old_contents: from django.views.generic import View
  from django.http import JsonResponse
  from django.conf import settings
  
  
  class ChatterBotView(View):
  
      def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
          input_statement = request.POST.get('text')
  
          response_data = settings.CHATTERBOT.get_response(input_statement)
  
          return JsonResponse(response_data, status=200)
  
      def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
          data = {
              'detail': 'You should make a POST request to this endpoint.'
          }
  
          # Return a method not allowed response
          return JsonResponse(data, status=405)
  
      def patch(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
          data = {
              'detail': 'You should make a POST request to this endpoint.'
          }
  
          # Return a method not allowed response
          return JsonResponse(data, status=405)
  
      def delete(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
          data = {
              'detail': 'You should make a POST request to this endpoint.'
          }
  
          # Return a method not allowed response
          return JsonResponse(data, status=405)
  
  
new_contents: from django.views.generic import View
  from django.http import JsonResponse
  from django.conf import settings
  from chatterbot import ChatBot
  
  
  class ChatterBotView(View):
  
      chatterbot = ChatBot(
          settings.CHATTERBOT['NAME'],
          storage_adapter='chatterbot.adapters.storage.DjangoStorageAdapter',
          input_adapter='chatterbot.adapters.input.VariableInputTypeAdapter',
          output_adapter='chatterbot.adapters.output.OutputFormatAdapter',
          output_format='json'
      )
  
      def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
          input_statement = request.POST.get('text')
  
          response_data = self.chatterbot.get_response(input_statement)
  
          return JsonResponse(response_data, status=200)
  
      def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
          data = {
              'detail': 'You should make a POST request to this endpoint.'
          }
  
          # Return a method not allowed response
          return JsonResponse(data, status=405)
  
      def patch(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
          data = {
              'detail': 'You should make a POST request to this endpoint.'
          }
  
          # Return a method not allowed response
          return JsonResponse(data, status=405)
  
      def delete(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
          data = {
              'detail': 'You should make a POST request to this endpoint.'
          }
  
          # Return a method not allowed response
          return JsonResponse(data, status=405)
  
  
subject: Initialize ChatterBot in django view module instead of settings.