@rlazo Would you be opposed to changing internal val method: HarmBlockMethod = HarmBlockMethod.PROBABILITY to internal val method: HarmBlockMethod? = null ?

SafetySetting.method is specifically documented as "Optional" in the Vertex AI REST API docs and annotated as (google.api.field_behavior) = OPTIONAL in the proto (the category and threshold are (google.api.field_behavior) = REQUIRED).

@hsubox76 It looks like method is required in the JavaScript SDK -- though not strictly enforced by the TypeScript compiler IIUC.

cc: @cynthiajoan Since I think the Dart implementation is still pending.

On the server side, the Python SDK defaults this to None.

cc: @rachelsaunders I linked to the Cloud docs since there isn't anything about HarmBlockMethod in https://firebase.google.com/docs/vertex-ai/safety-settings.

https://firebase.google.com/docs/vertex-ai/safety-settings

Thanks for this additional flag. I think this will fall within the scope of the same ticket that I filed in response to the comment thread in the other PR.