Customize underlying API (httpx) Client

See custom_api_client.py on GitHub.

from dotenv import load_dotenv

from genai import ApiClient, Client, Credentials
from genai.schema import DecodingMethod, TextGenerationParameters

# make sure you have a .env file under genai root with
# GENAI_KEY=<your-genai-key>
# GENAI_API=<genai-api-endpoint>
load_dotenv()


def heading(text: str) -> str:
    """Helper function for centering text."""
    return "\n" + f" {text} ".center(80, "=") + "\n"


print(heading("Alter HTTP communication by modifying API Client"))


credentials = Credentials.from_env()

api_client = ApiClient(
    credentials=credentials,
    config={
        # Allow up to 2 retries, disable SSL verification
        "transport_options": {"retries": 2, "verify": False},
        # Disable SSL verification, set general timeout to 10 seconds with specific timeout for establishing connection
        "client_options": {"verify": False, "timeout": {"timeout": 10, "connect": 3}},
    },
)
client = Client(api_client=api_client)


responses = list(
    client.text.generation.create(
        model_id="google/flan-ul2",
        inputs=["Generate a random number"],
        parameters=TextGenerationParameters(decoding_method=DecodingMethod.SAMPLE, max_new_tokens=5, min_new_tokens=1),
    )
)
print(f"Your random number is: {responses[0].results[0].generated_text}")