dep ->> operation: Run dependency, e.g. DB session
    opt raise
        operation -->> dep: Raise HTTPException
        dep -->> handler: Auto forward exception
        handler -->> client: HTTP error response
        operation -->> dep: Raise other exception
        dep -->> handler: Auto forward exception
    end
    operation ->> client: Return response to client

    opt raise
        operation -->> dep: Raise HTTPException
        dep -->> handler: Auto forward exception
        handler -->> client: HTTP error response
        operation -->> dep: Raise other exception
        dep -->> handler: Auto forward exception
    end
    operation ->> client: Return response to client

    dep ->> operation: Run dependency, e.g. DB session
    opt raise
        operation -->> dep: Raise HTTPException
        dep -->> handler: Auto forward exception
        handler -->> client: HTTP error response
        operation -->> dep: Raise other exception
        dep -->> handler: Auto forward exception
    end
    operation ->> client: Return response to client

It used custom types in its declarations instead of standard Python types, but it was still a huge step forward.

It also was one of the first frameworks to generate a custom schema declaring the whole API in JSON.