Gemini AI Chatbot with Translation

This is a chatbot application that uses Google's Gemini AI for generating responses and integrates translation features using the deep_translator library. The chatbot can translate responses into Sinhala or Tamil and also provides text-to-speech capabilities.

Features

• Chat with Google's Gemini AI.
• Translate AI responses to Sinhala or Tamil.
• Text-to-speech functionality for translated responses.
• Streamlit-based user interface for interactive chat experience.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   https://github.com/NishDananjaya/Gemini_chatbot_sinhala.git
   cd gemini-ai-chatbot

2. Create and activate a virtual environment (optional but recommended):

   python -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows, use `venv\Scripts\activate`

3. Install the required packages:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Set up your Google API key by replacing the placeholder in the script or entering it through the Streamlit sidebar during runtime.

Usage

1. Run the Streamlit app:

   streamlit run app.py

2. Open the local Streamlit server link (usually http://localhost:8501) in your web browser.

3. Interact with the chatbot, choose the translation language (Sinhala or Tamil) from the sidebar, and use the "Read" button to listen to the responses.

File Structure

• app.py: Main application script containing the chatbot logic and Streamlit interface.
• requirements.txt: List of required Python packages.

Dependencies

• streamlit: For creating the web interface.
• google-generativeai: For accessing the Gemini AI model.
• deep_translator: For translating text.
• gtts: For converting text to speech.
• uuid: For generating unique identifiers for chat messages.

Configuration

• Google API Key: You need to configure the Google API key for the Gemini AI model. You can either set it directly in the script or input it through the Streamlit sidebar.

Acknowledgements

• Streamlit
• Google Generative AI
• deep_translator
• gTTS

Author

• NishDananjaya
• GitHub Profile