Flask App for Adding Two Numbers

This function is part of a Flask web application. It defines a route that accepts POST requests, retrieves two numbers from the request's JSON, and returns their sum.

Technology Stack : Flask, Python

Code Type : Flask Web Application

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
from flask import Flask, request, jsonify

def create_app():
    app = Flask(__name__)

    @app.route('/add', methods=['POST'])
    def add():
        data = request.json
        num1 = data.get('num1')
        num2 = data.get('num2')
        if num1 is None or num2 is None:
            return jsonify({'error': 'Missing num1 or num2 in the request'}), 400
        result = num1 + num2
        return jsonify({'result': result})

    return app

# Flask app to add two numbers