test_connection() returns different type of object, depending on whether ollama server is running.

[otoomet]

When the server is running, I get

> test_connection()
Ollama local server running
<httr2_response>
GET http://localhost:11434/
Status: 200 OK
Content-Type: text/plain
Body: In memory (17 bytes)

Note: this is a httr2_response object

When the server is not running, I get

> test_connection()
Ollama local server not running or wrong server.
Download and launch Ollama app to run the server. Visit https://ollama.com or https://github.com/ollama/ollama
<httr2_request>
GET http://localhost:11434
Body: empty

Note: this is httr2_request object.

The documentation states that:

Value
    A httr2 response object.

I'd expect the function to return an object of the same class in both cases, and the documentation to match the behavior.

A related note: it would be great to add another function, or maybe an argument (e.g. logical = TRUE), so that the function would return TRUE/FALSE. This would simplify testing in the code whether the server is running. Even if the result would correspond to the documentation, I need to test it using httr2 functionality, which is (slightly) more complex. There could also be another option (eg quietly = TRUE) to suppress the messages on screen.

[hauselin]

Thanks for the suggestion! I'll take a look and implement in the next version!

[hauselin]

The function now returns boolean instead of httr2_response object.

[otoomet]

Thanks :-)

Will take a look when back at my work computer!

[hauselin]

I actually made a few changes so as to not break other packages that rely on ollamar. All the changes should address your issues above. See https://hauselin.github.io/ollama-r/reference/test_connection.html