api_client.py

from gradio_client import Client

# URL of your Hugging Face Space
# Replace this with your actual Space URL, e.g., "https://huggingface.co/spaces/YourUsername/SpaceName"
# Or the direct URL like "https://yourusername-spacename.hf.space"
SPACE_URL = "YOUR_SPACE_URL_HERE"

def main():
    print(f"Connecting to {SPACE_URL}...")
    try:
        client = Client(SPACE_URL)
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Error connecting: {e}")
        print("Make sure you have replaced 'YOUR_SPACE_URL_HERE' with your actual Space URL or Name (e.g., 'username/repo_name').")
        return

    print("Sending message...")
    
    # The 'predict' function in app.py takes 'message' and 'history'.
    # For ChatInterface, the endpoint is often just 'chat' taking the message.
    # We'll use the .chat() method which is a helper for ChatInterface, or call the endpoint directly.
    
    # Method 1: standard submit (if it was a simple Interface)
    # result = client.predict(message="Hello!", history=[], api_name="/predict")
    
    # Method 2: For ChatInterface, using the 'chat' endpoint if available or just passing inputs.
    # Note: gradio_client usage depends on how the app is defined. 
    # Since we used gr.ChatInterface(fn=predict), the API usually expects the arguments of 'predict'.
    
    chat_message = "What is the capital of France?"
    
    # We stream the response
    job = client.submit(
        chat_message, # message
        [],           # history (empty list for new chat)
        api_name="/chat" # Default api_name for ChatInterface is often /chat
    )
    
    print(f"User: {chat_message}")
    print("AI: ", end="", flush=True)
    
    final_output = ""
    for token in job:
        # ChatInterface returns the full history or the full message depending on version.
        # But our 'predict' yields partial strings. 
        # Gradio client usually gives the full accumulated value in the yield for text.
        # Let's print the upgrade.
        final_output = token
    
    print(final_output)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()