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Analyze the Python weather API, tests, endpoint behavior, and migration scope. Use for extracting routes, payloads, and validation points before C# implementation.

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Analyze Python API

When to Use

  • Before implementing a new C# endpoint
  • When tests fail and Python behavior must be confirmed
  • When creating a migration plan
  • When comparing Python behavior with the C# rewrite

Procedure

  1. Read src/python-app/webapp/main.py.
  2. Read src/python-app/webapp/test_main.py.
  3. Identify all routes, parameters, response shapes, and error cases.
  4. Cross-check what behavior is explicitly covered by tests.
  5. Produce the summary using the format in output-format.

Rules

  • Treat the Python implementation as the behavioral source of truth.
  • Separate confirmed behavior from assumptions.
  • Prefer endpoint-by-endpoint summaries over high-level generalizations.
  • If behavior is unclear, point to the exact file and function that needs review.

Output

  • Endpoint inventory
  • Response expectations
  • Test coverage notes
  • Recommended migration order