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api_helper.py

@@ -3,30 +3,8 @@ import socketserver
 import os
 import logging
 import asyncio
-# Assuming InferenceBot is available in the same environment or can be imported
-# For demonstration, we'll use a placeholder if not explicitly provided.
-try:
-    from inference_bot import InferenceBot
-except ImportError:
-    logging.warning("InferenceBot not found. Using a placeholder for APIHelper.")
-    class InferenceBot:
-        def __init__(self):
-            self.history = {}
-            self.status_message = "Bot is operational."
-            self.processing_status = {}
-        async def start(self): return "Placeholder Bot started."
-        def clear_conversation_history(self, user_id): self.history[user_id] = []
-        def get_bot_status(self): return self.status_message
-        async def switch_model(self): return "Placeholder model switched."
-        async def handle_message(self, user_id, message): 
-            self.history.setdefault(user_id, []).append(f"User: {message}")
-            response = f"Placeholder Bot received: {message}"
-            self.history[user_id].append(f"Bot: {response}")
-            return response
-        async def abort_processing(self, user_id): return "Placeholder processing aborted."
-        def set_processing_status(self, user_id, message_id): self.processing_status[user_id] = message_id
-        def clear_processing_status(self, user_id): self.processing_status.pop(user_id, None)
-
+from inference_bot import InferenceBot
+import time
 
 # Configure logging
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format='%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')
@@ -65,6 +43,10 @@ class APIHelper:
         except Exception as e:
             logging.error(f"Error in _handle_message_logic for user {user_id}: {str(e)}")
             return f"Error processing message: {str(e)}"
+        
+    def run(self):
+        run_server(self.bot)
+        logging.info("APIHelper is running. Ready to handle requests.")
 
 
 class CopilotRequestHandler(http.server.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
@@ -131,19 +113,16 @@ def run_server(bot_instance: InferenceBot, server_class=http.server.HTTPServer,
     # Attach the APIHelper instance to the handler class
     handler_class.api_helper_instance = api_helper
 
-    server_address = (host, port)
-    httpd = server_class(server_address, handler_class)
-    logging.info(f"Starting Copilot API helper on http://{host}:{port}{COPILOT_PATH}")
-    logging.info(f"Health check available at http://{host}:{port}/health")
+    try:
+        server_address = (host, port)
+        httpd = server_class(server_address, handler_class)
+        logging.info(f"Starting Copilot API helper on http://{host}:{port}{COPILOT_PATH}")
+        logging.info(f"Health check available at http://{host}:{port}/health")
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error(f"Error during server setup: {e}")
+        return # Exit if server setup fails
     try:
         httpd.serve_forever()
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         logging.info("Server shutting down...")
-        httpd.server_close()
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    # In a real deployment, you would pass a properly configured InferenceBot instance here.
-    # For standalone execution, we instantiate the placeholder InferenceBot.
-    logging.warning("Running api_helper.py in standalone mode with a placeholder InferenceBot.")
-    logging.warning("Ensure a proper InferenceBot instance is passed when integrating into a larger system.")
-    run_server(bot_instance=InferenceBot())
+        httpd.server_close()