}
        }
        // IOException handling is done by calling code
    }

    /**
     * Compares two SMB files by name.
     * @param f1 first file to compare
     * @param f1name name of first file
     * @param f2 second file to compare
     * @return comparison result for sorting
     * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
     */

#### Fix it with `secrets.compare_digest()` { #fix-it-with-secrets-compare-digest }

But in our code we are actually using `secrets.compare_digest()`.

In short, it will take the same time to compare `stanleyjobsox` to `stanleyjobson` than it takes to compare `johndoe` to `stanleyjobson`. And the same for the password.

     * This method always compares the full length of both arrays, regardless of when
     * differences are found, making the execution time independent of the position
     * of differing characters.
     *
     * @param a first char array to compare
     * @param b second char array to compare
     * @return true if arrays are equal, false otherwise
     */

# Alternatives, Inspiration and Comparisons { #alternatives-inspiration-and-comparisons }

What inspired **FastAPI**, how it compares to alternatives and what it learned from them.

## Intro { #intro }

**FastAPI** wouldn't exist if not for the previous work of others.

There have been many tools created before that have helped inspire its creation.

## Benchmarks and speed { #benchmarks-and-speed }

When you check the benchmarks, it is common to see several tools of different types compared as equivalent.

Specifically, to see Uvicorn, Starlette and FastAPI compared together (among many other tools).

### Working with Python *enumerations* { #working-with-python-enumerations }

The value of the *path parameter* will be an *enumeration member*.

#### Compare *enumeration members* { #compare-enumeration-members }

You can compare it with the *enumeration member* in your created enum `ModelName`:

{* ../../docs_src/path_params/tutorial005.py hl[17] *}

      buffer[bufferSize++] = elem;
      // uncheckedCastNullableTToT is safe because bufferSize > 0.
      if (comparator.compare(elem, uncheckedCastNullableTToT(threshold)) > 0) {
        threshold = elem;
      }
      // uncheckedCastNullableTToT is safe because bufferSize > 0.
    } else if (comparator.compare(elem, uncheckedCastNullableTToT(threshold)) < 0) {
      // Otherwise, we can ignore elem; we've seen k better elements.

    /**
     * Compresses data using the specified algorithm.
     *
     * @param data the data to compress
     * @param algorithm the compression algorithm to use
     * @return the compressed data
     * @throws CIFSException if compression fails
     */
    byte[] compress(byte[] data, int algorithm) throws CIFSException;

    /**
     * Compresses data using the specified algorithm with offset and length.

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**.

Make sure you evaluate if the **benefits** for your use case compensate the **drawbacks**. 🤓

///

## GraphQL Libraries { #graphql-libraries }

			<fileset dir="${plugins.dir}">
				<include name="configsync/commons-codec-*" />
				<include name="dataformat/commons-codec-*" />
				<include name="dataformat/commons-collections4-*" />
				<include name="dataformat/commons-compress-*" />
				<include name="dataformat/commons-math3-*" />
				<include name="dataformat/curvesapi-*" />
				<include name="dataformat/orangesignal-csv-*" />
				<include name="dataformat/poi-*" />