FastAPI Documentation Auto-generation: Tips for Using Swagger and OpenAPI
FastAPI's automatic documentation is based on the OpenAPI specification, providing interactive API documentation through Swagger UI and ReDoc. It can quickly display interface functions, parameters, and return values, supporting direct testing. Enabling it is simple: create a FastAPI application, and after running, access `/docs` (Swagger UI) or `/redoc` (ReDoc) to view the documentation. Core techniques include: setting global information (title, description, version, etc.) using FastAPI constructor parameters; using function annotations and the `Path`/`Query` utility classes to describe interfaces and parameters in detail; categorizing interfaces with `tags` for easy filtering; hiding internal interfaces with `include_in_schema=False`; using Pydantic models to standardize return formats, or `HTTPException` to mark error status codes. These methods can enhance document clarity and usability, avoid the trouble of manual writing and maintenance, ensure consistency between interface information and code, and optimize team collaboration and user experience.
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FastAPI is a Python-based modern web framework with advantages such as high performance (close to Node.js and Go), automatic API documentation generation (Swagger UI and ReDoc), type hint support, and ease of use. For environment preparation, install FastAPI and uvicorn (recommended ASGI server). Quick start example: Create a root path endpoint (`@app.get("/")`) that returns a welcome message. Run with the command `uvicorn main:app --reload`. GET method practice includes: ① Path parameters (e.g., `/users/{user_id}`) with automatic type validation; ② Query parameters (e.g., `/users/filter?name=张三`) for filtering. POST method requires defining a Pydantic model (e.g., `UserCreate`) to receive JSON data, with automatic format validation and new user creation. FastAPI automatically generates API documentation; access `http://localhost:8000/docs` (Swagger UI) or `/redoc` to test interfaces. Its core advantages are summarized as: type hints, data validation, and interactive documentation, making it suitable for quickly building reliable RESTful APIs.
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