Gemini Component

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Provides an easy way to generate content with, create embeddings from, and list models of the Google Gemini API.

Syntax

ipworksllm.Gemini

Remarks

The Gemini component provides a simple way to communicate with the Google Gemini API, the native API used by the Gemini family of models.

The component models the Gemini protocol directly rather than translating it into another vendor's shape, so every concept the API defines, such as content parts, the top level system instruction, generation configuration, and safety settings, is exposed as it actually appears on the wire.

Selecting an Endpoint

Unlike providers that name the model in the request body, the Gemini API names it in the request path, together with the operation being invoked. The ServerURL property supplies the base of that path, and a request URL is built as {ServerURL}/models/{Model}:{operation}.

By default, the component uses the official Google Gemini endpoint, https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta. In most cases, the default endpoint is the correct choice. The ServerURL property should only be changed when connecting through a gateway or proxy that implements the Gemini API. No part of ServerURL is rewritten or normalized.

// Official Google service. The request URL becomes // https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/gemini-2.0-flash:generateContent gemini.ServerURL = "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta"; gemini.APIKey = "..."; gemini.Model = "gemini-2.0-flash"; // A local or corporate gateway that exposes the same API. gemini.ServerURL = "https://llm-gateway.example.com/gemini/v1beta";

The APIKey property is sent as an x-goog-api-key header. When it is left empty, no x-goog-api-key header is sent at all, which supports gateways that inject credentials of their own.

Generating Content

A conversation is built up in the Contents properties, which holds a list of GeminiContent items. The AddContent method is a convenient way to append an item with a given Role (user or model) and Text.

The Gemini API does not accept a content item whose role is system. A system instruction is instead supplied through the SystemInstruction property, which is sent as a top level systemInstruction field alongside the conversation.

gemini.APIKey = "..."; gemini.Model = "gemini-2.0-flash"; gemini.SystemInstruction = "You are a concise assistant."; gemini.AddContent("user", "What is the capital of France?"); gemini.GenerateContent(); // The model's reply is now the last item in Contents. string reply = gemini.Contents[gemini.Contents.Count - 1].Text; Console.WriteLine(reply);

Content Parts

The Gemini API carries the content of every conversation item as an array of parts, each of which holds one member such as text, inlineData, functionCall, or functionResponse. For the common case, the Text property of a GeminiContent simply holds plain text, and the component wraps it in a single part automatically.

When richer content is needed, set Text to a raw JSON array of parts. If the value begins with [ after leading whitespace is ignored, the component sends it verbatim as the item's parts. This allows any part type supported by the API to be used without modeling each type separately.

The same rule applies in the opposite direction. When a reply consists of a single text part, the appended item holds just that text. When a reply contains multiple parts, or any part that is not text, the appended item holds the raw parts array, so that sending the conversation back to the model reproduces the model turn. For a streamed reply, all of the text that arrived is coalesced into a single leading text part, so the original ordering of text relative to interleaved parts such as functionCall is not preserved.

Note that a reply which carries no parts at all produces an appended item whose Text is empty. Such an entry should be removed, or filled in, before the conversation is sent again, because the API may reject a content item with no parts.

// Supplying an image alongside text, using the raw parts form. gemini.AddContent("user", "[{\"text\":\"What is in this picture?\"}," + " {\"inlineData\":{\"mimeType\":\"image/jpeg\"," + " \"data\":\"" + base64Image + "\"}}]"); gemini.GenerateContent();

Streaming

Setting the Stream property to True before calling GenerateContent sends the request to the streamGenerateContent operation, with the alt=sse query parameter that selects server-sent events. The ContentDelta event then fires once for each incremental fragment of text, reporting the fragment in Delta.

Once the stream completes, the fully assembled reply is appended to Contents and the FunctionCall event fires for any function call the reply contained, exactly as in the non streaming case.

gemini.Stream = true; gemini.OnContentDelta += (s, e) => { Console.Write(e.Delta); }; gemini.AddContent("user", "Write a short poem about the sea."); gemini.GenerateContent();

Function Calling

Tools give the model an opportunity to request that the calling application execute a function on its behalf. A tool is declared by first queuing its parameters with one or more calls to AddToolParam, then calling AddTool to consume the queued parameters and append a new GeminiTool item to the Tools properties. Each item is sent as one function declaration of the request's tools array.

When the model decides to call a function, its reply contains a functionCall part and the FunctionCall event fires once per part, providing the function Name and the ArgsJson arguments object the model produced.

To return the function's result, append an item with role user whose Text is a raw parts array holding a functionResponse part, then call GenerateContent again so the model can incorporate the result. The component does not build that part for the application, because the shape of a function's result is defined by the application, not by the API; the raw parts form is what makes it expressible.

gemini.AddToolParam("location", "string", "The city and state, e.g. San Francisco, CA", true); gemini.AddTool("get_weather", "Gets the current weather for a location."); bool functionCalled = false; gemini.OnFunctionCall += (s, e) => { // Execute the requested function and append its result as a // 'functionResponse' part. string result = GetWeather(e.ArgsJson); gemini.AddContent("user", "[{\"functionResponse\":{\"name\":\"" + e.Name + "\"," + " \"response\":{\"result\":\"" + result + "\"}}}]"); functionCalled = true; }; gemini.AddContent("user", "What is the weather like in Boston?"); gemini.GenerateContent(); // If a function was called, FunctionCall fired and a 'functionResponse' item // was appended above. Calling GenerateContent again lets the model produce a // final answer. if (functionCalled) gemini.GenerateContent();

Safety Settings

The SafetySettings property holds the request's safetySettings array as raw JSON text, which is sent verbatim. Each element pairs a category with a threshold. Because the value is passed through untouched, every category and threshold the API defines is reachable, and categories added by the API later require no change to the component.

gemini.SafetySettings = "[{\"category\":\"HARM_CATEGORY_HARASSMENT\"," + " \"threshold\":\"BLOCK_ONLY_HIGH\"}," + " {\"category\":\"HARM_CATEGORY_HATE_SPEECH\"," + " \"threshold\":\"BLOCK_MEDIUM_AND_ABOVE\"}]";

When this property is left empty, the safetySettings field is omitted from the request entirely and the server's own defaults apply.

Embeddings and Listing Models

The CreateEmbedding method creates an embedding vector for every item of the Embeddings properties. All of the texts are sent to {ServerURL}/models/{selected model}:batchEmbedContents in a single request, and the OutputVector property of each item is set to the vector created for that item's InputText, as JSON text containing an array of floating point numbers. Because Google publishes models dedicated to embeddings, the EmbeddingModel configuration setting may be used to select one without disturbing the Model property used for generation.

gemini.Config("EmbeddingModel=gemini-embedding-001"); gemini.Embeddings.Add(new GeminiEmbedding("What is the meaning of life?")); gemini.Embeddings.Add(new GeminiEmbedding("How much wood would a woodchuck chuck?")); gemini.CreateEmbedding(); foreach (GeminiEmbedding embedding in gemini.Embeddings) { Console.WriteLine(embedding.OutputVector); }

The ListModels method sends a request to {ServerURL}/models and fires the ModelList event once for each model reported by the server. The Gemini API reports each model under its resource name, which carries a models/ prefix; either that value or the bare identifier that follows it may be assigned to Model. Note that the endpoint returns a single page of results; the component reports the models on that first page and does not follow the page token to subsequent pages.

gemini.OnModelList += (s, e) => { Console.WriteLine(e.Name + " (" + e.DisplayName + ")"); }; gemini.ListModels();

Property List


The following is the full list of the properties of the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

APIKeyThe API key used to authenticate with the endpoint.
ContentCountThe number of records in the Content arrays.
ContentRoleThe role of the item's author.
ContentTextThe text of the item.
EmbeddingCountThe number of records in the Embedding arrays.
EmbeddingInputTextThe text to create an embedding for.
EmbeddingOutputVectorThe embedding vector created for the text, as a JSON array.
FirewallAutoDetectWhether to automatically detect and use firewall system settings, if available.
FirewallTypeThe type of firewall to connect through.
FirewallHostThe name or IP address of the firewall (optional).
FirewallPasswordA password if authentication is to be used when connecting through the firewall.
FirewallPortThe Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) port for the firewall Host .
FirewallUserA username if authentication is to be used when connecting through a firewall.
MaxOutputTokensThe maximum number of tokens the model may generate in a reply.
ModelThe model used when generating content.
ProxyAuthSchemeThe type of authorization to perform when connecting to the proxy.
ProxyAutoDetectWhether to automatically detect and use proxy system settings, if available.
ProxyPasswordA password if authentication is to be used for the proxy.
ProxyPortThe Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) port for the proxy Server (default 80).
ProxyServerIf a proxy Server is given, then the HTTP request is sent to the proxy instead of the server otherwise specified.
ProxySSLWhen to use a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for the connection to the proxy.
ProxyUserA username if authentication is to be used for the proxy.
SafetySettingsThe raw JSON array of safety settings sent with the request.
ServerURLThe base URL of the Gemini API endpoint.
SSLAcceptServerCertEffectiveDateThe date on which this certificate becomes valid.
SSLAcceptServerCertExpirationDateThe date on which the certificate expires.
SSLAcceptServerCertExtendedKeyUsageA comma-delimited list of extended key usage identifiers.
SSLAcceptServerCertFingerprintThe hex-encoded, 16-byte MD5 fingerprint of the certificate.
SSLAcceptServerCertFingerprintSHA1The hex-encoded, 20-byte SHA-1 fingerprint of the certificate.
SSLAcceptServerCertFingerprintSHA256The hex-encoded, 32-byte SHA-256 fingerprint of the certificate.
SSLAcceptServerCertIssuerThe issuer of the certificate.
SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKeyThe private key of the certificate (if available).
SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKeyAvailableWhether a PrivateKey is available for the selected certificate.
SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKeyContainerThe name of the PrivateKey container for the certificate (if available).
SSLAcceptServerCertPublicKeyThe public key of the certificate.
SSLAcceptServerCertPublicKeyAlgorithmThe textual description of the certificate's public key algorithm.
SSLAcceptServerCertPublicKeyLengthThe length of the certificate's public key (in bits).
SSLAcceptServerCertSerialNumberThe serial number of the certificate encoded as a string.
SSLAcceptServerCertSignatureAlgorithmThe text description of the certificate's signature algorithm.
SSLAcceptServerCertStoreThe name of the certificate store for the client certificate.
SSLAcceptServerCertStorePasswordIf the type of certificate store requires a password, this property is used to specify the password needed to open the certificate store.
SSLAcceptServerCertStoreTypeThe type of certificate store for this certificate.
SSLAcceptServerCertSubjectAltNamesComma-separated lists of alternative subject names for the certificate.
SSLAcceptServerCertThumbprintMD5The MD5 hash of the certificate.
SSLAcceptServerCertThumbprintSHA1The SHA-1 hash of the certificate.
SSLAcceptServerCertThumbprintSHA256The SHA-256 hash of the certificate.
SSLAcceptServerCertUsageThe text description of UsageFlags .
SSLAcceptServerCertUsageFlagsThe flags that show intended use for the certificate.
SSLAcceptServerCertVersionThe certificate's version number.
SSLAcceptServerCertSubjectThe subject of the certificate used for client authentication.
SSLAcceptServerCertEncodedThe certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded).
SSLCertEffectiveDateThe date on which this certificate becomes valid.
SSLCertExpirationDateThe date on which the certificate expires.
SSLCertExtendedKeyUsageA comma-delimited list of extended key usage identifiers.
SSLCertFingerprintThe hex-encoded, 16-byte MD5 fingerprint of the certificate.
SSLCertFingerprintSHA1The hex-encoded, 20-byte SHA-1 fingerprint of the certificate.
SSLCertFingerprintSHA256The hex-encoded, 32-byte SHA-256 fingerprint of the certificate.
SSLCertIssuerThe issuer of the certificate.
SSLCertPrivateKeyThe private key of the certificate (if available).
SSLCertPrivateKeyAvailableWhether a PrivateKey is available for the selected certificate.
SSLCertPrivateKeyContainerThe name of the PrivateKey container for the certificate (if available).
SSLCertPublicKeyThe public key of the certificate.
SSLCertPublicKeyAlgorithmThe textual description of the certificate's public key algorithm.
SSLCertPublicKeyLengthThe length of the certificate's public key (in bits).
SSLCertSerialNumberThe serial number of the certificate encoded as a string.
SSLCertSignatureAlgorithmThe text description of the certificate's signature algorithm.
SSLCertStoreThe name of the certificate store for the client certificate.
SSLCertStorePasswordIf the type of certificate store requires a password, this property is used to specify the password needed to open the certificate store.
SSLCertStoreTypeThe type of certificate store for this certificate.
SSLCertSubjectAltNamesComma-separated lists of alternative subject names for the certificate.
SSLCertThumbprintMD5The MD5 hash of the certificate.
SSLCertThumbprintSHA1The SHA-1 hash of the certificate.
SSLCertThumbprintSHA256The SHA-256 hash of the certificate.
SSLCertUsageThe text description of UsageFlags .
SSLCertUsageFlagsThe flags that show intended use for the certificate.
SSLCertVersionThe certificate's version number.
SSLCertSubjectThe subject of the certificate used for client authentication.
SSLCertEncodedThe certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded).
SSLProviderThe Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) implementation to use.
SSLServerCertEffectiveDateThe date on which this certificate becomes valid.
SSLServerCertExpirationDateThe date on which the certificate expires.
SSLServerCertExtendedKeyUsageA comma-delimited list of extended key usage identifiers.
SSLServerCertFingerprintThe hex-encoded, 16-byte MD5 fingerprint of the certificate.
SSLServerCertFingerprintSHA1The hex-encoded, 20-byte SHA-1 fingerprint of the certificate.
SSLServerCertFingerprintSHA256The hex-encoded, 32-byte SHA-256 fingerprint of the certificate.
SSLServerCertIssuerThe issuer of the certificate.
SSLServerCertPrivateKeyThe private key of the certificate (if available).
SSLServerCertPrivateKeyAvailableWhether a PrivateKey is available for the selected certificate.
SSLServerCertPrivateKeyContainerThe name of the PrivateKey container for the certificate (if available).
SSLServerCertPublicKeyThe public key of the certificate.
SSLServerCertPublicKeyAlgorithmThe textual description of the certificate's public key algorithm.
SSLServerCertPublicKeyLengthThe length of the certificate's public key (in bits).
SSLServerCertSerialNumberThe serial number of the certificate encoded as a string.
SSLServerCertSignatureAlgorithmThe text description of the certificate's signature algorithm.
SSLServerCertStoreThe name of the certificate store for the client certificate.
SSLServerCertStorePasswordIf the type of certificate store requires a password, this property is used to specify the password needed to open the certificate store.
SSLServerCertStoreTypeThe type of certificate store for this certificate.
SSLServerCertSubjectAltNamesComma-separated lists of alternative subject names for the certificate.
SSLServerCertThumbprintMD5The MD5 hash of the certificate.
SSLServerCertThumbprintSHA1The SHA-1 hash of the certificate.
SSLServerCertThumbprintSHA256The SHA-256 hash of the certificate.
SSLServerCertUsageThe text description of UsageFlags .
SSLServerCertUsageFlagsThe flags that show intended use for the certificate.
SSLServerCertVersionThe certificate's version number.
SSLServerCertSubjectThe subject of the certificate used for client authentication.
SSLServerCertEncodedThe certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded).
StopSequencesA comma-separated list of sequences where the model should stop generating.
StreamWhether the reply should be streamed.
SystemInstructionThe system instruction sent alongside the conversation.
TemperatureThe sampling temperature to use for the reply.
TimeoutThe timeout for operations in seconds.
ToolCountThe number of records in the Tool arrays.
ToolDescriptionA description of what the tool does.
ToolNameThe unique name associated with the tool.
ToolParametersSchemaThe raw JSON Schema describing the tool's parameters.
TopKThe number of top choices the model samples from.
TopPThe nucleus sampling cutoff to use for the reply.

Method List


The following is the full list of the methods of the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

AddContentAppends an item to the Contents collection.
AddToolAppends a tool to the Tools collection.
AddToolParamQueues a parameter to be included in the next tool added via AddTool.
ConfigSets or retrieves a configuration setting.
CreateEmbeddingCreates an embedding vector for each item of the Embeddings collection.
DoEventsThis method processes events from the internal message queue.
GenerateContentSends the current conversation to the model and appends the reply.
InterruptThis method interrupts the current method.
ListModelsRetrieves the list of models available from the endpoint.
ResetThis method will reset the class.

Event List


The following is the full list of the events fired by the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

ConnectedFired immediately after a connection completes (or fails).
ConnectionStatusFired to indicate changes in the connection state.
ContentDeltaFires once for each incremental fragment of a streamed reply.
DisconnectedFired when a connection is closed.
EndTransferFired when a document finishes transferring.
ErrorFired when information is available about errors during data delivery.
FunctionCallFires once for each function the model calls.
HeaderFired every time a header line comes in.
LogFired once for each log message.
ModelListFires once for each model reported by the server.
RedirectFired when a redirection is received from the server.
SetCookieFired for every cookie set by the server.
SSLServerAuthenticationFired after the server presents its certificate to the client.
SSLStatusFired when secure connection progress messages are available.
StartTransferFired when a document starts transferring (after the headers).
StatusFired when the HTTP status line is received from the server.
TransferFired while a document transfers (delivers document).

Config Settings


The following is a list of config settings for the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

CompletionTokensThe number of tokens generated by the last reply.
EmbeddingDimensionsThe number of elements each embedding vector should have.
EmbeddingModelThe model used when calling CreateEmbedding.
EmbeddingTaskTypeThe task the embedding vectors will be used for.
FinishReasonThe reason the model stopped generating tokens in the last reply.
PromptTokensThe number of input tokens used by the last request.
RawRequestReturns the data that was sent to the server.
RawResponseReturns the data that was received from the server.
TotalTokensThe total number of tokens used by the last request.
AcceptEncodingUsed to tell the server which types of content encodings the client supports.
AllowHTTPCompressionThis property enables HTTP compression for receiving data.
AllowHTTPFallbackWhether HTTP/2 connections are permitted to fallback to HTTP/1.1.
AppendWhether to append data to LocalFile.
AuthorizationThe Authorization string to be sent to the server.
BytesTransferredContains the number of bytes transferred in the response data.
ChunkSizeSpecifies the chunk size in bytes when using chunked encoding.
CompressHTTPRequestSet to true to compress the body of a PUT or POST request.
EncodeURLIf set to True the URL will be encoded by the class.
FollowRedirectsDetermines what happens when the server issues a redirect.
GetOn302RedirectIf set to True the class will perform a GET on the new location.
HTTP2HeadersWithoutIndexingHTTP2 headers that should not update the dynamic header table with incremental indexing.
HTTPVersionThe version of HTTP used by the class.
IfModifiedSinceA date determining the maximum age of the desired document.
KeepAliveDetermines whether the HTTP connection is closed after completion of the request.
KerberosSPNThe Service Principal Name for the Kerberos Domain Controller.
LogLevelThe level of detail that is logged.
MaxRedirectAttemptsLimits the number of redirects that are followed in a request.
NegotiatedHTTPVersionThe negotiated HTTP version.
OtherHeadersOther headers as determined by the user (optional).
ProxyAuthorizationThe authorization string to be sent to the proxy server.
ProxyAuthSchemeThe authorization scheme to be used for the proxy.
ProxyPasswordA password if authentication is to be used for the proxy.
ProxyPortPort for the proxy server (default 80).
ProxyServerName or IP address of a proxy server (optional).
ProxyUserA user name if authentication is to be used for the proxy.
SentHeadersThe full set of headers as sent by the client.
StatusCodeThe status code of the last response from the server.
StatusLineThe first line of the last response from the server.
TransferredDataThe contents of the last response from the server.
TransferredDataLimitThe maximum number of incoming bytes to be stored by the class.
TransferredHeadersThe full set of headers as received from the server.
TransferredRequestThe full request as sent by the client.
UseChunkedEncodingEnables or Disables HTTP chunked encoding for transfers.
UseIDNsWhether to encode hostnames to internationalized domain names.
UseProxyAutoConfigURLWhether to use a Proxy auto-config file when attempting a connection.
UserAgentInformation about the user agent (browser).
ConnectionTimeoutSets a separate timeout value for establishing a connection.
EnableHappyEyeballsWhether to use the Happy Eyeballs algorithm when connecting.
FirewallAutoDetectTells the class whether or not to automatically detect and use firewall system settings, if available.
FirewallHostName or IP address of firewall (optional).
FirewallHTTPVersionThe HTTP version to be used when connecting through a tunneling proxy.
FirewallPasswordPassword to be used if authentication is to be used when connecting through the firewall.
FirewallPortThe TCP port for the FirewallHost;.
FirewallTunnelAuthSchemeThis configuration setting specifies the authentication mechanism to use when authenticating to a tunneling proxy.
FirewallTypeDetermines the type of firewall to connect through.
FirewallUserA user name if authentication is to be used connecting through a firewall.
HappyEyeballsDelayThe delay, in milliseconds, between connection attempts when EnableHappyEyeballs is used.
KeepAliveIntervalThe retry interval, in milliseconds, to be used when a TCP keep-alive packet is sent and no response is received.
KeepAliveTimeThe inactivity time in milliseconds before a TCP keep-alive packet is sent.
LingerWhen set to True, connections are terminated gracefully.
LingerTimeTime in seconds to have the connection linger.
LocalHostThe name of the local host through which connections are initiated or accepted.
LocalPortThe port in the local host where the class binds.
MaxLineLengthThe maximum amount of data to accumulate when no EOL is found.
MaxTransferRateThe transfer rate limit in bytes per second.
ProxyExceptionsListA semicolon separated list of hosts and IPs to bypass when using a proxy.
TCPKeepAliveDetermines whether or not the keep alive socket option is enabled.
TcpNoDelayWhether or not to delay when sending packets.
UseIPv6Whether to use IPv6.
UseNTLMv2Whether to use NTLM V2.
LogSSLPacketsControls whether SSL packets are logged when using the internal security API.
OpenSSLCADirThe path to a directory containing CA certificates.
OpenSSLCAFileName of the file containing the list of CA's trusted by your application.
OpenSSLCipherListA string that controls the ciphers to be used by SSL.
OpenSSLPrngSeedDataThe data to seed the pseudo random number generator (PRNG).
ReuseSSLSessionDetermines if the SSL session is reused.
SSLCACertsA newline separated list of CA certificates to be included when performing an SSL handshake.
SSLCheckCRLWhether to check the Certificate Revocation List for the server certificate.
SSLCheckOCSPWhether to use OCSP to check the status of the server certificate.
SSLCipherStrengthThe minimum cipher strength used for bulk encryption.
SSLClientCACertsA newline separated list of CA certificates to use during SSL client certificate validation.
SSLEnabledCipherSuitesThe cipher suite to be used in an SSL negotiation.
SSLEnabledProtocolsUsed to enable/disable the supported security protocols.
SSLEnableRenegotiationWhether the renegotiation_info SSL extension is supported.
SSLIncludeCertChainWhether the entire certificate chain is included in the SSLServerAuthentication event.
SSLKeyLogFileThe location of a file where per-session secrets are written for debugging purposes.
SSLNegotiatedCipherReturns the negotiated cipher suite.
SSLNegotiatedCipherStrengthReturns the negotiated cipher suite strength.
SSLNegotiatedCipherSuiteReturns the negotiated cipher suite.
SSLNegotiatedKeyExchangeReturns the negotiated key exchange algorithm.
SSLNegotiatedKeyExchangeStrengthReturns the negotiated key exchange algorithm strength.
SSLNegotiatedVersionReturns the negotiated protocol version.
SSLSecurityFlagsFlags that control certificate verification.
SSLServerCACertsA newline separated list of CA certificates to use during SSL server certificate validation.
TLS12SignatureAlgorithmsDefines the allowed TLS 1.2 signature algorithms when SSLProvider is set to Internal.
TLS12SupportedGroupsThe supported groups for ECC.
TLS13KeyShareGroupsThe groups for which to pregenerate key shares.
TLS13SignatureAlgorithmsThe allowed certificate signature algorithms.
TLS13SupportedGroupsThe supported groups for (EC)DHE key exchange.
AbsoluteTimeoutDetermines whether timeouts are inactivity timeouts or absolute timeouts.
FirewallDataUsed to send extra data to the firewall.
InBufferSizeThe size in bytes of the incoming queue of the socket.
OutBufferSizeThe size in bytes of the outgoing queue of the socket.
BuildInfoInformation about the product's build.
CodePageThe system code page used for Unicode to Multibyte translations.
LicenseInfoInformation about the current license.
MaskSensitiveDataWhether sensitive data is masked in log messages.
UseInternalSecurityAPIWhether or not to use the system security libraries or an internal implementation.

APIKey Property (Gemini Component)

The API key used to authenticate with the endpoint.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) APIKey() (string, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetAPIKey(value string) error

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property specifies the API key used to authenticate requests. When set, it is sent as an x-goog-api-key header.

When this property is left empty, no x-goog-api-key header is sent at all. This supports gateways placed in front of the API that supply credentials of their own.

Data Type

string

ContentCount Property (Gemini Component)

The number of records in the Content arrays.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) ContentCount() (int32, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetContentCount(value int32) error

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property controls the size of the following arrays:

The array indices start at 0 and end at ContentCount - 1.

Data Type

int32

ContentRole Property (Gemini Component)

The role of the item's author.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) ContentRole(ContentIndex int32) (string, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetContentRole(ContentIndex int32, value string) error

Default Value

""

Remarks

The role of the item's author.

This property identifies the role of the item's author. The Gemini API accepts only user and model here; a system instruction is supplied through the SystemInstruction property instead.

The ContentIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the ContentCount property.

Data Type

string

ContentText Property (Gemini Component)

The text of the item.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) ContentText(ContentIndex int32) (string, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetContentText(ContentIndex int32, value string) error

Default Value

""

Remarks

The text of the item.

This property normally holds the plain text of the item, which is sent as a single part holding a text field.

When the value instead begins with [, it is treated as a raw JSON parts array and sent verbatim, which is how parts such as inlineData, fileData, or functionResponse are supplied.

The same distinction applies to a reply appended by GenerateContent. A reply consisting of one text part is stored as plain text, while a reply holding several parts, or any part that is not text, is stored as the raw parts array.

The ContentIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the ContentCount property.

Data Type

string

EmbeddingCount Property (Gemini Component)

The number of records in the Embedding arrays.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) EmbeddingCount() (int32, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetEmbeddingCount(value int32) error

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property controls the size of the following arrays:

The array indices start at 0 and end at EmbeddingCount - 1.

Data Type

int32

EmbeddingInputText Property (Gemini Component)

The text to create an embedding for.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) EmbeddingInputText(EmbeddingIndex int32) (string, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetEmbeddingInputText(EmbeddingIndex int32, value string) error

Default Value

""

Remarks

The text to create an embedding for.

This property holds the text that CreateEmbedding sends to the server for this item. It must not be empty; otherwise CreateEmbedding fails with error 802 before anything is sent.

The EmbeddingIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the EmbeddingCount property.

Data Type

string

EmbeddingOutputVector Property (Gemini Component)

The embedding vector created for the text, as a JSON array.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) EmbeddingOutputVector(EmbeddingIndex int32) (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The embedding vector created for the text, as a JSON array.

This property holds the embedding vector the server created for EmbeddingInputText, as JSON text containing an array of floating point numbers, for example [0.0023064255,-0.009327292,0.015797347]. Each number is reported exactly as the server wrote it; only the whitespace between the numbers is removed. The number of elements depends on the model, and on the EmbeddingDimensions configuration setting when that setting is set.

This property is empty until CreateEmbedding succeeds. CreateEmbedding clears it in every item before its request is sent, so a failed call never leaves a vector from an earlier call next to new text.

The EmbeddingIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the EmbeddingCount property.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

FirewallAutoDetect Property (Gemini Component)

Whether to automatically detect and use firewall system settings, if available.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) FirewallAutoDetect() (bool, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetFirewallAutoDetect(value bool) error

Default Value

false

Remarks

Whether to automatically detect and use firewall system settings, if available.

Data Type

bool

FirewallType Property (Gemini Component)

The type of firewall to connect through.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) FirewallType() (int32, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetFirewallType(value int32) error

Possible Values

0   // None
1 // Tunnel
2 // SOCKS4
3 // SOCKS5
10 // SOCKS4A

Default Value

0

Remarks

The type of firewall to connect through. The applicable values are as follows:

fwNone (0)No firewall (default setting).
fwTunnel (1)Connect through a tunneling proxy. FirewallPort is set to 80.
fwSOCKS4 (2)Connect through a SOCKS4 Proxy. FirewallPort is set to 1080.
fwSOCKS5 (3)Connect through a SOCKS5 Proxy. FirewallPort is set to 1080.
fwSOCKS4A (10)Connect through a SOCKS4A Proxy. FirewallPort is set to 1080.

Data Type

int32

FirewallHost Property (Gemini Component)

The name or IP address of the firewall (optional).

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) FirewallHost() (string, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetFirewallHost(value string) error

Default Value

""

Remarks

The name or IP address of the firewall (optional). If a FirewallHost is given, the requested connections will be authenticated through the specified firewall when connecting.

If this property is set to a Domain Name, a DNS request is initiated. Upon successful termination of the request, this property is set to the corresponding address. If the search is not successful, the component fails with an error.

Data Type

string

FirewallPassword Property (Gemini Component)

A password if authentication is to be used when connecting through the firewall.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) FirewallPassword() (string, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetFirewallPassword(value string) error

Default Value

""

Remarks

A password if authentication is to be used when connecting through the firewall. If FirewallHost is specified, the FirewallUser and FirewallPassword properties are used to connect and authenticate to the given firewall. If the authentication fails, the component fails with an error.

Data Type

string

FirewallPort Property (Gemini Component)

The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) port for the firewall Host .

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) FirewallPort() (int32, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetFirewallPort(value int32) error

Default Value

0

Remarks

The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) port for the firewall FirewallHost. See the description of the FirewallHost property for details.

NOTE: This property is set automatically when FirewallType is set to a valid value. See the description of the FirewallType property for details.

Data Type

int32

FirewallUser Property (Gemini Component)

A username if authentication is to be used when connecting through a firewall.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) FirewallUser() (string, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetFirewallUser(value string) error

Default Value

""

Remarks

A username if authentication is to be used when connecting through a firewall. If FirewallHost is specified, this property and the FirewallPassword property are used to connect and authenticate to the given Firewall. If the authentication fails, the component fails with an error.

Data Type

string

MaxOutputTokens Property (Gemini Component)

The maximum number of tokens the model may generate in a reply.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) MaxOutputTokens() (int32, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetMaxOutputTokens(value int32) error

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property specifies an upper bound on the number of tokens the model may produce for a single reply. When the bound is reached, generation stops and the FinishReason configuration setting reports MAX_TOKENS.

When this property is left at 0 (the default), the maxOutputTokens field is omitted from the request's generationConfig object and the server's own default is used.

Data Type

int32

Model Property (Gemini Component)

The model used when generating content.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) Model() (string, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetModel(value string) error

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property specifies the identifier of the model that will process the request, for example gemini-2.0-flash. This property must be set before calling GenerateContent, and before calling CreateEmbedding unless the EmbeddingModel configuration setting supplies a model of its own.

The Gemini API names the model inside the request path, as {ServerURL}/models/{Model}:{operation}. A value that already carries the models/ resource name prefix, which is the form ModelList reports, is accepted as well; the prefix is not duplicated in the request path.

The ListModels method may be used to discover the model identifiers the endpoint accepts.

Data Type

string

ProxyAuthScheme Property (Gemini Component)

The type of authorization to perform when connecting to the proxy.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) ProxyAuthScheme() (int32, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetProxyAuthScheme(value int32) error

Possible Values

0   // Basic
1 // Digest
2 // Proprietary
3 // None
4 // Ntlm
5 // Negotiate

Default Value

0

Remarks

The type of authorization to perform when connecting to the proxy. This is used only when the ProxyUser and ProxyPassword properties are set.

ProxyAuthScheme should be set to authNone (3) when no authentication is expected.

By default, ProxyAuthScheme is authBasic (0), and if the ProxyUser and ProxyPassword properties are set, the component will attempt basic authentication.

If ProxyAuthScheme is set to authDigest (1), digest authentication will be attempted instead.

If ProxyAuthScheme is set to authProprietary (2), then the authorization token will not be generated by the component. Look at the configuration file for the component being used to find more information about manually setting this token.

If ProxyAuthScheme is set to authNtlm (4), NTLM authentication will be used.

For security reasons, setting this property will clear the values of ProxyUser and ProxyPassword.

Data Type

int32

ProxyAutoDetect Property (Gemini Component)

Whether to automatically detect and use proxy system settings, if available.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) ProxyAutoDetect() (bool, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetProxyAutoDetect(value bool) error

Default Value

false

Remarks

Whether to automatically detect and use proxy system settings, if available. The default value is false.

Data Type

bool

ProxyPassword Property (Gemini Component)

A password if authentication is to be used for the proxy.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) ProxyPassword() (string, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetProxyPassword(value string) error

Default Value

""

Remarks

A password if authentication is to be used for the proxy.

If ProxyAuthScheme is set to Basic Authentication, the ProxyUser and ProxyPassword properties are Base64 encoded and the proxy authentication token will be generated in the form Basic [encoded-user-password].

If ProxyAuthScheme is set to Digest Authentication, the ProxyUser and ProxyPassword properties are used to respond to the Digest Authentication challenge from the server.

If ProxyAuthScheme is set to NTLM Authentication, the ProxyUser and ProxyPassword properties are used to authenticate through NTLM negotiation.

Data Type

string

ProxyPort Property (Gemini Component)

The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) port for the proxy Server (default 80).

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) ProxyPort() (int32, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetProxyPort(value int32) error

Default Value

80

Remarks

The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) port for the proxy ProxyServer (default 80). See the description of the ProxyServer property for details.

Data Type

int32

ProxyServer Property (Gemini Component)

If a proxy Server is given, then the HTTP request is sent to the proxy instead of the server otherwise specified.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) ProxyServer() (string, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetProxyServer(value string) error

Default Value

""

Remarks

If a proxy ProxyServer is given, then the HTTP request is sent to the proxy instead of the server otherwise specified.

If the ProxyServer property is set to a domain name, a DNS request is initiated. Upon successful termination of the request, the ProxyServer property is set to the corresponding address. If the search is not successful, an error is returned.

Data Type

string

ProxySSL Property (Gemini Component)

When to use a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for the connection to the proxy.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) ProxySSL() (int32, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetProxySSL(value int32) error

Possible Values

0   // Automatic
1 // Always
2 // Never
3 // Tunnel

Default Value

0

Remarks

When to use a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for the connection to the proxy. The applicable values are as follows:

psAutomatic (0)Default setting. If the URL is an https URL, the component will use the psTunnel option. If the URL is an http URL, the component will use the psNever option.
psAlways (1)The connection is always SSL-enabled.
psNever (2)The connection is not SSL-enabled.
psTunnel (3)The connection is made through a tunneling (HTTP) proxy.

Data Type

int32

ProxyUser Property (Gemini Component)

A username if authentication is to be used for the proxy.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) ProxyUser() (string, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetProxyUser(value string) error

Default Value

""

Remarks

A username if authentication is to be used for the proxy.

If ProxyAuthScheme is set to Basic Authentication, the ProxyUser and ProxyPassword properties are Base64 encoded and the proxy authentication token will be generated in the form Basic [encoded-user-password].

If ProxyAuthScheme is set to Digest Authentication, the ProxyUser and ProxyPassword properties are used to respond to the Digest Authentication challenge from the server.

If ProxyAuthScheme is set to NTLM Authentication, the ProxyUser and ProxyPassword properties are used to authenticate through NTLM negotiation.

Data Type

string

SafetySettings Property (Gemini Component)

The raw JSON array of safety settings sent with the request.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SafetySettings() (string, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetSafetySettings(value string) error

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property holds the request's safetySettings array as raw JSON text, which is sent verbatim. Each element of the array is an object with a category and a threshold, which together adjust how aggressively the model blocks a category of content.

The value is passed through untouched, so every category and threshold the API defines is reachable without the component having to model each one.

gemini.SafetySettings = "[{\"category\":\"HARM_CATEGORY_HARASSMENT\"," + " \"threshold\":\"BLOCK_ONLY_HIGH\"}]";

In the Async Edition (nsoftware.async.IPWorksLLM), the property is set the same way and the request is awaited:

gemini.SafetySettings = "[{\"category\":\"HARM_CATEGORY_HARASSMENT\"," + " \"threshold\":\"BLOCK_ONLY_HIGH\"}]"; await gemini.GenerateContent();

When this property is left empty (the default), the safetySettings field is omitted from the request entirely and the server's own defaults apply.

Data Type

string

ServerURL Property (Gemini Component)

The base URL of the Gemini API endpoint.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) ServerURL() (string, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetServerURL(value string) error

Default Value

"https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta"

Remarks

This property specifies the base URL used to build request URLs. The Gemini API names the model inside the request path, so a request URL is formed as {ServerURL}/models/{Model}:{operation}, for example https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/gemini-2.0-flash:generateContent.

No part of this value is rewritten, so endpoints that include or omit a version segment (such as /v1beta) are both supported.

By default, the component uses the official Google Gemini endpoint, https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta. In most cases, the default endpoint is the correct choice. This property should only be changed when connecting through a gateway or proxy that implements the Gemini API.

Data Type

string

SSLAcceptServerCertEffectiveDate Property (Gemini Component)

The date on which this certificate becomes valid.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLAcceptServerCertEffectiveDate() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The date on which this certificate becomes valid. Before this date, it is not valid. The date is localized to the system's time zone. The following example illustrates the format of an encoded date:

23-Jan-2000 15:00:00.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLAcceptServerCertExpirationDate Property (Gemini Component)

The date on which the certificate expires.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLAcceptServerCertExpirationDate() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The date on which the certificate expires. After this date, the certificate will no longer be valid. The date is localized to the system's time zone. The following example illustrates the format of an encoded date:

23-Jan-2001 15:00:00.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLAcceptServerCertExtendedKeyUsage Property (Gemini Component)

A comma-delimited list of extended key usage identifiers.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLAcceptServerCertExtendedKeyUsage() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

A comma-delimited list of extended key usage identifiers. These are the same as ASN.1 object identifiers (OIDs).

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLAcceptServerCertFingerprint Property (Gemini Component)

The hex-encoded, 16-byte MD5 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLAcceptServerCertFingerprint() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The hex-encoded, 16-byte MD5 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.

The following example illustrates the format: bc:2a:72:af:fe:58:17:43:7a:5f:ba:5a:7c:90:f7:02

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLAcceptServerCertFingerprintSHA1 Property (Gemini Component)

The hex-encoded, 20-byte SHA-1 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLAcceptServerCertFingerprintSHA1() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The hex-encoded, 20-byte SHA-1 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.

The following example illustrates the format: 30:7b:fa:38:65:83:ff:da:b4:4e:07:3f:17:b8:a4:ed:80:be:ff:84

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLAcceptServerCertFingerprintSHA256 Property (Gemini Component)

The hex-encoded, 32-byte SHA-256 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLAcceptServerCertFingerprintSHA256() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The hex-encoded, 32-byte SHA-256 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.

The following example illustrates the format: 6a:80:5c:33:a9:43:ea:b0:96:12:8a:64:96:30:ef:4a:8a:96:86:ce:f4:c7:be:10:24:8e:2b:60:9e:f3:59:53

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLAcceptServerCertIssuer Property (Gemini Component)

The issuer of the certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLAcceptServerCertIssuer() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The issuer of the certificate. This property contains a string representation of the name of the issuing authority for the certificate.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKey Property (Gemini Component)

The private key of the certificate (if available).

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKey() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The private key of the certificate (if available). The key is provided as PEM/Base64-encoded data.

NOTE: The SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKey may be available but not exportable. In this case, SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKey returns an empty string.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKeyAvailable Property (Gemini Component)

Whether a PrivateKey is available for the selected certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKeyAvailable() (bool, error)

Default Value

false

Remarks

Whether a SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKey is available for the selected certificate. If SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKeyAvailable is True, the certificate may be used for authentication purposes (e.g., server authentication).

This property is read-only.

Data Type

bool

SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKeyContainer Property (Gemini Component)

The name of the PrivateKey container for the certificate (if available).

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKeyContainer() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The name of the SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKey container for the certificate (if available). This functionality is available only on Windows platforms.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLAcceptServerCertPublicKey Property (Gemini Component)

The public key of the certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLAcceptServerCertPublicKey() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The public key of the certificate. The key is provided as PEM/Base64-encoded data.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLAcceptServerCertPublicKeyAlgorithm Property (Gemini Component)

The textual description of the certificate's public key algorithm.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLAcceptServerCertPublicKeyAlgorithm() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The textual description of the certificate's public key algorithm. The property contains either the name of the algorithm (e.g., "RSA" or "RSA_DH") or an object identifier (OID) string representing the algorithm.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLAcceptServerCertPublicKeyLength Property (Gemini Component)

The length of the certificate's public key (in bits).

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLAcceptServerCertPublicKeyLength() (int32, error)

Default Value

0

Remarks

The length of the certificate's public key (in bits). Common values are 512, 1024, and 2048.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

int32

SSLAcceptServerCertSerialNumber Property (Gemini Component)

The serial number of the certificate encoded as a string.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLAcceptServerCertSerialNumber() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The serial number of the certificate encoded as a string. The number is encoded as a series of hexadecimal digits, with each pair representing a byte of the serial number.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLAcceptServerCertSignatureAlgorithm Property (Gemini Component)

The text description of the certificate's signature algorithm.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLAcceptServerCertSignatureAlgorithm() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The text description of the certificate's signature algorithm. The property contains either the name of the algorithm (e.g., "RSA" or "RSA_MD5RSA") or an object identifier (OID) string representing the algorithm.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLAcceptServerCertStore Property (Gemini Component)

The name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLAcceptServerCertStore() ([]byte, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetSSLAcceptServerCertStore(value []byte) error

Default Value

"MY"

Remarks

The name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

The SSLAcceptServerCertStoreType property denotes the type of the certificate store specified by SSLAcceptServerCertStore. If the store is password-protected, specify the password in SSLAcceptServerCertStorePassword.

SSLAcceptServerCertStore is used in conjunction with the SSLAcceptServerCertSubject property to specify client certificates. If SSLAcceptServerCertStore has a value, and SSLAcceptServerCertSubject or SSLAcceptServerCertEncoded is set, a search for a certificate is initiated. Please see the SSLAcceptServerCertSubject property for details.

Designations of certificate stores are platform dependent.

The following designations are the most common User and Machine certificate stores in Windows:

MYA certificate store holding personal certificates with their associated private keys.
CACertifying authority certificates.
ROOTRoot certificates.

When the certificate store type is cstPFXFile, this property must be set to the name of the file. When the type is cstPFXBlob, the property must be set to the binary contents of a PFX file (i.e., PKCS#12 certificate store).

Data Type

[]byte

SSLAcceptServerCertStorePassword Property (Gemini Component)

If the type of certificate store requires a password, this property is used to specify the password needed to open the certificate store.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLAcceptServerCertStorePassword() (string, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetSSLAcceptServerCertStorePassword(value string) error

Default Value

""

Remarks

If the type of certificate store requires a password, this property is used to specify the password needed to open the certificate store.

Data Type

string

SSLAcceptServerCertStoreType Property (Gemini Component)

The type of certificate store for this certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLAcceptServerCertStoreType() (int32, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetSSLAcceptServerCertStoreType(value int32) error

Possible Values

0   // User
1 // Machine
2 // PFXFile
3 // PFXBlob
4 // JKSFile
5 // JKSBlob
6 // PEMKeyFile
7 // PEMKeyBlob
8 // PublicKeyFile
9 // PublicKeyBlob
10 // SSHPublicKeyBlob
11 // P7BFile
12 // P7BBlob
13 // SSHPublicKeyFile
14 // PPKFile
15 // PPKBlob
16 // XMLFile
17 // XMLBlob
18 // JWKFile
19 // JWKBlob
20 // SecurityKey
21 // BCFKSFile
22 // BCFKSBlob
23 // PKCS11
99 // Auto

Default Value

0

Remarks

The type of certificate store for this certificate.

The component supports both public and private keys in a variety of formats. When the cstAuto value is used, the component will automatically determine the type. This property can take one of the following values:

0 (cstUser - default)For Windows, this specifies that the certificate store is a certificate store owned by the current user.

NOTE: This store type is not available in Java.

1 (cstMachine)For Windows, this specifies that the certificate store is a machine store.

NOTE: This store type is not available in Java.

2 (cstPFXFile)The certificate store is the name of a PFX (PKCS#12) file containing certificates.
3 (cstPFXBlob)The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) representing a certificate store in PFX (PKCS#12) format.
4 (cstJKSFile)The certificate store is the name of a Java Key Store (JKS) file containing certificates.

NOTE: This store type is only available in Java.

5 (cstJKSBlob)The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) representing a certificate store in Java Key Store (JKS) format.

NOTE: This store type is only available in Java.

6 (cstPEMKeyFile)The certificate store is the name of a PEM-encoded file that contains a private key and an optional certificate.
7 (cstPEMKeyBlob)The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) that contains a private key and an optional certificate.
8 (cstPublicKeyFile)The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a PEM- or DER-encoded public key certificate.
9 (cstPublicKeyBlob)The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) that contains a PEM- or DER-encoded public key certificate.
10 (cstSSHPublicKeyBlob)The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) that contains an SSH-style public key.
11 (cstP7BFile)The certificate store is the name of a PKCS#7 file containing certificates.
12 (cstP7BBlob)The certificate store is a string (binary) representing a certificate store in PKCS#7 format.
13 (cstSSHPublicKeyFile)The certificate store is the name of a file that contains an SSH-style public key.
14 (cstPPKFile)The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a PPK (PuTTY Private Key).
15 (cstPPKBlob)The certificate store is a string (binary) that contains a PPK (PuTTY Private Key).
16 (cstXMLFile)The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a certificate in XML format.
17 (cstXMLBlob)The certificate store is a string that contains a certificate in XML format.
18 (cstJWKFile)The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a JWK (JSON Web Key).
19 (cstJWKBlob)The certificate store is a string that contains a JWK (JSON Web Key).
21 (cstBCFKSFile)The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a BCFKS (Bouncy Castle FIPS Key Store).

NOTE: This store type is only available in Java and .NET.

22 (cstBCFKSBlob)The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) representing a certificate store in BCFKS (Bouncy Castle FIPS Key Store) format.

NOTE: This store type is only available in Java and .NET.

23 (cstPKCS11)The certificate is present on a physical security key accessible via a PKCS#11 interface.

To use a security key, create a new Certificate object and pass cstPKCS11 as the SSLAcceptServerCertStoreType, the full path of the PKCS#11 DLL as the SSLAcceptServerCertStore, and the PIN as the SSLAcceptServerCertStorePassword.

Code Example. SSH Authentication with Security Key (without CertMgr): sftp.SSHCert = new Certificate(CertStoreTypes.cstPKCS11, @"C:\Program Files\OpenSC Project\OpenSC\pkcs11\opensc-pkcs11.dll", "123456", // PIN "CN=cert_subject"); sftp.SSHUser = "test"; sftp.SSHLogon("myhost", 22);

Alternatively, collect the necessary data using the CertMgr component by calling the ListStoreCertificates method after setting the corresponding properties accordingly. The certificate information returned in the CertList event's CertEncoded parameter may be saved for later use.

When using a certificate obtained with this approach, pass the previously saved security key information as the SSLAcceptServerCertStore and set SSLAcceptServerCertStorePassword to the PIN.

Code Example. SSH Authentication with Security Key (with CertMgr): certmgr.CertStoreType = CertStoreTypes.cstPKCS11; certmgr.OnCertList += (s, e) => { secKeyBlob = e.CertEncoded; }; certmgr.CertStore = @"C:\Program Files\OpenSC Project\OpenSC\pkcs11\opensc-pkcs11.dll"; certmgr.CertStorePassword = "123456"; // PIN certmgr.ListStoreCertificates(); sftp.SSHCert = new Certificate(CertStoreTypes.cstPKCS11, secKeyBlob, "123456", "*"); sftp.SSHUser = "test"; sftp.SSHLogon("myhost", 22);

99 (cstAuto)The store type is automatically detected from the input data. This setting may be used with both public and private keys and can detect any of the supported formats automatically.

Data Type

int32

SSLAcceptServerCertSubjectAltNames Property (Gemini Component)

Comma-separated lists of alternative subject names for the certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLAcceptServerCertSubjectAltNames() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

Comma-separated lists of alternative subject names for the certificate.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLAcceptServerCertThumbprintMD5 Property (Gemini Component)

The MD5 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLAcceptServerCertThumbprintMD5() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The MD5 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLAcceptServerCertThumbprintSHA1 Property (Gemini Component)

The SHA-1 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLAcceptServerCertThumbprintSHA1() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The SHA-1 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLAcceptServerCertThumbprintSHA256 Property (Gemini Component)

The SHA-256 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLAcceptServerCertThumbprintSHA256() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The SHA-256 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLAcceptServerCertUsage Property (Gemini Component)

The text description of UsageFlags .

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLAcceptServerCertUsage() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The text description of SSLAcceptServerCertUsageFlags.

This value will be one or more of the following strings and will be separated by commas:

  • Digital Signature
  • Non-Repudiation
  • Key Encipherment
  • Data Encipherment
  • Key Agreement
  • Certificate Signing
  • CRL Signing
  • Encipher Only

If the provider is OpenSSL, the value is a comma-separated list of X.509 certificate extension names.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLAcceptServerCertUsageFlags Property (Gemini Component)

The flags that show intended use for the certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLAcceptServerCertUsageFlags() (int32, error)

Default Value

0

Remarks

The flags that show intended use for the certificate. The value of SSLAcceptServerCertUsageFlags is a combination of the following flags:

0x80Digital Signature
0x40Non-Repudiation
0x20Key Encipherment
0x10Data Encipherment
0x08Key Agreement
0x04Certificate Signing
0x02CRL Signing
0x01Encipher Only

Please see the SSLAcceptServerCertUsage property for a text representation of SSLAcceptServerCertUsageFlags.

This functionality currently is not available when the provider is OpenSSL.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

int32

SSLAcceptServerCertVersion Property (Gemini Component)

The certificate's version number.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLAcceptServerCertVersion() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The certificate's version number. The possible values are the strings "V1", "V2", and "V3".

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLAcceptServerCertSubject Property (Gemini Component)

The subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLAcceptServerCertSubject() (string, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetSSLAcceptServerCertSubject(value string) error

Default Value

""

Remarks

The subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

This property must be set after all other certificate properties are set. When this property is set, a search is performed in the current certificate store to locate a certificate with a matching subject.

If a matching certificate is found, the property is set to the full subject of the matching certificate.

If an exact match is not found, the store is searched for subjects containing the value of the property.

If a match is still not found, the property is set to an empty string, and no certificate is selected.

The special value "*" picks a random certificate in the certificate store.

The certificate subject is a comma-separated list of distinguished name fields and values. For instance, "CN=www.server.com, OU=test, C=US, E=example@email.com". Common fields and their meanings are as follows:

FieldMeaning
CNCommon Name. This is commonly a hostname like www.server.com.
OOrganization
OUOrganizational Unit
LLocality
SState
CCountry
EEmail Address

If a field value contains a comma, it must be quoted.

Data Type

string

SSLAcceptServerCertEncoded Property (Gemini Component)

The certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded).

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLAcceptServerCertEncoded() ([]byte, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetSSLAcceptServerCertEncoded(value []byte) error

Default Value

""

Remarks

The certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded). This property is used to assign a specific certificate. The SSLAcceptServerCertStore and SSLAcceptServerCertSubject properties also may be used to specify a certificate.

When SSLAcceptServerCertEncoded is set, a search is initiated in the current SSLAcceptServerCertStore for the private key of the certificate. If the key is found, SSLAcceptServerCertSubject is updated to reflect the full subject of the selected certificate; otherwise, SSLAcceptServerCertSubject is set to an empty string.

Data Type

[]byte

SSLCertEffectiveDate Property (Gemini Component)

The date on which this certificate becomes valid.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLCertEffectiveDate() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The date on which this certificate becomes valid. Before this date, it is not valid. The date is localized to the system's time zone. The following example illustrates the format of an encoded date:

23-Jan-2000 15:00:00.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLCertExpirationDate Property (Gemini Component)

The date on which the certificate expires.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLCertExpirationDate() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The date on which the certificate expires. After this date, the certificate will no longer be valid. The date is localized to the system's time zone. The following example illustrates the format of an encoded date:

23-Jan-2001 15:00:00.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLCertExtendedKeyUsage Property (Gemini Component)

A comma-delimited list of extended key usage identifiers.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLCertExtendedKeyUsage() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

A comma-delimited list of extended key usage identifiers. These are the same as ASN.1 object identifiers (OIDs).

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLCertFingerprint Property (Gemini Component)

The hex-encoded, 16-byte MD5 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLCertFingerprint() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The hex-encoded, 16-byte MD5 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.

The following example illustrates the format: bc:2a:72:af:fe:58:17:43:7a:5f:ba:5a:7c:90:f7:02

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLCertFingerprintSHA1 Property (Gemini Component)

The hex-encoded, 20-byte SHA-1 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLCertFingerprintSHA1() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The hex-encoded, 20-byte SHA-1 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.

The following example illustrates the format: 30:7b:fa:38:65:83:ff:da:b4:4e:07:3f:17:b8:a4:ed:80:be:ff:84

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLCertFingerprintSHA256 Property (Gemini Component)

The hex-encoded, 32-byte SHA-256 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLCertFingerprintSHA256() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The hex-encoded, 32-byte SHA-256 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.

The following example illustrates the format: 6a:80:5c:33:a9:43:ea:b0:96:12:8a:64:96:30:ef:4a:8a:96:86:ce:f4:c7:be:10:24:8e:2b:60:9e:f3:59:53

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLCertIssuer Property (Gemini Component)

The issuer of the certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLCertIssuer() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The issuer of the certificate. This property contains a string representation of the name of the issuing authority for the certificate.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLCertPrivateKey Property (Gemini Component)

The private key of the certificate (if available).

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLCertPrivateKey() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The private key of the certificate (if available). The key is provided as PEM/Base64-encoded data.

NOTE: The SSLCertPrivateKey may be available but not exportable. In this case, SSLCertPrivateKey returns an empty string.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLCertPrivateKeyAvailable Property (Gemini Component)

Whether a PrivateKey is available for the selected certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLCertPrivateKeyAvailable() (bool, error)

Default Value

false

Remarks

Whether a SSLCertPrivateKey is available for the selected certificate. If SSLCertPrivateKeyAvailable is True, the certificate may be used for authentication purposes (e.g., server authentication).

This property is read-only.

Data Type

bool

SSLCertPrivateKeyContainer Property (Gemini Component)

The name of the PrivateKey container for the certificate (if available).

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLCertPrivateKeyContainer() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The name of the SSLCertPrivateKey container for the certificate (if available). This functionality is available only on Windows platforms.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLCertPublicKey Property (Gemini Component)

The public key of the certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLCertPublicKey() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The public key of the certificate. The key is provided as PEM/Base64-encoded data.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLCertPublicKeyAlgorithm Property (Gemini Component)

The textual description of the certificate's public key algorithm.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLCertPublicKeyAlgorithm() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The textual description of the certificate's public key algorithm. The property contains either the name of the algorithm (e.g., "RSA" or "RSA_DH") or an object identifier (OID) string representing the algorithm.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLCertPublicKeyLength Property (Gemini Component)

The length of the certificate's public key (in bits).

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLCertPublicKeyLength() (int32, error)

Default Value

0

Remarks

The length of the certificate's public key (in bits). Common values are 512, 1024, and 2048.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

int32

SSLCertSerialNumber Property (Gemini Component)

The serial number of the certificate encoded as a string.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLCertSerialNumber() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The serial number of the certificate encoded as a string. The number is encoded as a series of hexadecimal digits, with each pair representing a byte of the serial number.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLCertSignatureAlgorithm Property (Gemini Component)

The text description of the certificate's signature algorithm.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLCertSignatureAlgorithm() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The text description of the certificate's signature algorithm. The property contains either the name of the algorithm (e.g., "RSA" or "RSA_MD5RSA") or an object identifier (OID) string representing the algorithm.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLCertStore Property (Gemini Component)

The name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLCertStore() ([]byte, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetSSLCertStore(value []byte) error

Default Value

"MY"

Remarks

The name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

The SSLCertStoreType property denotes the type of the certificate store specified by SSLCertStore. If the store is password-protected, specify the password in SSLCertStorePassword.

SSLCertStore is used in conjunction with the SSLCertSubject property to specify client certificates. If SSLCertStore has a value, and SSLCertSubject or SSLCertEncoded is set, a search for a certificate is initiated. Please see the SSLCertSubject property for details.

Designations of certificate stores are platform dependent.

The following designations are the most common User and Machine certificate stores in Windows:

MYA certificate store holding personal certificates with their associated private keys.
CACertifying authority certificates.
ROOTRoot certificates.

When the certificate store type is cstPFXFile, this property must be set to the name of the file. When the type is cstPFXBlob, the property must be set to the binary contents of a PFX file (i.e., PKCS#12 certificate store).

Data Type

[]byte

SSLCertStorePassword Property (Gemini Component)

If the type of certificate store requires a password, this property is used to specify the password needed to open the certificate store.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLCertStorePassword() (string, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetSSLCertStorePassword(value string) error

Default Value

""

Remarks

If the type of certificate store requires a password, this property is used to specify the password needed to open the certificate store.

Data Type

string

SSLCertStoreType Property (Gemini Component)

The type of certificate store for this certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLCertStoreType() (int32, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetSSLCertStoreType(value int32) error

Possible Values

0   // User
1 // Machine
2 // PFXFile
3 // PFXBlob
4 // JKSFile
5 // JKSBlob
6 // PEMKeyFile
7 // PEMKeyBlob
8 // PublicKeyFile
9 // PublicKeyBlob
10 // SSHPublicKeyBlob
11 // P7BFile
12 // P7BBlob
13 // SSHPublicKeyFile
14 // PPKFile
15 // PPKBlob
16 // XMLFile
17 // XMLBlob
18 // JWKFile
19 // JWKBlob
20 // SecurityKey
21 // BCFKSFile
22 // BCFKSBlob
23 // PKCS11
99 // Auto

Default Value

0

Remarks

The type of certificate store for this certificate.

The component supports both public and private keys in a variety of formats. When the cstAuto value is used, the component will automatically determine the type. This property can take one of the following values:

0 (cstUser - default)For Windows, this specifies that the certificate store is a certificate store owned by the current user.

NOTE: This store type is not available in Java.

1 (cstMachine)For Windows, this specifies that the certificate store is a machine store.

NOTE: This store type is not available in Java.

2 (cstPFXFile)The certificate store is the name of a PFX (PKCS#12) file containing certificates.
3 (cstPFXBlob)The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) representing a certificate store in PFX (PKCS#12) format.
4 (cstJKSFile)The certificate store is the name of a Java Key Store (JKS) file containing certificates.

NOTE: This store type is only available in Java.

5 (cstJKSBlob)The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) representing a certificate store in Java Key Store (JKS) format.

NOTE: This store type is only available in Java.

6 (cstPEMKeyFile)The certificate store is the name of a PEM-encoded file that contains a private key and an optional certificate.
7 (cstPEMKeyBlob)The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) that contains a private key and an optional certificate.
8 (cstPublicKeyFile)The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a PEM- or DER-encoded public key certificate.
9 (cstPublicKeyBlob)The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) that contains a PEM- or DER-encoded public key certificate.
10 (cstSSHPublicKeyBlob)The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) that contains an SSH-style public key.
11 (cstP7BFile)The certificate store is the name of a PKCS#7 file containing certificates.
12 (cstP7BBlob)The certificate store is a string (binary) representing a certificate store in PKCS#7 format.
13 (cstSSHPublicKeyFile)The certificate store is the name of a file that contains an SSH-style public key.
14 (cstPPKFile)The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a PPK (PuTTY Private Key).
15 (cstPPKBlob)The certificate store is a string (binary) that contains a PPK (PuTTY Private Key).
16 (cstXMLFile)The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a certificate in XML format.
17 (cstXMLBlob)The certificate store is a string that contains a certificate in XML format.
18 (cstJWKFile)The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a JWK (JSON Web Key).
19 (cstJWKBlob)The certificate store is a string that contains a JWK (JSON Web Key).
21 (cstBCFKSFile)The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a BCFKS (Bouncy Castle FIPS Key Store).

NOTE: This store type is only available in Java and .NET.

22 (cstBCFKSBlob)The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) representing a certificate store in BCFKS (Bouncy Castle FIPS Key Store) format.

NOTE: This store type is only available in Java and .NET.

23 (cstPKCS11)The certificate is present on a physical security key accessible via a PKCS#11 interface.

To use a security key, create a new Certificate object and pass cstPKCS11 as the SSLCertStoreType, the full path of the PKCS#11 DLL as the SSLCertStore, and the PIN as the SSLCertStorePassword.

Code Example. SSH Authentication with Security Key (without CertMgr): sftp.SSHCert = new Certificate(CertStoreTypes.cstPKCS11, @"C:\Program Files\OpenSC Project\OpenSC\pkcs11\opensc-pkcs11.dll", "123456", // PIN "CN=cert_subject"); sftp.SSHUser = "test"; sftp.SSHLogon("myhost", 22);

Alternatively, collect the necessary data using the CertMgr component by calling the ListStoreCertificates method after setting the corresponding properties accordingly. The certificate information returned in the CertList event's CertEncoded parameter may be saved for later use.

When using a certificate obtained with this approach, pass the previously saved security key information as the SSLCertStore and set SSLCertStorePassword to the PIN.

Code Example. SSH Authentication with Security Key (with CertMgr): certmgr.CertStoreType = CertStoreTypes.cstPKCS11; certmgr.OnCertList += (s, e) => { secKeyBlob = e.CertEncoded; }; certmgr.CertStore = @"C:\Program Files\OpenSC Project\OpenSC\pkcs11\opensc-pkcs11.dll"; certmgr.CertStorePassword = "123456"; // PIN certmgr.ListStoreCertificates(); sftp.SSHCert = new Certificate(CertStoreTypes.cstPKCS11, secKeyBlob, "123456", "*"); sftp.SSHUser = "test"; sftp.SSHLogon("myhost", 22);

99 (cstAuto)The store type is automatically detected from the input data. This setting may be used with both public and private keys and can detect any of the supported formats automatically.

Data Type

int32

SSLCertSubjectAltNames Property (Gemini Component)

Comma-separated lists of alternative subject names for the certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLCertSubjectAltNames() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

Comma-separated lists of alternative subject names for the certificate.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLCertThumbprintMD5 Property (Gemini Component)

The MD5 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLCertThumbprintMD5() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The MD5 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLCertThumbprintSHA1 Property (Gemini Component)

The SHA-1 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLCertThumbprintSHA1() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The SHA-1 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLCertThumbprintSHA256 Property (Gemini Component)

The SHA-256 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLCertThumbprintSHA256() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The SHA-256 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLCertUsage Property (Gemini Component)

The text description of UsageFlags .

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLCertUsage() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The text description of SSLCertUsageFlags.

This value will be one or more of the following strings and will be separated by commas:

  • Digital Signature
  • Non-Repudiation
  • Key Encipherment
  • Data Encipherment
  • Key Agreement
  • Certificate Signing
  • CRL Signing
  • Encipher Only

If the provider is OpenSSL, the value is a comma-separated list of X.509 certificate extension names.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLCertUsageFlags Property (Gemini Component)

The flags that show intended use for the certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLCertUsageFlags() (int32, error)

Default Value

0

Remarks

The flags that show intended use for the certificate. The value of SSLCertUsageFlags is a combination of the following flags:

0x80Digital Signature
0x40Non-Repudiation
0x20Key Encipherment
0x10Data Encipherment
0x08Key Agreement
0x04Certificate Signing
0x02CRL Signing
0x01Encipher Only

Please see the SSLCertUsage property for a text representation of SSLCertUsageFlags.

This functionality currently is not available when the provider is OpenSSL.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

int32

SSLCertVersion Property (Gemini Component)

The certificate's version number.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLCertVersion() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The certificate's version number. The possible values are the strings "V1", "V2", and "V3".

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLCertSubject Property (Gemini Component)

The subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLCertSubject() (string, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetSSLCertSubject(value string) error

Default Value

""

Remarks

The subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

This property must be set after all other certificate properties are set. When this property is set, a search is performed in the current certificate store to locate a certificate with a matching subject.

If a matching certificate is found, the property is set to the full subject of the matching certificate.

If an exact match is not found, the store is searched for subjects containing the value of the property.

If a match is still not found, the property is set to an empty string, and no certificate is selected.

The special value "*" picks a random certificate in the certificate store.

The certificate subject is a comma-separated list of distinguished name fields and values. For instance, "CN=www.server.com, OU=test, C=US, E=example@email.com". Common fields and their meanings are as follows:

FieldMeaning
CNCommon Name. This is commonly a hostname like www.server.com.
OOrganization
OUOrganizational Unit
LLocality
SState
CCountry
EEmail Address

If a field value contains a comma, it must be quoted.

Data Type

string

SSLCertEncoded Property (Gemini Component)

The certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded).

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLCertEncoded() ([]byte, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetSSLCertEncoded(value []byte) error

Default Value

""

Remarks

The certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded). This property is used to assign a specific certificate. The SSLCertStore and SSLCertSubject properties also may be used to specify a certificate.

When SSLCertEncoded is set, a search is initiated in the current SSLCertStore for the private key of the certificate. If the key is found, SSLCertSubject is updated to reflect the full subject of the selected certificate; otherwise, SSLCertSubject is set to an empty string.

Data Type

[]byte

SSLProvider Property (Gemini Component)

The Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) implementation to use.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLProvider() (int32, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetSSLProvider(value int32) error

Possible Values

0   // Automatic
1 // Platform
2 // Internal

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property specifies the SSL/TLS implementation to use. In most cases the default value of 0 (Automatic) is recommended and should not be changed. When set to 0 (Automatic), the component will select whether to use the platform implementation or the internal implementation depending on the operating system as well as the TLS version being used.

Possible values are as follows:

0 (sslpAutomatic - default)Automatically selects the appropriate implementation.
1 (sslpPlatform) Uses the platform/system implementation.
2 (sslpInternal) Uses the internal implementation.
Additional Notes

In most cases using the default value (Automatic) is recommended. The component will select a provider depending on the current platform.

When Automatic is selected, on Windows, the component will use the platform implementation. On Linux/macOS, the component will use the internal implementation. When TLS 1.3 is enabled via SSLEnabledProtocols, the component will always try and use the platform implementation. If the platform TLS 1.3 implementation is not available, the internal implementation will be used.

Data Type

int32

SSLServerCertEffectiveDate Property (Gemini Component)

The date on which this certificate becomes valid.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLServerCertEffectiveDate() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The date on which this certificate becomes valid. Before this date, it is not valid. The date is localized to the system's time zone. The following example illustrates the format of an encoded date:

23-Jan-2000 15:00:00.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLServerCertExpirationDate Property (Gemini Component)

The date on which the certificate expires.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLServerCertExpirationDate() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The date on which the certificate expires. After this date, the certificate will no longer be valid. The date is localized to the system's time zone. The following example illustrates the format of an encoded date:

23-Jan-2001 15:00:00.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLServerCertExtendedKeyUsage Property (Gemini Component)

A comma-delimited list of extended key usage identifiers.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLServerCertExtendedKeyUsage() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

A comma-delimited list of extended key usage identifiers. These are the same as ASN.1 object identifiers (OIDs).

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLServerCertFingerprint Property (Gemini Component)

The hex-encoded, 16-byte MD5 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLServerCertFingerprint() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The hex-encoded, 16-byte MD5 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.

The following example illustrates the format: bc:2a:72:af:fe:58:17:43:7a:5f:ba:5a:7c:90:f7:02

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLServerCertFingerprintSHA1 Property (Gemini Component)

The hex-encoded, 20-byte SHA-1 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLServerCertFingerprintSHA1() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The hex-encoded, 20-byte SHA-1 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.

The following example illustrates the format: 30:7b:fa:38:65:83:ff:da:b4:4e:07:3f:17:b8:a4:ed:80:be:ff:84

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLServerCertFingerprintSHA256 Property (Gemini Component)

The hex-encoded, 32-byte SHA-256 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLServerCertFingerprintSHA256() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The hex-encoded, 32-byte SHA-256 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.

The following example illustrates the format: 6a:80:5c:33:a9:43:ea:b0:96:12:8a:64:96:30:ef:4a:8a:96:86:ce:f4:c7:be:10:24:8e:2b:60:9e:f3:59:53

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLServerCertIssuer Property (Gemini Component)

The issuer of the certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLServerCertIssuer() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The issuer of the certificate. This property contains a string representation of the name of the issuing authority for the certificate.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLServerCertPrivateKey Property (Gemini Component)

The private key of the certificate (if available).

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLServerCertPrivateKey() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The private key of the certificate (if available). The key is provided as PEM/Base64-encoded data.

NOTE: The SSLServerCertPrivateKey may be available but not exportable. In this case, SSLServerCertPrivateKey returns an empty string.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLServerCertPrivateKeyAvailable Property (Gemini Component)

Whether a PrivateKey is available for the selected certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLServerCertPrivateKeyAvailable() (bool, error)

Default Value

false

Remarks

Whether a SSLServerCertPrivateKey is available for the selected certificate. If SSLServerCertPrivateKeyAvailable is True, the certificate may be used for authentication purposes (e.g., server authentication).

This property is read-only.

Data Type

bool

SSLServerCertPrivateKeyContainer Property (Gemini Component)

The name of the PrivateKey container for the certificate (if available).

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLServerCertPrivateKeyContainer() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The name of the SSLServerCertPrivateKey container for the certificate (if available). This functionality is available only on Windows platforms.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLServerCertPublicKey Property (Gemini Component)

The public key of the certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLServerCertPublicKey() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The public key of the certificate. The key is provided as PEM/Base64-encoded data.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLServerCertPublicKeyAlgorithm Property (Gemini Component)

The textual description of the certificate's public key algorithm.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLServerCertPublicKeyAlgorithm() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The textual description of the certificate's public key algorithm. The property contains either the name of the algorithm (e.g., "RSA" or "RSA_DH") or an object identifier (OID) string representing the algorithm.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLServerCertPublicKeyLength Property (Gemini Component)

The length of the certificate's public key (in bits).

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLServerCertPublicKeyLength() (int32, error)

Default Value

0

Remarks

The length of the certificate's public key (in bits). Common values are 512, 1024, and 2048.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

int32

SSLServerCertSerialNumber Property (Gemini Component)

The serial number of the certificate encoded as a string.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLServerCertSerialNumber() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The serial number of the certificate encoded as a string. The number is encoded as a series of hexadecimal digits, with each pair representing a byte of the serial number.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLServerCertSignatureAlgorithm Property (Gemini Component)

The text description of the certificate's signature algorithm.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLServerCertSignatureAlgorithm() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The text description of the certificate's signature algorithm. The property contains either the name of the algorithm (e.g., "RSA" or "RSA_MD5RSA") or an object identifier (OID) string representing the algorithm.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLServerCertStore Property (Gemini Component)

The name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLServerCertStore() ([]byte, error)

Default Value

"MY"

Remarks

The name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

The SSLServerCertStoreType property denotes the type of the certificate store specified by SSLServerCertStore. If the store is password-protected, specify the password in SSLServerCertStorePassword.

SSLServerCertStore is used in conjunction with the SSLServerCertSubject property to specify client certificates. If SSLServerCertStore has a value, and SSLServerCertSubject or SSLServerCertEncoded is set, a search for a certificate is initiated. Please see the SSLServerCertSubject property for details.

Designations of certificate stores are platform dependent.

The following designations are the most common User and Machine certificate stores in Windows:

MYA certificate store holding personal certificates with their associated private keys.
CACertifying authority certificates.
ROOTRoot certificates.

When the certificate store type is cstPFXFile, this property must be set to the name of the file. When the type is cstPFXBlob, the property must be set to the binary contents of a PFX file (i.e., PKCS#12 certificate store).

This property is read-only.

Data Type

[]byte

SSLServerCertStorePassword Property (Gemini Component)

If the type of certificate store requires a password, this property is used to specify the password needed to open the certificate store.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLServerCertStorePassword() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

If the type of certificate store requires a password, this property is used to specify the password needed to open the certificate store.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLServerCertStoreType Property (Gemini Component)

The type of certificate store for this certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLServerCertStoreType() (int32, error)

Possible Values

0   // User
1 // Machine
2 // PFXFile
3 // PFXBlob
4 // JKSFile
5 // JKSBlob
6 // PEMKeyFile
7 // PEMKeyBlob
8 // PublicKeyFile
9 // PublicKeyBlob
10 // SSHPublicKeyBlob
11 // P7BFile
12 // P7BBlob
13 // SSHPublicKeyFile
14 // PPKFile
15 // PPKBlob
16 // XMLFile
17 // XMLBlob
18 // JWKFile
19 // JWKBlob
20 // SecurityKey
21 // BCFKSFile
22 // BCFKSBlob
23 // PKCS11
99 // Auto

Default Value

0

Remarks

The type of certificate store for this certificate.

The component supports both public and private keys in a variety of formats. When the cstAuto value is used, the component will automatically determine the type. This property can take one of the following values:

0 (cstUser - default)For Windows, this specifies that the certificate store is a certificate store owned by the current user.

NOTE: This store type is not available in Java.

1 (cstMachine)For Windows, this specifies that the certificate store is a machine store.

NOTE: This store type is not available in Java.

2 (cstPFXFile)The certificate store is the name of a PFX (PKCS#12) file containing certificates.
3 (cstPFXBlob)The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) representing a certificate store in PFX (PKCS#12) format.
4 (cstJKSFile)The certificate store is the name of a Java Key Store (JKS) file containing certificates.

NOTE: This store type is only available in Java.

5 (cstJKSBlob)The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) representing a certificate store in Java Key Store (JKS) format.

NOTE: This store type is only available in Java.

6 (cstPEMKeyFile)The certificate store is the name of a PEM-encoded file that contains a private key and an optional certificate.
7 (cstPEMKeyBlob)The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) that contains a private key and an optional certificate.
8 (cstPublicKeyFile)The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a PEM- or DER-encoded public key certificate.
9 (cstPublicKeyBlob)The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) that contains a PEM- or DER-encoded public key certificate.
10 (cstSSHPublicKeyBlob)The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) that contains an SSH-style public key.
11 (cstP7BFile)The certificate store is the name of a PKCS#7 file containing certificates.
12 (cstP7BBlob)The certificate store is a string (binary) representing a certificate store in PKCS#7 format.
13 (cstSSHPublicKeyFile)The certificate store is the name of a file that contains an SSH-style public key.
14 (cstPPKFile)The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a PPK (PuTTY Private Key).
15 (cstPPKBlob)The certificate store is a string (binary) that contains a PPK (PuTTY Private Key).
16 (cstXMLFile)The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a certificate in XML format.
17 (cstXMLBlob)The certificate store is a string that contains a certificate in XML format.
18 (cstJWKFile)The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a JWK (JSON Web Key).
19 (cstJWKBlob)The certificate store is a string that contains a JWK (JSON Web Key).
21 (cstBCFKSFile)The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a BCFKS (Bouncy Castle FIPS Key Store).

NOTE: This store type is only available in Java and .NET.

22 (cstBCFKSBlob)The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) representing a certificate store in BCFKS (Bouncy Castle FIPS Key Store) format.

NOTE: This store type is only available in Java and .NET.

23 (cstPKCS11)The certificate is present on a physical security key accessible via a PKCS#11 interface.

To use a security key, create a new Certificate object and pass cstPKCS11 as the SSLServerCertStoreType, the full path of the PKCS#11 DLL as the SSLServerCertStore, and the PIN as the SSLServerCertStorePassword.

Code Example. SSH Authentication with Security Key (without CertMgr): sftp.SSHCert = new Certificate(CertStoreTypes.cstPKCS11, @"C:\Program Files\OpenSC Project\OpenSC\pkcs11\opensc-pkcs11.dll", "123456", // PIN "CN=cert_subject"); sftp.SSHUser = "test"; sftp.SSHLogon("myhost", 22);

Alternatively, collect the necessary data using the CertMgr component by calling the ListStoreCertificates method after setting the corresponding properties accordingly. The certificate information returned in the CertList event's CertEncoded parameter may be saved for later use.

When using a certificate obtained with this approach, pass the previously saved security key information as the SSLServerCertStore and set SSLServerCertStorePassword to the PIN.

Code Example. SSH Authentication with Security Key (with CertMgr): certmgr.CertStoreType = CertStoreTypes.cstPKCS11; certmgr.OnCertList += (s, e) => { secKeyBlob = e.CertEncoded; }; certmgr.CertStore = @"C:\Program Files\OpenSC Project\OpenSC\pkcs11\opensc-pkcs11.dll"; certmgr.CertStorePassword = "123456"; // PIN certmgr.ListStoreCertificates(); sftp.SSHCert = new Certificate(CertStoreTypes.cstPKCS11, secKeyBlob, "123456", "*"); sftp.SSHUser = "test"; sftp.SSHLogon("myhost", 22);

99 (cstAuto)The store type is automatically detected from the input data. This setting may be used with both public and private keys and can detect any of the supported formats automatically.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

int32

SSLServerCertSubjectAltNames Property (Gemini Component)

Comma-separated lists of alternative subject names for the certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLServerCertSubjectAltNames() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

Comma-separated lists of alternative subject names for the certificate.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLServerCertThumbprintMD5 Property (Gemini Component)

The MD5 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLServerCertThumbprintMD5() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The MD5 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLServerCertThumbprintSHA1 Property (Gemini Component)

The SHA-1 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLServerCertThumbprintSHA1() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The SHA-1 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLServerCertThumbprintSHA256 Property (Gemini Component)

The SHA-256 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLServerCertThumbprintSHA256() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The SHA-256 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLServerCertUsage Property (Gemini Component)

The text description of UsageFlags .

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLServerCertUsage() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The text description of SSLServerCertUsageFlags.

This value will be one or more of the following strings and will be separated by commas:

  • Digital Signature
  • Non-Repudiation
  • Key Encipherment
  • Data Encipherment
  • Key Agreement
  • Certificate Signing
  • CRL Signing
  • Encipher Only

If the provider is OpenSSL, the value is a comma-separated list of X.509 certificate extension names.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLServerCertUsageFlags Property (Gemini Component)

The flags that show intended use for the certificate.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLServerCertUsageFlags() (int32, error)

Default Value

0

Remarks

The flags that show intended use for the certificate. The value of SSLServerCertUsageFlags is a combination of the following flags:

0x80Digital Signature
0x40Non-Repudiation
0x20Key Encipherment
0x10Data Encipherment
0x08Key Agreement
0x04Certificate Signing
0x02CRL Signing
0x01Encipher Only

Please see the SSLServerCertUsage property for a text representation of SSLServerCertUsageFlags.

This functionality currently is not available when the provider is OpenSSL.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

int32

SSLServerCertVersion Property (Gemini Component)

The certificate's version number.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLServerCertVersion() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The certificate's version number. The possible values are the strings "V1", "V2", and "V3".

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLServerCertSubject Property (Gemini Component)

The subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLServerCertSubject() (string, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

This property must be set after all other certificate properties are set. When this property is set, a search is performed in the current certificate store to locate a certificate with a matching subject.

If a matching certificate is found, the property is set to the full subject of the matching certificate.

If an exact match is not found, the store is searched for subjects containing the value of the property.

If a match is still not found, the property is set to an empty string, and no certificate is selected.

The special value "*" picks a random certificate in the certificate store.

The certificate subject is a comma-separated list of distinguished name fields and values. For instance, "CN=www.server.com, OU=test, C=US, E=example@email.com". Common fields and their meanings are as follows:

FieldMeaning
CNCommon Name. This is commonly a hostname like www.server.com.
OOrganization
OUOrganizational Unit
LLocality
SState
CCountry
EEmail Address

If a field value contains a comma, it must be quoted.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

string

SSLServerCertEncoded Property (Gemini Component)

The certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded).

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SSLServerCertEncoded() ([]byte, error)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded). This property is used to assign a specific certificate. The SSLServerCertStore and SSLServerCertSubject properties also may be used to specify a certificate.

When SSLServerCertEncoded is set, a search is initiated in the current SSLServerCertStore for the private key of the certificate. If the key is found, SSLServerCertSubject is updated to reflect the full subject of the selected certificate; otherwise, SSLServerCertSubject is set to an empty string.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

[]byte

StopSequences Property (Gemini Component)

A comma-separated list of sequences where the model should stop generating.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) StopSequences() (string, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetStopSequences(value string) error

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property specifies up to a handful of sequences, separated by commas, at which the model will stop generating further tokens. For example, setting this to END,STOP causes generation to stop as soon as either END or STOP is produced.

When this property is left empty (the default), the stopSequences field is omitted from the request's generationConfig object.

Data Type

string

Stream Property (Gemini Component)

Whether the reply should be streamed.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) Stream() (bool, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetStream(value bool) error

Default Value

false

Remarks

When this property is set to True, GenerateContent sends its request to the streamGenerateContent operation and the ContentDelta event fires once for each incremental fragment of the reply as it is received.

In both cases, once the reply has been fully received it is appended to Contents as a new item with role model, and the FunctionCall event fires for each function the model called.

The default value is False.

Data Type

bool

SystemInstruction Property (Gemini Component)

The system instruction sent alongside the conversation.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) SystemInstruction() (string, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetSystemInstruction(value string) error

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property specifies the system instruction, which gives the model context and instructions that apply to the whole conversation, such as a role to adopt or a goal to pursue.

The Gemini API does not accept a content item whose role is system. The system instruction is instead a top level systemInstruction field of the request, which is what this property supplies.

When this property is left empty (the default), the systemInstruction field is omitted from the request entirely.

Data Type

string

Temperature Property (Gemini Component)

The sampling temperature to use for the reply.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) Temperature() (string, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetTemperature(value string) error

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property specifies the amount of randomness injected into the response. Higher values make the output more varied, while lower values make it more focused and deterministic.

When this property is left empty (the default), the temperature field is omitted from the request's generationConfig object and the server's own default is used.

Data Type

string

Timeout Property (Gemini Component)

The timeout for operations in seconds.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) Timeout() (int32, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetTimeout(value int32) error

Default Value

60

Remarks

This property specifies the timeout period in seconds for operations performed by the component.

If this is set to 0, all operations will run uninterrupted until successful completion or an error condition is encountered.

If this is set to a positive value, the component will wait for the operation to complete before returning control. If the timeout expires before the operation completes, the component throws an exception.

Note that all timeouts are inactivity timeouts, meaning the timeout period is extended by value specified in this property when any amount of data is successfully sent or received.

Data Type

int32

ToolCount Property (Gemini Component)

The number of records in the Tool arrays.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) ToolCount() (int32, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetToolCount(value int32) error

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property controls the size of the following arrays:

The array indices start at 0 and end at ToolCount - 1.

Data Type

int32

ToolDescription Property (Gemini Component)

A description of what the tool does.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) ToolDescription(ToolIndex int32) (string, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetToolDescription(ToolIndex int32, value string) error

Default Value

""

Remarks

A description of what the tool does.

This property holds a natural language description of what the tool does and when it should be used. A thorough description materially improves the model's ability to choose the tool appropriately.

The ToolIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the ToolCount property.

Data Type

string

ToolName Property (Gemini Component)

The unique name associated with the tool.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) ToolName(ToolIndex int32) (string, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetToolName(ToolIndex int32, value string) error

Default Value

""

Remarks

The unique name associated with the tool.

This property identifies the unique name associated with the tool. The model uses this name when it calls the tool, and it is reported as the Name parameter of the FunctionCall event.

The ToolIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the ToolCount property.

Data Type

string

ToolParametersSchema Property (Gemini Component)

The raw JSON Schema describing the tool's parameters.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) ToolParametersSchema(ToolIndex int32) (string, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetToolParametersSchema(ToolIndex int32, value string) error

Default Value

""

Remarks

The raw JSON Schema describing the tool's parameters.

This property holds the raw JSON Schema object describing the parameters the tool expects, as built from calls to AddToolParam or as set directly. It is sent as the parameters member of the tool's function declaration.

When left empty, a schema equivalent to {"type": "object"} (no parameters) is used.

The ToolIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the ToolCount property.

Data Type

string

TopK Property (Gemini Component)

The number of top choices the model samples from.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) TopK() (int32, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetTopK(value int32) error

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property specifies that the model should sample only from the given number of most likely tokens at each step, which removes long tail low probability responses.

When this property is left at 0 (the default), the topK field is omitted from the request's generationConfig object and the server's own default is used.

Data Type

int32

TopP Property (Gemini Component)

The nucleus sampling cutoff to use for the reply.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) TopP() (string, error)
func (obj *Gemini) SetTopP(value string) error

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property specifies the cumulative probability cutoff used for nucleus sampling. The model considers only the most likely tokens whose probabilities sum to this value.

When this property is left empty (the default), the topP field is omitted from the request's generationConfig object and the server's own default is used.

Data Type

string

AddContent Method (Gemini Component)

Appends an item to the Contents collection.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) AddContent(Role string, Text string) error

Remarks

This method appends a new item with the given Role (user or model) and Text to the Contents properties. It is a convenience equivalent to adding an item to the collection directly.

Text normally holds plain text, which is sent as a single part holding a text field. When Text instead begins with [, it is treated as a raw JSON parts array and sent verbatim, which is how parts such as inlineData or functionResponse are supplied.

A system instruction cannot be added through this method; use the SystemInstruction property instead.

AddTool Method (Gemini Component)

Appends a tool to the Tools collection.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) AddTool(Name string, Description string) error

Remarks

This method appends a new GeminiTool item, with the given Name and Description, to the Tools properties.

Any parameters queued by prior calls to AddToolParam are consumed and used to build the new tool's parameter schema; the parameter queue is then cleared.

Example: gemini.AddToolParam("location", "string", "The city and state, e.g. San Francisco, CA", true); gemini.AddTool("get_weather", "Gets the current weather for a location.");

In the Async Edition (nsoftware.async.IPWorksLLM), both calls are awaited:

await gemini.AddToolParam("location", "string", "The city and state, e.g. San Francisco, CA", true); await gemini.AddTool("get_weather", "Gets the current weather for a location.");

AddToolParam Method (Gemini Component)

Queues a parameter to be included in the next tool added via AddTool.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) AddToolParam(Name string, ParamType string, Description string, Required bool) error

Remarks

This method queues a parameter to be included in the JSON Schema of the next tool appended via AddTool.

Name specifies the parameter's name.

ParamType specifies the parameter's JSON Schema type, such as string, number, boolean, or object.

Description specifies a natural language description of the parameter, which helps the model determine appropriate values for it.

Required specifies whether the model must supply a value for this parameter whenever it calls the function.

Queued parameters are consumed, and the queue is cleared, the next time AddTool is called.

Config Method (Gemini Component)

Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) Config(ConfigurationString string) (string, error)

Remarks

Config is a generic method available in every component. It is used to set and retrieve configuration settings for the component.

These settings are similar in functionality to properties, but they are rarely used. In order to avoid "polluting" the property namespace of the component, access to these internal properties is provided through the Config method.

To set a configuration setting named PROPERTY, you must call Config("PROPERTY=VALUE"), where VALUE is the value of the setting expressed as a string. For boolean values, use the strings "True", "False", "0", "1", "Yes", or "No" (case does not matter).

To read (query) the value of a configuration setting, you must call Config("PROPERTY"). The value will be returned as a string.

CreateEmbedding Method (Gemini Component)

Creates an embedding vector for each item of the Embeddings collection.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) CreateEmbedding() error

Remarks

This method sends the InputText of every item in the Embeddings properties to {ServerURL}/models/{selected model}:batchEmbedContents in a single request, and sets the OutputVector of each item to the embedding vector the server created for its text, as JSON text containing an array of floating point numbers. Each item becomes one request of the batch, so every text receives its own vector.

The model specified by the EmbeddingModel configuration setting is used, or, when that setting is empty, the model specified by Model. Google publishes models dedicated to embeddings, such as gemini-embedding-001, which is what EmbeddingModel is normally set to. The EmbeddingDimensions and EmbeddingTaskType configuration settings, when set, are sent with every item of the batch.

gemini.Config("EmbeddingModel=gemini-embedding-001"); gemini.Embeddings.Add(new GeminiEmbedding("What is the meaning of life?")); gemini.Embeddings.Add(new GeminiEmbedding("How much wood would a woodchuck chuck?")); gemini.CreateEmbedding(); string firstVector = gemini.Embeddings[0].OutputVector;

In the Async Edition (nsoftware.async.IPWorksLLM), the same operation is awaited:

await gemini.Config("EmbeddingModel=gemini-embedding-001"); gemini.Embeddings.Add(new GeminiEmbedding("What is the meaning of life?")); gemini.Embeddings.Add(new GeminiEmbedding("How much wood would a woodchuck chuck?")); await gemini.CreateEmbedding(); string firstVector = gemini.Embeddings[0].OutputVector;

All items are sent in one request; this method never splits them over several requests. The server limits the size of that request and of each text in it, and a request beyond a limit fails with error 801, which carries the server's own explanation; spread a large set of texts over several calls in that case.

The OutputVector of every item is cleared before the request is sent, so after an error no item holds a vector. When the reply does not hold exactly one embedding for each item, this method fails with error 803. On success, the PromptTokens and TotalTokens configuration settings report the tokens the server counted; both are 0 when the reply carries no token count, which the Gemini API does not always include.

This method fails with error 802 when Embeddings is empty, when an item's InputText is empty, or when neither the EmbeddingModel configuration setting nor Model is set. Nothing is appended to Contents by this method.

DoEvents Method (Gemini Component)

This method processes events from the internal message queue.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) DoEvents() error

Remarks

When DoEvents is called, the component processes any available events. If no events are available, it waits for a preset period of time, and then returns.

GenerateContent Method (Gemini Component)

Sends the current conversation to the model and appends the reply.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) GenerateContent() error

Remarks

This method sends the entire Contents properties, together with SystemInstruction, Tools, SafetySettings, and every request property that has been set away from its default value, to {ServerURL}/models/{Model}:generateContent. Properties left at their default values are omitted from the request JSON, and the generationConfig object itself is omitted unless at least one of its properties has been set.

On success, the model's reply is appended to Contents as a new item whose role is model. When the reply is a single part of text, that text is stored directly; when the reply holds several parts, or any part that is not text, the raw parts array is stored instead so that the model turn can be reproduced exactly.

A reply the server blocked returns success with no candidate content and raises error 803; the block reason is included in the error message when the server provides one, and the full reply is available via the RawResponse configuration setting.

When the model calls one or more functions, the FunctionCall event fires once for each call. To continue the conversation, append an item with role user whose Text is a raw parts array holding the matching functionResponse parts, then call this method again.

The Model property must be set before calling this method.

The following example sends a short conversation and reads the reply back out of Contents.

gemini.APIKey = "..."; gemini.Model = "gemini-2.0-flash"; gemini.SystemInstruction = "You are a concise assistant."; gemini.AddContent("user", "What is the capital of France?"); gemini.GenerateContent(); string reply = gemini.Contents[gemini.Contents.Count - 1].Text;

In the Async Edition (nsoftware.async.IPWorksLLM), the same operation is awaited:

gemini.APIKey = "..."; gemini.Model = "gemini-2.0-flash"; gemini.SystemInstruction = "You are a concise assistant."; await gemini.AddContent("user", "What is the capital of France?"); await gemini.GenerateContent(); string reply = gemini.Contents[gemini.Contents.Count - 1].Text;

Interrupt Method (Gemini Component)

This method interrupts the current method.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) Interrupt() error

Remarks

If there is no method in progress, Interrupt simply returns, doing nothing.

ListModels Method (Gemini Component)

Retrieves the list of models available from the endpoint.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) ListModels() error

Remarks

This method sends a request to {ServerURL}/models. The ModelList event fires once for each model reported by the server.

This method is typically used to discover which model identifiers are valid for the Model property.

The endpoint returns a single page of results. This method reports the models on that first page and does not follow the page token to any subsequent page.

The following example prints every model the endpoint reports.

gemini.OnModelList += (s, e) => { Console.WriteLine(e.Name + " (" + e.DisplayName + ")"); }; gemini.ListModels();

In the Async Edition (nsoftware.async.IPWorksLLM), the handler returns a task and the request is awaited:

gemini.OnModelList += async (s, e) => { Console.WriteLine(e.Name + " (" + e.DisplayName + ")"); }; await gemini.ListModels();

Reset Method (Gemini Component)

This method will reset the class.

Syntax

func (obj *Gemini) Reset() error

Remarks

This method will reset the component's properties to their default values.

Connected Event (Gemini Component)

Fired immediately after a connection completes (or fails).

Syntax

// GeminiConnectedEventArgs carries the Gemini Connected event's parameters.
type GeminiConnectedEventArgs struct {...}

func (args *GeminiConnectedEventArgs) StatusCode() int32
func (args *GeminiConnectedEventArgs) Description() string

// GeminiConnectedEvent defines the signature of the Gemini Connected event's handler function.
type GeminiConnectedEvent func(sender *Gemini, args *GeminiConnectedEventArgs)

func (obj *Gemini) GetOnConnectedHandler() GeminiConnectedEvent
func (obj *Gemini) SetOnConnectedHandler(handlerFunc GeminiConnectedEvent)

Remarks

If the connection is made normally, StatusCode is 0 and Description is "OK".

If the connection fails, StatusCode has the error code returned by the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)/IP stack. Description contains a description of this code. The value of StatusCode is equal to the value of the error.

Please refer to the Error Codes section for more information.

ConnectionStatus Event (Gemini Component)

Fired to indicate changes in the connection state.

Syntax

// GeminiConnectionStatusEventArgs carries the Gemini ConnectionStatus event's parameters.
type GeminiConnectionStatusEventArgs struct {...}

func (args *GeminiConnectionStatusEventArgs) ConnectionEvent() string
func (args *GeminiConnectionStatusEventArgs) StatusCode() int32
func (args *GeminiConnectionStatusEventArgs) Description() string

// GeminiConnectionStatusEvent defines the signature of the Gemini ConnectionStatus event's handler function.
type GeminiConnectionStatusEvent func(sender *Gemini, args *GeminiConnectionStatusEventArgs)

func (obj *Gemini) GetOnConnectionStatusHandler() GeminiConnectionStatusEvent
func (obj *Gemini) SetOnConnectionStatusHandler(handlerFunc GeminiConnectionStatusEvent)

Remarks

This event is fired when the connection state changes: for example, completion of a firewall or proxy connection or completion of a security handshake.

The ConnectionEvent parameter indicates the type of connection event. Values may include the following:

Firewall connection complete.
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) or S/Shell handshake complete (where applicable).
Remote host connection complete.
Remote host disconnected.
SSL or S/Shell connection broken.
Firewall host disconnected.
StatusCode has the error code returned by the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)/IP stack. Description contains a description of this code. The value of StatusCode is equal to the value of the error.

ContentDelta Event (Gemini Component)

Fires once for each incremental fragment of a streamed reply.

Syntax

// GeminiContentDeltaEventArgs carries the Gemini ContentDelta event's parameters.
type GeminiContentDeltaEventArgs struct {...}

func (args *GeminiContentDeltaEventArgs) Delta() string

// GeminiContentDeltaEvent defines the signature of the Gemini ContentDelta event's handler function.
type GeminiContentDeltaEvent func(sender *Gemini, args *GeminiContentDeltaEventArgs)

func (obj *Gemini) GetOnContentDeltaHandler() GeminiContentDeltaEvent
func (obj *Gemini) SetOnContentDeltaHandler(handlerFunc GeminiContentDeltaEvent)

Remarks

This event fires when Stream is set to True and GenerateContent is called. It fires once for each incremental fragment of text the server sends as the reply is generated.

Delta holds the fragment itself. Concatenating Delta across every occurrence of this event reconstructs the text of the reply; the assembled reply is also appended to Contents once streaming completes.

Parts of a streamed reply that are not text, such as a function call, do not fire this event; they are reported through FunctionCall once the stream completes.

The following example prints the reply as it arrives.

gemini.Stream = true; gemini.OnContentDelta += (s, e) => { Console.Write(e.Delta); }; gemini.AddContent("user", "Write a short poem about the sea."); gemini.GenerateContent();

In the Async Edition (nsoftware.async.IPWorksLLM), the handler returns a task and the request is awaited:

gemini.Stream = true; gemini.OnContentDelta += async (s, e) => { Console.Write(e.Delta); }; await gemini.AddContent("user", "Write a short poem about the sea."); await gemini.GenerateContent();

Disconnected Event (Gemini Component)

Fired when a connection is closed.

Syntax

// GeminiDisconnectedEventArgs carries the Gemini Disconnected event's parameters.
type GeminiDisconnectedEventArgs struct {...}

func (args *GeminiDisconnectedEventArgs) StatusCode() int32
func (args *GeminiDisconnectedEventArgs) Description() string

// GeminiDisconnectedEvent defines the signature of the Gemini Disconnected event's handler function.
type GeminiDisconnectedEvent func(sender *Gemini, args *GeminiDisconnectedEventArgs)

func (obj *Gemini) GetOnDisconnectedHandler() GeminiDisconnectedEvent
func (obj *Gemini) SetOnDisconnectedHandler(handlerFunc GeminiDisconnectedEvent)

Remarks

If the connection is broken normally, StatusCode is 0 and Description is "OK".

If the connection is broken for any other reason, StatusCode has the error code returned by the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP/IP) subsystem. Description contains a description of this code. The value of StatusCode is equal to the value of the TCP/IP error.

Please refer to the Error Codes section for more information.

EndTransfer Event (Gemini Component)

Fired when a document finishes transferring.

Syntax

// GeminiEndTransferEventArgs carries the Gemini EndTransfer event's parameters.
type GeminiEndTransferEventArgs struct {...}

func (args *GeminiEndTransferEventArgs) Direction() int32

// GeminiEndTransferEvent defines the signature of the Gemini EndTransfer event's handler function.
type GeminiEndTransferEvent func(sender *Gemini, args *GeminiEndTransferEventArgs)

func (obj *Gemini) GetOnEndTransferHandler() GeminiEndTransferEvent
func (obj *Gemini) SetOnEndTransferHandler(handlerFunc GeminiEndTransferEvent)

Remarks

This event is fired first when the client finishes sending data to the server (in a POST or PUT request) and then when the document text finishes transferring from the server to the local host.

The Direction parameter shows whether the client (0) or the server (1) is sending the data.

Error Event (Gemini Component)

Fired when information is available about errors during data delivery.

Syntax

// GeminiErrorEventArgs carries the Gemini Error event's parameters.
type GeminiErrorEventArgs struct {...}

func (args *GeminiErrorEventArgs) ErrorCode() int32
func (args *GeminiErrorEventArgs) Description() string

// GeminiErrorEvent defines the signature of the Gemini Error event's handler function.
type GeminiErrorEvent func(sender *Gemini, args *GeminiErrorEventArgs)

func (obj *Gemini) GetOnErrorHandler() GeminiErrorEvent
func (obj *Gemini) SetOnErrorHandler(handlerFunc GeminiErrorEvent)

Remarks

The Error event is fired in case of exceptional conditions during message processing. Normally the component fails with an error.

The ErrorCode parameter contains an error code, and the Description parameter contains a textual description of the error. For a list of valid error codes and their descriptions, please refer to the Error Codes section.

FunctionCall Event (Gemini Component)

Fires once for each function the model calls.

Syntax

// GeminiFunctionCallEventArgs carries the Gemini FunctionCall event's parameters.
type GeminiFunctionCallEventArgs struct {...}

func (args *GeminiFunctionCallEventArgs) Name() string
func (args *GeminiFunctionCallEventArgs) ArgsJson() string

// GeminiFunctionCallEvent defines the signature of the Gemini FunctionCall event's handler function.
type GeminiFunctionCallEvent func(sender *Gemini, args *GeminiFunctionCallEventArgs)

func (obj *Gemini) GetOnFunctionCallHandler() GeminiFunctionCallEvent
func (obj *Gemini) SetOnFunctionCallHandler(handlerFunc GeminiFunctionCallEvent)

Remarks

This event fires when the model's reply contains one or more functionCall parts, once per part. It fires for both streamed and non streamed replies.

Name is the name of the function, matching the ToolName property of the GeminiTool item that declared it. ArgsJson holds the JSON arguments object the model produced for the call.

To continue the conversation, append an item with role user whose Text is a raw parts array holding a functionResponse part whose name is Name and whose response is the function's result, then call GenerateContent again.

The following example returns the function's result as a functionResponse part and lets the model produce a final reply.

bool functionCalled = false; gemini.OnFunctionCall += (s, e) => { gemini.AddContent("user", "[{\"functionResponse\":{\"name\":\"" + e.Name + "\"," + " \"response\":{\"result\":\"" + GetWeather(e.ArgsJson) + "\"}}}]"); functionCalled = true; }; gemini.AddContent("user", "What is the weather like in Boston?"); gemini.GenerateContent(); if (functionCalled) gemini.GenerateContent();

In the Async Edition (nsoftware.async.IPWorksLLM), the handler returns a task and each request is awaited:

bool functionCalled = false; gemini.OnFunctionCall += async (s, e) => { await gemini.AddContent("user", "[{\"functionResponse\":{\"name\":\"" + e.Name + "\"," + " \"response\":{\"result\":\"" + GetWeather(e.ArgsJson) + "\"}}}]"); functionCalled = true; }; await gemini.AddContent("user", "What is the weather like in Boston?"); await gemini.GenerateContent(); if (functionCalled) await gemini.GenerateContent();

Header Event (Gemini Component)

Fired every time a header line comes in.

Syntax

// GeminiHeaderEventArgs carries the Gemini Header event's parameters.
type GeminiHeaderEventArgs struct {...}

func (args *GeminiHeaderEventArgs) Field() string
func (args *GeminiHeaderEventArgs) Value() string

// GeminiHeaderEvent defines the signature of the Gemini Header event's handler function.
type GeminiHeaderEvent func(sender *Gemini, args *GeminiHeaderEventArgs)

func (obj *Gemini) GetOnHeaderHandler() GeminiHeaderEvent
func (obj *Gemini) SetOnHeaderHandler(handlerFunc GeminiHeaderEvent)

Remarks

The Field parameter contains the name of the HTTP header (which is the same as it is delivered). The Value parameter contains the header contents.

If the header line being retrieved is a continuation header line, then the Field parameter contains "" (empty string).

Log Event (Gemini Component)

Fired once for each log message.

Syntax

// GeminiLogEventArgs carries the Gemini Log event's parameters.
type GeminiLogEventArgs struct {...}

func (args *GeminiLogEventArgs) LogLevel() int32
func (args *GeminiLogEventArgs) Message() string
func (args *GeminiLogEventArgs) LogType() string

// GeminiLogEvent defines the signature of the Gemini Log event's handler function.
type GeminiLogEvent func(sender *Gemini, args *GeminiLogEventArgs)

func (obj *Gemini) GetOnLogHandler() GeminiLogEvent
func (obj *Gemini) SetOnLogHandler(handlerFunc GeminiLogEvent)

Remarks

This event is fired once for each log message generated by the component. The verbosity is controlled by the LogLevel setting.

LogLevel indicates the level of message. Possible values are as follows:

0 (None) No events are logged.
1 (Info - default) Informational events are logged.
2 (Verbose) Detailed data are logged.
3 (Debug) Debug data are logged.

The value 1 (Info) logs basic information, including the URL, HTTP version, and status details.

The value 2 (Verbose) logs additional information about the request and response.

The value 3 (Debug) logs the headers and body for both the request and response, as well as additional debug information (if any).

Message is the log entry.

LogType identifies the type of log entry. Possible values are as follows:

  • "Info"
  • "RequestHeaders"
  • "ResponseHeaders"
  • "RequestBody"
  • "ResponseBody"
  • "ProxyRequest"
  • "ProxyResponse"
  • "FirewallRequest"
  • "FirewallResponse"

ModelList Event (Gemini Component)

Fires once for each model reported by the server.

Syntax

// GeminiModelListEventArgs carries the Gemini ModelList event's parameters.
type GeminiModelListEventArgs struct {...}

func (args *GeminiModelListEventArgs) Name() string
func (args *GeminiModelListEventArgs) DisplayName() string

// GeminiModelListEvent defines the signature of the Gemini ModelList event's handler function.
type GeminiModelListEvent func(sender *Gemini, args *GeminiModelListEventArgs)

func (obj *Gemini) GetOnModelListHandler() GeminiModelListEvent
func (obj *Gemini) SetOnModelListHandler(handlerFunc GeminiModelListEvent)

Remarks

This event fires once for each model returned in response to a call to ListModels.

Name holds the model's resource name, which the Gemini API reports with a models/ prefix, as in models/gemini-2.0-flash. Either that value or the bare identifier that follows the prefix may be assigned to Model. DisplayName holds a human readable name for the model.

Redirect Event (Gemini Component)

Fired when a redirection is received from the server.

Syntax

// GeminiRedirectEventArgs carries the Gemini Redirect event's parameters.
type GeminiRedirectEventArgs struct {...}

func (args *GeminiRedirectEventArgs) Location() string
func (args *GeminiRedirectEventArgs) Accept() bool
func (args *GeminiRedirectEventArgs) SetAccept(value bool)

// GeminiRedirectEvent defines the signature of the Gemini Redirect event's handler function.
type GeminiRedirectEvent func(sender *Gemini, args *GeminiRedirectEventArgs)

func (obj *Gemini) GetOnRedirectHandler() GeminiRedirectEvent
func (obj *Gemini) SetOnRedirectHandler(handlerFunc GeminiRedirectEvent)

Remarks

This event is fired in cases in which the client can decide whether or not to continue with the redirection process. The Accept parameter is always True by default, but if you do not want to follow the redirection, Accept may be set to False, in which case the component fails with an error. Location is the location to which the client is being redirected. Further control over redirection is provided in the FollowRedirects property.

SetCookie Event (Gemini Component)

Fired for every cookie set by the server.

Syntax

// GeminiSetCookieEventArgs carries the Gemini SetCookie event's parameters.
type GeminiSetCookieEventArgs struct {...}

func (args *GeminiSetCookieEventArgs) Name() string
func (args *GeminiSetCookieEventArgs) Value() string
func (args *GeminiSetCookieEventArgs) Expires() string
func (args *GeminiSetCookieEventArgs) Domain() string
func (args *GeminiSetCookieEventArgs) Path() string
func (args *GeminiSetCookieEventArgs) Secure() bool

// GeminiSetCookieEvent defines the signature of the Gemini SetCookie event's handler function.
type GeminiSetCookieEvent func(sender *Gemini, args *GeminiSetCookieEventArgs)

func (obj *Gemini) GetOnSetCookieHandler() GeminiSetCookieEvent
func (obj *Gemini) SetOnSetCookieHandler(handlerFunc GeminiSetCookieEvent)

Remarks

This event is fired for every Set-Cookie: header received from the HTTP server.

The Name parameter contains the name of the cookie, with the corresponding value supplied in the Value parameter.

The Expires parameter contains an expiration time for the cookie (if provided by the server). The time format used is "Weekday, DD-Mon-YY HH:MM:SS GMT". If the server does not provide an expiration time, the Expires parameter will be an empty string. In this case, the convention is to drop the cookie at the end of the session.

The Domain parameter contains a domain name to limit the cookie to (if provided by the server). If the server does not provide a domain name, the Domain parameter will be an empty string. The convention in this case is to use the server specified in the URL (URLServer) as the cookie domain.

The Path parameter contains a path name to limit the cookie to (if provided by the server). If the server does not provide a cookie path, the Path parameter will be an empty string. The convention in this case is to use the path specified in the URL (URLPath) as the cookie path.

The Secure parameter specifies whether the cookie is secure. If the value of this parameter is True, the cookie value must be submitted only through a secure (HTTPS) connection.

SSLServerAuthentication Event (Gemini Component)

Fired after the server presents its certificate to the client.

Syntax

// GeminiSSLServerAuthenticationEventArgs carries the Gemini SSLServerAuthentication event's parameters.
type GeminiSSLServerAuthenticationEventArgs struct {...}

func (args *GeminiSSLServerAuthenticationEventArgs) CertEncoded() []byte
func (args *GeminiSSLServerAuthenticationEventArgs) CertSubject() string
func (args *GeminiSSLServerAuthenticationEventArgs) CertIssuer() string
func (args *GeminiSSLServerAuthenticationEventArgs) Status() string
func (args *GeminiSSLServerAuthenticationEventArgs) Accept() bool
func (args *GeminiSSLServerAuthenticationEventArgs) SetAccept(value bool)

// GeminiSSLServerAuthenticationEvent defines the signature of the Gemini SSLServerAuthentication event's handler function.
type GeminiSSLServerAuthenticationEvent func(sender *Gemini, args *GeminiSSLServerAuthenticationEventArgs)

func (obj *Gemini) GetOnSSLServerAuthenticationHandler() GeminiSSLServerAuthenticationEvent
func (obj *Gemini) SetOnSSLServerAuthenticationHandler(handlerFunc GeminiSSLServerAuthenticationEvent)

Remarks

During this event, the client can decide whether or not to continue with the connection process. The Accept parameter is a recommendation on whether to continue or close the connection. This is just a suggestion: application software must use its own logic to determine whether or not to continue.

When Accept is False, Status shows why the verification failed (otherwise, Status contains the string OK). If it is decided to continue, you can override and accept the certificate by setting the Accept parameter to True.

SSLStatus Event (Gemini Component)

Fired when secure connection progress messages are available.

Syntax

// GeminiSSLStatusEventArgs carries the Gemini SSLStatus event's parameters.
type GeminiSSLStatusEventArgs struct {...}

func (args *GeminiSSLStatusEventArgs) Message() string

// GeminiSSLStatusEvent defines the signature of the Gemini SSLStatus event's handler function.
type GeminiSSLStatusEvent func(sender *Gemini, args *GeminiSSLStatusEventArgs)

func (obj *Gemini) GetOnSSLStatusHandler() GeminiSSLStatusEvent
func (obj *Gemini) SetOnSSLStatusHandler(handlerFunc GeminiSSLStatusEvent)

Remarks

The event is fired for informational and logging purposes only. This event tracks the progress of the connection.

StartTransfer Event (Gemini Component)

Fired when a document starts transferring (after the headers).

Syntax

// GeminiStartTransferEventArgs carries the Gemini StartTransfer event's parameters.
type GeminiStartTransferEventArgs struct {...}

func (args *GeminiStartTransferEventArgs) Direction() int32

// GeminiStartTransferEvent defines the signature of the Gemini StartTransfer event's handler function.
type GeminiStartTransferEvent func(sender *Gemini, args *GeminiStartTransferEventArgs)

func (obj *Gemini) GetOnStartTransferHandler() GeminiStartTransferEvent
func (obj *Gemini) SetOnStartTransferHandler(handlerFunc GeminiStartTransferEvent)

Remarks

This event is fired first when the client starts sending data to the server (in a POST or PUT request) and then when the document text starts transferring from the server to the local host.

The Direction parameter shows whether the client (0) or the server (1) is sending the data.

Status Event (Gemini Component)

Fired when the HTTP status line is received from the server.

Syntax

// GeminiStatusEventArgs carries the Gemini Status event's parameters.
type GeminiStatusEventArgs struct {...}

func (args *GeminiStatusEventArgs) HTTPVersion() string
func (args *GeminiStatusEventArgs) StatusCode() int32
func (args *GeminiStatusEventArgs) Description() string

// GeminiStatusEvent defines the signature of the Gemini Status event's handler function.
type GeminiStatusEvent func(sender *Gemini, args *GeminiStatusEventArgs)

func (obj *Gemini) GetOnStatusHandler() GeminiStatusEvent
func (obj *Gemini) SetOnStatusHandler(handlerFunc GeminiStatusEvent)

Remarks

HTTPVersion is a string containing the HTTP version string as returned from the server (e.g., "1.1").

StatusCode contains the HTTP status code (e.g., 200), and Description the associated message returned by the server (e.g., "OK").

Transfer Event (Gemini Component)

Fired while a document transfers (delivers document).

Syntax

// GeminiTransferEventArgs carries the Gemini Transfer event's parameters.
type GeminiTransferEventArgs struct {...}

func (args *GeminiTransferEventArgs) Direction() int32
func (args *GeminiTransferEventArgs) BytesTransferred() int64
func (args *GeminiTransferEventArgs) PercentDone() int32
func (args *GeminiTransferEventArgs) Text() []byte

// GeminiTransferEvent defines the signature of the Gemini Transfer event's handler function.
type GeminiTransferEvent func(sender *Gemini, args *GeminiTransferEventArgs)

func (obj *Gemini) GetOnTransferHandler() GeminiTransferEvent
func (obj *Gemini) SetOnTransferHandler(handlerFunc GeminiTransferEvent)

Remarks

The Text parameter contains the portion of the document text being received. It is empty if data are being posted to the server.

The BytesTransferred parameter contains the number of bytes transferred in this Direction since the beginning of the document text (excluding HTTP response headers).

The Direction parameter shows whether the client (0) or the server (1) is sending the data.

The PercentDone parameter shows the progress of the transfer in the corresponding direction. If PercentDone can not be calculated the value will be -1.

NOTE: Events are not re-entrant. Performing time-consuming operations within this event will prevent it from firing again in a timely manner and may affect overall performance.

Config Settings (Gemini Component)

The component accepts one or more of the following configuration settings. Configuration settings are similar in functionality to properties, but they are rarely used. In order to avoid "polluting" the property namespace of the component, access to these internal properties is provided through the Config method.

Gemini Config Settings

CompletionTokens:   The number of tokens generated by the last reply.

This setting may be queried after calling GenerateContent to determine the number of tokens the provider counted toward the generated portion of the last reply. This setting is read only.

EmbeddingDimensions:   The number of elements each embedding vector should have.

This setting asks the server to shorten every embedding vector created by CreateEmbedding to the given number of elements, which saves storage and speeds up comparisons at a small cost in accuracy. The value is sent as the outputDimensionality field of every request in the batch. Google recommends 768, 1536, or 3072.

Google documents that gemini-embedding-001 returns normalized vectors only at its full size of 3072 elements; a shortened vector from that model must be normalized before it is compared by dot product. Cosine similarity, which divides by the lengths of both vectors, needs no normalization.

When this setting is 0 (the default), the field is omitted and the model's full vector is returned.

EmbeddingModel:   The model used when calling CreateEmbedding.

This setting specifies the model identifier used when CreateEmbedding is called, for example gemini-embedding-001. When this setting is left empty (the default), the model specified by Model is used instead.

EmbeddingTaskType:   The task the embedding vectors will be used for.

This setting tells the model what the embedding vectors created by CreateEmbedding will be used for, so that it can create vectors suited to that task. The value is sent verbatim as the taskType field of every request in the batch. Google documents the following values:

SEMANTIC_SIMILARITYTo assess how similar texts are.
CLASSIFICATIONTo classify texts according to preset labels.
CLUSTERINGTo cluster texts based on their similarities.
RETRIEVAL_DOCUMENTFor documents that a search will retrieve.
RETRIEVAL_QUERYFor search queries.
CODE_RETRIEVAL_QUERYFor natural language queries that retrieve code blocks.
QUESTION_ANSWERINGFor questions, to find the documents that answer them.
FACT_VERIFICATIONFor statements, to find the documents that support or refute them.

For a search, embed the documents with RETRIEVAL_DOCUMENT and the query with RETRIEVAL_QUERY. Not every model accepts this field: Google documents it for gemini-embedding-001, and states that gemini-embedding-2 does not support it.

When this setting is left empty (the default), the field is omitted.

FinishReason:   The reason the model stopped generating tokens in the last reply.

This setting may be queried after calling GenerateContent to determine why the model stopped generating tokens, for example STOP, MAX_TOKENS, SAFETY, or RECITATION. This setting is read only.

PromptTokens:   The number of input tokens used by the last request.

This setting may be queried after calling GenerateContent or CreateEmbedding to determine the number of tokens the provider counted toward the prompt (input) portion of the last request. This setting is read only.

RawRequest:   Returns the data that was sent to the server.

This setting may be queried after calling any method that sends data to the server to obtain the raw request data that was transmitted. Such data may be useful for troubleshooting purposes.

RawResponse:   Returns the data that was received from the server.

This setting may be queried after calling any method that sends data to the server to obtain the raw response data that was received. Such data may be useful for troubleshooting purposes.

TotalTokens:   The total number of tokens used by the last request.

This setting may be queried after calling GenerateContent or CreateEmbedding to determine the total number of tokens the provider counted for the last request. The Gemini API reports no total for embeddings, so after CreateEmbedding this setting holds the same value as PromptTokens. This setting is read only.

HTTP Config Settings

AcceptEncoding:   Used to tell the server which types of content encodings the client supports.

When AllowHTTPCompression is True, the component adds an Accept-Encoding header to the request being sent to the server. By default, this header's value is "gzip, deflate". This configuration setting allows you to change the value of the Accept-Encoding header. NOTE: The component only supports gzip and deflate decompression algorithms.

AllowHTTPCompression:   This property enables HTTP compression for receiving data.

This configuration setting enables HTTP compression for receiving data. When set to True (default), the component will accept compressed data. It then will uncompress the data it has received. The component will handle data compressed by both gzip and deflate compression algorithms.

When True, the component adds an Accept-Encoding header to the outgoing request. The value for this header can be controlled by the AcceptEncoding configuration setting. The default value for this header is "gzip, deflate".

The default value is True.

AllowHTTPFallback:   Whether HTTP/2 connections are permitted to fallback to HTTP/1.1.

This configuration setting controls whether HTTP/2 connections are permitted to fall back to HTTP/1.1 when the server does not support HTTP/2. This setting is applicable only when HTTPVersion is set to "2.0".

If set to True (default), the component will automatically use HTTP/1.1 if the server does not support HTTP/2. If set to False, the component fails with an error if the server does not support HTTP/2.

The default value is True.

Append:   Whether to append data to LocalFile.

This configuration setting determines whether data will be appended when writing to LocalFile. When set to True, downloaded data will be appended to LocalFile. This may be used in conjunction with Range to resume a failed download. This is applicable only when LocalFile is set. The default value is False.

Authorization:   The Authorization string to be sent to the server.

If the Authorization property contains a nonempty string, an Authorization HTTP request header is added to the request. This header conveys Authorization information to the server.

This property is provided so that the HTTP component can be extended with other security schemes in addition to the authorization schemes already implemented by the component.

The AuthScheme property defines the authentication scheme used. In the case of HTTP Basic Authentication (default), every time User and Password are set, they are Base64 encoded, and the result is put in the Authorization property in the form "Basic [encoded-user-password]".

BytesTransferred:   Contains the number of bytes transferred in the response data.

This configuration setting returns the raw number of bytes from the HTTP response data, before the component processes the data, whether it is chunked or compressed. This returns the same value as the Transfer event, by BytesTransferred.

ChunkSize:   Specifies the chunk size in bytes when using chunked encoding.

This is applicable only when UseChunkedEncoding is True. This setting specifies the chunk size in bytes to be used when posting data. The default value is 16384.

CompressHTTPRequest:   Set to true to compress the body of a PUT or POST request.

If set to True, the body of a PUT or POST request will be compressed into gzip format before sending the request. The "Content-Encoding" header is also added to the outgoing request.

The default value is False.

EncodeURL:   If set to True the URL will be encoded by the component.

If set to True, the URL passed to the component will be URL encoded. The default value is False.

FollowRedirects:   Determines what happens when the server issues a redirect.

This option determines what happens when the server issues a redirect. Normally, the component returns an error if the server responds with an "Object Moved" message. If this property is set to 1 (always), the new URL for the object is retrieved automatically every time.

If this property is set to 2 (Same Scheme), the new URL is retrieved automatically only if the URL Scheme is the same; otherwise, the component fails with an error.

Note: Following the HTTP specification, unless this option is set to 1 (Always), automatic redirects will be performed only for GET or HEAD requests. Other methods potentially could change the conditions of the initial request and create security vulnerabilities.

Furthermore, if either the new URL server or port are different from the existing one, User and Password are also reset to empty, unless this property is set to 1 (Always), in which case the same credentials are used to connect to the new server.

A Redirect event is fired for every URL the product is redirected to. In the case of automatic redirections, the Redirect event is a good place to set properties related to the new connection (e.g., new authentication parameters).

The default value is 0 (Never). In this case, redirects are never followed, and the component fails with an error instead.

Following are the valid options:

  • 0 - Never
  • 1 - Always
  • 2 - Same Scheme

GetOn302Redirect:   If set to True the component will perform a GET on the new location.

The default value is False. If set to True, the component will perform a GET on the new location. Otherwise, it will use the same HTTP method again.

HTTP2HeadersWithoutIndexing:   HTTP2 headers that should not update the dynamic header table with incremental indexing.

HTTP/2 servers maintain a dynamic table of headers and values seen over the course of a connection. Typically, these headers are inserted into the table through incremental indexing (also known as HPACK, defined in RFC 7541). To tell the component not to use incremental indexing for certain headers, and thus not update the dynamic table, set this configuration option to a comma-delimited list of the header names.

HTTPVersion:   The version of HTTP used by the component.

This property specifies the HTTP version used by the component. Possible values are as follows:

  • "1.0"
  • "1.1" (default)
  • "2.0"
  • "3.0"

When using HTTP/2 ("2.0") or HTTP/3 ("3.0"), additional restrictions apply. Please see the following notes for details.

HTTP/2 Notes

When using HTTP/2, a secure Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (TLS/SSL) connection is required. Attempting to use a plaintext URL with HTTP/2 will result in an error.

If the server does not support HTTP/2, the component will automatically use HTTP/1.1 instead. This is done to provide compatibility without the need for any additional settings. To see which version was used, check NegotiatedHTTPVersion after calling a method. The AllowHTTPFallback setting controls whether this behavior is allowed (default) or disallowed.

HTTP/3 Notes

HTTP/3 is supported only in .NET and Java.

When using HTTP/3, a secure (TLS/SSL) connection is required. Attempting to use a plaintext URL with HTTP/3 will result in an error.

IfModifiedSince:   A date determining the maximum age of the desired document.

If this setting contains a nonempty string, an If-Modified-Since HTTP header is added to the request. The value of this header is used to make the HTTP request conditional: if the requested documented has not been modified since the time specified in the field, a copy of the document will not be returned from the server; instead, a 304 (not modified) response will be returned by the server and the component throws an exception

The format of the date value for IfModifiedSince is detailed in the HTTP specs. For example: Sat, 29 Oct 2017 19:43:31 GMT.

KeepAlive:   Determines whether the HTTP connection is closed after completion of the request.

If true, the component will not send the Connection: Close header. The absence of the Connection header indicates to the server that HTTP persistent connections should be used if supported. NOTE: Not all servers support persistent connections. If false, the connection will be closed immediately after the server response is received.

The default value for KeepAlive is false.

KerberosSPN:   The Service Principal Name for the Kerberos Domain Controller.

If the Service Principal Name on the Kerberos Domain Controller is not the same as the URL that you are authenticating to, the Service Principal Name should be set here.

LogLevel:   The level of detail that is logged.

This configuration setting controls the level of detail that is logged through the Log event. Possible values are as follows:

0 (None) No events are logged.
1 (Info - default) Informational events are logged.
2 (Verbose) Detailed data are logged.
3 (Debug) Debug data are logged.

The value 1 (Info) logs basic information, including the URL, HTTP version, and status details.

The value 2 (Verbose) logs additional information about the request and response.

The value 3 (Debug) logs the headers and body for both the request and response, as well as additional debug information (if any).

MaxRedirectAttempts:   Limits the number of redirects that are followed in a request.

When FollowRedirects is set to any value other than frNever, the component will follow redirects until this maximum number of redirect attempts are made. The default value is 20.

NegotiatedHTTPVersion:   The negotiated HTTP version.

This configuration setting may be queried after the request is complete to indicate the HTTP version used. When HTTPVersion is set to "2.0" (if the server does not support "2.0"), then the component will fall back to using "1.1" automatically. This setting will indicate which version was used.

OtherHeaders:   Other headers as determined by the user (optional).

This configuration setting can be set to a string of headers to be appended to the HTTP request headers.

The headers must follow the format "header: value" as described in the HTTP specifications. Header lines should be separated by CRLF ("\r\n") .

Use this configuration setting with caution. If this configuration setting contains invalid headers, HTTP requests may fail.

This configuration setting is useful for extending the functionality of the component beyond what is provided.

ProxyAuthorization:   The authorization string to be sent to the proxy server.

This is similar to the Authorization configuration setting, but is used for proxy authorization. If this configuration setting contains a nonempty string, a Proxy-Authorization HTTP request header is added to the request. This header conveys proxy Authorization information to the server. If ProxyUser and ProxyPassword are specified, this value is calculated using the algorithm specified by ProxyAuthScheme.

ProxyAuthScheme:   The authorization scheme to be used for the proxy.

This configuration setting is provided for use by components that do not directly expose Proxy properties.

ProxyPassword:   A password if authentication is to be used for the proxy.

This configuration setting is provided for use by components that do not directly expose Proxy properties.

ProxyPort:   Port for the proxy server (default 80).

This configuration setting is provided for use by components that do not directly expose Proxy properties.

ProxyServer:   Name or IP address of a proxy server (optional).

This configuration setting is provided for use by components that do not directly expose Proxy properties.

ProxyUser:   A user name if authentication is to be used for the proxy.

This configuration setting is provided for use by components that do not directly expose Proxy properties.

SentHeaders:   The full set of headers as sent by the client.

This configuration setting returns the complete set of raw headers as sent by the client.

StatusCode:   The status code of the last response from the server.

This configuration setting contains the result code of the last response from the server.

StatusLine:   The first line of the last response from the server.

This setting contains the first line of the last response from the server. The format of the line will be [HTTP version] [Result Code] [Description].

TransferredData:   The contents of the last response from the server.

This configuration setting contains the contents of the last response from the server.

TransferredDataLimit:   The maximum number of incoming bytes to be stored by the component.

If TransferredDataLimit is set to 0 (default), no limits are imposed. Otherwise, this reflects the maximum number of incoming bytes that can be stored by the component.

TransferredHeaders:   The full set of headers as received from the server.

This configuration setting returns the complete set of raw headers as received from the server.

TransferredRequest:   The full request as sent by the client.

This configuration setting returns the full request as sent by the client. For performance reasons, the request is not normally saved. Set this configuration setting to ON before making a request to enable it. Following are examples of this request:

.NET Http http = new Http(); http.Config("TransferredRequest=on"); http.PostData = "body"; http.Post("http://someserver.com"); Console.WriteLine(http.Config("TransferredRequest")); C++ HTTP http; http.Config("TransferredRequest=on"); http.SetPostData("body", 5); http.Post("http://someserver.com"); printf("%s\r\n", http.Config("TransferredRequest"));

UseChunkedEncoding:   Enables or Disables HTTP chunked encoding for transfers.

If UseChunkedEncoding is set to True, the component will use HTTP-chunked encoding when posting, if possible. HTTP-chunked encoding allows large files to be sent in chunks instead of all at once. If set to False, the component will not use HTTP-chunked encoding. The default value is False.

NOTE: Some servers (such as the ASP.NET Development Server) may not support chunked encoding.

UseIDNs:   Whether to encode hostnames to internationalized domain names.

This configuration setting specifies whether hostnames containing non-ASCII characters are encoded to internationalized domain names. When set to True, if a hostname contains non-ASCII characters, it is encoded using Punycode to an IDN (internationalized domain name).

The default value is False and the hostname will always be used exactly as specified. NOTE: The CodePage setting must be set to a value capable of interpreting the specified host name. For instance, to specify UTF-8, set CodePage to 65001. In the C++ Edition for Windows, the *W version of the class must be used. For instance, DNSW or HTTPW.

UseProxyAutoConfigURL:   Whether to use a Proxy auto-config file when attempting a connection.

This configuration specifies whether the component will attempt to use the Proxy auto-config URL when establishing a connection and ProxyAutoDetect is set to True.

When True (default), the component will check for the existence of a Proxy auto-config URL, and if found, will determine the appropriate proxy to use.

UserAgent:   Information about the user agent (browser).

This is the value supplied in the HTTP User-Agent header. The default setting is "IPWorks HTTP Component - www.nsoftware.com".

Override the default with the name and version of your software.

TCPClient Config Settings

ConnectionTimeout:   Sets a separate timeout value for establishing a connection.

When set, this configuration setting allows you to specify a different timeout value for establishing a connection. Otherwise, the component will use Timeout for establishing a connection and transmitting/receiving data.

EnableHappyEyeballs:   Whether to use the Happy Eyeballs algorithm when connecting.

When enabled, the component uses the Happy Eyeballs (RFC 8305) algorithm when connecting. Instead of connecting to a single address, all of the addresses returned when resolving the RemoteHost are collected and sorted so that IPv4 and IPv6 addresses alternate. Connection attempts are then started, in turn, to each address; the delay between starting successive attempts is controlled by the HappyEyeballsDelay setting. The first address to connect successfully is used and any other connection attempts still in progress are aborted.

This setting is a convenient alternative to setting UseIPv6 to 3.

Note that when this setting is enabled, LocalPort must be 0 and LocalHost must be empty or "localhost"; the component fails with an error if either is set to another value.

The default value is false.

FirewallAutoDetect:   Tells the component whether or not to automatically detect and use firewall system settings, if available.

This configuration setting is provided for use by components that do not directly expose Firewall properties.

FirewallHost:   Name or IP address of firewall (optional).

If a FirewallHost is given, requested connections will be authenticated through the specified firewall when connecting.

If the FirewallHost setting is set to a Domain Name, a DNS request is initiated. Upon successful termination of the request, the FirewallHost setting is set to the corresponding address. If the search is not successful, an error is returned.

NOTE: This setting is provided for use by components that do not directly expose Firewall properties.

FirewallHTTPVersion:   The HTTP version to be used when connecting through a tunneling proxy.

When FirewallType is set to a tunneling proxy, this setting dictates which HTTP version is used when connecting.

FirewallPassword:   Password to be used if authentication is to be used when connecting through the firewall.

If FirewallHost is specified, the FirewallUser and FirewallPassword settings are used to connect and authenticate to the given firewall. If the authentication fails, the component fails with an error.

NOTE: This setting is provided for use by components that do not directly expose Firewall properties.

FirewallPort:   The TCP port for the FirewallHost;.

The FirewallPort is set automatically when FirewallType is set to a valid value.

NOTE: This configuration setting is provided for use by components that do not directly expose Firewall properties.

FirewallTunnelAuthScheme:   This configuration setting specifies the authentication mechanism to use when authenticating to a tunneling proxy.

Possible values are as follows:

1AuthDigest
3AuthNone
4AuthNTLM
5AuthNegotiate
FirewallType:   Determines the type of firewall to connect through.

Possible values are as follows:

0No firewall (default setting).
1Connect through a tunneling proxy. FirewallPort is set to 80.
2Connect through a SOCKS4 Proxy. FirewallPort is set to 1080.
3Connect through a SOCKS5 Proxy. FirewallPort is set to 1080.
10Connect through a SOCKS4A Proxy. FirewallPort is set to 1080.

NOTE: This setting is provided for use by components that do not directly expose Firewall properties.

FirewallUser:   A user name if authentication is to be used connecting through a firewall.

If the FirewallHost is specified, the FirewallUser and FirewallPassword settings are used to connect and authenticate to the Firewall. If the authentication fails, the component fails with an error.

NOTE: This setting is provided for use by components that do not directly expose Firewall properties.

HappyEyeballsDelay:   The delay, in milliseconds, between connection attempts when EnableHappyEyeballs is used.

When EnableHappyEyeballs is enabled (or UseIPv6 is set to 3), the component may attempt to connect to several candidate addresses concurrently. This setting controls the delay, in milliseconds, before a connection attempt is started to the next candidate address, giving the previous attempt a chance to succeed first.

The default value is 250.

KeepAliveInterval:   The retry interval, in milliseconds, to be used when a TCP keep-alive packet is sent and no response is received.

When set, TCPKeepAlive will automatically be set to True. A TCP keep-alive packet will be sent after a period of inactivity as defined by KeepAliveTime. If no acknowledgment is received from the remote host, the keep-alive packet will be sent again. This configuration setting specifies the interval at which the successive keep-alive packets are sent in milliseconds. This system default if this value is not specified here is 1 second.

NOTE: This value is not applicable in macOS.

KeepAliveTime:   The inactivity time in milliseconds before a TCP keep-alive packet is sent.

When set, TCPKeepAlive will automatically be set to True. By default, the operating system will determine the time a connection is idle before a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) keep-alive packet is sent. This system default if this value is not specified here is 2 hours. In many cases, a shorter interval is more useful. Set this value to the desired interval in milliseconds.

Linger:   When set to True, connections are terminated gracefully.

This property controls how a connection is closed. The default is True.

In the case that Linger is True (default), two scenarios determine how long the connection will linger. In the first, if LingerTime is 0 (default), the system will attempt to send pending data for a connection until the default IP timeout expires.

In the second scenario, if LingerTime is a positive value, the system will attempt to send pending data until the specified LingerTime is reached. If this attempt fails, then the system will reset the connection.

The default behavior (which is also the default mode for stream sockets) might result in a long delay in closing the connection. Although the component returns control immediately, the system could hold system resources until all pending data are sent (even after your application closes).

Setting this property to False forces an immediate disconnection. If you know that the other side has received all the data you sent (e.g., by a client acknowledgment), setting this property to False might be the appropriate course of action.

LingerTime:   Time in seconds to have the connection linger.

LingerTime is the time, in seconds, the socket connection will linger. This value is 0 by default, which means it will use the default IP timeout.

LocalHost:   The name of the local host through which connections are initiated or accepted.

The LocalHost setting contains the name of the local host as obtained by the gethostname() system call, or if the user has assigned an IP address, the value of that address.

In multihomed hosts (machines with more than one IP interface), setting LocalHost to the value of an interface will make the component initiate connections (or accept in the case of server components) only through that interface.

If the component is connected, the LocalHost setting shows the IP address of the interface through which the connection is made in internet dotted format (aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd). In most cases, this is the address of the local host, except for multihomed hosts (machines with more than one IP interface).

LocalPort:   The port in the local host where the component binds.

This configuration setting must be set before a connection is attempted. It instructs the component to bind to a specific port (or communication endpoint) in the local machine.

Setting this to 0 (default) enables the system to choose a port at random. The chosen port will be shown by LocalPort after the connection is established.

LocalPort cannot be changed once a connection is made. Any attempt to set this when a connection is active will generate an error.

This configuration setting is useful when trying to connect to services that require a trusted port on the client side. An example is the remote shell (rsh) service in UNIX systems.

MaxLineLength:   The maximum amount of data to accumulate when no EOL is found.

MaxLineLength is the size of an internal buffer, which holds received data while waiting for an EOL string.

If an EOL string is found in the input stream before MaxLineLength bytes are received, the DataIn event is fired with the EOL parameter set to True, and the buffer is reset.

If no EOL is found, and MaxLineLength bytes are accumulated in the buffer, the DataIn event is fired with the EOL parameter set to False, and the buffer is reset.

The minimum value for MaxLineLength is 256 bytes. The default value is 2048 bytes.

MaxTransferRate:   The transfer rate limit in bytes per second.

This configuration setting can be used to throttle outbound TCP traffic. Set this to the number of bytes to be sent per second. By default, this is not set and there is no limit.

ProxyExceptionsList:   A semicolon separated list of hosts and IPs to bypass when using a proxy.

This configuration setting optionally specifies a semicolon-separated list of hostnames or IP addresses to bypass when a proxy is in use. When requests are made to hosts specified in this property, the proxy will not be used. For instance:

www.google.com;www.example.com

TCPKeepAlive:   Determines whether or not the keep alive socket option is enabled.

If set to True, the socket's keep-alive option is enabled and keep-alive packets will be sent periodically to maintain the connection. Set KeepAliveTime and KeepAliveInterval to configure the timing of the keep-alive packets.

NOTE: This value is not applicable in Java.

TcpNoDelay:   Whether or not to delay when sending packets.

When set to True, the socket will send all data that are ready to send at once. When set to False, the socket will send smaller buffered packets of data at small intervals. This is known as the Nagle algorithm.

By default, this configuration setting is set to False.

UseIPv6:   Whether to use IPv6.

When set to 0 (default), the component will use IPv4 exclusively. When set to 1, the component will use IPv6 exclusively. To instruct the component to prefer IPv6 addresses, but use IPv4 if IPv6 is not supported on the system, this setting should be set to 2. The default value is 0. Possible values are as follows:

0 IPv4 only
1 IPv6 only
2 IPv6 with IPv4 fallback
3 Happy Eyeballs (the component will attempt to connect to IPv4 and IPv6 addresses concurrently and use whichever connects first)

Setting this configuration setting to 3 is equivalent to enabling the EnableHappyEyeballs setting. See EnableHappyEyeballs and HappyEyeballsDelay for more details.

UseNTLMv2:   Whether to use NTLM V2.

When authenticating with NTLM, this setting specifies whether NTLM V2 is used. By default this value is True and NTLM V2 will be used. Set this to False to use NTLM V1.

SSL Config Settings

LogSSLPackets:   Controls whether SSL packets are logged when using the internal security API.

When SSLProvider is set to Internal, this configuration setting controls whether Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) packets should be logged. By default, this configuration setting is False, as it is useful only for debugging purposes.

When enabled, SSL packet logs are output using the SSLStatus event, which will fire each time an SSL packet is sent or received.

Enabling this configuration setting has no effect if SSLProvider is set to Platform.

OpenSSLCADir:   The path to a directory containing CA certificates.

This functionality is available only when the provider is OpenSSL.

The path set by this property should point to a directory containing CA certificates in PEM format. The files each contain one CA certificate. The files are looked up by the CA subject name hash value, which must hence be available. If more than one CA certificate with the same name hash value exist, the extension must be different (e.g., 9d66eef0.0, 9d66eef0.1). OpenSSL recommends the use of the c_rehash utility to create the necessary links. Please refer to the OpenSSL man page SSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(3) for details.

OpenSSLCAFile:   Name of the file containing the list of CA's trusted by your application.

This functionality is available only when the provider is OpenSSL.

The file set by this property should contain a list of CA certificates in PEM format. The file can contain several CA certificates identified by the following sequences:

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----

... (CA certificate in base64 encoding) ...

-----END CERTIFICATE-----

Before, between, and after the certificate text is allowed, which can be used, for example, for descriptions of the certificates. Refer to the OpenSSL man page SSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(3) for details.

OpenSSLCipherList:   A string that controls the ciphers to be used by SSL.

This functionality is available only when the provider is OpenSSL.

The format of this string is described in the OpenSSL man page ciphers(1) section "CIPHER LIST FORMAT". Please refer to it for details. The default string "DEFAULT" is determined at compile time and is normally equivalent to "ALL:!ADH:RC4+RSA:+SSLv2:@STRENGTH".

OpenSSLPrngSeedData:   The data to seed the pseudo random number generator (PRNG).

This functionality is available only when the provider is OpenSSL.

By default, OpenSSL uses the device file "/dev/urandom" to seed the PRNG, and setting OpenSSLPrngSeedData is not required. If set, the string specified is used to seed the PRNG.

ReuseSSLSession:   Determines if the SSL session is reused.

If set to True, the component will reuse the context if and only if the following criteria are met:

  • The target host name is the same.
  • The system cache entry has not expired (default timeout is 10 hours).
  • The application process that calls the function is the same.
  • The logon session is the same.
  • The instance of the component is the same.

SSLCACerts:   A newline separated list of CA certificates to be included when performing an SSL handshake.

When SSLProvider is set to Internal, this configuration setting specifies one or more CA certificates to be included with the SSLCert property. Some servers or clients require the entire chain, including CA certificates, to be presented when performing SSL authentication. The value of this configuration setting is a newline-separated (CR/LF) list of certificates. For instance:

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEKzCCAxOgAwIBAgIRANTET4LIkxdH6P+CFIiHvTowDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAw
... Intermediate Cert ...
eWHV5OW1K53o/atv59sOiW5K3crjFhsBOd5Q+cJJnU+SWinPKtANXMht+EDvYY2w
F0I1XhM+pKj7FjDr+XNj
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
\r \n
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEFjCCAv6gAwIBAgIQetu1SMxpnENAnnOz1P+PtTANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADBp
... Root Cert ...
d8q23djXZbVYiIfE9ebr4g3152BlVCHZ2GyPdjhIuLeH21VbT/dyEHHA
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

SSLCheckCRL:   Whether to check the Certificate Revocation List for the server certificate.

This configuration setting specifies whether the component will check the Certificate Revocation List (CRL) specified by the server certificate. If set to 1 or 2, the component will first obtain the list of CRL URLs from the server certificate's CRL distribution points extension. The component will then make HTTP requests to each CRL endpoint to check the validity of the server's certificate. If the certificate has been revoked or any other issues are found during validation the component fails with an error.

When set to 0 (default), the CRL check will not be performed by the component. When set to 1, it will attempt to perform the CRL check, but it will continue without an error if the server's certificate does not support CRL. When set to 2, it will perform the CRL check and will throw an error if CRL is not supported.

This configuration setting is supported only in the Java, C#, and C++ editions. In the C++ edition, it is supported only on Windows operating systems.

SSLCheckOCSP:   Whether to use OCSP to check the status of the server certificate.

This configuration setting specifies whether the component will use OCSP to check the validity of the server certificate. If set to 1 or 2, the component will first obtain the Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) URL from the server certificate's OCSP extension. The component will then locate the issuing certificate and make an HTTP request to the OCSP endpoint to check the validity of the server's certificate. If the certificate has been revoked or any other issues are found during validation, the component fails with an error.

When set to 0 (default), the component will not perform an OCSP check. When set to 1, it will attempt to perform the OCSP check, but it will continue without an error if the server's certificate does not support OCSP. When set to 2, it will perform the OCSP check and will throw an error if OCSP is not supported.

This configuration setting is supported only in the Java, C#, and C++ editions. In the C++ edition, it is supported only on Windows operating systems.

SSLCipherStrength:   The minimum cipher strength used for bulk encryption.

This minimum cipher strength is largely dependent on the security modules installed on the system. If the cipher strength specified is not supported, an error will be returned when connections are initiated.

NOTE: This configuration setting contains the minimum cipher strength requested from the security library. The actual cipher strength used for the connection is shown by the SSLStatus event.

Use this configuration setting with caution. Requesting a lower cipher strength than necessary could potentially cause serious security vulnerabilities in your application.

When the provider is OpenSSL, SSLCipherStrength is currently not supported. This functionality is instead made available through the OpenSSLCipherList configuration setting.

SSLClientCACerts:   A newline separated list of CA certificates to use during SSL client certificate validation.

This configuration setting is only applicable to server components (e.g., TCPServer) see SSLServerCACerts for client components (e.g., TCPClient). This setting can be used to optionally specify one or more CA certificates to be used when verifying the client certificate that is presented by the client during the SSL handshake when SSLAuthenticateClients is enabled. When verifying the client's certificate, the certificates trusted by the system will be used as part of the verification process. If the client's CA certificates are not installed to the trusted system store, they may be specified here so they are included when performing the verification process. This configuration setting should be set only if the client's CA certificates are not already trusted on the system and cannot be installed to the trusted system store.

The value of this configuration setting is a newline-separated (CR/LF) list of certificates. For instance:

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEKzCCAxOgAwIBAgIRANTET4LIkxdH6P+CFIiHvTowDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAw
... Intermediate Cert ...
eWHV5OW1K53o/atv59sOiW5K3crjFhsBOd5Q+cJJnU+SWinPKtANXMht+EDvYY2w
F0I1XhM+pKj7FjDr+XNj
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
\r \n
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEFjCCAv6gAwIBAgIQetu1SMxpnENAnnOz1P+PtTANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADBp
... Root Cert ...
d8q23djXZbVYiIfE9ebr4g3152BlVCHZ2GyPdjhIuLeH21VbT/dyEHHA
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

SSLEnabledCipherSuites:   The cipher suite to be used in an SSL negotiation.

This configuration setting enables the cipher suites to be used in SSL negotiation.

By default, the enabled cipher suites will include all available ciphers ("*").

The special value "*" means that the component will pick all of the supported cipher suites. If SSLEnabledCipherSuites is set to any other value, only the specified cipher suites will be considered.

Multiple cipher suites are separated by semicolons.

Example values when SSLProvider is set to Platform include the following: obj.config("SSLEnabledCipherSuites=*"); obj.config("SSLEnabledCipherSuites=CALG_AES_256"); obj.config("SSLEnabledCipherSuites=CALG_AES_256;CALG_3DES"); Possible values when SSLProvider is set to Platform include the following:

  • CALG_3DES
  • CALG_3DES_112
  • CALG_AES
  • CALG_AES_128
  • CALG_AES_192
  • CALG_AES_256
  • CALG_AGREEDKEY_ANY
  • CALG_CYLINK_MEK
  • CALG_DES
  • CALG_DESX
  • CALG_DH_EPHEM
  • CALG_DH_SF
  • CALG_DSS_SIGN
  • CALG_ECDH
  • CALG_ECDH_EPHEM
  • CALG_ECDSA
  • CALG_ECMQV
  • CALG_HASH_REPLACE_OWF
  • CALG_HUGHES_MD5
  • CALG_HMAC
  • CALG_KEA_KEYX
  • CALG_MAC
  • CALG_MD2
  • CALG_MD4
  • CALG_MD5
  • CALG_NO_SIGN
  • CALG_OID_INFO_CNG_ONLY
  • CALG_OID_INFO_PARAMETERS
  • CALG_PCT1_MASTER
  • CALG_RC2
  • CALG_RC4
  • CALG_RC5
  • CALG_RSA_KEYX
  • CALG_RSA_SIGN
  • CALG_SCHANNEL_ENC_KEY
  • CALG_SCHANNEL_MAC_KEY
  • CALG_SCHANNEL_MASTER_HASH
  • CALG_SEAL
  • CALG_SHA
  • CALG_SHA1
  • CALG_SHA_256
  • CALG_SHA_384
  • CALG_SHA_512
  • CALG_SKIPJACK
  • CALG_SSL2_MASTER
  • CALG_SSL3_MASTER
  • CALG_SSL3_SHAMD5
  • CALG_TEK
  • CALG_TLS1_MASTER
  • CALG_TLS1PRF
Example values when SSLProvider is set to Internalinclude the following: obj.config("SSLEnabledCipherSuites=*"); obj.config("SSLEnabledCipherSuites=TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA"); obj.config("SSLEnabledCipherSuites=TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA;TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA"); Possible values when SSLProvider is set to Internal include the following:
  • TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_MD5
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA

When TLS 1.3 is negotiated (see SSLEnabledProtocols), only the following cipher suites are supported:

  • TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256
  • TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256

SSLEnabledCipherSuites is used together with SSLCipherStrength.

SSLEnabledProtocols:   Used to enable/disable the supported security protocols.

This configuration setting is used to enable or disable the supported security protocols.

Not all supported protocols are enabled by default. The default value is 4032 for client components, and 3072 for server components. To specify a combination of enabled protocol versions set this config to the binary OR of one or more of the following values:

TLS1.312288 (Hex 3000)
TLS1.23072 (Hex C00) (Default - Client and Server)
TLS1.1768 (Hex 300) (Default - Client)
TLS1 192 (Hex C0) (Default - Client)
SSL3 48 (Hex 30)
SSL2 12 (Hex 0C)

Note that only TLS 1.2 is enabled for server components that accept incoming connections. This adheres to industry standards to ensure a secure connection. Client components enable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and TLS 1.2 by default and will negotiate the highest mutually supported version when connecting to a server, which should be TLS 1.2 in most cases.

SSLEnabledProtocols: Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.3 Notes:

By default when TLS 1.3 is enabled, the component will first try to use the platform TLS 1.3 implementation when the SSLProvider is set to Automatic for all editions. If the platform TLS 1.3 implementation is not available, the internal implementation will be used.

In editions that are designed to run on Windows, SSLProvider can be set to Platform to use the platform implementation instead of the internal implementation. When configured in this manner, please note that the platform provider is supported only on Windows 11/Windows Server 2022 and up. The default internal provider is available on all platforms and is not restricted to any specific OS version.

If set to 1 (Platform provider), please be aware of the following notes:

  • The platform provider is available only on Windows 11/Windows Server 2022 and up.
  • SSLEnabledCipherSuites and other similar SSL configuration settings are not supported.
  • If SSLEnabledProtocols includes both TLS 1.3 and TLS 1.2, these restrictions are still applicable even if TLS 1.2 is negotiated. Enabling TLS 1.3 with the platform provider changes the implementation used for all TLS versions.

SSLEnabledProtocols: SSL2 and SSL3 Notes:

SSL 2.0 and 3.0 are not supported by the component when the SSLProvider is set to internal. To use SSL 2.0 or SSL 3.0, the platform security API must have the protocols enabled and SSLProvider needs to be set to platform.

SSLEnableRenegotiation:   Whether the renegotiation_info SSL extension is supported.

This configuration setting specifies whether the renegotiation_info SSL extension will be used in the request when using the internal security API. This configuration setting is false by default, but it can be set to true to enable the extension.

This configuration setting is applicable only when SSLProvider is set to Internal.

SSLIncludeCertChain:   Whether the entire certificate chain is included in the SSLServerAuthentication event.

This configuration setting specifies whether the Encoded parameter of the SSLServerAuthentication event contains the full certificate chain. By default this value is False and only the leaf certificate will be present in the Encoded parameter of the SSLServerAuthentication event.

If set to True, all certificates returned by the server will be present in the Encoded parameter of the SSLServerAuthentication event. This includes the leaf certificate, any intermediate certificate, and the root certificate.

SSLKeyLogFile:   The location of a file where per-session secrets are written for debugging purposes.

This configuration setting optionally specifies the full path to a file on disk where per-session secrets are stored for debugging purposes.

When set, the component will save the session secrets in the same format as the SSLKEYLOGFILE environment variable functionality used by most major browsers and tools, such as Chrome, Firefox, and cURL. This file can then be used in tools such as Wireshark to decrypt TLS traffic for debugging purposes. When writing to this file, the component will only append, it will not overwrite previous values.

NOTE: This configuration setting is applicable only when SSLProvider is set to Internal.

SSLNegotiatedCipher:   Returns the negotiated cipher suite.

This configuration setting returns the cipher suite negotiated during the SSL handshake.

NOTE: For server components (e.g., TCPServer), this is a per-connection configuration setting accessed by passing the ConnectionId. For example: server.Config("SSLNegotiatedCipher[connId]");

SSLNegotiatedCipherStrength:   Returns the negotiated cipher suite strength.

This configuration setting returns the strength of the cipher suite negotiated during the SSL handshake.

NOTE: For server components (e.g., TCPServer), this is a per-connection configuration setting accessed by passing the ConnectionId. For example: server.Config("SSLNegotiatedCipherStrength[connId]");

SSLNegotiatedCipherSuite:   Returns the negotiated cipher suite.

This configuration setting returns the cipher suite negotiated during the SSL handshake represented as a single string.

NOTE: For server components (e.g., TCPServer), this is a per-connection configuration setting accessed by passing the ConnectionId. For example: server.Config("SSLNegotiatedCipherSuite[connId]");

SSLNegotiatedKeyExchange:   Returns the negotiated key exchange algorithm.

This configuration setting returns the key exchange algorithm negotiated during the SSL handshake.

NOTE: For server components (e.g., TCPServer), this is a per-connection configuration setting accessed by passing the ConnectionId. For example: server.Config("SSLNegotiatedKeyExchange[connId]");

SSLNegotiatedKeyExchangeStrength:   Returns the negotiated key exchange algorithm strength.

This configuration setting returns the strength of the key exchange algorithm negotiated during the SSL handshake.

NOTE: For server components (e.g., TCPServer), this is a per-connection configuration setting accessed by passing the ConnectionId. For example: server.Config("SSLNegotiatedKeyExchangeStrength[connId]");

SSLNegotiatedVersion:   Returns the negotiated protocol version.

This configuration setting returns the protocol version negotiated during the SSL handshake.

NOTE: For server components (e.g., TCPServer), this is a per-connection configuration setting accessed by passing the ConnectionId. For example: server.Config("SSLNegotiatedVersion[connId]");

SSLSecurityFlags:   Flags that control certificate verification.

The following flags are defined (specified in hexadecimal notation). They can be ORed together to exclude multiple conditions:

0x00000001Ignore time validity status of certificate.
0x00000002Ignore time validity status of CTL.
0x00000004Ignore non-nested certificate times.
0x00000010Allow unknown certificate authority.
0x00000020Ignore wrong certificate usage.
0x00000100Ignore unknown certificate revocation status.
0x00000200Ignore unknown CTL signer revocation status.
0x00000400Ignore unknown certificate authority revocation status.
0x00000800Ignore unknown root revocation status.
0x00008000Allow test root certificate.
0x00004000Trust test root certificate.
0x80000000Ignore non-matching CN (certificate CN non-matching server name).

This functionality is currently not available when the provider is OpenSSL.

SSLServerCACerts:   A newline separated list of CA certificates to use during SSL server certificate validation.

This configuration setting is only used by client components (e.g., TCPClient) see SSLClientCACerts for server components (e.g., TCPServer). This configuration setting can be used to optionally specify one or more CA certificates to be used when connecting to the server and verifying the server certificate. When verifying the server's certificate, the certificates trusted by the system will be used as part of the verification process. If the server's CA certificates are not installed to the trusted system store, they may be specified here so they are included when performing the verification process. This configuration setting should be set only if the server's CA certificates are not already trusted on the system and cannot be installed to the trusted system store.

The value of this configuration setting is a newline-separated (CR/LF) list of certificates. For instance:

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEKzCCAxOgAwIBAgIRANTET4LIkxdH6P+CFIiHvTowDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAw
... Intermediate Cert...
eWHV5OW1K53o/atv59sOiW5K3crjFhsBOd5Q+cJJnU+SWinPKtANXMht+EDvYY2w
F0I1XhM+pKj7FjDr+XNj
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
\r \n
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEFjCCAv6gAwIBAgIQetu1SMxpnENAnnOz1P+PtTANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADBp
... Root Cert...
d8q23djXZbVYiIfE9ebr4g3152BlVCHZ2GyPdjhIuLeH21VbT/dyEHHA
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

TLS12SignatureAlgorithms:   Defines the allowed TLS 1.2 signature algorithms when SSLProvider is set to Internal.

This configuration setting specifies the allowed server certificate signature algorithms when SSLProvider is set to Internal and SSLEnabledProtocols is set to allow TLS 1.2.

When specified the component will verify that the server certificate signature algorithm is among the values specified in this configuration setting. If the server certificate signature algorithm is unsupported, the component fails with an error.

The format of this value is a comma-separated list of hash-signature combinations. For instance: component.SSLProvider = TCPClientSSLProviders.sslpInternal; component.Config("SSLEnabledProtocols=3072"); //TLS 1.2 component.Config("TLS12SignatureAlgorithms=sha256-rsa,sha256-dsa,sha1-rsa,sha1-dsa"); The default value for this configuration setting is sha512-ecdsa,sha512-rsa,sha512-dsa,sha384-ecdsa,sha384-rsa,sha384-dsa,sha256-ecdsa,sha256-rsa,sha256-dsa,sha224-ecdsa,sha224-rsa,sha224-dsa,sha1-ecdsa,sha1-rsa,sha1-dsa.

To not restrict the server's certificate signature algorithm, specify an empty string as the value for this configuration setting, which will cause the signature_algorithms TLS 1.2 extension to not be sent.

TLS12SupportedGroups:   The supported groups for ECC.

This configuration setting specifies a comma-separated list of named groups used in TLS 1.2 for ECC.

The default value is ecdhe_secp256r1,ecdhe_secp384r1,ecdhe_secp521r1.

When using TLS 1.2 and SSLProvider is set to Internal, the values refer to the supported groups for ECC. The following values are supported:

  • "ecdhe_secp256r1" (default)
  • "ecdhe_secp384r1" (default)
  • "ecdhe_secp521r1" (default)

TLS13KeyShareGroups:   The groups for which to pregenerate key shares.

This configuration setting specifies a comma-separated list of named groups used in TLS 1.3 for key exchange. The groups specified here will have key share data pregenerated locally before establishing a connection. This can prevent an additional roundtrip during the handshake if the group is supported by the server.

The default value is set to balance common supported groups and the computational resources required to generate key shares. As a result, only some groups are included by default in this configuration setting.

NOTE: All supported groups can always be used during the handshake even if not listed here, but if a group is used that is not present in this list, it will incur an additional roundtrip and time to generate the key share for that group.

In most cases, this configuration setting does not need to be modified. This should be modified only if there is a specific reason to do so.

The default value is ecdhe_x25519,ecdhe_secp256r1,ecdhe_secp384r1,ffdhe_2048,ffdhe_3072

The values are ordered from most preferred to least preferred. The following values are supported:

  • "ecdhe_x25519" (default)
  • "ecdhe_x448"
  • "ecdhe_secp256r1" (default)
  • "ecdhe_secp384r1" (default)
  • "ecdhe_secp521r1"
  • "ffdhe_2048" (default)
  • "ffdhe_3072" (default)
  • "ffdhe_4096"
  • "ffdhe_6144"
  • "ffdhe_8192"

TLS13SignatureAlgorithms:   The allowed certificate signature algorithms.

This configuration setting holds a comma-separated list of allowed signature algorithms. Possible values include the following:

  • "ed25519" (default)
  • "ed448" (default)
  • "ecdsa_secp256r1_sha256" (default)
  • "ecdsa_secp384r1_sha384" (default)
  • "ecdsa_secp521r1_sha512" (default)
  • "rsa_pkcs1_sha256" (default)
  • "rsa_pkcs1_sha384" (default)
  • "rsa_pkcs1_sha512" (default)
  • "rsa_pss_sha256" (default)
  • "rsa_pss_sha384" (default)
  • "rsa_pss_sha512" (default)
The default value is rsa_pss_sha256,rsa_pss_sha384,rsa_pss_sha512,rsa_pkcs1_sha256,rsa_pkcs1_sha384,rsa_pkcs1_sha512,ecdsa_secp256r1_sha256,ecdsa_secp384r1_sha384,ecdsa_secp521r1_sha512,ed25519,ed448. This configuration setting is applicable only when SSLEnabledProtocols includes TLS 1.3.
TLS13SupportedGroups:   The supported groups for (EC)DHE key exchange.

This configuration setting specifies a comma-separated list of named groups used in TLS 1.3 for key exchange. This configuration setting should be modified only if there is a specific reason to do so.

The default value is ecdhe_x25519,ecdhe_x448,ecdhe_secp256r1,ecdhe_secp384r1,ecdhe_secp521r1,ffdhe_2048,ffdhe_3072,ffdhe_4096,ffdhe_6144,ffdhe_8192,mlkem_512,mlkem_768,mlkem_1024,x25519_mlkem_768,secp256r1_mlkem_768

The values are ordered from most preferred to least preferred. The following values are supported:

  • "ecdhe_x25519" (default)
  • "ecdhe_x448" (default)
  • "ecdhe_secp256r1" (default)
  • "ecdhe_secp384r1" (default)
  • "ecdhe_secp521r1" (default)
  • "ffdhe_2048" (default)
  • "ffdhe_3072" (default)
  • "ffdhe_4096" (default)
  • "ffdhe_6144" (default)
  • "ffdhe_8192" (default)
  • "mlkem_512" (default)
  • "mlkem_768" (default)
  • "mlkem_1024" (default)
  • "x25519_mlkem_768" (default)
  • "secp256r1_mlkem_768" (default)

Post-quantum algorithms (mlkem_512,mlkem_768,mlkem_1024,x25519_mlkem_768,secp256r1_mlkem_768) in our components rely on the operating system's underlying cryptographic primitives. The following platforms are currently supported:

  • Windows Server 2025
  • Windows 11 24H2
  • Windows 11 25H2

Socket Config Settings

AbsoluteTimeout:   Determines whether timeouts are inactivity timeouts or absolute timeouts.

If AbsoluteTimeout is set to True, any method that does not complete within Timeout seconds will be aborted. By default, AbsoluteTimeout is False, and the timeout is an inactivity timeout.

NOTE: This option is not valid for User Datagram Protocol (UDP) ports.

FirewallData:   Used to send extra data to the firewall.

When the firewall is a tunneling proxy, use this property to send custom (additional) headers to the firewall (e.g., headers for custom authentication schemes).

InBufferSize:   The size in bytes of the incoming queue of the socket.

This is the size of an internal queue in the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)/IP stack. You can increase or decrease its size depending on the amount of data that you will be receiving. In some cases, increasing the value of the InBufferSize setting can provide significant improvements in performance.

Some TCP/IP implementations do not support variable buffer sizes. If that is the case, when the component is activated the InBufferSize reverts to its defined size. The same happens if you attempt to make it too large or too small.

OutBufferSize:   The size in bytes of the outgoing queue of the socket.

This is the size of an internal queue in the TCP/IP stack. You can increase or decrease its size depending on the amount of data that you will be sending. In some cases, increasing the value of the OutBufferSize setting can provide significant improvements in performance.

Some TCP/IP implementations do not support variable buffer sizes. If that is the case, when the component is activated the OutBufferSize reverts to its defined size. The same happens if you attempt to make it too large or too small.

Base Config Settings

BuildInfo:   Information about the product's build.

When queried, this setting will return a string containing information about the product's build.

CodePage:   The system code page used for Unicode to Multibyte translations.

The default code page is Unicode UTF-8 (65001).

The following is a list of valid code page identifiers:

IdentifierName
037IBM EBCDIC - U.S./Canada
437OEM - United States
500IBM EBCDIC - International
708Arabic - ASMO 708
709Arabic - ASMO 449+, BCON V4
710Arabic - Transparent Arabic
720Arabic - Transparent ASMO
737OEM - Greek (formerly 437G)
775OEM - Baltic
850OEM - Multilingual Latin I
852OEM - Latin II
855OEM - Cyrillic (primarily Russian)
857OEM - Turkish
858OEM - Multilingual Latin I + Euro symbol
860OEM - Portuguese
861OEM - Icelandic
862OEM - Hebrew
863OEM - Canadian-French
864OEM - Arabic
865OEM - Nordic
866OEM - Russian
869OEM - Modern Greek
870IBM EBCDIC - Multilingual/ROECE (Latin-2)
874ANSI/OEM - Thai (same as 28605, ISO 8859-15)
875IBM EBCDIC - Modern Greek
932ANSI/OEM - Japanese, Shift-JIS
936ANSI/OEM - Simplified Chinese (PRC, Singapore)
949ANSI/OEM - Korean (Unified Hangul Code)
950ANSI/OEM - Traditional Chinese (Taiwan; Hong Kong SAR, PRC)
1026IBM EBCDIC - Turkish (Latin-5)
1047IBM EBCDIC - Latin 1/Open System
1140IBM EBCDIC - U.S./Canada (037 + Euro symbol)
1141IBM EBCDIC - Germany (20273 + Euro symbol)
1142IBM EBCDIC - Denmark/Norway (20277 + Euro symbol)
1143IBM EBCDIC - Finland/Sweden (20278 + Euro symbol)
1144IBM EBCDIC - Italy (20280 + Euro symbol)
1145IBM EBCDIC - Latin America/Spain (20284 + Euro symbol)
1146IBM EBCDIC - United Kingdom (20285 + Euro symbol)
1147IBM EBCDIC - France (20297 + Euro symbol)
1148IBM EBCDIC - International (500 + Euro symbol)
1149IBM EBCDIC - Icelandic (20871 + Euro symbol)
1200Unicode UCS-2 Little-Endian (BMP of ISO 10646)
1201Unicode UCS-2 Big-Endian
1250ANSI - Central European
1251ANSI - Cyrillic
1252ANSI - Latin I
1253ANSI - Greek
1254ANSI - Turkish
1255ANSI - Hebrew
1256ANSI - Arabic
1257ANSI - Baltic
1258ANSI/OEM - Vietnamese
1361Korean (Johab)
10000MAC - Roman
10001MAC - Japanese
10002MAC - Traditional Chinese (Big5)
10003MAC - Korean
10004MAC - Arabic
10005MAC - Hebrew
10006MAC - Greek I
10007MAC - Cyrillic
10008MAC - Simplified Chinese (GB 2312)
10010MAC - Romania
10017MAC - Ukraine
10021MAC - Thai
10029MAC - Latin II
10079MAC - Icelandic
10081MAC - Turkish
10082MAC - Croatia
12000Unicode UCS-4 Little-Endian
12001Unicode UCS-4 Big-Endian
20000CNS - Taiwan
20001TCA - Taiwan
20002Eten - Taiwan
20003IBM5550 - Taiwan
20004TeleText - Taiwan
20005Wang - Taiwan
20105IA5 IRV International Alphabet No. 5 (7-bit)
20106IA5 German (7-bit)
20107IA5 Swedish (7-bit)
20108IA5 Norwegian (7-bit)
20127US-ASCII (7-bit)
20261T.61
20269ISO 6937 Non-Spacing Accent
20273IBM EBCDIC - Germany
20277IBM EBCDIC - Denmark/Norway
20278IBM EBCDIC - Finland/Sweden
20280IBM EBCDIC - Italy
20284IBM EBCDIC - Latin America/Spain
20285IBM EBCDIC - United Kingdom
20290IBM EBCDIC - Japanese Katakana Extended
20297IBM EBCDIC - France
20420IBM EBCDIC - Arabic
20423IBM EBCDIC - Greek
20424IBM EBCDIC - Hebrew
20833IBM EBCDIC - Korean Extended
20838IBM EBCDIC - Thai
20866Russian - KOI8-R
20871IBM EBCDIC - Icelandic
20880IBM EBCDIC - Cyrillic (Russian)
20905IBM EBCDIC - Turkish
20924IBM EBCDIC - Latin-1/Open System (1047 + Euro symbol)
20932JIS X 0208-1990 & 0121-1990
20936Simplified Chinese (GB2312)
21025IBM EBCDIC - Cyrillic (Serbian, Bulgarian)
21027Extended Alpha Lowercase
21866Ukrainian (KOI8-U)
28591ISO 8859-1 Latin I
28592ISO 8859-2 Central Europe
28593ISO 8859-3 Latin 3
28594ISO 8859-4 Baltic
28595ISO 8859-5 Cyrillic
28596ISO 8859-6 Arabic
28597ISO 8859-7 Greek
28598ISO 8859-8 Hebrew
28599ISO 8859-9 Latin 5
28605ISO 8859-15 Latin 9
29001Europa 3
38598ISO 8859-8 Hebrew
50220ISO 2022 Japanese with no halfwidth Katakana
50221ISO 2022 Japanese with halfwidth Katakana
50222ISO 2022 Japanese JIS X 0201-1989
50225ISO 2022 Korean
50227ISO 2022 Simplified Chinese
50229ISO 2022 Traditional Chinese
50930Japanese (Katakana) Extended
50931US/Canada and Japanese
50933Korean Extended and Korean
50935Simplified Chinese Extended and Simplified Chinese
50936Simplified Chinese
50937US/Canada and Traditional Chinese
50939Japanese (Latin) Extended and Japanese
51932EUC - Japanese
51936EUC - Simplified Chinese
51949EUC - Korean
51950EUC - Traditional Chinese
52936HZ-GB2312 Simplified Chinese
54936Windows XP: GB18030 Simplified Chinese (4 Byte)
57002ISCII Devanagari
57003ISCII Bengali
57004ISCII Tamil
57005ISCII Telugu
57006ISCII Assamese
57007ISCII Oriya
57008ISCII Kannada
57009ISCII Malayalam
57010ISCII Gujarati
57011ISCII Punjabi
65000Unicode UTF-7
65001Unicode UTF-8
The following is a list of valid code page identifiers for Mac OS only:
IdentifierName
1ASCII
2NEXTSTEP
3JapaneseEUC
4UTF8
5ISOLatin1
6Symbol
7NonLossyASCII
8ShiftJIS
9ISOLatin2
10Unicode
11WindowsCP1251
12WindowsCP1252
13WindowsCP1253
14WindowsCP1254
15WindowsCP1250
21ISO2022JP
30MacOSRoman
10UTF16String
0x90000100UTF16BigEndian
0x94000100UTF16LittleEndian
0x8c000100UTF32String
0x98000100UTF32BigEndian
0x9c000100UTF32LittleEndian
65536Proprietary

LicenseInfo:   Information about the current license.

When queried, this setting will return a string containing information about the license this instance of a component is using. It will return the following information:

  • Product: The product the license is for.
  • Product Key: The key the license was generated from.
  • License Source: Where the license was found (e.g., RuntimeLicense, License File).
  • License Type: The type of license installed (e.g., Royalty Free, Single Server).
  • Last Valid Build: The last valid build number for which the license will work.
MaskSensitiveData:   Whether sensitive data is masked in log messages.

In certain circumstances it may be beneficial to mask sensitive data, like passwords, in log messages. Set this to true to mask sensitive data. The default is true.

UseInternalSecurityAPI:   Whether or not to use the system security libraries or an internal implementation.

When set to false, the component will use the system security libraries by default to perform cryptographic functions where applicable.

Setting this configuration setting to true tells the component to use the internal implementation instead of using the system security libraries.

On Windows, this setting is set to false by default. On Linux/macOS, this setting is set to true by default.

To use the system security libraries for Linux, OpenSSL support must be enabled. For more information on how to enable OpenSSL, please refer to the OpenSSL Notes section.

Trappable Errors (Gemini Component)

Gemini Errors

801   The server returned an error. The error message text from the response is included when available.
802   A required property has not been set. Set the Model property before calling this method, and add at least one item with a non-empty InputText to the Embeddings collection before calling CreateEmbedding.
803   The server response could not be parsed, or did not contain the expected content.

HTTP Errors

118   Firewall error. The error description contains the detailed message.
143   Busy executing current method.
151   HTTP protocol error. The error message has the server response.
152   No server specified in URL.
153   Specified URLScheme is invalid.
155   Range operation is not supported by server.
156   Invalid cookie index (out of range).
301   Interrupted.
302   Cannot open AttachedFile.

The class may also return one of the following error codes, which are inherited from other classes.

TCPClient Errors

100   You cannot change the RemotePort at this time. A connection is in progress.
101   You cannot change the RemoteHost (Server) at this time. A connection is in progress.
102   The RemoteHost address is invalid (0.0.0.0).
104   Already connected. If you want to reconnect, close the current connection first.
106   You cannot change the LocalPort at this time. A connection is in progress.
107   You cannot change the LocalHost at this time. A connection is in progress.
112   You cannot change MaxLineLength at this time. A connection is in progress.
116   RemotePort cannot be zero. Please specify a valid service port number.
117   You cannot change the UseConnection option while the component is active.
135   Operation would block.
201   Timeout.
211   Action impossible in control's present state.
212   Action impossible while not connected.
213   Action impossible while listening.
301   Timeout.
302   Could not open file.
434   Unable to convert string to selected CodePage.
1105   Already connecting. If you want to reconnect, close the current connection first.
1117   You need to connect first.
1119   You cannot change the LocalHost at this time. A connection is in progress.
1120   Connection dropped by remote host.

SSL Errors

270   Cannot load specified security library.
271   Cannot open certificate store.
272   Cannot find specified certificate.
273   Cannot acquire security credentials.
274   Cannot find certificate chain.
275   Cannot verify certificate chain.
276   Error during handshake.
280   Error verifying certificate.
281   Could not find client certificate.
282   Could not find server certificate.
283   Error encrypting data.
284   Error decrypting data.

TCP/IP Errors

10004   [10004] Interrupted system call.
10009   [10009] Bad file number.
10013   [10013] Access denied.
10014   [10014] Bad address.
10022   [10022] Invalid argument.
10024   [10024] Too many open files.
10035   [10035] Operation would block.
10036   [10036] Operation now in progress.
10037   [10037] Operation already in progress.
10038   [10038] Socket operation on nonsocket.
10039   [10039] Destination address required.
10040   [10040] Message is too long.
10041   [10041] Protocol wrong type for socket.
10042   [10042] Bad protocol option.
10043   [10043] Protocol is not supported.
10044   [10044] Socket type is not supported.
10045   [10045] Operation is not supported on socket.
10046   [10046] Protocol family is not supported.
10047   [10047] Address family is not supported by protocol family.
10048   [10048] Address already in use.
10049   [10049] Cannot assign requested address.
10050   [10050] Network is down.
10051   [10051] Network is unreachable.
10052   [10052] Net dropped connection or reset.
10053   [10053] Software caused connection abort.
10054   [10054] Connection reset by peer.
10055   [10055] No buffer space available.
10056   [10056] Socket is already connected.
10057   [10057] Socket is not connected.
10058   [10058] Cannot send after socket shutdown.
10059   [10059] Too many references, cannot splice.
10060   [10060] Connection timed out.
10061   [10061] Connection refused.
10062   [10062] Too many levels of symbolic links.
10063   [10063] File name is too long.
10064   [10064] Host is down.
10065   [10065] No route to host.
10066   [10066] Directory is not empty
10067   [10067] Too many processes.
10068   [10068] Too many users.
10069   [10069] Disc Quota Exceeded.
10070   [10070] Stale NFS file handle.
10071   [10071] Too many levels of remote in path.
10091   [10091] Network subsystem is unavailable.
10092   [10092] WINSOCK DLL Version out of range.
10093   [10093] Winsock is not loaded yet.
11001   [11001] Host not found.
11002   [11002] Nonauthoritative 'Host not found' (try again or check DNS setup).
11003   [11003] Nonrecoverable errors: FORMERR, REFUSED, NOTIMP.
11004   [11004] Valid name, no data record (check DNS setup).