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Class GenerativeModel (1.3.0)

public final class GenerativeModel

This class holds a generative model that can complete what you provided.

Inheritance

java.lang.Object > GenerativeModel

Inherited Members

Object.clone()

Object.equals(Object)

Object.wait(long,int)

Constructors

GenerativeModel(String modelName, VertexAI vertexAi)

public GenerativeModel(String modelName, VertexAI vertexAi)

Constructs a GenerativeModel instance.

Parameters
Name	Description
`modelName`	`String` the name of the generative model. Supported format: "gemini-pro", "models/gemini-pro", "publishers/google/models/gemini-pro", where "gemini-pro" is the model name. Valid model names can be found at https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/docs/generative-ai/learn/models#gemini-models
`vertexAi`	`VertexAI` a com.google.cloud.vertexai.VertexAI that contains the default configs for the generative model

Methods

countTokens(Content content)

public CountTokensResponse countTokens(Content content)

Counts tokens in a single content.

Parameter
Name	Description
`content`	`Content` a com.google.cloud.vertexai.api.Content to count tokens

Returns
Type	Description
`CountTokensResponse`	a com.google.cloud.vertexai.api.CountTokensResponse instance that contains the total tokens and total billable characters of the given list of contents

Exceptions
Type	Description
`IOException`	if an I/O error occurs while making the API call

countTokens(String text)

public CountTokensResponse countTokens(String text)

Counts tokens in a text message.

Parameter
Name	Description
`text`	`String` a text message to count tokens

Returns
Type	Description
`CountTokensResponse`	a com.google.cloud.vertexai.api.CountTokensResponse instance that contains the total tokens and total billable characters of the given list of contents

Exceptions
Type	Description
`IOException`	if an I/O error occurs while making the API call

countTokens(List<Content> contents)

public CountTokensResponse countTokens(List<Content> contents)

Counts tokens in a list of contents.

Parameter
Name	Description
`contents`	`List<Content>` a list of com.google.cloud.vertexai.api.Content to count tokens

Returns
Type	Description
`CountTokensResponse`	a com.google.cloud.vertexai.api.CountTokensResponse instance that contains the total tokens and total billable characters of the given list of contents

Exceptions
Type	Description
`IOException`	if an I/O error occurs while making the API call

generateContent(Content content)

public GenerateContentResponse generateContent(Content content)

Generates content from this model given a single content.

Parameter
Name	Description
`content`	`Content` a com.google.cloud.vertexai.api.Content to send to the generative model

Returns
Type	Description
`GenerateContentResponse`	a com.google.cloud.vertexai.api.GenerateContentResponse instance that contains response contents and other metadata

Exceptions
Type	Description
`IOException`	if an I/O error occurs while making the API call

generateContent(String text)

public GenerateContentResponse generateContent(String text)

Generates content from generative model given a text.

Parameter
Name	Description
`text`	`String` a text message to send to the generative model

Returns
Type	Description
`GenerateContentResponse`	a com.google.cloud.vertexai.api.GenerateContentResponse instance that contains response contents and other metadata

Exceptions
Type	Description
`IOException`	if an I/O error occurs while making the API call

generateContent(List<Content> contents)

public GenerateContentResponse generateContent(List<Content> contents)

Generates content from this model given a list of contents.

Parameter
Name	Description
`contents`	`List<Content>` a list of com.google.cloud.vertexai.api.Content to send to the generative model

Returns
Type	Description
`GenerateContentResponse`	a com.google.cloud.vertexai.api.GenerateContentResponse instance that contains response contents and other metadata

Exceptions
Type	Description
`IOException`	if an I/O error occurs while making the API call

generateContentAsync(Content content)

public ApiFuture<GenerateContentResponse> generateContentAsync(Content content)

Asynchronously generates content from generative model given a single Content.

Parameter
Name	Description
`content`	`Content` a com.google.cloud.vertexai.api.Content to send to the generative model. The role of the content is "user".

Returns
Type	Description
`ApiFuture<GenerateContentResponse>`	a com.google.api.core.ApiFuture represents the response of an asynchronous generateContent request

Exceptions
Type	Description
`IOException`	if an I/O error occurs while making the API call

generateContentAsync(String text)

public ApiFuture<GenerateContentResponse> generateContentAsync(String text)

Asynchronously generates content from generative model given a text.

Parameter
Name	Description
`text`	`String` a text message to send to the generative model

Returns
Type	Description
`ApiFuture<GenerateContentResponse>`	a com.google.api.core.ApiFuture represents the response of an asynchronous generateContent request

Exceptions
Type	Description
`IOException`	if an I/O error occurs while making the API call

generateContentAsync(List<Content> contents)

public ApiFuture<GenerateContentResponse> generateContentAsync(List<Content> contents)

Asynchronously generates content from generative model given a list of contents.

Parameter
Name	Description
`contents`	`List<Content>` a list of com.google.cloud.vertexai.api.Content to send to the generative model

Returns
Type	Description
`ApiFuture<GenerateContentResponse>`	a com.google.api.core.ApiFuture represents the response of an asynchronous generateContent request

Exceptions
Type	Description
`IOException`	if an I/O error occurs while making the API call

generateContentStream(Content content)

public ResponseStream<GenerateContentResponse> generateContentStream(Content content)

Generates content with streaming support from generative model given a single Content.

Parameter
Name	Description
`content`	`Content` a com.google.cloud.vertexai.api.Content to send to the generative model. The role of the content is "user".

Returns
Type	Description
`ResponseStream<GenerateContentResponse>`	a ResponseStream that contains a streaming of com.google.cloud.vertexai.api.GenerateContentResponse

Exceptions
Type	Description
`IOException`	if an I/O error occurs while making the API call

generateContentStream(String text)

public ResponseStream<GenerateContentResponse> generateContentStream(String text)

Generates content with streaming support from generative model given a text.

Parameter
Name	Description
`text`	`String` a text message to send to the generative model

Returns
Type	Description
`ResponseStream<GenerateContentResponse>`	a ResponseStream that contains a streaming of com.google.cloud.vertexai.api.GenerateContentResponse

Exceptions
Type	Description
`IOException`	if an I/O error occurs while making the API call

generateContentStream(List<Content> contents)

public ResponseStream<GenerateContentResponse> generateContentStream(List<Content> contents)

Generates content with streaming support from generative model given a list of contents.

Parameter
Name	Description
`contents`	`List<Content>` a list of com.google.cloud.vertexai.api.Content to send to the generative model

Returns
Type	Description
`ResponseStream<GenerateContentResponse>`	a ResponseStream that contains a streaming of com.google.cloud.vertexai.api.GenerateContentResponse

Exceptions
Type	Description
`IOException`	if an I/O error occurs while making the API call

getGenerationConfig()

public GenerationConfig getGenerationConfig()

Returns the com.google.cloud.vertexai.api.GenerationConfig of this generative model.

Returns
Type	Description
`GenerationConfig`

getModelName()

public String getModelName()

Returns the model name of this generative model.

Returns
Type	Description
`String`

getSafetySettings()

public ImmutableList<SafetySetting> getSafetySettings()

Returns a list of com.google.cloud.vertexai.api.SafetySetting of this generative model.

Returns
Type	Description
`com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList<SafetySetting>`

getSystemInstruction()

public Optional<Content> getSystemInstruction()

Returns the optional system instruction of this generative model.

Returns
Type	Description
`Optional<Content>`

getTools()

public ImmutableList<Tool> getTools()

Returns a list of com.google.cloud.vertexai.api.Tool of this generative model.

Returns
Type	Description
`com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList<Tool>`

startChat()

public ChatSession startChat()

Returns
Type	Description
`ChatSession`

withGenerationConfig(GenerationConfig generationConfig)

public GenerativeModel withGenerationConfig(GenerationConfig generationConfig)

Creates a copy of the current model with updated GenerationConfig.

Parameter
Name	Description
`generationConfig`	`GenerationConfig` a com.google.cloud.vertexai.api.GenerationConfig that will be used in the new model.

Returns
Type	Description
`GenerativeModel`	a new GenerativeModel instance with the specified GenerationConfig.

withSafetySettings(List<SafetySetting> safetySettings)

public GenerativeModel withSafetySettings(List<SafetySetting> safetySettings)

Creates a copy of the current model with updated safetySettings.

Parameter
Name	Description
`safetySettings`	`List<SafetySetting>` a list of com.google.cloud.vertexai.api.SafetySetting that will be used in the new model.

Returns
Type	Description
`GenerativeModel`	a new GenerativeModel instance with the specified safetySettings.

withSystemInstruction(Content systemInstruction)

public GenerativeModel withSystemInstruction(Content systemInstruction)

Creates a copy of the current model with updated system instructions.

Parameter
Name	Description
`systemInstruction`	`Content` a com.google.cloud.vertexai.api.Content containing system instructions.

Returns
Type	Description
`GenerativeModel`	a new GenerativeModel instance with the specified tools.

withTools(List<Tool> tools)

public GenerativeModel withTools(List<Tool> tools)

Creates a copy of the current model with updated tools.

Parameter
Name	Description
`tools`	`List<Tool>` a list of com.google.cloud.vertexai.api.Tool that will be used in the new model.

Returns
Type	Description
`GenerativeModel`	a new GenerativeModel instance with the specified tools.