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app.py

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-import os
-import json
-import time
-import asyncio
-import aiohttp
-import zipfile
-import shutil
-from typing import Dict, List, Set, Optional, Tuple, Any
-from urllib.parse import quote
-from datetime import datetime
-from pathlib import Path
-import io
-
-from fastapi import FastAPI, BackgroundTasks, HTTPException, status
-from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
-from huggingface_hub import HfApi, hf_hub_download
-
-# --- Configuration ---
-AUTO_START_INDEX = 1# Hardcoded default start index if no progress is found
-FLOW_ID = os.getenv("FLOW_ID", "flow_default")
-FLOW_PORT = int(os.getenv("FLOW_PORT", 8001))
-HF_TOKEN = os.getenv("HF_TOKEN", "")
-HF_DATASET_ID = os.getenv("HF_DATASET_ID", "samfred2/BG4") # Source dataset for zip files
-HF_OUTPUT_DATASET_ID = os.getenv("HF_OUTPUT_DATASET_ID", "samelias1/Data_TG") # Target dataset for captions
-
-# Progress and State Tracking
-PROGRESS_FILE = Path("processing_progress.json")
-HF_STATE_FILE = "processing_state_cursors.json"  # State file in helium dataset
-LOCAL_STATE_FOLDER = Path(".state")  # Local folder for state file
-LOCAL_STATE_FOLDER.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
-
-# Directory within the HF dataset where the zip files are located
-ZIP_FILE_PREFIX = "frames_zips/"
-
-# Using the full list from the user's original code for actual deployment
-CAPTION_SERVERS = [
-    # "https://Son4live-ajax-1.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    # "https://Son4live-ajax-2.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    # "https://Son4live-ajax-4.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    # "https://Son4live-ajax-5.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    # "https://Son4live-ajax-6.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    # "https://Son4live-ajax-7.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    # "https://Son4live-ajax-8.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    # "https://Son4live-ajax-9.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    # "https://Son4live-ajax-10.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    # "https://Son4live-ajax-11.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    # "https://Son4live-ajax-12.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    # "https://Son4live-ajax-13.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    # "https://Son4live-ajax-14.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    # "https://Son4live-ajax-15.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    # "https://Son4live-ajax-16.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    # "https://Son4live-ajax-17.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    # "https://Son4live-ajax-18.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    # "https://Son4live-ajax-19.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    # "https://Son4live-ajax-20.hf.space/track_cursor",
-        "https://jirehlove-jaypq-1.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://jirehlove-jaypq-2.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://jirehlove-jaypq-3.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://jirehlove-jaypq-4.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://jirehlove-jaypq-5.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://jirehlove-jaypq-6.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://jirehlove-jaypq-7.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://jirehlove-jaypq-8.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://jirehlove-jaypq-9.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://jirehlove-jaypq-10.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://jirehlove-jaypq-11.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://jirehlove-jaypq-12.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://jirehlove-jaypq-13.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://jirehlove-jaypq-14.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://jirehlove-jaypq-15.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://jirehlove-jaypq-16.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://jirehlove-jaypq-17.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://jirehlove-jaypq-18.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://jirehlove-jaypq-19.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://jirehlove-jaypq-20.hf.space/track_cursor",
-        "https://lovyone-ones-1.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://lovyone-ones-2.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://lovyone-ones-3.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://lovyone-ones-4.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://lovyone-ones-5.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://lovyone-ones-6.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://lovyone-ones-7.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://lovyone-ones-8.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://lovyone-ones-9.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://lovyone-ones-10.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://lovyone-ones-11.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://lovyone-ones-12.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://lovyone-ones-13.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://lovyone-ones-14.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://lovyone-ones-15.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://lovyone-ones-16.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://lovyone-ones-17.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://lovyone-ones-18.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://lovyone-ones-19.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://lovyone-ones-20.hf.space/track_cursor",
-     "https://eliason1-ones-1.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://eliason1-ones-2.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://eliason1-ones-3.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://eliason1-ones-4.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://eliason1-ones-6.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://eliason1-ones-7.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://eliason1-ones-8.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://eliason1-ones-9.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://eliason1-ones-10.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://eliason1-ones-11.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://eliason1-ones-12.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://eliason1-ones-13.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://eliason1-ones-14.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://eliason1-ones-15.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://eliason1-ones-17.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://eliason1-ones-18.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://eliason1-ones-19.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://eliason1-ones-20.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://elias5584-ones-1.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://elias5584-ones-2.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://elias5584-ones-3.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://elias5584-ones-4.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://elias5584-ones-5.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://elias5584-ones-6.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://elias5584-ones-7.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://elias5584-ones-8.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://elias5584-ones-9.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://elias5584-ones-10.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://elias5584-ones-11.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://elias5584-ones-12.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://elias5584-ones-13.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://elias5584-ones-14.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://elias5584-ones-15.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://elias5584-ones-16.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://elias5584-ones-17.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://elias5584-ones-18.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://elias5584-ones-19.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://elias5584-ones-20.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    #  "https://Son4live-ajax-1.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    # "https://Son4live-ajax-2.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    # "https://Son4live-ajax-4.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    # "https://Son4live-ajax-5.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    # "https://Son4live-ajax-6.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    # "https://Son4live-ajax-7.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    # "https://Son4live-ajax-8.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    # "https://Son4live-ajax-9.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    # "https://Son4live-ajax-10.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    # "https://Son4live-ajax-11.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    # "https://Son4live-ajax-12.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    # "https://Son4live-ajax-13.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    # "https://Son4live-ajax-14.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    # "https://Son4live-ajax-15.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    # "https://Son4live-ajax-16.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    # "https://Son4live-ajax-17.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    # "https://Son4live-ajax-18.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    # "https://Son4live-ajax-19.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    # "https://Son4live-ajax-20.hf.space/track_cursor",
-        "https://jirehlove-jaypq-1.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://jirehlove-jaypq-2.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://jirehlove-jaypq-3.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://jirehlove-jaypq-4.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://jirehlove-jaypq-5.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://jirehlove-jaypq-6.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://jirehlove-jaypq-7.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://jirehlove-jaypq-8.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://jirehlove-jaypq-9.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://jirehlove-jaypq-10.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://jirehlove-jaypq-11.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://jirehlove-jaypq-12.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://jirehlove-jaypq-13.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://jirehlove-jaypq-14.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://jirehlove-jaypq-15.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://jirehlove-jaypq-16.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://jirehlove-jaypq-17.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://jirehlove-jaypq-18.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://jirehlove-jaypq-19.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://jirehlove-jaypq-20.hf.space/track_cursor",
-        "https://lovyone-ones-1.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://lovyone-ones-2.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://lovyone-ones-3.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://lovyone-ones-4.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://lovyone-ones-5.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://lovyone-ones-6.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://lovyone-ones-7.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://lovyone-ones-8.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://lovyone-ones-9.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://lovyone-ones-10.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://lovyone-ones-11.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://lovyone-ones-12.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://lovyone-ones-13.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://lovyone-ones-14.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://lovyone-ones-15.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://lovyone-ones-16.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://lovyone-ones-17.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://lovyone-ones-18.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://lovyone-ones-19.hf.space/track_cursor",
-    "https://lovyone-ones-20.hf.space/track_cursor",
-]
-MODEL_TYPE = "Florence-2-large"
-
-# Temporary storage for images
-TEMP_DIR = Path(f"temp_images_{FLOW_ID}")
-TEMP_DIR.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
-
-# --- Models ---
-class ProcessStartRequest(BaseModel):
-    start_index: int = Field(AUTO_START_INDEX, ge=1, description="The index number of the zip file to start processing from (1-indexed).")
-
-class CaptionServer:
-    def __init__(self, url):
-        self.url = url
-        self.busy = False
-        self.total_processed = 0
-        self.total_time = 0
-        self.model = MODEL_TYPE
-
-    @property
-    def fps(self):
-        return self.total_processed / self.total_time if self.total_time > 0 else 0
-
-# Global state for caption servers
-servers = [CaptionServer(url) for url in CAPTION_SERVERS]
-server_index = 0
-
-# --- Progress and State Management Functions ---
-
-def load_progress() -> Dict:
-    """Loads the local processing progress from the JSON file."""
-    if PROGRESS_FILE.exists():
-        try:
-            with PROGRESS_FILE.open('r') as f:
-                return json.load(f)
-        except json.JSONDecodeError:
-            print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] WARNING: Progress file is corrupted. Starting fresh.")
-            # Fall through to return default structure
-    
-    # Default structure
-    return {
-        "last_processed_index": 0,
-        "processed_files": {}, # {index: repo_path}
-        "file_list": [] # Full list of all zip files found in the dataset
-    }
-
-def save_progress(progress_data: Dict):
-    """Saves the local processing progress to the JSON file."""
-    try:
-        with PROGRESS_FILE.open('w') as f:
-            json.dump(progress_data, f, indent=4)
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] CRITICAL ERROR: Could not save progress to {PROGRESS_FILE}: {e}")
-
-def load_json_state(file_path: str, default_value: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    """Load state from JSON file with migration logic for new structure."""
-    if os.path.exists(file_path):
-        try:
-            with open(file_path, "r") as f:
-                data = json.load(f)
-                
-                # Migration Logic
-                if "file_states" not in data or not isinstance(data["file_states"], dict):
-                    print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Initializing 'file_states' dictionary.")
-                    data["file_states"] = {}
-                    
-                if "next_download_index" not in data:
-                    data["next_download_index"] = 0
-                    
-                return data
-        except json.JSONDecodeError:
-            print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] WARNING: Corrupted state file: {file_path}")
-    return default_value
-
-def save_json_state(file_path: str, data: Dict[str, Any]):
-    """Save state to JSON file"""
-    with open(file_path, "w") as f:
-        json.dump(data, f, indent=2)
-
-async def download_hf_state() -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    """Downloads the state file from Hugging Face or returns a default state."""
-    local_path = LOCAL_STATE_FOLDER / HF_STATE_FILE
-    default_state = {"next_download_index": 0, "file_states": {}}
-    
-    try:
-        # Check if the file exists in the helium repo
-        files = HfApi(token=HF_TOKEN).list_repo_files(
-            repo_id=HF_OUTPUT_DATASET_ID,
-            repo_type="dataset"
-        )
-        
-        if HF_STATE_FILE not in files:
-            print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] State file not found in {HF_OUTPUT_DATASET_ID}. Starting fresh.")
-            return default_state
-
-        # Download the file
-        hf_hub_download(
-            repo_id=HF_OUTPUT_DATASET_ID,
-            filename=HF_STATE_FILE,
-            repo_type="dataset",
-            local_dir=LOCAL_STATE_FOLDER,
-            local_dir_use_symlinks=False,
-            token=HF_TOKEN
-        )
-        
-        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Successfully downloaded state file.")
-        return load_json_state(str(local_path), default_state)
-        
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Failed to download state file: {str(e)}. Starting fresh.")
-        return default_state
-
-async def upload_hf_state(state: Dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
-    """Uploads the state file to Hugging Face."""
-    local_path = LOCAL_STATE_FOLDER / HF_STATE_FILE
-    
-    try:
-        # Save state locally first
-        save_json_state(str(local_path), state)
-        
-        # Upload to helium dataset
-        HfApi(token=HF_TOKEN).upload_file(
-            path_or_fileobj=str(local_path),
-            path_in_repo=HF_STATE_FILE,
-            repo_id=HF_OUTPUT_DATASET_ID,
-            repo_type="dataset",
-            commit_message=f"Update caption processing state: next_index={state['next_download_index']}"
-        )
-        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Successfully uploaded state file.")
-        return True
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Failed to upload state file: {str(e)}")
-        return False
-
-async def lock_file_for_processing(zip_filename: str, state: Dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
-    """Marks a file as 'processing' in the state file and uploads the lock."""
-    print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] 🔒 Attempting to lock file: {zip_filename}")
-    
-    # Update state locally
-    state["file_states"][zip_filename] = "processing"
-    
-    # Upload the updated state file immediately to establish the lock
-    if await upload_hf_state(state):
-        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] ✅ Successfully locked file: {zip_filename}")
-        return True
-    else:
-        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] ❌ Failed to lock file: {zip_filename}")
-        # Revert local state
-        if zip_filename in state["file_states"]:
-            del state["file_states"][zip_filename]
-        return False
-
-async def unlock_file_as_processed(zip_filename: str, state: Dict[str, Any], next_index: int) -> bool:
-    """Marks a file as 'processed', updates the index, and uploads the state."""
-    print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] 🔓 Marking file as processed: {zip_filename}")
-    
-    # Update state locally
-    state["file_states"][zip_filename] = "processed"
-    state["next_download_index"] = next_index
-    
-    # Upload the updated state
-    if await upload_hf_state(state):
-        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] ✅ Successfully marked as processed: {zip_filename}")
-        return True
-    else:
-        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] ❌ Failed to update state for: {zip_filename}")
-        return False
-
-# --- Hugging Face Utility Functions ---
-
-async def get_zip_file_list(progress_data: Dict) -> List[str]:
-    """
-    Fetches the list of all zip files from the dataset, or uses the cached list.
-    Updates the progress_data with the file list if a new list is fetched.
-    """
-    if progress_data['file_list']:
-        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Using cached file list with {len(progress_data['file_list'])} files.")
-        return progress_data['file_list']
-
-    print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Fetching full list of zip files from {HF_DATASET_ID}...")
-    try:
-        api = HfApi(token=HF_TOKEN)
-        repo_files = api.list_repo_files(
-            repo_id=HF_DATASET_ID,
-            repo_type="dataset"
-        )
-        
-        # Filter for zip files in the specified directory and sort them alphabetically for consistent indexing
-        zip_files = sorted([
-            f for f in repo_files 
-            if f.startswith(ZIP_FILE_PREFIX) and f.endswith('.zip')
-        ])
-        
-        if not zip_files:
-            raise FileNotFoundError(f"No zip files found in '{ZIP_FILE_PREFIX}' directory of dataset '{HF_DATASET_ID}'.")
-        
-        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Found {len(zip_files)} zip files.")
-        
-        # Update and save the progress data
-        progress_data['file_list'] = zip_files
-        save_progress(progress_data)
-        
-        return zip_files
-        
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Error fetching file list from Hugging Face: {e}")
-        return []
-
-async def download_and_extract_zip_by_index(file_index: int, repo_file_full_path: str) -> Optional[Path]:
-    """Downloads the zip file for the given index and extracts its contents."""
-    
-    # Extract the base name for the extraction directory
-    zip_full_name = Path(repo_file_full_path).name 
-    course_name = zip_full_name.replace('.zip', '') # Use the file name as the course/job name
-    
-    print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Processing file #{file_index}: {repo_file_full_path}. Full name: {zip_full_name}")
-    
-    try:
-        # Use hf_hub_download to get the file path
-        zip_path = hf_hub_download(
-            repo_id=HF_DATASET_ID,
-            filename=repo_file_full_path, # Use the full path in the repo
-            repo_type="dataset",
-            token=HF_TOKEN,
-        )
-        
-        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Downloaded to {zip_path}. Extracting...")
-        
-        # Create a temporary directory for extraction
-        extract_dir = TEMP_DIR / course_name
-        # Ensure a clean directory for extraction
-        if extract_dir.exists():
-            shutil.rmtree(extract_dir)
-        extract_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
-        
-        with zipfile.ZipFile(zip_path, 'r') as zip_ref:
-            zip_ref.extractall(extract_dir)
-            
-        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Extraction complete to {extract_dir}.")
-        
-        # Clean up the downloaded zip file to save space
-        os.remove(zip_path)
-        
-        return extract_dir
-        
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Error downloading or extracting zip for {repo_file_full_path}: {e}")
-        return None
-
-async def upload_captions_to_hf(zip_full_name: str, captions: List[Dict]) -> bool:
-    """Uploads the final captions JSON file to the output dataset."""
-    # Use the full zip name, replacing the extension with .json
-    caption_filename = Path(zip_full_name).with_suffix('.json').name
-    
-    try:
-        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Uploading {len(captions)} captions for {zip_full_name} as {caption_filename} to {HF_OUTPUT_DATASET_ID}...")
-        
-        # Create JSON content in memory
-        json_content = json.dumps(captions, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False).encode('utf-8')
-        
-        api = HfApi(token=HF_TOKEN)
-        api.upload_file(
-            path_or_fileobj=io.BytesIO(json_content),
-            path_in_repo=caption_filename,
-            repo_id=HF_OUTPUT_DATASET_ID,
-            repo_type="dataset",
-            commit_message=f"[{FLOW_ID}] Captions for {zip_full_name}"
-        )
-        
-        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Successfully uploaded captions for {zip_full_name}.")
-        return True
-        
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Error uploading captions for {zip_full_name}: {e}")
-        return False
-
-# --- Core Processing Functions (Modified) ---
-
-async def get_available_server(timeout: float = 300.0) -> CaptionServer:
-    """Round-robin selection of an available caption server."""
-    global server_index
-    start_time = time.time()
-    while True:
-        # Round-robin check for an available server
-        for _ in range(len(servers)):
-            server = servers[server_index]
-            server_index = (server_index + 1) % len(servers)
-            if not server.busy:
-                return server
-        
-        # If all servers are busy, wait for a short period and check again
-        await asyncio.sleep(0.5)
-        
-        # Check if timeout has been reached
-        if time.time() - start_time > timeout:
-            raise TimeoutError(f"Timeout ({timeout}s) waiting for an available caption server.")
-
-async def send_image_for_captioning(image_path: Path, course_name: str, progress_tracker: Dict) -> Optional[Dict]:
-    """Sends a single image to a caption server for processing."""
-    # This function now handles server selection and retries internally
-    MAX_RETRIES = 3
-    for attempt in range(MAX_RETRIES):
-        server = None
-        try:
-            # 1. Get an available server (will wait if all are busy, with a timeout)
-            server = await get_available_server()
-            server.busy = True
-            start_time = time.time()
-            
-            # Print a less verbose message only on the first attempt
-            if attempt == 0:
-                print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Starting attempt on {image_path.name}...")
-            
-            # 2. Prepare request data
-            form_data = aiohttp.FormData()
-            form_data.add_field('file',
-                                image_path.open('rb'),
-                                filename=image_path.name,
-                                content_type='image/jpeg')
-            form_data.add_field('model_choice', MODEL_TYPE)
-            
-            # 3. Send request
-            async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
-                # Increased timeout to 10 minutes (600s) as requested by user's problem description
-                async with session.post(server.url, data=form_data, timeout=600) as resp:
-                    if resp.status == 200:
-                        result = await resp.json()
-                        
-                        # Handle cursor detection response format
-                        if result.get('cursor_active') is not None:  # Check if it's a valid cursor detection response
-                            # Update progress counter
-                            progress_tracker['completed'] += 1
-                            if progress_tracker['completed'] % 50 == 0:
-                                print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] PROGRESS: {progress_tracker['completed']}/{progress_tracker['total']} detections completed.")
-                            
-                            # Log success only if it's not a progress report interval
-                            if progress_tracker['completed'] % 50 != 0:
-                                print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Success: {image_path.name} processed by {server.url}")
-                            
-                            # Store the full cursor detection result
-                            return {
-                                "course": course_name,
-                                "image_path": image_path.name,
-                                "cursor_active": result.get('cursor_active', False),
-                                "x": result.get('x'),
-                                "y": result.get('y'),
-                                "confidence": result.get('confidence'),
-                                "template": result.get('template'),
-                                "image_shape": result.get('image_shape'),
-                                "server_url": server.url,
-                                "timestamp": datetime.now().isoformat()
-                            }
-                        else:
-                            print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Server {server.url} returned invalid response format for {image_path.name}. Response: {result}")
-                            continue # Retry with a different server
-                    else:
-                        error_text = await resp.text()
-                        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Error from server {server.url} for {image_path.name}: {resp.status} - {error_text}. Retrying...")
-                        continue # Retry with a different server
-                        
-        except (aiohttp.ClientError, asyncio.TimeoutError, TimeoutError) as e:
-            print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Connection/Timeout error for {image_path.name} on {server.url if server else 'unknown server'}: {e}. Retrying...")
-            continue # Retry with a different server
-        except Exception as e:
-            print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Unexpected error during captioning for {image_path.name}: {e}. Retrying...")
-            continue # Retry with a different server
-        finally:
-            if server:
-                end_time = time.time()
-                server.busy = False
-                server.total_processed += 1
-                server.total_time += (end_time - start_time)
-
-    print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] FAILED after {MAX_RETRIES} attempts for {image_path.name}.")
-    return None
-
-async def process_dataset_task(start_index: int):
-    """Main task to process the dataset sequentially starting from a given index."""
-    
-    # Load both local progress and HF state
-    progress = load_progress()
-    current_state = await download_hf_state()
-    file_list = await get_zip_file_list(progress)
-    
-    if not file_list:
-        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] ERROR: Cannot proceed. File list is empty.")
-        return False
-    
-    # Ensure start_index is within bounds
-    if start_index > len(file_list):
-        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] WARNING: Start index {start_index} is greater than the total number of files ({len(file_list)}). Exiting.")
-        return True
-    
-    # Determine the actual starting index in the 0-indexed list
-    start_list_index = start_index - 1
-    
-    print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Starting dataset processing from file index: {start_index} out of {len(file_list)}.")
-    
-    global_success = True
-    
-    for i in range(start_list_index, len(file_list)):
-        file_index = i + 1 # 1-indexed for user display and progress tracking
-        repo_file_full_path = file_list[i]
-        zip_full_name = Path(repo_file_full_path).name 
-        course_name = zip_full_name.replace('.zip', '') # Use the file name as the course/job name
-        
-        # Check file state in both local and HF state
-        file_state = current_state["file_states"].get(zip_full_name)
-        if file_state == "processed":
-            print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Skipping {zip_full_name}: Already processed in global state.")
-            continue
-        elif file_state == "processing":
-            print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Skipping {zip_full_name}: Currently being processed by another worker.")
-            continue
-            
-        # Try to lock the file
-        if not await lock_file_for_processing(zip_full_name, current_state):
-            print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Failed to lock {zip_full_name}. Skipping.")
-            continue
-            
-        extract_dir = None
-        current_file_success = False
-        
-        try:
-            # 1. Download and Extract
-            extract_dir = await download_and_extract_zip_by_index(file_index, repo_file_full_path)
-            
-            if not extract_dir:
-                raise Exception("Failed to download or extract zip file.")
-            
-            # 2. Find Images
-            # Use recursive glob to find images in subdirectories
-            image_paths = [p for p in extract_dir.glob("**/*") if p.is_file() and p.suffix.lower() in ['.jpg', '.jpeg', '.png']]
-            print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Found {len(image_paths)} images to process in {zip_full_name}.")
-            
-            if not image_paths:
-                print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] No images found in {zip_full_name}. Marking as complete.")
-                current_file_success = True
-            else:
-                # 3. Process Images (Captioning)
-                progress_tracker = {
-                    'total': len(image_paths),
-                    'completed': 0
-                }
-                print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Starting captioning for {progress_tracker['total']} images in {zip_full_name}...")
-                
-                # Create a semaphore to limit concurrent tasks to the number of available servers
-                semaphore = asyncio.Semaphore(len(servers))
-                
-                async def limited_send_image_for_captioning(image_path, course_name, progress_tracker):
-                    async with semaphore:
-                        return await send_image_for_captioning(image_path, course_name, progress_tracker)
-                
-                # Create a list of tasks for parallel captioning
-                caption_tasks = [limited_send_image_for_captioning(p, course_name, progress_tracker) for p in image_paths]
-                    
-                # Run all captioning tasks concurrently
-                results = await asyncio.gather(*caption_tasks)
-                
-                # Filter out failed results
-                all_captions = [r for r in results if r is not None]
-                
-                # Final progress report for the current file
-                if len(all_captions) == len(image_paths):
-                    print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] FINAL PROGRESS for {zip_full_name}: Successfully processed all {len(all_captions)} images.")
-                else:
-                    print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] FINAL PROGRESS for {zip_full_name}: Completed with partial result: {len(all_captions)}/{len(image_paths)} images.")
-                    
-                # Calculate success statistics
-                cursor_detected = sum(1 for c in all_captions if c.get('cursor_active', False))
-                print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Detection Statistics:")
-                print(f"- Total processed: {len(all_captions)}")
-                print(f"- Cursors detected: {cursor_detected}")
-                print(f"- Detection rate: {(cursor_detected/len(all_captions)*100):.2f}%")
-                
-                # Consider the file successful if we have any captions at all
-                current_file_success = len(all_captions) > 0
-                
-                # 4. Upload Results
-                if all_captions:
-                    print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Uploading {len(all_captions)} captions for {zip_full_name}...")
-                    if await upload_captions_to_hf(zip_full_name, all_captions):
-                        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Successfully uploaded captions for {zip_full_name}.")
-                        # Mark as success if we have any captions and successfully uploaded them
-                        current_file_success = True
-                    else:
-                        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Failed to upload captions for {zip_full_name}.")
-                        current_file_success = False
-                else:
-                    print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] No captions generated. Skipping upload for {zip_full_name}.")
-                    current_file_success = False
-            
-        except Exception as e:
-            print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Critical error in process_dataset_task for file #{file_index} ({zip_full_name}): {e}")
-            current_file_success = False
-            global_success = False # Mark overall task as failed if any file fails critically
-            
-        finally:
-            # 5. Cleanup and Update Progress
-            if extract_dir and extract_dir.exists():
-                print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Cleaned up temporary directory {extract_dir}.")
-                shutil.rmtree(extract_dir, ignore_errors=True)
-                
-            if current_file_success:
-                # Update both local progress and HF state
-                progress['last_processed_index'] = file_index
-                progress['processed_files'][str(file_index)] = repo_file_full_path
-                save_progress(progress)
-                
-                # Update HF state and unlock the file
-                if await unlock_file_as_processed(zip_full_name, current_state, file_index + 1):
-                    print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Progress saved and file unlocked: {zip_full_name}")
-                else:
-                    print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Warning: File processed but state update failed: {zip_full_name}")
-            else:
-                # Mark as failed in the state and continue with next file
-                current_state["file_states"][zip_full_name] = "failed"
-                await upload_hf_state(current_state)
-                print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] File {zip_full_name} marked as failed. Continuing with next file.")
-                global_success = False
-                
-    print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] All processing loops complete. Overall success: {global_success}")
-    return global_success
-
-# --- FastAPI App and Endpoints ---
-
-app = FastAPI(
-    title=f"Flow Server {FLOW_ID} API",
-    description="Sequentially processes zip files from a dataset, captions images, and tracks progress.",
-    version="1.0.0"
-)
-
-@app.on_event("startup")
-async def startup_event():
-    print(f"Flow Server {FLOW_ID} started on port {FLOW_PORT}.")
-    
-    # Get both local progress and HF state
-    progress = load_progress()
-    current_state = await download_hf_state()
-    
-    # Get the next_download_index from HF state if available
-    hf_next_index = current_state.get("next_download_index", 0)
-    
-    # If HF state has a higher index, use that instead of local progress
-    if hf_next_index > 0:
-        start_index = hf_next_index
-        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Using next_download_index from HF state: {start_index}")
-    else:
-        # Fall back to local progress if HF state doesn't have a meaningful index
-        start_index = progress.get('last_processed_index', 0) + 1
-        if start_index < AUTO_START_INDEX:
-            start_index = AUTO_START_INDEX
-
-    # Use a dummy BackgroundTasks object for the startup task
-    # Note: FastAPI's startup events can't directly use BackgroundTasks, but we can use asyncio.create_task
-    # to run the long-running process in the background without blocking the server startup.
-    print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Auto-starting processing from index: {start_index}...")
-    asyncio.create_task(process_dataset_task(start_index))
-
-@app.get("/")
-async def root():
-    progress = load_progress()
-    return {
-        "flow_id": FLOW_ID,
-        "status": "ready",
-        "last_processed_index": progress['last_processed_index'],
-        "total_files_in_list": len(progress['file_list']),
-        "processed_files_count": len(progress['processed_files']),
-        "total_servers": len(servers),
-        "busy_servers": sum(1 for s in servers if s.busy),
-    }
-
-@app.post("/start_processing")
-async def start_processing(request: ProcessStartRequest, background_tasks: BackgroundTasks):
-    """
-    Starts the sequential processing of zip files from the given index in the background.
-    """
-    start_index = request.start_index
-    
-    print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Received request to start processing from index: {start_index}. Starting background task.")
-    
-    # Start the heavy processing in a background task so the API call returns immediately
-    # Note: The server is already auto-starting, but this allows for manual restart/override.
-    background_tasks.add_task(process_dataset_task, start_index)
-    
-    return {"status": "processing", "start_index": start_index, "message": "Dataset processing started in background."}
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    import uvicorn
-    # Note: When running in the sandbox, we need to use 0.0.0.0 to expose the port.
+import os
+import json
+import time
+import asyncio
+import aiohttp
+import zipfile
+import shutil
+from typing import Dict, List, Set, Optional, Tuple, Any
+from urllib.parse import quote
+from datetime import datetime
+from pathlib import Path
+import io
+
+from fastapi import FastAPI, BackgroundTasks, HTTPException, status
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+from huggingface_hub import HfApi, hf_hub_download
+
+# --- Configuration ---
+AUTO_START_INDEX = 1# Hardcoded default start index if no progress is found
+FLOW_ID = os.getenv("FLOW_ID", "flow_default")
+FLOW_PORT = int(os.getenv("FLOW_PORT", 8001))
+HF_TOKEN = os.getenv("HF_TOKEN", "")
+HF_DATASET_ID = os.getenv("HF_DATASET_ID", "samfred2/BG4") # Source dataset for zip files
+HF_OUTPUT_DATASET_ID = os.getenv("HF_OUTPUT_DATASET_ID", "samelias1/Data_TG") # Target dataset for captions
+
+# Progress and State Tracking
+PROGRESS_FILE = Path("processing_progress.json")
+HF_STATE_FILE = "processing_state_cursors.json"  # State file in helium dataset
+LOCAL_STATE_FOLDER = Path(".state")  # Local folder for state file
+LOCAL_STATE_FOLDER.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+
+# Directory within the HF dataset where the zip files are located
+ZIP_FILE_PREFIX = "frames_zips/"
+
+# Using the full list from the user's original code for actual deployment
+CAPTION_SERVERS = [
+   "https://elias5584-supreme-1.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://elias5584-supreme-2.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://elias5584-supreme-3.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://elias5584-supreme-4.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://elias5584-supreme-5.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://elias5584-supreme-6.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://elias5584-supreme-7.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://elias5584-supreme-8.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://elias5584-supreme-9.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://elias5584-supreme-10.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://elias5584-supreme-11.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://elias5584-supreme-12.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://elias5584-supreme-13.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://elias5584-supreme-14.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://elias5584-supreme-15.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://elias5584-supreme-16.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://elias5584-supreme-17.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://elias5584-supreme-18.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://elias5584-supreme-19.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://elias5584-supreme-20.hf.space/track_cursor",
+        "https://lovyone-elite-1.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://lovyone-elite-2.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://lovyone-elite-3.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://lovyone-elite-4.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://lovyone-elite-5.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://lovyone-elite-6.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://lovyone-elite-7.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://lovyone-elite-8.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://lovyone-elite-9.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://lovyone-elite-10.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://lovyone-elite-11.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://lovyone-elite-12.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://lovyone-elite-13.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://lovyone-elite-14.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://lovyone-elite-15.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://lovyone-elite-16.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://lovyone-elite-17.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://lovyone-elite-18.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://lovyone-elite-19.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://lovyone-elite-20.hf.space/track_cursor",
+        "https://eliason1-pia-3.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://eliason1-pia-4.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://eliason1-pia-5.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://eliason1-pia-6.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://eliason1-pia-7.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://eliason1-pia-8.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://eliason1-pia-9.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://eliason1-pia-10.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://eliason1-pia-11.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://eliason1-pia-12.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://eliason1-pia-13.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://eliason1-pia-14.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://eliason1-pia-15.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://eliason1-pia-16.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://eliason1-pia-17.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://eliason1-pia-18.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://eliason1-pia-19.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://eliason1-pia-20.hf.space/track_cursor",
+        "https://jirehlove-clearly-1.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://jirehlove-clearly-2.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://jirehlove-clearly-3.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://jirehlove-clearly-4.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://jirehlove-clearly-5.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://jirehlove-clearly-6.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://jirehlove-clearly-7.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://jirehlove-clearly-8.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://jirehlove-clearly-9.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://jirehlove-clearly-10.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://jirehlove-clearly-11.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://jirehlove-clearly-12.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://jirehlove-clearly-13.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://jirehlove-clearly-14.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://jirehlove-clearly-15.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://jirehlove-clearly-16.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://jirehlove-clearly-17.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://jirehlove-clearly-18.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://jirehlove-clearly-19.hf.space/track_cursor",
+    "https://jirehlove-clearly-20.hf.space/track_cursor"
+]
+MODEL_TYPE = "Florence-2-large"
+
+# Temporary storage for images
+TEMP_DIR = Path(f"temp_images_{FLOW_ID}")
+TEMP_DIR.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+
+# --- Models ---
+class ProcessStartRequest(BaseModel):
+    start_index: int = Field(AUTO_START_INDEX, ge=1, description="The index number of the zip file to start processing from (1-indexed).")
+
+class CaptionServer:
+    def __init__(self, url):
+        self.url = url
+        self.busy = False
+        self.total_processed = 0
+        self.total_time = 0
+        self.model = MODEL_TYPE
+
+    @property
+    def fps(self):
+        return self.total_processed / self.total_time if self.total_time > 0 else 0
+
+# Global state for caption servers
+servers = [CaptionServer(url) for url in CAPTION_SERVERS]
+server_index = 0
+
+# --- Progress and State Management Functions ---
+
+def load_progress() -> Dict:
+    """Loads the local processing progress from the JSON file."""
+    if PROGRESS_FILE.exists():
+        try:
+            with PROGRESS_FILE.open('r') as f:
+                return json.load(f)
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] WARNING: Progress file is corrupted. Starting fresh.")
+            # Fall through to return default structure
+    
+    # Default structure
+    return {
+        "last_processed_index": 0,
+        "processed_files": {}, # {index: repo_path}
+        "file_list": [] # Full list of all zip files found in the dataset
+    }
+
+def save_progress(progress_data: Dict):
+    """Saves the local processing progress to the JSON file."""
+    try:
+        with PROGRESS_FILE.open('w') as f:
+            json.dump(progress_data, f, indent=4)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] CRITICAL ERROR: Could not save progress to {PROGRESS_FILE}: {e}")
+
+def load_json_state(file_path: str, default_value: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """Load state from JSON file with migration logic for new structure."""
+    if os.path.exists(file_path):
+        try:
+            with open(file_path, "r") as f:
+                data = json.load(f)
+                
+                # Migration Logic
+                if "file_states" not in data or not isinstance(data["file_states"], dict):
+                    print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Initializing 'file_states' dictionary.")
+                    data["file_states"] = {}
+                    
+                if "next_download_index" not in data:
+                    data["next_download_index"] = 0
+                    
+                return data
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] WARNING: Corrupted state file: {file_path}")
+    return default_value
+
+def save_json_state(file_path: str, data: Dict[str, Any]):
+    """Save state to JSON file"""
+    with open(file_path, "w") as f:
+        json.dump(data, f, indent=2)
+
+async def download_hf_state() -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """Downloads the state file from Hugging Face or returns a default state."""
+    local_path = LOCAL_STATE_FOLDER / HF_STATE_FILE
+    default_state = {"next_download_index": 0, "file_states": {}}
+    
+    try:
+        # Check if the file exists in the helium repo
+        files = HfApi(token=HF_TOKEN).list_repo_files(
+            repo_id=HF_OUTPUT_DATASET_ID,
+            repo_type="dataset"
+        )
+        
+        if HF_STATE_FILE not in files:
+            print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] State file not found in {HF_OUTPUT_DATASET_ID}. Starting fresh.")
+            return default_state
+
+        # Download the file
+        hf_hub_download(
+            repo_id=HF_OUTPUT_DATASET_ID,
+            filename=HF_STATE_FILE,
+            repo_type="dataset",
+            local_dir=LOCAL_STATE_FOLDER,
+            local_dir_use_symlinks=False,
+            token=HF_TOKEN
+        )
+        
+        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Successfully downloaded state file.")
+        return load_json_state(str(local_path), default_state)
+        
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Failed to download state file: {str(e)}. Starting fresh.")
+        return default_state
+
+async def upload_hf_state(state: Dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
+    """Uploads the state file to Hugging Face."""
+    local_path = LOCAL_STATE_FOLDER / HF_STATE_FILE
+    
+    try:
+        # Save state locally first
+        save_json_state(str(local_path), state)
+        
+        # Upload to helium dataset
+        HfApi(token=HF_TOKEN).upload_file(
+            path_or_fileobj=str(local_path),
+            path_in_repo=HF_STATE_FILE,
+            repo_id=HF_OUTPUT_DATASET_ID,
+            repo_type="dataset",
+            commit_message=f"Update caption processing state: next_index={state['next_download_index']}"
+        )
+        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Successfully uploaded state file.")
+        return True
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Failed to upload state file: {str(e)}")
+        return False
+
+async def lock_file_for_processing(zip_filename: str, state: Dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
+    """Marks a file as 'processing' in the state file and uploads the lock."""
+    print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] 🔒 Attempting to lock file: {zip_filename}")
+    
+    # Update state locally
+    state["file_states"][zip_filename] = "processing"
+    
+    # Upload the updated state file immediately to establish the lock
+    if await upload_hf_state(state):
+        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] ✅ Successfully locked file: {zip_filename}")
+        return True
+    else:
+        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] ❌ Failed to lock file: {zip_filename}")
+        # Revert local state
+        if zip_filename in state["file_states"]:
+            del state["file_states"][zip_filename]
+        return False
+
+async def unlock_file_as_processed(zip_filename: str, state: Dict[str, Any], next_index: int) -> bool:
+    """Marks a file as 'processed', updates the index, and uploads the state."""
+    print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] 🔓 Marking file as processed: {zip_filename}")
+    
+    # Update state locally
+    state["file_states"][zip_filename] = "processed"
+    state["next_download_index"] = next_index
+    
+    # Upload the updated state
+    if await upload_hf_state(state):
+        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] ✅ Successfully marked as processed: {zip_filename}")
+        return True
+    else:
+        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] ❌ Failed to update state for: {zip_filename}")
+        return False
+
+# --- Hugging Face Utility Functions ---
+
+async def get_zip_file_list(progress_data: Dict) -> List[str]:
+    """
+    Fetches the list of all zip files from the dataset, or uses the cached list.
+    Updates the progress_data with the file list if a new list is fetched.
+    """
+    if progress_data['file_list']:
+        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Using cached file list with {len(progress_data['file_list'])} files.")
+        return progress_data['file_list']
+
+    print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Fetching full list of zip files from {HF_DATASET_ID}...")
+    try:
+        api = HfApi(token=HF_TOKEN)
+        repo_files = api.list_repo_files(
+            repo_id=HF_DATASET_ID,
+            repo_type="dataset"
+        )
+        
+        # Filter for zip files in the specified directory and sort them alphabetically for consistent indexing
+        zip_files = sorted([
+            f for f in repo_files 
+            if f.startswith(ZIP_FILE_PREFIX) and f.endswith('.zip')
+        ])
+        
+        if not zip_files:
+            raise FileNotFoundError(f"No zip files found in '{ZIP_FILE_PREFIX}' directory of dataset '{HF_DATASET_ID}'.")
+        
+        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Found {len(zip_files)} zip files.")
+        
+        # Update and save the progress data
+        progress_data['file_list'] = zip_files
+        save_progress(progress_data)
+        
+        return zip_files
+        
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Error fetching file list from Hugging Face: {e}")
+        return []
+
+async def download_and_extract_zip_by_index(file_index: int, repo_file_full_path: str) -> Optional[Path]:
+    """Downloads the zip file for the given index and extracts its contents."""
+    
+    # Extract the base name for the extraction directory
+    zip_full_name = Path(repo_file_full_path).name 
+    course_name = zip_full_name.replace('.zip', '') # Use the file name as the course/job name
+    
+    print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Processing file #{file_index}: {repo_file_full_path}. Full name: {zip_full_name}")
+    
+    try:
+        # Use hf_hub_download to get the file path
+        zip_path = hf_hub_download(
+            repo_id=HF_DATASET_ID,
+            filename=repo_file_full_path, # Use the full path in the repo
+            repo_type="dataset",
+            token=HF_TOKEN,
+        )
+        
+        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Downloaded to {zip_path}. Extracting...")
+        
+        # Create a temporary directory for extraction
+        extract_dir = TEMP_DIR / course_name
+        # Ensure a clean directory for extraction
+        if extract_dir.exists():
+            shutil.rmtree(extract_dir)
+        extract_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+        
+        with zipfile.ZipFile(zip_path, 'r') as zip_ref:
+            zip_ref.extractall(extract_dir)
+            
+        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Extraction complete to {extract_dir}.")
+        
+        # Clean up the downloaded zip file to save space
+        os.remove(zip_path)
+        
+        return extract_dir
+        
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Error downloading or extracting zip for {repo_file_full_path}: {e}")
+        return None
+
+async def upload_captions_to_hf(zip_full_name: str, captions: List[Dict]) -> bool:
+    """Uploads the final captions JSON file to the output dataset."""
+    # Use the full zip name, replacing the extension with .json
+    caption_filename = Path(zip_full_name).with_suffix('.json').name
+    
+    try:
+        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Uploading {len(captions)} captions for {zip_full_name} as {caption_filename} to {HF_OUTPUT_DATASET_ID}...")
+        
+        # Create JSON content in memory
+        json_content = json.dumps(captions, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False).encode('utf-8')
+        
+        api = HfApi(token=HF_TOKEN)
+        api.upload_file(
+            path_or_fileobj=io.BytesIO(json_content),
+            path_in_repo=caption_filename,
+            repo_id=HF_OUTPUT_DATASET_ID,
+            repo_type="dataset",
+            commit_message=f"[{FLOW_ID}] Captions for {zip_full_name}"
+        )
+        
+        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Successfully uploaded captions for {zip_full_name}.")
+        return True
+        
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Error uploading captions for {zip_full_name}: {e}")
+        return False
+
+# --- Core Processing Functions (Modified) ---
+
+async def get_available_server(timeout: float = 300.0) -> CaptionServer:
+    """Round-robin selection of an available caption server."""
+    global server_index
+    start_time = time.time()
+    while True:
+        # Round-robin check for an available server
+        for _ in range(len(servers)):
+            server = servers[server_index]
+            server_index = (server_index + 1) % len(servers)
+            if not server.busy:
+                return server
+        
+        # If all servers are busy, wait for a short period and check again
+        await asyncio.sleep(0.5)
+        
+        # Check if timeout has been reached
+        if time.time() - start_time > timeout:
+            raise TimeoutError(f"Timeout ({timeout}s) waiting for an available caption server.")
+
+async def send_image_for_captioning(image_path: Path, course_name: str, progress_tracker: Dict) -> Optional[Dict]:
+    """Sends a single image to a caption server for processing."""
+    # This function now handles server selection and retries internally
+    MAX_RETRIES = 3
+    for attempt in range(MAX_RETRIES):
+        server = None
+        try:
+            # 1. Get an available server (will wait if all are busy, with a timeout)
+            server = await get_available_server()
+            server.busy = True
+            start_time = time.time()
+            
+            # Print a less verbose message only on the first attempt
+            if attempt == 0:
+                print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Starting attempt on {image_path.name}...")
+            
+            # 2. Prepare request data
+            form_data = aiohttp.FormData()
+            form_data.add_field('file',
+                                image_path.open('rb'),
+                                filename=image_path.name,
+                                content_type='image/jpeg')
+            form_data.add_field('model_choice', MODEL_TYPE)
+            
+            # 3. Send request
+            async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
+                # Increased timeout to 10 minutes (600s) as requested by user's problem description
+                async with session.post(server.url, data=form_data, timeout=600) as resp:
+                    if resp.status == 200:
+                        result = await resp.json()
+                        
+                        # Handle cursor detection response format
+                        if result.get('cursor_active') is not None:  # Check if it's a valid cursor detection response
+                            # Update progress counter
+                            progress_tracker['completed'] += 1
+                            if progress_tracker['completed'] % 50 == 0:
+                                print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] PROGRESS: {progress_tracker['completed']}/{progress_tracker['total']} detections completed.")
+                            
+                            # Log success only if it's not a progress report interval
+                            if progress_tracker['completed'] % 50 != 0:
+                                print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Success: {image_path.name} processed by {server.url}")
+                            
+                            # Store the full cursor detection result
+                            return {
+                                "course": course_name,
+                                "image_path": image_path.name,
+                                "cursor_active": result.get('cursor_active', False),
+                                "x": result.get('x'),
+                                "y": result.get('y'),
+                                "confidence": result.get('confidence'),
+                                "template": result.get('template'),
+                                "image_shape": result.get('image_shape'),
+                                "server_url": server.url,
+                                "timestamp": datetime.now().isoformat()
+                            }
+                        else:
+                            print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Server {server.url} returned invalid response format for {image_path.name}. Response: {result}")
+                            continue # Retry with a different server
+                    else:
+                        error_text = await resp.text()
+                        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Error from server {server.url} for {image_path.name}: {resp.status} - {error_text}. Retrying...")
+                        continue # Retry with a different server
+                        
+        except (aiohttp.ClientError, asyncio.TimeoutError, TimeoutError) as e:
+            print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Connection/Timeout error for {image_path.name} on {server.url if server else 'unknown server'}: {e}. Retrying...")
+            continue # Retry with a different server
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Unexpected error during captioning for {image_path.name}: {e}. Retrying...")
+            continue # Retry with a different server
+        finally:
+            if server:
+                end_time = time.time()
+                server.busy = False
+                server.total_processed += 1
+                server.total_time += (end_time - start_time)
+
+    print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] FAILED after {MAX_RETRIES} attempts for {image_path.name}.")
+    return None
+
+async def process_dataset_task(start_index: int):
+    """Main task to process the dataset sequentially starting from a given index."""
+    
+    # Load both local progress and HF state
+    progress = load_progress()
+    current_state = await download_hf_state()
+    file_list = await get_zip_file_list(progress)
+    
+    if not file_list:
+        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] ERROR: Cannot proceed. File list is empty.")
+        return False
+    
+    # Ensure start_index is within bounds
+    if start_index > len(file_list):
+        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] WARNING: Start index {start_index} is greater than the total number of files ({len(file_list)}). Exiting.")
+        return True
+    
+    # Determine the actual starting index in the 0-indexed list
+    start_list_index = start_index - 1
+    
+    print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Starting dataset processing from file index: {start_index} out of {len(file_list)}.")
+    
+    global_success = True
+    
+    for i in range(start_list_index, len(file_list)):
+        file_index = i + 1 # 1-indexed for user display and progress tracking
+        repo_file_full_path = file_list[i]
+        zip_full_name = Path(repo_file_full_path).name 
+        course_name = zip_full_name.replace('.zip', '') # Use the file name as the course/job name
+        
+        # Check file state in both local and HF state
+        file_state = current_state["file_states"].get(zip_full_name)
+        if file_state == "processed":
+            print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Skipping {zip_full_name}: Already processed in global state.")
+            continue
+        elif file_state == "processing":
+            print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Skipping {zip_full_name}: Currently being processed by another worker.")
+            continue
+            
+        # Try to lock the file
+        if not await lock_file_for_processing(zip_full_name, current_state):
+            print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Failed to lock {zip_full_name}. Skipping.")
+            continue
+            
+        extract_dir = None
+        current_file_success = False
+        
+        try:
+            # 1. Download and Extract
+            extract_dir = await download_and_extract_zip_by_index(file_index, repo_file_full_path)
+            
+            if not extract_dir:
+                raise Exception("Failed to download or extract zip file.")
+            
+            # 2. Find Images
+            # Use recursive glob to find images in subdirectories
+            image_paths = [p for p in extract_dir.glob("**/*") if p.is_file() and p.suffix.lower() in ['.jpg', '.jpeg', '.png']]
+            print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Found {len(image_paths)} images to process in {zip_full_name}.")
+            
+            if not image_paths:
+                print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] No images found in {zip_full_name}. Marking as complete.")
+                current_file_success = True
+            else:
+                # 3. Process Images (Captioning)
+                progress_tracker = {
+                    'total': len(image_paths),
+                    'completed': 0
+                }
+                print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Starting captioning for {progress_tracker['total']} images in {zip_full_name}...")
+                
+                # Create a semaphore to limit concurrent tasks to the number of available servers
+                semaphore = asyncio.Semaphore(len(servers))
+                
+                async def limited_send_image_for_captioning(image_path, course_name, progress_tracker):
+                    async with semaphore:
+                        return await send_image_for_captioning(image_path, course_name, progress_tracker)
+                
+                # Create a list of tasks for parallel captioning
+                caption_tasks = [limited_send_image_for_captioning(p, course_name, progress_tracker) for p in image_paths]
+                    
+                # Run all captioning tasks concurrently
+                results = await asyncio.gather(*caption_tasks)
+                
+                # Filter out failed results
+                all_captions = [r for r in results if r is not None]
+                
+                # Final progress report for the current file
+                if len(all_captions) == len(image_paths):
+                    print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] FINAL PROGRESS for {zip_full_name}: Successfully processed all {len(all_captions)} images.")
+                else:
+                    print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] FINAL PROGRESS for {zip_full_name}: Completed with partial result: {len(all_captions)}/{len(image_paths)} images.")
+                    
+                # Calculate success statistics
+                cursor_detected = sum(1 for c in all_captions if c.get('cursor_active', False))
+                print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Detection Statistics:")
+                print(f"- Total processed: {len(all_captions)}")
+                print(f"- Cursors detected: {cursor_detected}")
+                print(f"- Detection rate: {(cursor_detected/len(all_captions)*100):.2f}%")
+                
+                # Consider the file successful if we have any captions at all
+                current_file_success = len(all_captions) > 0
+                
+                # 4. Upload Results
+                if all_captions:
+                    print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Uploading {len(all_captions)} captions for {zip_full_name}...")
+                    if await upload_captions_to_hf(zip_full_name, all_captions):
+                        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Successfully uploaded captions for {zip_full_name}.")
+                        # Mark as success if we have any captions and successfully uploaded them
+                        current_file_success = True
+                    else:
+                        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Failed to upload captions for {zip_full_name}.")
+                        current_file_success = False
+                else:
+                    print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] No captions generated. Skipping upload for {zip_full_name}.")
+                    current_file_success = False
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Critical error in process_dataset_task for file #{file_index} ({zip_full_name}): {e}")
+            current_file_success = False
+            global_success = False # Mark overall task as failed if any file fails critically
+            
+        finally:
+            # 5. Cleanup and Update Progress
+            if extract_dir and extract_dir.exists():
+                print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Cleaned up temporary directory {extract_dir}.")
+                shutil.rmtree(extract_dir, ignore_errors=True)
+                
+            if current_file_success:
+                # Update both local progress and HF state
+                progress['last_processed_index'] = file_index
+                progress['processed_files'][str(file_index)] = repo_file_full_path
+                save_progress(progress)
+                
+                # Update HF state and unlock the file
+                if await unlock_file_as_processed(zip_full_name, current_state, file_index + 1):
+                    print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Progress saved and file unlocked: {zip_full_name}")
+                else:
+                    print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Warning: File processed but state update failed: {zip_full_name}")
+            else:
+                # Mark as failed in the state and continue with next file
+                current_state["file_states"][zip_full_name] = "failed"
+                await upload_hf_state(current_state)
+                print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] File {zip_full_name} marked as failed. Continuing with next file.")
+                global_success = False
+                
+    print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] All processing loops complete. Overall success: {global_success}")
+    return global_success
+
+# --- FastAPI App and Endpoints ---
+
+app = FastAPI(
+    title=f"Flow Server {FLOW_ID} API",
+    description="Sequentially processes zip files from a dataset, captions images, and tracks progress.",
+    version="1.0.0"
+)
+
+@app.on_event("startup")
+async def startup_event():
+    print(f"Flow Server {FLOW_ID} started on port {FLOW_PORT}.")
+    
+    # Get both local progress and HF state
+    progress = load_progress()
+    current_state = await download_hf_state()
+    
+    # Get the next_download_index from HF state if available
+    hf_next_index = current_state.get("next_download_index", 0)
+    
+    # If HF state has a higher index, use that instead of local progress
+    if hf_next_index > 0:
+        start_index = hf_next_index
+        print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Using next_download_index from HF state: {start_index}")
+    else:
+        # Fall back to local progress if HF state doesn't have a meaningful index
+        start_index = progress.get('last_processed_index', 0) + 1
+        if start_index < AUTO_START_INDEX:
+            start_index = AUTO_START_INDEX
+
+    # Use a dummy BackgroundTasks object for the startup task
+    # Note: FastAPI's startup events can't directly use BackgroundTasks, but we can use asyncio.create_task
+    # to run the long-running process in the background without blocking the server startup.
+    print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Auto-starting processing from index: {start_index}...")
+    asyncio.create_task(process_dataset_task(start_index))
+
+@app.get("/")
+async def root():
+    progress = load_progress()
+    return {
+        "flow_id": FLOW_ID,
+        "status": "ready",
+        "last_processed_index": progress['last_processed_index'],
+        "total_files_in_list": len(progress['file_list']),
+        "processed_files_count": len(progress['processed_files']),
+        "total_servers": len(servers),
+        "busy_servers": sum(1 for s in servers if s.busy),
+    }
+
+@app.post("/start_processing")
+async def start_processing(request: ProcessStartRequest, background_tasks: BackgroundTasks):
+    """
+    Starts the sequential processing of zip files from the given index in the background.
+    """
+    start_index = request.start_index
+    
+    print(f"[{FLOW_ID}] Received request to start processing from index: {start_index}. Starting background task.")
+    
+    # Start the heavy processing in a background task so the API call returns immediately
+    # Note: The server is already auto-starting, but this allows for manual restart/override.
+    background_tasks.add_task(process_dataset_task, start_index)
+    
+    return {"status": "processing", "start_index": start_index, "message": "Dataset processing started in background."}
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import uvicorn
+    # Note: When running in the sandbox, we need to use 0.0.0.0 to expose the port.
     uvicorn.run(app, host="0.0.0.0", port=FLOW_PORT)