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OpenAI Chat in Java

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This sample demonstrates how to use the OpenAI Chat API in a Java console application.

Main.java
OpenAIChatCompletionsClass.java

How to generate this sample
Command
ai dev new openai-chat --java
Output
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Generating 'openai-chat' in 'openai-chat-java' (3 files)...

pom.xml
src/Main.java
src/OpenAIChatCompletionsClass.java

Generating 'openai-chat' in 'openai-chat-java' (3 files)... DONE!

Main.java

STEP 1: Read the configuration settings from environment variables.

Main.java
String openAIAPIKey = (System.getenv("AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY") != null) ? System.getenv("AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY") : "<insert your OpenAI API key here>";
String openAIEndpoint = (System.getenv("AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT") != null) ? System.getenv("AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT") : "<insert your OpenAI endpoint here>";
String openAIChatDeployment = (System.getenv("AZURE_OPENAI_CHAT_DEPLOYMENT") != null) ? System.getenv("AZURE_OPENAI_CHAT_DEPLOYMENT") : "<insert your OpenAI chat deployment name here>";
String openAISystemPrompt = (System.getenv("AZURE_OPENAI_SYSTEM_PROMPT") != null) ? System.getenv("AZURE_OPENAI_SYSTEM_PROMPT") : "You are a helpful AI assistant.";

STEP 2: Validate the environment variables.

Main.java
if (openAIAPIKey.contains("<insert") || openAIEndpoint.contains("<insert") || openAIChatDeployment.contains("<insert")) {
    System.err.println("Please set the environment variables properly.");
    System.exit(1);
}

STEP 3: Initialize the helper class with the configuration settings.

Main.java
OpenAIChatCompletionsClass chat = new OpenAIChatCompletionsClass(openAIAPIKey, openAIEndpoint, openAIChatDeployment, openAISystemPrompt);

STEP 4: Create the OpenAI client.

Main.java
OpenAIClient client = new OpenAIClientBuilder()
    .endpoint(openAIEndpoint)
    .credential(new AzureKeyCredential(openAIAPIKey))
    .buildClient();

STEP 5: Obtain user input, use the helper class to get the assistant's response, and display responses as they are received.

Main.java
Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
while (true) {
    System.out.print("User: ");
    if (!scanner.hasNextLine()) break;

    String userPrompt = scanner.nextLine();
    if (userPrompt.isEmpty() || "exit".equals(userPrompt)) break;

    String response = chat.getChatCompletion(userPrompt);
    System.out.println("\nAssistant: " + response + "\n");
}
scanner.close();

OpenAIChatCompletionsClass.java

STEP 1: Create the client and initialize chat message history with a system message.

OpenAIChatCompletionsClass.java
public OpenAIChatCompletionsClass (String openAIAPIKey, String openAIEndpoint, String openAIChatDeployment, String openAISystemPrompt) {
    this.openAIChatDeployment = openAIChatDeployment;
    this.openAISystemPrompt = openAISystemPrompt;
    client = new OpenAIClientBuilder()
        .endpoint(openAIEndpoint)
        .credential(new AzureKeyCredential(openAIAPIKey))
        .buildClient();

    List<ChatRequestMessage> chatMessages = new ArrayList<>();
    options = new ChatCompletionsOptions(chatMessages);
    ClearConversation();
}

STEP 2: Clear previous conversation and set the initial system message.

OpenAIChatCompletionsClass.java
public void ClearConversation(){
    List<ChatRequestMessage> chatMessages = options.getMessages();
    chatMessages.clear();
    chatMessages.add(new ChatRequestSystemMessage(this.openAISystemPrompt));
}

STEP 3: When the user provides input, add the user message to the chat message history.

OpenAIChatCompletionsClass.java
public String getChatCompletion(String userPrompt) {
    options.getMessages().add(new ChatRequestUserMessage(userPrompt));

STEP 4: Send the chat message history to the OpenAI Chat API and process the response.

OpenAIChatCompletionsClass.java
    ChatCompletions chatCompletions = client.getChatCompletions(this.openAIChatDeployment, options);
    String responseContent = chatCompletions.getChoices().get(0).getMessage().getContent();
}

STEP 5: Add the assistant's response to the chat message history and return the response.

OpenAIChatCompletionsClass.java
    options.getMessages().add(new ChatRequestAssistantMessage(responseContent.toString()));

    return responseContent;
}