Initial commit for deployment

app/__init__.py

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+"""
+Main application package for the chatbot application.
+"""
+
+from flask import Flask
+
+from app.config.config import Config
+
+def create_app(config_class=Config):
+    """
+    Create and configure the Flask application.
+
+    Args:
+        config_class: Configuration class to use.
+
+    Returns:
+        Flask application instance.
+    """
+    # Initialize Flask app
+    flask_app = Flask(__name__)
+    flask_app.config.from_object(config_class)
+
+    # Register Flask routes
+    from app.api import routes as flask_routes
+    flask_app.register_blueprint(flask_routes.bp)
+
+    # For now, we'll use only Flask routes and disable FastAPI integration
+    # until we resolve the integration issues
+
+    # Initialize database
+    from app.database import db
+    db.init_app(flask_app)
+
+    return flask_app