Method cmd_chat_mode

aider/commands.py:138–203

Switch to a new chat mode

(self, args)

        raise SwitchCoder(main_model=model)

    def cmd_chat_mode(self, args):
        "Switch to a new chat mode"

        from aider import coders

        ef = args.strip()
        valid_formats = OrderedDict(
            sorted(
                (
                    coder.edit_format,
                    coder.__doc__.strip().split("\n")[0] if coder.__doc__ else "No description",
                )
                for coder in coders.__all__
                if getattr(coder, "edit_format", None)
            )
        )

        show_formats = OrderedDict(
            [
                ("help", "Get help about using aider (usage, config, troubleshoot)."),
                ("ask", "Ask questions about your code without making any changes."),
                ("code", "Ask for changes to your code (using the best edit format)."),
                (
                    "architect",
                    (
                        "Work with an architect model to design code changes, and an editor to make"
                        " them."
                    ),
                ),
                (
                    "context",
                    "Automatically identify which files will need to be edited.",
                ),
            ]
        )

        if ef not in valid_formats and ef not in show_formats:
            if ef:
                self.io.tool_error(f'Chat mode "{ef}" should be one of these:\n')
            else:
                self.io.tool_output("Chat mode should be one of these:\n")

            max_format_length = max(len(format) for format in valid_formats.keys())
            for format, description in show_formats.items():
                self.io.tool_output(f"- {format:<{max_format_length}} : {description}")

            self.io.tool_output("\nOr a valid edit format:\n")
            for format, description in valid_formats.items():
                if format not in show_formats:
                    self.io.tool_output(f"- {format:<{max_format_length}} : {description}")

            return

        summarize_from_coder = True
        edit_format = ef

        if ef == "code":
            edit_format = self.coder.main_model.edit_format