Prompts are a great way of communicating with the AI Model. it contains detailed step-by-step instructions that guide AI Models and affect their output response. Writing Prompt text as Raw String in Java Code is not a good design practice, it should be independent of Code, configurable and externalized, in separate files. The Spring Ai Prompt with String Template supports externalization of Prompt via Resource.
The Spring AI Prompt supports User, System, Tool, and Assistance Messages, all these prompts can be externalized via Resources.
package com.example.springai.controller;
import org.springframework.ai.chat.client.ChatClient;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
@RestController
public class SpringAiController {
private final ChatClient chatClient;
@Value("classpath:/prompts/prompt.st")
private Resource systemResource;
public SpringAiController(ChatClient.Builder chatClient) {
this.chatClient = chatClient.build();
}
@GetMapping("/hello")
String hello() {
return this.chatClient.prompt().user(systemResource).call().content();
}
}
package com.example.springai;
import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
@SpringBootApplication
public class SpringAiApplication {
public static void main(String[] args) {
SpringApplication.run(SpringAiApplication.class, args);
}
}
Hello, I am learning Ai with Spring.
spring.application.name=SpringAi
spring.docker.compose.lifecycle-management=start-only
spring.threads.virtual.enabled=true
# The default Ollama Model in Spring Ai is mistral, but it can be changed by setting the below property. make sure to download the same model in entrypoint.sh file
#spring.ai.ollama.chat.options.model=llama3.1
# If running the Ollama Docker Instance separately, then set this property
spring.docker.compose.enabled=false
services:
ollama-model:
image: ollama/ollama:latest
container_name: ollama_container
ports:
- 11434:11434/tcp
healthcheck:
test: ollama --version || exit 1
command: serve
volumes:
- ./ollama/ollama:/root/.ollama
- ./entrypoint.sh:/entrypoint.sh
pull_policy: missing
tty: true
restart: no
entrypoint: [ "/usr/bin/bash", "/entrypoint.sh" ]
open-webui:
image: ghcr.io/open-webui/open-webui:main
container_name: open_webui_container
environment:
WEBUI_AUTH: false
ports:
- "8081:8080"
extra_hosts:
- "host.docker.internal:host-gateway"
volumes:
- open-webui:/app/backend/data
restart: no
volumes:
open-webui:
#!/bin/bash
# Start Ollama in the background.
/bin/ollama serve &
# Record Process ID.
pid=$!
# Pause for Ollama to start.
sleep 5
# The default Ollama Model in Spring Ai is mistral, but it can be changed in the applications property file. Make sure to download the same Model here
echo "🔴 Retrieve LLAMA3 model..."
ollama pull mistral
echo "🟢 Done!"
# Wait for the Ollama process to finish.
wait $pid
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<parent>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
<version>3.3.2</version>
<relativePath/>
</parent>
<groupId>com.example.springai</groupId>
<artifactId>prompt-with-string_template</artifactId>
<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
<name>Prompt with String Template</name>
<description>Demo project for Spring Boot</description>
<properties>
<java.version>21</java.version>
<spring-ai.version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</spring-ai.version>
</properties>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.ai</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-ai-ollama-spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-docker-compose</artifactId>
<scope>runtime</scope>
<optional>true</optional>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<dependencyManagement>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.ai</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-ai-bom</artifactId>
<version>${spring-ai.version}</version>
<type>pom</type>
<scope>import</scope>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
</dependencyManagement>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<configuration>
<mainClass>com.example.springai.SpringAiApplication</mainClass>
<excludes>
<exclude>
<groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
<artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
</exclude>
</excludes>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
<repositories>
<repository>
<id>spring-milestones</id>
<name>Spring Milestones</name>
<url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
<snapshots>
<enabled>false</enabled>
</snapshots>
</repository>
<repository>
<id>spring-snapshots</id>
<name>Spring Snapshots</name>
<url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
<releases>
<enabled>false</enabled>
</releases>
</repository>
</repositories>
</project>
Run the curl to see the Spring Ai Prompt with String Template
curl --location 'localhost:8080/hello'
