# Lifespan Events { #lifespan-events }

You can define logic (code) that should be executed before the application **starts up**. This means that this code will be executed **once**, **before** the application **starts receiving requests**.

The same way, you can define logic (code) that should be executed when the application is **shutting down**. In this case, this code will be executed **once**, **after** having handled possibly **many requests**.

        assertNotNull("Second instance should not be null", target2);
        assertNotSame("Instances should be different objects", target1, target2);
    }

    public void test_class_has_proper_annotations() {
        // Verify the class doesn't have any inappropriate annotations
        assertFalse("Class should not be deprecated", SystemMonitorTarget.class.isAnnotationPresent(Deprecated.class));
    }

In Python 3.9 it would be:

```Python
my_list: list[str]
```

In versions of Python before 3.9, it would be:

```Python
from typing import List

my_list: List[str]
```

That's all standard Python syntax for type declarations.

Use that same standard syntax for model attributes with internal types.

So, in our example, we can make `tags` be specifically a "list of strings":

Instead, you want to provide a different dependency that will be used only during tests (possibly only some specific tests), and will provide a value that can be used where the value of the original dependency was used.

### Use cases: external service { #use-cases-external-service }

An example could be that you have an external authentication provider that you need to call.

    * In requests and responses will be represented as a `str`.
* `datetime.datetime`:
    * A Python `datetime.datetime`.
    * In requests and responses will be represented as a `str` in ISO 8601 format, like: `2008-09-15T15:53:00+05:00`.
* `datetime.date`:
    * Python `datetime.date`.
    * In requests and responses will be represented as a `str` in ISO 8601 format, like: `2008-09-15`.
* `datetime.time`:

        buffer1[1] = (byte) 0xCD;
        BufferCache.releaseBuffer(buffer1);

        // When - Get another buffer (might be the same one from cache)
        byte[] buffer2 = BufferCache.getBuffer();

        // Then - Buffer should be valid
        assertNotNull(buffer2, "Reused buffer should not be null");
        assertEquals(SmbComTransaction.TRANSACTION_BUF_SIZE, buffer2.length, "Reused buffer should have correct size");

* Add a **JSON Schema** for the response, in the OpenAPI *path operation*.
    * This will be used by the **automatic docs**.
    * It will also be used by automatic client code generation tools.

But most importantly:

Imagine that you want the parameter to be `item-query`.

Like in:

```
http://127.0.0.1:8000/items/?item-query=foobaritems
```

But `item-query` is not a valid Python variable name.

The closest would be `item_query`.

But you still need it to be exactly `item-query`...

Then you can declare an `alias`, and that alias is what will be used to find the parameter value:

$ python main.py

// Now it can read the environment variable

Hello Wade Wilson from Python
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As environment variables can be set outside of the code, but can be read by the code, and don't have to be stored (committed to `git`) with the rest of the files, it's common to use them for configurations or **settings**.

You can define the (HTTP) `status_code` to be used in the response of your *path operation*.

You can pass directly the `int` code, like `404`.

But if you don't remember what each number code is for, you can use the shortcut constants in `status`:

{* ../../docs_src/path_operation_configuration/tutorial001_py310.py hl[1,15] *}

That status code will be used in the response and will be added to the OpenAPI schema.