Program: Random Tea Generator Microservice

Author: Benjamin Fleming

Institution: OSU - CS 361

Date: 02/24/2025

REQUESTING DATA

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To request tea data, write a comma-separated line of criteria to the "tea_input.txt" file. The expected format is: "<"flavor">", "<"type">", "<"caffeine">"

For example, to request a green tea with low caffeine (ignoring type), you would write: green, none, low

Example call in Python:

def request_data(flavor, tea_type, caffeine):
    criteria = f"{flavor}, {tea_type}, {caffeine}"
    with open("tea_input.txt", "w") as f:
        f.write(criteria)

request_data("green", "none", "low")

RECEIVING DATA

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After processing, the microservice writes the tea recommendation to "tea_output.txt" To receive the data, read the contents of this file.

Example call in Python:

import time

def receive_data():
    result = ""
    while not result:
        with open("tea_output.txt", "r") as f:
            result = f.read().strip()
        time.sleep(1)
    return result

print("Tea Recommendation:", receive_data())

UML

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