Update app.py

app.py

@@ -189,9 +189,9 @@ def read_email():
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error(f"Error reading emails: {e}")
 
-# Email processing loop
+# Email processing loop variables
 running = False
-loop_thread = None 
+loop_thread = None
 
 # Dummy function to simulate email processing (replace with actual email processing code)
 def email_processing_loop():
@@ -208,14 +208,14 @@ def start_processing():
         running = True
         loop_thread = threading.Thread(target=email_processing_loop, daemon=True)
         loop_thread.start()
-    return "Running"
+    return update_status()
 
 # Stop the email processing loop
 def stop_processing():
     global running
     if running:
         running = False
-    return "Stopped"
+    return update_status()
 
 # Update the status of email processing
 def update_status():
@@ -234,9 +234,8 @@ with gr.Blocks() as demo:
     start_button.click(fn=start_processing, outputs=status_display)
     stop_button.click(fn=stop_processing, outputs=status_display)
 
-    # Timer to refresh the status every 2 seconds
-    timer = gr.Timer(interval=2)
-    timer.every(fn=update_status, outputs=status_display)
+    # Add a manual timer without the interval parameter
+    gr.Timer.every(2, fn=update_status, outputs=status_display)  # Run `update_status()` every 2 seconds
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     logging.info('Starting project...')