# Import necessary libraries import numpy as np import joblib # For loading the serialized model import pandas as pd # For data manipulation from flask import Flask, request, jsonify # For creating the Flask API # Initialize the Flask application superkart_sales_predictor_api = Flask("Superkart sales Predictor") # Load the trained machine learning model model = joblib.load("superkart_price_prediction_model_v1_0.joblib") # Define a route for the home page (GET request) @superkart_sales_predictor_api.get('/') def home(): """ This function handles GET requests to the root URL ('/') of the API. It returns a simple welcome message. """ return "Welcome to the SuperKart sales Prediction API!" # Define an endpoint for single sales prediction (POST request) @superkart_sales_predictor_api.post('/v1/sksales') def predict_sksales_price(): """ This function handles POST requests to the '/v1/sksales' endpoint. It expects a JSON payload containing property details and returns the predicted rental price as a JSON response. """ # Get the JSON data from the request body sksales_data = request.get_json() # Extract relevant features from the JSON data sample = { 'product_Weight': product_Weight, 'product_Sugar_Content': product_Sugar_Content, 'product_Allocated_Area': product_Allocated_Area, 'product_Type': product_Type, 'product_MRP': product_MRP, 'store_Id': store_Id, 'store_Establishment_Year': store_Establishment_Year, 'store_Size': store_Size, 'store_Location_City_Type': store_Location_City_Type, 'store_Type': store_Type } # Convert the extracted data into a Pandas DataFrame input_data = pd.DataFrame([sample]) # Make prediction (get log_price) predicted_sales_price = model.predict(input_data)[0] # The conversion above is needed as we convert the model prediction (log price) to actual price using np.exp, which returns predictions as NumPy float32 values. # When we send this value directly within a JSON response, Flask's jsonify function encounters a datatype error # Return the actual price return jsonify({'Predicted sales price (in dollars)': predicted_sales_price}) # Run the Flask application in debug mode if this script is executed directly if __name__ == '__main__': superkart_sales_predictor_api.run(debug=True)