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opencode-ruby
Idiomatic Ruby client for OpenCode. Block-form streaming, value-object responses, automatic SSE reconnection.
require "opencode-ruby"
client = Opencode::Client.new(base_url: "http://localhost:4096")
session = client.create_session(title: "My session")
reply = client.stream(session[:id], "Explain monads in two sentences.") do |part|
print part["content"] if part["type"] == "text"
end
puts
puts reply.full_text
puts "(#{reply.tool_parts.size} tool calls, #{reply.parts_json.size} parts total)"
Three lines of setup, four lines of work. Block fires every time a part appears, grows, finalizes, or (for tool calls) advances state. The final return value is a typed Opencode::Reply::Result you can persist or inspect.
Install
# Gemfile
gem "opencode-ruby"
Or:
gem install opencode-ruby
Then require "opencode-ruby".
Configuration
client = Opencode::Client.new(
base_url: "http://localhost:4096", # or ENV["OPENCODE_BASE_URL"]
password: "secret", # or ENV["OPENCODE_SERVER_PASSWORD"]
timeout: 120 # or ENV["OPENCODE_TIMEOUT"], seconds
)
Multi-tenant apps construct multiple clients with different base_urls — each Opencode::Client holds its own Net::HTTP connection, no shared state.
Core API
Streaming (the headline)
reply = client.stream(session_id, "What's 2 + 2?") do |part|
case part["type"]
when "text" then print part["content"]
when "reasoning" then # ignore, or render in a separate UI
when "tool" then puts " [tool: #{part['tool']} → #{part['status']}]"
end
end
reply.full_text # => "2 + 2 = 4."
reply.tool_parts # => array of terminal tool-call parts
reply.reasoning_text # => the model's hidden reasoning, if any
reply.parts_json # => the full ordered parts array, ready for persistence
Synchronous send (no streaming)
result = client.send_message(session_id, "Quick yes/no: is Ruby fun?")
# result is the OpenCode response hash; see API docs for fields.
Lower-level event firehose
If you need raw SSE events (every server tick, todo update, prompt asked/replied), use stream_events directly:
client.stream_events(session_id: session_id) do |event|
puts event[:type] # "message.part.delta", "todo.updated", "session.idle", ...
end
Interactive prompts
When the agent uses the question or permission tools, opencode emits question.asked / permission.asked events. Answer them via:
client.reply_question(request_id: "que_...", answers: [["yes"]])
client.reply_permission(request_id: "per_...", reply: "always")
Error model
Every method that hits the network raises Opencode::Error (or a subclass) on failure. Catch the parent or the specific subclass:
begin
client.health
rescue Opencode::ConnectionError # server unreachable
rescue Opencode::TimeoutError # client-side timeout
rescue Opencode::SessionNotFoundError # 404 on a session
rescue Opencode::StaleSessionError # session.idle never arrived
rescue Opencode::IdleStreamError # mid-turn SSE wedge
rescue Opencode::ServerError # 5xx
rescue Opencode::BadRequestError # 4xx other than 404
rescue Opencode::Error # catch-all
end
Instrumentation
Want to see what the gem is doing? Plug in an adapter. Default behaviour is silent no-op — the gem ships zero opinion about your observability stack.
# stdout for debugging:
Opencode::Instrumentation.adapter = ->(name, payload, &block) {
puts "[#{name}] #{payload.inspect}"
block.call
}
# ActiveSupport::Notifications in a Rails app:
Opencode::Instrumentation.adapter = ->(name, payload, &block) {
ActiveSupport::Notifications.instrument(name, payload, &block)
}
Event names emitted today:
| Event | Payload |
|---|---|
opencode.request |
:method, :path |
Want this in a Rails app?
See examples/conversation_recipe.rb for a ~60-line plain-ActiveRecord blueprint covering session lifecycle (with_lock, update_columns mid-stream snapshots, CAS-safe finalize). Drop it into your app and adapt.
If enough Rails developers do that and want it as a one-liner, we'll ship opencode-rails with acts_as_opencode_session. File an issue if that's you — your issue is the signal.
Position against opencode_client
Want every OpenCode endpoint auto-generated from the OpenAPI spec? Use opencode_client. This gem is the hand-rolled idiomatic alternative — smaller surface, opinionated defaults, block-form streaming. Pick whichever fits how you want to write Ruby.
Compatibility
- Ruby ≥ 3.2
- OpenCode server ≥ 1.15
- Runtime dependency:
activesupport (>= 6.1)— not Rails. ActiveSupport is a standalone helpers gem (blank?,present?,presence,truncate, etc.).
Development
bundle install
bundle exec rake test
12-test smoke covers Client end-to-end against WebMock-stubbed OpenCode endpoints.
License
MIT. See LICENSE.