Function generate_session_title

backend/database.py:639–664

Generate a session title from the first message

(first_message: str, max_length: int = 50)

            return {}

def generate_session_title(first_message: str, max_length: int = 50) -> str:
    """Generate a session title from the first message"""
    # Clean up the message
    title = first_message.strip()
    
    # Remove common prefixes
    prefixes = ["hey", "hi", "hello", "can you", "please", "i want", "i need"]
    title_lower = title.lower()
    for prefix in prefixes:
        if title_lower.startswith(prefix):
            title = title[len(prefix):].strip()
            break
    
    # Capitalize first letter
    if title:
        title = title[0].upper() + title[1:]
    
    # Truncate if too long
    if len(title) > max_length:
        title = title[:max_length].strip() + "..."
    
    # Fallback
    if not title or len(title) < 3:
        title = "New Chat"
    
    return title

# Global database instance
db = ChatDatabase()