Refactor startup message handling and improve trivia JSON parsing; remove startup message function and add JSON extraction utility.

app.py

@@ -38,15 +38,6 @@ app = FastAPI()
 # Global inactivity tracker
 last_message_time = time.time()
 
-# --- Startup Announcement ---
-def send_startup_message():
-    if BOT_STATUS_CHAT:
-        msg = "🌟 Hi! I'm Eve, your friendly AI assistant. I'm now live and ready to help you with images, voice replies, and more!"
-        # Use a dummy message_id "startup"
-        send_message("startup", BOT_STATUS_CHAT, msg)
-    else:
-        logging.warning("BOT_STATUS_CHAT is not set; startup message not sent.")
-
 # --- Inactivity Monitor ---
 def inactivity_monitor():
     global last_message_time
@@ -282,20 +273,27 @@ async def whatsapp_webhook(request: Request):
             "Generate a trivia question and answer in JSON format like this: "
             "{\"question\": \"What is the capital of France?\", \"answer\": \"Paris\"}"
         )
+        def extract_json(text):
+            # Try to extract content between ```json ... ```
+            import re
+            match = re.search(r"```(?:json)?\s*(\{.*?\})\s*```", text, re.DOTALL)
+            if match:
+                return match.group(1)
+            return text  # fallback to entire text
+
         try:
-            obj = json.loads(raw)
+            json_text = extract_json(raw)
+            obj = json.loads(json_text)
             if "question" in obj and "answer" in obj:
                 trivia_store[chat] = obj
                 send_message(mid, chat, f"❓ {obj['question']}\nReply with `/answer` to see the answer.")
             else:
                 raise ValueError("Missing expected keys.")
         except Exception as e:
-            # Fallback: notify the user and log the raw response
             logging.error("Trivia JSON parse error: %s, raw response: %s", e, raw)
             send_message(mid, chat, "Failed to generate trivia. Please try again.")
         return {"success": True}
 
-
     if low == "/answer":
         if chat in trivia_store:
             ans = trivia_store.pop(chat)["answer"]
@@ -392,7 +390,5 @@ def index():
     return "Server is running!"
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    # Send startup message on launch
-    send_startup_message()
     import uvicorn
     uvicorn.run(app, host="0.0.0.0", port=7860)