Add configurable SSL verification for RAGChatbot

Author: gopal-raj-suresh

sample_solutions/RAGChatbot/api/.env.example

@@ -34,3 +34,7 @@ INFERENCE_MODEL_NAME=meta-llama/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct
 #   Set this to: api.example.com (domain without https://)
 # If using a public domain, set any placeholder value like: not-needed
 LOCAL_URL_ENDPOINT=not-needed
+
+# SSL Verification Settings
+# Set to false only for dev with self-signed certs
+VERIFY_SSL=true

sample_solutions/RAGChatbot/api/config.py

@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
 if not INFERENCE_API_TOKEN:
     raise ValueError("INFERENCE_API_TOKEN must be set in environment variables")
 
+# SSL Verification Settings
+VERIFY_SSL = os.getenv("VERIFY_SSL", "true").lower() == "true"
+
 # Application Settings
 APP_TITLE = "RAG QnA Chatbot"
 APP_DESCRIPTION = "A RAG-based chatbot API using LangChain and FAISS"

sample_solutions/RAGChatbot/api/services/api_client.py

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.embedding_base_url = config.EMBEDDING_API_ENDPOINT
         self.inference_base_url = config.INFERENCE_API_ENDPOINT
         self.token = config.INFERENCE_API_TOKEN
-        self.http_client = httpx.Client()
+        self.http_client = httpx.Client(verify=config.VERIFY_SSL)
         logger.info(f"✓ API Client initialized - Embedding: {self.embedding_base_url}, Inference: {self.inference_base_url}")
 
     def get_embedding_client(self):