From f22dfbd0656d0c1c9b8c22be08d505564323f75d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Shanmuga Krishnan S M <shanmugakrishnan.240293@aids.ritchennai.edu.in>
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:37:26 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Support VITE_API_URL and VITE_CHATBOT_URL environment
 variables for hosted builds

---
 src/lib/utils.ts | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/lib/utils.ts b/src/lib/utils.ts
index 5fa9fc6..776f3be 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils.ts
@@ -22,11 +22,19 @@ export function truncate(str: string, n: number): string {
 }
 
 export const getBackendUrl = (path: string = ''): string => {
+  const envUrl = import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL;
+  if (envUrl) {
+    return `${envUrl.endsWith('/') ? envUrl.slice(0, -1) : envUrl}${path}`;
+  }
   const host = window.location.hostname;
   return `http://${host}:8085${path}`;
 };
 
 export const getChatbotUrl = (path: string = ''): string => {
+  const envUrl = import.meta.env.VITE_CHATBOT_URL;
+  if (envUrl) {
+    return `${envUrl.endsWith('/') ? envUrl.slice(0, -1) : envUrl}${path}`;
+  }
   const host = window.location.hostname;
   return `http://${host}:8081${path}`;
 };