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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

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

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

$ai = new CkAi();

$ai->put_VerboseLogging(true);

$ai->put_Provider('google');
$ai->put_ApiKey('MY_API_KEY');
$ai->put_Model('gemini-3-flash-preview');

// Note: Not all models support all params.

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

$askParams->put_EmitCompact(false);
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 == false) {
    print $ai->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Get the text response.
$sbResponse = new CkStringBuilder();
$ai->GetOutputTextSb($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.
// -------------------------------------------------------------

?>