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Best Practices

Overview​

This guide covers best practices for using Gentic effectively and efficiently.

Development Practices​

Code Organization​

// Use consistent naming conventions
const agent = await client.agents.create({
  name: "support-agent",
  description: "Handles customer support inquiries"
});

// Group related functionality
const knowledgeSource = await client.knowledgeSources.create({
  name: "product-docs",
  type: "document",
  config: {
    // Configuration options
  }
});

Error Handling​

try {
  const workflow = await client.workflows.create({
    name: "error-handling-example",
    steps: [
      {
        type: "try",
        config: {
          steps: [
            // Workflow steps
          ],
          catch: {
            type: "agent",
            config: {
              agentId: "error-handler"
            }
          }
        }
      }
    ]
  });
} catch (error) {
  console.error("Workflow creation failed:", error);
  // Handle error appropriately
}

Testing​

// Unit testing
describe("Agent Creation", () => {
  it("should create an agent with valid configuration", async () => {
    const agent = await client.agents.create({
      name: "test-agent",
      description: "Test agent"
    });
    expect(agent).toBeDefined();
  });
});

// Integration testing
describe("Workflow Execution", () => {
  it("should execute workflow successfully", async () => {
    const result = await client.workflows.execute({
      workflowId: "test-workflow",
      input: "test input"
    });
    expect(result.status).toBe("success");
  });
});

Operational Practices​

Monitoring​

// Track workflow execution
const workflow = await client.workflows.create({
  name: "monitored-workflow",
  steps: [
    {
      type: "monitor",
      config: {
        metrics: ["executionTime", "errorRate"],
        alerts: {
          errorRate: {
            threshold: 0.1,
            action: "notify"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  ]
});

Logging​

// Implement structured logging
const logger = {
  info: (message: string, context: any) => {
    console.log(JSON.stringify({
      level: "info",
      message,
      timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
      ...context
    }));
  },
  error: (message: string, error: Error) => {
    console.error(JSON.stringify({
      level: "error",
      message,
      error: error.message,
      stack: error.stack,
      timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
    }));
  }
};

Security​

// Use environment variables for sensitive data
const workflow = await client.workflows.create({
  name: "secure-workflow",
  steps: [
    {
      type: "api",
      config: {
        url: "https://api.example.com",
        headers: {
          "Authorization": `Bearer ${process.env.API_KEY}`
        }
      }
    }
  ]
});

Performance Practices​

Caching​

// Implement caching for frequently accessed data
const workflow = await client.workflows.create({
  name: "cached-workflow",
  steps: [
    {
      type: "cache",
      config: {
        key: "{{input.query}}",
        ttl: 3600 // 1 hour
      }
    }
  ]
});

Resource Management​

// Optimize resource usage
const workflow = await client.workflows.create({
  name: "optimized-workflow",
  steps: [
    {
      type: "resource",
      config: {
        maxConcurrency: 5,
        timeout: 30000 // 30 seconds
      }
    }
  ]
});

Scaling​

// Design for scalability
const workflow = await client.workflows.create({
  name: "scalable-workflow",
  steps: [
    {
      type: "parallel",
      config: {
        maxWorkers: 10,
        steps: [
          // Parallel steps
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
});

Next Steps​