deprecated-generative-ai-js is a JavaScript/TypeScript client and example suite for interacting with Gemini generative APIs in web and Node.js environments. Though marked deprecated (likely superseded by newer SDKs), the repo shows how to wrap HTTP/WS endpoints, manage streaming responses, and interoperate with browser UI or server logic. The examples include chat widgets, prompt pipelines, and generalized inference utilities. It also deals with streaming cancellation, retries, backoff logic, and message chunk assembly to help developers handle real-world use. Because it’s JavaScript, the repo supports both ESM and CommonJS contexts, making it versatile in backend and frontend setups. The deprecation label reflects that newer or official SDKs may have replaced it, but many of its patterns still serve as a useful reference to understand how streaming, chunking, and prompt logic can be implemented by hand in JS.
Features
- JavaScript / TypeScript client and example suite for Gemini APIs
- Streaming token handling and incremental UI update logic
- Support for prompt pipelines: chaining, transformations, prefix injection
- Retry, cancellation, and backoff logic for robust request handling
- Compatibility with ESM and CommonJS module environments
- Example chat widgets and inference pipelines for web / Node.js use
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