C#

Conversation with Streaming Responses

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Demonstrates an AI conversation with receiving streaming responses. C#

bool success = false;

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

Chilkat.Ai ai = new Chilkat.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.Provider = "google";

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

// Choose a model.
ai.Model = "gemini-2.5-flash";

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

// Create a new conversation to be maintained locally in memory.
// If the conversation is the first to be created, it is also automatically selected.
string systemMsg = "You are a creative storyteller";
string developerMsg = "";
string conversationName = "test_conversation";
ai.NewConvo(conversationName,systemMsg,developerMsg);

// 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) {
    Debug.WriteLine(ai.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Chilkat.StringBuilder sbEventName = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
Chilkat.StringBuilder sbDelta = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
Chilkat.StringBuilder sbFullResponse = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
bool finished = false;
bool abortFlag = false;
int maxWaitMs = 5000;

while (!finished) {

    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) {
            Debug.WriteLine(ai.LastErrorText);
            return;
        }

        // Some AI providers send many "empty" events.  Just ignore them.
        if (!sbEventName.ContentsEqual("empty",true)) {

            // 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)) {
                // This example will emit each delta to its own line.
                Debug.WriteLine(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..
            Debug.WriteLine(ai.LastErrorText);
            finished = true;
        }

    }

}

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

// Show the accumulated (full) response.
Debug.WriteLine("----");
Debug.WriteLine(sbFullResponse.GetAsString());
Debug.WriteLine("----");

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// For the 2nd request in this conversation, ask for a shorter version of the story.
ai.InputAddText("Rewrite the story, but this time make it shorter, about one third as long.");
success = ai.Ask("text");
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(ai.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

sbFullResponse.Clear();
finished = false;

while (!finished) {

    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) {
            Debug.WriteLine(ai.LastErrorText);
            return;
        }

        // Some AI providers send many "empty" events.  Just ignore them.
        if (!sbEventName.ContentsEqual("empty",true)) {

            // 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)) {
                // This example will emit each delta to its own line.
                Debug.WriteLine(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..
            Debug.WriteLine(ai.LastErrorText);
            finished = true;
        }

    }

}

Debug.WriteLine("----");
Debug.WriteLine(sbFullResponse.GetAsString());