Update services/client.py

services/client.py

@@ -9,12 +9,15 @@ load_dotenv()
 # constants
 BASE_URL = "https://api.novita.ai/v3/openai"
 MODEL_NAME = "meta-llama/llama-3.2-1b-instruct"
+# Grab the key, but use a dummy string if missing so the server doesn't crash on boot
+my_key = os.environ.get("NOVITA_API_KEY", "dummy_key")
 
 client = OpenAI(
     base_url=BASE_URL,
-    api_key=os.environ.get("NOVITA_API_KEY"),
+    api_key=my_key,
 )
 
+
 def generate_commented_code(code: str, max_token: int):
     system_prompt = (
         "You are a senior software engineer skilled in writing precise comments only. "