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LanguageTool Service (Python)

This document describes the Flask application serving as a microservice for checking text for grammar and style errors using LanguageTool.

Overview​

This Flask application provides an API to check text for grammar and style errors using the pylanguagetool library. It's a simple service that can be used by other services in the ChainAlign ecosystem to improve the quality of text content.

Key Functionalities Exposed:

  • Receiving text content.
  • Using LanguageTool to check the text for errors.
  • Returning a list of matches.

Technology Stack:

  • Flask: For creating the web server and API endpoints.
  • pylanguagetool: The core library for checking text.

API Endpoints​

POST /check-text​

Checks text for grammar and style errors.

Request Body:

{
    "text": "The text content to be checked."
}

Responses:

  • 200 OK: A JSON object with a list of matches.
  • 400 Bad Request: If the request body is invalid.