base space

app.py

@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ def synthesize_speech(text, voice_id):
     if not voice_id:
         return None, "⚠️ Please select a voice", "", "", "", "", "", ""
 
+    # Print input text length
+    text_length = len(text)
+    print(f"Input text length: {text_length} characters")
+
     try:
         payload = {"text": text, "voice_id": voice_id}
 
@@ -197,9 +201,10 @@ with gr.Blocks(css=custom_css, theme=gr.themes.Soft()) as demo:
     # Text Input
     text_input = gr.Textbox(
         label="Your text",
-        placeholder="Type or paste your text here...",
+        placeholder="Type or paste your text here (max 500 characters)...",
         lines=6,
         max_lines=10,
+        max_length=500,
     )
 
     with gr.Row():
@@ -288,5 +293,5 @@ with gr.Blocks(css=custom_css, theme=gr.themes.Soft()) as demo:
     demo.load(fn=get_title_with_status, outputs=[health_status])
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    demo.queue()
+    demo.queue(max_size=5)
     demo.launch(share=False, server_name="0.0.0.0", server_port=7860)