Enhance AI_ChatBot to modern competitive standards#2
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Pull request overview
This PR is a major full-stack upgrade of a simple Tkinter chatbot. It refactors the core ai_chatbot.py into an importable module with three classes (SimpleBot, LLMBot, ChatBot), adds a Streamlit web UI, a FastAPI REST backend, a pytest test suite, Docker support, a GitHub Actions CI workflow, and an updated README.
Changes:
- Core refactor (
ai_chatbot.py): ExtractedSimpleBot,LLMBot, andChatBotfacade with auto-backend selection; moved GUI under__main__guard; added conversation history management - New interfaces (
web_demo.py,api.py): Streamlit web UI with per-session state and streaming; FastAPI REST API withPOST /chat,POST /train,DELETE /sessions/{id},GET /health - Tooling (
test_chatbot.py,Dockerfile,.github/workflows/ci.yml,requirements.txt,.gitignore,README.md): 19 pytest tests, Docker multi-mode image, CI lint→test→build pipeline, updated docs
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ai_chatbot.py |
Core refactor: SimpleBot, LLMBot, ChatBot facade, conversation history, Tkinter GUI under __main__ |
api.py |
FastAPI REST backend with per-session bots, /chat, /train, /health, /sessions/{id} endpoints |
web_demo.py |
Streamlit web UI with per-session state and streaming token output in LLM mode |
test_chatbot.py |
pytest test suite covering SimpleBot, ChatBot, and all API endpoints |
requirements.txt |
Adds openai, streamlit, fastapi, uvicorn, python-dotenv, pytest, httpx |
Dockerfile |
Single image with MODE build arg switching between Streamlit (8501) and uvicorn (8000) |
.github/workflows/ci.yml |
CI: lint with flake8, pytest, Docker build for both modes |
.gitignore |
Replaces .gitignore.txt with a proper .gitignore |
README.md |
Full overhaul with quick start, architecture diagram, API reference, Docker usage, CI badge |
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| with open(temp_csv_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as fh: | ||
| fh.write("dialog_id,line_id,text\n") | ||
| for i in range(0, len(lines) - 1, 2): | ||
| q, a = lines[i].strip(), lines[i + 1].strip() | ||
| if q and a: | ||
| dialog_id += 1 | ||
| fh.write(f"{dialog_id},1,{q}\n") | ||
| fh.write(f"{dialog_id},2,{a}\n") |
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The _parse_kaggle_dialogs function writes CSV rows using raw f-string formatting (f"{dialog_id},1,{q}\n") without escaping the values. If a dialog line (q or a) contains a comma, the resulting CSV will have extra fields and csv.reader in SimpleBot.train will misparse the row — the text will be split at the comma and end up in unexpected columns. This means commas in dialog text, which are common in natural language, will silently corrupt the trained data. The function should use Python's csv.writer to write rows so that values are properly quoted when needed.
| with open(temp_csv_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as fh: | |
| fh.write("dialog_id,line_id,text\n") | |
| for i in range(0, len(lines) - 1, 2): | |
| q, a = lines[i].strip(), lines[i + 1].strip() | |
| if q and a: | |
| dialog_id += 1 | |
| fh.write(f"{dialog_id},1,{q}\n") | |
| fh.write(f"{dialog_id},2,{a}\n") | |
| with open(temp_csv_path, "w", encoding="utf-8", newline="") as fh: | |
| writer = csv.writer(fh) | |
| writer.writerow(["dialog_id", "line_id", "text"]) | |
| for i in range(0, len(lines) - 1, 2): | |
| q, a = lines[i].strip(), lines[i + 1].strip() | |
| if q and a: | |
| dialog_id += 1 | |
| writer.writerow([dialog_id, 1, q]) | |
| writer.writerow([dialog_id, 2, a]) |
| @app.post("/train", response_model=TrainResponse) | ||
| def train(request: TrainRequest): | ||
| """Reload pattern-matching data from a CSV file on the server. | ||
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| The file must exist on the server filesystem. This endpoint only | ||
| affects future sessions created after the reload (existing sessions | ||
| keep their current bot instance). | ||
| """ | ||
| if not os.path.exists(request.dialog_file): | ||
| raise HTTPException( | ||
| status_code=404, | ||
| detail=f"File not found: {request.dialog_file}", | ||
| ) |
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The /train endpoint accepts an arbitrary filesystem path (dialog_file) supplied by the caller and reads it directly from the server's filesystem. This is a server-side path traversal / arbitrary file read vulnerability. An attacker can supply any path (e.g., /etc/passwd) and the server will attempt to open and parse it. Additionally, clearing all sessions (line 147) as a side effect of training disrupts all ongoing user conversations, which is a denial-of-service risk when the endpoint is reachable without authentication. There is no authentication or authorization check on this endpoint. At minimum, the path should be validated against a whitelist of allowed directories, and the endpoint should be protected with authentication.
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| import os | ||
| import tempfile |
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The tempfile module is imported at the top of test_chatbot.py but is never used anywhere in the file. This is a dead import that should be removed.
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| def test_chat_creates_session(self, api_client): | ||
| client, _ = api_client | ||
| resp = client.post("/chat", json={"message": "hello"}) | ||
| assert resp.status_code == 200 | ||
| data = resp.json() | ||
| assert "reply" in data | ||
| assert "session_id" in data | ||
| assert data["mode"] in ("llm", "pattern") |
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TestAPI.test_chat_creates_session sends {"message": "hello"} without providing a session_id, so the api_client fixture's pre-populated "test-session" bot (which uses the test dialog data) is not used. Instead, a new ChatBot() is created inside _get_or_create_session, which will try to load from Kaggle or the local dialog.csv. In CI (where Kaggle is unavailable and dialog.csv may not be present), the new bot will fall back to default responses — the test currently only checks "reply" in data so it still passes, but the test is not actually testing the offline-mode bot with known data. This also means the test could behave differently in different environments.
| if [ \"$MODE\" = 'api' ]; then \ | ||
| uvicorn api:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000; \ | ||
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| streamlit run web_demo.py --server.port 8501 --server.address 0.0.0.0; \ |
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The streamlit run command in the Dockerfile does not pass --server.headless true. Without this flag, Streamlit may try to open a browser window or attempt to connect to external services (e.g., for telemetry/usage reporting) on startup inside the container, which can cause unnecessary delays or errors in headless environments. The flag --server.headless true should be added to the run command.
| streamlit run web_demo.py --server.port 8501 --server.address 0.0.0.0; \ | |
| streamlit run web_demo.py --server.headless true --server.port 8501 --server.address 0.0.0.0; \ |
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| # Per-session bots (keyed by session_id string) | ||
| _sessions: dict[str, ChatBot] = {} |
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The _sessions dictionary in api.py has no eviction policy — sessions are created forever and never cleaned up unless explicitly deleted via DELETE /sessions/{id}. In an LLM deployment or any moderate-traffic scenario, each session holds a ChatBot (and potentially an OpenAI client). The dictionary will grow without bound, consuming memory indefinitely. Consider adding a TTL-based expiry (e.g., using a timestamp per session and evicting stale ones on each request or via a background task) or a maximum session cap.
| """Reload pattern-matching data from a CSV file on the server. | ||
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| The file must exist on the server filesystem. This endpoint only | ||
| affects future sessions created after the reload (existing sessions | ||
| keep their current bot instance). | ||
| """ | ||
| if not os.path.exists(request.dialog_file): | ||
| raise HTTPException( | ||
| status_code=404, | ||
| detail=f"File not found: {request.dialog_file}", | ||
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| # Retrain a fresh bot and store it as the template for new sessions | ||
| fresh_bot = ChatBot(dialog_file=request.dialog_file, force_offline=True) | ||
| patterns = fresh_bot.pattern_count | ||
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| # Clear all existing sessions so next requests pick up new data | ||
| _sessions.clear() |
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The train endpoint docstring states "This endpoint only affects future sessions created after the reload (existing sessions keep their current bot instance)," but the implementation unconditionally calls _sessions.clear() on line 147, which destroys all existing sessions, contradicting the documented behaviour. Either the implementation should be updated to match the docstring (i.e., not clear existing sessions) or the docstring should be corrected to state that all sessions are reset.
| def train(self, dialog_file: str) -> None: | ||
| try: | ||
| with open(dialog_file, encoding="utf-8") as file: | ||
| reader = csv.reader(file) | ||
| next(reader) # Skip header row | ||
| current_dialog = None | ||
| question = None | ||
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| next(reader) # skip header | ||
| question: Optional[str] = None | ||
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| for row in reader: | ||
| if len(row) >= 3: # dialog_id, line_id, text | ||
| dialog_id = row[0] | ||
| if len(row) >= 3: | ||
| line_id = row[1] | ||
| text = row[2] | ||
| if line_id == '1': # This is a question/prompt | ||
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| if line_id == "1": | ||
| question = text.lower() | ||
| elif line_id == '2' and question: # This is a response | ||
| if question not in self.responses: | ||
| self.responses[question] = [] | ||
| self.responses[question].append(text) | ||
| elif line_id == "2" and question: | ||
| self.responses.setdefault(question, []).append(text) | ||
| question = None | ||
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| print(f"Trained with {len(self.responses)} dialog patterns") | ||
| except Exception as e: | ||
| print(f"Error loading training data: {e}") | ||
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| def get_response(self, message): | ||
| message = message.lower() | ||
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| # Check for exact matches | ||
| if message in self.responses: | ||
| return random.choice(self.responses[message]) | ||
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| # Check for partial matches | ||
| for pattern, responses in self.responses.items(): | ||
| if pattern in message or message in pattern: | ||
| return random.choice(responses) | ||
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| # Return default response if no match | ||
| except Exception as exc: | ||
| print(f"Error loading training data: {exc}") | ||
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The SimpleBot.train method appends new patterns to the existing self.responses dictionary without clearing it first. When ChatBot.train is called (e.g., via the /train API endpoint or in the test_retrain test), the old patterns from the previous training session are merged with the new patterns rather than replaced. The test test_retrain happens to pass because it only asserts that the new pattern can be found, not that old patterns are gone. However, calling train multiple times with different data will accumulate stale patterns. If re-training is intended as a full replacement, the method should clear self.responses before loading new data.
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| # Load .env if available | ||
| try: | ||
| from dotenv import load_dotenv |
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The os module is imported at the top of web_demo.py but is never used anywhere in the file. This dead import should be removed.
| import os | |
| import streamlit as st | |
| # Load .env if available | |
| try: | |
| from dotenv import load_dotenv | |
| import streamlit as st | |
| # Load .env if available | |
| try: | |
| from dotenv import load_dotenv | |
| try: | |
| from dotenv import load_dotenv |
| @st.cache_resource | ||
| def _get_bot_factory() -> ChatBot: | ||
| """Return a template bot (loads data once); actual per-session bots copy from this.""" | ||
| return ChatBot() | ||
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| # Per-session bot stored in session_state so each browser tab/user gets its own history | ||
| if "bot" not in st.session_state: | ||
| st.session_state.bot = _get_bot_factory() | ||
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| bot: ChatBot = st.session_state.bot | ||
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The _get_bot_factory() function is decorated with @st.cache_resource, which makes it return the same singleton ChatBot instance for all users and sessions. However, the code then assigns this shared instance directly to each new st.session_state.bot (line 50). This means all concurrent users/browser tabs share the same ChatBot object, including its mutable .history list. When one user chats, their messages are added to the history and will be passed as context in other users' conversations, causing cross-session contamination.
The docstring even says "actual per-session bots copy from this," but no copy is ever made. To fix this properly, each session should get its own freshly constructed ChatBot instance (not a copy of the cached one). The @st.cache_resource decorator should be used only for shared resources like loaded data/models, not for the bot instance itself — or a deep copy should be made when assigning to session_state.
| @st.cache_resource | |
| def _get_bot_factory() -> ChatBot: | |
| """Return a template bot (loads data once); actual per-session bots copy from this.""" | |
| return ChatBot() | |
| # Per-session bot stored in session_state so each browser tab/user gets its own history | |
| if "bot" not in st.session_state: | |
| st.session_state.bot = _get_bot_factory() | |
| bot: ChatBot = st.session_state.bot | |
| def _create_bot() -> ChatBot: | |
| """Return a new ChatBot instance for this session.""" | |
| return ChatBot() | |
| # Per-session bot stored in session_state so each browser tab/user gets its own history | |
| if "bot" not in st.session_state: | |
| st.session_state.bot = _create_bot() | |
| bot: ChatBot = st.session_state.bot |
Single-file Tkinter chatbot upgraded to a full-stack AI assistant with LLM backend, web UI, REST API, tests, CI, and Docker support.
Core Refactor —
ai_chatbot.pySimpleBot(offline CSV patterns),LLMBot(OpenAI Chat Completions w/ streaming),ChatBot(unified facade)ChatBotauto-selects backend: LLM whenOPENAI_API_KEYis set, pattern-matching otherwise — no code change required to switch__main__guard; module is now safely importableNew Interfaces
web_demo.py— Streamlit UI; per-sessionChatBotviasession_state; streaming token output in LLM modeapi.py— FastAPI REST backend withPOST /chat,POST /train,DELETE /sessions/{id},GET /health; per-session conversation isolationTooling
test_chatbot.py— 19 pytest tests coveringSimpleBot,ChatBot(history, streaming, cap, retrain), and all API endpointsDockerfile— single image,MODE=web(Streamlit :8501) orMODE=api(uvicorn :8000) via build arg.github/workflows/ci.yml— lint → test → Docker build;permissions: contents: readon all jobsrequirements.txt— addsopenai,streamlit,fastapi,uvicorn,python-dotenv,pytest,httpxREADME.md— full overhaul: quick start, architecture diagram, API reference, Docker usage, CI badge.gitignore— replaced misnamed.gitignore.txtwith a proper.gitignoreWarning
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