Aiohttp-web Web Server for Random User Information

This code creates a web server using Aiohttp-web that provides a GET endpoint to return information about a random user.

Technology Stack : Aiohttp-web, aiohttp, asyncio, random

Code Type : Web Server

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
def fetch_random_user(session):
    import aiohttp
    from aiohttp import web
    import asyncio
    import random

    async def get_random_user(request):
        url = f"https://randomuser.me/api/?results=1"
        async with session.get(url) as response:
            return await response.json()

    app = web.Application()
    app.router.add_get('/random-user', get_random_user)
    runner = web.AppRunner(app)
    await runner.setup()
    site = web.TCPSite(runner, 'localhost', 8080)
    await site.start()
    print("Server started on http://localhost:8080/random-user")

    # Close server
    await asyncio.sleep(10)
    await runner.cleanup()

    return "Server is running and you can fetch a random user at http://localhost:8080/random-user"