tessl/maven-io-quarkiverse-langchain4j--quarkus-langchain4j-anthropic

Quarkus extension for integrating Anthropic Claude LLM models into Quarkus applications via LangChain4j

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CDI Injection and Model Management

Name: tessl/maven-io-quarkiverse-langchain4j--quarkus-langchain4j-anthropic
Author: tessl

The quarkus-langchain4j-anthropic extension provides CDI beans for ChatModel and StreamingChatModel that can be injected into your application components. The extension automatically creates these beans based on configuration at build time.

Injected Model Types

ChatModel

package dev.langchain4j.model.chat;

/**
 * Synchronous chat model interface from LangChain4j
 */
interface ChatModel {
    /**
     * Send a single message and get a complete response
     */
    String chat(String userMessage);

    /**
     * Send multiple messages and get a structured response
     */
    dev.langchain4j.model.chat.response.ChatResponse chat(
        dev.langchain4j.data.message.ChatMessage... messages
    );

    /**
     * Send a chat request and get a structured response
     */
    dev.langchain4j.model.chat.response.ChatResponse chat(
        dev.langchain4j.model.chat.request.ChatRequest request
    );
}

StreamingChatModel

package dev.langchain4j.model.chat;

/**
 * Streaming chat model interface from LangChain4j
 */
interface StreamingChatModel {
    /**
     * Stream a single message response
     */
    void chat(
        String userMessage,
        dev.langchain4j.model.chat.response.StreamingChatResponseHandler handler
    );

    /**
     * Stream multiple message responses
     */
    void chat(
        dev.langchain4j.data.message.ChatMessage message,
        dev.langchain4j.model.chat.response.StreamingChatResponseHandler handler
    );

    /**
     * Stream a chat request response
     */
    void chat(
        dev.langchain4j.model.chat.request.ChatRequest request,
        dev.langchain4j.model.chat.response.StreamingChatResponseHandler handler
    );
}

Default Model Injection

The simplest way to use the extension is to inject the default model:

import jakarta.inject.Inject;
import dev.langchain4j.model.chat.ChatModel;
import dev.langchain4j.model.chat.StreamingChatModel;

@ApplicationScoped
public class MyService {
    @Inject
    ChatModel chatModel;

    @Inject
    StreamingChatModel streamingChatModel;

    public String askQuestion(String question) {
        return chatModel.chat(question);
    }
}

The default model uses the configuration properties prefixed with quarkus.langchain4j.anthropic (without any name qualifier).

Named Model Injection

For applications requiring multiple models with different configurations, use named model injection with the @ModelName qualifier:

package io.quarkiverse.langchain4j;

@Qualifier
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target({METHOD, FIELD, PARAMETER, TYPE})
public @interface ModelName {
    /**
     * The name of the model configuration
     */
    String value();
}

Example: Multiple Models

Configuration:

# Fast model for simple queries
quarkus.langchain4j.anthropic.fast.api-key=sk-ant-...
quarkus.langchain4j.anthropic.fast.chat-model.model-name=claude-3-haiku-20240307
quarkus.langchain4j.anthropic.fast.chat-model.temperature=0.3

# Smart model for complex reasoning
quarkus.langchain4j.anthropic.smart.api-key=sk-ant-...
quarkus.langchain4j.anthropic.smart.chat-model.model-name=claude-opus-4-20250514
quarkus.langchain4j.anthropic.smart.chat-model.temperature=0.7
quarkus.langchain4j.anthropic.smart.chat-model.thinking.type=enabled
quarkus.langchain4j.anthropic.smart.chat-model.thinking.budget-tokens=10000

Injection:

import jakarta.inject.Inject;
import io.quarkiverse.langchain4j.ModelName;
import dev.langchain4j.model.chat.ChatModel;

@ApplicationScoped
public class MultiModelService {
    @Inject
    @ModelName("fast")
    ChatModel fastModel;

    @Inject
    @ModelName("smart")
    ChatModel smartModel;

    public String simpleQuery(String question) {
        // Use fast, cheap model for simple queries
        return fastModel.chat(question);
    }

    public String complexReasoning(String problem) {
        // Use advanced model with thinking for complex problems
        return smartModel.chat(problem);
    }
}

Bean Scopes

The injected ChatModel and StreamingChatModel beans are application-scoped singletons. They are thread-safe and can be injected into any CDI bean.

Declarative AI Services

The extension integrates with LangChain4j's declarative AI services pattern:

import dev.langchain4j.service.SystemMessage;
import dev.langchain4j.service.UserMessage;
import io.quarkiverse.langchain4j.RegisterAiService;

@RegisterAiService
public interface Assistant {
    /**
     * Simple method with implicit user message
     */
    String chat(String userMessage);

    /**
     * Method with system and user messages
     */
    @SystemMessage("You are a helpful coding assistant.")
    @UserMessage("Explain this code: {code}")
    String explainCode(String code);

    /**
     * Method with dynamic system message
     */
    String ask(@SystemMessage String systemMessage,
               @UserMessage String userMessage);
}

Usage:

@ApplicationScoped
public class MyService {
    @Inject
    Assistant assistant;

    public void example() {
        String response = assistant.chat("Hello!");
        String explanation = assistant.explainCode("def factorial(n): return 1 if n == 0 else n * factorial(n-1)");
    }
}

The @RegisterAiService annotation automatically creates a CDI bean that uses the default ChatModel.

Note: Named model selection for declarative AI services should be done via dependency injection and manual wiring if needed. The @ModelName qualifier is applied at the injection point, not on the interface itself.

Model Selection at Runtime

For dynamic model selection based on runtime conditions:

import jakarta.enterprise.inject.Any;
import jakarta.enterprise.inject.Instance;
import jakarta.inject.Inject;
import dev.langchain4j.model.chat.ChatModel;
import io.quarkiverse.langchain4j.ModelName;

@ApplicationScoped
public class DynamicModelService {
    @Inject
    @Any
    Instance<ChatModel> allModels;

    public String chat(String message, String modelName) {
        ChatModel model = allModels
            .select(ModelName.Literal.of(modelName))
            .get();
        return model.chat(message);
    }
}

This allows selecting models dynamically based on configuration, user preferences, or request characteristics.

Disabling Bean Creation

To disable automatic bean creation at build time:

quarkus.langchain4j.anthropic.chat-model.enabled=false

This is useful when you want to create custom beans programmatically or when the extension isn't needed.

Bean Lifecycle and Cleanup

The extension manages the lifecycle of the Anthropic client automatically:

Creation: Beans are created at application startup based on configuration
Configuration: Runtime configuration is read when the bean is first used
Cleanup: The REST client is properly closed when the application shuts down

No manual resource management is required.

Integration with Quarkus Features

Observability

The extension integrates with Quarkus observability features:

Metrics: Automatic metrics collection when quarkus-micrometer is present
Tracing: Distributed tracing integration when quarkus-opentelemetry is present
Logging: Structured logging through Quarkus logging infrastructure

Dev Mode

In Quarkus Dev Mode, configuration changes are automatically detected:

Changes to application.properties trigger bean recreation
Dev UI provides insights into model configuration
Hot reload works seamlessly with model injection

Testing

In tests, you can easily mock or replace injected models:

import io.quarkus.test.junit.QuarkusTest;
import io.quarkus.test.junit.mockito.InjectMock;
import dev.langchain4j.model.chat.ChatModel;

@QuarkusTest
public class MyServiceTest {
    @InjectMock
    ChatModel chatModel;

    @Inject
    MyService myService;

    @Test
    public void testChat() {
        when(chatModel.chat(anyString())).thenReturn("Mocked response");
        assertEquals("Mocked response", myService.askQuestion("Test"));
    }
}

Native Image

The extension fully supports GraalVM native image compilation:

All reflection configuration is handled automatically
REST client is optimized for native compilation
Configuration is resolved at build time where possible

CDI Producer Methods

For advanced use cases, you can create custom producer methods:

import jakarta.enterprise.context.ApplicationScoped;
import jakarta.enterprise.inject.Produces;
import io.quarkiverse.langchain4j.ModelName;
import dev.langchain4j.model.anthropic.AnthropicChatModel;
import dev.langchain4j.model.chat.ChatModel;

@ApplicationScoped
public class CustomModelProducer {
    @Produces
    @ApplicationScoped
    @ModelName("custom")
    public ChatModel customModel() {
        return AnthropicChatModel.builder()
            .apiKey("sk-ant-...")
            .baseUrl("https://api.anthropic.com/v1/")
            .version("2023-06-01")
            .modelName("claude-opus-4-20250514")
            .maxTokens(2048)
            .temperature(0.7)
            .timeout(java.time.Duration.ofSeconds(30))
            .logRequests(true)
            .build();
    }
}

Note: This approach provides maximum flexibility but bypasses the extension's automatic configuration and uses the standard LangChain4j AnthropicChatModel builder, which does not accept a custom client instance.

Bean Types Provided

The extension creates the following CDI bean types:

For Default Configuration

@ApplicationScoped
dev.langchain4j.model.chat.ChatModel

@ApplicationScoped
dev.langchain4j.model.chat.StreamingChatModel

For Named Configurations

@ApplicationScoped
@ModelName("fast")
dev.langchain4j.model.chat.ChatModel

@ApplicationScoped
@ModelName("fast")
dev.langchain4j.model.chat.StreamingChatModel

@ApplicationScoped
@ModelName("smart")
dev.langchain4j.model.chat.ChatModel

@ApplicationScoped
@ModelName("smart")
dev.langchain4j.model.chat.StreamingChatModel

Disabled Model Handling

When enable-integration=false is set in configuration, the extension creates disabled model beans that throw exceptions:

quarkus.langchain4j.anthropic.enable-integration=false

This is useful for:

Testing without making real API calls
Temporarily disabling LLM features
Development without valid API keys

The disabled beans implement the same interfaces but throw exceptions when methods are called, making it clear that the integration is disabled.

Configuration Validation

The extension validates configuration at startup:

API key: Must be set (not "dummy")
Base URL: Must be a valid URL
Timeout: Must be positive
Model name: Must be non-empty

If validation fails, the application startup fails with a clear error message indicating the configuration problem.

Complete Injection Example

import jakarta.inject.Inject;
import jakarta.enterprise.context.ApplicationScoped;
import dev.langchain4j.model.chat.ChatModel;
import dev.langchain4j.model.chat.StreamingChatModel;
import dev.langchain4j.model.chat.response.*;
import dev.langchain4j.data.message.*;
import io.quarkiverse.langchain4j.ModelName;

@ApplicationScoped
public class ComprehensiveService {
    // Default models
    @Inject
    ChatModel defaultChatModel;

    @Inject
    StreamingChatModel defaultStreamingModel;

    // Named models
    @Inject
    @ModelName("fast")
    ChatModel fastModel;

    @Inject
    @ModelName("smart")
    ChatModel smartModel;

    @Inject
    @ModelName("smart")
    StreamingChatModel smartStreamingModel;

    // Simple chat
    public String simpleChat(String message) {
        return defaultChatModel.chat(message);
    }

    // Streaming chat
    public void streamingChat(String message) {
        defaultStreamingModel.chat(message, new StreamingChatResponseHandler() {
            @Override
            public void onPartialResponse(PartialResponse response,
                                         PartialResponseContext context) {
                System.out.print(response.text());
            }

            @Override
            public void onCompleteResponse(ChatResponse response) {
                System.out.println("\nComplete!");
            }

            @Override
            public void onError(Throwable error) {
                error.printStackTrace();
            }
        });
    }

    // Multi-turn conversation
    public String conversation(List<String> messages) {
        List<ChatMessage> chatMessages = messages.stream()
            .map(UserMessage::from)
            .collect(Collectors.toList());

        ChatResponse response = smartModel.chat(
            chatMessages.toArray(new ChatMessage[0])
        );

        return response.aiMessage().text();
    }

    // Model selection based on complexity
    public String adaptiveChat(String message, boolean complex) {
        ChatModel model = complex ? smartModel : fastModel;
        return model.chat(message);
    }
}

Install with Tessl CLI

npx tessl i tessl/maven-io-quarkiverse-langchain4j--quarkus-langchain4j-anthropic@1.7.0

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