Update app.py

app.py

@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ if not REPO_ID:
 if not HF_TOKEN:
     raise RuntimeError("HF_TOKEN environment variable is not set")
 
+# IMPORTANT:
+# Gradio accepts files from /tmp, so force HF downloads there
+LOCAL_CACHE_DIR = "/tmp/story_showcase"
+os.makedirs(LOCAL_CACHE_DIR, exist_ok=True)
+
 
 # =========================================================
 # HELPERS
@@ -100,7 +105,6 @@ def collect_stories():
         elif "/images/" in lower and lower.endswith((".png", ".jpg", ".jpeg", ".webp")):
             stories[folder]["image_paths"].append(path)
 
-    # sort images naturally
     for _, story in stories.items():
         story["image_paths"] = sorted(
             story["image_paths"],
@@ -110,7 +114,6 @@ def collect_stories():
             ]
         )
 
-    # newest first
     sorted_stories = sorted(
         stories.values(),
         key=lambda x: x["timestamp"],
@@ -135,6 +138,7 @@ def download_markdown(path: str) -> str:
             filename=path,
             repo_type=REPO_TYPE,
             token=HF_TOKEN,
+            local_dir=LOCAL_CACHE_DIR,
         )
         with open(local_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
             return f.read()
@@ -151,6 +155,7 @@ def download_repo_file(path: str):
             filename=path,
             repo_type=REPO_TYPE,
             token=HF_TOKEN,
+            local_dir=LOCAL_CACHE_DIR,
         )
     except Exception as e:
         print(f"[DOWNLOAD ERROR] {path}: {e}")
@@ -180,13 +185,8 @@ def load_story(folder_name: str):
         )
 
     story_md = download_markdown(story["markdown_path"])
-
-    # IMPORTANT:
-    # pass LOCAL FILE PATHS to Gradio, not HF resolve URLs
     video_value = download_repo_file(story["video_path"]) if story["video_path"] else None
     gallery_value = download_repo_images(story["image_paths"])
-
-    # only text changed from dataset.csv -> Theme
     theme_text = "Theme" if story["csv_path"] else "No Theme"
 
     return (