Word Wizard API Tutorial
This script is a Flask web application that provides a REST API for several text processing functions.
- Reversing a string:
The API allows you to reverse a string by making a GET request to the ‘/reverse’ endpoint and passing a ‘string’ parameter in the query string. For example, a GET request to ‘/reverse?string=hello’ would return ‘olleh’.
A developer may use the string reversal function to reverse user input in a search bar, to create a reversed version of a user’s name for a personalized greeting, or to reverse the order of a list of items for display.
- Capitalizing a string:
The API allows you to capitalize a string by making a GET request to the ‘/capitalize’ endpoint and passing a ‘string’ parameter in the query string. For example, a GET request to ‘/capitalize?string=hello’ would return ‘Hello’.
A developer may use the string capitalization function to format user input, such as a name or title, for display on a website or application.
- Counting the number of words in a string:
The API allows you to count the number of words in a string by making a GET request to the ‘/wordcount’ endpoint and passing a ‘string’ parameter in the query string. For example, a GET request to ‘/wordcount?string=hello world’ would return a JSON object with a key-value pair of {“word_count”: 2}.
A developer may use the word count function to check the length of user input, such as a message or comment, to ensure it meets a minimum or maximum word requirement.
- Getting the frequency of each word in a string:
The API allows you to get the frequency of each word in a string by making a GET request to the ‘/wordstats’ endpoint and passing a ‘string’ parameter in the query string. For example, a GET request to ‘/wordstats?string=hello world hello’ would return a JSON object with key-value pairs of {“hello”: 2, “world”: 1}.
A developer may use the word frequency function to analyze a large amount of text, such as a book or article, to determine the most commonly used words or to create a word cloud visualization.
- Checking if two words are anagrams:
The API allows you to check if two words are anagrams by making a GET request to the ‘/anagram’ endpoint and passing ‘word1’ and ‘word2’ parameters in the query string. For example, a GET request to ‘/anagram?word1=listen&word2=silent’ would return a JSON object with a key-value pair of {“result”:“Anagram”}.
A developer may use the anagram checker to create a word game or to check if user input is a valid answer to a question.
- Checking if a string is a palindrome:
The API allows you to check if a string is a palindrome by making a GET request to the ‘/palindrome’ endpoint and passing a ‘string’ parameter in the query string. For example, a GET request to ‘/palindrome?string=madam’ would return a JSON object with a key-value pair of {“result”:“Palindrome”}.
A developer may use the palindrome checker to create a word game or to check if a user’s input is a valid answer to a question.
To run the application, you can run the script with “python scriptname.py” and it will start a server on your localhost.