feat: added RESTful api

Author: jvtoppa

api/api.py

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+from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException
+from fastapi.responses import FileResponse
+import pandas as pd
+import os
+
+app = FastAPI()
+
+IMAGE_DIR = "./images"
+CSV_FILES = {
+    "dataset1": "./data/camera_feed.csv",
+    "dataset2": "./data/station_feed.csv"
+}
+
+@app.get("/data/{dataset_id}")
+def get_csv_data(dataset_id: str):
+
+    if dataset_id not in CSV_FILES:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Dataset not found.")
+    
+    csv_path = CSV_FILES[dataset_id]
+    
+    if not os.path.exists(csv_path):
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="CSV file missing on server.")
+    
+    df = pd.read_csv(csv_path)
+    return df.to_dict(orient="records")
+
+@app.get("/images/{image_name}")
+def get_image(image_name: str):
+    
+    image_path = os.path.join(IMAGE_DIR, image_name)
+    
+    if not os.path.exists(image_path) or not os.path.isfile(image_path):
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Image not found.")
+    
+    return FileResponse(image_path)