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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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<?php

$success = 0;

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

$ai = new COM("Chilkat.Ai");

$ai->VerboseLogging = 1;

$ai->Provider = 'google';
$ai->ApiKey = 'MY_API_KEY';
$ai->Model = 'gemini-3-flash-preview';

// Note: Not all models support all params.

// Set Ask params.
$askParams = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$askParams->UpdateNumber('temperature','1.2');
$askParams->UpdateString('effort','low');
$askParams->UpdateInt('max_output_tokens',1024);

$askParams->EmitCompact = 0;
print $askParams->emit() . "\n";

$ai->SetAskParams($askParams);

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

// Ask the AI for text output.
$success = $ai->Ask('text');
if ($success == 0) {
    print $ai->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Get the text response.
$sbResponse = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
$ai->GetOutputTextSb($sbResponse);
print $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.
// -------------------------------------------------------------

?>