Post from Chat GPT on AI LLM and Streaming Character Text

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Streaming text character by character in a web-based UI can be achieved using several modern web technologies. Here's how it can be done:


1. Using Server-Sent Events (SSE)

How it works:

The server streams text data to the client using an HTTP connection.

The client listens for incoming data and updates the UI in real-time.

Implementation:

Server-side (Node.js Example):

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const express = require('express');

const app = express();


app.get('/stream', (req, res) => {

    res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/event-stream');

    res.setHeader('Cache-Control', 'no-cache');

    res.setHeader('Connection', 'keep-alive');


    let i = 0;

    const interval = setInterval(() => {

        res.write(`data: Character ${i++}\n\n`);

        if (i > 10) {

            clearInterval(interval);

            res.end();

        }

    }, 100);

});


app.listen(3000, () => console.log('Server running on port 3000'));

Client-side (HTML + JavaScript):

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<div id="output"></div>

<script>

    const eventSource = new EventSource('/stream');

    const output = document.getElementById('output');


    eventSource.onmessage = (event) => {

        output.textContent += event.data;

    };

</script>

2. Using WebSockets

How it works:

WebSockets provide a full-duplex communication channel between the server and the client.

The server sends characters as they are generated, and the client updates the UI in real time.

Implementation:

Server-side (Node.js + ws library):

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const WebSocket = require('ws');

const wss = new WebSocket.Server({ port: 8080 });


wss.on('connection', (ws) => {

    let i = 0;

    const interval = setInterval(() => {

        ws.send(`Character ${i++}`);

        if (i > 10) {

            clearInterval(interval);

            ws.close();

        }

    }, 100);

});

Client-side (HTML + JavaScript):

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<div id="output"></div>

<script>

    const socket = new WebSocket('ws://localhost:8080');

    const output = document.getElementById('output');


    socket.onmessage = (event) => {

        output.textContent += event.data;

    };

</script>

3. Using JavaScript Intervals

How it works:

The entire text is fetched or preloaded, and JavaScript displays characters incrementally using setInterval.

Implementation:

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<div id="output"></div>

<script>

    const text = "This text streams one character at a time.";

    const output = document.getElementById('output');

    let index = 0;


    const interval = setInterval(() => {

        if (index < text.length) {

            output.textContent += text[index++];

        } else {

            clearInterval(interval);

        }

    }, 100);

</script>

4. Using Fetch and JavaScript (Chunked Transfer Encoding)

How it works:

Fetch the response in chunks, process each chunk, and append it to the UI.

Implementation:

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async function fetchStream() {

    const response = await fetch('/stream');

    const reader = response.body.getReader();

    const decoder = new TextDecoder();

    const output = document.getElementById('output');


    while (true) {

        const { done, value } = await reader.read();

        if (done) break;


This article was inspired by a conversation with ChatGPT, an AI assistant developed by OpenAI.


The content in this post includes insights provided by ChatGPT, an AI model by OpenAI, during a discussion on [date]. The content was customized and edited to fit this blog.


Some portions of this content are © OpenAI and have been adapted from a ChatGPT conversation.


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