Update app.py

app.py

@@ -846,16 +846,22 @@ def cleanup_old_messages(days: int = 30) -> str:
     except Exception as e:
         return f"❌ Failed to clean old messages: {str(e)}"
 
+# ... all imports, classes (ChatMessage, DatabaseManager, ChatStorage, AdvancedSearchManager, SmartAnalyzer), and other code ...
+
 def get_topics_list() -> List[str]:
-    """Retrieve a list of unique topics from the database."""
+    """Retrieve a list of unique topics from the database, ensuring 'journal' is included."""
     try:
         with sqlite3.connect(DATABASE_FILE) as conn:
             cursor = conn.execute('SELECT DISTINCT topic FROM messages ORDER BY topic')
             topics = [row[0] for row in cursor.fetchall()]
-            return ["All Topics"] + topics
+            if not topics:
+                return ["All Topics", "journal"]
+            if "journal" not in topics:
+                topics.append("journal")
+            return ["All Topics"] + sorted(topics)
     except sqlite3.Error as e:
         print(f"❌ Error retrieving topics: {str(e)}")
-        return ["All Topics"]
+        return ["All Topics", "journal"]
 
 def send_message(user_input: str, topic_input: str) -> Tuple[str, str]:
     """Handle sending a user message and getting AI response."""
@@ -996,13 +1002,7 @@ def export_data() -> str:
     except Exception as e:
         return f"❌ Error exporting data: {str(e)}"
 
-# Initialize storage and components
-storage = ChatStorage()
-analyzer = SmartAnalyzer(storage)
-search_manager = AdvancedSearchManager(storage)
-
-
-# Define custom CSS for the Gradio interface
+# Define custom CSS
 custom_css = """
 .response-area {background-color: #f9f9f9; border-radius: 5px; padding: 10px;}
 .input-area {border: 1px solid #ccc; border-radius: 5px;}
@@ -1010,6 +1010,10 @@ custom_css = """
 .analytics-display {font-family: monospace; background-color: #e8f4f8;}
 """
 
+# Initialize storage and components
+storage = ChatStorage()
+analyzer = SmartAnalyzer(storage)
+search_manager = AdvancedSearchManager(storage)
 
 # Main Gradio Interface
 with gr.Blocks(
@@ -1045,7 +1049,7 @@ with gr.Blocks(
                     with gr.Column(scale=1):
                         topic_input = gr.Textbox(
                             label="🏷️ Topic",
-                            value="journal",
+                            value=get_topics_list()[1] if len(get_topics_list()) > 1 else "journal",
                             placeholder="e.g., work, personal, ideas"
                         )
                         send_btn = gr.Button("📤 Send", variant="primary", size="lg")
@@ -1145,7 +1149,7 @@ with gr.Blocks(
     )
     
     topic_filter.change(
-        fn=lambda x: x if x != "All Topics" else None,
+        fn=lambda x: x if x in get_topics_list() and x != "All Topics" else None,
         inputs=topic_filter,
         outputs=topic_filter
     )