Update run.py

run.py

@@ -30,11 +30,17 @@ def respond(state, chat_history, visible_elemIDs):
   internal_state = state
   visible_elemIDs= [e for e in visible_elemIDs 
     if ((str(e) != str(internal_state))|(str(e)=="1"))] # delete some buttons
-  bot_message = f"I was in state \"{previous_state}\" and am now in state \"{internal_state}\". please click another button."
-  chat_history.append((state, bot_message))
-  if(len(visible_elemIDs)==0):
-    print("restore visibility to "+str(list(range(1,len(elemIDs))))) 
-    visible_elemIDs=defaultElemIDs # visibility of all buttons by default (i.e., without textbox)
+  if(str(state) in [str(e) for e in visible_elemIDs]):  # react to Buttons
+    bot_message = f"I was in state \"{previous_state}\" and am now in state \"{internal_state}\". please click another button."
+    chat_history.append((state, bot_message))
+  else: # react to Text-Input
+    internal_state=0
+    bot_message = f"I was in state \"{previous_state}\" and am now in state \"{internal_state}\" and ready to process \"{state}\". please click another button."
+    state=0
+    chat_history.append((state, bot_message))
+  if(len(visible_elemIDs)==0): # if visible_elemIDs has zero length, reset
+    print("restore visibility to "+str(defaultElemIDs)) 
+    visible_elemIDs=defaultElemIDs 
   print("respond:\n\nvisible_elemIDs="+str(visible_elemIDs)+"\n\nbot_message="+str(bot_message))
   return state, chat_history, visible_elemIDs