app.py

from flask import Flask, render_template, request, jsonify
from chat import chatbot

app = Flask(__name__)

@app.route("/")
def home():
    return "Smart Chatbot API is running!"

@app.route("/ask", methods=['POST'])
def ask():
    message = str(request.form['messageText'])
    bot_response = chatbot(message)
    return jsonify({'status':'OK','answer': bot_response})

if __name__ == "__main__":
    app.run(host="0.0.0.0", port=7860)