hf_conversation: Multi-turn Conversation
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hf_conversation

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Multi-turn Conversation

Description

Create and manage a multi-turn conversation with an LLM.

Usage

hf_conversation(
  system = NULL,
  model = hf_default_model("chat"),
  endpoint_url = NULL
)

Arguments

`system`	Character string or NULL. System prompt for the conversation.
`model`	Character string. Model ID from Hugging Face Hub. Default: "meta-llama/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct".
`endpoint_url`	Character string or NULL. A custom Inference Endpoint URL.

Value

A conversation object (list) that can be extended with chat().

Examples

## Not run: 
# Create conversation
convo <- hf_conversation(system = "You are a helpful R tutor.")

# Add messages (see chat() method)
convo <- chat(convo, "How do I read a CSV?")
convo <- chat(convo, "What about Excel files?")

# View history
convo$history

## End(Not run)

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