api7-demo/web

Web Application - FastAPI Frontend with Documentation

A modern web frontend built with FastAPI featuring an interactive dashboard, embedded MkDocs documentation, and API proxy functionality for seamless integration with the backend API service.

📋 Overview

This web application serves as the frontend for the API7 Enterprise Edition demo platform, providing:

• Interactive Dashboard: Modern UI with real-time statistics
• Embedded Documentation: Complete MkDocs documentation site at /docs
• API Proxy: Seamless proxying of requests to the backend API
• LLM Chat Interface: Interactive chat with AI videogame expert
• Health Monitoring: Health check endpoints
• Static Assets: Custom CSS and JavaScript for enhanced UX

✨ Features

Web Pages

• Home Page (/): Dashboard with feature overview and statistics
• Items Page (/items): Browse and manage items
• Users Page (/users): View and manage users
• LLM Chat (/llm): Interactive AI chat interface
• Documentation (/docs): Full project documentation (MkDocs)

API Proxy Endpoints

The web application proxies the following API endpoints:

• GET /api/items → Backend /items
• GET /api/items/{item_id} → Backend /items/{item_id}
• GET /api/users → Backend /users
• GET /api/users/{user_id} → Backend /users/{user_id}
• POST /api/llm/chat → Backend /llm/chat
• GET /api/llm/models → Backend /llm/models
• GET /api/llm/health → Backend /llm/health
• GET /api/config → Returns frontend configuration

Documentation Site

The embedded MkDocs documentation includes:

• Getting Started: Quick setup guide
• Architecture: System architecture and component details
• Kubernetes Resources: Complete resource reference
• API7 Configuration: Gateway setup and configuration
• CI/CD Pipeline: Automation and deployment workflows
• Troubleshooting: Common issues and solutions

🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

python >= 3.8
pip

Local Development

Install Dependencies

cd web
pip install -r requirements.txt

Run the Application

# Basic run (connects to localhost:8001 by default)
python main.py

# With custom API backend URL
export API_BASE_URL="http://localhost:8001"
python main.py

# Or use uvicorn directly
uvicorn main:app --reload --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000

Access the Application

• Home: http://localhost:8000
• Items: http://localhost:8000/items
• Users: http://localhost:8000/users
• LLM Chat: http://localhost:8000/llm
• Documentation: http://localhost:8000/docs
• Health Check: http://localhost:8000/health

Docker

Build Image

docker build -t web-app .

The Dockerfile:

1. Installs Python dependencies
2. Copies application code, templates, static assets, and docs
3. Builds static documentation with MkDocs
4. Serves both the app and documentation

Run Container

# Basic run
docker run -p 8000:8000 web-app

# With custom API backend URL
docker run -p 8000:8000 \
  -e API_BASE_URL="http://api-backend:8001" \
  web-app

# Run with host network (for local testing)
docker run --network host \
  -e API_BASE_URL="http://localhost:8001" \
  web-app

🔧 Configuration

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default	Required
API_BASE_URL	Backend API URL	http://localhost:8001	No

Example Configuration

Development:

export API_BASE_URL="http://localhost:8001"
python main.py

Docker:

docker run -p 8000:8000 \
  -e API_BASE_URL="http://api-service:8001" \
  web-app

Kubernetes:

env:
  - name: API_BASE_URL
    value: "http://nginx-service.api7ee.svc.cluster.local:8080"

📄 Pages and Routes

HTML Pages

GET /

Home dashboard with feature cards and statistics.

Features:

• Feature cards (Items, Users, LLM, API Docs)
• Real-time statistics (item count, user count)
• Feature highlights
• Links to all sections

GET /items

Items management page.

Features:

• Display all items from API
• Real-time data fetching
• Interactive UI

GET /users

Users management page.

Features:

• Display all users from API
• User information cards
• Real-time data updates

GET /llm

LLM chat interface.

Features:

• Interactive chat with AI
• Markdown rendering for responses
• Token usage display
• Rate limit indicator (100 tokens/60s)
• Model selection (videogame-expert)
• Real-time status updates

API Proxy Routes

GET /api/items

Proxy to backend API items endpoint.

Backend: GET {API_BASE_URL}/items

GET /api/items/{item_id}

Proxy to backend API specific item endpoint.

Backend: GET {API_BASE_URL}/items/{item_id}

GET /api/users

Proxy to backend API users endpoint.

Backend: GET {API_BASE_URL}/users

GET /api/users/{user_id}

Proxy to backend API specific user endpoint.

Backend: GET {API_BASE_URL}/users/{user_id}

POST /api/llm/chat

Proxy to backend LLM chat endpoint.

Backend: POST {API_BASE_URL}/llm/chat

Request Body:

{
  "prompt": "What is Zelda?",
  "max_tokens": 150,
  "temperature": 0.7,
  "model": "videogame-expert"
}

GET /api/llm/models

Proxy to backend LLM models endpoint.

Backend: GET {API_BASE_URL}/llm/models

GET /api/llm/health

Proxy to backend LLM health check.

Backend: GET {API_BASE_URL}/llm/health

Health Check

GET /health

Web application health check.

Response:

{
  "status": "healthy",
  "service": "web",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "api_backend": "http://localhost:8001",
  "api_status": "healthy"
}

API Status Values:

• healthy: Backend is responding
• unhealthy: Backend returned non-200 status
• unreachable: Cannot connect to backend

Configuration Endpoint

GET /api/config

Get current frontend configuration.

Response:

{
  "api_base_url": "http://localhost:8001"
}

📚 Documentation

MkDocs Configuration

The application includes a comprehensive documentation site built with MkDocs Material theme.

Configuration file: mkdocs.yml

Theme Features:

• Material Design theme
• Light/Dark mode toggle
• Navigation tabs and sections
• Search functionality
• Syntax highlighting
• Code copy buttons

Documentation Structure

docs/
├── index.md                 # Documentation home
├── getting-started.md       # Quick start guide
├── architecture.md          # System architecture
├── kubernetes-resources.md  # K8s resources reference
├── api7-configuration.md    # API7 Gateway setup
├── cicd-pipeline.md         # CI/CD documentation
└── troubleshooting.md       # Troubleshooting guide

Building Documentation

Serve Locally (Development)

cd web
mkdocs serve

# Access at http://localhost:8001

Build Static Site

mkdocs build -d site

# Output directory: web/site/

The Docker build automatically builds the documentation during image creation.

Updating Documentation

1. Edit markdown files in docs/ directory
2. Test locally with mkdocs serve
3. Commit changes
4. Rebuild Docker image or re-deploy

🎨 Templates and Static Assets

Templates (Jinja2)

Located in templates/:

• base.html: Base template with common HTML structure
• index.html: Home dashboard page
• items.html: Items management page
• users.html: Users management page
• llm.html: LLM chat interface

Static Assets

Located in static/:

• css/: Custom stylesheets
• js/: JavaScript files

Template Variables

Templates have access to:

• request: Starlette Request object
• Context variables passed from route handlers

🧪 Testing

Manual Testing

# Test home page
curl http://localhost:8000/

# Test health check
curl http://localhost:8000/health

# Test API proxy
curl http://localhost:8000/api/items
curl http://localhost:8000/api/users

# Test LLM proxy
curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/api/llm/chat \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "prompt": "What is Mario?",
    "max_tokens": 100
  }'

# Test configuration
curl http://localhost:8000/api/config

Browser Testing

1. Navigate to http://localhost:8000
2. Check all navigation links work
3. Verify items and users load
4. Test LLM chat interface
5. Browse documentation at /docs

🐳 Docker

Dockerfile Breakdown

FROM python:3.11-slim

WORKDIR /app

# Install dependencies
COPY requirements.txt .
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt

# Copy application files
COPY main.py .
COPY docs/ ./docs/
COPY static/ ./static/
COPY templates/ ./templates/
COPY mkdocs.yml .

# Build documentation
RUN mkdocs build -d site

EXPOSE 8000

CMD ["uvicorn", "main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000"]

Multi-stage Build Benefits

• Dependencies installed during build
• Documentation pre-built as static files
• Smaller runtime container
• Faster startup time

Build and Push

# Build
docker build -t git.commandware.com/demos/api7-demo/web:latest .

# Tag
docker tag git.commandware.com/demos/api7-demo/web:latest \
  git.commandware.com/demos/api7-demo/web:v1.0.0

# Push
docker push git.commandware.com/demos/api7-demo/web:latest
docker push git.commandware.com/demos/api7-demo/web:v1.0.0

☸️ Kubernetes Deployment

Basic Deployment

apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: web-service
  namespace: api7ee
spec:
  replicas: 2
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: web
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: web
    spec:
      containers:
        - name: web
          image: git.commandware.com/demos/api7-demo/web:main
          ports:
            - containerPort: 8000
              name: http
          env:
            - name: API_BASE_URL
              value: "http://nginx-service.api7ee.svc.cluster.local:8080"
          livenessProbe:
            httpGet:
              path: /health
              port: 8000
            initialDelaySeconds: 30
            periodSeconds: 10
          readinessProbe:
            httpGet:
              path: /health
              port: 8000
            initialDelaySeconds: 10
            periodSeconds: 5
          resources:
            limits:
              cpu: 500m
              memory: 512Mi
            requests:
              cpu: 250m
              memory: 256Mi
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
  name: web-service
  namespace: api7ee
spec:
  type: ClusterIP
  ports:
    - port: 80
      targetPort: 8000
      name: http
  selector:
    app: web

With Helm

See the Helm chart README for full deployment options.

helm install api7ee-demo ./helm/api7ee-demo-k8s \
  --set web.image.tag=v1.0.0 \
  --set web.replicaCount=3 \
  --namespace api7ee

📦 Dependencies

Python Requirements

fastapi==0.104.1
uvicorn[standard]==0.24.0
jinja2==3.1.3
python-multipart==0.0.6
httpx==0.26.0
mkdocs==1.5.3
mkdocs-material==9.5.3
pymdown-extensions==10.7

Install

pip install -r requirements.txt

Dependency Breakdown

• fastapi: Web framework
• uvicorn: ASGI server with WebSocket support
• jinja2: Template engine for HTML pages
• python-multipart: Form data parsing
• httpx: Async HTTP client for API proxying
• mkdocs: Documentation site generator
• mkdocs-material: Material theme for MkDocs
• pymdown-extensions: Additional markdown extensions

🚀 Production Deployment

Recommended Configuration

web:
  replicaCount: 3
  autoscaling:
    enabled: true
    minReplicas: 3
    maxReplicas: 15
    targetCPUUtilizationPercentage: 80
  resources:
    limits:
      cpu: 1000m
      memory: 1Gi
    requests:
      cpu: 500m
      memory: 512Mi
  env:
    - name: API_BASE_URL
      value: "http://nginx-service.api7ee.svc.cluster.local:8080"

API7 Gateway Integration

When deployed behind API7 Gateway:

Routing:

• Priority 1: /* routes to web service (matches all except /api)
• Hosts: api7-demo.commandware.it

Plugins:

• redirect: HTTP → HTTPS enforcement
• No rate limiting on web pages (only on API endpoints)

Service Discovery:

upstream:
  name: apache-upstream
  nodes:
    - host: apache-service.api7ee.svc.cluster.local
      port: 80
      weight: 100

🔒 Security

Best Practices

1. Non-root User: Container runs as non-root (UID 1000)
2. Read-only Filesystem: Root filesystem is read-only
3. CORS: Configured via API7 Gateway
4. Input Validation: FastAPI automatic validation
5. Proxy Security: Validates API responses before forwarding

Security Headers

Consider adding these headers via API7 Gateway:

plugins:
  response-rewrite:
    headers:
      X-Frame-Options: DENY
      X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff
      X-XSS-Protection: "1; mode=block"

📊 Monitoring

Health Checks

The /health endpoint provides:

• Web service status
• API backend connectivity
• API backend health status

Kubernetes Probes:

livenessProbe:
  httpGet:
    path: /health
    port: 8000
  initialDelaySeconds: 30
  periodSeconds: 10

readinessProbe:
  httpGet:
    path: /health
    port: 8000
  initialDelaySeconds: 10
  periodSeconds: 5

Logging

Monitor application logs:

# Docker
docker logs -f web-app

# Kubernetes
kubectl logs -n api7ee -l app=web --tail=100 -f

# Specific pod
kubectl logs -n api7ee web-service-xxx-xxx -f

🐛 Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue: Cannot connect to API backend

# Check API_BASE_URL
curl http://localhost:8000/api/config

# Check backend health
curl http://localhost:8000/health

# Response shows api_status: "unreachable"
# Solution: Verify API_BASE_URL is correct and backend is running

Issue: Documentation not showing

# Rebuild documentation
mkdocs build -d site

# Check if site directory exists
ls -la site/

# Rebuild Docker image
docker build -t web-app .

Issue: Static assets not loading

# Check static directory exists
ls -la static/

# Verify static mount in Docker
docker run -it web-app ls -la /app/static

# Check browser console for 404 errors

Issue: Templates not rendering

# Check templates directory
ls -la templates/

# Verify template files exist
ls templates/*.html

# Check application logs for Jinja2 errors
docker logs web-app

Debug Mode

Run with debug logging:

# In main.py, add:
import logging
logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)

# Or with uvicorn:
uvicorn main:app --log-level debug

📚 Resources

Documentation

• FastAPI: https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/
• MkDocs: https://www.mkdocs.org/
• MkDocs Material: https://squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/
• Jinja2: https://jinja.palletsprojects.com/
• HTTPX: https://www.python-httpx.org/

Related

• Main README
• API Application README
• Helm Chart README

🎯 Future Enhancements

Potential improvements:

• User authentication
• WebSocket support for real-time updates
• Progressive Web App (PWA) features
• Advanced caching strategies
• Internationalization (i18n)
• Enhanced error pages

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Version: 1.0.0 | Port: 8000 | Framework: FastAPI 0.104.1 | Theme: Material for MkDocs 9.5.3