"""
Loading animations for Gradio chatbot interface.
Contains functions to generate animated thinking indicators with just pulsing dots.
"""

def create_thinking_indicator():
    """
    Creates an HTML thinking indicator with just animated dots.
    
    Returns:
        str: HTML string with animated dots only
    """
    return '''<div class="thinking-indicator">
        <div class="dots-container">
            <span class="dot"></span>
            <span class="dot"></span>
            <span class="dot"></span>
        </div>
    </div>'''

def create_custom_dot_indicator(dot_count=3):
    """
    Creates a thinking indicator with specified number of dots.
    
    Args:
        dot_count (int): Number of animated dots (default: 3)
    
    Returns:
        str: HTML string with custom number of dots
    """
    dots = ''.join(['<span class="dot"></span>' for _ in range(dot_count)])
    
    return f'''<div class="thinking-indicator">
        <div class="dots-container">
            {dots}
        </div>
    </div>'''

# Main function to use in the chatbot
def get_thinking_dots():
    """
    Returns the standard thinking dots indicator.
    
    Returns:
        str: HTML string with animated thinking dots
    """
    return create_thinking_indicator()

# Quick usage example:
if __name__ == "__main__":
    print("Thinking dots indicator:")
    print(get_thinking_dots())