fixing bugs - header and message exceeding character limit

Messaging_system/Message_generator.py

@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ Common instructor phrases:
 
 ABSOLUTE RULE – OVERRIDES EVERYTHING ELSE:  
 the header and the message **MUST NOT** contain any banned word or phrases(case-insensitive; singular, plural, verb forms, or their derivatives)
-- header < {self.Core.config_file["header_limit"]} and message < {self.Core.config_file["message_limit"]} characters.
+- **important Note:** header must be less than {self.Core.config_file["header_limit"]} and message must be less than {self.Core.config_file["message_limit"]} characters.
+
 
 Banned word:
 {jargon_list}

Messaging_system/MultiMessage.py

@@ -271,32 +271,37 @@ Write the *next* follow up personalized push notification following the instruct
                 "thumbnail_url": None
             }
         else:
-            recommendation_dict = user["recommendation"]
-            content_id = int(recommendation_dict["content_id"])
+            try:
+                recommendation_dict = user["recommendation"]
+                content_id = int(recommendation_dict["content_id"])
 
-            # Extract required fields from found_item
-            web_url_path = recommendation_dict["web_url_path"]
-            title = recommendation_dict["title"]
-            thumbnail_url = recommendation_dict["thumbnail_url"]
+                # Extract required fields from found_item
+                web_url_path = recommendation_dict["web_url_path"]
+                title = recommendation_dict["title"]
+                thumbnail_url = recommendation_dict["thumbnail_url"]
 
-            msg = message.get("message")
-            if isinstance(msg, str):
-                msg = msg.replace('\\', '').replace('"', '')
-            else:
-                msg = str(msg)  # or handle it differently if this shouldn't happen
+                msg = message.get("message")
+                if isinstance(msg, str):
+                    msg = msg.replace('\\', '').replace('"', '')
+                else:
+                    msg = str(msg)  # or handle it differently if this shouldn't happen
+                message["message"] = msg
 
-            # message["message"].replace('\\', '').replace('"', '')
+                # message["message"].replace('\\', '').replace('"', '')
+
+                # Add these to the message dict
+                output_message = {
+                    "header": message.get("header"),
+                    "message": message.get("message"),
+                    "content_id": content_id,
+                    "web_url_path": web_url_path,
+                    "title": title,
+                    "thumbnail_url": thumbnail_url
+                }
+                return output_message
+            except:
+                raise ValueError(f"Parsed response is not a dict: \n\n {message}")
 
-            # Add these to the message dict
-            output_message = {
-                "header": message.get("header"),
-                "message": message.get("message"),
-                "content_id": content_id,
-                "web_url_path": web_url_path,
-                "title": title,
-                "thumbnail_url": thumbnail_url
-            }
-        return output_message
 
     # ===============================================================
     def _remove_from_all(self, recsys_dict, cid):
@@ -368,6 +373,7 @@ Common instructor phrases:
 
 ABSOLUTE RULE – OVERRIDES EVERYTHING ELSE:  
 the header and the message **MUST NOT** contain any banned word or phrases(case-insensitive; singular, plural, verb forms, or their derivatives)
+- **important Note:** header must be less than {self.Core.config_file["header_limit"]} and message must be less than {self.Core.config_file["message_limit"]} characters.
 
 Banned word:
 {jargon_list}