Year: 2025

  • Understanding FastAPI’s Lifespan Events: Proper Initialization and Shutdown

    Understanding FastAPI’s Lifespan Events: Proper Initialization and Shutdown

    When building robust APIs with FastAPI, it’s crucial to handle application startup and shutdown events cleanly. Whether you’re setting up a database connection, initializing background tasks, or gracefully releasing resources, FastAPI provides the lifespan interface for managing these key moments. Let’s walk through how to use lifespan events effectively, clear up some common pitfalls, and…