intermediateSpring AI — Core, ChatClient & RAG

What is the ChatClient API? How is it similar to WebClient and RestClient?

A fluent builder: chatClient.prompt().system("...").user("...").advisors(...).call().content(). Supports both synchronous (.call()) and streaming (.stream() returning Flux<String>), auto-configured via the starter, idiomatically mirroring WebClient's builder style.

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