Saved Requests
Wing Pro lets you save named AI transformation requests for later reuse in various ways. This is usually done from the AI Coder tool's Requests menu, which always has a current saved request (initially Default).
The Requests menu in the AI Coder tool contains the following items:
Save Request updates the current saved request with the transformation request string currently in the AI Coder tool. This does not alter any other attributes of the saved request, which must be done with Edit Request.
Edit Request displays the saved request editing dialog for the current saved request. The transformation request string currently in the AI Coder tool is used in the dialog in preference to the previously stored string, and you may also alter the request name, target, context, and action.
Create New Saved Request creates a new saved request based on the values currently in the AI Coder tool. You will need to enter a name for the new request and may alter any of the other attributes of the saved request. Once the request is saved, it becomes the new current saved request in the AI Coder tool.
Manage Saved Requests displays the saved request manager dialog, which lets you see all saved requests, and rename, duplicate, or delete them, or add new requests. This dialog also allows you to indicate that a saved request should be shared by all projets. You can also set a key binding for each saved request, making it easier to invoke that particular request as you are working with code. An example would be to bind a key to a request that instructs the AI to "clean up this code" or "add a summary comment at the top".
The rest of the Requests menu lists all available saved requests, indicating the current one with a check mark. These items load the selected saved request into the AI Coder tool and change to that request as the current saved request. Depending on the settings in the AI Coder tool, this may affect the target, context, and action that will be used when the request is submitted.
Saved Request Dialog
The saved request editing dialog, accessed from the Requests menu or from the saved request manager dialog, lets you configure the following attributes for your saved request:
Name is the name of the saved AI transformation request.
Target specifies which code may be altered by the transformation request.
Transformation Request contains the instructions to the AI provider.
Context indicates which named AI context to use with the request. It may either use the inherited context already set in the AI Coder tool, or a specific named context. See AI Request Context for more information about setting up and using request context.
Result Action controls how the results of your request will be applied. This may be one of the following:
- Replace Code uses AI Coder to submit the request and replaces the Target with the AI generated result of your request.
- Create New File uses AI Coder to submit the request and creates a new untitled file with the results of your request.
- Use Existing AI Chat will execute the request in the AI Chat tool's current session.
- Start New AI Chat will start a new AI Chat session and then execute the request in that new session.
These last two options are used only when the request is executed from the AI > Execute Request sub-menu or with the key binding assigned to the request. These requests can still be loaded into and used from the AI Coder tool but in that context will display results by creation a new untitled file.
Using Requests in AI Chat
The AI Chat tool also has the ability to make use of all saved AI requests. This is done by selecting items from Load Saved Request in the AI Chat tool's Options menu. The saved request's transformation request string will be entered into the AI Chat tool, and focus and context will be changed if the saved request specifies them. The request is not immediately executed, but can be submitted by pressing Enter or the Send button in the AI Chat tool.
