalOnly = False
Dim allowAllKeyword As Boolean
allowAllKeyword = True
success = ai.RegisterJsTools(sbJs,evalOnly,allowAllKeyword)

// 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.
Dim conversation_name As String
conversation_name = "convo_astrology"
Dim sysMessage As String
sysMessage = "You are a helpful astrologer"
Dim devMessage As String
devMessage = "Respond only with markdown."
success = ai.NewConvo(conversation_name,sysMessage,devMessage)

// Provide inputs
success = ai.InputAddText("What is my horoscope? I am an Aquarius.")

// Get the response in streaming mode.
ai.Streaming = True

// 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.

Dim sbEventName As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
Dim sbDelta As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
Dim sbFullResponse As New Chilkat.StringBuilder

// 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..
Dim maxWaitMs As Int32
maxWaitMs = 5000

Dim finished As Boolean
finished = False
Dim numAsks As Int32
numAsks = 0
// Set a max # of followup Asks to prevent any unexpected infinite looping.
While Not finished And (numAsks < 10)

    // Send the request to the AI model.
    success = ai.Ask("text")
    If (success = False) Then
        System.DebugLog(ai.LastErrorText)
        Return
    End If

    Dim madeFunctionCalls As Boolean
    madeFunctionCalls = False
    Dim streamingDone As Boolean
    streamingDone = False

    While Not streamingDone
        Dim result As Int32
        result = ai.PollAi(False)
        If (result < 0) Then
            System.DebugLog(ai.LastErrorText)
            System.DebugLog("Failed.")
            Return
        End If

        If (result > 0) Then
            // We have an event..
            success = ai.NextAiEvent(maxWaitMs,sbEventName,sbDelta)
            If (success = False) Then
                System.DebugLog(ai.LastErrorText)
                Return
            End If

            // Is this an event where the AI is requesting a function call?
            If (sbEventName.ContentsEqual("js_function_call",True)) Then
                // Call the JavaScript function.
                // We don't need to find the exact function and make the call.  
                // We can simply pass the sbDelta (which contains information about the function to be called and the args).
                // Chilkat will find the registered JavaScript function, call it, and add the results to the conversation.
                // We indicate that function calls were made, which results in a followup Ask (in the outer loop).
                success = ai.StreamingJsToolCall(sbDelta)
                If (success = False) Then
                    // The JS function call failed.
                    streamingDone = True
                Else
                    madeFunctionCalls = True
                End If

            Else
                If (Not sbEventName.ContentsEqual("empty",True)) Then
                    success = sbFullResponse.AppendSb(sbDelta)

                    If (sbEventName.ContentsEqual("null_terminator",True)) Then
                        streamingDone = True
                    End If

                End If

            End If

        Else
            // No event arrived, so wait a short time rather than spin in a loop..
            ai.SleepMs 100
        End If

    Wend

    If (Not madeFunctionCalls) Then
        finished = True
    End If

    numAsks = numAsks + 1
Wend

System.DebugLog("Full Response:")
System.DebugLog(sbFullResponse.GetAsString())