resolves #7

endpoints/lastfm.py

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3.12
+
+import importlib
+from fastapi import FastAPI
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+class ValidArtistSearchRequest(BaseModel):
+    """
+    - **a**: artist name
+    """
+
+    a: str
+
+class LastFM(FastAPI):
+    """Last.FM Endpoints"""   
+    def __init__(self, app: FastAPI, util, constants):  # pylint: disable=super-init-not-called
+        self.app = app
+        self.util = util
+        self.constants = constants
+        self.lastfm = importlib.import_module("lastfm_wrapper").LastFM()
+
+        self.endpoints = {
+            "get_artist_by_name": self.artist_by_name_handler,
+            #tbd
+            }
+
+        for endpoint, handler in self.endpoints.items():
+            app.add_api_route(f"/{endpoint}/", handler, methods=["POST"])
+    
+    async def artist_by_name_handler(self, data: ValidArtistSearchRequest):
+        """
+        Get artist info
+        """
+        artist = data.a.strip()
+        if not artist:
+            return {
+                'err': True,
+                'errorText': 'No artist specified'
+            }
+        
+        artist_result = await self.lastfm.search_artist(artist=artist)
+        if not artist_result or "err" in artist_result.keys():
+            return {
+                'err': True,
+                'errorText': 'Search failed (no results?)'
+            }
+        
+        return {
+            'success': True,
+            'result': artist_result
+        }

main.py

@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ Actionable Routes
 randmsg_endpoint = importlib.import_module("endpoints.rand_msg").RandMsg(app, util, constants)
 # Below also provides: /lyric_cache_list/ (in addition to /lyric_search/)
 lyric_search_endpoint = importlib.import_module("endpoints.lyric_search").LyricSearch(app, util, constants)
+# Below provides numerous LastFM-fed endpoints
+lastfm_endpoints = importlib.import_module("endpoints.lastfm").LastFM(app, util, constants)