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Anthony Shaw d8fc473383 Add RALPH-loop recipe to Copilot SDK cookbook
Add iterative RALPH-loop (Read, Act, Log, Persist, Halt) pattern
implementations for all four supported languages:

- C#/.NET: ralph-loop.cs with documentation
- Node.js/TypeScript: ralph-loop.ts with documentation
- Python: ralph_loop.py with documentation (async API)
- Go: ralph-loop.go with documentation

Each recipe demonstrates:
- Self-referential iteration where AI reviews its own output
- Completion promise detection to halt the loop
- Max iteration safety limits
- File persistence between iterations

Verified against real Copilot SDK APIs:
- Python: fully verified end-to-end with github-copilot-sdk
- Node.js: fully verified end-to-end with @github/copilot-sdk
- C#: compiles and runs successfully with GitHub.Copilot.SDK
- Go: compiles against github.com/github/copilot-sdk/go v0.1.23
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Runnable Recipe Examples

This folder contains standalone, executable Go examples for each cookbook recipe. Each file is a complete program that can be run directly with go run.

Prerequisites

  • Go 1.21 or later
  • GitHub Copilot SDK for Go
go get github.com/github/copilot-sdk/go

Running Examples

Each .go file is a complete, runnable program. Simply use:

go run <filename>.go

Available Recipes

Recipe Command Description
Error Handling go run error-handling.go Demonstrates error handling patterns
Multiple Sessions go run multiple-sessions.go Manages multiple independent conversations
Managing Local Files go run managing-local-files.go Organizes files using AI grouping
PR Visualization go run pr-visualization.go Generates PR age charts
Persisting Sessions go run persisting-sessions.go Save and resume sessions across restarts

Examples with Arguments

PR Visualization with specific repo:

go run pr-visualization.go -repo github/copilot-sdk

Managing Local Files (edit the file to change target folder):

# Edit the targetFolder variable in managing-local-files.go first
go run managing-local-files.go

Go Best Practices

These examples follow Go conventions:

  • Proper error handling with explicit checks
  • Use of defer for cleanup
  • Idiomatic naming (camelCase for local variables)
  • Standard library usage where appropriate
  • Clean separation of concerns

Learning Resources