(C) Multimodal Input: Image Data

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Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.2.0 or greater.

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#include <C_CkAi.h>
#include <C_CkBinData.h>
#include <C_CkStringBuilder.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkAi ai;
    HCkBinData bd;
    HCkStringBuilder sbResponse;

    success = FALSE;

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

    ai = CkAi_Create();

    // The provider can be "openai", "google", "claude", "deepseek", "xai", or "perplexity".
    // Support for additional providers will be added in future versions of Chilkat.
    // xAI (Grok) will be used here..
    CkAi_putProvider(ai,"xai");

    // Use your provider's API key.
    CkAi_putApiKey(ai,"MY_API_KEY");

    // Choose a model.
    CkAi_putModel(ai,"grok-4");

    // Add both text input, and image data
    CkAi_InputAddText(ai,"Describe what you see in the following image.");

    bd = CkBinData_Create();
    // We're passing a relative local file path here.. (relative the the app's current working directory)
    success = CkBinData_LoadFile(bd,"qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkBinData_lastErrorText(bd));
        CkAi_Dispose(ai);
        CkBinData_Dispose(bd);
        return;
    }

    CkAi_InputAddImageData(ai,bd,"");

    // Ask the AI for text output.
    success = CkAi_Ask(ai,"text");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkAi_lastErrorText(ai));
        CkAi_Dispose(ai);
        CkBinData_Dispose(bd);
        return;
    }

    // Get the text response.
    sbResponse = CkStringBuilder_Create();
    CkAi_GetOutputTextSb(ai,sbResponse);
    printf("%s\n",CkStringBuilder_getAsString(sbResponse));

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

    // Sample output:

    // The image depicts a small, bright orange starfish (also known as a sea star) with five symmetrical arms radiating from a central disc. 
    // It has a textured, bumpy surface that gives it a realistic, almost spiky appearance, and there's a small hole or indentation at the center, 
    // which might represent the mouth or a natural feature. The starfish is shown against a plain white background, and it appears to be a simple, 
    // illustrative or clipart-style graphic rather than a photograph.


    CkAi_Dispose(ai);
    CkBinData_Dispose(bd);
    CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponse);

    }