backend apis updation

app/api/schemas.py

@@ -79,6 +79,27 @@ class BrandsOut(BaseModel):
     brands: List[str]
 
 
+class BrandCardOut(BaseModel):
+    """A brand as shown on the home page card grid.
+
+    `name` is the same string GET /api/brands returns, so the frontend can
+    pass it straight back to /api/brands/{brand}/products.
+    """
+    name: str
+    slug: str
+    product_count: int
+    category_count: int
+    categories: List[str] = Field(default_factory=list)
+    image_url: Optional[str] = None
+    initials: str
+
+
+class BrandCardsOut(BaseModel):
+    total_brands: int
+    total_products: int
+    brands: List[BrandCardOut]
+
+
 class CategoriesOut(BaseModel):
     brand: str
     categories: List[str]