Merge branch 'main' into aliottoman-patch-11

Author: matz-e

.DS_Store

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 terraform.rc
 
 # Terraform lock files
-*.lock.hcl
+*.lock.hcl
+
+# Apple Users DS_Store
+.DS_Store
+
+#VSC files
+.vscode

.gitignore

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+# WhatsApp GenAI Agent on OCI
+
+This repo helps you set up a WhatsApp Generative AI Agent on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) using WhatsApp Cloud API. For full step by step refer to the pdf instruction.
+
+## Features
+- WhatsApp Cloud API integration
+- OCI Generative AI Agent for intelligent messaging
+- Simple OCI compute setup
+
+## Requirements
+- OCI account
+- Meta for Developers account
+- Python ≥ 3.12
+
+## Quick Setup
+1. Create a WhatsApp Business App in [Meta for Developers](https://developers.facebook.com).
+2. Configure `.env`:
+```env
+ACCESS_TOKEN="<token>"
+APP_ID="<app id>"
+APP_SECRET="<app secret>"
+RECIPIENT_WAID="<phone number>"
+VERSION="v22.0"
+PHONE_NUMBER_ID="<phone number ID>"
+VERIFY_TOKEN="<verify token>"
+ENDPOINT="<OCI endpoint>"
+COMPARTMENT_ID="<OCI compartment ID>"
+AGENT_ENDPOINT_OCID="<OCI agent endpoint>"
+```
+3. Deploy webhook using OCI Starter and OCI Cloud Shell.
+4. Run your app:
+```bash
+pip3 install -r requirements.txt
+python3 run.py
+```
+
+## Testing
+Use Meta’s WhatsApp sandbox for testing, then switch to verified business numbers for production.
+
+## Troubleshooting
+- Confirm Python ≥ 3.12
+- Check `.env` configurations
+
+Refer to full guide for detailed instructions.
+

.vscode/extensions.json

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+from flask import Flask
+from app.config import load_configurations, configure_logging
+from .views import webhook_blueprint
+
+
+def create_app():
+    app = Flask(__name__)
+
+    # Load configurations and logging settings
+    load_configurations(app)
+    configure_logging()
+
+    # Import and register blueprints, if any
+    app.register_blueprint(webhook_blueprint)
+
+    return app