And it shows their true commitment to FastAPI and its **community** (you), as they not only want to provide you a **good service** but also want to make sure you have a **good and healthy framework**, FastAPI. 🙇

For example, you might want to try <a href="https://speakeasyapi.dev/?utm_source=fastapi+repo&utm_medium=github+sponsorship" class="external-link" target="_blank">Speakeasy</a>.

```Python
burgers = await get_burgers(2)
```

The key here is the `await`. It tells Python that it has to wait ⏸ for `get_burgers(2)` to finish doing its thing 🕙 before storing the results in `burgers`. With that, Python will know that it can go and do something else 🔀 ⏯ in the meanwhile (like receiving another request).

## Previous Steps Before Starting

There are many cases where you want to perform some steps **before starting** your application.

For example, you might want to run **database migrations**.

But in most cases, you will want to perform these steps only **once**.

So, you will want to have a **single process** to perform those **previous steps**, before starting the application.

        "requestBody": {
            "content": {"application/x-yaml": {"schema": Item.model_json_schema()}},
            "required": True,
        },
    },
)
async def create_item(request: Request):
    raw_body = await request.body()
    try:
        data = yaml.safe_load(raw_body)
    except yaml.YAMLError:
        raise HTTPException(status_code=422, detail="Invalid YAML")
    try:
        item = Item.model_validate(data)

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

    If you need a refresher about when to use which, check out the section _"In a hurry?"_ in the docs about [`async` and `await`](../async.md#in-a-hurry){.internal-link target=_blank}.

9. This *path operation function* is not returning dataclasses (although it could), but a list of dictionaries with internal data.

{!../../../docs_src/app_testing/tutorial001.py!}
```

!!! tip
    Notice that the testing functions are normal `def`, not `async def`.

    And the calls to the client are also normal calls, not using `await`.

    This allows you to use `pytest` directly without complications.

!!! note "Technical Details"
    You could also use `from starlette.testclient import TestClient`.

```Python hl_lines="18 22"
{!../../../docs_src/additional_responses/tutorial001.py!}
```

!!! note "Remarque"
    Gardez à l'esprit que vous devez renvoyer directement `JSONResponse`.

!!! info
    La clé `model` ne fait pas partie d'OpenAPI.

    **FastAPI** prendra le modèle Pydantic à partir de là, générera le `JSON Schema` et le placera au bon endroit.

    Le bon endroit est :

    return {"item_id": item_id, "q": q}
```

<details markdown="1">
<summary>Albo użyj <code>async def</code>...</summary>

Jeżeli twój kod korzysta z `async` / `await`, użyj `async def`:

```Python hl_lines="9  14"
from typing import Union

from fastapi import FastAPI

app = FastAPI()


@app.get("/")
async def read_root():

    return {"item_id": item_id, "q": q}
```

<details markdown="1">
<summary>Или используйте <code>async def</code>...</summary>

Если ваш код использует `async` / `await`, используйте `async def`:

```Python hl_lines="9  14"
from typing import Union

from fastapi import FastAPI

app = FastAPI()


@app.get("/")
async def read_root():

def read_item(item_id: int, q: str = Optional[None]):
    return {"item_id": item_id, "q": q}
```

<details markdown="1">
<summary>Oppure usa <code>async def</code>...</summary>

Se il tuo codice usa `async` / `await`, allora usa `async def`:

```Python hl_lines="7  12"
from fastapi import FastAPI
from typing import Optional

app = FastAPI()


@app.get("/")
async def read_root():