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This PR implements a complete FastAPI template that demonstrates how to build modern, production-ready APIs with support for multiple database backends: MongoDB, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.

What's New

This template provides a production-ready foundation for FastAPI applications with comprehensive multi-database support:

🏗️ Project Structure

  • Clean, modular architecture with separate packages for API routes, database connections, models, and configuration
  • 17 Python files organized following FastAPI best practices
  • Professional project layout that scales well

🚀 Technology Stack

  • FastAPI with async/await support and automatic API documentation
  • MongoDB integration using Motor (async driver) for document storage
  • MySQL integration using aiomysql (async driver) for relational data
  • PostgreSQL integration using asyncpg (async driver) for advanced relational features
  • Pydantic models for data validation and type safety
  • Docker & Docker Compose for complete containerization

📊 Database Examples

Each database demonstrates different use cases with complete CRUD operations:

  • MongoDB (Users): Document-based user management with email validation
  • MySQL (Products): Relational product catalog with pricing and categories
  • PostgreSQL (Orders): Complex order management with foreign key relationships

🛠️ Developer Experience

  • Auto-generated Documentation: Swagger UI and ReDoc interfaces
  • Health Monitoring: Individual database connectivity checks
  • Environment Configuration: Flexible setup via environment variables
  • Comprehensive Error Handling: Proper HTTP status codes and error messages
  • Type Safety: Full type hints throughout the codebase
  • Development Tools: Makefile, dev requirements, and validation scripts

📚 Documentation & Examples

  • Comprehensive README: Complete setup and usage instructions
  • Quick Start Guide: Get running in minutes
  • API Examples: Practical curl commands, Python, and JavaScript examples
  • Interactive Demo: Script that showcases all template features

🐳 Deployment Ready

  • Docker Compose: Start all services (API + 3 databases) with one command
  • Production Considerations: CORS configuration, security settings, logging
  • Health Endpoints: Monitor application and database status

Example Usage

# Quick start
git clone <repo>
cd fastapi-mongo-mysql-postgresql-api
docker-compose up -d
python main.py

# Visit http://localhost:8000/docs for interactive API documentation

The template includes practical examples for each database:

# Create a user in MongoDB
POST /mongodb/users
{
  "name": "John Doe",
  "email": "john@example.com", 
  "age": 30
}

# Create a product in MySQL
POST /mysql/products
{
  "name": "Laptop",
  "price": 999.99,
  "category": "Electronics"
}

# Create an order in PostgreSQL
POST /postgresql/orders
{
  "user_id": "user-uuid",
  "product_id": "product-uuid",
  "quantity": 2,
  "total_amount": 1999.98
}

Validation

The template includes validation tests that confirm:

  • ✅ All imports work correctly
  • ✅ Pydantic models validate properly
  • ✅ Configuration system is functional
  • ✅ FastAPI application structure is valid
  • ✅ No deprecation warnings
  • ✅ Clean, maintainable code

This template serves as an excellent starting point for building scalable FastAPI applications that need to work with multiple database technologies, demonstrating modern Python development practices and production-ready patterns.


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Copilot AI and others added 2 commits September 13, 2025 20:39
Co-authored-by: moreskylab <33928857+moreskylab@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: moreskylab <33928857+moreskylab@users.noreply.github.com>
@Copilot Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] fastapi template Create comprehensive FastAPI multi-database template Sep 13, 2025
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