When we generate code with T4, we end up with one single output file per template. That works if we only generate one HTML page or a single class. But when we want to generate multiple classes, the single output file is annoying. We never would let the developers write code that way; therefore, we …
Our to-do application currently responds with the HTTP status codes 200 when everything is ok and 404 if the requested task does not exist. While this works, it is not as specific as it could be. Let us explore our options when it comes to HTTP status codes. This post is part of my journey …
After exploring the theoretical side of an automation project over the last few weeks, it is now time to get our hands dirty and write some code. There are many options for code generation, but I prefer the T4 templates. We have been using them for years and they are so stable that they form …
The basic models we used for our tasks are good to make sure we get the right types. However, if we accept something like int or string, we could get enormously large inputs that are valid strings or numbers but make no sense at all for our application. Let us explore ways to limit our …
When we settled with a standardised approach on how to do the work and we simplified it as much as possible, we can finally enter the phase of automation. In this last phase we face a new set of challenges that may left you baffled. Let us explore the traps so that we know what …
The to-do application started nicely and with the refactoring we got the most obvious code smells fixed. While checking the API in uvicorn, I noticed three missing features that we are going to implement in this post. This post is part of my journey to learn Python. You find the code for this post in …
Before we dive into making the work as simple as possible, we should have decided on the one way we want to do the work. Make sure that everyone is on the same page, otherwise you will need to repeat the simplification step for every variation of the not yet standardised approach! Prepare for …
Our minimalistic to-do application has collected some code smells. In this post we go through them and refactor our code to keep the application in a maintainable state for the upcoming changes. This post is part of my journey to learn Python. You find the code for this post in my PythonFriday repository on GitHub. …
Last week we elaborated on the different phases we need for a successful automation project. Today we explore the phase of standardisation in more depth. A nice side effect of the standardisation is that we get a more consistent output. Instead of the many different ways of doing things, we end up with a single …
After covering the basics of FastAPI, it is now time to do something more elaborate. For that purpose, we create a minimalistic to-do task tracker that let us work against an in-memory data store. To save us the time to constantly click in the browser, we will do this exercise by first writing a test …