dot-init_helper: Initialize a Helper object

In chores: A Collection of Large Language Model Assistants

Initialize a Helper object

Description

Users typically should not need to call this function.

• Create new helpers that will automatically be registered with this function with prompt_new().

• The chores addin will initialize needed helpers on-the-fly.

Usage

.init_helper(chore = NULL, .chores_chat = getOption(".chores_chat"))

Arguments

chore	The identifier for a helper prompt. By default one of "cli", "testthat" or "roxygen", though custom helpers can be added with prompt_new().
.chores_chat	An ellmer Chat, e.g. function() ellmer::chat_claude(). Defaults to the option by the same name, so e.g. set options(.chores_chat = ellmer::chat_claude()) in your .Rprofile to configure chores with ellmer every time you start a new R session.

Value

A Helper object, which is a subclass of an ellmer chat.

Examples

# requires an API key and sets options
## Not run: 
# to create a chat with claude:
.init_helper(.chores_chat = ellmer::chat_claude())

# or with OpenAI's 4o-mini:
.init_helper(.chores_chat = ellmer::chat_openai(model = "gpt-4o-mini"))

# to set OpenAI's 4o-mini as the default model powering chores, for example,
# set the following option (possibly in your .Rprofile, if you'd like
# them to persist across sessions):
options(
  .chores_chat = ellmer::chat_openai(model = "gpt-4o-mini")
)

## End(Not run)

chores documentation built on April 3, 2025, 9:31 p.m.