Update app.py

app.py

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 import streamlit as st
+import schedule
+import time
+import requests
+import threading
 from search_utils import SemanticSearch
 import logging
 import time
@@ -9,6 +13,28 @@ import re
 from pathlib import Path
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
+
+def ping_server():
+    try:
+        print("Pinging server")
+        response = requests.get("https://testys-semantic-search.hf.space")
+    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+        print("Server is down")
+    
+schedule.every(10).minutes.do(ping_server)
+
+
+def run_schedule():
+    while True:
+        schedule.run_pending()
+        time.sleep(1)
+
+
+thread = threading.Thread(target=run_schedule)
+thread.daemon = True
+thread.start()
+
+
 # Configure logging
 logging.basicConfig(
     level=logging.INFO,
@@ -99,6 +125,18 @@ def main():
         margin: 10px 0;
         background: #fff;
     }
+    /* Footer styling */
+    .footer {
+        position: fixed;
+        left: 0;
+        bottom: 0;
+        width: 100%;
+        background-color: #f8f9fa;
+        text-align: center;
+        padding: 0.5rem;
+        font-size: 1rem;
+        border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
+    }
     </style>
     """, unsafe_allow_html=True)
 
@@ -189,5 +227,15 @@ def main():
             st.cache_resource.clear()
             st.rerun()
 
+
+    # Footer
+    st.markdown("""
+        <div class="footer">
+            <small>&copy; 2025 Joel Adesanya's MSc Project. </small>
+            <br/>
+            <em>"Research Paper Semantic Search Engine"</em>
+        </div>
+        """, unsafe_allow_html=True)
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()