print flush

app.py

@@ -4,26 +4,24 @@ import time # Import time to make logs more distinct
 def greet(name):
     """
     This function takes a name as input and returns a personalized greeting string.
-    It now includes print statements for logging.
+    It now includes print statements for logging with flush=True to ensure
+    logs appear immediately in container environments like Hugging Face Spaces.
     """
     # Log the function entry
-    print(f"[{time.ctime()}] - Function 'greet' was called.")
+    # The flush=True argument is crucial for logs to appear in real-time in Docker.
+    print(f"[{time.ctime()}] - Function 'greet' was called.", flush=True)
 
     if name:
         # Log the received input
-        print(f"[{time.ctime()}] - Received input name: '{name}'")
+        print(f"[{time.ctime()}] - Received input name: '{name}'", flush=True)
         return f"Hello, {name}! Welcome to your first Gradio app."
     else:
         # Log that the input was empty
-        print(f"[{time.ctime()}] - No input name received.")
+        print(f"[{time.ctime()}] - No input name received.", flush=True)
         return "Hello! Please enter your name."
 
 # Create the Gradio interface
-
-# Launch the application
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    print(f"[{time.ctime()}] - Starting Gradio server...")
-    gr.Interface(
+app = gr.Interface(
     fn=greet,
     inputs=gr.Textbox(
         lines=1, 
@@ -33,4 +31,9 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     outputs=gr.Text(label="Greeting"),
     title="Simple Greeting App with Logging",
     description="Enter your name to receive a greeting. Check the Hugging Face logs to see the output from the print() statements."
-).launch(server_name="0.0.0.0", server_port=7860)
+)
+
+# Launch the application
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print(f"[{time.ctime()}] - Starting Gradio server...", flush=True)
+    app.launch(server_name="0.0.0.0", server_port=7860)