Add sample prompts to choose from as an alternative to writing a custom prompt for Claude

src/app.py

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import gradio as gr
 # Local Application Imports
 from src.config import logger
 from src.integrations import generate_text_with_claude, text_to_speech_with_hume, text_to_speech_with_elevenlabs
+from src.sample_prompts import SAMPLE_PROMPTS
 from src.utils import truncate_text, validate_prompt_length
 
 
@@ -84,27 +85,44 @@ def build_gradio_interface() -> gr.Blocks:
         )
 
         with gr.Row():
+            # Dropdown for predefined prompts
+            sample_prompt_dropdown = gr.Dropdown(
+                choices=list(SAMPLE_PROMPTS.keys()),
+                label="Choose a Sample Prompt (or enter your own below)",
+                interactive=True
+            )
+
+        with gr.Row():
+            # Custom prompt input
             prompt_input = gr.Textbox(
-                label="Enter your prompt",
-                placeholder="Prompt Claude to generate a poem or short story...",
+                label="Enter your custom prompt",
+                placeholder="Or type your own custom prompt here...",
                 lines=2,
             )
 
         with gr.Row():
             generate_button = gr.Button("Generate")
 
+        # Display the generated text and audio side by side
         with gr.Row():
             output_text = gr.Textbox(
                 label="Generated Text",
                 interactive=False,
-                lines=20,
-                max_lines=20,
+                lines=16,
+                max_lines=24,
                 scale=2,
             )
             with gr.Column(scale=1):
                 hume_audio_output = gr.Audio(label="Hume TTS Audio", type="filepath")
                 elevenlabs_audio_output = gr.Audio(label="ElevenLabs TTS Audio", type="filepath")
 
+        # Auto-fill the text input when a sample is selected
+        sample_prompt_dropdown.change(
+            fn=lambda choice: SAMPLE_PROMPTS[choice] if choice else "",
+            inputs=[sample_prompt_dropdown],
+            outputs=[prompt_input],
+        )
+
         # Attach the validation, text generation, and TTS processing logic
         generate_button.click(
             fn=process_prompt,

src/sample_prompts.py

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+"""
+sample_prompts.py
+
+This file contains predefined sample prompts to showcase the expressiveness of TTS models.
+These prompts are structured to highlight different aspects of emotional tone, pacing, and rhythm.
+"""
+
+SAMPLE_PROMPTS = {
+    "🚀 Dramatic Monologue (Stranded Astronaut)": 
+        "Write a short dramatic monologue from a lone astronaut stranded on Mars, "
+        "speaking to mission control for the last time. The tone should be reflective, "
+        "filled with awe and resignation as they describe the Martian landscape and their final thoughts.",
+    
+    "📜 Poetic Sonnet (The Passage of Time)": 
+        "Compose a sonnet about the passage of time, using vivid imagery and a flowing, melodic rhythm. "
+        "The poem should contrast fleeting moments with eternity, capturing both beauty and melancholy.",
+    
+    "🐱 Whimsical Children's Story (Talking Cat)": 
+        "Tell a short bedtime story about a mischievous talking cat who sneaks into a grand wizard’s library "
+        "at night and accidentally casts a spell that brings the books to life. "
+        "Make the tone playful, whimsical, and filled with wonder.",
+    
+    "🔥 Intense Speech (Freedom & Justice)": 
+        "Write a powerful speech delivered by a rebel leader rallying their people against a tyrant. "
+        "The speech should be passionate, filled with urgency and conviction, calling for freedom and justice.",
+    
+    "👻 Mysterious Horror Scene (Haunted Lighthouse)": 
+        "Describe a chilling ghostly encounter in an abandoned lighthouse on a foggy night. "
+        "The protagonist, alone and cold, begins hearing whispers from the shadows, "
+        "telling them secrets they were never meant to know."
+}