Before you start using XtractFlow API, ensure you have the following prerequisites in place:

Visual Studio

Make sure you have Visual Studio installed on your development machine. If you don't have it, download and install it from Visual Studio Downloads.

 

GdPicture License Key

If you do not already have a GdPicture license, contact our sales team to request a trial.

 

LLM provider API Key

XtractFlow currently supports the following Large Language Model (LLM) providers:

• OpenAI.
• Azure OpenAI.

An account with one of these providers is mandatory for executing LLM inferences.

 

Creating an Open AI account:

Sign up for an OpenAI account to obtain an API key.

 

Creating an Azure Open AI account:

Quickstart: Get started using GPT-35-Turbo and GPT-4 with Azure OpenAI Service

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XtractFlow SDK

XtractFlow SDK is delivered as a NuGet package:

• Name: GdPicture.XtractFlow.
• Target framework: NET 6.0 and higher.
• nuget.org link: https://www.nuget.org/packages/GdPicture.XtractFlow/

To incorporate the NuGet reference into your application:

• Right-click on the project name in the Solution Explorer and click on Mange Nuget Packages…
• In the Browse tab, check 'Include prelease'
• enter “XtractFlow” in the search bar. In the search results, choose GdPicture.XtractFlow and click Install.

 

Machine Vision Resources

Download additional resources from this link, including OCR models or language packs that may be needed.

Extract the contents of the zip and reference the resource folder in your code using the following line:

 Configuration.ResourceFolder = "<PATH_TO_OCR_RESOURCES>";