app.py

# 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
forecast_predictor_api = Flask("Forecast Predictor")

# Load the trained machine learning model
model = joblib.load("SuperKartbest_xgb.joblib")

@forecast_predictor_api.get('/')
def home():
    return "Welcome to the Sales Prediction API!"

@forecast_predictor_api.post('/v1/predict')
def predict_single():
    # Get the JSON data from the request body
    product_data = request.get_json()

    # Extract relevant features from the JSON data
    sample = {
        'Product_Weight': product_data['Product_Weight'],
        'Product_Allocated_Area': product_data['Product_Allocated_Area'],
        'Product_MRP': product_data['Product_MRP'],
        'Store_Establishment_Year': product_data['Store_Establishment_Year'],
        'Product_Sugar_Content_No Sugar': product_data['Product_Sugar_Content_No Sugar'],
        'Product_Sugar_Content_Regular': product_data['Product_Sugar_Content_Regular'],
        'Product_Sugar_Content_reg': product_data['Product_Sugar_Content_reg'],
        'Product_Type_Breads': product_data['Product_Type_Breads'],
        'Product_Type_Breakfast': product_data['Product_Type_Breakfast'],
        'Product_Type_Canned': product_data['Product_Type_Canned'],
        'Product_Type_Dairy': product_data['Product_Type_Dairy'],
        'Product_Type_Frozen Foods': product_data['Product_Type_Frozen Foods'],
        'Product_Type_Fruits and Vegetables': product_data['Product_Type_Fruits and Vegetables'],
        'Product_Type_Hard Drinks': product_data['Product_Type_Hard Drinks'],
        'Product_Type_Health and Hygiene': product_data['Product_Type_Health and Hygiene'],
        'Product_Type_Household': product_data['Product_Type_Household'],
        'Product_Type_Meat': product_data['Product_Type_Meat'],
        'Product_Type_Others': product_data['Product_Type_Others'],
        'Product_Type_Seafood': product_data['Product_Type_Seafood'],
        'Product_Type_Snack Foods': product_data['Product_Type_Snack Foods'],
        'Product_Type_Soft Drinks': product_data['Product_Type_Soft Drinks'],
        'Product_Type_Starchy Foods': product_data['Product_Type_Starchy Foods'],
        'Store_Size_Medium': product_data['Store_Size_Medium'],
        'Store_Size_Small': product_data['Store_Size_Small'],
        'Store_Location_City_Type_Tier 2': product_data['Store_Location_City_Type_Tier 2'],
        'Store_Location_City_Type_Tier 3': product_data['Store_Location_City_Type_Tier 3'],
        'Store_Type_Food Mart': product_data['Store_Type_Food Mart'],
        'Store_Type_Supermarket Type1': product_data['Store_Type_Supermarket Type1'],
        'Store_Type_Supermarket Type2': product_data['Store_Type_Supermarket Type2']
    }
    # Convert the extracted data into a Pandas DataFrame
    input_data = pd.DataFrame([sample])

    # Make prediction (get log_price)
    predicted_price = model.predict(input_data)[0]

    # Convert predicted_price to Python float
    predicted_price = round(float(predicted_price), 2)
    # 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 Price (in dollars)': predicted_price})

# Run the Flask application in debug mode if this script is executed directly
if __name__ == '__main__':
    forecast_predictor_api.run(debug=True)