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AI: Simple Stateless Query

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Demonstrates the simplest stateless query: asking an AI to "Say Hello". This query is standalone and not part of a conversation.

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<?php

use Chilkat2\Ai;
use Chilkat2\StringBuilder;

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

$ai = new 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 = 'openai';

// Use your provider's API key.
$ai->ApiKey = 'MY_API_KEY';

// Choose a model.
$ai->Model = 'gpt-5.6-terra';

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

// Ask the AI for text output.
try {
    $ai->Ask('text');
} catch (\Chilkat2\Exception $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
    exit;
}

// Get the text response.
$sbResponse = new StringBuilder();
$ai->GetOutputTextSb($sbResponse);
echo $sbResponse->GetAsString(), "\n";

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

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