main.py

import functions_framework


from markupsafe import escape

# Local dictionary to store terms and their definitions
definitions = {
    'ccv': 'Center for Computation and Visualization',
    'python': 'A high-level programming language.','bu': 'brown university',
    'json': 'JavaScript Object Notation, a lightweight data interchange format.',
    # Add more terms and definitions as needed
}
@functions_framework.http
def hello_http(request):
    """HTTP Cloud Function.
    Args:
        request (flask.Request): The request object.
        <https://flask.palletsprojects.com/en/1.1.x/api/#incoming-request-data>
    Returns:
        The response text, or any set of values that can be turned into a
        Response object using `make_response`
        <https://flask.palletsprojects.com/en/1.1.x/api/#flask.make_response>.
    """
    request_json = request.get_json(silent=True)
    request_args = request.args

    if request_json and "name" in request_json:
        name = request_json["name"]
    elif request_args and "name" in request_args:
        name = request_args["name"]
    else:
        name = "World"
    return f"Hello {escape(name)}!"