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Lazarus Pascal Requires Chilkat v11.2.0+

AI: Set Ask Params

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Demonstrates how to set the following Ask parameters: temperature, effort, and max_output_tokens.

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Lazarus Pascal
program ChilkatDemo;

// Demonstrates using the Chilkat Pascal wrapper via the C bridge DLL.
// Builds as a console application under Lazarus (FPC) or Delphi.

{$IFDEF FPC}
  {$MODE DELPHI}
{$ENDIF}
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

uses
  {$IFDEF UNIX}
  cthreads,
  {$ENDIF}
  SysUtils,
  CkDllLoader,
  Chilkat.StringBuilder,
  Chilkat.Ai,
  Chilkat.JsonObject;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  ai: TAi;
  askParams: TJsonObject;
  sbResponse: TStringBuilder;

begin
  success := False;

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

  ai := TAi.Create;

  ai.VerboseLogging := True;

  ai.Provider := 'google';
  ai.ApiKey := 'MY_API_KEY';
  ai.Model := 'gemini-3.6-flash';

  //  Note: Not all models support all params.

  //  Set Ask params.
  askParams := TJsonObject.Create;
  askParams.UpdateNumber('temperature','1.2');
  askParams.UpdateString('effort','low');
  askParams.UpdateInt('max_output_tokens',1024);

  askParams.EmitCompact := False;
  WriteLn(askParams.Emit());

  ai.SetAskParams(askParams);

  //  Add a text input.
  ai.InputAddText('Say Hello.');

  //  Ask the AI for text output.
  success := ai.Ask('text');
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(ai.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  Get the text response.
  sbResponse := TStringBuilder.Create;
  ai.GetOutputTextSb(sbResponse);
  WriteLn(sbResponse.GetAsString());

  //  Sample output:
  //  Hello! How can I assist you today?

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


  ai.Free;
  askParams.Free;
  sbResponse.Free;

end;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

begin

  try
    RunDemo;
  except
    on E: Exception do
      WriteLn('Unhandled exception: ', E.ClassName, ': ', E.Message);
  end;

  WriteLn;
  {$IFDEF MSWINDOWS}
  WriteLn('Press Enter to exit...');
  ReadLn;
  {$ENDIF}
end.