Create Django RESTful service for execute an algorithm

Question

I need to implement a Django RESTful service where I can run an algorithm and get the result.

On the server I need to have a CSV file with the records for the algorithm. A service, let's say /train will allow me to train a Random Forest with the data in the CSV file, and finally another service /predict will receive the parameters and send me the result. The problem is that I have this running as a script on my computer and I don't know how to structure it for a web application.

I have already done RESTful APIs in Django but this problem is different I think.

1. I won't need models?
2. What about the serializers?

My idea is to send a GET request to /predict with the parameters needed for the Random Forest and return the algorithm result.

Any suggestions? Or a public repo with a similar problem?

Answer 1

let say you have

train_view for '/train' with POST request.

result_view for /predict with GET request

Do you need models ?

I think you need that since in request /predict you are going to apply logic on the data you have given in request /train , so create model.

Do you need serializers

Since you have model, you can write modelserializer