Check for null and empty data results and update timeout message

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/gn3/llms/client.py b/gn3/llms/client.py
index fa1e36e..5c4fa0e 100644
--- a/gn3/llms/client.py
+++ b/gn3/llms/client.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class GeneNetworkQAClient(Session):
         for _i in range(max_retries):
             response = super().request(method, url, *args, **kwargs)
             if response.ok:
-                if method.lower() == "get" and response.json().get("data") is None:
+                if method.lower() == "get" and not (response.json().get("data")):
                     # note this is a dirty trick to check if fahamu has returned the results
                     # the issue is that the api only returns 500 or 200 satus code
                     # TODO: fix this on their end
@@ -122,5 +122,6 @@ class GeneNetworkQAClient(Session):
                 {response_msg.get(response.status_code,response.reason)}",
                                 query=self.query)
                 #time.sleep(retry_delay)
-        raise LLMError("Time error: Please try to rephrase of query to get an answer",
+        raise LLMError("Time error: We couldn't provide a response,Please try\
+        to rephrase your question to receive feedback",
                        query=self.query)