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# USE THE OFFICIAL PYTHON 3.9 SLIM IMAGE
FROM python:3.9-slim

# SET THE WORKING DIRECTORY INSIDE THE CONTAINER
WORKDIR /code


# SET A WRITABLE CACHE DIRECTORY FOR HUGGING FACE MODELS
ENV HUGGINGFACE_HUB_CACHE=/tmp/.cache
# DISABLE THE EXPERIMENTAL XET DOWNLOADER TO AVOID PERMISSION ERRORS
ENV HF_HUB_DISABLE_XET_DOWNLOAD=1
# -------------------------

# COPY THE REQUIREMENTS FILE FIRST FOR EFFICIENT CACHING
COPY ./requirements.txt /code/requirements.txt

# INSTALL ALL THE REQUIRED LIBRARIES
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip -r /code/requirements.txt

# COPY THE REST OF YOUR APPLICATION CODE
COPY ./app.py /code/app.py
COPY ./model_handler.py /code/model_handler.py

# HUGGING FACE SPACES RUNS APPS ON PORT 7860
EXPOSE 7860


# Run the app with Gunicorn
CMD ["gunicorn", "-b", "0.0.0.0:7860", "app:FLASK_APP", "-w", "2", "--timeout", "300"]