dialoghelper

Re-export asdict:

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find_var

 find_var (var:str)

Search for var in all frames of the call stack

a = 1
find_var('a')

1

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call_endp

 call_endp (path, json=False, raiseex=False, **data)

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curr_dialog

 curr_dialog (with_messages:bool=False)

Get the current dialog info.

	Type	Default	Details
with_messages	bool	False	Include messages as well?

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find_msgs

 find_msgs (re_pattern:str='', msg_type:str=None, limit:int=None,
            include_output:bool=True)

Find list[dict] of messages in current specific dialog that contain the given information. To refer to a message found later, use its id field.

	Type	Default	Details
re_pattern	str		Optional regex to search for (re.DOTALL+re.MULTILINE is used)
msg_type	str	None	optional limit by message type (‘code’, ‘note’, or ‘prompt’)
limit	int	None	Optionally limit number of returned items
include_output	bool	True	Include output in returned dict?

# NB: must have a dialogue open including a message with this text in its content
txt = 'tools'
found = find_msgs(txt)
found[0]['content']

'Available tools: &`[add,mult,weather,username]`. Use only where required or requested.'

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find_msg_id

 find_msg_id ()

*Get the message id by searching the call stack for __dialog_id.*

__msg_id = found[0]['id']

find_msg_id()

'_7e1900cd'

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msg_idx

 msg_idx (msgid=None)

Get absolute index of message in dialog.

	Type	Default	Details
msgid	NoneType	None	Message id to find (defaults to current message)

msg_idx()

2

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read_msg

 read_msg (n:int=-1, msgid=None, relative:bool=True)

Get the Message object indexed in the current dialog.

	Type	Default	Details
n	int	-1	Message index (if relative, +ve is downwards)
msgid	NoneType	None	Message id to find (defaults to current message)
relative	bool	True	Is n relative to current message (True) or absolute (False)?

# Previous message relative to current
read_msg(-1)['content']

'from solveit.core import rt,app\nfrom fasthtml.common import *\n\ndef add(x:float, y:float):\n    "Add x and y"\n    return x+y\n\ndef mult(x:float, y:float):\n    "Multiply x and y"\n    return x*y\n\ndef weather(city:str):\n    "Get weather for city"\n    return f"Sunny and clear"\n\ndef username():\n    "Get username"\n    return "jph00"\n'

# Last message in dialog
read_msg(-1, relative=False)['content']

'import dialoghelper'

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add_html

 add_html (content:str)

Send HTML to the browser to be swapped into the DOM

	Type	Details
content	str	The HTML to send to the client (generally should include hx-swap-oob)

from fasthtml.common import *

add_html(Div(P('Hi'), hx_swap_oob='beforeend:#dialog-container'))

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del_msg

 del_msg (msgid:str=None)

Delete a message from the dialog.

	Type	Default	Details
msgid	str	None	id of message to delete

# msg = find_msgs('aaaaa')[0]
# _id = msg['id']
# _id

# del_msg(_id)

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run_msg

 run_msg (msgid:str=None)

Adds a message to the run queue. Use read_msg to see the output once it runs.

	Type	Default	Details
msgid	str	None	id of message to execute

run_msg('_312e03f5')

'{"status":"queued"}'

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add_msg

 add_msg (content:str, placement:str='add_after', msgid:str=None,
          msg_type:str='note', output:str='', time_run:str|None='',
          is_exported:int|None=0, skipped:int|None=0,
          i_collapsed:int|None=0, o_collapsed:int|None=0,
          heading_collapsed:int|None=0, pinned:int|None=0)

Add/update a message to the queue to show after code execution completes.

	Type	Default	Details
content	str		Content of the message (i.e the message prompt, code, or note text)
placement	str	add_after	Can be ‘add_after’, ‘add_before’, ‘at_start’, ‘at_end’
msgid	str	None	id of message that placement is relative to (if None, uses current message)
msg_type	str	note	Message type, can be ‘code’, ‘note’, or ‘prompt’
output	str		For prompts/code, initial output
time_run	str | None		When was message executed
is_exported	int | None	0	Export message to a module?
skipped	int | None	0	Hide message from prompt?
i_collapsed	int | None	0	Collapse input?
o_collapsed	int | None	0	Collapse output?
heading_collapsed	int | None	0	Collapse heading section?
pinned	int | None	0	Pin to context?

_id = add_msg('testing')

del_msg(_id)

_id = _add_msg_unsafe('1+1', run=True, msg_type='code')

del_msg(_id)

_id = _add_msg_unsafe('Hi', run=True, msg_type='prompt')

del_msg(_id)

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update_msg

 update_msg (msgid:str=None, msg:Optional[Dict]=None,
             content:str|None=None, msg_type:str|None=None,
             output:str|None=None, time_run:str|None=None,
             is_exported:int|None=None, skipped:int|None=None,
             i_collapsed:int|None=None, o_collapsed:int|None=None,
             heading_collapsed:int|None=None, pinned:int|None=None)

Update an existing message. Provide either msg OR field key/values to update. Use content param to update contents. Only include parameters to update–missing ones will be left unchanged.

	Type	Default	Details
msgid	str	None	id of message to update (if None, uses current message)
msg	Optional	None	Dictionary of field keys/values to update
content	str | None	None	Content of the message (i.e the message prompt, code, or note text)
msg_type	str | None	None	Message type, can be ‘code’, ‘note’, or ‘prompt’
output	str | None	None	For prompts/code, the output
time_run	str | None	None	When was message executed
is_exported	int | None	None	Export message to a module?
skipped	int | None	None	Hide message from prompt?
i_collapsed	int | None	None	Collapse input?
o_collapsed	int | None	None	Collapse output?
heading_collapsed	int | None	None	Collapse heading section?
pinned	int | None	None	Pin to context?

_id = add_msg('testing')
_id

'_2d24071a'

update_msg(_id, content='toasting')

'_2d24071a'

update_msg(_id, skipped=1)

'_2d24071a'

_id

'_2d24071a'

del_msg(_id)

Gists

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load_gist

 load_gist (gist_id:str)

Retrieve a gist

gistid = 'jph00/e7cfd4ded593e8ef6217e78a0131960c'
gist = load_gist(gistid)
gist.html_url

'https://gist.github.com/jph00/e7cfd4ded593e8ef6217e78a0131960c'

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gist_file

 gist_file (gist_id:str)

Get the first file from a gist

gfile = gist_file(gistid)
print(gfile.content[:100]+"…")

"This is a test module which makes some simple tools available."
__all__ = ["hi","whoami"]

testfoo=…

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import_string

 import_string (code:str, name:str)

	Type	Details
code	str	Code to import as a module
name	str	Name of module to create

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is_usable_tool

 is_usable_tool (func:<built-infunctioncallable>)

True if the function has a docstring and all parameters have types, meaning that it can be used as an LLM tool.

def hi(who:str):
    "Say hi to `who`"
    return f"Hello {who}"

def hi2(who):
    "Say hi to `who`"
    return f"Hello {who}"

def hi3(who:str):
    return f"Hello {who}"

bye = "bye"

assert is_usable_tool(hi)
assert not is_usable_tool(hi2)
assert not is_usable_tool(hi3)
assert not is_usable_tool(bye)

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mk_toollist

 mk_toollist (syms)

Markdown(mk_toollist([hi]))

• &hi: Say hi to who

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import_gist

 import_gist (gist_id:str, mod_name:str=None, add_global:bool=True,
              import_wildcard:bool=False, create_msg:bool=False)

Import gist directly from string without saving to disk

	Type	Default	Details
gist_id	str		user/id or just id of gist to import as a module
mod_name	str	None	module name to create (taken from gist filename if not passed)
add_global	bool	True	add module to caller’s globals?
import_wildcard	bool	False	import all exported symbols to caller’s globals
create_msg	bool	False	Add a message that lists usable tools

import_gist(gistid)
importtest.testfoo

'testbar'

import_gist.__doc__

'Import gist directly from string without saving to disk'

import_gist(gistid, import_wildcard=True)
importtest.testfoo

'testbar'

hi("Sarah")

'Hello Sarah'

importtest.__all__

['hi', 'whoami']

Tool info

This is how we get a superset of tools to include:

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tool_info

 tool_info ()

for o in _all:
    s = globals()[o]
    if s.__name__[0]=='_' or not s.__doc__: continue
    print(f'- &`{s.__name__}`: {s.__doc__}')

- &`find_var`: Search for var in all frames of the call stack
- &`curr_dialog`: Get the current dialog info.
- &`find_msgs`: Find `list[dict]` of messages in current specific dialog that contain the given information. To refer to a message found later, use its `id` field.
- &`find_msg_id`: Get the message id by searching the call stack for __dialog_id.
- &`msg_idx`: Get absolute index of message in dialog.
- &`read_msg`: Get the `Message` object indexed in the current dialog.
- &`add_html`: Send HTML to the browser to be swapped into the DOM
- &`del_msg`: Delete a message from the dialog. Be sure to pass a `sid`, not a `mid`.
- &`add_msg`: Add/update a message to the queue to show after code execution completes.
- &`update_msg`: Update an existing message. Provide either `msg` OR field key/values to update.
    Use `content` param to update contents.
    Only include parameters to update--missing ones will be left unchanged.
- &`load_gist`: Retrieve a gist
- &`gist_file`: Get the first file from a gist
- &`is_usable_tool`: True if the function has a docstring and all parameters have types, meaning that it can be used as an LLM tool.
- &`import_gist`: Import gist directly from string without saving to disk
- &`asdict`: Convert `o` to a `dict`, supporting dataclasses, namedtuples, iterables, and `__dict__` attrs.