built initial Dockerfile and modified app.py to serve from flask app in container

.dockerignore

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Ignore Python bytecode files
+*.pyc
+__pycache__/
+
+# Ignore the Dockerfile and .dockerignore themselves (optional)
+Dockerfile
+.dockerignore
+
+# Ignore the environment file
+.env
+
+# Ignore test files
+Ebony, the Twisted Fairy_files
+galleries
+output
+app copy.py
+block_builder copy.py
+example_templates.py
+morogors_meaty_inventory.py
+morgors_meaty_marvels.py
+old app.py
+process_text.py
+README.md
+sd_generator copy.py
+sd_generator copy 2.py
+store_json_example.py
+storeUI copy.html
+template.html
+template.py
+utilites.py

Dockerfile

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Use an official Python runtime as a parent image
+FROM python:3.10-slim
+
+# Set the working directory in the container
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy the current directory contents into the container at /app
+COPY . /app
+
+# Install any necessary dependencies specified in requirements.txt
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Expose port 5000 for the Flask app
+EXPOSE 5000
+
+# Define environment variable to ensure Flask runs the correct application
+ENV FLASK_APP=app.py
+
+# Command to run the Flask app
+CMD ["flask", "run", "--host=0.0.0.0", "--port=5000"]

app.py

@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 # this imports the code from files and modules
-from flask import Flask, request, jsonify
+from flask import Flask, request, jsonify, send_from_directory
 from flask_cors import CORS 
-import utilities as u
 import os
 import ctypes
 import store_helper as sh
-import process_text
 import block_builder
 import sd_generator as sd
 
@@ -15,14 +13,26 @@ M_MMAP_THRESHOLD = -3
 
 # Set malloc mmap threshold.
 libc.mallopt(M_MMAP_THRESHOLD, 2**20)
-# Ensure the directory exists
-
-
 
 # Initialize the Flask application
 app = Flask(__name__)
 os.makedirs('static/images', exist_ok=True)
 
+# Serve files from the 'dependencies' directory
+@app.route('/dependencies/<path:filename>')
+def custom_static(filename):
+    return send_from_directory('dependencies', filename)
+
+# Serve HTML files from the main directory
+@app.route('/<path:filename>')
+def serve_html(filename):
+    return send_from_directory('.', filename)
+
+# Default route for index
+@app.route('/')
+def index():
+    return send_from_directory('.', 'storeUI.html')  # Make sure this points to your main HTML file
+
 CORS(app)# Route to handle the incoming POST request with user description
 
 @app.route('/process-description', methods=['POST'])