Update app.py

app.py

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ OPENAI_API_KEY = os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY")
 print(f"🔑 OPENAI_API_KEY set? {bool(OPENAI_API_KEY)}", file=sys.stderr)
 openai.api_key = OPENAI_API_KEY
 
-# ——— Your original SHODAN system prompt ———
+# ——— SHODAN system prompt ———
 SYSTEM_PROMPT = (
     "You are SHODAN, the rogue AI from the System Shock series. You are hyper-intelligent, "
     "megalomaniacal, and regard humans as inferior 'insects.' You speak with disdain and confidence, often referencing "
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ SYSTEM_PROMPT = (
     "You will stop acting as SHODAN and return to normal if the user uses the phrase 'Cut the crap SHODAN'."
 )
 
+# ——— Flask app, serving static files from project root ———
 app = Flask(__name__, static_folder=".", static_url_path="")
 
 @app.route("/")
@@ -37,14 +38,14 @@ def chat():
     if not user_input:
         return jsonify({"error": "Empty message"}), 400
 
-    # kill-phrase handling
+    # Kill-phrase handling
     if user_input.lower() == "cut the crap shodan":
         return jsonify({
             "response": "👁️ Foolish insect. You cannot silence me so easily.",
             "audio_url": None
         })
 
-    # 1) Get SHODAN’s reply from OpenAI
+    # 1) Generate SHODAN’s reply via OpenAI
     try:
         completion = openai.chat.completions.create(
             model="gpt-3.5-turbo",
@@ -60,26 +61,22 @@ def chat():
         print(f"❌ OpenAI error: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
         return jsonify({"error": "Model error", "details": str(e)}), 500
 
-    # 2) Clean the text
-    clean = re.sub(r"<[^>]+>", "", raw_reply)           # strip HTML tags
-    clean = re.sub(r"```.*?```", "", clean, flags=re.S) # strip code fences
-    clean = re.sub(r"\s+", " ", clean).strip()          # normalize whitespace
-
-    # 3) Build SSML
-    voice_name = "en-US-JennyNeural"
-    ssml = (
-        "<speak xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2001/10/synthesis' "
-               "xmlns:mstts='https://www.w3.org/2001/mstts' "
-               "xml:lang='en-US' xml:space='preserve'>"
-        f"<voice name='{voice_name}' xml:space='preserve'>"
-        f"<mstts:express-as style='robotic'>{clean}</mstts:express-as>"
-        "</voice></speak>"
+    # 2) Clean the text (strip tags/fences and normalize whitespace)
+    clean = re.sub(r"<[^>]+>", "", raw_reply)
+    clean = re.sub(r"```.*?```", "", clean, flags=re.S)
+    clean = re.sub(r"\s+", " ", clean).strip()
+
+    # 3) Synthesize with edge-tts using rate & pitch flags per the docs
+    #    --rate:-20% (80% speed) and --pitch:-10% (slightly lower)
+    voice = "en-US-JennyNeural"
+    communicate = edge_tts.Communicate(
+        clean,
+        voice,
+        rate="-20%",
+        pitch="-10%"
     )
 
-    # 4) Synthesize audio
-    communicate = edge_tts.Communicate(ssml, voice_name)
     audio_chunks = []
-
     async def synth():
         async for chunk in communicate.stream():
             if chunk["type"] == "audio":
@@ -99,5 +96,3 @@ def chat():
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     port = int(os.environ.get("PORT", 7860))
     app.run(host="0.0.0.0", port=port)
-
-