Doc(
            """
            'Whitelist' validation step. The parameter field will be the single one
            allowed by the alias or set of aliases defined.
            """
        ),
    ] = None,
    serialization_alias: Annotated[
        Union[str, None],
        Doc(
            """
            'Blacklist' validation step. The vanilla parameter field will be the

        validation_alias: Union[str, None] = None,
        serialization_alias: Union[str, None] = None,
        title: Optional[str] = None,
        description: Optional[str] = None,
        gt: Optional[float] = None,
        ge: Optional[float] = None,
        lt: Optional[float] = None,
        le: Optional[float] = None,
        min_length: Optional[int] = None,
        max_length: Optional[int] = None,

        summary: Optional[str] = None,
        description: Optional[str] = None,
        response_description: str = "Successful Response",
        responses: Optional[Dict[Union[int, str], Dict[str, Any]]] = None,
        deprecated: Optional[bool] = None,
        name: Optional[str] = None,
        methods: Optional[Union[Set[str], List[str]]] = None,
        operation_id: Optional[str] = None,

                """
            ),
        ] = None,
        scheme_name: Annotated[
            Optional[str],
            Doc(
                """
                Security scheme name.

                It will be included in the generated OpenAPI (e.g. visible at `/docs`).
                """
            ),
        ] = None,
        scopes: Annotated[

            "overridden": "app",
        }


def test_merged_no_return_lifespans_return_none() -> None:
    @asynccontextmanager
    async def lifespan(app: FastAPI) -> AsyncGenerator[None, None]:
        yield

    @asynccontextmanager
    async def router_lifespan(app: FastAPI) -> AsyncGenerator[None, None]:
        yield

    router = APIRouter(lifespan=router_lifespan)
    app = FastAPI(lifespan=lifespan)

```

////

The query parameter `q` is of type `Union[str, None]` (or `str | None` in Python 3.10), that means that it's of type `str` but could also be `None`, and indeed, the default value is `None`, so FastAPI will know it's not required.

/// note

FastAPI will know that the value of `q` is not required because of the default value `= None`.

The `Union` in `Union[str, None]` will allow your editor to give you better support and detect errors.

def get_graphql_response(
    *,
    settings: Settings,
    query: str,
    after: Union[str, None] = None,
    category_id: Union[str, None] = None,
    discussion_number: Union[int, None] = None,
    discussion_id: Union[str, None] = None,
    comment_id: Union[str, None] = None,
    body: Union[str, None] = None,
) -> Dict[str, Any]:
    headers = {"Authorization": f"token {settings.input_token.get_secret_value()}"}

    minimum: Optional[float] = None
    exclusiveMinimum: Optional[float] = None
    maxLength: Optional[int] = Field(default=None, ge=0)
    minLength: Optional[int] = Field(default=None, ge=0)
    pattern: Optional[str] = None
    maxItems: Optional[int] = Field(default=None, ge=0)
    minItems: Optional[int] = Field(default=None, ge=0)
    uniqueItems: Optional[bool] = None
    maxContains: Optional[int] = Field(default=None, ge=0)

      "gridPos": {
        "h": 6,
        "w": 3,
        "x": 0,
        "y": 0
      },
      "id": 1,
      "maxDataPoints": 100,
      "options": {
        "colorMode": "value",
        "graphMode": "none",
        "justifyMode": "auto",
        "orientation": "auto",
        "reduceOptions": {
          "calcs": [
            "mean"
          ],
          "fields": "",
          "values": false
        },

            "axisLabel": "",
            "axisPlacement": "auto",
            "barAlignment": 0,
            "drawStyle": "line",
            "fillOpacity": 10,
            "gradientMode": "none",
            "hideFrom": {
              "legend": false,
              "tooltip": false,
              "viz": false
            },
            "insertNulls": false,
            "lineInterpolation": "linear",