Simulated Claude API call (mock)

def call_claude(prompt: str) -> str:

"""Simulate Claude API call with artificial delay."""

print("Calling Claude API...")

time.sleep(1.5) # simulate latency

return f"Generated code for: {prompt[:30]}..."

# Cache storage
```python
CACHE_FILE = "claude_cache.json"

def load_cache():
    try:
        with open(CACHE_FILE, "r") as f:
            return json.load(f)
    except FileNotFoundError:
        return {}

def save_cache(cache):
    with open(CACHE_FILE, "w") as f:
        json.dump(cache, f, indent=4)

def get_cached_response(prompt: str):
    """Return cached result if available; otherwise query Claude and store."""
    cache = load_cache()
    prompt_hash = hashlib.sha256(prompt.encode()).hexdigest()
    if prompt_hash in cache:
        print("Cache hit — returning stored response.")
        return cache[prompt_hash]
    print("Cache miss — querying Claude.")
    response = call_claude(prompt)
    cache[prompt_hash] = response
    save_cache(cache)
    return response