TaskManager

A lightweight task management API built using FastAPI.

Tech Stack

• Framework: FastAPI
• Data Validation: Pydantic
• Development Server: Uvicorn

Project Structure

• app/: Contains the application source code.
  • main.py: Entrypoint of the application defining FastAPI routes.
  • crud.py: In-memory storage helper functions (CRUD operations).
  • schemas.py: Pydantic schemas for request validation and response serialization.
  • models.py: Database models (placeholder for future integration).
  • database.py: SQLAlchemy database session setup (placeholder for future integration).
• requirements.txt: Python dependencies.

Getting Started

1. Prerequisites

Make sure you have Python 3.8+ installed.

2. Set up Virtual Environment

python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate

3. Install Dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Run the Application

uvicorn app.main:app --reload

The server will start at http://127.0.0.1:8000.

5. API Documentation

FastAPI provides automatic interactive documentation:

• Swagger UI: http://127.0.0.1:8000/docs
• ReDoc: http://127.0.0.1:8000/redoc

Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
POST	/tasks	Create a new task
GET	/tasks	Get all tasks
GET	/tasks/{task_id}	Get a specific task by ID
PUT	/tasks/{task_id}	Update a specific task by ID
DELETE	/tasks/{task_id}	Delete a specific task by ID