Fix: Add dashboard reload feedback and absolute DB path

app.py

@@ -188,9 +188,12 @@ class TruthCheckSystem:
 # Initialize system
 truthcheck_system_instance = TruthCheckSystem()
 
+
+DB_PATH = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'history.db')
+
 def init_db():
     """Initialize SQLite database"""
-    conn = sqlite3.connect('history.db')
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(DB_PATH)
     c = conn.cursor()
     c.execute('''
         CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS verifications (
@@ -231,7 +234,7 @@ def create_app():
     @app.route('/api/history')
     def get_history():
         try:
-            conn = sqlite3.connect('history.db')
+            conn = sqlite3.connect(DB_PATH)
             conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
             c = conn.cursor()
             c.execute('SELECT * FROM verifications ORDER BY date DESC LIMIT 50')
@@ -264,7 +267,7 @@ def create_app():
             
             # Save to DB
             try:
-                conn = sqlite3.connect('history.db')
+                conn = sqlite3.connect(DB_PATH)
                 c = conn.cursor()
                 c.execute('INSERT INTO verifications (claim, label, confidence) VALUES (?, ?, ?)',
                           (claim_text, label, float(confidence)))

templates/dashboard.html

@@ -208,14 +208,40 @@
         document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', loadHistory);
 
         async function loadHistory() {
+            const btn = document.querySelector('button[onclick="loadHistory()"]');
+            const originalContent = btn.innerHTML;
+
             try {
+                // Set loading state
+                btn.disabled = true;
+                btn.innerHTML = '<i class="fa-solid fa-circle-notch fa-spin mr-2"></i> Loading...';
+
                 const response = await fetch('/api/history');
                 const data = await response.json();
 
+                if (data.error) {
+                    throw new Error(data.error);
+                }
+
                 updateStats(data);
                 renderTable(data);
+
+                // Show success briefly
+                btn.innerHTML = '<i class="fa-solid fa-check mr-2"></i> Updated';
+                setTimeout(() => {
+                    btn.innerHTML = originalContent;
+                    btn.disabled = false;
+                }, 1000);
+
             } catch (error) {
                 console.error("Failed to load history:", error);
+                btn.innerHTML = '<i class="fa-solid fa-triangle-exclamation mr-2"></i> Error';
+                alert("Failed to refresh history: " + error.message);
+
+                setTimeout(() => {
+                    btn.innerHTML = originalContent;
+                    btn.disabled = false;
+                }, 2000);
             }
         }