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("session_id")
        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