Update app.py

app.py

@@ -225,18 +225,18 @@ with col2:
 # User input in Streamlit
 user_input = st.chat_input("Describe your policy or project to find relevant Lab Lab projects...")
 
-if user_input:
+if st.session_state["user_input"]:
 
     # Display user message
-    st.chat_message("user").markdown(user_input)
+    #st.chat_message("user").markdown(st.session_state["user_input"])
 
-    grounding = proximity_search(user_input)
+    grounding = proximity_search(st.session_state["user_input"])
 
     # add the submissions as context (only in prompt, not in history)
-    prompt = user_input + ". If a project is mentioned, share the image. The context for the question: " + grounding;
+    prompt = st.session_state["user_input"] + ". If a project is mentioned, share the image. The context for the question: " + grounding;
     messages = st.session_state.messages.copy()
     messages.append({"role": "user", "content": prompt})
-    st.session_state.messages.append({"role": "user", "content": user_input})
+    st.session_state.messages.append({"role": "user", "content": st.session_state["user_input"]})
 
     # Get response from IBM
     with st.spinner("Thinking..."):