# 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.

import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;

/**
 * Weak reference with a {@code finalizeReferent()} method which a background thread invokes after
 * the garbage collector reclaims the referent. This is a simpler alternative to using a {@link
 * ReferenceQueue}.
 *
 * @author Bob Lee
 * @since 2.0
 */
@J2ktIncompatible
@GwtIncompatible
public abstract class FinalizableWeakReference<T> extends WeakReference<T>

 * different signatures.
 */
@GwtCompatible
@J2ktIncompatible // Super-sourced
abstract class GwtFuturesCatchingSpecialization {
  /*
   * This server copy of the class is empty. The corresponding GWT copy contains alternative
   * versions of catching() and catchingAsync() with slightly different signatures from the ones
   * found in Futures.java.
   */

@J2ktIncompatible // Super-sourced
abstract class GwtFluentFutureCatchingSpecialization<V extends @Nullable Object>
    extends AbstractFuture<V> {
  /*
   * This server copy of the class is empty. The corresponding GWT copy contains alternative
   * versions of catching() and catchingAsync() with slightly different signatures from the ones
   * found in FluentFuture.java.
   */

 * lifecycle phase. Standard lifecycles use plugin execution {@code <phase>} or mojo default lifecycle phase to
 * calculate the execution plan, but custom lifecycles can use alternative mapping strategies.
 * <p>
 * Implementations of this interface must be annotated with either {@code @Named("lifecycle-id")} or equivalent plexus
 * {@code @Component} annotations.
 *
 * @since 3.2.0

## Documentation de l'API alternative

Et vous pouvez également aller sur <a href="http://192.168.99.100/redoc" class="external-link" target="_blank">http://192.168.99.100/redoc</a> ou <a href="http://127.0.0.1/redoc" class="external-link" target="_blank">http://127.0.0.1/redoc</a> (ou équivalent, en utilisant votre hôte Docker).

![Swagger UI](https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/img/index/index-01-swagger-ui-simple.png)

### Alternative API docs

And now, go to <a href="http://127.0.0.1:8000/redoc" class="external-link" target="_blank">http://127.0.0.1:8000/redoc</a>.

You will see the alternative automatic documentation (provided by <a href="https://github.com/Rebilly/ReDoc" class="external-link" target="_blank">ReDoc</a>):

            The parameter is available only for compatibility.
            """
        ),
    ] = _Unset,
    alias: Annotated[
        Optional[str],
        Doc(
            """
            An alternative name for the parameter field.

            This will be used to extract the data and for the generated OpenAPI.
            It is particularly useful when you can't use the name you want because it

![Swagger UI](https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/img/index/index-01-swagger-ui-simple.png)

### Documentation alternative

Ensuite, rendez-vous sur <a href="http://127.0.0.1:8000/redoc" class="external-link" target="_blank">http://127.0.0.1:8000/redoc</a>.

Vous y verrez la documentation alternative (via <a href="https://github.com/Rebilly/ReDoc" class="external-link" target="_blank">ReDoc</a>) :

PROPOSED

## Consequences

- Finalize Daemon JVM toolchain support, including auto-provisioning.
- To stop requiring a pre-installed Java runtime for the Gradle Wrapper and Launcher, Gradle will need to find an alternative.