Add initialValues parameter to UseStreamOptions to enable immediate display
of cached thread data while official history is being fetched from the server.
This addresses the common use case where applications cache thread data
locally (IndexedDB, localStorage, etc.) and want to show it instantly when
users navigate to existing threads, providing better UX with faster loading.
Key changes:
- Add initialValues?: Partial<StateType> | null to UseStreamOptions interface
- Update values precedence: streamValues > initialValues > historyValues
- Ensure optimisticValues properly override initialValues during submission
- Maintain full backward compatibility with existing API
Example usage:
```typescript
const stream = useStream({
threadId,
assistantId: 'my-assistant',
initialValues: cachedThreadData?.values // Show cached data immediately
});
```
The values flow now follows this priority:
1. Initial load: shows initialValues while history loads
2. During submit: optimisticValues take precedence
3. After server response: official history replaces all
Add optional newThreadId parameter to useStream hook that allows specifying
a thread ID for new thread creation while keeping threadId null. This enables
optimistic UI patterns where developers need to know the thread ID beforehand
for routing/navigation without causing 404 errors from attempting to fetch
non-existent thread history.
Usage:
- Set threadId: null and newThreadId: "predetermined-id"
- Submit message to create thread with specified ID
- Use onThreadId callback to update threadId after creation
This solves the UX problem of having to await thread creation before
enabling optimistic navigation to e.g. /[threadId] routes.
- If setup wasnt called separately _cursor() and setup() would deadlock
- The call to setup() in _cursor() should be outside the lock block, as setup() also acquires the lock and re-checks the setup flag
* Expand chat model documentation a bit.
* Adds links to langchain docs to make relevant information easier to find.
* This is a stop-gap until we merge langchain and langgraph docs
