Update app.py

app.py

@@ -28,11 +28,16 @@ with st.sidebar:
     # Fetch collection names for dropdown
     try:
         existing_collections = db.list_collection_names()
+        existing_collections.append("Create New Collection")
         selected_collection = st.selectbox("Choose MongoDB Collection", existing_collections, index=existing_collections.index("doc_chunks_cat") if "doc_chunks_cat" in existing_collections else 0)
     except Exception as e:
         st.error(f"Failed to list collections: {e}")
         selected_collection = "doc_chunks_cat"
-
+    if selected_collection == "Create New Collection":
+        selected_collection = st.sidebar.text_input("Enter Collection Name:)")
+        if not selected_collection:
+            st.warning("⚠️ Enter a collection name to proceed.")
+            st.stop()
     is_grant_app = st.toggle("Is this a Grant Application?", value=True)
 
 # uploaded_file = st.file_uploader("Upload a DOCX or TXT file", type=["docx", "txt"])