Economic Forecasting Model

Section 7: Real-Time Inference API

7.1 Design Principles

The API follows RESTful standards and is designed to be stateless, secure, and ultra-low latency.

7.2 Core Endpoints

  • /predict: One-step or multi-step forecast generation.
  • /forecast/horizon: Multi-period predictions.
  • /model/info: Metadata for the active model version.

    • 7.3 Optimization

  • Model pre-loading into memory.
  • Batched prediction handling.
  • Result caching for identical request parameters.

    • 7.4 Security

  • API key authentication.
  • Rate limiting to prevent abuse.
  • Rigorous input schema validation.
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