Standalone app for deployment

app.py

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+from flask import Flask, jsonify
+import time
+
+app = Flask(__name__)
+request_count = 0
+start_time = time.time()
+
+@app.route('/')
+def home():
+    global request_count
+    request_count += 1
+    return jsonify({"message": "API is running", "requests": request_count})
+
+@app.route('/health')
+def health():
+    return jsonify({
+        "status": "healthy",
+        "uptime_seconds": round(time.time() - start_time, 2)
+    }), 200
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=5000)