fix: upgrade org.projectlombok:lombok from 1.18.40 to 1.18.42

Snyk has created this PR to upgrade org.projectlombok:lombok from 1.18.40 to 1.18.42.

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README.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <div align="center">
-  <img src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ollama4j/ollama4j/65a9d526150da8fcd98e2af6a164f055572bf722/ollama4j.jpeg' width='100' alt="ollama4j-icon">
+  <img src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ollama4j/ollama4j/refs/heads/main/ollama4j-new.jpeg' width='200' alt="ollama4j-icon">
 
 ### Ollama4j
 

docs/docs/metrics.md

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ metrics via `/metrics` endpoint:
 </dependency>
 ```
 
-Here is a sample code snippet demonstrating how to retrieve and print metrics:
+Here is a sample code snippet demonstrating how to retrieve and print metrics on Grafana:
 
 <CodeEmbed src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ollama4j/ollama4j-examples/refs/heads/main/src/main/java/io/github/ollama4j/examples/MetricsExample.java" />
 
@@ -64,8 +64,27 @@ at: http://localhost:8080/metrics
 
 ## Integrating with Monitoring Tools
 
-To integrate Ollama4j metrics with external monitoring systems, you can export the metrics endpoint and configure your
-monitoring tool to scrape or collect the data. Refer to the [integration guide](../integration/monitoring.md) for
-detailed instructions.
+### Grafana
 
-For more information on customizing and extending metrics, see the [API documentation](../api/metrics.md).
+Use the following sample `docker-compose` file to host a basic Grafana container.
+
+<CodeEmbed src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ollama4j/ollama4j-examples/refs/heads/main/docker/docker-compose.yml" />
+
+And run:
+
+```shell
+docker-compose -f path/to/your/docker-compose.yml up
+```
+
+This starts Granfana at http://localhost:3000
+
+
+[//]: # (To integrate Ollama4j metrics with external monitoring systems, you can export the metrics endpoint and configure your)
+
+[//]: # (monitoring tool to scrape or collect the data. Refer to the [integration guide]&#40;../integration/monitoring.md&#41; for)
+
+[//]: # (detailed instructions.)
+
+[//]: # ()
+
+[//]: # (For more information on customizing and extending metrics, see the [API documentation]&#40;../api/metrics.md&#41;.)

docs/package.json

@@ -16,21 +16,21 @@
     "dependencies": {
         "@docsearch/js": "^4.1.0",
         "@docusaurus/core": "^3.9.0",
-        "@docusaurus/plugin-google-gtag": "^3.8.1",
-        "@docusaurus/preset-classic": "^3.9.0",
-        "@docusaurus/theme-mermaid": "^3.9.0",
+        "@docusaurus/plugin-google-gtag": "^3.9.1",
+        "@docusaurus/preset-classic": "^3.9.1",
+        "@docusaurus/theme-mermaid": "^3.9.1",
         "@iconify/react": "^6.0.2",
         "@mdx-js/react": "^3.1.1",
         "clsx": "^2.1.1",
         "font-awesome": "^4.7.0",
         "prism-react-renderer": "^2.4.1",
-        "react": "^19.1.1",
-        "react-dom": "^19.1.1",
+        "react": "^19.2.0",
+        "react-dom": "^19.2.0",
         "react-icons": "^5.5.0",
         "react-image-gallery": "^1.4.0"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
-        "@docusaurus/module-type-aliases": "^3.8.1",
+        "@docusaurus/module-type-aliases": "^3.9.1",
         "@docusaurus/types": "^3.4.0"
     },
     "browserslist": {

pom.xml

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.5.4</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <maven-failsafe-plugin.version>3.5.4</maven-failsafe-plugin.version>
-        <lombok.version>1.18.40</lombok.version>
+        <lombok.version>1.18.42</lombok.version>
     </properties>
 
     <developers>
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>io.github.git-commit-id</groupId>
                 <artifactId>git-commit-id-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>9.0.1</version>
+                <version>9.0.2</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <goals>
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>com.diffplug.spotless</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spotless-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.46.1</version>
+                <version>3.0.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <formats>
                         <!-- you can define as many formats as you want, each is independent -->
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
             <plugins>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.14.0</version>
+                    <version>3.14.1</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
             <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-            <version>4.1.0</version>
+            <version>5.20.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
                         <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>0.8.11</version>
+                        <version>0.8.13</version>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
                                 <goals>
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
                         <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>0.8.7</version>
+                        <version>0.8.13</version>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
                                 <goals>

src/main/java/io/github/ollama4j/Ollama.java

@@ -70,10 +70,14 @@ public class Ollama {
      */
     @Setter private long requestTimeoutSeconds = 10;
 
-    /** The read timeout in seconds for image URLs. */
+    /**
+     * The read timeout in seconds for image URLs.
+     */
     @Setter private int imageURLReadTimeoutSeconds = 10;
 
-    /** The connect timeout in seconds for image URLs. */
+    /**
+     * The connect timeout in seconds for image URLs.
+     */
     @Setter private int imageURLConnectTimeoutSeconds = 10;
 
     /**
@@ -280,9 +284,9 @@ public class Ollama {
     /**
      * Handles retry backoff for pullModel.
      *
-     * @param modelName the name of the model being pulled
-     * @param currentRetry the current retry attempt (zero-based)
-     * @param maxRetries the maximum number of retries allowed
+     * @param modelName       the name of the model being pulled
+     * @param currentRetry    the current retry attempt (zero-based)
+     * @param maxRetries      the maximum number of retries allowed
      * @param baseDelayMillis the base delay in milliseconds for exponential backoff
      * @throws InterruptedException if the thread is interrupted during sleep
      */
@@ -376,7 +380,7 @@ public class Ollama {
      * Returns true if the response indicates a successful pull.
      *
      * @param modelPullResponse the response from the model pull
-     * @param modelName the name of the model
+     * @param modelName         the name of the model
      * @return true if the pull was successful, false otherwise
      * @throws OllamaException if the response contains an error
      */
@@ -601,7 +605,7 @@ public class Ollama {
     /**
      * Deletes a model from the Ollama server.
      *
-     * @param modelName the name of the model to be deleted
+     * @param modelName          the name of the model to be deleted
      * @param ignoreIfNotPresent ignore errors if the specified model is not present on the Ollama server
      * @throws OllamaException if the response indicates an error status
      */
@@ -758,7 +762,7 @@ public class Ollama {
      * Generates a response from a model using the specified parameters and stream observer.
      * If {@code streamObserver} is provided, streaming is enabled; otherwise, a synchronous call is made.
      *
-     * @param request the generation request
+     * @param request        the generation request
      * @param streamObserver the stream observer for streaming responses, or null for synchronous
      * @return the result of the generation
      * @throws OllamaException if the request fails
@@ -823,10 +827,10 @@ public class Ollama {
     /**
      * Generates a response from a model asynchronously, returning a streamer for results.
      *
-     * @param model the model name
+     * @param model  the model name
      * @param prompt the prompt to send
-     * @param raw whether to use raw mode
-     * @param think whether to use "think" mode
+     * @param raw    whether to use raw mode
+     * @param think  whether to use "think" mode
      * @return an OllamaAsyncResultStreamer for streaming results
      * @throws OllamaException if the request fails
      */
@@ -861,9 +865,9 @@ public class Ollama {
      *
      * <p>Note: the OllamaChatRequestModel#getStream() property is not implemented.
      *
-     * @param request request object to be sent to the server
+     * @param request      request object to be sent to the server
      * @param tokenHandler callback handler to handle the last token from stream (caution: the
-     *     previous tokens from stream will not be concatenated)
+     *                     previous tokens from stream will not be concatenated)
      * @return {@link OllamaChatResult}
      * @throws OllamaException if the response indicates an error status
      */
@@ -958,12 +962,16 @@ public class Ollama {
      * Registers multiple tools in the tool registry.
      *
      * @param tools a list of {@link Tools.Tool} objects to register. Each tool contains its
-     *     specification and function.
+     *              specification and function.
      */
     public void registerTools(List<Tools.Tool> tools) {
         toolRegistry.addTools(tools);
     }
 
+    public List<Tools.Tool> getRegisteredTools() {
+        return toolRegistry.getRegisteredTools();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Deregisters all tools from the tool registry. This method removes all registered tools,
      * effectively clearing the registry.
@@ -979,7 +987,7 @@ public class Ollama {
      * and recursively registers annotated tools from all the providers specified in the annotation.
      *
      * @throws OllamaException if the caller's class is not annotated with {@link
-     *     OllamaToolService} or if reflection-based instantiation or invocation fails
+     *                         OllamaToolService} or if reflection-based instantiation or invocation fails
      */
     public void registerAnnotatedTools() throws OllamaException {
         try {
@@ -1127,7 +1135,7 @@ public class Ollama {
      * This method synchronously calls the Ollama API. If a stream handler is provided,
      * the request will be streamed; otherwise, a regular synchronous request will be made.
      *
-     * @param ollamaRequestModel the request model containing necessary parameters for the Ollama API request
+     * @param ollamaRequestModel    the request model containing necessary parameters for the Ollama API request
      * @param thinkingStreamHandler the stream handler for "thinking" tokens, or null if not used
      * @param responseStreamHandler the stream handler to process streaming responses, or null for non-streaming requests
      * @return the result of the Ollama API request

src/main/java/io/github/ollama4j/models/chat/OllamaChatRequest.java

@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ package io.github.ollama4j.models.chat;
 import io.github.ollama4j.models.request.OllamaCommonRequest;
 import io.github.ollama4j.tools.Tools;
 import io.github.ollama4j.utils.OllamaRequestBody;
+import io.github.ollama4j.utils.Options;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import lombok.Getter;
@@ -20,8 +23,8 @@ import lombok.Setter;
  * Defines a Request to use against the ollama /api/chat endpoint.
  *
  * @see <a href=
- *     "https://github.com/ollama/ollama/blob/main/docs/api.md#generate-a-chat-completion">Generate
- *     Chat Completion</a>
+ *      "https://github.com/ollama/ollama/blob/main/docs/api.md#generate-a-chat-completion">Generate
+ *      Chat Completion</a>
  */
 @Getter
 @Setter
@@ -36,11 +39,15 @@ public class OllamaChatRequest extends OllamaCommonRequest implements OllamaRequ
     /**
      * Controls whether tools are automatically executed.
      *
-     * <p>If set to {@code true} (the default), tools will be automatically used/applied by the
-     * library. If set to {@code false}, tool calls will be returned to the client for manual
+     * <p>
+     * If set to {@code true} (the default), tools will be automatically
+     * used/applied by the
+     * library. If set to {@code false}, tool calls will be returned to the client
+     * for manual
      * handling.
      *
-     * <p>Disabling this should be an explicit operation.
+     * <p>
+     * Disabling this should be an explicit operation.
      */
     private boolean useTools = true;
 
@@ -57,7 +64,116 @@ public class OllamaChatRequest extends OllamaCommonRequest implements OllamaRequ
         if (!(o instanceof OllamaChatRequest)) {
             return false;
         }
-
         return this.toString().equals(o.toString());
     }
+
+    // --- Builder-like fluent API methods ---
+
+    public static OllamaChatRequest builder() {
+        OllamaChatRequest req = new OllamaChatRequest();
+        req.setMessages(new ArrayList<>());
+        return req;
+    }
+
+    public OllamaChatRequest withModel(String model) {
+        this.setModel(model);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public OllamaChatRequest withMessage(OllamaChatMessageRole role, String content) {
+        return withMessage(role, content, Collections.emptyList());
+    }
+
+    public OllamaChatRequest withMessage(
+            OllamaChatMessageRole role, String content, List<OllamaChatToolCalls> toolCalls) {
+        if (this.messages == null || this.messages == Collections.EMPTY_LIST) {
+            this.messages = new ArrayList<>();
+        }
+        this.messages.add(new OllamaChatMessage(role, content, null, toolCalls, null));
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public OllamaChatRequest withMessage(
+            OllamaChatMessageRole role,
+            String content,
+            List<OllamaChatToolCalls> toolCalls,
+            List<File> images) {
+        if (this.messages == null || this.messages == Collections.EMPTY_LIST) {
+            this.messages = new ArrayList<>();
+        }
+
+        List<byte[]> imagesAsBytes = new ArrayList<>();
+        if (images != null) {
+            for (File image : images) {
+                try {
+                    imagesAsBytes.add(java.nio.file.Files.readAllBytes(image.toPath()));
+                } catch (java.io.IOException e) {
+                    throw new RuntimeException(
+                            "Failed to read image file: " + image.getAbsolutePath(), e);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        this.messages.add(new OllamaChatMessage(role, content, null, toolCalls, imagesAsBytes));
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public OllamaChatRequest withMessages(List<OllamaChatMessage> messages) {
+        this.setMessages(messages);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public OllamaChatRequest withOptions(Options options) {
+        if (options != null) {
+            this.setOptions(options.getOptionsMap());
+        }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public OllamaChatRequest withGetJsonResponse() {
+        this.setFormat("json");
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public OllamaChatRequest withTemplate(String template) {
+        this.setTemplate(template);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public OllamaChatRequest withStreaming() {
+        this.setStream(true);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public OllamaChatRequest withKeepAlive(String keepAlive) {
+        this.setKeepAlive(keepAlive);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public OllamaChatRequest withThinking(boolean think) {
+        this.setThink(think);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public OllamaChatRequest withUseTools(boolean useTools) {
+        this.setUseTools(useTools);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public OllamaChatRequest withTools(List<Tools.Tool> tools) {
+        this.setTools(tools);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public OllamaChatRequest build() {
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public void reset() {
+        // Only clear the messages, keep model and think as is
+        if (this.messages == null || this.messages == Collections.EMPTY_LIST) {
+            this.messages = new ArrayList<>();
+        } else {
+            this.messages.clear();
+        }
+    }
 }

src/main/java/io/github/ollama4j/models/chat/OllamaChatRequestBuilder.java

@@ -1,176 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Ollama4j - Java library for interacting with Ollama server.
- * Copyright (c) 2025 Amith Koujalgi and contributors.
- *
- * Licensed under the MIT License (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- *
-*/
-package io.github.ollama4j.models.chat;
-
-import io.github.ollama4j.utils.Options;
-import io.github.ollama4j.utils.Utils;
-import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.nio.file.Files;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.stream.Collectors;
-import lombok.Setter;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
-
-/** Helper class for creating {@link OllamaChatRequest} objects using the builder-pattern. */
-public class OllamaChatRequestBuilder {
-
-    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(OllamaChatRequestBuilder.class);
-
-    private int imageURLConnectTimeoutSeconds = 10;
-    private int imageURLReadTimeoutSeconds = 10;
-    private OllamaChatRequest request;
-    @Setter private boolean useTools = true;
-
-    private OllamaChatRequestBuilder() {
-        request = new OllamaChatRequest();
-        request.setMessages(new ArrayList<>());
-    }
-
-    public static OllamaChatRequestBuilder builder() {
-        return new OllamaChatRequestBuilder();
-    }
-
-    public OllamaChatRequestBuilder withImageURLConnectTimeoutSeconds(
-            int imageURLConnectTimeoutSeconds) {
-        this.imageURLConnectTimeoutSeconds = imageURLConnectTimeoutSeconds;
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    public OllamaChatRequestBuilder withImageURLReadTimeoutSeconds(int imageURLReadTimeoutSeconds) {
-        this.imageURLReadTimeoutSeconds = imageURLReadTimeoutSeconds;
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    public OllamaChatRequestBuilder withModel(String model) {
-        request.setModel(model);
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    public void reset() {
-        request = new OllamaChatRequest(request.getModel(), request.isThink(), new ArrayList<>());
-    }
-
-    public OllamaChatRequestBuilder withMessage(OllamaChatMessageRole role, String content) {
-        return withMessage(role, content, Collections.emptyList());
-    }
-
-    public OllamaChatRequestBuilder withMessage(
-            OllamaChatMessageRole role, String content, List<OllamaChatToolCalls> toolCalls) {
-        List<OllamaChatMessage> messages = this.request.getMessages();
-        messages.add(new OllamaChatMessage(role, content, null, toolCalls, null));
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    public OllamaChatRequestBuilder withMessage(
-            OllamaChatMessageRole role,
-            String content,
-            List<OllamaChatToolCalls> toolCalls,
-            List<File> images) {
-        List<OllamaChatMessage> messages = this.request.getMessages();
-        List<byte[]> binaryImages =
-                images.stream()
-                        .map(
-                                file -> {
-                                    try {
-                                        return Files.readAllBytes(file.toPath());
-                                    } catch (IOException e) {
-                                        LOG.warn(
-                                                "File '{}' could not be accessed, will not add to"
-                                                        + " message!",
-                                                file.toPath(),
-                                                e);
-                                        return new byte[0];
-                                    }
-                                })
-                        .collect(Collectors.toList());
-        messages.add(new OllamaChatMessage(role, content, null, toolCalls, binaryImages));
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    public OllamaChatRequestBuilder withMessage(
-            OllamaChatMessageRole role,
-            String content,
-            List<OllamaChatToolCalls> toolCalls,
-            String... imageUrls)
-            throws IOException, InterruptedException {
-        List<OllamaChatMessage> messages = this.request.getMessages();
-        List<byte[]> binaryImages = null;
-        if (imageUrls.length > 0) {
-            binaryImages = new ArrayList<>();
-            for (String imageUrl : imageUrls) {
-                try {
-                    binaryImages.add(
-                            Utils.loadImageBytesFromUrl(
-                                    imageUrl,
-                                    imageURLConnectTimeoutSeconds,
-                                    imageURLReadTimeoutSeconds));
-                } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-                    LOG.error("Failed to load image from URL: '{}'. Cause: {}", imageUrl, e);
-                    Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
-                    throw new InterruptedException(
-                            "Interrupted while loading image from URL: " + imageUrl);
-                } catch (IOException e) {
-                    LOG.error(
-                            "IOException occurred while loading image from URL '{}'. Cause: {}",
-                            imageUrl,
-                            e.getMessage(),
-                            e);
-                    throw new IOException(
-                            "IOException while loading image from URL: " + imageUrl, e);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        messages.add(new OllamaChatMessage(role, content, null, toolCalls, binaryImages));
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    public OllamaChatRequestBuilder withMessages(List<OllamaChatMessage> messages) {
-        request.setMessages(messages);
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    public OllamaChatRequestBuilder withOptions(Options options) {
-        this.request.setOptions(options.getOptionsMap());
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    public OllamaChatRequestBuilder withGetJsonResponse() {
-        this.request.setFormat("json");
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    public OllamaChatRequestBuilder withTemplate(String template) {
-        this.request.setTemplate(template);
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    public OllamaChatRequestBuilder withStreaming() {
-        this.request.setStream(true);
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    public OllamaChatRequestBuilder withKeepAlive(String keepAlive) {
-        this.request.setKeepAlive(keepAlive);
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    public OllamaChatRequestBuilder withThinking(boolean think) {
-        this.request.setThink(think);
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    public OllamaChatRequest build() {
-        request.setUseTools(useTools);
-        return request;
-    }
-}

src/main/java/io/github/ollama4j/models/generate/OllamaGenerateRequest.java

@@ -11,7 +11,14 @@ package io.github.ollama4j.models.generate;
 import io.github.ollama4j.models.request.OllamaCommonRequest;
 import io.github.ollama4j.tools.Tools;
 import io.github.ollama4j.utils.OllamaRequestBody;
+import io.github.ollama4j.utils.Options;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Base64;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.Setter;
 
@@ -41,6 +48,100 @@ public class OllamaGenerateRequest extends OllamaCommonRequest implements Ollama
         this.images = images;
     }
 
+    // --- Builder-style methods ---
+
+    public static OllamaGenerateRequest builder() {
+        return new OllamaGenerateRequest();
+    }
+
+    public OllamaGenerateRequest withPrompt(String prompt) {
+        this.setPrompt(prompt);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public OllamaGenerateRequest withTools(List<Tools.Tool> tools) {
+        this.setTools(tools);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public OllamaGenerateRequest withModel(String model) {
+        this.setModel(model);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public OllamaGenerateRequest withGetJsonResponse() {
+        this.setFormat("json");
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public OllamaGenerateRequest withOptions(Options options) {
+        this.setOptions(options.getOptionsMap());
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public OllamaGenerateRequest withTemplate(String template) {
+        this.setTemplate(template);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public OllamaGenerateRequest withStreaming(boolean streaming) {
+        this.setStream(streaming);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public OllamaGenerateRequest withKeepAlive(String keepAlive) {
+        this.setKeepAlive(keepAlive);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public OllamaGenerateRequest withRaw(boolean raw) {
+        this.setRaw(raw);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public OllamaGenerateRequest withThink(boolean think) {
+        this.setThink(think);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public OllamaGenerateRequest withUseTools(boolean useTools) {
+        this.setUseTools(useTools);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public OllamaGenerateRequest withFormat(Map<String, Object> format) {
+        this.setFormat(format);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public OllamaGenerateRequest withSystem(String system) {
+        this.setSystem(system);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public OllamaGenerateRequest withContext(String context) {
+        this.setContext(context);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public OllamaGenerateRequest withImagesBase64(List<String> images) {
+        this.setImages(images);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public OllamaGenerateRequest withImages(List<File> imageFiles) throws IOException {
+        List<String> images = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (File imageFile : imageFiles) {
+            images.add(Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(Files.readAllBytes(imageFile.toPath())));
+        }
+        this.setImages(images);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public OllamaGenerateRequest build() {
+        return this;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean equals(Object o) {
         if (!(o instanceof OllamaGenerateRequest)) {

src/main/java/io/github/ollama4j/models/generate/OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder.java

@@ -1,121 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Ollama4j - Java library for interacting with Ollama server.
- * Copyright (c) 2025 Amith Koujalgi and contributors.
- *
- * Licensed under the MIT License (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- *
-*/
-package io.github.ollama4j.models.generate;
-
-import io.github.ollama4j.tools.Tools;
-import io.github.ollama4j.utils.Options;
-import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.nio.file.Files;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Base64;
-import java.util.List;
-
-/** Helper class for creating {@link OllamaGenerateRequest} objects using the builder-pattern. */
-public class OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder {
-
-    private OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder() {
-        request = new OllamaGenerateRequest();
-    }
-
-    private OllamaGenerateRequest request;
-
-    public static OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder builder() {
-        return new OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder();
-    }
-
-    public OllamaGenerateRequest build() {
-        return request;
-    }
-
-    public OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder withPrompt(String prompt) {
-        request.setPrompt(prompt);
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    public OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder withTools(List<Tools.Tool> tools) {
-        request.setTools(tools);
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    public OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder withModel(String model) {
-        request.setModel(model);
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    public OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder withGetJsonResponse() {
-        this.request.setFormat("json");
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    public OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder withOptions(Options options) {
-        this.request.setOptions(options.getOptionsMap());
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    public OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder withTemplate(String template) {
-        this.request.setTemplate(template);
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    public OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder withStreaming(boolean streaming) {
-        this.request.setStream(streaming);
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    public OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder withKeepAlive(String keepAlive) {
-        this.request.setKeepAlive(keepAlive);
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    public OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder withRaw(boolean raw) {
-        this.request.setRaw(raw);
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    public OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder withThink(boolean think) {
-        this.request.setThink(think);
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    public OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder withUseTools(boolean useTools) {
-        this.request.setUseTools(useTools);
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    public OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder withFormat(java.util.Map<String, Object> format) {
-        this.request.setFormat(format);
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    public OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder withSystem(String system) {
-        this.request.setSystem(system);
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    public OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder withContext(String context) {
-        this.request.setContext(context);
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    public OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder withImagesBase64(java.util.List<String> images) {
-        this.request.setImages(images);
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    public OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder withImages(java.util.List<File> imageFiles)
-            throws IOException {
-        java.util.List<String> images = new ArrayList<>();
-        for (File imageFile : imageFiles) {
-            images.add(Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(Files.readAllBytes(imageFile.toPath())));
-        }
-        this.request.setImages(images);
-        return this;
-    }
-}

src/main/java/io/github/ollama4j/models/request/OllamaChatEndpointCaller.java

@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ public class OllamaChatEndpointCaller extends OllamaEndpointCaller {
                 getRequestBuilderDefault(uri).POST(body.getBodyPublisher());
         HttpRequest request = requestBuilder.build();
         LOG.debug("Asking model: {}", body);
-        System.out.println("Asking model: " + Utils.toJSON(body));
         HttpResponse<InputStream> response =
                 httpClient.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofInputStream());
 

src/test/java/io/github/ollama4j/integrationtests/OllamaIntegrationTest.java

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import io.github.ollama4j.models.chat.*;
 import io.github.ollama4j.models.embed.OllamaEmbedRequest;
 import io.github.ollama4j.models.embed.OllamaEmbedResult;
 import io.github.ollama4j.models.generate.OllamaGenerateRequest;
-import io.github.ollama4j.models.generate.OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder;
 import io.github.ollama4j.models.generate.OllamaGenerateStreamObserver;
 import io.github.ollama4j.models.response.Model;
 import io.github.ollama4j.models.response.ModelDetail;
@@ -272,7 +271,7 @@ class OllamaIntegrationTest {
         format.put("required", List.of("isNoon"));
 
         OllamaGenerateRequest request =
-                OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder.builder()
+                OllamaGenerateRequest.builder()
                         .withModel(TOOLS_MODEL)
                         .withPrompt(prompt)
                         .withFormat(format)
@@ -299,7 +298,7 @@ class OllamaIntegrationTest {
         boolean raw = false;
         boolean thinking = false;
         OllamaGenerateRequest request =
-                OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder.builder()
+                OllamaGenerateRequest.builder()
                         .withModel(GENERAL_PURPOSE_MODEL)
                         .withPrompt(
                                 "What is the capital of France? And what's France's connection with"
@@ -327,7 +326,7 @@ class OllamaIntegrationTest {
         api.pullModel(GENERAL_PURPOSE_MODEL);
         boolean raw = false;
         OllamaGenerateRequest request =
-                OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder.builder()
+                OllamaGenerateRequest.builder()
                         .withModel(GENERAL_PURPOSE_MODEL)
                         .withPrompt(
                                 "What is the capital of France? And what's France's connection with"
@@ -357,8 +356,7 @@ class OllamaIntegrationTest {
     void shouldGenerateWithCustomOptions() throws OllamaException {
         api.pullModel(GENERAL_PURPOSE_MODEL);
 
-        OllamaChatRequestBuilder builder =
-                OllamaChatRequestBuilder.builder().withModel(GENERAL_PURPOSE_MODEL);
+        OllamaChatRequest builder = OllamaChatRequest.builder().withModel(GENERAL_PURPOSE_MODEL);
         OllamaChatRequest requestModel =
                 builder.withMessage(
                                 OllamaChatMessageRole.SYSTEM,
@@ -390,8 +388,7 @@ class OllamaIntegrationTest {
 
         String expectedResponse = "Bhai";
 
-        OllamaChatRequestBuilder builder =
-                OllamaChatRequestBuilder.builder().withModel(GENERAL_PURPOSE_MODEL);
+        OllamaChatRequest builder = OllamaChatRequest.builder().withModel(GENERAL_PURPOSE_MODEL);
         OllamaChatRequest requestModel =
                 builder.withMessage(
                                 OllamaChatMessageRole.SYSTEM,
@@ -429,8 +426,7 @@ class OllamaIntegrationTest {
     @Order(10)
     void shouldChatWithHistory() throws Exception {
         api.pullModel(THINKING_TOOL_MODEL);
-        OllamaChatRequestBuilder builder =
-                OllamaChatRequestBuilder.builder().withModel(THINKING_TOOL_MODEL);
+        OllamaChatRequest builder = OllamaChatRequest.builder().withModel(THINKING_TOOL_MODEL);
 
         OllamaChatRequest requestModel =
                 builder.withMessage(
@@ -481,8 +477,7 @@ class OllamaIntegrationTest {
     void shouldChatWithExplicitTool() throws OllamaException {
         String theToolModel = TOOLS_MODEL;
         api.pullModel(theToolModel);
-        OllamaChatRequestBuilder builder =
-                OllamaChatRequestBuilder.builder().withModel(theToolModel);
+        OllamaChatRequest builder = OllamaChatRequest.builder().withModel(theToolModel);
 
         api.registerTool(EmployeeFinderToolSpec.getSpecification());
 
@@ -534,8 +529,7 @@ class OllamaIntegrationTest {
     void shouldChatWithExplicitToolAndUseTools() throws OllamaException {
         String theToolModel = TOOLS_MODEL;
         api.pullModel(theToolModel);
-        OllamaChatRequestBuilder builder =
-                OllamaChatRequestBuilder.builder().withModel(theToolModel);
+        OllamaChatRequest builder = OllamaChatRequest.builder().withModel(theToolModel);
 
         api.registerTool(EmployeeFinderToolSpec.getSpecification());
 
@@ -579,8 +573,7 @@ class OllamaIntegrationTest {
         String theToolModel = TOOLS_MODEL;
         api.pullModel(theToolModel);
 
-        OllamaChatRequestBuilder builder =
-                OllamaChatRequestBuilder.builder().withModel(theToolModel);
+        OllamaChatRequest builder = OllamaChatRequest.builder().withModel(theToolModel);
 
         api.registerTool(EmployeeFinderToolSpec.getSpecification());
 
@@ -633,8 +626,7 @@ class OllamaIntegrationTest {
     void shouldChatWithAnnotatedToolSingleParam() throws OllamaException {
         String theToolModel = TOOLS_MODEL;
         api.pullModel(theToolModel);
-        OllamaChatRequestBuilder builder =
-                OllamaChatRequestBuilder.builder().withModel(theToolModel);
+        OllamaChatRequest builder = OllamaChatRequest.builder().withModel(theToolModel);
 
         api.registerAnnotatedTools();
 
@@ -680,8 +672,7 @@ class OllamaIntegrationTest {
     void shouldChatWithAnnotatedToolMultipleParams() throws OllamaException {
         String theToolModel = TOOLS_MODEL;
         api.pullModel(theToolModel);
-        OllamaChatRequestBuilder builder =
-                OllamaChatRequestBuilder.builder().withModel(theToolModel);
+        OllamaChatRequest builder = OllamaChatRequest.builder().withModel(theToolModel);
 
         api.registerAnnotatedTools(new AnnotatedTool());
 
@@ -712,8 +703,7 @@ class OllamaIntegrationTest {
     void shouldChatWithStream() throws OllamaException {
         api.deregisterTools();
         api.pullModel(GENERAL_PURPOSE_MODEL);
-        OllamaChatRequestBuilder builder =
-                OllamaChatRequestBuilder.builder().withModel(GENERAL_PURPOSE_MODEL);
+        OllamaChatRequest builder = OllamaChatRequest.builder().withModel(GENERAL_PURPOSE_MODEL);
         OllamaChatRequest requestModel =
                 builder.withMessage(
                                 OllamaChatMessageRole.USER,
@@ -739,8 +729,7 @@ class OllamaIntegrationTest {
     @Order(15)
     void shouldChatWithThinkingAndStream() throws OllamaException {
         api.pullModel(THINKING_TOOL_MODEL_2);
-        OllamaChatRequestBuilder builder =
-                OllamaChatRequestBuilder.builder().withModel(THINKING_TOOL_MODEL_2);
+        OllamaChatRequest builder = OllamaChatRequest.builder().withModel(THINKING_TOOL_MODEL_2);
         OllamaChatRequest requestModel =
                 builder.withMessage(
                                 OllamaChatMessageRole.USER,
@@ -758,32 +747,6 @@ class OllamaIntegrationTest {
         assertNotNull(chatResult.getResponseModel().getMessage().getResponse());
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Tests chat API with an image input from a URL.
-     *
-     * <p>Scenario: Sends a user message with an image URL and verifies the assistant's response.
-     * Usage: chat, vision model, image from URL, no tools, no thinking, no streaming.
-     */
-    @Test
-    @Order(10)
-    void shouldChatWithImageFromURL() throws OllamaException, IOException, InterruptedException {
-        api.pullModel(VISION_MODEL);
-
-        OllamaChatRequestBuilder builder =
-                OllamaChatRequestBuilder.builder().withModel(VISION_MODEL);
-        OllamaChatRequest requestModel =
-                builder.withMessage(
-                                OllamaChatMessageRole.USER,
-                                "What's in the picture?",
-                                Collections.emptyList(),
-                                "https://t3.ftcdn.net/jpg/02/96/63/80/360_F_296638053_0gUVA4WVBKceGsIr7LNqRWSnkusi07dq.jpg")
-                        .build();
-        api.registerAnnotatedTools(new OllamaIntegrationTest());
-
-        OllamaChatResult chatResult = api.chat(requestModel, null);
-        assertNotNull(chatResult);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Tests chat API with an image input from a file and multi-turn history.
      *
@@ -795,8 +758,7 @@ class OllamaIntegrationTest {
     @Order(10)
     void shouldChatWithImageFromFileAndHistory() throws OllamaException {
         api.pullModel(VISION_MODEL);
-        OllamaChatRequestBuilder builder =
-                OllamaChatRequestBuilder.builder().withModel(VISION_MODEL);
+        OllamaChatRequest builder = OllamaChatRequest.builder().withModel(VISION_MODEL);
         OllamaChatRequest requestModel =
                 builder.withMessage(
                                 OllamaChatMessageRole.USER,
@@ -832,7 +794,7 @@ class OllamaIntegrationTest {
         api.pullModel(VISION_MODEL);
         try {
             OllamaGenerateRequest request =
-                    OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder.builder()
+                    OllamaGenerateRequest.builder()
                             .withModel(VISION_MODEL)
                             .withPrompt("What is in this image?")
                             .withRaw(false)
@@ -865,7 +827,7 @@ class OllamaIntegrationTest {
     void shouldGenerateWithImageFilesAndResponseStreamed() throws OllamaException, IOException {
         api.pullModel(VISION_MODEL);
         OllamaGenerateRequest request =
-                OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder.builder()
+                OllamaGenerateRequest.builder()
                         .withModel(VISION_MODEL)
                         .withPrompt("What is in this image?")
                         .withRaw(false)
@@ -900,7 +862,7 @@ class OllamaIntegrationTest {
         boolean think = true;
 
         OllamaGenerateRequest request =
-                OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder.builder()
+                OllamaGenerateRequest.builder()
                         .withModel(THINKING_TOOL_MODEL)
                         .withPrompt("Who are you?")
                         .withRaw(raw)
@@ -929,7 +891,7 @@ class OllamaIntegrationTest {
         api.pullModel(THINKING_TOOL_MODEL);
         boolean raw = false;
         OllamaGenerateRequest request =
-                OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder.builder()
+                OllamaGenerateRequest.builder()
                         .withModel(THINKING_TOOL_MODEL)
                         .withPrompt("Who are you?")
                         .withRaw(raw)
@@ -967,7 +929,7 @@ class OllamaIntegrationTest {
         boolean raw = true;
         boolean thinking = false;
         OllamaGenerateRequest request =
-                OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder.builder()
+                OllamaGenerateRequest.builder()
                         .withModel(GENERAL_PURPOSE_MODEL)
                         .withPrompt("What is 2+2?")
                         .withRaw(raw)
@@ -995,7 +957,7 @@ class OllamaIntegrationTest {
         api.pullModel(GENERAL_PURPOSE_MODEL);
         boolean raw = true;
         OllamaGenerateRequest request =
-                OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder.builder()
+                OllamaGenerateRequest.builder()
                         .withModel(GENERAL_PURPOSE_MODEL)
                         .withPrompt("What is the largest planet in our solar system?")
                         .withRaw(raw)
@@ -1028,7 +990,7 @@ class OllamaIntegrationTest {
         // 'response' tokens
         boolean raw = true;
         OllamaGenerateRequest request =
-                OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder.builder()
+                OllamaGenerateRequest.builder()
                         .withModel(THINKING_TOOL_MODEL)
                         .withPrompt(
                                 "Count 1 to 5. Just give me the numbers and do not give any other"
@@ -1093,7 +1055,7 @@ class OllamaIntegrationTest {
         format.put("required", List.of("cities"));
 
         OllamaGenerateRequest request =
-                OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder.builder()
+                OllamaGenerateRequest.builder()
                         .withModel(TOOLS_MODEL)
                         .withPrompt(prompt)
                         .withFormat(format)
@@ -1119,8 +1081,7 @@ class OllamaIntegrationTest {
     @Order(26)
     void shouldChatWithThinkingNoStream() throws OllamaException {
         api.pullModel(THINKING_TOOL_MODEL);
-        OllamaChatRequestBuilder builder =
-                OllamaChatRequestBuilder.builder().withModel(THINKING_TOOL_MODEL);
+        OllamaChatRequest builder = OllamaChatRequest.builder().withModel(THINKING_TOOL_MODEL);
         OllamaChatRequest requestModel =
                 builder.withMessage(
                                 OllamaChatMessageRole.USER,
@@ -1149,8 +1110,7 @@ class OllamaIntegrationTest {
     void shouldChatWithCustomOptionsAndStreaming() throws OllamaException {
         api.pullModel(GENERAL_PURPOSE_MODEL);
 
-        OllamaChatRequestBuilder builder =
-                OllamaChatRequestBuilder.builder().withModel(GENERAL_PURPOSE_MODEL);
+        OllamaChatRequest builder = OllamaChatRequest.builder().withModel(GENERAL_PURPOSE_MODEL);
         OllamaChatRequest requestModel =
                 builder.withMessage(
                                 OllamaChatMessageRole.USER,
@@ -1184,8 +1144,7 @@ class OllamaIntegrationTest {
 
         api.registerTool(EmployeeFinderToolSpec.getSpecification());
 
-        OllamaChatRequestBuilder builder =
-                OllamaChatRequestBuilder.builder().withModel(THINKING_TOOL_MODEL_2);
+        OllamaChatRequest builder = OllamaChatRequest.builder().withModel(THINKING_TOOL_MODEL_2);
         OllamaChatRequest requestModel =
                 builder.withMessage(
                                 OllamaChatMessageRole.USER,
@@ -1219,8 +1178,7 @@ class OllamaIntegrationTest {
         File image1 = getImageFileFromClasspath("emoji-smile.jpeg");
         File image2 = getImageFileFromClasspath("roses.jpg");
 
-        OllamaChatRequestBuilder builder =
-                OllamaChatRequestBuilder.builder().withModel(VISION_MODEL);
+        OllamaChatRequest builder = OllamaChatRequest.builder().withModel(VISION_MODEL);
         OllamaChatRequest requestModel =
                 builder.withMessage(
                                 OllamaChatMessageRole.USER,
@@ -1247,7 +1205,7 @@ class OllamaIntegrationTest {
     void shouldHandleNonExistentModel() {
         String nonExistentModel = "this-model-does-not-exist:latest";
         OllamaGenerateRequest request =
-                OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder.builder()
+                OllamaGenerateRequest.builder()
                         .withModel(nonExistentModel)
                         .withPrompt("Hello")
                         .withRaw(false)
@@ -1274,8 +1232,7 @@ class OllamaIntegrationTest {
         api.pullModel(GENERAL_PURPOSE_MODEL);
 
         List<OllamaChatToolCalls> tools = Collections.emptyList();
-        OllamaChatRequestBuilder builder =
-                OllamaChatRequestBuilder.builder().withModel(GENERAL_PURPOSE_MODEL);
+        OllamaChatRequest builder = OllamaChatRequest.builder().withModel(GENERAL_PURPOSE_MODEL);
         OllamaChatRequest requestModel =
                 builder.withMessage(OllamaChatMessageRole.USER, "   ", tools) // whitespace only
                         .build();
@@ -1298,7 +1255,7 @@ class OllamaIntegrationTest {
     void shouldGenerateWithExtremeParameters() throws OllamaException {
         api.pullModel(GENERAL_PURPOSE_MODEL);
         OllamaGenerateRequest request =
-                OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder.builder()
+                OllamaGenerateRequest.builder()
                         .withModel(GENERAL_PURPOSE_MODEL)
                         .withPrompt("Generate a random word")
                         .withRaw(false)
@@ -1351,8 +1308,7 @@ class OllamaIntegrationTest {
     void shouldChatWithKeepAlive() throws OllamaException {
         api.pullModel(GENERAL_PURPOSE_MODEL);
 
-        OllamaChatRequestBuilder builder =
-                OllamaChatRequestBuilder.builder().withModel(GENERAL_PURPOSE_MODEL);
+        OllamaChatRequest builder = OllamaChatRequest.builder().withModel(GENERAL_PURPOSE_MODEL);
         OllamaChatRequest requestModel =
                 builder.withMessage(OllamaChatMessageRole.USER, "Hello, how are you?")
                         .withKeepAlive("5m") // Keep model loaded for 5 minutes
@@ -1376,7 +1332,7 @@ class OllamaIntegrationTest {
     void shouldGenerateWithAdvancedOptions() throws OllamaException {
         api.pullModel(GENERAL_PURPOSE_MODEL);
         OllamaGenerateRequest request =
-                OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder.builder()
+                OllamaGenerateRequest.builder()
                         .withModel(GENERAL_PURPOSE_MODEL)
                         .withPrompt("Write a detailed explanation of machine learning")
                         .withRaw(false)
@@ -1421,8 +1377,8 @@ class OllamaIntegrationTest {
                     new Thread(
                             () -> {
                                 try {
-                                    OllamaChatRequestBuilder builder =
-                                            OllamaChatRequestBuilder.builder()
+                                    OllamaChatRequest builder =
+                                            OllamaChatRequest.builder()
                                                     .withModel(GENERAL_PURPOSE_MODEL);
                                     OllamaChatRequest requestModel =
                                             builder.withMessage(

src/test/java/io/github/ollama4j/integrationtests/WithAuth.java

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
 import io.github.ollama4j.Ollama;
 import io.github.ollama4j.exceptions.OllamaException;
 import io.github.ollama4j.models.generate.OllamaGenerateRequest;
-import io.github.ollama4j.models.generate.OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder;
 import io.github.ollama4j.models.generate.OllamaGenerateStreamObserver;
 import io.github.ollama4j.models.response.OllamaResult;
 import io.github.ollama4j.samples.AnnotatedTool;
@@ -205,7 +204,7 @@ public class WithAuth {
         format.put("required", List.of("isNoon"));
 
         OllamaGenerateRequest request =
-                OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder.builder()
+                OllamaGenerateRequest.builder()
                         .withModel(model)
                         .withPrompt(prompt)
                         .withRaw(false)

src/test/java/io/github/ollama4j/unittests/TestMockedAPIs.java

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import io.github.ollama4j.models.chat.OllamaChatMessageRole;
 import io.github.ollama4j.models.embed.OllamaEmbedRequest;
 import io.github.ollama4j.models.embed.OllamaEmbedResult;
 import io.github.ollama4j.models.generate.OllamaGenerateRequest;
-import io.github.ollama4j.models.generate.OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder;
 import io.github.ollama4j.models.generate.OllamaGenerateStreamObserver;
 import io.github.ollama4j.models.request.CustomModelRequest;
 import io.github.ollama4j.models.response.ModelDetail;
@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@ class TestMockedAPIs {
         OllamaGenerateStreamObserver observer = new OllamaGenerateStreamObserver(null, null);
         try {
             OllamaGenerateRequest request =
-                    OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder.builder()
+                    OllamaGenerateRequest.builder()
                             .withModel(model)
                             .withPrompt(prompt)
                             .withRaw(false)
@@ -180,7 +179,7 @@ class TestMockedAPIs {
         String prompt = "some prompt text";
         try {
             OllamaGenerateRequest request =
-                    OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder.builder()
+                    OllamaGenerateRequest.builder()
                             .withModel(model)
                             .withPrompt(prompt)
                             .withRaw(false)
@@ -206,7 +205,7 @@ class TestMockedAPIs {
         String prompt = "some prompt text";
         try {
             OllamaGenerateRequest request =
-                    OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder.builder()
+                    OllamaGenerateRequest.builder()
                             .withModel(model)
                             .withPrompt(prompt)
                             .withRaw(false)

src/test/java/io/github/ollama4j/unittests/TestOllamaChatRequestBuilder.java

@@ -12,15 +12,14 @@ import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
 
 import io.github.ollama4j.models.chat.OllamaChatMessageRole;
 import io.github.ollama4j.models.chat.OllamaChatRequest;
-import io.github.ollama4j.models.chat.OllamaChatRequestBuilder;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 class TestOllamaChatRequestBuilder {
 
     @Test
     void testResetClearsMessagesButKeepsModelAndThink() {
-        OllamaChatRequestBuilder builder =
-                OllamaChatRequestBuilder.builder()
+        OllamaChatRequest builder =
+                OllamaChatRequest.builder()
                         .withModel("my-model")
                         .withThinking(true)
                         .withMessage(OllamaChatMessageRole.USER, "first");

src/test/java/io/github/ollama4j/unittests/jackson/TestChatRequestSerialization.java

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrowsExactly;
 
 import io.github.ollama4j.models.chat.OllamaChatMessageRole;
 import io.github.ollama4j.models.chat.OllamaChatRequest;
-import io.github.ollama4j.models.chat.OllamaChatRequestBuilder;
 import io.github.ollama4j.utils.OptionsBuilder;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -24,11 +23,11 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 public class TestChatRequestSerialization extends AbstractSerializationTest<OllamaChatRequest> {
 
-    private OllamaChatRequestBuilder builder;
+    private OllamaChatRequest builder;
 
     @BeforeEach
     public void init() {
-        builder = OllamaChatRequestBuilder.builder().withModel("DummyModel");
+        builder = OllamaChatRequest.builder().withModel("DummyModel");
     }
 
     @Test

src/test/java/io/github/ollama4j/unittests/jackson/TestGenerateRequestSerialization.java

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ package io.github.ollama4j.unittests.jackson;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 
 import io.github.ollama4j.models.generate.OllamaGenerateRequest;
-import io.github.ollama4j.models.generate.OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder;
 import io.github.ollama4j.utils.OptionsBuilder;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
@@ -19,16 +18,17 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 class TestGenerateRequestSerialization extends AbstractSerializationTest<OllamaGenerateRequest> {
 
-    private OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder builder;
+    private OllamaGenerateRequest builder;
 
     @BeforeEach
     public void init() {
-        builder = OllamaGenerateRequestBuilder.builder().withModel("Dummy Model");
+        builder = OllamaGenerateRequest.builder().withModel("Dummy Model");
     }
 
     @Test
     public void testRequestOnlyMandatoryFields() {
-        OllamaGenerateRequest req = builder.withPrompt("Some prompt").build();
+        OllamaGenerateRequest req =
+                builder.withPrompt("Some prompt").withModel("Dummy Model").build();
 
         String jsonRequest = serialize(req);
         assertEqualsAfterUnmarshalling(deserialize(jsonRequest, OllamaGenerateRequest.class), req);
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ class TestGenerateRequestSerialization extends AbstractSerializationTest<OllamaG
     public void testRequestWithOptions() {
         OptionsBuilder b = new OptionsBuilder();
         OllamaGenerateRequest req =
-                builder.withPrompt("Some prompt").withOptions(b.setMirostat(1).build()).build();
+                builder.withPrompt("Some prompt")
+                        .withOptions(b.setMirostat(1).build())
+                        .withModel("Dummy Model")
+                        .build();
 
         String jsonRequest = serialize(req);
         OllamaGenerateRequest deserializeRequest =
@@ -49,7 +52,11 @@ class TestGenerateRequestSerialization extends AbstractSerializationTest<OllamaG
 
     @Test
     public void testWithJsonFormat() {
-        OllamaGenerateRequest req = builder.withPrompt("Some prompt").withGetJsonResponse().build();
+        OllamaGenerateRequest req =
+                builder.withPrompt("Some prompt")
+                        .withGetJsonResponse()
+                        .withModel("Dummy Model")
+                        .build();
 
         String jsonRequest = serialize(req);
         System.out.printf(jsonRequest);