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Q&A How to generate multi-line completions (code generation) with OpenAI?

I have reached OpenAI's support and one way to generate more accurate multiline responses is to use a clear separator between each question and answer block of text. My final working code is the fo...

posted 3y ago by Alexei‭ · edited 3y ago by Alexei‭

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Alexei‭ · 2021-06-06T07:16:45Z (almost 3 years ago)
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I have reached OpenAI's support and one way to generate more accurate multiline responses is to use a clear separator between each question and answer block of text. My final working code is the following (`###` is the separator I have used):
string text =
@"Q: generate a standard model for Foo
A: public class Foo
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public DateTime DateCreation { get; set; }
public DateTime? DateModification { get; set; }
public int User { get; set; }
public bool Archive { get; set; }
}
###
Q: generate a standard model for Bar
A: public class Bar
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public DateTime DateCreation { get; set; }
public DateTime? DateModification { get; set; }
public int User { get; set; }
public bool Archive { get; set; }
}
###
Q: generate a standard model for MyNewModel";
// normalizing newlines
text = text.Replace(Environment.NewLine, "\n");
var result = await api.Completions.CreateCompletionAsync(
text, 1024, 0, 1, null, 0, 0,
null, null, "###");
Console.WriteLine(result);
The output is:
A: public class MyNewModel
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public DateTime DateCreation { get; set; }
public DateTime? DateModification { get; set; }
public int User { get; set; }
public bool Archive { get; set; }
}
~~For unknown reasons I seem to get better formatting when working with the API (correct newlines) than when working with the playground.~~

I have reached OpenAI's support and one way to generate more accurate multiline responses is to use a clear separator between each question and answer block of text. My final working code is the following (`###` is the separator I have used):
string text =
@"Q: generate a standard model for Foo
A: public class Foo
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public DateTime DateCreation { get; set; }
public DateTime? DateModification { get; set; }
public int User { get; set; }
public bool Archive { get; set; }
}
###
Q: generate a standard model for Bar
A: public class Bar
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public DateTime DateCreation { get; set; }
public DateTime? DateModification { get; set; }
public int User { get; set; }
public bool Archive { get; set; }
}
###
Q: generate a standard model for MyNewModel";
// normalizing newlines
text = text.Replace(Environment.NewLine, "\n");
var result = await api.Completions.CreateCompletionAsync(
text, 1024, 0, 1, null, 0, 0,
null, null, "###");
Console.WriteLine(result);
The output is:
A: public class MyNewModel
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public DateTime DateCreation { get; set; }
public DateTime? DateModification { get; set; }
public int User { get; set; }
public bool Archive { get; set; }
}
For unknown reasons, I seem to get better formatting when working with the API (correct newlines) than when working with the playground.
Note: this answer was made possible by Adam Rhodes and it was also posted [on OpenAI's ](https://community.openai.com/t/how-to-generate-multi-line-completions-code-generation-with-openai/4035)community

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Alexei‭ · 2021-06-06T07:01:34Z (almost 3 years ago)

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I have reached OpenAI's support and one way to generate more accurate multiline responses is to use a clear separator between each question and answer block of text. My final working code is the following (`###` is the separator I have used):

	string text = 
	@"Q: generate a standard model for Foo
	A: public class Foo
	{
		public int Id { get; set; }
		public DateTime DateCreation { get; set; }
		public DateTime? DateModification { get; set; }
		public int User { get; set; }
		public bool Archive { get; set; }
	}	
	###
	Q: generate a standard model for Bar
	A: public class Bar
	{
		public int Id { get; set; }
		public DateTime DateCreation { get; set; }
		public DateTime? DateModification { get; set; }
		public int User { get; set; }
		public bool Archive { get; set; }
	}
	###
	Q: generate a standard model for MyNewModel";

	// normalizing newlines
	text = text.Replace(Environment.NewLine, "\n");

	var result = await api.Completions.CreateCompletionAsync(
		text, 1024, 0, 1, null, 0, 0,
		null, null, "###");

    Console.WriteLine(result);

The output is:

    A: public class MyNewModel
    {
        public int Id { get; set; }
        public DateTime DateCreation { get; set; }
        public DateTime? DateModification { get; set; }
        public int User { get; set; }
        public bool Archive { get; set; }
    }


For unknown reasons I seem to get better formatting when working with the API (correct newlines) than when working with the playground.

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