Update app.py

app.py

@@ -193,13 +193,15 @@ def read_email():
 running = False
 loop_thread = None 
 
+# Dummy function to simulate email processing (replace with actual email processing code)
 def email_processing_loop():
     global running
     logger.info("Starting email processing loop...")
     while running:
-        read_email()
-        time.sleep(10)  # Check for new emails every 10 seconds
+        logger.info("Processing emails...")
+        time.sleep(10)  # Simulating a process that checks every 10 seconds
 
+# Start the email processing loop
 def start_processing():
     global running, loop_thread
     if not running:
@@ -208,31 +210,33 @@ def start_processing():
         loop_thread.start()
     return "Running"
 
+# Stop the email processing loop
 def stop_processing():
     global running
     if running:
         running = False
     return "Stopped"
 
+# Update the status of email processing
 def update_status():
     return "Running" if running else "Stopped"
 
 # Create Gradio interface
 with gr.Blocks() as demo:
     gr.Markdown("# Email Processing")
-    
-    status_display = gr.Textbox(label="Email Processing Status", interactive=False)
-    status_display.update(value=update_status())  # Initial status display
+
+    status_display = gr.Textbox(label="Email Processing Status", value=update_status(), interactive=False)
 
     start_button = gr.Button("Start Processing")
     stop_button = gr.Button("Stop Processing")
 
-    start_button.click(start_processing, outputs=status_display)
-    stop_button.click(stop_processing, outputs=status_display)
+    # Link buttons to processing functions
+    start_button.click(fn=start_processing, outputs=status_display)
+    stop_button.click(fn=stop_processing, outputs=status_display)
 
-    # Automatically update status every 2 seconds
-    gr.Timer(update_status, outputs=status_display, interval=2)
+    # Automatically update the status display every 2 seconds using Gradio's timer
+    gr.Timer(fn=update_status, outputs=status_display, interval=2)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     logging.info('Starting project...')
-    demo.launch()
+    demo.launch()