Update chatbot_rag.py

chatbot_rag.py

@@ -54,3 +54,17 @@ def build_qa():
 
     print("✅ QA pipeline ready.")
     return qa
+
+# Build at import time (so it's ready when app runs)
+try:
+    qa_pipeline = build_qa()
+except Exception as e:
+    qa_pipeline = None
+    print("❌ Failed to build QA pipeline:", e)
+
+
+def get_answer(query: str) -> str:
+    """Takes user query and returns chatbot response."""
+    if qa_pipeline is None:
+        return "⚠️ QA pipeline not initialized."
+    return qa_pipeline.run(query)