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+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,35 +1,36 @@
-# Learn more https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/getting-started-with-git/ignoring-files
-
-# dependencies
-node_modules/
-
-# Expo
-.expo/
-dist/
-web-build/
-
-# Native
-*.orig.*
-*.jks
-*.p8
-*.p12
-*.key
-*.mobileprovision
-
-# Metro
-.metro-health-check*
-
-# debug
-npm-debug.*
-yarn-debug.*
-yarn-error.*
-
-# macOS
-.DS_Store
-*.pem
-
-# local env files
-.env*.local
-
-# typescript
-*.tsbuildinfo
+# Learn more https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/getting-started-with-git/ignoring-files
+
+# dependencies
+node_modules/
+.env
+./data.json
+# Expo
+.expo/
+dist/
+web-build/
+
+# Native
+*.orig.*
+*.jks
+*.p8
+*.p12
+*.key
+*.mobileprovision
+
+# Metro
+.metro-health-check*
+
+# debug
+npm-debug.*
+yarn-debug.*
+yarn-error.*
+
+# macOS
+.DS_Store
+*.pem
+
+# local env files
+.env*.local
+
+# typescript
+*.tsbuildinfo
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diff --git a/back-end/aristotle_modelbuild.py b/back-end/aristotle_modelbuild.py
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+++ b/back-end/aristotle_modelbuild.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import ollama
+
+modelfile="""
+FROM llava:7b
+SYSTEM you are aristotle, you have the power to answer any question that is put forward to you, in response, answer every question that is asked to you.Do not greet a seeker. 
+"""
+ollama.create(model='aristotle',modelfile=modelfile)
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diff --git a/back-end/main.py b/back-end/main.py
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+++ b/back-end/main.py
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+from fastapi import APIRouter,Depends, UploadFile
+from fastapi.responses import Response
+from httpx import ResponseNotRead
+import ollama
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+from typing import Optional
+import json
+from PIL import Image
+import io
+import aiofiles
+import asyncio
+import uvicorn
+import requests
+from hashlib import sha256
+import bcrypt as bc
+import os
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+import base64
+import ngrok
+# ngrok static domain
+# ngrok http --domain=osprey-amazing-tightly.ngrok-free.app 80
+# instantiate the LLM LLaVa
+load_dotenv()
+
+class ChatTemplate(BaseModel):
+    username:str
+    prompt:str
+    images:Optional[bytes]=None
+    
+class AuthTemplate(BaseModel):
+    username:str
+    password:Optional[str]=None
+    
+class ImageTemplate(BaseModel):
+    username:str
+    images:bytes
+    image_id:str 
+    
+class ChatHistoryTemplate(BaseModel):
+    username:str
+    chathistory:list
+
+# encryption and hashing phase
+salt = os.getenv("SALT")
+# Text to image api key
+STABLE_DIFFUSION_KEY = os.getenv("STABLE_DIFFUSION_API_KEY")
+IMAGE_CAPTIONING_API_KEY=os.getenv("IMAGE_CAPTIONING_API_KEY")
+
+
+# 3 prompt templates 
+"""
+1 - captions only
+2 - objects only
+3 - VQA
+"""
+
+# create database access,i.e JSON FILE
+
+#instantiate api
+app= APIRouter()
+
+@app.post("/userlogin/")
+def user_login_validate(request:AuthTemplate):
+    with open("data.json","r") as f:
+        dt = json.load(f)
+    
+    if request.username in dt["users"]:
+        y = [i[j] for i in dt["credentials"] for j in i if j ==request.username]
+        x= bc.checkpw(request.password.encode("utf-8"), y[0].encode("utf-8"))
+        return {"response":x}
+
+@app.post("/createnewuser/")
+def create_new_user(request:AuthTemplate):
+    # append data into the database
+    with open("data.json","r") as f:
+        dt = json.load(f)
+    if request.username in dt["users"]:
+        return {"response":"username already exists"}
+    else:
+        with open("data.json","w") as f:
+            dt["users"]+= [request.username]
+            dt["chathistory"]+=[{request.username:[]}]
+            dt["imgIdandcaptions"]+=[{request.username:[]}]
+            # hashing 
+            hash_string_pass = bc.hashpw(request.password.encode("utf-8"),salt=salt.encode("utf-8"))
+            hash_string_pass=hash_string_pass.decode('utf-8')
+            dt["credentials"]+=[{request.username:hash_string_pass}]
+            json.dump(dt,f,indent=4)
+    return {"status":200}
+        
+@app.post("/storechathistory")
+def store_chat_history(data:ChatHistoryTemplate):
+    with open("data.json","r") as f:
+        dt = json.load(f)
+    messages = [i[j] for i in dt["chathistory"] for j in i if j ==data.username][0]
+    messages.append(data.chathistory)
+    with open("data.json","w") as f:
+        json.dump(dt,f,indent=4)
+    return {"response":"done"}
+        
+       
+@app.get("/fetchchathistory/{username}")
+def fetch_chat_history(username:str):
+    with open("data.json","r") as f:
+        dt = json.load(f)
+        x = [i[j] for i in dt["chathistory"] for j in i if j ==username]  
+        return x[0]
+
+
+@app.post("/api/generateimagecaption")
+def generate_image_caption(req:ImageTemplate):   
+    API_URL = "https://api-inference.huggingface.co/models/Salesforce/blip-image-captioning-large"
+    headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {IMAGE_CAPTIONING_API_KEY}"}
+    response = requests.post(API_URL,headers=headers,data=req.images)
+    return response.json()
+    
+
+@app.post("/api/visualqa/")
+def visualqa(req:ChatTemplate): # handle images and text generation based on previous queries by users
+    with open("data.json","r") as f:
+        dt = json.load(f)
+    messages = [i[j] for i in dt["chathistory"] for j in i if j ==req.username][0]
+    messages.append({"role":"user","content":req.prompt})
+    result = ollama.chat(model="aristotle:latest",messages=messages)
+    messages.append(result["message"])
+    with open("data.json","w") as f:
+        json.dump(dt,f,indent=4)
+    return {"response":messages}
+
+# text to image( in bytes )
+@app.post("/texttoimage/")
+def text_to_image(req:ChatTemplate):
+    API_URL = "https://api-inference.huggingface.co/models/stabilityai/stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0"
+    headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {STABLE_DIFFUSION_KEY}"}
+    response = requests.post(API_URL,headers=headers,json={"inputs":req.prompt,})
+    return Response(content=response.content,media_type="image/png")
+
+# handle langchain chains
+
+# store the chain details in a json file 
+
+if "__name__" == "__main__":
+    uvicorn.run(app,host='127.0.0.1',port=8000)
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