Update ui/navigator_tab.py

ui/navigator_tab.py

@@ -18,11 +18,15 @@ def reset_all():
         {}  # state
     )
 
+# Load choices on app load
+def load_initial_country_choices():
+    return gr.update(choices=get_subfolders(BASE_DIR), value=None)
+
 # Main UI builder
 def create_navigator_tab():
     with gr.TabItem("🧭 Navigator"):
         with gr.Row():
-            country = gr.Dropdown(label="🌍 Country", choices=get_subfolders(BASE_DIR), value=None, interactive=True)
+            country = gr.Dropdown(label="🌍 Country", choices=[], interactive=True)
             state = gr.Dropdown(label="🏙 State", choices=[], interactive=True)
             city = gr.Dropdown(label="🏘 City", choices=[], interactive=True)
             store = gr.Dropdown(label="🏪 Store", choices=[], interactive=True)
@@ -80,3 +84,5 @@ def create_navigator_tab():
                 result, data_state
             ]
         )
+
+        return country,  # so we can use it in demo.load() from layout.py