backend

app.py

@@ -138,75 +138,22 @@ def initialize_backend():
     """Initialize backend connection using gradio_client"""
     global backend_client, BACKEND_AVAILABLE
     
-    # First check user permissions
-    print("🔍 Step 1: Checking user permissions...")
-    has_permissions = check_user_permissions()
-    
-    if not has_permissions:
-        print("⚠️  Permission check failed, but continuing with connection attempt...")
-    
-    # Then check if the backend space is actually running
-    print("🔍 Step 2: Verifying backend space status...")
-    space_running = check_backend_space_status()
-    
-    if not space_running:
-        print("⚠️  Backend space is not running or accessible")
-        print("🔧 Possible solutions:")
-        print("   1. If HTTP 401: Contact the Space owner to add you as collaborator")
-        print("   2. If HTTP 404: Verify the Space URL is correct")
-        print("   3. If sleeping: Wait for the space to wake up")
-        print("   4. Try accessing the Space directly in browser first")
-        print(f"   5. Space URL: https://huggingface.co/spaces/{BACKEND_SPACE_URL}")
-        
-        # For now, let's continue and try the gradio_client anyway
-        # Sometimes the web page check fails but the API still works
-        print("🔄 Continuing with gradio_client attempt despite web check failure...")
-        # Don't return False here, let's try the gradio_client connection
-        pass
-    
     try:
-        print(f"🔍 Step 3: Attempting gradio_client connection to: {BACKEND_SPACE_URL}")
-        
-        # Use gradio_client for proper API access
         from gradio_client import Client
         
-        # Try to connect with timeout and better error handling
-        print("🔄 Creating gradio client connection...")
-        backend_client = Client(f"{BACKEND_SPACE_URL}", hf_token=hf_token, download_files=False) 
-        
-        print(f"✅ Backend API loaded successfully!")
-        print(f"🔧 Backend client: {backend_client}")
+        # Connect to HF Space
+        if hf_token:
+            backend_client = Client(BACKEND_SPACE_URL, hf_token=hf_token)
+        else:
+            backend_client = Client(BACKEND_SPACE_URL)
         
-        # Skip the problematic API config check and directly mark as available
-        # Since the client was created successfully and Space is public
-        print("🔧 Skipping API config check due to known issues")
-        print("🔧 Marking backend as available for direct API calls")
+        # Test the connection
+        backend_client.view_api()
         BACKEND_AVAILABLE = True
         return True
         
-    except ImportError as import_error:
-        print(f"❌ gradio_client import failed: {import_error}")
-        print("📦 Please install gradio_client: pip install gradio_client")
-        BACKEND_AVAILABLE = False
-        return False
-        
     except Exception as e:
         print(f"❌ Backend connection failed: {e}")
-        print(f"🔧 Error type: {type(e).__name__}")
-        print(f"🔧 Error details: {str(e)}")
-        
-        # Check if it's a specific configuration issue
-        if "Could not fetch config" in str(e):
-            print("🔧 This might be due to:")
-            print("   - Backend Space is not running or deployed")
-            print("   - Backend Space is private and requires authentication")
-            print("   - Network connectivity issues")
-            print("   - Backend Space URL is incorrect")
-            
-        elif "timeout" in str(e).lower():
-            print("🔧 Connection timeout - backend might be slow to respond")
-            
-        print("⚠️  Running in standalone mode (some features may be limited)")
         BACKEND_AVAILABLE = False
         return False