Update app.py

app.py

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import asyncio
 import csv
 import logging
 import os
@@ -17,7 +16,23 @@ from sqlalchemy import create_engine, Column, Integer, String, Text, DateTime
 from sqlalchemy.orm import declarative_base, sessionmaker
 from sqlalchemy.exc import SQLAlchemyError
 import validators
+import asyncio
 
+# Periodic update function
+async def periodic_update():
+    while True:
+        await asyncio.sleep(300)  # Wait for 5 minutes
+        await update_feed_content()
+
+def start_periodic_task():
+    loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+    if loop.is_running():
+        asyncio.create_task(periodic_update())
+    else:
+        loop.run_until_complete(periodic_update())
+
+# Start the periodic update task
+start_periodic_task()
 # Configure logging
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO,
                     format='%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')
@@ -292,4 +307,7 @@ with gr.Blocks() as demo:
     asyncio.create_task(periodic_update())
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+    if not loop.is_running():
+        loop.run_until_complete(periodic_update())
     demo.launch()