new Update

app.py

@@ -1,15 +1,31 @@
 import gradio as gr
 import random
+from huggingface_hub import InferenceClient
 # import lines go at the top! any libraries I need to import
 
+client = InferenceClient("microsoft/phi-4")
+#CREATE AN INSTANCE OF INFERENCE CLIENT THAT'S CONNECTED TO THE MICROSOFT PHI GENERATION MODEL
+
 #def echo(message, history):
     #return message
 
+def respond(message, history): 
+    messages = [{"role": "system", "content" : "You are a friendly chatbot."}]
+    if history:
+        messages.extent(history) #conversation adds messages to the history 
+    messages.append({"role": "user", "content": message})
+    response = client.chat_completion(
+        messages, #parameters 
+        max_tokens = 100 #determines how long the message will be 
+    )
+
+    return response['choices'][0]['message']['content'].strip()
+
 def yes_or_no(message,history): 
     return random.choice(["absolutely NOT.","now why would you even ask that", "this is not what I meant when i said do it for the lore..","do it for the lore!", "+1000 aura if you do","yes PLEASE", "i mean you do you ig..","i mean yolo"])
 
 print("Hello world!")
-chatbot = gr.ChatInterface(yes_or_no, type="messages", description = "Feeling impulsive? Let's see if you shld ACC go thru with it", title = "Magic 8 Ball Chatbot", theme = "monochrome")
+chatbot = gr.ChatInterface(respond , type = "messages")
 # defining my chatbot so that the user can interact, see their convo history and send new messages
 
 chatbot.launch()