From a1cdce49ff9920b4fced3da3662b7b3da7540f10 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: shivanathd <mail@shivanathd.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2026 23:18:33 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix: auto-activate venv in start_ui.sh

The start_ui.sh script was not activating the virtual environment,
causing ModuleNotFoundError for dependencies like python-dotenv.

This fix adds venv detection and activation logic (matching start.sh)
so users can run ./start_ui.sh directly after setting up the venv.
---
 start_ui.sh | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 mode change 100644 => 100755 start_ui.sh

diff --git a/start_ui.sh b/start_ui.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 317d7448..92a56a45
--- a/start_ui.sh
+++ b/start_ui.sh
@@ -11,8 +11,12 @@ echo ""
 # Get the directory where this script is located
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 
+# Use virtual environment if it exists
+if [ -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/venv/bin/activate" ]; then
+    source "$SCRIPT_DIR/venv/bin/activate"
+    PYTHON_CMD="python"
 # Check if Python is available
-if ! command -v python3 &> /dev/null; then
+elif ! command -v python3 &> /dev/null; then
     if ! command -v python &> /dev/null; then
         echo "ERROR: Python not found"
         echo "Please install Python from https://python.org"