Add application file

app.py

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+import requests
+import gradio as gr
+import time 
+from IPython.display import Javascript, display
+
+def get_public_ip():
+    response = requests.get('https://api.ipify.org?format=json')
+    return response.json()["ip"]
+
+def keep_alive():
+  # Inject JavaScript to simulate minor interaction within the notebook
+  js_code = """
+  var element = document.querySelector('.output_scroll');
+  if (element) {
+      element.scrollBy(0, 10); 
+  }
+  """
+  return jsonify(js=js_code)
+
+# Gradio interface with public IP and keepalive endpoint
+iface = gr.Interface(
+    fn=[get_public_ip, keep_alive], 
+    inputs=[],
+    outputs=["text", "json"],
+    title="Public IP Retriever (And Experimental Keep-Alive)",
+    description="Displays the approximate public IP address associated with this Colab notebook. The '/keepalive' endpoint might help prevent idle timeouts (use with caution)."
+)
+
+iface.launch(share=True) 
+
+# Initial interaction 
+display(Javascript("""
+  var element = document.querySelector('.output_scroll');
+  if (element) {
+      element.scrollBy(0, 10); 
+  }
+"""))