Update src/frontend/app.py

src/frontend/app.py

@@ -13,6 +13,18 @@ import plotly.graph_objects as go
 from datetime import datetime
 import joblib
 
+def run_api():
+    subprocess.Popen(["python", "-m", "uvicorn", "src.api.main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000"])
+
+# Only start the server once
+if "api_started" not in st.session_state:
+    threading.Thread(target=run_api).start()
+    st.session_state.api_started = True
+    st.success("Starting API... please wait a few seconds.")
+
+# Wait a few seconds for server to start
+time.sleep(5)
+
 # Add the project root to the Python path
 sys.path.append(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '../..')))