Update app.py

app.py

@@ -13,13 +13,15 @@ CITATION_BIB_TEXT = """
 }
 """
 
+@st.cache_data(ttl=3600)  # Cache the data for 1 hour
 def fetch_readme_content():
-    url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SAILResearch/awesome-foundation-model-leaderboards/main/README.md"
-    response = requests.get(url)
-    if response.status_code == 200:
+    try:
+        url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SAILResearch/awesome-foundation-model-leaderboards/main/README.md"
+        response = requests.get(url, timeout=10)
+        response.raise_for_status()  # Raises HTTPError for bad responses
         return response.text
-    else:
-        st.error("Failed to fetch README.md content from GitHub.")
+    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+        st.error(f"Failed to fetch README.md content: {e}")
         return ""
 
 class SearchApplication: