Updated README.md

README.md

@@ -16,6 +16,23 @@ Go package for automated evaluation of academic papers using LLM-based criteria
 go get gitea.r8z.us/stwhite/paperprocessor
 ```
 
+## API Reference
+
+### ProcessFile
+`func ProcessFile(inputPath, outputPath, criteriaPath string, config Config, debug bool) error`
+
+Processes papers from input JSON file and writes results to output JSON file
+
+Parameters:
+- inputPath: Path to input JSON file containing papers array
+- outputPath: Path to write processing results JSON
+- criteriaPath: Path to text file with evaluation criteria
+- config: Configuration settings for API and processing
+- debug: Enable debug logging when true
+
+Returns:
+- error: Processing error or nil if successful
+
 ## Usage
 
 ### Basic Configuration
@@ -37,7 +54,11 @@ err := paperprocessor.ProcessFile(
     "output/results.json",
     "criteria.txt",
     config,
+    true, // debug mode
 )
+if err != nil {
+    log.Fatal("Processing failed:", err)
+}
 ```
 
 ## Input Formats

paperprocessor.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
+	"unicode"
 )
 
 // Paper represents a single academic paper
@@ -123,7 +124,8 @@ type decisionResult struct {
 
 func (p *Processor) evaluatePaper(paper Paper, criteria string) (*decisionResult, error) {
 	prompt := fmt.Sprintf(`Please evaluate the following academic paper against the provided criteria.
-Respond with either "ACCEPT" or "REJECT" followed by a brief explanation of your decision.
+Respond with either "ACCEPT" or "REJECT" followed by a brief explanation of your decision. 
+Do not use markdown emphasis in your response. Keep your response clear and concise.
 Your response should be in the format:
 DECISION
 Explanation
@@ -179,22 +181,46 @@ Abstract: %s`, criteria, paper.Title, paper.Abstract)
 	}
 
 	content := llmResp.Choices[0].Message.Content
+
+	// Find first line with ACCEPT/REJECT
+	var decisionLine string
 	lines := bytes.Split([]byte(content), []byte("\n"))
-
+	for _, line := range lines {
-	if len(lines) < 2 {
+		if strings.Contains(strings.ToUpper(string(line)), "ACCEPT") ||
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid response format")
+			strings.Contains(strings.ToUpper(string(line)), "REJECT") {
+			decisionLine = string(line)
+			break
+		}
 	}
 
-	decisionParts := bytes.SplitN(lines[0], []byte(":"), 2)
+	if decisionLine == "" {
-	if len(decisionParts) != 2 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no decision found in response. Full response:\n%s", content)
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid decision format, expected 'DECISION: [VALUE]'")
-	}
-	decision := strings.ToUpper(string(bytes.TrimSpace(decisionParts[1])))
-	if decision != "ACCEPT" && decision != "REJECT" {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid decision value: %s", decision)
 	}
 
-	explanation := string(bytes.TrimSpace(bytes.Join(lines[1:], []byte("\n"))))
+	// Clean and normalize decision
+	rawDecision := strings.TrimSpace(decisionLine)
+
+	// Remove "DECISION:" prefix if present and trim non-alphabetic characters
+	cleanDecision := strings.TrimPrefix(rawDecision, "DECISION:")
+	cleanDecision = strings.TrimFunc(cleanDecision, func(r rune) bool {
+		return !unicode.IsLetter(r) && !unicode.IsNumber(r)
+	})
+
+	// Normalize case and check for valid decision
+	upperDecision := strings.ToUpper(cleanDecision)
+	var decision string
+	switch {
+	case strings.HasPrefix(upperDecision, "ACCEPT"):
+		decision = "ACCEPT"
+	case strings.HasPrefix(upperDecision, "REJECT"):
+		decision = "REJECT"
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid decision value: %q (cleaned: %q). Full response:\n%s",
+			rawDecision, cleanDecision, content)
+	}
+
+	// Get explanation as everything after the decision line
+	explanation := strings.TrimSpace(strings.Replace(content, decisionLine, "", 1))
 
 	return &decisionResult{
 		Decision:    decision,