alpha74 / profitMoviesAPI

API to get maximum movies which an actor can sign without date conflicts using Flask and C++

Profit Movies API

alpha74

Project created for implementing the task which is here

Tech Used:

• Python
• Flask framework for API handling
• C++ in movie_selector/choose_movies.cpp used in computation.

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Run

Step1

• Build the file movie_selector/choose_movies.cpp.
• Place the executable file in dir movie_selector.
• Update path to this file in utils.py as var MOVIE_SELECTOR.

Step2

• Create a virtual environment from requirements.txt.
• Run python mainhandler.py.
• By default, the server runs on localhost:5000, if no errors are encountered.

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APIs

• /

  • Method : GET
  • Used to check if server is running.

• /api/get_profit_movies

  • Method : POST
  • Returns data of chosen profitable movies.

Sample Payload in JSON

• Payload for /api/get_profit_movies

{
	"schedule" : [
		{
			"movie_name" : "Bala",
			"start_date" : "8 Jan",
			"end_date" : "28 Jan"
		},
		{
			"movie_name" : "Rock",
			"start_date" : "20 Jan",
			"end_date" : "30 Jan"
		},
		{
		    "movie_name": "Brave",
		    "start_date": "2 Feb",
		    "end_date": "14 Feb"
		},
		{
		    "movie_name": "Race",
		    "start_date": "15 Feb",
		    "end_date": "28 Feb"
		}
	]
}

Sample output in JSON

• Output for /api/get_profit_movies.
• Returns Success when computation is completed with no internal errors.
• Returns Failure when some internal error occurs.

Success output

{
    "status": "Success",
    "result": [
        {
            "movie_name": "Rock",
            "start_date": "20 Jan",
            "end_date": "30 Jan"
        },
        {
            "movie_name": "Brave",
            "start_date": "2 Feb",
            "end_date": "14 Feb"
        },
        {
            "movie_name": "Race",
            "start_date": "15 Feb",
            "end_date": "28 Feb"
        }
    ]
}

Failure output

{
    "status": "Failed"
}

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Dependencies:

• APIs are tested using Postman v7.25.0.
• Python scripts call movie_selector/choose_movies.exe (executable file generated after build in Step1) internally to generate results.
• Communication between python scripts and cpp executable is done using file I/O.
• Input and Output file names in python scripts and cpp programs should be same.
• Executable paths if changed, should be updated in python scripts.

PRs

• PRs accepted on master