Metadata-Version: 2.4
Name: image-captioning
Version: 1.0.0
Summary: Image captioning using BLIP (Transformers-based)
Author-email: Vamshi <arogyavamshi2002@gmail.com>
License: MIT
Project-URL: Homepage, https://github.com/Arogyavamshisymphonize/Image_captioning
Project-URL: Repository, https://github.com/Arogyavamshisymphonize/Image_captioning
Project-URL: Issues, https://github.com/Arogyavamshisymphonize/Image_captioning/issues
Keywords: image-captioning,transformers,blip,deep-learning
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
Classifier: Operating System :: OS Independent
Requires-Python: >=3.8
Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
License-File: LICENSE
Requires-Dist: transformers>=4.30.0
Requires-Dist: pillow>=9.0.0
Requires-Dist: requests>=2.28.0
Provides-Extra: ml
Requires-Dist: torch; extra == "ml"
Requires-Dist: torchvision; extra == "ml"
Dynamic: license-file

# 🖼️ Image Captioning API

A high-performance, production-ready REST API for ML-based image captioning — built with FastAPI, async concurrency, and GPU-optimized inference.

---

## 🚀 Features

- **Zero-Disk I/O** — In-memory `BytesIO` buffers eliminate file system overhead (~200–500ms saved per request)
- **Singleton Model Loading** — Model weights loaded once at startup via FastAPI `lifespan` events (sub-second latency vs. 8+ seconds with per-request loading)
- **Managed GPU Concurrency** — `asyncio.Semaphore` prevents CUDA OOM crashes; `asyncio.to_thread` keeps the API responsive during heavy inference
- **FP16 + `torch.compile`** — 50% VRAM reduction and ~25% faster execution via Tensor Core acceleration
- **Security Validation** — `python-magic` binary header inspection + `MAX_FILE_SIZE` enforcement at the gate, before GPU resources are touched

---

## 📈 Performance

| Metric | Original Script | Optimized API |
|---|---|---|
| Average Latency | ~7.5s (model reloads) | ~0.6s (warm model) |
| Concurrency | Sequential (1 at a time) | Concurrent (queue-based) |
| Disk Usage | Temp file per request | 0 bytes (in-memory) |
| VRAM Stability | High OOM risk | Safe (semaphore-limited) |

---

## 🏗️ Architecture

```
Incoming Request
      │
      ▼
[Security Shield]  ← python-magic + MAX_FILE_SIZE check
      │
      ▼
[In-Memory Buffer] ← io.BytesIO (no disk I/O)
      │
      ▼
[Async Queue]      ← asyncio.Semaphore (concurrency gate)
      │
      ▼
[Background Thread] ← asyncio.to_thread (non-blocking)
      │
      ▼
[GPU Inference]    ← Singleton CaptioningModel (FP16 + torch.compile)
      │
      ▼
   Response
```

---

## ⚙️ Installation

```bash
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/your-org/image-captioning-api.git
cd image-captioning-api

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt
```

**Requirements:** Python 3.10+, CUDA-capable GPU, PyTorch with CUDA support.

---

## 🔧 Running the API

### Development

```bash
uvicorn app:app --reload --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000
```

### Production (recommended)

Use Gunicorn with Uvicorn workers for maximum performance on multi-core systems:

```bash
gunicorn -w 4 -k uvicorn.workers.UvicornWorker app:app --bind 0.0.0.0:8000
```

> **Tip:** Set `-w` (workers) to `(2 × CPU cores) + 1` as a starting point.

---

## 📡 API Reference

### `POST /caption`

Submit an image and receive a generated caption.

**Request**

```
Content-Type: multipart/form-data
Body: file=<image>
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "caption": "A dog running through a field of sunflowers."
}
```

**Error Responses**

| Code | Reason |
|------|--------|
| `400` | Invalid file type or binary header mismatch |
| `413` | File exceeds `MAX_FILE_SIZE` limit |
| `503` | GPU queue at capacity |

### `GET /health`

Returns `200 OK` when the model is loaded and the API is ready.

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## 🔐 Configuration

Set the following environment variables:

| Variable | Default | Description |
|----------|---------|-------------|
| `MAX_FILE_SIZE` | `10485760` | Max upload size in bytes (default: 10MB) |
| `GPU_CONCURRENCY` | `4` | Max simultaneous GPU inference tasks |
| `MODEL_PATH` | `./models/captioner` | Path to model weights |

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## 🛡️ Security

All uploads are validated **before** reaching GPU resources:

1. **Binary header inspection** via `python-magic` — rejects files that aren't valid images regardless of extension
2. **Size enforcement** — files exceeding `MAX_FILE_SIZE` are rejected at ingestion
3. **No disk writes** — uploaded data never touches the filesystem

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## 🧠 Key Implementation Details

### Singleton Model (Lifespan)

```python
@asynccontextmanager
async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
    app.state.model = CaptioningModel()   # loaded once at startup
    yield
    del app.state.model                   # cleanup on shutdown
```

### Managed GPU Concurrency

```python
semaphore = asyncio.Semaphore(GPU_CONCURRENCY)

async def caption_image(file_bytes: bytes) -> str:
    async with semaphore:
        return await asyncio.to_thread(_run_inference, file_bytes)
```

### FP16 Inference

```python
model = model.half()              # FP16: 50% VRAM reduction
model = torch.compile(model)     # JIT-optimized kernels
```

---

## 📄 License

MIT License — see [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details.
