added API base class with send_command

main.py

@@ -1 +1,35 @@
+import asyncio
+import json
 
+
+class API:
+    def __init__(self, port, ip):
+        self.port = port
+        self.ip = ip
+
+    async def send_command(self, command):
+        # get reader and writer streams
+        reader, writer = await asyncio.open_connection(self.ip, self.port)
+
+        # send the command
+        writer.write(json.dumps({"command": command}).encode('utf-8'))
+        await writer.drain()
+
+        # instantiate data
+        data = b""
+
+        # loop to receive all the data
+        while True:
+            d = await reader.read(4096)
+            if not d:
+                break
+            data += d
+
+        data = json.loads(data.decode('utf-8')[:-1])
+
+        # close the connection
+        writer.close()
+        await writer.wait_closed()
+
+        # return the data
+        return data