Server-specific best practices for FastAPI, Celery, and Pydantic. Extends python-skills with framework-specific patterns.
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This skill provides framework-specific best practices for FastAPI, Celery, and Pydantic within server-side Python applications. It extends shared Python skills with detailed patterns and checklists for API development, task queue management, and data validation. Developers should consult it when building or reviewing FastAPI services that require structured error handling, async task processing, or Pydantic model validation.
Server Skills for LlamaFarm
Framework-specific patterns and code review checklists for the LlamaFarm Server component.
Overview
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Path | server/ |
| Python | 3.12+ |
| Framework | FastAPI 0.116+ |
| Task Queue | Celery 5.5+ |
| Validation | Pydantic 2.x, pydantic-settings |
| Logging | structlog with FastAPIStructLogger |
Links to Shared Skills
This skill extends the shared Python skills. See:
- Python Patterns - Dataclasses, comprehensions, imports
- Async Patterns - async/await, asyncio, concurrency
- Typing Patterns - Type hints, generics, Pydantic
- Testing Patterns - Pytest, fixtures, mocking
- Error Handling - Exceptions, logging, context managers
- Security Patterns - Path traversal, injection, secrets
Server-Specific Checklists
| Topic | File | Key Points |
|---|---|---|
| FastAPI | fastapi.md | Routes, dependencies, middleware, exception handlers |
| Celery | celery.md | Task patterns, error handling, retries, signatures |
| Pydantic | pydantic.md | Pydantic v2 models, validation, serialization |
| Performance | performance.md | Async patterns, caching, connection pooling |
Architecture Overview
server/
├── main.py # Uvicorn entry point, MCP mount
├── api/
│ ├── main.py # FastAPI app factory, middleware setup
│ ├── errors.py # Custom exceptions + exception handlers
│ ├── middleware/ # ASGI middleware (structlog, errors)
│ └── routers/ # API route modules
│ ├── projects/ # Project CRUD endpoints
│ ├── datasets/ # Dataset management
│ ├── rag/ # RAG query endpoints
│ └── ...
├── core/
│ ├── settings.py # pydantic-settings configuration
│ ├── logging.py # structlog setup, FastAPIStructLogger
│ └── celery/ # Celery app configuration
│ ├── celery.py # Celery app instance
│ └── rag_client.py # RAG task signatures and helpers
├── services/ # Business logic layer
│ ├── project_service.py # Project CRUD operations
│ ├── dataset_service.py # Dataset management
│ └── ...
├── agents/ # AI agent implementations
└── tests/ # Pytest test suiteQuick Reference
Settings Pattern (pydantic-settings)
from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings
class Settings(BaseSettings, env_file=".env"):
HOST: str = "0.0.0.0"
PORT: int = 14345
LOG_LEVEL: str = "INFO"
settings = Settings() # Module-level singletonStructured Logging
from core.logging import FastAPIStructLogger
logger = FastAPIStructLogger(__name__)
logger.info("Operation completed", extra={"count": 10, "duration_ms": 150})
logger.bind(namespace=namespace, project=project_id) # Add contextCustom Exceptions
# Define exception hierarchy
class NotFoundError(Exception): ...
class ProjectNotFoundError(NotFoundError):
def __init__(self, namespace: str, project_id: str):
self.namespace = namespace
self.project_id = project_id
super().__init__(f"Project {namespace}/{project_id} not found")
# Register handler in api/errors.py
async def _handle_project_not_found(request: Request, exc: Exception) -> Response:
payload = ErrorResponse(error="ProjectNotFound", message=str(exc))
return JSONResponse(status_code=404, content=payload.model_dump())
def register_exception_handlers(app: FastAPI) -> None:
app.add_exception_handler(ProjectNotFoundError, _handle_project_not_found)Service Layer Pattern
class ProjectService:
@classmethod
def get_project(cls, namespace: str, project_id: str) -> Project:
project_dir = cls.get_project_dir(namespace, project_id)
if not os.path.isdir(project_dir):
raise ProjectNotFoundError(namespace, project_id)
# ... load and validateReview Checklist Summary
FastAPI Routes (High priority)
- Proper async/sync function choice
- Response model defined with
response_model= - OpenAPI metadata (operation_id, tags, summary)
- HTTPException with proper status codes
Celery Tasks (High priority)
- Use signatures for cross-service calls
- Implement proper timeout and polling
- Handle task failures gracefully
- Store group metadata for parallel tasks
Pydantic Models (Medium priority)
- Use Pydantic v2 patterns (model_config, Field)
- Proper validation with field constraints
- Serialization with model_dump()
Performance (Medium priority)
- Avoid blocking calls in async functions
- Use proper connection pooling for external services
- Implement caching where appropriate
See individual topic files for detailed checklists with grep patterns.