📅 2024-04-15 — Session: Developed and Documented API for Diamond Price Prediction
🕒 03:50–05:10
🏷️ Labels: API, Flask, Docker, Swagger, Containerization
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM
Session Goal
The session aimed to enhance the Diamond Price Prediction application by documenting and testing the API, improving the Flask application structure, and preparing the application for containerization and deployment.
Key Activities
- API Documentation: Detailed documentation for the
/predictAPI endpoint was created, including error handling suggestions. - Swagger Testing: Constructed JSON payloads for testing the API using Swagger, and enhanced the Swagger specification with default values.
- Flask Application Improvements: Analyzed Flask application logs for error handling improvements and segregated responsibilities within the application structure.
- Additional Endpoints: Suggested enhancements for the Flask application by adding health checks, metrics, and error handling endpoints.
- Containerization: Provided a guide for containerizing the application using Docker, including creating a Dockerfile and tagging strategies.
- Docker Installation and Management: Instructions for installing Docker on various operating systems and resolving permission errors were provided.
Achievements
- Completed comprehensive API documentation and testing setup.
- Improved Flask application structure and identified areas for further enhancement.
- Prepared the application for deployment through containerization.
Pending Tasks
- Implement the suggested enhancements for Flask application endpoints.
- Finalize Docker image tagging strategy and push to registry.
- Conduct further testing of the containerized application in different environments.