Starlette-based API for Operations on Paths

This Starlette-based Web API function handles different HTTP request paths and performs different operations based on the path, such as summing numbers and converting strings to uppercase.

Technology Stack : Starlette, JSONResponse, Request

Code Type : Web API Function

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
from starlette.responses import JSONResponse
from starlette.requests import Request
import random

def random_starlette_function(request: Request):
    # Generate a random response based on the request's path
    path = request.path
    if path.startswith('/add'):
        # Create a JSON response with the sum of two numbers
        numbers = request.query_params.getall('number')
        try:
            sum_result = sum(map(int, numbers))
            return JSONResponse(content={"sum": sum_result})
        except ValueError:
            return JSONResponse(content={"error": "Invalid input"}, status_code=400)
    elif path.startswith('/uppercase'):
        # Convert a string to uppercase
        text = request.query_params.get('text', '')
        return JSONResponse(content={"uppercase": text.upper()})
    else:
        # Return a simple JSON response for any other path
        return JSONResponse(content={"message": "Hello, World!"})