wp-agentic-writer/CLARIFICATION_QUIZ_FIXES.md

Clarification Quiz Fixes - Complete

Issues Fixed

1. ✅ Generate After Clarification

Problem: Quiz answers weren't being passed to article generation, and detectedLanguage was missing.

Fixed:

• Added detectedLanguage: detectedLanguage to the API request in submitAnswers() (line 1083)
• Now language detection flows through properly from clarity check → quiz → generation

2. ✅ Loading Status

Problem: No proper loading state during clarification flow, and no timeout protection.

Fixed:

• Added 2-minute timeout detection (lines 1103-1114)
• Shows user-friendly timeout error message if AI hangs
• Properly clears timeout on completion/error
• setIsLoading( true ) at start, setIsLoading( false ) on completion/error

3. ✅ Separate Conversational and Timeline Messages

Problem: All messages were appearing as chat bubbles, including progress updates like "I'll write...".

Fixed:

• Applied the same progress detection logic from sendMessage() to submitAnswers()
• Progress updates (starting with "I'll", "Writing", "Now", "Creating", etc.) → Timeline entries with ✍️ icon
• Actual conversational content → Chat bubbles
• Removed "~~~ARTICLE~~~" markers properly
• Empty content after cleaning is skipped

Added handlers (lines 1147-1218):

// Check if this looks like a progress update
const isProgressUpdate = /^(I'll|Writing|Now|Creating|Adding|Let me|I'll write)/i.test( cleanContent );

if ( isProgressUpdate ) {
    // Add as timeline entry with ✍️ icon
} else {
    // Add as chat bubble
}

4. ✅ Title Update Handling

Problem: Post title wasn't being updated after generation.

Fixed:

• Added title_update type handler (lines 1130-1131)
• Uses dispatch( 'core/editor' ).editPost( { title: data.title } )
• Same as working implementation in sendMessage()

5. ✅ Status Timeline Updates

Problem: Status updates weren't showing in timeline during generation.

Fixed:

• Added status type handler (lines 1132-1146)
• Updates timeline entry with current status, message, and icon
• Shows "Connecting to AI...", "Creating article outline...", "Writing content..." etc.

6. ✅ Error Handling

Problem: Errors were showing alert() instead of chat messages.

Fixed:

• Changed alert() to proper error chat bubbles (line 1089-1093)
• Errors now appear in the chat interface consistently
• Added error type handler with timeout cleanup (lines 1269-1276)

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Complete Flow Now Works

1. User sends message → Clarity check
2. Clarity check detects language → Stores in detectedLanguage state
3. Quiz appears (if needed) → User answers in detected language
4. User clicks Continue → submitAnswers() called
5. Loading state activated → Timeline shows "Generating article..."
6. API called with:
   • clarificationAnswers: Quiz answers
   • detectedLanguage: Detected from initial prompt
7. Streaming responses:
   • status → Timeline updates (📋, ✍️ icons)
   • title_update → Post title updated
   • conversational_stream → Progress updates in timeline
   • conversational → Actual chat content as bubbles
   • block → Content inserted into editor
   • complete → Timeline shows ✅ + completion message
8. Timeout protection → 2-minute timeout if AI hangs
9. Error handling → User-friendly error messages in chat

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Files Modified

assets/js/sidebar.js

• submitAnswers() function completely rewritten (lines 1046-1299)
• Added: detectedLanguage parameter
• Added: Timeout handling
• Added: Progress/timeline separation
• Added: Title update handling
• Added: Status updates
• Fixed: Error messages (no more alerts)
• Removed: Duplicate code causing syntax errors

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Testing Checklist

Clarification Quiz Flow:

• Quiz appears for vague prompts
• Quiz questions in detected language (Indonesian/English)
• Answers captured correctly
• Continue button triggers generation
• Timeline shows "Generating article..." immediately

Article Generation After Quiz:

• Quiz answers passed to backend
• Detected language passed to backend
• Plan generated in detected language
• Article content in detected language (no mixed language)
• Post title updated correctly
• Progress updates in timeline (not chat bubbles)
• Completion message as chat bubble

Error Handling:

• Timeout shows error message after 2 minutes
• API errors show in chat (not alerts)
• Loading state cleared on error
• User can try again after error

Visual Distinction:

• Timeline entries have icons (📝, ✍️, ✅, ❓)
• Progress updates: "Saya akan menulis..." → Timeline with ✍️
• Conversational: "Halo! Artikel selesai." → Chat bubble
• No "~~~ARTICLE~~~" markers visible
• Status updates update existing timeline entry

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Key Features Now Working

✅ Language Detection Flow: Clarity check → Store → Pass to generation → Enforce in AI ✅ Quiz Integration: Answers properly formatted and passed to backend ✅ Visual Distinction: Timeline vs Chat bubbles clearly separated ✅ Progress Feedback: User sees what's happening in real-time ✅ Title Updates: Post title automatically updated from generated plan ✅ Timeout Protection: 2-minute timeout prevents infinite hanging ✅ Error Handling: User-friendly errors in chat interface ✅ Loading States: Proper loading indication throughout flow

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Status: ✅ All 4 issues fixed Files Modified: 1 (assets/js/sidebar.js) Lines Changed: ~250 lines in submitAnswers() function Testing: Ready for user testing