By using a pre-made container image it's very easy to **combine** and use different tools. For example, to try out a new database. In most cases, you can use the **official images**, and just configure them with environment variables.

That way, in many cases you can learn about containers and Docker and re-use that knowledge with many different tools and components.

There is a `#contributing` channel on the community Slack which you can use
to ask any questions.

## Setting up your development environment

In order to make changes to Gradle, you'll need:

* A [Java Development Kit](http://jdk.java.net/) (JDK) **version 11**. Fixed version is required to use [remote cache](#remote-build-cache). 

!!! tip
    For new code and whenever possible, use `Annotated` as explained above. There are multiple advantages (explained below) and no disadvantages. 🍰

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        that it's for a use case that actually comes up in the real world. We want to hear the
        real-world use case so the community can discuss and debate whether this feature is actually
        the *best* way to address the real use case, or whether or not a different approach might be
        more appropriate.


        It's okay if you can't provide complete context on a use case. We understand if you are not

It is designed to be very simple to use, and to make it very easy for any developer to integrate other components with **FastAPI**.

## What is "Dependency Injection"

**"Dependency Injection"** means, in programming, that there is a way for your code (in this case, your *path operation functions*) to declare things that it requires to work and use: "dependencies".

        str,
        Doc(
            """
            The URL to use to load the Swagger UI JavaScript.

            It is normally set to a CDN URL.
            """
        ),
    ] = "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/swagger-ui-dist@5.9.0/swagger-ui-bundle.js",
    swagger_css_url: Annotated[
        str,
        Doc(
            """
            The URL to use to load the Swagger UI CSS.

            It is normally set to a CDN URL.

# Form Data

When you need to receive form fields instead of JSON, you can use `Form`.

!!! info
    To use forms, first install <a href="https://github.com/Kludex/python-multipart" class="external-link" target="_blank">`python-multipart`</a>.

    E.g. `pip install python-multipart`.

## Import `Form`

Import `Form` from `fastapi`:

=== "Python 3.9+"

    ```Python hl_lines="3"

!!! tip
    You could use the same technique to extend the JSON Schema and add your own custom extra info.

    For example you could use it to add metadata for a frontend user interface, etc.

!!! info
    OpenAPI 3.1.0 (used since FastAPI 0.99.0) added support for `examples`, which is part of the **JSON Schema** standard.

    ```

=== "Python 3.8+ non-Annotated"

    !!! tip
        Prefer to use the `Annotated` version if possible.

    ```Python hl_lines="12"
    {!> ../../../docs_src/request_files/tutorial001.py!}
    ```

Using `UploadFile` has several advantages over `bytes`:

* You don't have to use `File()` in the default value of the parameter.
* It uses a "spooled" file: