# Define the Global object class for this application.
# Default to Global in the root package.
# application.global=Global

# Router
# ~~~~~
# Define the Router object to use for this application.
# This router will be looked up first when the application is starting up,
# so make sure this is the entry point.
# Furthermore, it's assumed your route file is named properly.
# So for an application router like `conf/my.application.Router`,

First, create the main, top-level, **FastAPI** application, and its *path operations*:

```Python hl_lines="3  6-8"
{!../../docs_src/sub_applications/tutorial001.py!}
```

### Sub-application

Then, create your sub-application, and its *path operations*.

This sub-application is just another standard FastAPI application, but this is the one that will be "mounted":

```Python hl_lines="11  14-16"

### Threads

#### Application's calling thread

The application-layer must block on writing I/O. We can't return from a write until we've pushed its bytes onto the socket. Otherwise, if the write fails we are unable to deliver its IOException to the application. We would have told the application layer that the write succeeded, but it didn't!

Including how to handle lifespan state that can be used in other areas of your code.

///

## Sub Applications

# Global Dependencies

For some types of applications you might want to add dependencies to the whole application.

Similar to the way you can [add `dependencies` to the *path operation decorators*](dependencies-in-path-operation-decorators.md){.internal-link target=_blank}, you can add them to the `FastAPI` application.

In that case, they will be applied to all the *path operations* in the application:

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```Python hl_lines="16"

///

### What is "Mounting"

"Mounting" means adding a complete "independent" application in a specific path, that then takes care of handling all the sub-paths.

This is different from using an `APIRouter` as a mounted application is completely independent. The OpenAPI and docs from your main application won't include anything from the mounted application, etc.

application/mac-binhex40       hqx              # Macintosh binhexed archives
application/mspowerpoint       ppt              # Microsoft Powerpoint
application/msword             doc              # Microsoft Word
application/octet-stream       bin exe ani      # Binary File
application/oda                oda
application/pagemaker          pm5 pt5 pm       # PageMaker
application/pdf                pdf              # Adobe Acrobat

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[19511] [INFO] Waiting for application startup.
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[19513] [INFO] Waiting for application startup.
[19513] [INFO] Application startup complete.
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			<arg>"application/vnd.ms-excel.sheet.3"</arg>
		</postConstruct>
		<postConstruct name="addCondition">
			<arg>"mimetype"</arg>
			<arg>"application/vnd.ms-excel.sheet.4"</arg>
		</postConstruct>
		<postConstruct name="addCondition">
			<arg>"mimetype"</arg>
			<arg>"application/vnd.ms-excel.workspace.3"</arg>
		</postConstruct>
		<postConstruct name="addCondition">
			<arg>"mimetype"</arg>

		<postConstruct name="addRule">
			<arg>"mimeType"</arg>
			<!-- Supported MIME type -->
			<arg>
  "(application/xml"
+ "|application/xhtml+xml"
+ "|application/rdf+xml"
+ "|application/pdf"
+ "|application/x-freemind"
+ "|application/lha"
+ "|application/x-lha"
+ "|application/x-lha-compressed"
+ "|text/xml"
+ "|text/xml-external-parsed-entity"
+ "|text/html)"
			</arg>
		</postConstruct>