hugapi/hug

Features

• RESTful API Development - Provides a framework for building RESTful web services by mapping Python functions to network endpoints.
• WSGI Frameworks - Provides a WSGI-compliant web framework for building and deploying APIs on production servers.
• Automatic Specification Generators - Automatically derives API specifications and user-facing documentation from function signatures and type annotations.
• API Documentation Generators - Automatically generates API specifications and user-facing documentation based on function signatures and type hints.
• Type-Annotation Validation - Uses Python type annotations to automatically validate and convert incoming request data into specified types.
• API Endpoint Definitions - Allows defining and exposing network endpoints using a structured framework to simplify web service development.
• Function-to-URL Mappings - Uses decorators to map internal Python functions directly to network endpoints and HTTP methods.
• Asynchronous Request Handlers - Handles high volumes of concurrent traffic by executing request handlers as non-blocking asynchronous coroutines.
• Asynchronous Web Frameworks - Provides a high-performance server foundation built on non-blocking execution for concurrent request processing.
• Python Web Frameworks - Functions as a comprehensive Python web framework for building APIs using decorators and type annotations.
• Request Routing - Associates specific URL paths and HTTP methods with handler functions to process incoming web requests.
• Decorator-Based Route Mappings - Uses function decorators to associate internal logic with HTTP methods and URL paths.
• Output Format Rendering - Transforms API responses into JSON, HTML, or XML based on the requested content type.
• Automatic CLI Generators - Automatically synthesizes command line interfaces by exposing internal functions as terminal commands.
• Directive-Based State Injections - Pipes transformed request data into handler functions using specialized parameter markers during the request cycle.
• API Request Authentication - Verifies user identity using token-based authentication or API key header checks to protect endpoints.
• Asynchronous Execution - Implements non-blocking request handlers using asynchronous coroutines to manage concurrent network traffic.
• Extensibility Frameworks - Allows integrating custom types, authentication methods, and middleware through a flexible extensibility framework.
• Simulated Request Testing - Simulates HTTP requests to defined routes to validate status codes and response data without a live server.
• Command-Line Interface Development - Exposes internal application logic as terminal commands that accept arguments and return formatted output.
• API Versioning - Supports API versioning via URL paths and HTTP headers by assigning version ranges to endpoints.
• Modular Routing Systems - Organizes large projects by mapping imported modules to specific URL paths for better structure.
• Content Negotiation Utilities - Transforms return values into JSON, XML, or HTML based on the client's requested content type.
• Modular API Composition - Allows organizing large services by mounting separate functional modules to specific base URL paths.
• Request and Response Transformers - Processes request bodies and transforms return values into specific transport formats based on the requested content type.
• Directive-Based Injections - Pipes transformed request data or external values into functions using specialized directives as input parameters.
• Request Data Transformation - Executes custom directive functions to process or inject data into handlers based on request parameters.
• Request Middleware - Provides middleware to intercept and process HTTP requests before they reach the application controllers.
• Request-Response Interceptors - Provides middleware to intercept requests and responses globally to modify environment data or headers.
• Response Formatting - Applies custom formatting functions to the results of API calls before sending data to the client.
• WSGI Application Servers - Implements a standard WSGI interface to ensure compatibility with production servers like Gunicorn or uWSGI.
• WSGI-Based Request Handling - Implements a WSGI-compliant interface allowing the application to be mounted within other request cycles.
• API Frameworks - Framework for building clean, public-facing APIs.

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