Update app.py

app.py

@@ -33,13 +33,16 @@ with open("technical_interviewer_prompt.txt", "r") as file:
 
 st.title("Real-World Programming Question Mock Interview")
 
-# Initialize chat history in session state
+# Initialize session state variables
 if "messages" not in st.session_state:
     st.session_state.messages = []
 
 if "follow_up_mode" not in st.session_state:
     st.session_state.follow_up_mode = False  # Tracks whether we're in follow-up mode
 
+if "generated_question" not in st.session_state:
+    st.session_state.generated_question = None  # Stores the generated question for persistence
+
 # Function to find the top 1 most similar question based on user input
 def find_top_question(query):
     # Generate embedding for the query
@@ -102,6 +105,9 @@ if generate_button:
     # Generate response using GPT-4 with detailed prompt and debugging logs
     response = generate_response([{"role": "assistant", "content": question_generation_prompt}, {"role": "user", "content": detailed_prompt}])
 
+    # Store generated question in session state for persistence in sidebar
+    st.session_state.generated_question = response
+
     # Display assistant response in chat message container and add to session history
     with st.chat_message("assistant"):
         st.markdown(response)
@@ -135,6 +141,13 @@ if st.session_state.follow_up_mode:
         
         st.session_state.messages.append({"role": "assistant", "content": assistant_response})
 
+# Sidebar content to display persistent generated question
+st.sidebar.markdown("## Generated Question")
+if st.session_state.generated_question:
+    st.sidebar.markdown(st.session_state.generated_question)
+else:
+    st.sidebar.markdown("_No question generated yet._")
+
 st.sidebar.markdown("""
 ## About
 This is a Real-World Interview Question Generator powered by OpenAI's API.