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ai_intelligence_layer/config.py

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 """
 Configuration management for AI Intelligence Layer.
 Uses pydantic-settings for environment variable validation.
+Environment variables are loaded via load_dotenv() in main.py.
+Automatically adapts URLs for development vs production environments.
 """
 from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings, SettingsConfigDict
 from typing import Optional
@@ -9,6 +11,10 @@ from typing import Optional
 class Settings(BaseSettings):
     """Application settings loaded from environment variables."""
     
+    # Environment Configuration
+    environment: str = "development"  # "development" or "production"
+    production_url: Optional[str] = None  # e.g., "https://your-app.onrender.com"
+    
     # Gemini API Configuration
     gemini_api_key: str
     gemini_model: str = "gemini-1.5-pro"
@@ -28,7 +34,7 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     fast_mode: bool = True
     
     # Strategy Generation Settings
-    strategy_count: int = 3  # Number of strategies to generate (3 for fast testing)
+    strategy_count: int = 3  # Number of strategies to generate (3 for testing, 20 for production)
     
     # Performance Settings
     brainstorm_timeout: int = 30
@@ -36,11 +42,37 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     gemini_max_retries: int = 3
     
     model_config = SettingsConfigDict(
-        env_file=".env",
-        env_file_encoding="utf-8",
         case_sensitive=False,
         extra="ignore"
     )
+    
+    @property
+    def is_production(self) -> bool:
+        """Check if running in production environment."""
+        return self.environment.lower() == "production"
+    
+    @property
+    def base_url(self) -> str:
+        """Get the base URL for the application."""
+        if self.is_production and self.production_url:
+            return self.production_url
+        return f"http://localhost:{self.ai_service_port}"
+    
+    @property
+    def websocket_url(self) -> str:
+        """Get the WebSocket URL for the application."""
+        if self.is_production and self.production_url:
+            # Replace https:// with wss:// or http:// with ws://
+            return self.production_url.replace("https://", "wss://").replace("http://", "ws://")
+        return f"ws://localhost:{self.ai_service_port}"
+    
+    @property
+    def internal_enrichment_url(self) -> str:
+        """Get the enrichment service URL (internal on Render)."""
+        if self.is_production:
+            # On Render, services communicate internally via localhost
+            return "http://localhost:8000"
+        return self.enrichment_service_url
 
 
 # Global settings instance