Update app.py

app.py

@@ -108,6 +108,15 @@ def chat_response(message, history):
     except:
         return "I apologize, but I couldn't generate a proper response. Please try again."
 
+# Define a Gradio Interface for the API
+api_interface = gr.Interface(
+    fn=chat_response,
+    inputs=gr.inputs.Textbox(lines=2, placeholder="Enter your message here..."),
+    outputs=gr.outputs.Textbox(label="Response"),
+    title="Admissions Agent API",
+    description="API endpoint for interacting with the AI-powered admissions coordinator."
+)
+
 # Load model and tokenizer
 print("Loading model...")
 model, tokenizer = load_model()
@@ -127,4 +136,6 @@ demo = gr.ChatInterface(
 )
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    demo.launch() # Remove share=True as it's not needed for HF Spaces 
+    # Launch both the chat interface and the API interface
+    demo.launch()
+    api_interface.launch(share=True)  # This will expose the API endpoint