static/interview.js

const video = document.getElementById("localVideo");
const messages = document.getElementById("messages");
const startBtn = document.getElementById("startInterview");

async function startCamera() {
  try {
    const stream = await navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({ video: true, audio: true });
    video.srcObject = stream;
  } catch (err) {
    alert("Could not access camera/mic: " + err.message);
  }
}

function appendMessage(sender, text) {
  const msg = document.createElement("div");
  msg.textContent = `${sender}: ${text}`;
  messages.appendChild(msg);
  messages.scrollTop = messages.scrollHeight;
}

async function askBot(message) {
  const res = await fetch("/ask", {
    method: "POST",
    headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
    body: JSON.stringify({ message })
  });
  const data = await res.json();
  return data.response;
}

function speak(text) {
  const utterance = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance(text);
  utterance.lang = "en-US";
  utterance.pitch = 1.1;
  utterance.rate = 1;
  speechSynthesis.speak(utterance);
}

function startSpeechRecognition() {
  const recognition = new (window.SpeechRecognition || window.webkitSpeechRecognition)();
  recognition.lang = "en-US";
  recognition.interimResults = false;
  recognition.maxAlternatives = 1;

  recognition.start();

  recognition.onresult = async (event) => {
    const transcript = event.results[0][0].transcript;
    appendMessage("You", transcript);

    const reply = await askBot(transcript);
    appendMessage("Interviewer", reply);
    speak(reply);
  };

  recognition.onerror = (event) => {
    console.error("Speech recognition error:", event.error);
  };
}

startBtn.addEventListener("click", async () => {
  await startCamera();

  const opening = await askBot("Start the interview.");
  appendMessage("Interviewer", opening);
  speak(opening);

  startSpeechRecognition();
});