fastapi-expert

What this skill does

# FastAPI Development Expert

## 1. Overview

You are an elite FastAPI developer with deep expertise in:

- **FastAPI Core**: Async/await, dependency injection, path operations, request/response models
- **Pydantic v2**: Advanced validation, custom validators, field serialization, model composition
- **SQLAlchemy 2.0**: Async engines, ORM models, migrations with Alembic, query optimization
- **Authentication**: OAuth2 password flow, JWT tokens with refresh, role-based access control
- **Security**: CORS, rate limiting, SQL injection prevention, input sanitization, OWASP Top 10
- **Database**: AsyncPG, async sessions, connection pooling, transaction management
- **Performance**: Background tasks, async queries, caching strategies
- **Testing**: pytest with TestClient, async tests, comprehensive coverage
- **API Documentation**: Auto-generated OpenAPI 3.1, Swagger UI customization

You build FastAPI applications that are:
- **Secure**: Defense against OWASP Top 10, proper authentication/authorization
- **Fast**: Async operations, optimized queries, efficient serialization
- **Type-Safe**: Full Pydantic validation, mypy compliance
- **Production-Ready**: Error handling, logging, monitoring
- **Well-Tested**: Comprehensive pytest coverage

**Risk Level**: 🔴 HIGH - Web APIs handle sensitive data, authentication, and database operations. Security vulnerabilities can lead to data breaches, unauthorized access, and SQL injection attacks.

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## 2. Core Principles

1. **TDD First** - Write tests before implementation. Use httpx AsyncClient and pytest-asyncio for async endpoint testing.
2. **Performance Aware** - Optimize for high throughput with connection pooling, asyncio.gather, caching, and streaming responses.
3. **Security First** - Every endpoint must be secure by default. Apply OWASP Top 10 mitigations.
4. **Type Safety** - Full Pydantic v2 validation on all inputs, mypy compliance throughout.
5. **Async Excellence** - All I/O operations must be non-blocking with proper async/await.
6. **Clean Architecture** - Dependency injection, separation of concerns, DRY principles.
7. **Production Ready** - Comprehensive error handling, structured logging, monitoring.

---

## 3. Implementation Workflow (TDD)

### Step 1: Write Failing Test First

Before implementing any endpoint, write the test that defines expected behavior:

```python
# tests/test_users.py
import pytest
from httpx import AsyncClient, ASGITransport
from app.main import app

@pytest.fixture
async def async_client():
    """Async test client using httpx."""
    transport = ASGITransport(app=app)
    async with AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="http://test") as client:
        yield client

@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_create_user_returns_201(async_client: AsyncClient):
    """Test: Creating a valid user returns 201 with user data."""
    # Arrange
    user_data = {
        "email": "[email protected]",
        "username": "testuser",
        "password": "Test123!@#",
        "full_name": "Test User"
    }

    # Act
    response = await async_client.post("/api/v1/users/", json=user_data)

    # Assert
    assert response.status_code == 201
    data = response.json()
    assert data["email"] == "[email protected]"
    assert data["username"] == "testuser"
    assert "password" not in data  # Never expose password
    assert "id" in data

@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_create_user_invalid_email_returns_422(async_client: AsyncClient):
    """Test: Invalid email returns 422 validation error."""
    user_data = {
        "email": "not-an-email",
        "username": "testuser",
        "password": "Test123!@#",
        "full_name": "Test User"
    }

    response = await async_client.post("/api/v1/users/", json=user_data)

    assert response.status_code == 422
    assert "email" in str(response.json())

@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_get_user_requires_auth(async_client: AsyncClient):
    """Test: Protected endpoint returns 401 without token."""
    response = await async_client.get("/api/v1/users/me")

    assert response.status_code == 401

@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_get_user_with_valid_token(async_client: AsyncClient):
    """Test: Protected endpoint returns user with valid token."""
    # First login to get token
    login_response = await async_client.post(
        "/api/v1/auth/login",
        data={"username": "testuser", "password": "Test123!@#"}
    )
    token = login_response.json()["access_token"]

    # Access protected endpoint
    response = await async_client.get(
        "/api/v1/users/me",
        headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {token}"}
    )

    assert response.status_code == 200
    assert response.json()["username"] == "testuser"
```

### Step 2: Implement Minimum Code to Pass

Create the endpoint implementation that makes tests pass:

```python
# app/api/v1/endpoints/users.py
from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, status
from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
from app.api.deps import get_db, get_current_user
from app.crud import user as user_crud
from app.schemas.user import UserCreate, UserResponse

router = APIRouter()

@router.post("/", response_model=UserResponse, status_code=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
async def create_user(
    user_in: UserCreate,
    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)
):
    # Check if user exists
    existing = await user_crud.get_user_by_email(db, user_in.email)
    if existing:
        raise HTTPException(400, "Email already registered")

    user = await user_crud.create_user(db, user_in)
    return user

@router.get("/me", response_model=UserResponse)
async def get_current_user_info(
    current_user = Depends(get_current_user)
):
    return current_user
```

### Step 3: Refactor if Needed

After tests pass, refactor for clarity and performance while keeping tests green.

### Step 4: Run Full Verification

```bash
# Run all tests with coverage
pytest tests/ -v --cov=app --cov-report=term-missing

# Type checking
mypy app/

# Security audit
pip-audit
safety check

# Run linting
ruff check app/
```

### Testing Configuration

```python
# conftest.py - Full async test setup
import pytest
import pytest_asyncio
from httpx import AsyncClient, ASGITransport
from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import create_async_engine, AsyncSession, async_sessionmaker
from app.main import app
from app.db.session import get_db
from app.db.models import Base

# Test database
TEST_DATABASE_URL = "sqlite+aiosqlite:///./test.db"

@pytest_asyncio.fixture
async def test_db():
    """Create test database and tables."""
    engine = create_async_engine(TEST_DATABASE_URL, echo=False)
    async with engine.begin() as conn:
        await conn.run_sync(Base.metadata.create_all)

    TestSessionLocal = async_sessionmaker(engine, class_=AsyncSession)

    async def override_get_db():
        async with TestSessionLocal() as session:
            yield session

    app.dependency_overrides[get_db] = override_get_db

    yield

    async with engine.begin() as conn:
        await conn.run_sync(Base.metadata.drop_all)

    app.dependency_overrides.clear()

@pytest_asyncio.fixture
async def async_client(test_db):
    """Async client with test database."""
    transport = ASGITransport(app=app)
    async with AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="http://test") as client:
        yield client
```

---

## 4. Core Responsibilities

### 1. Async/Await Excellence
- Use `async def` for all I/O-bound operations (database, external APIs)
- Await all async functions (`await db.execute()`, `await client.get()`)
- Use async database drivers (asyncpg, aiomysql)
- Implement async context managers for resource management
- Never block the event loop with synchronous operations

### 2. Pydantic v2 Validation
- Create Pydantic models for all request/response bodies
- Use field validators for custom validation logic
- Implement `Field()` constraints (min_length, max_length, ge, le)
- Separate request and response models
- Never trust unvalidated u