gradio_utils.py

    import gradio as gr # Still need this if type hinting gr.Request

    def get_url_user_token(request: gr.Request):
        """
        This function is called when the Gradio app loads.
        It attempts to retrieve 'user_token' from the URL query parameters.
        """
        user_token_from_url = "user_token not found in URL" # Default message
        if request:
            retrieved_token = request.query_params.get("user_token")
            if retrieved_token:
                user_token_from_url = retrieved_token
                print(f"Retrieved user_token from URL: {user_token_from_url}")
            else:
                print("user_token key was not found in the URL query parameters.")
        else:
            print("Request object not available to get_url_user_token function.")
            user_token_from_url = "Could not access request object on load"
        return user_token_from_url

    # You could add other utility functions here in the future