Week 4 updates by Aman Naik

Author: amannaik247

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+title: "DMP ’25 Week 4 Update by Aman Naik"
+excerpt: "This week focused on building a basic UI for the chatbot within Sugar and implementing a book recommendation system using the Google Books API."
+category: "DEVELOPER NEWS"
+date: "2025-06-29"
+slug: "2025-06-22-dmp-25-AmanNaik-week04"
+author: "@/constants/MarkdownFiles/authors/amannaik247.md"
+tags: "dmp25,writeactivity,write,sugarlabs,week04,amannaik247"
+image: "assets/Images/c4gt_DMP.png"
+---
+
+<!-- markdownlint-disable -->
+
+# Week 4 Progress Report by Aman Naik
+
+**Project:** [Add an AI-assistant to the Write Activity](https://github.com/sugarlabs/write-activity/issues/52)  
+**Mentors:** [Walter Bender](https://github.com/walterbender), [Ibiam Chihurumnaya](https://github.com/chimosky)  
+**Reporting Period:** 2025-06-22 – 2025-06-28  
+
+---
+
+## Goals for This Week
+
+- **Goal 1:** Create some UI to test the demo chatbot inside Sugar  
+- **Goal 2:** Develop a book recommendation feature for the demo application  
+
+---
+
+## This Week’s Achievements
+
+1. **Built a Basic Chatbot UI Inside Sugar**  
+   - Created an initial UI within Sugar using the demo logic from the Streamlit version as reference.  
+   - Implemented a basic sidebar within the activity that allows students to converse with the chatbot while simultaneously viewing the story context.  
+   - The framework generated from the conversation is currently being saved as a JSON file. UI for displaying the framework is still under development and will be added later.
+
+   ![User interface(sidebar) and AI generated responses](assets/Images/aman-naik-week4-img1.png)
+
+2. **Implemented Book Recommendation Feature**  
+   - Integrated the Google Books API to recommend the top 3 similar books based on the conversation with the AI assistant.  
+   - The goal is to inspire children by connecting their creative stories with real-world books.  
+   - Based on mentor feedback, I will prioritize refining the chatbot and story framework builder before expanding the recommendation feature.
+
+   ![Book recommendations based on the conversation fro streamlit demo](assets/Images/aman-naik-week4-img2.png)
+   
+---
+
+## Challenges & How I Overcame Them
+
+- **Challenge:** Integrating the chatbot into Sugar and dealing with GTK  
+  **Solution:** As I had limited experience with GTK, I faced difficulties while setting up the interface. Additionally, the initial setup used Groq's SDK, which wasn’t compatible with Sugar. I refactored the code to use the `requests` module for calling Groq’s API instead, which made integration possible without extra dependencies.
+
+- **Challenge:** Displaying the final story framework after clicking the "Create Framework" button  
+  **Solution:** I’m currently working on UI design ideas to present the story structure in a child-friendly and intuitive way. I’ll be discussing different visual layouts with my mentors in the upcoming meeting to finalize a clear and engaging format.
+
+---
+
+## Key Learnings
+
+**Integrated AI Chatbot Into Sugar's UI Framework**  
+   - Learned how to work with GTK and adapt web-based chatbot logic into a desktop environment suitable for Sugar.
+
+**Designed Book Recommendation Feature Using Google Books API**  
+   - Built a feature that enriches the student’s experience by recommending related books based on the story they are writing.
+
+**Improved Problem-Solving Skills While Debugging API and GTK Issues**  
+   - Encountered real-world software integration issues and learned how to handle dependency mismatches and platform limitations effectively.
+
+---
+
+## Next Week’s Roadmap
+
+- Finalize the UI for the story framework display  
+- Focus on polishing the conversational flow of the AI assistant  
+- Exploring LLM's to be used instead of Groq API for AWS integration  
+
+---
+
+## Acknowledgments
+
+Grateful to my mentors, the Sugar Labs community, and fellow contributors for their continuous support and insightful suggestions throughout the week!
+
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