Update app.py

app.py

@@ -1,10 +1,24 @@
 from huggingface_hub import InferenceClient
 import gradio as gr
 import datetime
+import random
 
 # Initialize the InferenceClient
 client = InferenceClient("mistralai/Mixtral-8x7B-Instruct-v0.1")
 
+initial_messages = [
+    "message 1",
+    "message 2",
+    "message 3",
+    "message 4",
+    "message 5",
+    "message 6",
+    "message 7",
+    "message 8",
+    "message 9",
+    "message 10"
+]
+
 def format_prompt(message, history):
     prompt = "<s>"
     for user_prompt, bot_response in history:
@@ -42,15 +56,21 @@ additional_inputs = [
     gr.Slider(label="Repetition penalty", value=1.2, minimum=1.0, maximum=2.0, step=0.05, interactive=True, info="Penalize repeated tokens")
 ]
 
-gr.ChatInterface(
-    fn=generate,
-    chatbot=gr.Chatbot(show_label=True, show_share_button=False, show_copy_button=True, likeable=True, layout="panel", height="auto"),
-    additional_inputs=additional_inputs,
-    title="ConvoLite",
-    submit_btn="➢",
-    retry_btn="Retry",
-    undo_btn="↩ Undo",
-    clear_btn="Clear (New chat)",
-    stop_btn="Stop ▢",
-    concurrency_limit=20,
-).launch(show_api=False)
+def create_chat_interface():
+    random_message = random.choice(initial_messages)
+    chat = gr.ChatInterface(
+        fn=generate,
+        chatbot=gr.Chatbot(show_label=True, show_share_button=False, show_copy_button=True, likeable=True, layout="panel", height="auto"),
+        additional_inputs=additional_inputs,
+        title="ConvoLite",
+        submit_btn="➢",
+        retry_btn="Retry",
+        undo_btn="↩ Undo",
+        clear_btn="Clear (New chat)",
+        stop_btn="Stop ▢",
+        concurrency_limit=20,
+        value=[[None, random_message]]
+    )
+    return chat
+
+create_chat_interface().launch(show_api=False)