app.py

import gradio as gr
import time # Import time to make logs more distinct

def greet(name):
    """
    This function takes a name as input and returns a personalized greeting string.
    It now includes print statements for logging.
    """
    # Log the function entry
    print(f"[{time.ctime()}] - Function 'greet' was called.")

    if name:
        # Log the received input
        print(f"[{time.ctime()}] - Received input name: '{name}'")
        return f"Hello, {name}! Welcome to your first Gradio app."
    else:
        # Log that the input was empty
        print(f"[{time.ctime()}] - No input name received.")
        return "Hello! Please enter your name."

# Create the Gradio interface

# Launch the application
if __name__ == "__main__":
    print(f"[{time.ctime()}] - Starting Gradio server...")
    gr.Interface(
    fn=greet,
    inputs=gr.Textbox(
        lines=1, 
        placeholder="Please enter your name here...", 
        label="Your Name"
    ),
    outputs=gr.Text(label="Greeting"),
    title="Simple Greeting App with Logging",
    description="Enter your name to receive a greeting. Check the Hugging Face logs to see the output from the print() statements."
).launch(server_name="0.0.0.0", server_port=7860)