Update app.py

app.py

@@ -504,10 +504,17 @@ class BOUESTIChatbot:
 
         return history, ""
 
+    def gradio_chat(self, message, history):
+    """Gradio chat interface function"""
+    if not message.strip():
+        return history, ""
+    response = self.generate_response(message)
+    return history + [[message, response]], ""
+
     def create_gradio_interface(self):
-        """Create Gradio interface"""
+        """Create Gradio interface with proper event binding"""
         with gr.Blocks(title="BOUESTI Virtual Assistant", theme=gr.themes.Soft()) as interface:
-            # Header
+            # Header section
             gr.HTML("""
                 <div class="gradio-header">
                     <h1 style="text-align: center;">
@@ -517,50 +524,65 @@ class BOUESTIChatbot:
                     <p style="text-align: center;">Get instant answers about admissions, programs, fees, and more!</p>
                 </div>
                 """)
-
-        # Chat interface
-        with gr.Row():
-            with gr.Column(scale=4):
-                chatbot_window = gr.Chatbot([], elem_id="chatbot", bubble_full_width=False, height=400, show_label=False)
-                with gr.Row():
+    
+            # Chat interface layout
+            with gr.Row():
+                with gr.Column(scale=4):
+                    chatbot_window = gr.Chatbot(
+                        value=[],
+                        elem_id="chatbot",
+                        bubble_full_width=False,
+                        height=400,
+                        show_label=False
+                    )
                     msg = gr.Textbox(
                         placeholder="Ask me about BOUESTI admissions, programs, fees, or any other questions...",
                         container=False,
                         scale=7,
                         show_label=False
                     )
-                    submit_btn = gr.Button("Send", variant="primary", scale=1)
-
-                clear_btn = gr.Button("Clear Chat", variant="secondary", size="sm")
-
-            with gr.Column(scale=2):
-                # Instruction box
-                gr.HTML("""
-                <div style="border: 1px solid #e0e0e0; padding: 10px; border-radius: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9;">
-                    <p style="margin: 0;">Whenever you are stuck, enter the magic word: <strong style="color: #591305;">Guide me</strong></p>
-                </div>
-                """)
-
-        # Handlers must be here inside the Blocks context
-        def respond(message, history):
-            if not message.strip():
-                return history, ""
-            response = self.generate_response(message)
-            history.append([message, response])
-            return history, ""
-
-        def clear_chat():
-            return [], ""
-            submit_btn.click(respond, [msg, chatbot_window], [chatbot_window, msg])
-            msg.submit(respond, [msg, chatbot_window], [chatbot_window, msg])
-            clear_btn.click(clear_chat, [], [chatbot_window, msg])
-
+                    with gr.Row():
+                        submit_btn = gr.Button("Send", variant="primary")
+                        clear_btn = gr.Button("Clear", variant="secondary")
+    
+                # Instruction panel
+                with gr.Column(scale=2):
+                    gr.HTML("""
+                    <div style="border: 1px solid #e0e0e0; padding: 10px; border-radius: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9;">
+                        <p style="margin: 0;">Whenever you are stuck, enter the magic word: <strong style="color: #591305;">Guide me</strong></p>
+                    </div>
+                    """)
+    
+            # Event handlers
+            submit_btn.click(
+                fn=self.gradio_chat,
+                inputs=[msg, chatbot_window],
+                outputs=[chatbot_window, msg]
+            )
+            msg.submit(
+                fn=self.gradio_chat,
+                inputs=[msg, chatbot_window],
+                outputs=[chatbot_window, msg]
+            )
+            clear_btn.click(
+                fn=lambda: ([], ""),
+                inputs=[],
+                outputs=[chatbot_window, msg]
+            )
+    
         return interface
+    
+    # Hugging Face Spaces configuration
+    if __name__ == "__main__":
+        chatbot = BOUESTIChatbot()
+        demo = chatbot.create_gradio_interface()
+        demo.launch(
+            server_name="0.0.0.0",
+            server_port=7860,
+            enable_queue=True,
+            share=False,
+            show_error=True
+        )
+    a few seconds ago
 
 
-
-# Initialize and expose the chatbot interface for Hugging Face Spaces
-chatbot = BOUESTIChatbot()
-demo = chatbot.create_gradio_interface()
-demo.launch(debug=True, share=True)
-