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app/controllers/category_controller.py

@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ from fastapi.templating import Jinja2Templates
 from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
 import time
 
+from app.services.metadata_processor import MetadataProcessor
+
+
 class CategoryController:
     def __init__(self,data_file="generated_data.json"):
         """Initialize the controller."""
@@ -28,7 +31,10 @@ class CategoryController:
         )
 
     def _load_data(self, data_file):
-        """Load JSON data from a file."""
+        """Load JSON data from a file. If the file is missing, generate it."""
+        if not os.path.exists(data_file):
+            print(f"{data_file} not found. Generating JSON...")
+            self.generate_json()  # Call the JSON generation method
         with open(data_file, "r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
             return json.load(file)
 

app/services/metadata_processor.py

@@ -120,3 +120,4 @@ class MetadataProcessor:
             json.dump( self.data, json_file, indent = 4, ensure_ascii = False )
 
         print( f"Generated JSON saved to {self.output_file}" )
+        return True