7. Here the `response_model` is using a type annotation of a list of `Author` dataclasses.

    Again, you can combine `dataclasses` with standard type annotations.

8. Notice that this *path operation function* uses regular `def` instead of `async def`.

    As always, in FastAPI you can combine `def` and `async def` as needed.

It will all be combined and included in your OpenAPI, and shown in the API docs:

<img src="/img/tutorial/additional-responses/image01.png">

## Combine predefined responses and custom ones

You might want to have some predefined responses that apply to many *path operations*, but you want to combine them with custom responses needed by each *path operation*.

        <configuration>
          <defaults><!-- equivalent to combine.children="merge" combine.self="merge" -->
            <!-- merge the content of the configuration element according to element name -->
            <parent>child</parent>
            <child>child</child>
            <parent-only>parent</parent-only>
          </defaults>
          <appends combine.children="append">
            <parent-only>parent</parent-only>

    @RetainedLocalRef List<@Nullable Present<V>> localValues = values;
    if (localValues != null) {
      set(combine(localValues));
    }
  }

  @Override
  void releaseResources(ReleaseResourcesReason reason) {
    super.releaseResources(reason);
    this.values = null;
  }

  abstract C combine(List<@Nullable Present<V>> values);

  /** Used for {@link Futures#allAsList} and {@link Futures#successfulAsList}. */

          <defaults>
            <parent>child</parent>
            <child>child</child>
          </defaults>
          <appends combine.children="append">
            <parent>child</parent>
            <child>child</child>
          </appends>
          <overrides combine.self="override">
            <parent>child</parent>
            <child>child</child>
          </overrides>
        </configuration>
      </plugin>

        this.scopes = new HashSet<>();

        addScopes(scopes);
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new filter that combines the specified filters.
     *
     * @param filters The filters to combine, may be {@code null}.
     */
    public CumulativeScopeArtifactFilter(CumulativeScopeArtifactFilter... filters) {
        this.scopes = new HashSet<>();

# GraphQL

As **FastAPI** is based on the **ASGI** standard, it's very easy to integrate any **GraphQL** library also compatible with ASGI.

You can combine normal FastAPI *path operations* with GraphQL on the same application.

/// tip

**GraphQL** solves some very specific use cases.

It has **advantages** and **disadvantages** when compared to common **web APIs**.

                <template>transformer.vm</template>
                <template>reader-stax.vm</template>
                <template>writer-stax.vm</template>
              </templates>
              <params combine.children="append">
                <param>locationTracking=true</param>
                <param>generateLocationClasses=true</param>
              </params>
            </configuration>
          </execution>

                }

                if (isCommentLine(line)) {
                    commentLines.add(line);
                    continue;
                }

                boolean combine = checkCombineLines(line);
                if (combine) {
                    line = line.substring(0, line.length() - 1);
                }
                valueLines.add(line);

        Callable<C> combiner, Executor executor) {
      return new CombinedFuture<>(futures, allMustSucceed, executor, combiner);
    }

    /**
     * Creates the {@link ListenableFuture} which will return the result of running {@code combiner}
     * when all Futures complete. {@code combiner} will run using {@code executor}.
     *