tidy up placeholder messaage

app.py

@@ -63,7 +63,12 @@ drop_down_ls = gr.Dropdown(choices=["en", "en_animals", "en_objects"],
 
 chat = gr.ChatInterface(
             fn=fetch_response,
-            textbox=gr.Textbox(placeholder="Ask me a yes or no question", container=False, scale=7),
+            textbox=gr.Textbox(
+                        placeholder=(
+                            "Send `start` to start the game and answer me genuinely, "
+                            "I will guess what is in your mind :)"
+                        ),
+                        container=False, scale=7),
             examples=[["start"], ["yes"], ["no"], ["i don't know"], ["probably"], ["probably not"], ["back"]],
             clear_btn=clear_button,
             additional_inputs=[drop_down_ls]

archive/app_backup.py

@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+import gradio as gr
+
+from akinator.async_aki import Akinator
+import akinator
+import time
+
+aki = Akinator()
+
+### gradio state variables
+count = gr.State(value=1)
+to_verify = gr.State(value=False)
+game_type = gr.State(value="en")
+game_ended = gr.State(value=False)
+
+
+def clear_state():
+    print("clear_state")
+    return 0, False
+
+def change_game_type(drop_down_value):
+    return drop_down_value
+
+def orchestrate_game_state(message, count, to_verify, game_ended):
+    time.sleep(1)
+    if message == "start":
+        count += 1
+        game_ended = False
+    elif (aki.progression <= 80) and (message == "back") and (not game_ended):
+        count -= 1
+    elif (aki.progression <= 80) and (not game_ended):
+        count += 1
+    elif to_verify and (message in ["yes", "no"]) and (not game_ended):
+        game_ended = True
+    elif (not game_ended):
+        count += 1
+        to_verify = True
+
+    print("orchestrate_game_state", message, count, to_verify, game_ended)
+    return count, to_verify, game_ended
+
+async def fetch_response(message, history, drop_down_value, count, to_verify, game_type, game_ended):
+
+    print("fetch_response", message, drop_down_value, count, to_verify, game_type, game_ended)
+    if message == "start":
+        q = await aki.start_game(
+                language=game_type,
+                child_mode=True
+        )
+        q = f"{count}. " + q
+    elif (aki.progression <= 80) and (message == "back") and (not game_ended):
+        try:
+            q = await aki.back()
+            q = f"{count}. " + q
+        except akinator.CantGoBackAnyFurther:
+            pass
+    elif (aki.progression <= 80) and (not game_ended):
+        q = await aki.answer(message)
+        q = f"{count}. " + q
+    elif to_verify and message == "yes" and (not game_ended):
+        q = "Yay!!"
+    elif to_verify and message == "no" and (not game_ended):
+        q = "Oof.."
+    elif (not game_ended):
+        await aki.win()
+        q = f"It's {aki.first_guess['name']} ({aki.first_guess['description']})! Was I correct?\n{aki.first_guess['absolute_picture_path']}\n\t"
+        q = f"{count}. " + q
+    elif game_ended:
+        q = "The game has ended. To replay, enter `start` again."
+    return q
+
+clear_button = gr.Button("Clear")
+submit_button = gr.Button("Submit")
+input_textbox = gr.Textbox(
+                    placeholder=(
+                            "To play, click [start] and submit. If you answer me genuinely, "
+                            "and I will guess what is in your mind :)"
+                    ),
+                    interactive=False,
+                    container=False, 
+                    scale=2
+)
+drop_down_ls = gr.Dropdown(choices=["en", "en_animals", "en_objects"], 
+                           value="en",
+                           label="Game Mode")
+
+chat = gr.ChatInterface(
+            fn=fetch_response,
+            textbox=input_textbox,
+            examples=[["start"], ["yes"], ["no"], ["i don't know"], ["probably"], ["probably not"], ["back"]],
+            clear_btn=clear_button,
+            submit_btn=submit_button,
+            additional_inputs=[drop_down_ls, count, to_verify, game_type, game_ended]
+)
+
+with gr.Blocks(fill_height=True) as demo:
+    clear_button.click(fn=clear_state, inputs=None, outputs=[count, to_verify])
+    drop_down_ls.input(fn=change_game_type, inputs=[drop_down_ls], outputs=[game_type])
+    submit_button.click(fn=orchestrate_game_state, 
+                        inputs=[input_textbox, count, to_verify, game_ended], 
+                        outputs=[count, to_verify, game_ended],
+                        trigger_mode="always_last")
+
+    chat.render()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    
+    demo.launch()