code: def forward_request():
      """Forwards incoming job requests to the pricer."""
      request_data = flask.request.get_json()
      job_request = JobRequest.from_dict(request_data)
      err = job_request.download_if_needed()
      if err:
          return _make_response("Error", err), 400
      else:
          # Send work to the compute process.
          app.logger.info("Forwarding compute request to backend.")
          data_obj = datatypes.ComputeData(
              market_data_path=job_request.market_data_local_path(),
              portfolio_path=job_request.portfolio_local_path(),
          )
          SENDER.send_pyobj(data_obj)
          app.logger.info("Sent request to backend.")
          return _make_response("OK", ""), 201
  
imports: import os
  from os import path
  import time
  from typing import Dict, List, Tuple, Union
  from common import datatypes
  import dataclasses
  import flask
  import zmq
  from google.cloud import storage
label_desc: Use image node_id 3 for calling a global function with example usage: forward_request() and returns: _make_response,  int, _make_response,  int