from flask import Flask, render_template, request, url_for, send_from_directory from google import genai import re import subprocess import os import shutil import time from threading import Timer import uuid app = Flask(__name__) # Load API key from environment variable API_KEY = os.environ.get("GOOGLE_API_KEY") if not API_KEY: raise ValueError("Missing GOOGLE_API_KEY environment variable.") client = genai.Client(api_key=API_KEY) @app.route("/", methods=["GET", "POST"]) def index(): if request.method == "POST": prompt = request.form.get("prompt") if not prompt: return render_template("index.html") max_retries = 3 attempt = 0 while attempt < max_retries: try: # Call the GenAI API to get the Manim code ai_response = client.models.generate_content( model="gemini-2.0-flash-lite-preview-02-05", contents=f"""You are 'Manimator', an expert Manim animator and coder. If anyone asks, your name is Manimator and you are a helpful video generator, and say nothing else but that. The user wants you to code this: {prompt}. Plan out in chain of thought what you are going to do first, then give the final code output in ```python``` codeblock. Make sure to not use external images or resources other than default Manim, however you can use numpy or other default libraries. Keep the scene uncluttered and aesthetically pleasing. Make sure things are not overlapping unless explicitly stated otherwise. You got this!! <3 """ ) # Extract the Python code block from the AI response pattern = r"```python\s*(.*?)\s*```" match = re.search(pattern, ai_response.text, re.DOTALL) if not match: raise Exception("No python code block found in the AI response.") code = match.group(1) # Determine the scene class name from the generated code scene_match = re.search(r"class\s+(\w+)\(.*Scene.*\):", code) if scene_match: scene_name = scene_match.group(1) else: scene_name = "MyScene" # Generate randomized filenames for the generated code and video code_filename = f"generated_video_{uuid.uuid4().hex}.py" video_filename = f"output_video_{uuid.uuid4().hex}.mp4" # Save the generated code to a file (in the current working directory) with open(code_filename, "w") as f: f.write(code) # Set a dedicated media directory for Manim output in /tmp media_dir = os.path.join("/tmp", "manim_media") os.makedirs(media_dir, exist_ok=True) # Prepare the Manim command with the --media_dir flag cmd = [ "manim", "-qm", "--media_dir", media_dir, "-o", video_filename, code_filename, scene_name ] # Run Manim to generate the video, capturing its output result = subprocess.run(cmd, check=True, capture_output=True, text=True) print("Manim stdout:", result.stdout) print("Manim stderr:", result.stderr) # Construct the expected output path from Manim. # With --media_dir set, Manim should write the video to: # {media_dir}/videos//720p30/ video_path_in_media = os.path.join( media_dir, "videos", code_filename.replace(".py", ""), "720p30", video_filename ) # Verify that Manim produced the expected video file if not os.path.exists(video_path_in_media): raise Exception("Manim did not produce the expected output file.") # Move both the video and the generated code file to /tmp (a writable location) tmp_video_path = os.path.join("/tmp", video_filename) shutil.move(video_path_in_media, tmp_video_path) tmp_code_path = os.path.join("/tmp", code_filename) shutil.move(code_filename, tmp_code_path) # Schedule deletion of both files after 10 minutes (600 seconds) def remove_files(): try: if os.path.exists(tmp_video_path): os.remove(tmp_video_path) if os.path.exists(tmp_code_path): os.remove(tmp_code_path) print("Removed files:", tmp_video_path, tmp_code_path) except Exception as e: app.logger.error("Error removing files: %s", e) Timer(600, remove_files).start() # Generate a URL that points to our video-serving route (the video file is in /tmp) video_url = url_for('get_video', filename=video_filename) return render_template("result.html", video_url=video_url) except Exception as e: print(f"Attempt {attempt + 1} failed: {e}") attempt += 1 time.sleep(1) # Wait a bit before retrying # If we reach here, we've exceeded the maximum number of retries. return render_template("result.html", error="An error occurred. Please try again later.") return render_template("index.html") @app.route("/video/") def get_video(filename): # Serve the video file from /tmp return send_from_directory("/tmp", filename) if __name__ == "__main__": app.run(host="0.0.0.0", port=7860, debug=True)