Project 2.5: FastAPI Application Scaffold
Create TaskFlow's backend API with FastAPI, health endpoints, Pydantic models, and comprehensive tests
Lab Overview
🛠Lab from the Platform Engineering Bootcamp. Used in Week 2. Bootcamp landing page: https://academy.tekanaid.com/bootcamps/platform-engineering-bootcamp Parent course(s):
- Week 2: Linux Essentials for Platform Engineers (slug: linux-essentials-platform-engineers)
🟡 Beta bootcamp lab. Hands-on instructions, check scripts, and solve scripts are in place. Lab is part of the running TaskFlow project that grows across all 21 weeks of the bootcamp.
Create TaskFlow's backend API with FastAPI, health endpoints, and comprehensive tests
What You'll Learn
Scaffold a FastAPI application with a standard project structure and module layout
Implement health check and status endpoints following REST API conventions
Configure Pydantic models for request/response validation and documentation
Connect FastAPI to a PostgreSQL database using SQLAlchemy and Alembic migrations
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