📘 User Manual UI Enhancements

UserManual.py & UI Integration:

• Added a new dockable widget for the User Manual under the "Help Section" (DockArea.py).
• Integrated multiple tabs:
  • FAQs
  • PDF Manual
  • Support Chat
• Enhanced FAQ section with:
  • Expandable Q&A widgets
  • Live search/filter bar
• Enabled opening PDF user manual in-app or via a new window.
• Applied custom CSS for better readability and user experience.

🔧 Backend Changes

HelpBot.py:

• Implemented user session management using Flask with secure secret keys.
• Integrated langchain_ollama for chatbot functionality.
• Added thread-safe user handling with a UserManager class to manage user data and activity history.
• Configured session timeout and maximum message history per user to support scalability.
• Enhanced chatbot response accuracy via vector-based semantic search using langchain_chroma.

Vector.py:

• Created a vector database using Chroma and OllamaEmbeddings for semantic search.
• Indexed esim_help.csv for efficient document retrieval.
• Optimized vector store initialization and persistence for better performance and faster lookups.

Related Issues

• Resolves session handling and chatbot integration issues.
• Improves accessibility and usability of the in-app help and documentation.

Purpose

• Provide a robust backend for managing sessions and intelligent chatbot interactions.
• Enable semantic search for faster, more relevant help content retrieval.
• Improve user experience by embedding an intuitive, searchable help section into the app.

Approach

• Used Flask for session tracking.
• Integrated LangChain with Chroma vector store for context-aware chatbot responses.
• Designed an interactive, tabbed user manual interface with styling for clarity and ease of use.

📝 Usage Hints

• To make the chatbot functional:

  1. Host the Backend/ folder on a server.
  2. Run HelpBot.py.
  3. Copy the server URL and paste it into src/browser/main.py where the chatbot URL is defined.

• To add more FAQs, simply update the .csv files in:

resources/esim_faq.csv