Installation
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npm install openai
Basic Chat
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import OpenAI from 'openai';
const client = new OpenAI({
apiKey: 'sk-xxx',
baseURL: 'https://crazyrouter.com/v1',
});
async function main() {
const response = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: 'gpt-4o',
messages: [
{ role: 'system', content: 'You are a helpful assistant.' },
{ role: 'user', content: 'Explain what Node.js is in one sentence' },
],
});
console.log(response.choices[0].message.content);
}
main();
Streaming Output
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async function streamChat() {
const stream = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: 'gpt-4o',
messages: [{ role: 'user', content: 'Write a poem about programming' }],
stream: true,
});
for await (const chunk of stream) {
const content = chunk.choices[0]?.delta?.content || '';
process.stdout.write(content);
}
console.log();
}
streamChat();
Multi-turn Conversation
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const messages = [
{ role: 'system', content: 'You are a JavaScript expert.' },
];
async function chat(userInput) {
messages.push({ role: 'user', content: userInput });
const response = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: 'gpt-4o',
messages,
});
const reply = response.choices[0].message.content;
messages.push({ role: 'assistant', content: reply });
return reply;
}
async function main() {
console.log(await chat('What is a Promise?'));
console.log(await chat('How is it different from async/await?'));
}
main();
CommonJS Usage
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const OpenAI = require('openai');
const client = new OpenAI({
apiKey: 'sk-xxx',
baseURL: 'https://crazyrouter.com/v1',
});
client.chat.completions
.create({
model: 'gpt-4o',
messages: [{ role: 'user', content: 'Hello' }],
})
.then((res) => console.log(res.choices[0].message.content));
The Node.js openai package requires version 4.x or above. If using an older version, refer to the OpenAI official migration guide to upgrade.