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Stream AI answers word by word in 15 lines
Stop making users stare at a spinner while your AI feature thinks. Stream the answer word by word with 15 lines of JavaScript, no library, in every modern browser.
Read the full issueasync function ask(question) {
const response = await fetch('/api/ask', {
method: 'POST',
body: JSON.stringify({ question }),
});
const reader = response.body.pipeThrough(new TextDecoderStream()).getReader();
output.textContent = '';
while (true) {
const { value, done } = await reader.read();
if (done) break;
output.textContent += value;
}
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