5 posts tagged with "fastapi"

msgspec is an extremely fast serialization and validation library that consistently outperforms Pydantic v2 in benchmarks. This performance advantage comes from its design as a lean, compiled-code-based library focused on a narrow set of data handling tasks, whereas Pydantic v2 is a feature-rich framework.

The performance differences are most pronounced in two key areas: parsing/decoding (converting data like JSON into Python objects) and serialization/encoding (converting Python objects into data like JSON).

msgspec is a Python library designed for high-performance serialization and validation, which makes it a powerful partner for FastAPI. It can be used as a drop-in replacement for FastAPI's default Pydantic models to handle data validation and schema generation, often leading to a significant speedup in API performance.

The best and most precise way to measure the execution time of a function or endpoint in FastAPI is by using a custom decorator or a middleware. This approach allows you to wrap your functions with timing logic without modifying the function's code itself, promoting clean, reusable, and maintainable code.

Supabase Integration with FastAPI​

Here's a guide to integrating Supabase with a FastAPI application. We'll cover environment setup, connecting to Supabase, and performing basic CRUD operations.