app.py

import json
from difflib import get_close_matches
import streamlit as st

def load_knowledge_base(file_path: str) -> dict:
    with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
        data: dict = json.load(file)
    return data

def save_knowledge_base(file_path: str, data: dict):
    with open(file_path, 'w') as file:
        json.dump(data, file, indent=2)

def find_best_match(usr_question: str, questions: list[str]) -> str | None:
    matches: list = get_close_matches(usr_question, questions, n=1, cutoff=0.6)
    return matches[0] if matches else None

def get_answer_for_question(question: str, knowledge_base: dict) -> str | None:
    for q in knowledge_base['questions']:
        if q['question'] == question:
            return q['answer']

st.title("Curious Chat Bot")

knowledge_base: dict = load_knowledge_base('knowledge_base.json')

widget_counter = st.session_state.get('widget_counter', 0)  

user_input = st.text_input("You:", key=f"user_input_{widget_counter}")

if st.button("Ask"):
    widget_counter += 1  

    best_match: str = find_best_match(user_input, [q['question'] for q in knowledge_base['questions']])

    if best_match:
        answer: str = get_answer_for_question(best_match, knowledge_base)
        st.text(f"Bot: {answer}")

    else:
        st.text("Bot: I don't know the answer, please can you teach me?")
        new_answer: str = st.text_input('Type the answer or "skip" to skip:', key=f"user_input_{widget_counter}")
        widget_counter += 1  

        if new_answer.lower() != 'skip':
            st.text("Bot: Thank you! I learnt something new.")
            knowledge_base['questions'].append({'question': user_input, 'answer': new_answer})
            save_knowledge_base('knowledge_base.json', knowledge_base)
            
st.session_state.widget_counter = widget_counter