Create backend/app/main.py

backend/app/main.py

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+import os
+from fastapi import FastAPI
+from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
+from .db import Base, engine
+
+# Ensure data directory exists (for SQLite file)
+os.makedirs("data", exist_ok=True)
+
+# Create tables
+Base.metadata.create_all(bind=engine)
+
+app = FastAPI(title="Document Capture Demo – Backend")
+
+# Allow CORS from anywhere (fine for a demo Space)
+app.add_middleware(
+    CORSMiddleware,
+    allow_origins=["*"],
+    allow_credentials=True,
+    allow_methods=["*"],
+    allow_headers=["*"],
+)
+
+
+@app.get("/ping")
+def ping():
+    """
+    Simple health check endpoint.
+    You can hit this from the browser to confirm backend is running.
+    """
+    return {"status": "ok", "message": "backend alive"}