Make OPENAI_ASSISTANT_ID optional, and work with current setup flow.

Author: ibigio

.env.example

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 # Create an OpenAI API key at https://platform.openai.com/account/api-keys
 OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-123..."
-# Create an OpenAI Assistant at https://platform.openai.com/account/assistants.
+
+# (optional) Create an OpenAI Assistant at https://platform.openai.com/assistants.
 # IMPORTANT! Be sure to enable file search and code interpreter tools.
 OPENAI_ASSISTANT_ID="123..."

README.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 A quick-start template using the OpenAI [Assistants API](https://platform.openai.com/docs/assistants/overview) with [Next.js](https://nextjs.org/docs).
 <br/>
 <br/>
-![openai_assistants_quickstart](https://github.com/openai/openai-assistants-quickstart-internal/assets/25421602/3ea9c3d9-2bc6-410a-a7bf-dcae03cae899)
+![OpenAI Assistants API Quickstart](https://github.com/openai/openai-assistants-quickstart/assets/27232/755e85e9-3ea4-421f-b202-3b0c435ea270)
 
 ## Quickstart Setup
 
@@ -14,15 +14,14 @@ git clone https://github.com/openai/openai-assistants-quickstart.git
 cd openai-assistants-quickstart
 ```
 
-### 2. Set your [OpenAI API key](https://platform.openai.com/api-keys) and [OpenAI Assistant ID](https://platform.openai.com/account/assistants)
+### 2. Set your [OpenAI API key](https://platform.openai.com/api-keys)
 
-Copy `.env.example` and rename it to `.env` and enter your API keys. When you create an OpenAI Assistant, **be sure to enable file search and code interpreter tools.**
-
-```env
-OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-123..."
-OPENAI_ASSISTANT_ID="123..."
+```shell
+export OPENAI_API_KEY="sk_..."
 ```
 
+(or in `.env.example` and rename it to `.env`).
+
 ### 3. Install dependencies
 
 ```shell
@@ -40,6 +39,7 @@ npm run dev
 ## Deployment
 
 You can deploy this project to Vercel or any other platform that supports Next.js.
+
 [![Deploy with Vercel](https://vercel.com/button)](https://vercel.com/new/clone?repository-url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fopenai%2Fopenai-assistants-quickstart&env=OPENAI_API_KEY,OPENAI_ASSISTANT_ID&envDescription=API%20Keys%20and%20Instructions&envLink=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fopenai%2Fopenai-assistants-quickstart%2Fblob%2Fmain%2F.env.example)
 
 ## Overview
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ The main logic for chat will be found in the `Chat` component in `app/components
 
 ### Main Components
 
-- `app/components/chat.tsx` - handles chat chat rendering, [streaming](https://platform.openai.com/docs/assistants/overview?context=with-streaming), and [function call](https://platform.openai.com/docs/assistants/tools/function-calling/quickstart?context=streaming&lang=node.js) forwarding
+- `app/components/chat.tsx` - handles chat rendering, [streaming](https://platform.openai.com/docs/assistants/overview?context=with-streaming), and [function call](https://platform.openai.com/docs/assistants/tools/function-calling/quickstart?context=streaming&lang=node.js) forwarding
 - `app/components/file-viewer.tsx` - handles uploading, fetching, and deleting files for [file search](https://platform.openai.com/docs/assistants/tools/file-search)
 
 ### Endpoints

app/assistant-config.ts

@@ -1 +1,5 @@
-export const assistantId = process.env.OPENAI_ASSISTANT_ID; // set your assistant ID here
+export let assistantId = ""; // set your assistant ID here
+
+if (assistantId === "") {
+  assistantId = process.env.OPENAI_ASSISTANT_ID;
+}