Update app.py

app.py

@@ -44,24 +44,25 @@ from flask import Flask, render_template, session, redirect, url_for
 from flask_session import Session  # Capital "S"
 app = Flask(__name__)
   
+
 # Configure Flask-Session for server-side session storage
-app.config["SESSION_TYPE"] = "filesystem"  
-app.config["SESSION_PERMANENT"] = False
-app.config["SESSION_FILE_DIR"] = "/tmp"  # Hugging Face temporary storage
-app.secret_key = "your_secret_key"  # Replace with a secure key
+app.config["SESSION_TYPE"] = "filesystem"  # Using filesystem for session storage (change as needed)
+app.config["SESSION_PERMANENT"] = False  # Sessions are not permanent
+app.config["SESSION_FILE_DIR"] = "/tmp"  # Temporary storage directory (adjust for Hugging Face)
+app.secret_key = "your_secret_key"  # Replace with a secure key for session signing
 
-# Initialize Flask-Session (Fixed)
+# Initialize Flask-Session
 sess = Session()
-sess.init_app(app)  
-
+sess.init_app(app)
 
-prjnamesURL= 'https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nsIgi9o9VSBKQlNxbxihPzG_N7s4um0eNVfgL4gaGPc/export?format=csv&gid=0'
-prjpartsURL= 'https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nsIgi9o9VSBKQlNxbxihPzG_N7s4um0eNVfgL4gaGPc/export?format=csv&gid=34865056'
-prjsectionsURL= 'https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nsIgi9o9VSBKQlNxbxihPzG_N7s4um0eNVfgL4gaGPc/export?format=csv&gid=1751466819'
+prjnamesURL = 'https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nsIgi9o9VSBKQlNxbxihPzG_N7s4um0eNVfgL4gaGPc/export?format=csv&gid=0'
+prjpartsURL = 'https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nsIgi9o9VSBKQlNxbxihPzG_N7s4um0eNVfgL4gaGPc/export?format=csv&gid=34865056'
+prjsectionsURL = 'https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nsIgi9o9VSBKQlNxbxihPzG_N7s4um0eNVfgL4gaGPc/export?format=csv&gid=1751466819'
 
+# Global variables (example)
 global colorsused
 global pdflink
-#for 2.7
+# For 2.7
 global hatched_areas2_7
 
 @app.route("/", methods=["GET", "POST"])
@@ -77,8 +78,9 @@ def password_page():
 @app.route("/check_password", methods=["POST"])
 def check_password():
     password = request.form.get("password")
-    correct_password = "c900"
+    correct_password = "c900"  # Correct password
 
+    # Check if the entered password matches the correct password
     if password == correct_password:
         session["authenticated"] = True  # Store authentication in session
         print("Password correct. Session data set:", session)  # Debugging: Print session after setting it
@@ -91,14 +93,22 @@ def check_password():
 def main_gui():
     print("Session data at mainGUI:", session)  # Debugging: Check session data
 
-    # If session does not have "authenticated" or it is False, redirect to password page
+    # Debugging session contents before redirection
+    if "authenticated" not in session:
+        print("Session does not contain 'authenticated'")  # Debugging
+    else:
+        print(f"Session['authenticated'] = {session['authenticated']}")  # Debugging
+
+    # If the session does not have "authenticated" or it's False, redirect to the password page
     if "authenticated" not in session or not session["authenticated"]:
         print("User not authenticated, redirecting to password page.")  # Debugging
         return redirect(url_for("password_page"))
 
+    # If authenticated, render the main GUI
     return render_template("proposed-GUI.html")
 
 
+
     
 @app.route("/WordSearch",methods=["GET", "POST"])
 def getInfo2toMeasure():