Update app.py

app.py

@@ -86,25 +86,20 @@ def get_chat_response(name,history=[], input_txt = "Hello , what is your name?")
 
 
 
-
 def greet(character,message):
-  print(gr.get_state())
-  history = gr.get_state() or  {"character": character, "message_history" : [] }
-  """
+  
+  #gradios set_state/get_state does not persist session for now using global
+  global history
+  
   if history["character"] != character:
     #switching character
     history = {"character": character, "message_history" : [] }
-  """
 
-  response = get_chat_response(character,history=history["message_history"],input_txt=message)
-  print(response)
 
+  response = get_chat_response(character,history=history["message_history"],input_txt=message)
+  
   history["message_history"].append((message, response))
 
-  gr.set_state(history)
-
-  print(history)
-
   html = "<div class='chatbot'>"
   for user_msg, resp_msg in history["message_history"]:
       html += f"<div class='user_msg'>You: {user_msg}</div>"
@@ -112,6 +107,8 @@ def greet(character,message):
   html += "</div>"
 
   return html 
+  
+  
 
 personality_choices = ["Gandalf", "Riddick", "Macleod", "Morpheus", "Neo","Spock","Vader","Indy"]
 
@@ -133,7 +130,7 @@ description = "Chat with your favorite movie characters. This space demo has sim
 #History not implemented in this demo, use metayazar.com/chatbot for a movie and character dropdown chat interface
 ##interface = gr.Interface(fn=greet, inputs=[gr.inputs.Dropdown(personality_choices) ,"text"], title=title, description=description, outputs="text")
 
-
+history =   {"character": "None", "message_history" : [] }
 interface= gr.Interface(fn=greet, inputs=[gr.inputs.Dropdown(personality_choices) ,"text"], outputs="html",css=css, title=title, description=description)