*     return COMPARATOR.compare(this, that);
 *   }
 * }
 *
 * <p>With method references it is more succinct: {@code comparing(Foo::aString)} for example.
 *
 * <p>Using {@link Comparator} avoids certain types of bugs, for example when you meant to write
 * {@code .compare(a.foo, b.foo)} but you actually wrote {@code .compare(a.foo, a.foo)} or {@code

# Classes as Dependencies { #classes-as-dependencies }

Before diving deeper into the **Dependency Injection** system, let's upgrade the previous example.

## A `dict` from the previous example { #a-dict-from-the-previous-example }

In the previous example, we were returning a `dict` from our dependency ("dependable"):

{* ../../docs_src/dependencies/tutorial001_an_py310.py hl[9] *}

```python
from fastapi import status
```

`status` is provided directly by Starlette.

It contains a group of named constants (variables) with integer status codes.

For example:

* 200: `status.HTTP_200_OK`
* 403: `status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN`
* etc.

 *
 * @since 4.0.0
 */
@Experimental
public interface VersionParser extends Service {

    /**
     * Parses the specified version string, for example "1.0".
     *
     * @param version the version string to parse, must not be {@code null}
     * @return the parsed version, never {@code null}

If you need to enforce it, use `OAuth2PasswordRequestFormStrict` instead of `OAuth2PasswordRequestForm`.

///

* An optional `client_id` (we don't need it for our example).
* An optional `client_secret` (we don't need it for our example).

/// info

The `OAuth2PasswordRequestForm` is not a special class for **FastAPI** as is `OAuth2PasswordBearer`.

## Use Case { #use-case }

Let's start with an example **use case** and then see how to solve it with this.

Let's imagine that you have some **machine learning models** that you want to use to handle requests. 🤖

    `HTTPDigest` in a dependency.

    The HTTP authorization header value is split by the first space.

    The first part is the `scheme`, the second part is the `credentials`.

    For example, in an HTTP Bearer token scheme, the client will send a header
    like:

    ```
    Authorization: Bearer deadbeef12346
    ```

    In this case:

    * `scheme` will have the value `"Bearer"`

That's why in this example we have to declare it in the `response_model` parameter.

...but continue reading below to see how to overcome that.

## Return Type and Data Filtering { #return-type-and-data-filtering }

The same example from above, returning an `HTMLResponse`, could look like:

{* ../../docs_src/custom_response/tutorial003_py310.py hl[2,7,19] *}

/// warning

A `Response` returned directly by your *path operation function* won't be documented in OpenAPI (for example, the `Content-Type` won't be documented) and won't be visible in the automatic interactive docs.

FastAPI converts the configurations to **JSON** to make them compatible with JavaScript, as that's what Swagger UI needs.

## Disable Syntax Highlighting { #disable-syntax-highlighting }

For example, you could disable syntax highlighting in Swagger UI.

Without changing the settings, syntax highlighting is enabled by default:

<img src="/img/tutorial/extending-openapi/image02.png">