# 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.

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        // Given
        when(mockTreeHandle.isSMB2()).thenReturn(true);
        when(mockTreeHandle.getSendBufferSize()).thenReturn(65536);
        when(mockFileHandle.isValid()).thenReturn(false, true);
        when(mockFileHandle.getFileId()).thenReturn(new byte[16]);
        when(mockFileHandle.acquire()).thenReturn(mockFileHandle);

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	// fileList is a list of files sorted by ename,
	// for use by the Open method.
	fileListOnce sync.Once
	fileList     []fileListEntry
}

// A ReadCloser is a [Reader] that must be closed when no longer needed.
type ReadCloser struct {
	f *os.File
	Reader
}

// A File is a single file in a ZIP archive.
// The file information is in the embedded [FileHeader].

      }

      @Override
      Type usedInGenericType(Type type) {
        return JAVA7.usedInGenericType(type);
      }

      /*
       * We use this only when getTypeName is available.
       *
       * Well, really, we use this when we think we're running under Java 8, as determined by some
       * logic in the static initializer, which does not check for getTypeName specifically. We

        doNothing().when(messageBlock).setMid(mid);
        doNothing().when(messageBlock).setCommand(command);
        doNothing().when(messageBlock).setUid(uid);
        doNothing().when(messageBlock).setSessionId(sessionId);
        doNothing().when(messageBlock).setExtendedSecurity(true);
        doNothing().when(messageBlock).setDigest(digest);
        doNothing().when(messageBlock).setResponse(response);

        when(response1.getNextResponse()).thenReturn(response2);
        when(response2.getNextResponse()).thenReturn(response3);
        when(response3.getNextResponse()).thenReturn(null);

        when(response1.isAsync()).thenReturn(false);
        when(response2.isAsync()).thenReturn(true);
        when(response3.isAsync()).thenReturn(false);

        // When - test chain navigation and properties

        when(pipe.ensureTreeConnected()).thenReturn(tree);
        when(tree.acquire()).thenReturn(tree);
        when(tree.isSMB2()).thenReturn(true);
        when(pipe.openUnshared(anyString(), anyInt(), anyInt(), anyInt(), anyInt(), anyInt())).thenReturn(fileHandle);
        when(fileHandle.acquire()).thenReturn(fileHandle);
        when(fileHandle.getTree()).thenReturn(tree);

            doReturn(mockTreeHandle).when(dest).ensureTreeConnected();
            doReturn(true).when(smbFile).exists();
            doReturn(false).when(dest).exists();
            when(mockTreeHandle.isSMB2()).thenReturn(false);
            when(mockTreeHandle.isSameTree(mockTreeHandle)).thenReturn(true);

        // Arrange
        int cap1 = 0x00000001;
        int cap2 = 0x00000002;
        int cap3 = 0x00000004;
        when(negotiationResponse.haveCapabilitiy(cap1)).thenReturn(true);
        when(negotiationResponse.haveCapabilitiy(cap2)).thenReturn(false);
        when(negotiationResponse.haveCapabilitiy(cap3)).thenReturn(true);

        // Act & Assert
        assertTrue(negotiationResponse.haveCapabilitiy(cap1));