kom-senapati / bot-verse

Bot Verse is an open-source platform for creating, managing, and sharing AI chatbots. It features secure authentication, chatbot CRUD operations, public bot sharing, and pre-made system bots for common tasks.
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Enhancing a Flask Chatbot Application: Code Review and Best Practices - routes.py #2

Closed Deeptig9138 closed 1 month ago

Deeptig9138 commented 1 month ago

Unused Imports: The import from crypt import methods is not used in the code. This should be removed to clean up the code. Error Handling: Consider adding more comprehensive error handling, especially in database operations User Feedback: Flash messages for actions like creating and updating chatbots are missing, which could improve user experience. Security: Ensure all user inputs are validated and sanitized to prevent SQL injection and XSS attacks. Route Decorators: The route decorators could include more HTTP methods for better RESTful practices (e.g., using PATCH for updates). Code Duplication: The checks for chatbot.user_id != current_user.uid are repeated in several places. This logic could be abstracted into a helper function. Response Handling: When getting a response from the chat_with_chatbot function, handle potential failures gracefully to avoid breaking the flow. Redirect after POST: After certain POST requests, ensure the user is redirected appropriately to avoid double submissions.

Can you please assign this to me @kom-senapati

kom-senapati commented 1 month ago

There are so many issues here. Create an issue for one bug or feature only.

Deeptig9138 commented 1 month ago

There are so many issues here. Create an issue for one bug or feature only.

Would you like to assign any one bug/feature to me? Or if it was for me to choose i would like to work on the security aspects of it

kom-senapati commented 1 month ago

There are so many issues here. Create an issue for one bug or feature only.

Would you like to assign any one bug/feature to me? Or if it was for me to choose i would like to work on the security aspects of it

Ok, you can raise the issue I will assign it. Join the discord as well