Node.js

Prove Stateful Multi-Turn Conversation

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This example is to prove that the 2nd request in a conversation is part of a stateful multi-turn conversation. The 2nd request asks for information provided in the 1st request. Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

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

    var 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";

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

    //  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //  Our first request will establish a secret that we'll ask for in the 2nd request.
    //  Add a text input.
    ai.InputAddText("Please remember this: The word I'll ask for later is BlubberFish.  What's the word?");

    //  Ask the AI for text output.
    success = ai.Ask("text");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(ai.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Note: The inputs accumulated through one or more calls to Input* methods are cleared when the Ask method returns with success.

    //  Get the text response.
    var sbResponse = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    ai.GetOutputTextSb(sbResponse);
    console.log(sbResponse.GetAsString());
    console.log("----");

    //  Sample output:

    //  The word is **BlubberFish**.

    //  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //  Let's ask for the word. If this is a stateful conversation, the AI should respond correctly.
    ai.InputAddText("OK, I'm going to ask you again, what's the word?");
    success = ai.Ask("text");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(ai.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Get the text response.
    sbResponse.Clear();
    ai.GetOutputTextSb(sbResponse);
    console.log(sbResponse.GetAsString());

    //  Sample output:

    //  The word is **BlubberFish**.

    //  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //  Look at the conversation so far...
    //  
    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    ai.ExportConvo(conversationName,json);
    json.EmitCompact = false;
    console.log(json.Emit());

    //  Note: The conversation transcript format exported and imported by Chilkat is always the OpenAI format,
    //  regardless of the AI provider.  (Chilkat translates the format from OpenAI to whatever is needed by the actual AI provider being used.)

    //  {
    //    "input": [
    //      {
    //        "role": "system",
    //        "content": [
    //          {
    //            "type": "input_text",
    //            "text": "You are a helpful assistant"
    //          }
    //        ]
    //      },
    //      {
    //        "role": "user",
    //        "content": [
    //          {
    //            "type": "input_text",
    //            "text": "Please remember this: The word I'll ask for later is BlubberFish.  What's the word?"
    //          }
    //        ]
    //      },
    //      {
    //        "role": "assistant",
    //        "content": [
    //          {
    //            "type": "output_text",
    //            "text": "The word is **BlubberFish**."
    //          }
    //        ]
    //      },
    //      {
    //        "role": "user",
    //        "content": [
    //          {
    //            "type": "input_text",
    //            "text": "OK, I'm going to ask you again, what's the word?"
    //          }
    //        ]
    //      },
    //      {
    //        "role": "assistant",
    //        "content": [
    //          {
    //            "type": "output_text",
    //            "text": "The word is **BlubberFish**."
    //          }
    //        ]
    //      }
    //    ]
    //  }

    //  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //  If we unselect the conversation, so that no conversation is selected,
    //  then the same query results in the AI not knowing the word.

    ai.SelectedConvo = "";

    ai.InputAddText("OK, I'm going to ask you again, what's the word?");
    success = ai.Ask("text");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(ai.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Get the text response.
    sbResponse.Clear();
    ai.GetOutputTextSb(sbResponse);
    console.log(sbResponse.GetAsString());

    //  Sample output:

    //  I apologize, but I don't have the context of our previous interaction or what "the word" you're referring to might be.
    //  Could you please remind me or provide the clue again? I'm ready to help you figure it out!

}

chilkatExample();