ollama4j/docs/docs/apis-ask/ask.md

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Ask - Sync

This API lets you ask questions to the LLMs in a synchronous way. These APIs correlate to the completion APIs.

Try asking a question about the model.

public class Main {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        String host = "http://localhost:11434/";

        OllamaAPI ollamaAPI = new OllamaAPI(host);

        OllamaResult result = ollamaAPI.ask(OllamaModelType.LLAMA2, "Who are you?");

        System.out.println(result.getResponse());
    }
}

You will get a response similar to:

I am LLaMA, an AI assistant developed by Meta AI that can understand and respond to human input in a conversational manner. I am trained on a massive dataset of text from the internet and can generate human-like responses to a wide range of topics and questions. I can be used to create chatbots, virtual assistants, and other applications that require natural language understanding and generation capabilities.

Try asking a question from general topics.

public class Main {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        String host = "http://localhost:11434/";

        OllamaAPI ollamaAPI = new OllamaAPI(host);

        String prompt = "List all cricket world cup teams of 2019.";

        OllamaResult result = ollamaAPI.ask(OllamaModelType.LLAMA2, prompt);

        System.out.println(result.getResponse());
    }
}

You'd then get a response from the model:

The 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup was held in England and Wales from May 30 to July 14, 2019. The following teams participated in the tournament:

1. Afghanistan
2. Australia
3. Bangladesh
4. England
5. India
6. New Zealand
7. Pakistan
8. South Africa
9. Sri Lanka
10. West Indies

These teams competed in a round-robin format, with the top four teams advancing to the semi-finals. The tournament was won by the England cricket team, who defeated New Zealand in the final.

Try asking for a Database query for your data schema.

public class Main {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String host = "http://localhost:11434/";
        OllamaAPI ollamaAPI = new OllamaAPI(host);

        String prompt = SamplePrompts.getSampleDatabasePromptWithQuestion(
                "List all customer names who have bought one or more products");
        OllamaResult result = ollamaAPI.ask(OllamaModelType.SQLCODER, prompt);
        System.out.println(result.getResponse());
    }
}

Note: Here I've used a sample prompt containing a database schema from within this library for demonstration purposes.

You'd then get a response from the model:

SELECT customers.name
FROM sales
         JOIN customers ON sales.customer_id = customers.customer_id
GROUP BY customers.name;