utils/gpt_utils.py

import os
import base64
from dotenv import load_dotenv
load_dotenv()

def extract_medicine_name_from_image(image_path: str) -> str:
    """
    Extract medicine name from an image using OpenAI GPT-4o Vision API.
    Falls back to a stub if API key is missing or call fails.
    """
    OPENAI_API_KEY = os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY")
    if not OPENAI_API_KEY:
        # Fallback stub
        base = os.path.basename(image_path)
        name, _ = os.path.splitext(base)
        return name.split("_")[-1] if "_" in name else "Paracetamol"

    try:
        import openai
        openai.api_key = OPENAI_API_KEY

        # Read and encode image
        with open(image_path, "rb") as f:
            image_bytes = f.read()
        encoded_image = base64.b64encode(image_bytes).decode("utf-8")


        # Compose prompt
        prompt = (
            "You are a medical assistant. Extract ONLY the medicine name from this prescription or medicine image. "
            "Respond with just the medicine name, nothing else."
        )

        response = openai.chat.completions.create(
            model="gpt-4o",
            messages=[
                {"role": "system", "content": prompt},
                {
                    "role": "user",
                    "content": [
                        {"type": "text", "text": "Extract the medicine name from this image."},
                        {"type": "image_url", "image_url": {"url": f"data:image/jpeg;base64,{encoded_image}"}}
                    ]
                }
            ],
            max_tokens=32
        )
        content = response.choices[0].message.content.strip()
        # Return only the first line or word as the medicine name
        return content.split("\n")[0].strip()
    except Exception as e:
        # Fallback stub
        base = os.path.basename(image_path)
        name, _ = os.path.splitext(base)
        return name.split("_")[-1] if "_" in name else "Paracetamol"