feat: set a password

app.py

@@ -761,4 +761,15 @@ with gr.Blocks(title="Business Card Data Extractor") as demo:
 
 # Launch for Hugging Face Spaces deployment
 logger.info("Starting Gradio demo")
-demo.launch() 
+
+# Get password from environment variable for authentication
+hf_space_password = os.getenv("SPACE_PASSWORD")
+
+if hf_space_password:
+    # Launch with password protection
+    logger.info("Launching with password protection enabled")
+    demo.launch(auth=("user", hf_space_password))
+else:
+    # Launch without password protection
+    logger.warning("SPACE_PASSWORD not set - launching without password protection")
+    demo.launch() 

env.example

@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=your_google_client_secret_here
 # For deployment: Set this to the base64 encoded token string
 GOOGLE_TOKEN_BASE64=your_base64_encoded_token_here
 
+# Hugging Face Space Password (Optional - for password protection)
+# Set this to enable password protection when making your Space public
+# Users will need to login with username: "user" and this password
+# For deployment: Add this as a secret in your Space settings
+HF_SPACE_PASSWORD=your_space_password_here
+
 # Examples:
 # Gemini_API=AIzaSyBxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 # GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=1234567890-abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.apps.googleusercontent.com

setup_hf_space.md

@@ -28,9 +28,16 @@ business_cards/.gitkeep
 1. Go to your Space **Settings**
 2. Scroll to **Repository secrets**
 3. Click **Add a new secret**
-4. Set:
+4. Add these secrets:
+   
+   **Required:**
    - **Name**: `Gemini_API`
    - **Value**: Your AI API key
+   
+   **Optional (for password protection):**
+   - **Name**: `HF_SPACE_PASSWORD`
+   - **Value**: Your desired password
+   - **Note**: Users will login with username: `user` and this password
 
 ### 4. Get Your AI API Key
 1. Go to [Google AI Studio](https://aistudio.google.com/)
@@ -52,6 +59,7 @@ business_cards/.gitkeep
 
 ## Environment Variables Required
 - `Gemini_API`: Your AI API key (required)
+- `HF_SPACE_PASSWORD`: Password for space access (optional)
 
 ## Notes
 - The space will create necessary directories automatically