chatmastermind/commands/question.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import sys
 import argparse
 from pathlib import Path
 from itertools import zip_longest
+from copy import deepcopy
 from ..configuration import Config
 from ..chat import ChatDB
 from ..message import Message, MessageFilter, MessageError, Question, source_code
@@ -105,11 +106,37 @@ def make_request(ai: AI, chat: ChatDB, message: Message, args: argparse.Namespac
         print(response.tokens)
 
 
-def repeat_messages(messages: list[Message], ai: AI, chat: ChatDB, args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
+def make_msg_args(msg: Message, args: argparse.Namespace) -> argparse.Namespace:
+    """
+    Takes an existing message and CLI arguments, and returns modified args based
+    on the members of the given message. Used e.g. when repeating messages, where
+    it's necessary to determine the correct AI, module and output tags to use
+    (either from the existing message or the given args).
+    """
+    msg_args = args
+    # if AI, model or output tags have not been specified,
+    # use those from the original message
+    if (args.AI is None
+       or args.model is None  # noqa: W503
+       or args.output_tags is None  # noqa: W503
+       or len(args.output_tags) == 0):  # noqa: W503
+        msg_args = deepcopy(args)
+        if args.AI is None and msg.ai is not None:
+            msg_args.AI = msg.ai
+        if args.model is None and msg.model is not None:
+            msg_args.model = msg.model
+        if (args.output_tags is None or len(args.output_tags) == 0) and msg.tags is not None:
+            msg_args.output_tags = msg.tags
+    return msg_args
+
+
+def repeat_messages(messages: list[Message], chat: ChatDB, args: argparse.Namespace, config: Config) -> None:
     """
     Repeat the given messages using the given arguments.
     """
+    ai: AI
     for msg in messages:
+        ai = create_ai(make_msg_args(msg, args), config)
         print(f"--------- Repeating message '{msg.msg_id()}': ---------")
         # overwrite the latest message if requested or empty
         # -> but not if it's in the DB!
@@ -139,11 +166,10 @@ def question_cmd(args: argparse.Namespace, config: Config) -> None:
         message = create_message(chat, args)
     if args.create:
         return
-    # create the correct AI instance
-    ai: AI = create_ai(args, config)
 
     # === ASK ===
     if args.ask:
+        ai: AI = create_ai(args, config)
         make_request(ai, chat, message, args)
     # === REPEAT ===
     elif args.repeat is not None:
@@ -158,7 +184,7 @@ def question_cmd(args: argparse.Namespace, config: Config) -> None:
         # repeat given message(s)
         else:
             repeat_msgs = chat.msg_find(args.repeat, loc='disk')
-        repeat_messages(repeat_msgs, ai, chat, args)
+        repeat_messages(repeat_msgs, chat, args, config)
     # === PROCESS ===
     elif args.process is not None:
         # TODO: process either all questions without an