app.py

from flask import Flask
from flask import request
from util import get_prediction
from flask.json import jsonify

app = Flask(__name__)


@app.route("/")
def hello():
    return "Hello World!"


@app.route("/predict", methods=["POST"])
def predict():
    if request.method == "POST":
        tweet = request.json["tweet"]
        result = get_prediction(tweet)
    return jsonify({"tweet": tweet, "status": result})

if __name__ == "__main__":
    # This is used when running locally only. When deploying to Google App
    # Engine, a webserver process such as Gunicorn will serve the app. This
    # can be configured by adding an `entrypoint` to app.yaml.
    # Flask's development server will automatically serve static files in
    # the "static" directory. See:
    # http://flask.pocoo.org/docs/1.0/quickstart/#static-files. Once deployed,
    # App Engine itself will serve those files as configured in app.yaml.
    app.run(host="127.0.0.1", port=8080, debug=True)